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…
At the beginning of 2022, I did a ranking of the first 26 Mattel WWE Ultimate Edition figures. This Ultimate Edition 2023 list will be a follow up of that list, and perhaps I will get every one of them into one final ranking soon. Starting at the bottom: There is no reason for this…
As posted earlier, Mattel has continued it’s Target Exclusive Hot Wheels Ultra Hots Series. Ultra Hots Wave 3 continues the pattern of all metal, spectraflame paint, and Ultra Hot wheels with a flame design. The majority of the modern Ultra Hots have been classic muscle cars, with a couple of exceptions. So far, we’ve avoided…
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…
Continuing from Mattel Legends 7-10 here: Series 11: The Breakdown: Legends gets back on track here with a good lineup. Savage is the gem of the set, in both versions, but Bam Bam Bigelow is also a very underrated figure. Big John is fine, but Scott Hall has one of the worst headscans in years….
A quick preview of the Target WWE Legends Series 18, due in Spring 2023. Also, Walmart Exclusive Ruthless Aggression Series 4. This is the best lineup of Legends in a long time. Debut figures of Dangerously and Samu, and the first non-Rikishi version of Fatu, already made this a strong lineup. Adding in a 1996…
Legends 16 and 17 are Coming soon to Target Stores. Here is a preview including carded versions. Legends 16: Farooq (1999): Farooq (Ron Simmons) is the gem of this batch, as he looks to be the most accurate and is the one that I’m personally going to look for first. He’s in his Acolytes attire…
…Also the bottom Five. The Hot Wheels Target Red Edition are one of my favorite store exclusives. I have compiled a complete checklist from 2017-2022. The Red Editions are Target exclusive basic models. They share the same deco as the mainline cars, but have exclusive colors, of red, white, and black. There is always a complimentary mainline…
San Diego Comic-Con is here! SDCC 2022 has had a huge display of WWE figures revealed and I have a breakdown of all of the ones considered to be Legends and Flashbacks, broken down into their various series. There are debuts, re-releases, updates, and lineups to last us through the end of the year. SDCC…
Starting with Elite Series 63, Mattel began including Chase Figures into the main Elite lines. The main rule of thumb: The parts cannot be changed, just deco. Usually they would be current roster talent but occasionally they would be Legends/Flashback figures. This practice of including Chase Figures into the waves continued into the Target Exclusive…
