This is my third Hot Wheels Chara Wheel. My first was this, and my second one was this. They must've been exclusive to Japanese market, and according to the packaging, made by Bandai. A giant in the Japanese toy industry. Going by that, and how most of these "chara wheels" being featured are from Japanese animes & superhero shows, I'm not exactly sure how much Mattel/Hot Wheels actually have to do with these cars, other than featuring their logo on the cards. I'm guessing that these are totally unfamiliar castings to Mattel fans. For what it's worth, these Chara Wheels seems to be way better quality than say Retro Entertainment we get these days from Mattel.
I've been wanting this set for probably something like couple years now. I can be impulsive, but depending on models, I can be patient. In this particular case, I took advice of fellow collector Cano(from Custom Diecast Mexico) & waited for a deal.....
By my observation, this set generally goes for $60-something to $100 for the set. This set is supposed to come all together in the blister pack, kind of like how I laid it out in the pic above. I got mine on three separate eBay auctions. From same seller. lol
I find the Fiat first on eBay, won that one for roughly $20(shipped). I was happy. Been wanting a set, but I didn't want to pay $70, $80, and Fiat was the only must-have in the set anyway.
Maybe another week or so later, I see the other two in auction. $10.99 a piece, I believe.
So while I wasn't able to get all three blister packed together, the whole set cost me just $42(shipped). I'm very happy how it turned out. :D Pics:
Tomica also did this one. Although they didn't feature Lupin in the driver's seat, they added their own nice touch to their Fiat.
That's it! :)
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