HW '71 Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon, Custom '62 Chevy Pickup (2017)

Lucked out recently finding  this HW '71 Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon and Custom '62 Chevy Pickup  from the 2017 M and L-Cases. Along with a few other choice pieces, these two were tucked behind some boxes on a Target end cap! Someone either had to abort their hunt unexpectedly, or intended to return later. Check out the video:

Below, the yellow 2015 G-Case Datsun Bluebird Wagon and 2015 E-Case Custom Chevy Pickup next to their most recent variations. I hate that Mattel removed the plastic surfboard from the Chevy Pickup, but the color presentation and deco was too good to pass on, and I don't mind the sunroof...

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Matchbox '59 Chevy Wagon

Like the Matchbox Cement King, I was surprised by finding the '59 Chevy Wagon, in spite of there being a recent flood of new Matchbox on the local retail market. Matchbox continues to drop licensed models, all the cards featuring great artwork. There is some plainness in the sculpt of the canoe & luggage atop the car made more so by it's color, but the chrome grill and paint apps along the side perk things up. All said, welcome new model!

 Below, the Matchbox '59 Chevy Wagon with the Matchbox Crime Squad 5-pack '56 Buick Century police car and Matchbox Firestone Dodge A100...

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Hot Wheels 2016 Stars & Stripes Series!

I loved the Hot Wheels 2016 Stars & Stripes Series, which when all the cards are correctly arranged displays the Star Spangled Banner flown by two bald eagles! So great! Check out the video: 

I think I loved every model in this series, but for comparison below a couple pairings from the video,

the 2015 J-Case 8-Crate and 2016 Camo Series Rodger Dodger...

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HW Custom '62 Chevy

I love this Hot Wheels E-case Custom '62 Chevy I found awhile back! Surf's up! Check out the video:

Be sure to read my posts on the other pickups featured in the video: the Hot Wheels Custom '69 Chevy, '83 Chevy Silverado, and the Road Trippin' series Switchback! 

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HW 2015 Super Volt & Nitro Tailgater

I liked these Hot Wheels 2015 debut models- the Volt is a real, hybrid fuel car, albeit not as suped-up as this Hot Wheels variation. I enjoy a casting with vac-metal parts, as well as transparent plastic parts, so the new Nitro Tailgater caught my eye as well. Check out the video:

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HW Custom '69 Chevy Pickup

Since there was a Custom '69 Chevy Pickup in my last post, I thought I crack these 2014 Heat Fleet pickups, one a ZAMAC edition, to take a closer look. I can't say enough good things about this retro casting...

2014 Heat Fleet Custom '69 Chevy Pickups with the 2015 Easter Edition Custom '69 Chevy Pickup... 

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Hot Wheels 2015 Easter Cars!

I thought the 2015 Easter cars were a fun group! Check out the video:

Pictured above from left to right: Tarmac Attack, Super Gnat, Custom '69 Chevy Pickup, Deora II, Toyota RSC, & Amazoom. Happy Easter!

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M2 Machines Auto Hauler 1958 Chevrolet LCF Moon Pie Trailer

After shooting the M2 Machines '58 Dodge COE Moon Pie, I had to grab this sweet 1958 Chevrolet LCF Moon Pie Trailer- Love! There were at least a couple other Moon Pie haulers in the series, one with a Dodge Charger Daytona in it I may have passed on once- I do prefer a car hauler, but this Large Cargo Freighter has great graphics on it- check out the video:

The details on the LCF are superior to the COE, or rather manifested by the vac metal finish in the rims, fuel tanks, and grill. It is, however, noticeably more fragile with thin plastic exhaust pipes (smartly attached to the cab) and a somewhat delicately hinged hitch, the latter of which rattled around sadly in the other model on hand at TRU. This beauty will live a quiet life here in the Batcave, where I can have fun stowing 1:64 scale M2 cars in in it's roomy trailer, as demonstrated in the video. This town was filthy with M2 Auto Haulers this past summer, the supply of which has substantially diminished recently- I was smart to pick up a couple when I did, which I hope to show you at some point.

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Jada Hero Patrol Chevy Tahoe & Ford Crown Victoria

"Billy" & "Moe" get caught out past curfew...

A little further yet into my investigation of more premium diecast cars, the hinged doors and trunks on these Jada Hero Patrol Series cars are what appealed to me most. I'm a fan of toy police cars in general, and these are fairly detailed for the $3.99 price tag- the tampos are kinda simple, but they do have rubber tires and realistic sculpts and interior appointments. The Chevy Tahoe is particularly impressive with the firearms case inside the hatchback, but both have tiny laptop inside the dashboard and prisoner safety grating between the front & rear seats. For me, one must have police cars in your collection to chase the speeders in all those hot rods you have!

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1998 Race Team III Gift Pack

Though I'm new into collecting, I have a soft spot for Hot Wheels Racing Team cars, most especially in blue! I already have several recent models in similar deco, so I picked up this Race Team III Gift Pack from 1998, K-Mart sticker still intact, priced about the same sixteen years ago as Hot Wheels 5-packs are today- amazing!

From left to right: Splittin' Image II (1994), Flashfire (1992), '56 Flashsider (1992), Porsche 930 (1991), and the Olds 442 W-30 (1993)...

Atop the packaging was a collector tip, interesting to myself as I was a child of the Seventies who had a modest collection of diecast cars...

I think my favorite of these are the Splittin' Image and Flashfire for their flashy canopies, futuristic design, and exposed engines! Here's the group posed with my new Loop & Launch playset...!

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