When the Car Culture 2-packs first came out, I made a post where I shared how I felt about them. Yeah... many of you would not have agreed with anything I said in that post. Basically, I wasn't too happy with how they made it so there was only one new car. For how much they cost, I feel both cars should be new. I mean, who wants to pay a pretty penny for a release that you already have? I know I don't! But I broke down and got the Skyline one because it had another second plain release of the R32, and I wasn't sure if there were going to be any more than that. So I took the opportunity to get it. But I still wasn't happy about having to get another HKS Skyline just to get another plain release of the casting. Anyway, now it seems like they're starting to do what I feel they should have done from the very beginning, which will now somewhat justify how much they cost.
Now, I might have been disappointed with the choices they made for these 2-packs, but that didn't stop me from paying attention to what was in the various assortments. After all, there was always a chance they could put together another one that I would want. So that decision is what led to me fining out about the Lamborghini 2-pack. And no, my reason for wanting it has nothing to do with how popular Lamborghinis are becoming. So why did I want it, then? Well, let's start with the Lamborghini Aventador, which is actually the main one I wanted.
Two years ago, Hot Wheels released a premium replica of the Aventador that was seen in The Dark Knight Raises. Sadly, it was one of the releases that I just couldn't find. In fact, none of the releases from that assortment made it to the pegs in my area. Anyway, I was very disappointed because I really wanted to have a silver Aventador, and I missed out on getting the one from 2012. So I thought there was never going to be a third silver release. I know there has been instances where they have reused a color a bunch of times, but you just don't know if they are going to do that for a certain casting. So I am truly happy with their decision to release a third silver Aventador. And thanks to this release, I no longer have to think about spending a pretty penny on one of the older silver releases. Alright, let's move on to the Lamboghini Huracan.
I think you already know the main reason why I wanted this release. After all, I will frequently make mention of how blue is my all-time favorite color. Now, this isn't the first blue release of this casting. The first one was only available in the multi-packs, and I was fortunate enough to find one in a 3-pack. Yeah... I like blue cars, but I was not going to buy the bigger multi-packs just to get it. Anyway, that release was finished in a bright version of blue, and it had black stripes. It also had black wheels too. So it was basically a perfect release. However, I still wanted to eventually see a blue one that was plain, and this right here is exactly what I was hoping to see! I especially like how they went with a metallic paint.
So as you can see, the Lamborghini 2-pack was absolutely something I had to have. And you know what? If they continue to put together 2-packs like this, then you might just see more of them talked about in my various posts. Okay, let's move on to the second premium release I got.
Many weeks ago, Hot Wheels released a new Team Transport assortment that left everyone speechless because it had another release of the Liberty Walk ER34. And that release is the second one that piqued my interest, but there's no way I'm going to add a Skyline to my want list. I mean, I would like to get it, but there is just way too much hype when it comes to that legendary JDM. Anyway, there were two other nice releases in the assortment, but the Porsche 962 was the one that piqued my interest the most.
When Matchbox gave us a Shell themed 1965 Ford C900, I never thought I'd see a response like this from Hot Wheels. Not only did they just give us a Shell themed truck, they also gave us a very beautiful replica of an actual Shell sponsored Porsche 962. And to be honest, I feel this is now the best release of this Porsche. I mean, there's been a lot of nice releases, but this Shell livery is truly something else!
Now, this might be surprising, but I feel this release kind of looks better than the actual car that it's based on. And there's a reason why I'm saying. As most of you already know, the real car was also sponsored by Dunlop, and on the other side of it, their decal is what's next to the racing number. But Hot Wheels doesn't have the license to use them, so they decided to put the Shell decal there instead. And that is why I feel this model looks better. In my opinion, the overall livery looks much neater with "Shell" on both sides.
Well, those are the two Hot Wheels premium products I got. At the end of the day, I am very pleased with all of the design choices that were made for these vehicles. And if you asked me to score them, I would definitely give them all a ten out of ten.
So how exactly do you feel about the products featured in this post? Go ahead and let me know your thoughts down in the comments section. Alright, that's all for this edition of My Want List. Until next time, thanks for reading, and happy collecting.
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