Tag Archives: minicars

MINICARS: Hot Wheels 1970 Toyota Celica, now in yellow

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Ricky

We take a break from all the Toyotafest coverage to bring you… more Toyota news. Earlier this year Toyotakus had their wildest dreams fulfilled when the 1970 Toyota Celica finally appeared, after years of begging, in the Hot Wheels line. Here’s … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: Hot Wheels Flying Customs Kenmeri Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Ricky

We know, it’s madness, but there’s yet another nostalgic Hot Wheels coming down the pipe. This time, it’s the first color of the kenmeri Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R since that casting’s initial release in 2011. 

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MINICARS: 2013 Hot Wheels Red Line Club Datsun 240Z is the Z-Whiz Reborn

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Ricky

Today’s MiniCar news is another secret we’ve been dying to tell you for months (and would have if had it not been for Mattel’s legion of embargo enforcement ninjas). One of the rarest nostalgic Hot Wheels to be released this … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: Hot Wheels X JNC Toyota AE86 Corolla

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Ricky

We weren’t supposed to show you the latest Hot Wheels car featuring the JNC logo until much later. However, collector sites have leaked the car already so we might as well put up our official announcement.

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MINICARS: Kyosho Honda Collection 1974 Civic RS

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Ricky

Remember to go to DaBox Toys and get 7.5% off any order with the coupon code JNC2013. If there’s one thing about Japanese collectibles that’ll drive you crazy, it’s the blind box. Found in toy stores and konbini across Japan, … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: Tomica Limited Vintage Neo Honda CR-X

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Ricky

In the last installment our series on nostalgic collectibles, we looked at the Tomica Limited Vintage Toyota Crown. The TLV line pumped out casting after casting of stupendously detailed models of 60s and 70s cars for two years, and its … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: 2013 Hot Wheels Boulevard Subaru BRAT leaked

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Ricky

Looks like the J-tin is coming on early and often for Hot Wheels‘ 2013 lineup. Hot on the heels of the hakosuka and Jun Imai‘s 510 wagon comes this just-leaked image of the Boulevard series Subaru BRAT. This is the … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: 2013 Hot Wheels Mad Manga now in Blue, Yellow and Pink

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Dan

Hot Wheels just revealed a new color and paint scheme for everyone’s favorite bosozoku diecast, the Mad Manga.

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MINICARS: Tomica Limited Vintage Toyota Crown

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Ricky

You could be forgiven if you thought the Toyota Crown above was a real car. In fact, it’s a highly detailed 1:64 scale diecast model measuring only about three inches long in total. In a new series on JNC, we’ll be … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: How to make custom decals for your Hot Wheels hakosuka Skyline

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Ricky

Many readers have asked JNC contributor Mark “ScaleMaster” Jones exactly how he adds his amazing detail to the custom Hot Wheels he’s shown you how to build. In Today’s article he’ll explain exactly how to do just that by turning the … Continue reading →

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