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Stick’s Redline Garage: The Tri Baby
In 2009, Larry Wood officially announced his retirement after 40 years with Mattel and what better way to pay tribute to a designer that has brought us so many cool casting then to feature the Tri Baby. The Tri Baby was the first “concept car” Larry produced for Mattel. This casting was released in 1970 [...]
Stick’s Redline Garage: The Hot Heap
The Hot Heap could quite possibly be one of the coolest castings Mattel has ever built, and its history makes a very interesting story. Don Tognotti was one of the most successful Custom car show promoters of his time, but before that he built show cars. The Hot Heap was based on his 1964 modified [...]
Wayne Scott confirmed for Canada Convention Legends Dinner
Collectors attending the first ever Canada Collectors Convention with September will have the opportunity to meet the uber-talented Wayne Scott who has been confirmed as the guest of honor for the Legends Dinner. Wayne is well known for his amazing graphic work with Mattel and the Hot Wheels brand. Before his recent departure from Mattel [...]
The Hot Wheels Dodge Charger Drift Car: A design 5 years in the making!
Every now and then I’m amazed where the hobby of collecting diecast cars has taken me. I’ve had the opportunity to travel to some great places and meet some of the coolest people in the hobby. One of the folks I’ve been fortunate enough to be-friend over the course of the last few years is [...]
Stick’s Redline Garage: Hairy Hauler
The Hairy Hauler! This has to be one of the craziest looking castings from the 70’s. I like to think that this might what have resulted if a Heavyweight casting was given to Jesse James at Monster Garage (if Jesse worked for Mattel in the 70’s!!). Obviously, Jesse James was not the designer of the [...]
In the Stores: Hot Wheels (Feb/Mar 2010)
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: Here are the next case code cars you should be seeing now [...]
Saturday Nitro featuring Eric Tscherne
This time around we sit down with diecast and toy designer, Eric Tscherne. We’ll learn about about how Eric got into the business and has built a diverse career that has spanned Mattel, Jada Toys, RC2, and Upper Deck. We’ll also find out about his current and upcoming projects now that he’s freelancing as ET [...]
