I’ve seen some pictures online of models from the new(ish) brand PosterCars, but I never committed to actually buying one to check out in person. I certainly wasn’t looking to add yet another brand to my rapidly expanding premium collection, and buying from a new brand is always a bit of a risk – you... Continue Reading →
When Matchbox announced this 2023 Chevy Tahoe Z71 at the Gathering in July of 2025, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. We already had a 2022 Tahoe casting in the Moving Parts line that I really liked, so it didn’t feel like Matchbox needed another shot at making a good Tahoe. In fact,... Continue Reading →
Police cars have long been a specialty of the Matchbox brand. Over the years, Matchbox has consistently delivered not only great police car castings, but also iconic licensed liveries from famous police departments like NYPD or the California Highway Patrol. These licensed police cars are some of Matchbox’s best models, and they do a wonderful... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that Matchbox's mainline is brutally cost-constrained. In order to keep the retail price as close to $1 as possible, Matchbox has had to find efficiencies and improvements wherever they can. The result is more plastic, simpler "drop in" construction, and limited printing passes (typically 2 sides per model). Yet even despite those... Continue Reading →
When the Toyota Supra launched last year as the first of a series of 7-Eleven exclusive Hot Wheels models, it felt tailor-made for the internet hype machine. It was a very cool deco on a very beloved casting, which left me with the feeling that Hot Wheels knew they had to bring their A-game if... Continue Reading →
The VW Golf GTI and Peugot 205 GTI are generally considered the origin of the hot hatch category. They were cheap economy cars with some performance parts bolted on, making driving excitement available to the masses without sacrificing practicality. Without question, those original hot hatches transformed the auto industry...but I think the MK4 Golf R32... Continue Reading →
My jaw dropped when I randomly stumbled upon this Red Edition Supra at a local toy show. It may not seem like anything special, but the mysterious circumstances surrounding this model have been on my mind for nearly a year. On the surface, it may not seem that interesting. The Supra is cool and all,... Continue Reading →
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that I use Tarmac Works shipping containers as backgrounds for a lot of my diecast photography. I think they make great props, but Tarmac Works seems to be releasing fewer of them these days. They used to release two-packs of licensed, themed shipping containers in the... Continue Reading →
For all the potential that it seemed like the Hot Wheels premium 2-packs had when they first launched, I think it would be fair to say the line has fallen a bit short. These packs are theoretically Target-exclusive, but all the Targets around me still have sets from the first mix of 2024. Likely as... Continue Reading →
It’s not every day – or even every year – that we get a new five pack that’s this exciting! Almost without failure, we get five packs with one or two interesting cars and a couple of cheap models with high plastic content. Often, Hot Wheels even throws in a generic or two for good... Continue Reading →
For years, I’ve been telling everyone who will listen that we need more regular enthusiast cars in the Matchbox and Hot Wheels lineups. Sure, Ferraris and Paganis are great, but they’re the most rarified and expensive cars on the market and are hardly representative of the cars that real world enthusiasts choose to drive. I... Continue Reading →
As the Hot Wheels mainline has been cost cut in recent years to maintain its $1-ish price tag, I’ve found fewer and fewer of the models interest me. It feels like the Car Culture premium line has been the defining Hot Wheels line in recent years, but every once in a while Hot Wheels comes... Continue Reading →
The Maserati Granturismo is one of the longest running car designs in the auto industry, yet it still manages to look great some 18 years after its 2007 debut. Despite almost two decades of opportunity, the Granturismo has been almost entirely absent from the diecast world (at least from the mainstream brands). Now, with the... Continue Reading →
Even as I hold it in my hand, part of me can’t believe that this factory-spec Matchbox Subaru WRX actually exists. Historically, 1/64 scale Subaru WRX’s with clean decos are few and far between. Until the release of the near-stock bugeye WRX from the Cars & Donuts set in 2017, I couldn’t find a single... Continue Reading →
It’s hard for me to view this model through an impartial lens, because I so desperately wanted it to be made. I grew up loving the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, watching acceleration videos and walkthrough tours in the early days of Youtube car content, and daydreaming of owning one in a few years (ah, the... Continue Reading →
I’ve made no secret of my belief that Hot Wheels is incapable of making a compelling Exotic Envy set. Despite the enormous potential of a theme based entirely around the exotic cars that occupy our dreams and adorn posters on bedroom walls, Hot Wheels has consistently filled the Exotic Envy sets with several pegwarmers. So... Continue Reading →
There are some Matchbox models that I know I’m going to like from the moment they’re announced, like the Bentley Continental or the Audi RS6. This Sequoia TRD Pro was not one of those models. I don’t particularly care about the Sequoia generally, and while TRD versions of Toyotas are at least somewhat interesting, I... Continue Reading →
The Hot Wheels Silver Series has been a mixed bag so far. Some sets have been so hot that they barely appear on shelves, while others have languished for months with little turnover. I can never quite make sense of how to feel about this line, as it’s nice to have more new models being... Continue Reading →
If you grew up in the mid-2000's, you know how fierce the fan wars could get between lovers of the Subaru WRX and the Mitsubishi Evo. These two rally icons were juggernauts of the car scene during the early internet era, prompting endless forum debates, Instagram fan pages, and plenty of races. While many consider... Continue Reading →
You never quite know what you're going to get with a new Matchbox Moving Parts Lamborghini. The Centenario is a brilliant casting that reset the collecting world's expectations for what a Matchbox supercar can be. It was beautifully detailed, had great proportions, and featured scissor doors that remain the only opening doors in the entire... Continue Reading →
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