Steve Vandervate, known by “HWCVAN” or “Van” to most collectors, is one of the main Graphic Designers for Hot Wheels as he designs graphics for all premium level lines (HWC/RLC, Conventions/Events, Pop Culture, Car Culture, and Entertainment lines) as well as some vehicles in the themed and basic assortments.
As you can see, I collect Hot Wheels #DeLoreans. When I found out that Hot Wheels Designer / 3D Sculptor Manson Cheung was going to be the guest of honor at the #19th Annual Nationals Convention, I was excited for two reasons: 1) Manson is a great guy […]
Leave it to Hot Wheels to take the #’69 Nissan Skyline Van, and wrap it in nostalgic #X-Men graphics. This car ranks among the best #JDM castings that Hot Wheels has to offer, and they slapped some American super-hero comic by #Marvel on it. Thats how Hot Wheels […]
Recently I was able to grab the missing piece in my Hot Wheels #’52 Hudson Hornet collection: the 2012 Boulevard release. I celebrated by liberating the collection from their little cardboard prisons, and even made a post about it. While doing so, there was one release that I […]
As if you couldn’t already tell, its been all Hot Wheels #Fast & Furious / Original Fast series this week here on OTD. Why? Well, simply put: because I love this mix (as if you couldn’t tell). These five cars have been so long overdue that I decided […]
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. […]
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 […]
The #Red Line Club Exclusive: #’17 Ford F-150 Raptor is here! It seems like forever since the Red Line Club team at Hot Wheels unveiled the 3D-Printed model at the RLC Party in October of 2017. If you’re counting, that was over 15 months ago. Suffice to say: […]
