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Offline Muftak

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Star Wars Hot Wheels
« on: June 8, 2014, 08:11 AM »
Saw the design for the Darth Vader car in the new Insider.  Not where I was expecting this line to go,  but if I see one around it is definitely something I would pick up for the boys to add to their car bin.

Hoping to see more authentic designs from the movies, but I'm sure they will follow up with Fetts,  Stormies and Clones...

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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2014, 11:55 AM »
PR Images from Hot Wheels:
- Darth Vader
- Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot)
- R2-D2
- Yoda
- Chewbacca

Others that have popped up on-line:
- C-3PO
- Tusken Raider
- 501st Clone Trooper
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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2014, 10:26 PM »
Looks like Hot Wheels is taking it to the next level...

https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/hotwheels-creates-real-life-526-hp-darth-vader-corvette-153633154.html

Wonder if this one will end up in the Corvette museum after it hits Comic Con 2015.
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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2014, 06:33 PM »
Those are pretty clever.  I like them.
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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2014, 10:30 AM »
The first case is up for pre-order at Entertainment Earth.  Case Pack = 12 cars for $48. 

No case breakdown available yet but based on the pics tweeted by Mattel, I believe these five are in the first wave -
- Darth Vader
- Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot)
- R2-D2
- Yoda
- Chewbacca
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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2014, 02:48 PM »
Saw these at TRU yesterday.  At $5.99 CAD no thanks.  They're neat, they're not that neat. 
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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2014, 03:42 AM »
I found them at TRU too and was blown away by the price.  But I figured since I was only interested in one, Vader of course, I picked it up.  I opened it when I got home and am actually impressed by the weight and quality of the car.  Was it worth $6?  Probably not, but I still like it.

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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2014, 10:17 AM »
Still looking for the 2014 SDCC Hot Wheels Darth Vader set?  Good news - it goes up for sale today! 

The Vader car set is priced at $39.99 and will go up for sale at 9:00am Pacific time.  Great chance to get one if you haven't tracked one down yet.
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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2014, 04:36 AM »
Ah ****, I missed it.

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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2015, 11:18 AM »
New Star Wars hotwheels and micromachines.







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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2015, 12:56 PM »
That second-to-last pic is chock full of win.

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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #12 on: May 1, 2015, 01:17 PM »
Not sure how prices compare to regular retail since I'm not collecting these, but there are lots of Star Wars Hot Wheels ships/cars in-stock at Amazon

Falcon, Slave I, Ghost, Y-Wing, Snowspeeder are all there for $6.99 each.
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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #13 on: May 2, 2015, 07:15 PM »
To save not looking?  Well worth the $6.99. :)
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Re: Star Wars Hot Wheels
« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2015, 09:15 AM »
Started seeing the ships at retail this past week... ended up grabbing the Falcon and Slave I.
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