Great selection, I subbed. 10- Limited grip isn't fantasy - it's based on a real world drift truck. The first version (black/red) that you have shares the real car's livery. 9- I was excited about the Group C Fantasy when I read the name until I saw photos and realised it has no wing, which seems a really obvious omission given that one of the defining features of these prototype endurance racer cars is their massive aero. I don't hate it but it disappointed me. 8- The food truck doesn't really do anything for me but it is well detailed. 7-The Dimachinni Veloce is my second favourite among HW fantasy cars, I adore it. 6- "Raijin", Japan's analog forr Thor, is pronounced with the first syllable the same as 'rise'; the red one you have displays the interesting Japanese characteristic of having the katakana writing on the right side read from right to left so that it always reads from the front to the back (it says Hot Wheels, or rather "Hotto Hoiiru" which is the best approximation Japanese can manage). I don't like this one for purely real world experience reasons - driving behind one of these at night is torture because the big flat tailgate is like a mirror. It looks cool and I appreciate the artistry and everything, but it's inherently dangerous and inconsiderate to others, so I have to say I'm not a fan of _dekotora_ culture. 5- The Coupe Clip (and the recent Porsche version) seem to get a lot of love from collectors but I don't get it. There are thousands of keyrings out there, including ones from Etsy sellers who buy HW models and screw them onto generic key rings. I expect actual models from HW, this is a waste of zamac IMO. 4- The El Segundo Coupé, on the other hand, I absolutely love. It's my favourite fantasy design they make, perfectly captures the sleek lines of 1960s sports cars; I can just see this competing with the Ferrari 250GTO or a Shelby Daytona. 3- The brick cars are not for me but they are cool ideas. I learned recently that Mattel own Mega Blocks, so presumably they are designed to mesh with them primarily but I'd guess they work with lego too - do you know? 2- Glory Chaser is my no.3. Personally I'd say it's a 1950s racer more than a 1960s one, in the vein of the Jaguar D-type or Aston Martin DBR1 or Mercedes-Benz 300SLR. I can almost see a lineage running from the Glory Chaser to the El Segundo Coupe to the Dimachinni Veloce, like they are styling evolutions over time of the same front/mid-engined sports car... 1- And Mighty K is my 4th favourite but I barely class it as fantasy, it's almost exactly the same as the Daihatsu Hijet S500P. Personally I'd have included the D.Vancenator, the Time Attaxi/Time Shifter, the Sand Burner, the Rally Cat and the Syd Mead--designed Sentinel 400. If you also collect Matchbox I'd be interested to see your top ten for them.
Wow, that's definitely the longest comment I ever got. Thanks for your detailed opinion... Seems like you know a "little" bit about cars and diecast models. 😉 And yes: A Matchbox-Video is on my list 👍
I'm currently on the hunt for all the Raijin Express versions. I have almost every single one, except the recent anniversary one(and the NFT which i honestly don't count).
