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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Apr 24, 2015 20:50:40 GMT -5
I'd lose it if they put an Urkelmobile out in the Entertainment line. They kinda did make an Urkelmobile, They made a car called Whattadrag which is basically a heavily modified BMW Isetta Hot damn, that'd look great next to the stretched Nash Metropolitan dragster I got 'cuz it was in the Easter assortment last year and I fell in love with it.
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Post by JC Motors on Apr 24, 2015 21:06:14 GMT -5
They kinda did make an Urkelmobile, They made a car called Whattadrag which is basically a heavily modified BMW Isetta Hot damn, that'd look great next to the stretched Nash Metropolitan dragster I got 'cuz it was in the Easter assortment last year and I fell in love with it. Best thing about that car is that there is an actual real life version of that car
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Post by Halloween King on Apr 24, 2015 22:15:45 GMT -5
Gangrel-Brood, Halloween King,@monoxide23 some of the most obscure classic cars that Mattel has made over the past few years has debuted through a collector oriented line, these cars include Amphicar 1963 Chrysler Turbine 1955 Lincoln Futura... the car that the 1966 Batmobile is based on Subaru B.R.A.T Mattel has made more of these for sale than real life ones are for sale. These cars rarely come up for sale ion Real life. Kenworth W900 made it's debut in the Retro Entertainment line from Smokey and The Bandit There are a lot of others but the list will take forever to compile I knew about the Futura and the Kenworth, never once saw them at retail though. That Retro entertainment line is horrible when it comes to being on shelves.
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Post by JC Motors on Apr 24, 2015 22:23:36 GMT -5
Gangrel-Brood, Halloween King,@monoxide23 some of the most obscure classic cars that Mattel has made over the past few years has debuted through a collector oriented line, these cars include Amphicar 1963 Chrysler Turbine 1955 Lincoln Futura... the car that the 1966 Batmobile is based on Subaru B.R.A.T Mattel has made more of these for sale than real life ones are for sale. These cars rarely come up for sale ion Real life. Kenworth W900 made it's debut in the Retro Entertainment line from Smokey and The Bandit There are a lot of others but the list will take forever to compile I knew about the Futura and the Kenworth, never once saw them at retail though. That Retro entertainment line is horrible when it comes to being on shelves. I never saw the Kenworth or the majority of the Retro entertainment line at retail. I saw bits and pieces of the series at stores. I was lucky to get Faceman's Corvette when I saw it at Walmart
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Post by JC Motors on Apr 25, 2015 12:52:21 GMT -5
the Peugeot 405 is the worst Hot Wheels car ever. it has a really cheap feel to it
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Post by Halloween King on Apr 26, 2015 20:27:45 GMT -5
To me it's very depressing to see the current fad with hotwheels. They keep retooling castings to cut costs. I would rather pay another 50 cents to keep cool features. Like for example most opening hoods are now a thing of the past in the basic line, or the pop offs are also becoming a thing of the past.
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Apr 29, 2015 8:28:18 GMT -5
Saw the HW Arkham Knight Batmobile, talked myself out of it, then talked myself back into it before I left the store yesterday morning. It's pretty neat, though I'm not fond of how it's pushing on either side of the bubble, risking some major paint scratches if left in it.
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Post by JC Motors on Apr 29, 2015 8:59:30 GMT -5
To me it's very depressing to see the current fad with hotwheels. They keep retooling castings to cut costs. I would rather pay another 50 cents to keep cool features. Like for example most opening hoods are now a thing of the past in the basic line, or the pop offs are also becoming a thing of the past. Once you open an hood though they won't stay shut, they will clank forever
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Post by Halloween King on Apr 29, 2015 15:49:57 GMT -5
To me it's very depressing to see the current fad with hotwheels. They keep retooling castings to cut costs. I would rather pay another 50 cents to keep cool features. Like for example most opening hoods are now a thing of the past in the basic line, or the pop offs are also becoming a thing of the past. Once you open an hood though they won't stay shut, they will clank forever I dont care much about that. What I do care about is Mattel making things cheaper and cheaper. As a company they save money but the main customer base (small children) loose play ability. It's horrible.
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Post by JC Motors on Apr 29, 2015 17:56:29 GMT -5
Once you open an hood though they won't stay shut, they will clank forever I dont care much about that. What I do care about is Mattel making things cheaper and cheaper. As a company they save money but the main customer base (small children) loose play ability. It's horrible. Mattel used to make licensed Hot Wheels playsets such as a Ferrari Dealership, Shell Gas station, and Ford Factory. now they no longer offer things like that anymore. It's a shame because I love my Hot Wheels Ferrari Dealership and Ultimate Ford Complex
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Post by JC Motors on May 1, 2015 9:25:01 GMT -5
I Finally found the Corvette C7-R today
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Post by JC Motors on May 5, 2015 11:06:56 GMT -5
I finally found the Ed Pink 71 El Camino again today at Dollar General. I passed on it the first time because I thought I already had a 71 El Camino which it turned out I didn't have one.
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on May 10, 2015 8:43:15 GMT -5
I haz a dwagon. Had to get GDTL with it, but oh well. Something looks...different about this GDTL (aside from the "back-to-back MJWF racing champion" decal on the back). I'll dig out the other (first?) one I have of it for comparison's sake eventually.
Speaking of GDTL, how freakin' goofy does the one they made forever ago using the GD body look in hindsight?
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Post by JC Motors on May 10, 2015 8:55:19 GMT -5
I haz a dwagon. Had to get GDTL with it, but oh well. Something looks...different about this GDTL (aside from the "back-to-back MJWF racing champion" decal on the back). I'll dig out the other (first?) one I have of it for comparison's sake eventually. Speaking of GDTL, how freakin' goofy does the one they made forever ago using the GD body look in hindsight? Very bad and very lazy. Mattel seems to get behind on the times with the truck bodies, Backdraft for example, went many years with out an updated casting until 2015, Razin Kane had a Ford Body and in reality it is a Dodge
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on May 11, 2015 9:21:45 GMT -5
I kind of understand why they released it in those colors pre-GDTL as a nod to the truck it pays tribute to now, but I know I saw at least one they put out about a year or so after the truck was on the circuit (in the same case as the one with the current body style, which was wacky).
It's killing me that they aren't repainting GDTL with spooky flames, if only I had the ability to paint it myself.
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Post by JC Motors on May 11, 2015 18:41:57 GMT -5
I kind of understand why they released it in those colors pre-GDTL as a nod to the truck it pays tribute to now, but I know I saw at least one they put out about a year or so after the truck was on the circuit (in the same case as the one with the current body style, which was wacky). It's killing me that they aren't repainting GDTL with spooky flames, if only I had the ability to paint it myself. I would love a retro Grave Digger like that
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on May 15, 2015 8:19:15 GMT -5
I had Man of Steel in my eBay shopping cart until I talked myself out of it due to having a cape, which the actual truck doesn't sport, so I guess I'll wait until they put one out that looks right. I probably should've done that with Batman, too, but ohhh well.
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Post by JC Motors on May 15, 2015 9:49:16 GMT -5
I was looking through the Final Run series and there's a lot of cars that shouldn't have been retired Stutz Blackhawk- Could have been used in an Elvis Series Pontiac Salsa- Could have been used for Demolition Man in Retro Entertainment line GM Ultralite Same as above Mercedes 540k Porsche 911 Porsche 928 1996 Ford Mustang GT Bronco 4-Wheeler 31 Doozie Lamborghini Diablo why retire an iconic car? Ambulance Auburn 852 GM Lean Machine Retro Entertainment line for Demolition man Hot Seat the toilet car was one of their most creative original designs Ferrari 308 Buick Wildcat Retro Entertainment line for Demolition Man
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Post by JC Motors on May 15, 2015 9:50:01 GMT -5
I had Man of Steel in my eBay shopping cart until I talked myself out of it due to having a cape, which the actual truck doesn't sport, so I guess I'll wait until they put one out that looks right. I probably should've done that with Batman, too, but ohhh well. I read somewhere that the cape is removable
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on May 15, 2015 18:16:17 GMT -5
I had Man of Steel in my eBay shopping cart until I talked myself out of it due to having a cape, which the actual truck doesn't sport, so I guess I'll wait until they put one out that looks right. I probably should've done that with Batman, too, but ohhh well. I read somewhere that the cape is removable I'm sure it is, but it's not one of those trucks I feel like I should be in a hurry to acquire; it isn't on TV often (that I know of...I only catch it on TV maybe once every couple of months) and, let's face it, the Superman truck looks way better, so I'm not about to plop down $10 (shipping included) for a truck I don't like THAT much, the same goes for the majority of the '15 new releases...y'know, there's just a couple of exceptions.
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