Okay everyone, welcome to the third and final part of my case Q want list. Instead of having a nice little intro, I figured that I would just get the ball rolling right away. So let's get going with part three.
The '70 Dodge Charger R/T, is a casting that I still really love. This is because it is one of the few muscle car castings in the mainline with a visible supercharger. I wish we had more models like this. Now yes, I know we have castings like the '32 Ford and the Chevelle that I showed in part one, but I feel there needs to be more castings like this Charger in the mainline. It doesn't have to be many either. All I'd want is at least one brand new supercharged old school muscle car.
Now with this release, I really like it's overall appearance. In my opinion, it's designer made some fantastic design choices. And It's no surprise that I love it's exterior color. The metallic blue that was chosen looks great, and it also combines nicely with the colors that were picked for the design that's featured on it.
In total, the side design consist of four stripes and a few additional details. One of the things that I like about it overall, is how it spans the entire length of this Charger's sides. The main stripe is white, and I like how it widens on the back half of the quarter panel. The other three strips are thin like the initial section of the white stripe. Light blue, orange, and gold are the colors that were picked for them, and I feel this is a very nice combination
Like I mentioned, the side design was given some additional details. The ones featured, ultimately put the finishing touches on the side design. Underneath the main stripe is "Hemi" and the number 426. For the younger readers out there, this detail is basically letting you know what type of engine this beast has. "R/T" was also placed with this detail as well. The back half of it's sides feature the Hot Wheels logo and a Mopar logo that were done in gold.
Stripes were also applied to the top of this release. This is one of the other design decisions that I like. Unlike the ones on the sides, these ones don't span the entire length of this Charger's top. This is most likely due to the supercharger feature, so I have no problems with the stripes starting on the roof. Plus, being done like this, kind of gives it a unique appearance in my opinion. Now like the sides, the top design has multiple stripes. The light blue one is the only one that wasn't used. For me, that's the only bad thing about this release. Having the thin blue stripe would have made the top design consistent with the side design.
As I've mentioned in a past review, I don't usually like gold wheels on muscle cars. There are some exceptions however. And it's usually when I feel they complement the overall appearance of the model. That just so happens to be the case with this release. So with that said, I like how this model was given gold MC5 wheels.
The next vehicle I wanted, was the recolor of the '86 Monte Carlo SS. As you all know, the initial color was green. It's design utilized lime green, gold, and black. For this recolor, the decision was made to finish it's exterior in white. Like the first color release, the main stripe on this one is black. Only the two thin stripes received a color change. The thin stripes are now red and grey, which is a nice combination for this release's design I might add.
Now the exterior wasn't the only thing that got a color change. The decision was made to also change the interior color. And I really like how maroon is the color that was chosen. This was a much better choice than black or grey.
The MC5 wheels were once again used for this recolor, except this time, the entire wheel is finished in dark grey. Since the first one's wheels had a chrome gold outer rim, this one could have also featured a wheel with a colored outer rim. And it most likely would've been chrome red. Some of you might have liked it better that way, but I feel making them all grey was the better decision.
The last car I wanted from case Q, is the '10 Pro Stock Camaro. This model is apart of this year's HW Race Team. Now I don't know about the overall diecast community, but I love when real race cars are sponsored by Hot Wheels. When this is done, us collectors can usually expect to see a 1:64 scale version of the car that's being sponsored. And that is the case with this release. Long story short, this is a toy version of Alex Laughlin's drag race Camaro.
Based on what I'm seeing, Hot Wheels did a nice job re-creating this car's design in 1:64 scale. There are a few things missing from this replica though. The first of those things, are the additional sponsor decals like Havoline. Obviously these are left out due to legal reasons. The rest of the stripe design is the only other thing that's missing from this replica. The sides are supposed to have another stripe that starts after the side windows, and the design on the top isn't solely on the hood. Of course, these missing details don't take away from how cool this release is. After all, it is a $1 mainline.
This release features the appropriate SK5 and 5SP wheels combination. And like Laughlin's car, they are finished in black.
Now as cool as this replica is, I feel it's time Hot Wheels made a new Pro Stock Camaro. This casting does look cool with it's massive scoop, but the Camaro this is based on does not have this feature. And the front end of it is based on the newer Camaros. I mean... we do get the newer versions of non race Camaros, so it would be refreshing to have a new version of the drag race version.
Alright, so that's everything that I had on my case Q want list. Although this year's mainline was great, I can honestly say that I'm looking forward to next year's mainline. From what I'm seeing over on Instagram, there are going to be some exciting models in the 2021 mainline. I can't wait!
Okay collectors, what was your favorite 2020 mainline model(s)? Go ahead and let me know down in the comments section. Until next time, thanks for reading and happy diecast collecting.
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