The WCW Galoob Action Figure line was an action figure toy line based on the wrestlers of the now defunct World Championship Wrestling promotion (WCW). They were made by the toy company Galoob from 1990 to 1991. The toys were made of a solid plastic pose, with no animation. Some were sold with accessories and…
For part 2 of We Want Retros, I’m going to rank them worst to best and give my thoughts on each. My criteria for ranking: 1) parts/action choice 2) attire choice 3) headscan 4) character fit 5) personal favorites Full disclosure, I don’t currently own Finn Balor, Kevin Owens 2, Samoa Joe, or Junkyard Dog….
Late in 2019, M2 Machines announced their holiday set that would be coming to Walmart. These 14 vehicles are Coca Cola Themed, as well as Christmas themed. The cars are divided into two groups, with four “regular” cars, two 750 Chase, and one 250 Raw version. The total lineup has eight Regular, four 750 Chase,…
Since 2013, there has been a sub series of cars that is exclusively at Walmart known as Hot Wheels zamacs. ZAMAC is an acronym for the Zinc, Aluminum, Magnesium, and Copper alloy that Hot Wheels and other die-cast toy cars are made from (cast). A ZAMAC car is basically an unpainted car and/or base. These…
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Every year at Christmas time, the big stores like Walmart and Target load up their toy departments in hopes of catching parents in a spending frenzy. Especially with the demise of Toys R Us, The Big W and Target have been the main spots for toy departments. Yes Toys R Us is allegedly coming back,…
In 2016, Mattel revealed that they were coming out with a “retro” line, which was a unspoken tribute to the Iconic 1990s WWF Hasbro figures. These figures are in the same scale and similar look to the Hasbro figures. Side by side, they are a near perfect match. Mattel has released 10 waves of Retros…
Target is another store that’s getting into the exclusives, they’ve had a few sub series, the decade cars in 2018 and 2019, and before that there were throwback cars for 2016 and 2017. Starting in 2017, Target and Mattel rolled out the red edition series. The Red Edition Series consists of 12 red and white,…
One of my biggest segments of my Hot Wheels collection are the store exclusives. I always make a point to find them as they come out and I’ve been working on backfilling the holes in my set. What are store exclusives? Here’s a breakdown. Toys R Us, Kmart, Target, Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, and now GameStop…
With the dissolving of Kmart Day (coming soon), Mattel and the Hot wheels collecting community have been looking for a place to pick up the slack. Kroger picked up the September event, sort of. I’ll be writing about that soon. GameStop picked up the November event and this is part one of the results of…
