VW Scirocco

Volkswagen cars are always on the top in every Malaysian collector's list. Not only because of the brand, but the cars are famous here in Malaysia. IMO VW hatchbacks or the short term, hot hatches are always among the best design cars. my personal favorite would be the Golf and scirocco.
Hot wheels first release the scirocco casting in 2010..but the one from Speed Machine series caught my interest most because of the cool highlights on the car details. The casting i believe is based on the GT-R version. The other brand is from siku which features the scirocco in its stock form. It was my first Siku and yes I like it :)

 

Even though there are from different brands, taking pics of them side by side looks perfect!

Nissan GT-R

The name GT-R is already a well known brand in Malaysia even if the person is not a collector nor a car enthusiast. For me, the name GT-R became known when it was featured in the anime Initial-D. (yeah not much of a car lover back then :-p) And also when one of my seniors from school brought the car (R32) back from Japan. Though the wiki has been live on the internet for a really long time, i never really check how the history of GT-R is like. I've only known it since the R32 till the current R35.
Finally last year Hot Wheels came out with many cool models of classic race cars, including two of R32 predecessors, which are the HakoSuka and KenMeri that are known to the world wayy back from 1969 and 1973! Only then that i realized that my GT-R collection is actually completed! lol..So here are them!

Sadly, Hot Wheels didnt produce the R33 in their mainline so far so the one from tomica will be the representative lol..Anyway in this post I have the idea to let you see how the design of the GT-Rs evolved in each of their line-ups..pretty cool when you compare it like this :)

Ken Block Ford Fiesta

Love both Fiesta and Ken Block gymkhana vids! thus having this car is like 2 in 1 greatness! I once tried the highest range fiesta hatchback in a test drive and been loving it since then..drove it to 170km/h and still feel like it can go more! imagine how fast the heavily modified Ken Block version can go~

the casting is based on the 5-door version though..not the 3-door version like in gymkhana 4

Aston Martin One-77

Yet another stunning model from Aston Martin made its way into Hot Wheels!

100% HotWheels Honda Civic Si

Thanks to my friend kukubeh for keeping the car with him for so long lol
finally got it! my first hot wheels with openable engine hood + RR wheels! :D

Even though the size of the car is the same as any other 1/64 civic si from the mainline series, hot wheels managed to make the detailing close to perfect..with lights in separate clear parts and built in engine!

1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302

This year is a little bit special for Hot Wheels market in Malaysia as we are given many new series coming in to retail shops like the Vintage Racing, Garage series and even the 20-cars set.
Vintage Racing consist of classic muscle cars with better detailing and rubber tires. Most of the line-up are not in my collecting list but these two pairs of Boss 302 did get my attention.
anyway, enjoy the pics!

The best thing about these two cars is the almost perfect replica of the real cars, 

with matching decal designs, wheels and color schemes

Hot Wheels 2011 poster

Just a short notice to all my friends....the 2011 poster IS out! time to start updating ur wishlist!
happy hunting! ヘ(^_^ヘ)(ノ^_^)ノ

Get it here~! *CLICK*

credit thanks to Hot Wheels wiki for highlighting it :D

HWCM 2nd Annual Dinner!

Finally the curtain on 2011 has been officially raised with the 2nd annual dinner of HWCM
a lot of interesting hauls and hunting stories have been shared, and a lot of new friends joining the now matured and strong HWCM community..where the amazing happens (oops where did i hear this phrase? mmm =P).

This time the attendees were around 60 people..which is double the previous event! the activities done are basic cars race, RR wheels cars race and lucky draw. Thanks to the members contributing a lot of awesome prizes making the events more interesting.

New Speed Machines Additions!

It has been quite a while since my last Speed Machine post..not that there is rarely restock but the thing is i rarely buy variations..i prefer having one variant that looks the best compare to other variants.
anyway these are what came during the 7E sales last month (year) lol

This is the second variation i have..this version imo looks even better than the first one..

like it even more because it follows the theme of the original 1996 Mclaren GTR prototype

Custom Cars

Car customizing is becoming popular among collectors nowadays.
since the manufacturing cost is getting higher every year..there are less and less tampo and details given in the original design of the cars sold in the market..thus customizing is the best option to get the variants and designs we collectors like most.
below are some custom cars that i had my friend Andrew@cham did for me..they are quite cool.

 it is hard to find the red color of this car, i asked for it to be repainted in red

i got this from amcorp in a very bad condition. straight away sent it for restoration.

love the blancpain gallardo..luckily hot wheels came out with the casting 

another car that is not available in red so i have it repainted..

i like the normal red that most FE Ferraris have more though :P

some brands like hotwheels, tomica and even fastlanes have really good and accurate castings but sometimes the lack of details put me off from buying..customizing keeps the hobby alive and fun.
the only things hindering me from starting this new venture are the lack of time and tools.
hopefully soon i'll be able to join the fun too :)

HW 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo 2nd color

Just a short post to show the second color of the 2010 premiere Gallardo
The best thing about it is the paint is also in matte..
wonder what would be the third color?




Really looking good together!

Aston Martin DBS

Often being bragged about by TGear as the best and most practical sports car,
this beauty is now out in 2010 HW Premiere! Definitely a must get!
this car is released together with Ford GTX TH wave.
Good news is, there are plenty in each case so you wont find any problem in getting one!






As much as Clarkson likes it, i wonder if he has this HW in his keep? LOL

Speed Machines : Evo X Second Color

Though the latest 7-11 sales only restocked with repeating waves of Ratbombs and below,
at least the Speed Machines got some new stuff to counter it.
One of it is the second color Evo X! lovely!







which one do you like better? Red for me still :)

Speed Machines: McLaren F1 GTR

HotWheels Speed Machines is getting more and more interesting with each wave.
this time featuring yet another new casting which is the Mclaren F1 GTR.
Used to be the fastest and the most expensive road car before the Bugatti Veyron comes into production. The one thing unique about this car is of course the driving position which is in the middle, imitating the F1 concept.



While the tampo of this version isn't really to my liking, it still looks pretty enough and the casting itself is really good. Anyway one good news for sure is, now not only Mr. Bean can own it, we can too!! LOL XD

HW 2010 : Dodge SRT8

As u guys probably notice by now, I'm not really a muscle car fan.
but i fancy cars with heavy tampo/decals on it.
I've been eyeing this SRT8 because of its K&N tampo,
so i could match it with my Jada VW K&N Pickup.
and they really look good together. :)

And lastly, a wallpaper! click for the original size in 1280x960 resolution
Enjoy! :)

Speed Machines: Corvette C6R

Another C6R entry this time featuring the second color of the Speed Machines series, but unfortunately aside from the nice casting, the decal design of this variant cannot uphold the glory of the first variant.
I would say its just like any other typical Hot Wheels tampo design.
But, still a worth to grab for C6R fans and collectors.






Side by side comparison with the first variant.

Maserati MC12

My one and only model from Maserati..This one is from the 2006 First Edition.
Not many variations either..i think only four so far.
It's a nice casting, hopefully they will release a new version of it.






Side by side with its sibling, the Enzo.
The MC12 was supposed to be the road version of the Enzo but looking at its size and practicality,
I guess its impossible after all..lol XD

Speed Machines: Ferrari Enzo

Even though some say the Enzo design is like overdoing it but many of the collectors i know love it.
The Speed Machine Enzo is simply perfect for me.
it's in red, co-mould wheels and neat decals.

Saleen S7

This S7 is my fourth after the two '08 HW stars and the Speed machines version.
sincerely this one from the 2010 Race World "Speedway" series is the best of all other variants of the casting; mostly because of the racing decals and a spoiler at the back which non of the variants before have it.





If the rear lights and the exhaust tips are touch up, it would have been better than looking than the speed machines version posted earlier, though i think this is already a winner.