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…
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….
This is a Legends Showcase featuring WWE Mattel Elite figures. After the WWE Legends line ended the first time, there was still a desire in the collecting community for classic characters. Mattel compromised and began adding Legends and Hall of Fame characters into various lines, including some store exclusive lines. Photos sourced from figurerealm.com Legends…
Since 1992, I’ve been collecting wrestling figures in various forms. It all started with WWF Hasbros and quickly evolved to include WCW Galoob, WCW OSFTM, Jakks Bone Crunchers, and eventually, Mattel Elites and Retros. My collection has been shaped by years of dedication, lucky finds, and, yes, a few regrets. Over the years, my holy…
The Jakks Pacific WWE Classic Superstars series is legendary for many reasons. It introduced an official line dedicated to legenday talents for the first time. By the time it was finished, almost all major names from the history of wrestling had been covered, and it is remembered fondly, despite some severe parts choices in some…
I heard that Kroger was getting exclusives again, so it was on my mind when I made a quick grocery trip today. The Kroger I went to was just an average grocery trip because this store doesn’t usually have much for Hot Wheels. I spotted a cart of freight and there was a brand new…
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…
Photos from Projectactionfigure.com My current Ultimates in the collection:
Hot Wheels Car Culture 2 packs Checklist Car Culture 2 Packs is a premium series of 2-car packs introduced in mid-2021. These consist of two Premium cars (Metal/Metal and Real Riders) designed to a certain theme. The packs are a Target exclusive. 2021 Mix 1 Theme Casting Body Color Larry Chen Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32)…
I stopped in to two Target stores today and was pleased to see some P case hitting. The first stop had leftovers, but I picked up a good handful of the new P case cars. On a hunch, I headed to the next closest Target to see if they had the same. After a quick…
