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Post by JC Motors on Sept 24, 2013 11:28:05 GMT -5
Collectors should check out Michael Zarnock, he's the go to expert on Hot Wheels. He has written several price guides about Hot Wheels cars and they are much more accurate than online price guides
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Post by mrhoss on Sept 29, 2013 6:26:33 GMT -5
I was looking through the Sunday newspaper ads, Target has a Monster Jam sale, BOGO for a $1.
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Oct 1, 2013 10:40:44 GMT -5
My store got a new case of 1/24th scale trucks in...Max-D was mostly black with flames, the others look like straight-up rereleases (Batman, Iron Man, Avenger, Grave Digger, and GD The Legend). I hate lulls like this, I'm pretty sure I have at least one of every 64th truck on the pegs, so it's not like I could pick one up just to have. I got the Fast Lane Bigfoot downhill track set from TRU.com yesterday. It's cool, but it comes with the same exact trucks that were included with the Stadium playset...I guess I should've checked that more closely before ordering. Oh well, at least I have a crafting box (which looks like it's just a repurposed tackle box) to put all my Mighty Minis in...and take them out of the HW MJ case I put them in...so I can put a fraction of my collection inside of that!
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 1, 2013 14:40:16 GMT -5
has anyone seen the Walmart exclusive 79 F150 that is painted like Sam Walton's truck? It came out this year and I am looking for it badly. There was one that came out in 1999 but that one is slightly different in the paint. this is the 2013 version below
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Oct 4, 2013 13:51:44 GMT -5
I know this doesn't have to do with Hot Wheels or Monster Jam, but I figured I'd let y'all in on what I'd been up to this past summer. I'm quite thrilled with the results and can't wait to put the wheels and tires onto the truck. Pre-decal application in the event that I screwed the stickers up too much and wanted to show off the painter's skills... And post-decals...they aren't exactly symmetrical, but it still looks amazing...
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 5, 2013 18:44:53 GMT -5
I went to work today and picked up 2 2014 New Models Hot Wheels cars, the Datsun 620 and 14 COPO Csmaro. I also managed to score the 2014 Corvette Stingray which I thought I would never find
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 8, 2013 15:47:48 GMT -5
2014 is going to be another exciting year for Hot Wheels. Next year there will be a 74 Brazilian Dodge Charger Mattel seems to be on a roll with Brazilian cars since they made a few Brazilian VW's and a Chevy. Also there will be The Jetson's Capsule Car since Mattel is on a roll making Hanna Barbera cars. Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, a Porsche Panamera, a 1990 Honda Civic EF, 64 Aston Martin, Max Steel Turbo Racer, Mastretta MRX, VW Beetle Herbie, and an Alfa Romeo 8C. Many more street based cars to come.
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Post by PJ on Oct 9, 2013 7:08:44 GMT -5
so has anyone seen the Star Trek Enterprise Hot Wheels in the regular HW line?
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Oct 9, 2013 8:42:17 GMT -5
so has anyone seen the Star Trek Enterprise Hot Wheels in the regular HW line? Only the "battle-damaged" one, and a scalper snapped them all up.
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Post by PJ on Oct 9, 2013 8:55:10 GMT -5
I never even knew about it until yesterday.
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 9, 2013 11:15:43 GMT -5
I have the Battle Damaged one. I own 2. I bought them on Amazon because I never saw them in stores. They are extremely hard to find
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Post by PJ on Oct 12, 2013 9:16:38 GMT -5
I picked up two of the HW Battlestar Galactica Colonial Vipers today at KMart. I was going to get three, but they were almost $6 each. Ouch!
Sorry Boomer, but at $6 a pop it looks like only Apollo and Starbuck have vipers. lol
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Post by TD#1=My head hurts on Oct 12, 2013 16:04:55 GMT -5
Did Hot wheels ever make a Toyota 4Runner? I know matchbox did..
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 12, 2013 23:17:23 GMT -5
Did Hot wheels ever make a Toyota 4Runner? I know matchbox did.. nope. They did make an 1987 Toyota pickup though
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Oct 13, 2013 8:42:57 GMT -5
Picked up Inferno and Desperado this morning. I guess Walmart stores are getting some sort of revision case, because Captain America and Spider-Man were on the pegs, and the back of their cards show only five trucks...and I didn't find Blue Thunder when he was on the back of the card of the aforementioned Inferno and Desperado. That damn truck is gonna be a pain in the ass to acquire.
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 13, 2013 19:10:41 GMT -5
Picked up Inferno and Desperado this morning. I guess Walmart stores are getting some sort of revision case, because Captain America and Spider-Man were on the pegs, and the back of their cards show only five trucks...and I didn't find Blue Thunder when he was on the back of the card of the aforementioned Inferno and Desperado. That damn truck is gonna be a pain in the ass to acquire. There is a Blue Thunder Warming the pegs at my Boscov's
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Oct 24, 2013 16:34:48 GMT -5
I found Blue Thunder!...on Amazon. When I placed my order, I didn't expect it to look that much different from the previous releases, judging by the photo used. Much to my delight, it looks QUITE different. The only problem I see is that the logo isn't the right color or font. Oh well, this'll tide me over until they release a better version in the future. I also got a couple of nice sectioned storage cases from my Walmart store's hardware department, which are the PERFECT size to fit the MJ Mighty Minis and their keys in every section. I've nearly filled one case up with the trucks I have (including the duplicates), so it's a good thing I purchased a second one for whenever the next series may be rolling out (soon, I hope!).
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Oct 26, 2013 0:39:16 GMT -5
I finally did some research on what this Inferno truck is, which makes me wonder if an FDNY truck will be coming next year.
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 26, 2013 18:21:05 GMT -5
I finally did some research on what this Inferno truck is, which makes me wonder if an FDNY truck will be coming next year. I saw Inferno at AutoZone and passed on it due to the price. Anyway I don't think they would do an FDNY themed truck since Backdraft is the only Fire Truck monster truck.
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Post by JC Motors on Oct 29, 2013 11:27:04 GMT -5
Anyway my Walmart put out some strange trucks recently, such as a Monster Jam Bone Shaker from 2008 and some older trucks with the Tattoos
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