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In the Stores: Hot Wheels (Mar/Apr 2011)

In the Stores: Hot Wheels (Mar/Apr 2011)

Here’s a look at some of the latest Hot Wheels products that will be appearing in stores and online.* Found anything that isn’t on the list? Please submit it via the contact page, and we’ll update the list to your credit! Basic releases: Cars you should be seeing in stores now; they are case code [...]

Stick’s Redline Garage: The Club Cars

Stick’s Redline Garage: The Club Cars

In 1970, Mattel introduced the Hot Wheels Club in advertisements on the back of blisterpacks and catalogs, (shown below on the back of a 1970 Canadian blister pack). Hot Wheels fans were enticed to join the club with a picture of a chrome-plated "Mustang Boss Hoss" that was exclusively provided to club members only. Collectors [...]

Tomy buys RC2–What does the future hold  for Johnny Lightning?

Tomy buys RC2–What does the future hold for Johnny Lightning?

Last week Tomy Co., the Japanese maker of Transformers and Pokemon toys announced that they will be purchasing RC2 Corp for $640 million. News sources have been focusing on Tomy’s interest in RC2’s Thomas the Train brand as the primary reason for the acquisition. However, here in the diecast car collecting world, fans of RC2’s [...]

Hot Wheels Secret Race Battle transforms building

Hot Wheels Secret Race Battle transforms building

On Thursday March 10, Hot Wheels lit up Circular Quay, showcasing groundbreaking 3D projection technology at Customs House in Sydney, Australia. In a spine tingling show, the notorious Hot Wheels™ Skull Racers shattered the facade of Customs House as they competed in the ultimate speed racing battle. Brought to life by international digital advertising agency [...]

Jada Toys Bigtime 4Wheelin’ Pictorial, Part 1

Jada Toys Bigtime 4Wheelin’ Pictorial, Part 1

Jada Collectors rejoiced when two new lines began popping up on the pegs as we rolled into the 2011 collecting year. The first of those is the new 1:64 scale Bigtime 4Wheelin’ series thats a strong offering and rapidly becoming a hit with collectors of both off-road vehicles and monster trucks alike. If you haven’t [...]

Diecast Stories: Viva Las Vegas and the 2011 DCS Super Convention!

Diecast Stories: Viva Las Vegas and the 2011 DCS Super Convention!

February 28, 2011 was the day I finally had to leave Las Vegas and go home to New Jersey. Not that I didn’t miss my wife and son [I did] and not that I didn’t have to go back to work [I did], but I was leaving with the 2011 DiecastSpace Super Convention in my [...]

2011 DCX Expo Limited Edition Drag Bus Now Available

2011 DCX Expo Limited Edition Drag Bus Now Available

The 2011 DCX Expo rolls into the Fairplex in Pomona, CA as part of the RCX Expo on March 19th and 20th, and in celebration of the event Diehard-Diecast.com is offering up a limited run of custom VW Drag Buses. In years past these buses had only been made available to collectors who were physically [...]

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