Customizing

There is a difference between “modding” and “customizing” diecast cars. Customizing is changing car’s appearance. Modding is altering a car so it performs better on the track. Either one can be as simple or easy as you want to make, there is a difference, but you can combine the two.

While I love racing Hot Wheels, the one thing that got be sucked in to begin with is customizing. And not even customizing for racing (modding), just stripping and painting  a car was a pretty fun weekend project in my book. But that simple adventure didn’t last long, soon I wanted more.

Discovered a great little Tumblr blog through Jalopnik recently, Hot VVheels. And yes, that’s two capital “Vs” making that “Wheels” – I don’t know why, all I know is the images tossed up there are awesome.

I managed to get my foot in the door at TMA Toy Reviews as a guest blogger and was asked to write about Hot Wheels. Unfortunately, guest policy didn’t allow me to post any links directly to Redline Derby, but any chance to get diecast racing and fun in front of others is a win!

One of the reason I collect cars is that I like to look at them. I’m not a motorhead as much as I am a designhead. To me, cars are less about power and more about style…and this translates to the diecast scale as well. I love the colors, the designs, the decals, the chrome.

Are the Faster Than Ever (FTE) mainline Hot Wheels faster than non-FTE? Yes and no. At a technical level they are. The FTE cars have nickel-plated axles which do make the wheels spin a little faster and a lot smoother. But just because car is better equipped doesn’t make it better on the track.
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