Tag: Steve Vandervate Graphics
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.
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 […]
The long-awaited #RLC Exclusive #Hi-Po Hauler is here! Since appearing on a February 2017 episode of Discovery Channel’s Fast N’ Loud where Hot Wheels challenged Gas Monkey Garage to build a 1:1 scale Hot Wheels car for the Red Line Club, fans of the show and Hot Wheels […]
I’ve been featuring one car from the #2018 Hot Wheels #Car Culture / Circuit Legends every day this week. Why, you ask? Well, I have to say that I am quite impressed with how this series turned out. I’m sure many of you that saw that the Car […]
When a new Hot Wheels #Car Culture series drops, collectors are always intrigued by the #First Edition castings. The curiosity is only natural as a new model making its debut is grounds for intrigue. Hot Wheels Car Culture has marked the debut of several magnificent castings, and the […]
The fifth series (of six) for the Hot Wheels 2018 #Car Culture line is hitting now. This series dubbed the #Car Culture / Circuit Legends, features five track-inspired #Race Cars: the Mazda 787B, ’69 COPO Corvette, #Porsche 962, Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, and the ’16 Ford GT Race. […]
Teased last year at San Diego Comic Con, the Hot Wheels #Replica Entertainment / #Marvel mix finally hit stores one year later and collectors have been digging this quirky series based off of vehicles from various Marvel comics. The series featured three modified “new tools”, one casting making […]
The Hot Wheels #Car Culture / Team Transport line has brought us a series of firsts. In addition to it being a new line at a pricepoint we haven’t seen before ($12.99 in the U.S.), all the transporters are new castings. Also, this line marks the debut of […]
The folks over at Borla must be grinning from ear to ear over their licensing deal with Mattel and Hot Wheels. Their brand was placed on the one of the hottest castings in the #’83 Silverado, in the hottest adult collector line: #Car Culture. And, just before that […]
The #2018 Hot Wheels #Car Culture / Shop Trucks hit retail a couple weeks ago and the latest #Car Culture installment did not disappoint. Collectors have been gravitating towards all five trucks in the series as they are all done so nicely. In most cases however, the ’83 […]
After 14 months of waiting, the 2017 #RLC #sELECTIONs #’66 Chevy Super Nova is here! For folks to think that is an absurd amount of time to wait for a Hot Wheels car that you ordered, hear me out. The RLC sELECTIONs are made to order — yes, […]