COLOR SHIFTERS

When i first blog about the Color Shifter Series back in 2009, never had i anticipated that the series will last this long. The series lasted for 5 years from 2008 - 2012 and with tons of difference feature introduced into the series.

The initial series only had 2 color change which is trigger with Cold and Hot water. Later on the series introduced a 3 Layer color change which was introduced as the Color Shifters Creature in which HW animals / insects designer cars was used. In 2011 & 2012, more feature was added to the series such as :-

• Glow in the Dark. (Will glow in the dark if placed near light but only on it's Warm color)
• Metallics (which have a metalflake finish)
• Water Revealers (graphics revealed with warm temperature)
• Hypercolor (an array of colors when touched)
• Chromatics (chrome when warm)
• X-Rays (body becomes transparent when warmed)

 

Early release with just the Cold and Warm Water color change.

Some of the popular Casting use in the early Color Shifter series are 
Dodge Chargers, Vipers, Corvette and Camaro

The 67' Camaro was used and feature in the Series up to 4 Times!

The CS: Creature re-introduced lots of the old Animal / Insects

 casting from the Mainline. Also feature a 3-4 layer of color change.

The CS: Metallics is one of the few new feature for the CS line.

Other Newest Color Shifter feature available above 

(GLOW in Dark, HyperColor and Water Revealer).

I personally really like those  Glow in the dark series and X-ray (Below).

 

Sadly sales for this series is not that promising hence the cancellations of this line after 2012. I guess pricing pay a major point in products sales as well as casting used in the series. All in all it was a great series and i had manage to grab some very interesting piece for my collections.

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CORVETTE 60TH ANN.

The CHEVOLET (Chevy) CORVETTE a divisions of General Motor (GM) is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year. With the introduction of the 1st Corvette way back in 1953 at the GM Motorama, the Corvette Sport cars brand have been continuously producing some of the finest car to date. 

Hot wheels will be releasing a special series to commemorate the Corvette 60th Anniversary with 8 unique signature Corvette model. Here are the offering from Hot wheels. Corvette collector should not miss this commemorate anniversary series.

 

 

 Each art card is differ and feature the Corvette Model releases.

Photo taken from toyworld-usa.com

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Carded Universal Horror

The newest and latest releases from the Pop Culture series now available online is Wave 7 / Mix G which is the UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS. Take a look at those awesome cards graphic arts for this releases. cheers.

so what do u guys think of the art on cards. Also a logo on the top right side.

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Pop Culture Sneak: HANNA BARBARA

This is the final wave for the entire 2013 lineup of Pop Culture series. The sneak peek for the last line up is HANNA BARBARA. The year start with a Cartoon Classic of Looney Tunes and end with another Cartoon Classic of Hanna Barbara. Wishing the series will continue on with more cool classic pop culture. Enjoy the show folks.

 CUSTOM CONVOY - MAGILLA GORILLA

 QUICK D-LIVERY - SCOOBY DOO

  HAULIN' GAS - THE FLINTSTONES

 64' GMC PANEL - CAPTAIN CAVEMAN

 

The set is so colorful as the show itself, bring color bring out the character in you. This will be release around oct/nov 2013 and the card art packaging would be awesome, cant wait for the release and more sneak peeks. Cheers.

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Pop Culture Sneak: MARS

The next installment for Pop Culture will be none other then MARS, a chocolate branding that is most associated with some of the most popular chocolate in the market. Feast your eyes on these sneak peeks and drool for its release later this year. Cheers.

SMOKING GRILLE - M&M

 DECO DELIVERY - SKITTLES

 29 FORD PICK-UP - DOVE

70' CHEVELLE DELIVERY- 3 MUSKETEERS

Can't wait for the remaining 2 to be reveal, this set is great to display with Hershey.

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Next : HANNA BARBARA

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Fast & Furious Card Var.

With the movie release date coming closer, the Hot Wheels' Fast & Furious series is starting to appear in the States and in Online Auction sites. Here are the comparison photo for the US carded with the International carded.

For me, i really liking the US card more as u can see from the photo.. "Official Movie Merchandise" and the Movie Logo from all the movie are also on the carded. But for those collecting carded or Fast & Furious Fans, collecting both version of the card is as fun too. As for the cars, both version spots the same details, casting and paint apps on them. Enjoy the photo.

U.S. card (LEFT) / International card (Right)

There you have it fellow collectors, both US cards and International cards which is your preference? Would you collect both carded or just the one that you prefer. Also would there be a 3rd version somewhere out there?

The other notable Fast and Furious Card will be from the Mainline itself. When i get hold it it i will do another post on them. Until then, cheers and happy hunting.

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**US card photo taken from toyworldusa.com**

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HW FAST & FURIOUS

So its finally here, Hot Wheels' Fast and Furious (FnF) series was release ahead of the Franchise Movie that is to be release later this month. The series will have a total of 8 casting selected from all 5 difference FnF installment. From the 8, there is 5 muscle car and 3 import and they are not Real Riders Tires. Almost like mainline cars with special movie carded packaging. Made one wonders since there is a license why not a Retro Entertainment that feature some of the cars. 

Let's start off with the case box, each case box consists of 12 carded cars which only have a complete 1 set of 8 and 4 extra cards. For those collecting in set, buying a case box is so much easier then finding a set from pegs.

Case box arrangement, 4 pcs to a row and with 3 rows. Only complain is that all the carded somewhat have some minor (if not major) damage due to the box packing. As notice by most case buyer, the cardboard is too thick and when folded it made the case box looks bloated.

The complete set of 8 consists of the following casting:

1/8 - 1970 Dodge Charger R/T

2/8 - Toyota Supra

3/8 - Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

4/8 - 1967 Ford Mustang

5/8 - 1970 Chevelle SS

6/8 - 2009 Nissan GT-R R35

7/8 - 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8

8/8 - 2011 Dodge Charger R/T

(**Case assortment might differ. )

The carded packaging is showcasing all 5 movie poster is which the casing appear in. There isn't any of the name shown like "Too Fast too Furious",  "Fast Five', "Tokyo Drift" and so on, just a generic "Fast & Furious" titles on all the cards.

1/8 - 1970 Dodge Charger R/T

2/8 - Toyota Supra

3/8 - Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

4/8 - 1967 Ford Mustang

5/8 - 1970 Chevelle SS

6/8 - 2009 Nissan GT-R R35

7/8 - 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8

8/8 - 2011 Dodge Charger R/T

Practically, all cars are metal body / plastic base or vice versa. They feel like mainlines with more paints app and closes to movie accurate as possible. Its Plastic wheels mine you and price is not too high a premium for them (at least to local collector). And off course the movie carded packaging which keep this a good collector set to own. New casting would be the Toyota Supra making its 1st appearance in this series followed by the mainline series.

All in all, a nice set to have if you are a fan of F&F series and its cool cars. Available mostly at Local toys store, with some appearing in departmental store countrywide. They are going fast just like the series name implied. Cheers and happy hunting. 

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Pop Culture Sneak: Archie Comics

Coming closer to the end, the 8th installment for Pop Culture featuring characters from the ARCHIE comics. One of the memorable comics besides Garfields, Peanutsand others, Archie has been the comics for teens as it deal with High Schools, Love,Friendship and others that teen or young adults can relate too. Now this time around from the look for the sneak, each side for each casting feature difference Tempo. Now this will be a headache for collector to decide which side is the best. As for Archie, Betty or Veronica?. Archie is schedule for release in Aug 2013.

FORD COUPE - BETTY / VERONICA

70's SUPER VAN - ARCHIE / BETTY & VERONICA

 ICE CREAM TRUCK - BETTY / VERONICA

70' CHEVY BLAZER - REGGIE

FORD BRONCO - ARCHIE

LA TROCA - JUGHEAD

All 6 casting has been reveal, Stay tune for more updates as its releases come near.

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Next Release ==> MARS (Chocolate)?

Pop Culture Sneak: Universal Horror

The next wave in Pop Culture, Universal Horror featuring famous classic monsters from Universal Studios 1923-1960. These classic are well known horror / monsters / Scifi characters which was release before in Halloween series and Segment series from the 90's. Looking forward to the release schedule on July 2013. Enjoy the photos.

59' Cadillac Funny Car - The Bride of Frankenstein

  Low Flow - Creature from the Black Lagoon

  

 Double Demon - Frankenstein

VW T1 Bus - The Wolf Man

 34' Chrysler Airflow - The Mummy

Neet Streeter - DRACULA

 

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The next wave === > Archie