After over a decade of passionate collecting, I’ve decided to tap out on Hot Wheels. Here’s why the thrill of the hunt has turned into a daily grind. The Background: The total collection is over 12,000 cars. Most of which have been bought in the last ten years. I began dabbling in Hot Wheels in…
The Matchbox Target Red Edition series launched in 2023 features six red-deco cars and will continue in 2024 with additional models.
What Are Hot Wheels ZAMAC Editions? ZAMAC is an acronym for the Zinc, Aluminum, Magnesium, and Copper alloy that Hot Wheels and other die-cast toy cars are made from. These are known as Zamac Editions, or Zamacs. A ZAMAC car is basically an unpainted car and/or base. Some designs will still be found, but the car would be clear-coated bare metal otherwise….
Introduction — When Everything Changed When 2010 arrived, WWE figure collectors knew they were stepping into unknown territory. After years of Jakks Pacific dominance, Mattel officially took over the WWE license, bringing with it new engineering, fresh ideas, and a promise to rebuild the line from the ground up. Mattel didn’t start small. Instead, they launched…
Most Hot Wheels Collectors are dedicated to finding Super Treasure Hunts. People often ask, how can you tell what is a Super? I’m going to provide some examples so you can see how they Supers stand out in the crowd. In 2012, Supers stopped being premium versions of regular T-Hunts and became Super Secret Treasure…
Continuing a tradition from 2021 and 2020, here is my annual ranking of the Hot Wheels Regular Treasure Hunts. As always, it’s a mixed bag of quality and interest with these. However, the rarity on these have increased, with more “dud” cases showing up with no Hunts at all. Previously, you could generally count on…
The 2024 Super Treasure Hunts rank 15 castings based on casting choices, colors, and more. Favorites include the ’83 Chevy Silverado and ’71 El Camino.
The Box the figures came in. I’m keeping this one for display purposes. Bret “The Hitman” Hart, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, Jimmy Hart…and Nikolai Volkoff. My thoughts: – I don’t mind the painted singlets on Bret and Jim, but Mattel should look into creating a new mold for that for future retros. – Nikolai should…
These are the Super Treasure Hunts that don’t get enough credit, in my opinion These Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunts (Supers) from over the years generally don’t get talked about a lot, and you don’t see them around too often in some cases. This batch of Supers stand out to me as just all around…
When COVID-19, aka the Coronavirus hit, “Corona Hunting” became a reality. Faced with not being able to get out and look for new releases of Hot Wheels, I turned to backfilling my collection. I use a spreadsheet with various cars from previous years on it, that I would use at shows and collectible shops to…
