Alright collectors and parents of child collectors, welcome to another edition of Today on the Boulevard. Collecting toy cars can be so much fun, and since there are a wide range of manufacturers that make them, there will always be something for all age groups to collect. Some companies focus solely on the adult collector, while others make toy cars solely for children. There is however, a company that excels at making toy cars for all age groups. That company, is none other than Mattel and their Hot Wheels brand. So for today's post, I'm going to be showcasing a nice Pixar themed set from the aforementioned company.
It doesn't matter what age you are, at some point in your life, you either heard of or saw a Pixar movie. Maybe it was when you were growing up, or maybe it was you watching a movie with your children. No matter what, Pixar movies have a special place in all of our hearts. In my opinion, sets like this are great for both kids and adults alike. After all, if you're grown, then it will most likely be about the nostalgia like it was for me. And for children, it will be about having awesome toy cars that feature their favorite movie characters.
The first vehicle from this set, is the Hiway Hauler. This box truck casting is representing the movie Cars. The artwork applied to it's box section, is none other than Lightning McQueen speeding to the finish line. The cab section of this truck was finished in a bright yellow. This was a great color choice, as the cab being a bright color helped to make this truck more awesome.
Contributing to the awesomeness of this release, are the chrome gold Hot Wheels 5SP wheels. I'm not sure about you and your little one, but I think it was a great choice to throw gold into the mix. It's just one of those colors that goes great with either red or yellow, and this truck features both of these colors.
The second vehicle from this set is the Path Beater. This Hot Wheels pickup truck is represent the movie Finding Nemo. This one was painted in a dark blue, which might not seem so exciting, but there is a good reason for it's color. The artwork, it's all about the artwork on this release. And the blue that was used has a important role. The artwork on this pickup truck depicts a underwater scene with Dory, Nemo, and Sheldon. It also features some bubbles, as well as some additional fish in the background.
The decision was made to utilize orange for some of this pickup truck's other aspects. The interior piece, which is also the truck bed, is the first of those aspects. Being orange really helped to add some eye catching brightness to this pickup. The Hot Wheels OR6SPs are the wheels that were chosen for this release. What's great, is that they chose to make the rim section chrome orange. The Hot Wheels designers also chose give this pickup truck a orange tinted window piece. In my opinion, it added an extra touch awesomeness to the overall appearance of this release. And I believe your children will feel the same way.
The third vehicle featured in this set, is the Fish'd & Chip'd. This cool coupe is representing The Incredibles. The car itself was finished in red, which was a great choice since it matches the family's suit color. Now this one's artwork is very exciting, and I'm sure fans of this movie are going to love it. It features the Incredibles rushing off to the scene of a crime to stop the bad guy's evil plans. Behind the family, is the sun rising from behind some mountains. There is also one single cloud that's next to Mrs. Incredible.
This car was given the Hot Wheels Lace wheels, and the decision was made to make them white. In my opinion, this color combines nicely with the overall colors used for the artwork. Like the path beater, this too features a tinted window piece. For this car, it's yellow. Now it might not be as bright as the Path Beater's window piece, but I feel it's one of the aspects that helped to make this car awesome.
The fourth vehicle from this set, is the Combat Medic. This box delivery van is representing the movie Toy Story. This movie is one of the many medias that I used to watch growing up. As such, this vehicle is my favorite one from this set. And I'm sure your children will love it as well, since it features Buzz Lightyear. But that's not all! The artwork also has a few of this characters logos, as well as a cool red and black stripe design. Now since the overall artwork utilizes green, purple, white, red, and black, I feel white was the best color for this vehicles body.
The Hot Wheels OH5s are the wheels that were chosen for this release. Now in my opinion, there were two wheel colors that would have looked great with the artwork. Chrome green or chrome red are those colors, and the Hot Wheels designers chose the latter. This release was also given a blue tinted window piece. Sure... a brighter color might have been more exciting, but I think your little one will still admire this release anyways.
The last vehicle from this set, is the Altered Ego. This fun casting is representing the movie Monsters Inc. This release was finished in black. Now yes, this isn't a bright and exciting color like the other vehicles in this set. But when you take a look at the artwork that's featured on this car, I think you will understand why it was chosen. The art depicts the stars of this movie Sully and Mike using a door portal to escape from something. Being finished in black, makes the characters look like they're in a dark room. I feel this fits the theme of this movie perfectly, since the monsters job is to scare children at night while they're trying to sleep.
This car was also given two other colorful aspects to help brighten it up a little. And those aspects are it's base and wheels. In fact, the colors used are based on Sully and Mike's colors. The base is bright green, and the Hot Wheels 5SP wheels are chrome purple.
I don't know how you feel, but I feel the Hot Wheels designers did a fantastic job creating artwork that captures the themes from each of these movies perfectly. As such, I feel children will definitely love this set. And that should also be the case for adult collectors that grew up watching Pixar movies.
Now for parents that might be new to Hot Wheels, you should know that when released, these kind of media themed sets are only found at Walmart. I should also mention that like most toys, these are subject to availability. So I'm not entirely sure if your local Walmart has this particular set anymore. But what I do know, is that every now and then, Hot Wheels releases cool sets like this. So if your little one likes various movies or video games, then it's worth taking a look down the toy car isle.
Alright parents and collectors, that's all for this edition of Today on the Boulevard. Until next time, thanks for reading and happy collecting.
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