New Contender for JDM themed races
Every year HW releases new castings for us to ooh and aah over and I picked up one today that I think has potential for making appearances in JDM events. Check out the Hako Type D. While it is a "fantasy" car it is designed to be a "retro-realistic depiction of a 1980s Japanese-style coupe" according to the Wiki. It's kinda sharp looking if you ask me.
Discussion
This one from a marketing perspective puts a burr under my saddle as it is sold under the HW J-Imports tab, one I feel should be licenced cars only. Not even 24-Seven, a car you look at and immediately think Mazda RX-7 was offered under this tab
On its own merit as a HW Original design I'd buy it, far from a shabby "fantasy car."
- I agree, it doesn't belong under a category of real cars but that aside it does hold up very well as a tribute to the Japanese market. — BadWoolRacing
I like it!
- Thought it was a Starion at first. — alva1370
- You know, I can see some Starion in it now that it has been mentioned. — BadWoolRacing
I like it too...but its still a 'fantasy' car. Allow this in JDM torneys and it becomes a slippery slope. All of a sudden we'll start seeing Custom Ottos in American muscle races and then the whole world goes to h#ll. (lol)
- I HAVE seen a Custom Otto in an all muscle modified event, not to make your Monday worse, lol — Chris_Hood
- Even 3Dbotmaker had fantasy cars running at his KOTM events. A number of tooned Chevelle showed up at the track during several events, and he ran them all. — SpyDude
- Rodger Dodger looks like a Mopar to me. — alva1370
- Well....it does have DODGE in the name. — Dutch_Clutch_Racing
- The Custom Otto and some others should get some recognition in a fantasy-based race. How about that? — BadWoolRacing
Looks great. I like the almost legit fantasy cars. 2 thumbs up from me.
- Surprisingly, no one cares much about the 'almost real' fantasy cars, and that cuts a LOT of cars out of the action. — SpyDude
- When I stand up my track I intend to be open minded about fantasy car centered races. — BadWoolRacing
Since we are on the slippery slope of 'realistic fantasy cars,' here is something else to consider. What exactly DOES a 'fantasy' car consist of? Does this include concept cars, such as the Dodge Challenger, the Shelby Cobra roadster, the Deora I/II, the Boneshaker, the Twin Mill, the Batmobile? What about the 'short bus' Volkswagons? Each of those cars has a real-world counterpart ..... that is to say, someone actually built the real car. It may be a one-off, but where does fantasy cross the line with reality? Are concept cars real or fantasy?
What about obvious cars that have been rebranded by HW to pass copyright? 24 Seven, as Chris pointed out above, is a Mazda RX-7. The Cat-A-Pult is a rebranded version of the 1960's Bill Thomas Cheetah. Both of these have been made into real cars. Are they concept? Fantasy? Realistic? Don't know, but there they are.
Where do we draw the line? Obviously, there are some castings that aren't possible, like the food car designs and the monster car designs, but again, where do we put our foot down and say, 'That is not a real car', especially when it comes to someone actually building the car?
- The way I look at it, there are 3 categories: Production models, Fantasy castings, and Concept cars. I just go by the name Hot Wheels gives them. — Dog_Squab_Racing
- I look at it this way. If the auto industry produced a concept car then it is a real car. Not production but still real. On the flip side, when a toy car has been produced into a 1:1 scale version it is still a fantasy car. — BadWoolRacing
Wasn't it named something else?
I start every car with "Do I like it?" From there I categorize it. I will say I like some more than others based on factors such as how realistic it might be, but in the end, its a toy car. I don't see not getting something I like because its not based on something real. The hako type D looks like a mid 80s toyota celica gt coupe. I like it
I'd customize that