Diecast (Hot Wheels, Corgi, Matchbox, etc.) appreciation thread

[Jczernich]

I only check when I have reason to be in the store, anyway. I don’t make any special trips. But, still, I’m in the stores often enough to where you would think I would find one, somewhere.

That's how I look at it. I do not go out of my way to find it but look whenever I happen to be at any place that sells Hot Wheels.

[Blue Meanie]

I've given up trying to find the HW 1966 Batboat in the mainline series. Can't seem to find it in any of the usual stores and I'm sure the scalpers are scooping them up to sell on eBay for inflated prices. However, my routine search of the HW's in Walmart yesterday was somewhat fruitful as I found a new 1966 Batmobile, this time in a dark red color.

[AndyFish]

Neat find!

[Lou Szabo]

Reminds me of the faded/oxidized post “It Started with a Kiss” Futura on BARRIS’ lot.

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[BiffPow]

Good call, Lou!

[Barnabas Collins]

There's a couple of new "monster truck" 1/64 Hot Wheels for the '66 Batmobile. I've seen standard black and zamac (silver) versions. For pix, check ebay.

Barnabas Collins

[Barnabas Collins]

The rumor mill indicates that a 1/64 Hot Wheels BatBoat variant is coming in 2026 (approximately March-April). The base color will be black, rather than the 2025 blue version.

Barnabas Collins

[rsaffle]

The rumor mill indicates that a 1/64 Hot Wheels BatBoat variant is coming in 2026 (approximately March-April). The base color will be black, rather than the 2025 blue version.

Barnabas Collins

Maybe I will find a blue version in the wild by then. lol

[BiffPow]

The rumor mill indicates that a 1/64 Hot Wheels BatBoat variant is coming in 2026 (approximately March-April). The base color will be black, rather than the 2025 blue version.

Barnabas Collins

Maybe I will find a blue version in the wild by then. lol

[AndyFish]

Not sure what happened but the grocery store closest to me (I normally shop at six different stores-- all based on a whim and what I'm looking for) which is one of those super stores took down their giant display wall of hot wheels and now only have a single small dump bin of cars. I'm not one to dig through a bin but I'll glance at it as I walk by.

I ended up in a WalMart last week because my local hardware store was out of an item and they referred me over there, I didn't see any boats but they had a wall of the TV Show version of the '77 Spider-Man Nicholas Hammond figures-- fully stocked. Look for those on the markdown wall soon.

[BiffPow]

Whoa! I didn’t even know they were making those.

Interestingly, yesterday, also at our grocery/superstore, I came across four of those ruddy colored 1966 Batmobiles. They were having a black Friday sale, 25% off, so I bought all four for $.97 each - essentially, tariff free.

[BatToys]

Hot Wheels should print a photo of the Adam West Batman on the Batmobile hood.