Well now wait a minute, the Corvette on top may be correct. The car manufacturer puts so many covers on the bottom of cars now the hot wheels might be accurate.
They used to be all metal too. Its time for a revolution
Submitted 6 months ago by SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to [deleted]
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mtdyson_01@lemmynsfw.com 6 months ago
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Making all my toy cars out of plastic not because I’m cheap but because I’m authentic.
ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
dan1101@lemm.ee 6 months ago
It’s a bit flat but not that flat.
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 months ago
And here I’m wondering where a 2012 Toyota Supra came from
kerrigan778@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This seems accurate to what modern car underbodies look like, a smooth underbody is very important for aerodynamics and therefore fuel efficiency. For race cars it is often even more important not only for fuel efficiency but for downforce.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 months ago
Also rust protection. Northern cars just having the floor fall out is less of a thing.
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
why northern? I thought the Southeast was more prone to rusting as the Mexico Gulf is right there?
A7thStone@lemmy.world 6 months ago
All of those plastic covers are a detriment in the north east. All of the salt and sand gets inside of them then you can’t clean it out.
simplejack@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Apparently, in order keep the “die cast” label, either the base or the top are die cast.
Some cars are plastic on top and metal on the bottom, and others are metal on top and plastic on the bottom.
As I recall, the wheels are also no longer 4 separate axel pins. They’re just two long pins. One in the front, one in the back.
Cort@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Lol hotwheels have a locked diff
Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
With free spinning hubs though!
Preflight_Tomato@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Amazing to see Hot Wheels change from gas to hybrid to EV over the years.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
I had a jeep that changed colours from army green to bright yellow. Also an old school caddy that went from purple to pink. All metal; great toys
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 6 months ago
I had a couple with spring loaded “crash damage”, one on the side and one on the rear. When it got hit hard enough, the panel would flip around and the car would be “dented”.
Was awesome.
theangryseal@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Awww man you just unlocked a memory of mine. I had several of those.
Also, like the other person who replied to you, I had He-Man toys that did that. I’m like 90% sure it was Skeletor and He-Man.
Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
I think my brother still has one of those kicking around somewhere. I’m pretty sure his kids are playing with it now.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I had a He-Man figure like that.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
Like when you put them under hot water? I had those too.
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
when I was little I’d take them in the bath with me lol
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
Yep those ones.
ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 6 months ago
They still make them. Still metal too. My 3 year old has a few and loves them. I have some old ones and they still work, albeit not as fast as they used to.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Hot wheels from the 70s and 80s were deadly weapons … you stepped on one it was like stepping on a roller skate, you broke one it turned into knife and if you threw one, you could cause a concussion. Even just opening up one of those damned things when you were kid usually meant you severely cut yourself (I know from experience).
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Right? They were awesome.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
I have one or two hot wheels shaped wounds somewhere on my skull from when my brothers tossed these things at me in a fight … and I returned the favor as well.
Default_Defect@midwest.social 6 months ago
I had one of these that had actual rubber tires on the wheels. Pretty sure they were a choking hazard.
aliser@lemmy.world 6 months ago
not as much profit in making durable toys
Liz@midwest.social 6 months ago
Lego would like a word with you.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 6 months ago
yup. since my kid was born, we’ve collected them. about 500 last count, all inside, never played with in sand. matchbox ones are cooler though, more real world cars in my opinion.
loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
useless red circle
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 6 months ago
For anyone looking for a fun way to play with your toy cars, I highly recommend the free tabletop game GASLANDS. Glue some guns to them and blow them up with your friends!
SpaceScotsman@startrek.website 6 months ago
That 2012 one looks like I’ve focused it as a UI component. I need to get out and touch some grass.
not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Not just that what if these are electric cars and don’t need all that stuff in the bottom. Hmmm
Blackmist@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Matchbox were always better.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 6 months ago
more real life cars, but same parent company lol
abfarid@startrek.website 6 months ago
Some hypercars actually have a flat undercarriage to maximize aerodynamics. Also not all HotWheels are depicting real cars, so they might not have realistic underbody. This could be one of those 2 cases.
falcunculus@jlai.lu 6 months ago
It says Corvette C7 on the top one, so it can easily be compared to the underbody of a real Corvette C7, which looks nothing like that.
abfarid@startrek.website 6 months ago
Oh yeah, I didn’t zoom in to check. Just assumed it was unreadable. Z6 does in fact has stuff on the belly, according to Google image search.
Crafter72@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Since not everyone is a car enthusiast, I doubt slight chance of them think of aero stuffs.
Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Cheaper and cheaper as time goes on. My Tonka dump truck was made from steel and it would hurt me more than I could hurt it.
RagingRobot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
They can just claim it’s an electric car lol
HawlSera@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Shrinkflation
Worx@lemmynsfw.com 6 months ago
“Wait, why is the middle car circled?”
Guys, I think I may be stupid
FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought that at first
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Alexa, set an eye exam appointment for Worx.
assa123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
I went looking tirelessly and thought I was going colorblind. It’s the chassis that looks like a red marking.
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Not stupid, just too many years on the internet. I thought the same thing at first glance.
kamen@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You’re probably conditioned to expect useless red circles everywhere.