Picking of Hotwheels Diecast Cars

As much as possible, I try not to over-indulge in Hotwheels mainline and premium diecast cars by being more selective; picking those that have realistic detailed workmanship or have uniquely unusual features.

Here is a recent picking for your viewing:-

BMW 507

Back To The Future Time Machine - Hover Mode

Chevy's Silverado

With a Silverado, you cannot dispense with silver chrome-finish; the more, the better to justify its signature name.

Here is a sample from Kaido House by Mini GT and Hotwheels by Mattel  to brighten your day:-

Ignition Model

Ignition Model is renown for their high-end quality model cars, which is pricier than most other producers. Given the relative price differential compared to other makers, you might find greatest satisfaction for your hard-earned monies by going for their larger resin-made 1:18 scale model cars.

Click here to view an array of Ignition Model cars.

Here is a sample Ignition Model 1:18 LB-Silhouette Works GT Nissan 35GT-RR Silver:-

Are you a fan of Datsun 510?

As a diecast collector, you may not know what cars you are interested in, initially. But, you will be found out by the cars you end up collecting repeatedly, and that is when you realise what are the cars that appeal to your DNA, without the need for any explanation. 

It is just you and your taste. 

Thus far, I have come across collectors who have a penchant for only one type of cars such as Mini Cooper, Range Rover and Ferrari. My car search has narrowed somewhat, but have yet to reach their level of clarity.

Here are three Datsun 510s for you to sample.

 

Porsche Sports Cars

If you are into Porsche model cars, you might wanna check out their online store, and take note of the product details such as scale of the cars and their material (metal, plastic or a combination of metal and plastic) as part of your selection process.

Click here for Porsche Shop for some online shopping of their merchandise.

Here are two exhibits of model cars from their online store which are made by Paul's Model Art / Minichamps.

The following is a sample by Minichamps which is not from Porsche online store for your review.

The following sample is from Hot Wheels and a version of it is available from Porsche online store.

Not to be missed is the following full scale prototype of Porsche 718 GT4 e-Performance at their showroom.

Click here Porsche's 718 Cayman GT4 e-Performance: A fully electric customer race car prototype with up to 1,088 horsepower.

Timely Pickings of Hot Wheels and Matchbox

Today, it was such a blessing as I came to one of my favourite hotspot at the kairos moment when the staff was offloading a fresh supply of diecast cars.

Here are the pickings which appealed to me while keeping an eye on my budget. Currently, there is a promotion till end October 2023 whereby buying 3 mainline Hot Wheels for S$3.90 each will allow you to get 1 Hot Wheels for free.

Thus, if you buy 4 Hot Wheels, you pay S$11.70 which translates into around S$3.00 each.

Mighty K

'57 Jeep FC

Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution

2020 Ram 1500 Rebel
(A Treasure Hunt car!)

'20 Toyota Tacoma

Datsun Bluebird Wagon [510]

Porsche 928S Safari

Porsche 935

U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701

1) '70 Dodge Charger R/T
2) Toyota Supra 
3) '67 Custom Mustang
4) '70 Chevelle 55
5) Aston Martin 1963 DB5

1) Datsun 620
2) Nissan Silvia [S13]
3) Nissan Skyline HT 2000GT-X
4) Nissan Skyline GT-R [BNR32)
5) Nissan Fairlady Z 

1) Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
2) 1999 Chevy Corvette ZR-1
3) 2005 Ford GT
4) '61 Jaguar E-type
5) 2008 Lotus Evora

1) Polaris Slingshot
2) Dodge Viper RT/10
3) International Scout 4x4
4) Mazda MX-5 Miata
5) 1969 Camaro SS 396

Doraemon-transformed Toyota Alphard

It was a tough photoshoot with drizzling rain and someone behind the wheel. 

Took a long shot on my mobile with zoom from the side so as not to draw a suspicious response from the driver and on dry ground under the shelter of a void deck commonly featured as part of the architecture of Housing Development Board (HDB) flat.