HW Moto | Canyon Carver

Hot Wheels is popularly known for producing die-cast cars and has expanded to making different types of vehicles. This also includes fictional planes, helicopters, and boats based on their own concept and design. The Mattel brand gives their designers the freedom to create their concepts for original Hot Wheels creation. But as always the majority of collectors would prefer cars to the ones mentioned. Sometimes, the interest also expands to two wheels, namely motorcycles. Rarely, they would produce licensed motorbikes from BMW, Ducati, or even Honda. Hot Wheels would further incorporate their original ideas too like the Canyon Carver motorbike.

HW Batman | Batman Forever Batmobile

“Batman Forever” was a surprise following the exit of Michael Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Tim Burton vacating the director’s chair to helm the third Batman film. Replacing Batman/Bruce Wayne was Val Kilmer, and around that time his popularity with his previous films made him a suitable replacement. But Joel Schumacher as the director for this one was quite an uncertainty in the 1990s. The same goes for how the fans would take it as something else. With the ‘New’ Batman everything is also different, and the term ‘semi-reboot’ was not yet the catchphrase everyone was used to. Although one thing that has caught everyone’s attention is the ‘New’ Batmobile that Kilmer will be driving in this next Bat-Film.

HW Batman | The Batmobile

“The Batman” is going back to basics, which makes the character continue to be relevant which are separate from the version appearing in the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) that appeared in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Justice League, and Suicide Squad (2016). This version focuses on his adventures in Year 2 of being the Dark Knight Detective, which also introduces his version of the Batmobile. With the movie about to hit local cinemas, there has been countless merchandise being spotted on retail, and one of that merchandise is the first appearance of the Batmobile, which is produced to be included in the Hot Wheels mainline by Mattel.

HW Experimotors | Tanknator

Hot Wheels has been around long enough to just focus on making real world diecast cars. Over the years they expand and create different types of diecast cars and in their mainline every year a theme is added or introduced. In the last eight years they have come up with diecast cars made out of everyday objects turned into cars. This also included cars that can be ridden by minifigures, and since their parent company Mattel acquired Canadian toy company Mega Bloks and re-branded it into Mega Construx they also produced cars for this range of toys namely the oddball vehicle The Tanknator, that definitely made true to its name.

HW Screen Time | Party Wagon

Every superhero team has a story, and some of their origins can be as interesting as how they present themselves. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is one oddball team that’s culled cult following coming from an independent comicbook series that became popular due to the animated series and with the toys and action figures. With that there was a lot of backstory and character build that weren’t in the original comicbooks. The animated series from 1987 redefined the turtles not just a rag tag of mutants living the sewers, but having ingenuity in dealing Shredder and The Foot clans, which brings you to the their gadgets and their iconic Party Wagon!

Ollie & Co Glorietta | End of Month Sale

Rarely there’s something to look out for whenever you’re out and about, but sometimes it comes unexpected that retail stores would go all out for their weekend store sale like Ollie & Co in Glorietta Mall, which had their last one before the local locked down late last month. But just in case you’re hunting for toys for your kids or some interesting collectibles they might have something for you. This weekend is special sale for Ollie & Co beginning today 29 April up to this Sunday, 2 May 2021. Interesting brands are up for 20% Off from diecast cars to action figures, and other well known brands are up for some cool discounts this store!

Ollie & Co Glorietta | Weekend Summer Sale

Ollie & Co is having a weekend Summer Toy Sale at their Glorietta branch which carries some of the major brands from Mattel, Moose Entertainment, Spin Masters Toys, Playmates Toys, and so much more than just a retail toys for collectibles. It is one of Richwell’s very own retail store that distributes the above mentioned brands. Originally, Ollie & Co is a baby store that carries anything and everything child-related products from newly born to toddler accessories which expanded into a retail store that filled itself with other toy brands. They still continue to carry some baby products like the in-demand car seats that have been their hot seller in this brand...

HW Getaways | Barbie Dream Camper

When you mention the word ‘Mattel’ two things come to mind, Barbie and Hot Wheels which are the two significant brands that identify this toy company. With that for so many decades both toys have been stayed true to their roots. But most recently Mattel has tried to mix it up to keep interest with the play pattern. Barbie has been known for what made Mattel is today with the dolls they have produced and also the vehicles that accompanied it. With Hot Wheels is about diecast cars and what made it known and after 50 plus years Barbie crossover in the world of the 1/64 scale with the reimagining of what the Barbie Dream Camper Van would be!

HW Metro | Time Shifter

Hot Wheels are known for producing licensed diecast cars, and for most of the time creates concept fictional cars based on its design team’s ideas. From obscure vehicles based on random things to sometimes based on a particular car that would become part of a videogame, which has become part of the brand to keep them relevant. The Time Shifter is an original casting from Hot Wheels, and it is also based on another car. The 2018 mainline release is the second time it was produced and part of a subtheme HW Metro mini collection series as a Delivery Van that seems to need a little bit of adoration for its simplistic concept that is rarely seen in another original casting that was produced by Mattel for their diecast brand.

TK Toy Expo 2018 | Five Exhibits to Visit

08.24.2018 – The Toy Kingdom Toy Expo opened its doors early today to begin the weekend-long festivities featuring new and unreleased toys from exhibitors. This is first a fun-filled event for the whole family at the same time its where toy collectors gather and make the effort to pick up some new releases not available on retail. Every other year Toy Expo has become the trade show for those into the hobby of toy collecting as well as an event for the family, where event programs and meet & greet with the mascots are present up to the last day.

Hot Wheels 5-Pack | Justice League

07.20.2018 – These days when a film or animation is released chances are a plethora or merchandise gets produced. Most of them are based from what appears in the films, animation, or videogames. Sometimes this merchandise tends to overdo it in putting a product going beyond the original concept. Hot Wheels is known for its weird and odd concepts, but also produce some of the interesting ones based from its source material. The recent Justice League movie produced vehicles that Batman uses to combat the Parademons led by Steppenwolf in the 2017 film and this five-pack bends that concept.

HW Batman | BvS Batmobile

09.29.2017 – The Batmobile has been as iconic as its driver, Batman. It has become part of the Batman mythology as the Cape Crusader’s primary vehicle. It first appeared in Detective Comics Vol.1 #27 in 1939 as an ordinary red car that evolved throughout the years into a technologically advanced vehicle in black. Hot Wheels has produced several iteration of the Batmobile from its popular series in the 1960s, based from videogames and other media. But the recent one from Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice takes it to the next evolution.

Hot Wheels 5 Pack | Batman 2017 Series

09.23.2017 – There have been a handful of 5 packs released by Hot Wheels over the years for the Batman theme and each of those sets have several castings of the related vehicles from various medium that features the cape crusader. The 2017 series have fewer Batmobiles in this set that were released previously in the mainline. But you’ll find it interesting some of those vehicles that Batman has driven in various medium from comics, TV series or videogames are here.

HW Screen Time | Yellow Submarine

07.17.2017 – The “Yellow Submarine” is a song by the Beatles which was adapted into an animated theatrical feature film in 1968, which did not feature the voices of the fab four portrayed as Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. After almost fifty years the song that spin-off into the cultural animated classic Yellow Submarine still receive merchandise and in the 21st century it has produced a LEGO® Ideas set featuring all four members of the band and now in a Hot Wheels!

Hot Wheels Price Hike Heart Breaker!

02.14.2016 – Hot Wheels has become everyone’s collectible die cast cars and a household name for most kids growing up and getting familiar with. They have been a lucrative hobby to for most adults and have been well known by anyone. For most of the current generation of children getting to know their favorite cars is like a caveman trying to rediscover the wheel. It’s a mass market toy that almost everyone can afford but significant changes in pricing has change all that.

HW Tooned 58 of 250: The Homer!

01.26.2016 – The Simpsons is the longest running animated sitcom that’s clearly not for kids that also inspired other shows with almost similar themes. The show is currently on its 27th season they continue to relevant and interesting to this day. In the Simpsons household a patriarch in the form of Homer J. Simpsons makes the show as interesting as its stories. Homer certainly on the lead role had once had the opportunity to design his own car dubbed “The Homer” which has also become an iconic vehicle beside the pink family car that Hot Wheels produced one in 2015.

HW Tooned 57 of 250: The Jetsons Capsule Car!

06.16.2015 – The future is a great possibility for imaginations when it comes to technology and what would define that era. This is also where those talented science fiction writers mine their ideas for a good story and yes the future is optimistic. There’s one science fiction that catered to everyone and that’s The Jetsons, which is the complete opposite of The Flintstones. Hot Wheels produced the Flintstone car in 2013 of course you can’t have one for the other so they produced Capsule car in 2014.

HW Tooned II 88 of 250: Snoopy!

06.12.2015 – Every Hot Wheels car has a story it’s either based on the design or just an interesting conversation why this particular vehicle is unique. But when you talk about cars based on popular culture its something that is less discussed by its image. There are a few things to think about the Peanuts gang’s pooch. There has been a diecast car that has Snoopy prints in them and also shaped like the beagle himself…

HW Garage 219 of 250: Lotus Esprit S1!

01.03.2015 – For many years James Bond has been aided with impressive gadgets and gizmo in thwarting criminals as well as big corporate villains wanting to rule the world. In the early years of the films the car he preferred to drive was the Ashton Martin DB5. Well Mr. Bond is not restricted to driving Ashton Martin to promote a car brand, but back in the 1980s when Roger Moore was Agent 007 he has the Lotus Esprit S1 sports car!

HW Race: Let's GO the Minifigure Ride!

08.13.2014 – There have been interesting Hot Wheels vehicles that has been released for the 2014 series. Most of them either exotic sports cars and licensed vehicles that belongs to a popular property like Batman, The Simpsons or even Star Trek. Hot Wheels has been consistent with different kind of sub lines annually coming up with 250 cars not including their second colored variation. Some have been interesting in design concepts that outside the brand they can be useful as vehicles for another property.