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'''Hot Wheels ''' are a brand of scale model cars produced by [[Mattel]]. Although long seen as rivals to Hasbro in the toy industry, in 2023, the two companies entered into a partnership to produce co-branded toys and games based on each other's respective intellectual properties.<ref>[https://corporate.hasbro.com/en-us/articles/mattel_and_hasbro_enter_into_licensing_agreements_article Mattel and Hasbro Enter into Licensing Agreements to Launch Monopoly: Barbie Edition, Transformers Hot Wheels, and Transformers UNO]</ref> Among these will be several Transformers-themed Hot Wheels toys.
'''Hot Wheels ''' are a brand of scale model cars produced by [[Mattel]]. Although long seen as rivals to Hasbro in the toy industry, in 2023, the two companies entered into a partnership to produce co-branded toys and games based on each other's respective intellectual properties.<ref>[https://corporate.hasbro.com/en-us/articles/mattel_and_hasbro_enter_into_licensing_agreements_article Mattel and Hasbro Enter into Licensing Agreements to Launch Monopoly: Barbie Edition, Transformers Hot Wheels, and Transformers UNO]</ref> Among these will be several Transformers-themed Hot Wheels toys.


==Hot Wheels==
==2024 ''Hot Wheels x Transformers'' collaborations==
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1| '''Hot Wheels Transformers Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="80%"
:*''Release date'': [[May 21]], 2024
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Transformers'''''</u>
:*''Accessories'':  Ion blaster, fists
<ul class="iconlist">
{{toydesigner|Manson Cheung (Mattel)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C69OaQpJSE0/?img_index=1 Manson Cheung on Instagram "Oh yeah, you may have heard…I made a thing. Hot Wheels Transformers Optimus Prime" May 14, 2024]</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1|1/5 [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWCustom|Custom Volkswagen Beetle]] (Bumblebee)}}
 
{{Bp-a1|2/5 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Hot Wheels|Corvette C7R]] (Crosshairs)}}
: Available exclusively through the Mattel Creations direct-to-consumer website (essentially their version of [[Hasbro Pulse]]), ''Hot Wheels'' Transformers Optimus Prime is a diminutive recreation of the cab/robot portion of the original G1 Optimus Prime at the traditional Hot Wheels scale of 1:64 in truck mode, and standing 3.5" tall in robot mode. Prime is constructed from [[die-cast|die-cast metal]] covered with glossy paint<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C7FadZ4S9_5/?img_index=1 John Lambert on Instagram "Spectraflame, heavy, and rad." May 17, 2024]</ref>, and features bespoke [[rubber tires]].  The figure comes in an elaborate box that can be oriented to display it in either truck cab or robot mode. 
{{Bp-d1|3/5 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Hot Wheels|Ford Mustang GT]] (Barricade)}}
 
{{Bp-a1|4/5 [[Drift (AOE)#Hot Wheels|Bugatti Veyron]] (Drift)}}
: The order page for the figure went live on May 21, 2024, and it sold out in less than 30 minutes<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C69OaQpJSE0/?img_index=1 Manson Cheung on Instagram "Update: Sold out in 27 minutes." May 21, 2024]</ref>.
{{Bp-d1|5/5 [[Stinger (AOE)#Hot Wheels|Pagani Huayra]] (Stinger)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Hot Wheels Skate'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''HW Screen Time'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|9/10 [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWScreenTime|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Mattel Creations'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HWMattelCreations|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Track Fleet'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HWTrackFleet|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|}


==Notes==
==Notes==

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Hot Wheels are a brand of scale model cars produced by Mattel. Although long seen as rivals to Hasbro in the toy industry, in 2023, the two companies entered into a partnership to produce co-branded toys and games based on each other's respective intellectual properties.[1] Among these will be several Transformers-themed Hot Wheels toys.

2024 Hot Wheels x Transformers collaborations

Transformers Hot Wheels Skate HW Screen Time Mattel Creations Track Fleet

Notes

  • The Generation 2 Go-Bots were designed to be compatible with Hot Wheels (and then-rival Matchbox) 1:64 scale racetracks and playsets.

References

  1. ↑ Mattel and Hasbro Enter into Licensing Agreements to Launch Monopoly: Barbie Edition, Transformers Hot Wheels, and Transformers UNO
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