Short and to the point this time, but here are the thing that I hope to accomplish in 2024 when it comes to collecting Hot Wheels/Premium die cast and Wrestling Figures in General: Make at least one “Big Boy Purchase” from the Holes in my Collection. Complete the WCW OSFTM “Rubber Guys” collection Complete the…
In 2020, I’ve really been concentrating on Target, as they have been more up to date on the newest cases of Hot Wheels, and generally get stock in more frequently than Walmart. My goal was to have the Super Treasure Hunt for A, B, C, and D Case before the end of 2020. I found…
The hardest to find Exclusives possibly ever. In March of 2022, Mattel announced the new Walmart-Exclusive Ruthless Aggression Elite Series, which would be arriving later that year. These figures would be focused on the 2002-2007 Era of WWE, known as “Ruthless Aggression”. It was disclosed that this series was planned to go six waves, with…
In a previous post, I used a five point system to rank all 15 Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunts for a given year, then was able to determine which year generated the Best Super Treasure Hunts. The idea here is to Rank the Supers by year, to compare by year. I used a point system…
Note: When I began brainstorming this post, it was going to be documenting my efforts at getting the Easter D case shipper from Walmart, and then Target began getting in F cases. In the middle of March, COVID-19 hit, and everything changed. Shipments stopped and as of this writing (6/3), Target is still not receiving…
It’s now 2021 and Hot Wheels has finally released the 2021 D Case. Seemingly all of the Target stores have recieived these, as they also contain the first batch of Target Red Editions for 2021. The story: A collector buddy told me he found D case for 2021 at his nearby Target, including the Super….
It’s that time of year again… Legends Series: Monday Night War Series Mattel LJN: Elite Collection: Ultimate Editions/ Coliseum Collection: Box Sets: Saturday Night’s Main Event?!
In 2018, Hot Wheels celebrated its 50th Anniversary. To celebrate its Anniversary, they released the “50th Anniversary Black & Gold Collection”, a series of 6 cars and 1 chase car painted in black with gold accents. Since then, a new series has been created each year to celebrate the age of the brand. Each set…
The Hot Wheels Heritage Series, Redlines and Real Riders was first released in 2015 to replace the short lived Hot Wheels Cool Classics. The castings of the Heritage Series come in two wheel segments: Real Riders and Redlines. Real Riders were typically found at Target, while Redlines were more often found at Walmart. Kroger received both as well. These would be…
For 2023 , The Hot Wheels Target Retro Exclusive will be Ultra Hots. This follows previous Target exclusives Retros, Decades, and Flying Customs. The Ultra Hots are a throwback to the early 80s. All cars feature Spectraflame-style paintjobs, and are a tribute to the original Ultra Hots from 1984. Ultra Hots Wave 2 Checklist: Ultra Hots Wave 3…
