Store exclusive Hot Wheels are a big part of my collecting agenda. Every year I seek out any of them that come out, and pride myself on having a pretty complete collection of them from over the years, including all Zamacs from Walmart, all Target Reds, all Kroger cars, all Dollar General/Gamestop, and most of…
The Hot Wheels Heritage Series 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 replaced in 2016 with…
A pleasant surprise today, as a check in on Target resulted in the arrival of 2021 L case. A collector buddy told me he checked his Target and there was L case there. I checked my nearest two Targets with no luck, as part of my routine. A helpful stock update email arrived at 11:00am,…
Social Media was buzzing on Friday June 4, when people began seeing 2021 K case showing up at their Target stores. A local Collector Buddy confirmed this, as he got three cases in his store that day. I decided to set out and see what I could do. After getting some sleep from working the…
The WWE Legends line at Target has been a good outlet for Legends and Classic talent to be released in updated attire, or even a debut like Greg Valentine. In this post, let’s look at who should be included in future waves. Note: I’m going with the current pattern of using mostly signed talent for…
Photos sourced from figurerealm.com Legends Series 1: The Breakdown: With the initial lineup of WWE Legends from Mattel, there were some clear objectives. One, make a splash with Ricky Steamboat, who was never available for the Jakks Classic Superstars. Two, make attires that Jakks didn’t make. The Road Warriors and Dusty Rhodes are excellent here….
It is becoming a tradition, as with last year’s Wrestlemania Week Reveals, WWE and Mattel have put together a batch of previews of upcoming Legends Reveals, and figures to be released throughout 2021. As always, my focus is on Legends and Flashback figures, so those are the ones I will be highlighting here. Summerslam Series…
My recent pickups: The rundown This is an overview of the WWE Legends that I have picked up from the period of Christmas, 2020 to 3/1/2021. It’s been a good run, and there are a couple of pieces I’m still looking for, while waiting on the next batch of WWE Legends to start hitting. From…
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….
The Target Red Editions are Target exclusive basic models. They share the same deco as the mainline cars, but have exclusive colors. This Series began in 2017, with 12 releases per year in groups of three in each case. – Hot Wheels Wiki Target Red Editions are released 4 times a year, in alternating cases…
