When it was announced that Hot Wheels and Monster Jam were parting ways, many collectors were disappointed that Hot Wheels would no longer make the #Monster Trucks they have been making since 2002. *sad tear* While that was true to an extent with all Monster Jam licenses were […]
A couple months ago, I did a feature on my expansive Dodge Charger Collection. While grabbing a few details about the #Auto Affinity / #Blvd. Bruisers Series releases, I came across this pair of #’63 Chevy Impalas — erroneously marked as a “1964 Impala” on their cards. They […]
Hot Wheels collectors are always caught wondering, “what will be the next casting I collect?” or “what will be popular several years from now?”. Will that casting be something new? If history has taught us anything, chances are, its a casting that is collecting dust in some storage […]
The second wave of the #2019 Hot Wheels #Fast & Furious premium line is here! If you watched the video I posted on the OTD YouTube yesterday, you can see that I have been waiting for these cars for a long time — 18 years to be exact. […]
When Hot Wheels designer, Eric Han brought the “first shot” prototypes of the #Gruppo x24 to the last convention in October, many collectors overlooked both him and this new casting. See, Eric works as a designer in tracks and playsets designing things like the Hot Wheels Super Ultimate […]
The Hot Wheels #Acura NSX GT3 makes its #First Edition debut in the #2019 Hot Wheels #Replica Entertainment line. Its in the second mix for 2019 known as mix “M” if you’re buying by the case, which is good to know as I don’t expect these to last […]
File this under, “Awesome!”: Hot Wheels has fully-embraced the fact that Elon Musk decided to use a Hot Wheels car fastened to the dashboard of his Tesla Roadster he launched into space as part of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy mission last February. So much so, that there are […]
Since I laid eyes on the Hot Wheels #Muscle Bound, I knew it was a must-have for the collection. Prior articles on OTD would suggest I was drawn to the killer #Shark Face Nose Art graphics done by Hot Wheels Graphic Designer, Leeway Chang. But that is only […]
After nearly 20 years without a new #Unimog casting, we were greeted with the release of the 2019 HW Hot Trucks: Mercedes-Benz Unimog 1300 as part of the #2019 Hot Wheels “A” case assortments back in October (shown in red below). Well, oddly enough, the #2018 Hot Wheels […]
When you think Hot Wheels has thought of everything, you often wonder, “what will they think of next?” A wheelchair? Sure, why not. This brand-new casting is called the #Wheelie Chair and this #First Edition release features a licensed deco for extreme wheelchair athlete, Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham. Check […]