With Japan Historics 2 hitting retail already, it almost feels like the time to shine (on the pegs) for the #Car Culture / Cars & Donuts series was cut short. Heck, I know several collectors that haven’t even seen the series pegged yet. It is rather unfortunate that […]
Welcome to a new segment here at Orange Track Diecast called “Casting Profile”. In each of these profiles, we will take a look at a certain Hot Wheels casting and examine its releases, value and other fun facts. I know a lot of you are going to enjoy […]
01/08/2018 — The Car Culture / Japan Historics Series 2 have started to hit U.S. Walmarts. With collectors in Florida, Georgia and Alabama finding them as early as last Friday, and collectors in California and Texas reporting finding them Sunday, these are now in-stock at 20% of Walmarts […]
1/7/2018 — Have you noticed that the new 2018 Hot Wheels “C” & “D” case assortments, along with the new Walmart Exclusive Camaro Series have the reddish orange labels on them that say “DO NOT PLACE ON SHELF PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 1, 2017”? Well, that is because those […]
01/04/2018 — If you’ve been using our 2018 Treasure Hunts Tracker, you know that since the 2018 Hot Wheels “E” case assortment started showing up in Malaysia on December 4th, we have been unable to successfully uncover what the regular Treasure Hunt is for that mix. Well, I’m […]
01/04/2018 — With Marvel’s Black Panther (2018) set to hit theaters on February 16th, two new #Hot Wheels Character Cars are hitting U.S. stores now: Erik Killmonger and Black Panther. These two were found at Target this morning here in Phoenix. Interestingly enough, the Erik Killmonger is the […]
Just three months ago, Hot Wheels collectors from around the world converged upon Los Angeles for the #31st Annual Collectors Convention. There collectors were treated to a series of collector- & kid-oriented events, sneak peeks from Mattel and a variety of exclusive #Convention Vehicles. With the recent success […]
01/03/2018 — Several months ago, collectors joined Petrolicious “…For A Deep Dive Into The Hot Wheels Design Process“. The Q&A article with Hot Wheels Designers Jun Imai and Ryu Asada was amazing, and the photography was jaw-dropping. Months later — after Petrolicious finally allowed collectors to pick their […]
Despite being released in the 2017 Hot Wheels “M” and “N” case assortments, the Hot Wheels #Ice Charger is back as part of the #HW Screen Time series (once again) in the #2018 Hot Wheels “D” case assortments. To the casual observer, the 2017 car was released on […]
Happy New Year! 2018 is here and along with that, its officially the 50th Anniversary of Hot Wheels. There will be plenty of ways to celebrate this year as the Hot Wheels lineups look great. With the new year, comes the inevitable setting of goals. So I see […]