Kmart Day Recolors: An Unforgettable Time To Collect
Kmart hosted Hot Wheels Collector’s Day events featuring exclusive vehicles, providing collectors opportunities to find rare items. Events ended post-bankruptcy in 2019, leaving a nostalgic gap.
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Dear Mattel, What about the New Generation?
Mattel has released the Ruthless Aggression Elite Collection, and there is the upcoming Monday Night Wars set, but what about the New Generation? The New Generation era began with the departure of Hulk Hogan in 1993, and ran through 1996 with the oncoming Attitude era. There were plenty of big names and stars in the…
Dear Mattel: We need Three More Ruthless Aggression Elite sets
In 2022, Mattel launched the Ruthless Aggression Elite Series, achieving critical acclaim and sales success, with potential for more waves featuring notable wrestlers.
Have You Been to The Hot Wheels Legends Tour?
The Hot Wheels Legends Tour began in honor of the 50th anniversary of Hot Wheels. These events were held at Walmart stores around the country, where real car customizers were invited to show off their full size creations with the winner of the tour being immortalized as a Hot Wheels car. Along with the car…
Collecting Hot Wheels Has Changed. Here’s Why I’m Tapping Out
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 2007, discovered Treasure Hunts and Super Treasure Hunts in 2010, and went off to the races in 2013. I began going to shows, vintage shops, flea markets, and…
What do you think about Car Culture 2 packs?
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)…
Here is a Complete Hot Wheels Mail In Collectors Edition Checklist
Let’s Start with Kmart Day Kmart supported the Hot Wheels collecting hobby by sponsoring the Kmart Collector’s Day events. Kmart stores would host a special collector’s event where exclusive vehicles would be made available. This was the chance for collectors to open a sealed case with the hope of finding a Treasure Hunt or Super…
Worst to best: The Hot Wheels Treasure Hunts of 2023
2023 has been an interesting year for Treasure Hunts. You can see my rankings of the Super Treasure Hunts here, and for the most part the results were not favorable. In some ways, the regulars have been the better Hunts of 2023, as far as color choices and variety in castings. This year has been…
Did you see the SDCC 2023 WWE Reveals?
San Diego Comic Con, or SDCC, is here and it’s time for the annual SDCC 2023 WWE Reveals. As always, I try to break down the reveals as soon as they happen. I always focus on the legends and flashbacks for Elites and Ultimates, and SDCC 2023 brought out quite a few updates. Amazon Exclusive…
Ruthless Aggression Elites: what a fiasco
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…