Ser el fabricante de diecast más grande a nivel mundial tiene sus ventajas, una de ellas es que hay buenas posibilidades de encontrar coleccionistas allá afuera hablando, escribiendo o haciendo videos sobre la marca azul de Mattel y yo no me privo de hacerlo, cada vez que puedo...
Si te tomas el tiempo de escuchar, leer o mirar algunas de estas reseñas, publicadas en sitios web de referencia para coleccionistas, verás una inclinación a ser políticamente correctos, evitando demasiada controversia, simplemente porque hay patrocinadores y "colegas coleccionistas" que cuidar...
Políticamente correcto es algo que no podría ser, dicha palabra tiene un sabor a hipocresía y permisividad que no puedo soportar y en serio, prefiero decir lo que siento, sin eufemismos, sin rodeos, con la honestidad y el respeto que merece esta afición, incluso si algunas personas se sienten fastidiadas cuando restriegas la verdad en su cara...
Pero esta vez, el tema principal no es acerca de ser políticamente correcto, más bien es algo que encuentro extraño con respecto a los coleccionistas de esta marca (incluyéndome) y es: ¿tiene sentido exigir a Hot Wheels la fabricación de más modelos basados en autos reales y más realistas?...
Sé sobre esto, porque he estado reclamando el exceso de modelos de diseñador feos últimamente o la falta de realismo en ciertos modelos licenciados (justo como muchos coleccionistas han hecho) y esas quejas van para artículos que pertenecen principalmente a las líneas regulares, que son, de todas maneras, el punto de referencia en el caso de Hot Wheels.
Pero, pensándolo bien, debo decir que la respuesta a esta pregunta no es tan sencilla como aparenta...
Por un lado, sí, somos clientes de Hot Wheels luego, podemos exigir productos para satisfacer nuestros gustos; al final, esta marca no está dándonos nada gratis y su Línea Principal no está ofreciendo precisamente los diecast más baratos disponibles, sin mencionar las líneas Adultas y De Lujo.
Pero, por otro lado, exigir exclusivamente la producción de modelos licenciados, basados en coches reales, significa ignorar abiertamente la historia de esta marca y lo que es más importante: sus comienzos.
Nosotros, los coleccionistas, somos propensos a olvidarnos de los "Sweet 16", en otras palabras, los primeros 16 modelos producidos para 1968, por Hot Wheels y estos modelos tienen algo en común: ninguno de ellos es una reproducción exacta de un carro real, NINGUNO.
Ahora, no estoy diciendo que estos modelos no tienen cierto nivel de parecido con autos reales producidos en esa época, pero no es un secreto que Hot Wheels ha sido siempre un "poquitín" renuente a pagar licencias externas.
Ya sea que nos guste o no, Hot Wheels tiene sus raíces en los modelos de diseñador / conceptuales / custom y podemos seguir quejándonos o enfrentarlo y disfrutarlo tanto como sea posible.
En lo que a mí concierne, he aprendido a apreciarlos en su justa medida, tengo muchos en mi colección y ahora me siento más cómodo sabiendo que coleccionando esta clase de modelos, no solo estoy promoviendo el trabajo de colegas diseñadores, sino también respetando la verdadera esencia de Hot Wheels como marca (algo que muchas personas en este gremio parecen pasar por alto muy a menudo)...
Hablando de eso, he traido un grupo de esos vilipendiados modelos de diseñador, que la mayoría de coleccionistas desprecian fácilmente, ignorando su plena coherencia con la tradición Hot Wheels y personificando vehículos que he querido desde mis primeros años.
Mi mini-garaje siempre tendrá lugar para camiones de bomberos y me importa muy poco si son basados en modelos reales o no, siempre y cuando las características generales de esta clase de vehículos sean representadas decentemente y estas muestras van más allá de eso, indudablemente.
El primer modelo introducido en esta reseña es el Fire Eater, un molde lanzado hace mucho tiempo, más exactamente en 1977, con más de 27 iteraciones y está todavía en producción, con algunas modificaciones; definitivamente es un modelo que ha resistido la prueba del tiempo y la prueba que un modelo de diseñador es una buena apuesta, si hay alguien ingenioso detrás de su creación; bueno, Larry Wood, el autor del Fire Eater, no es un personaje legendario de Hot Wheels por causa de su falta de talento, sabes...
Conseguí tres muestras de este modelo, con la ayuda de dos amigos, colegas coleccionistas e importadores, en el lapso de un poco más de tres años; es un modelo de diseñador / conceptual, pero tiene un parecido lejano con el encajado Camión de Choque P-4 Oshkosh de 1975 (un tipo especial de camión de bomberos usado en aeropuertos o refinerías).
El primero era parte de la Serie Emergency Squad 5-Pack; tiene carrocería en diecast y chasis plástico, con acabado cromado; el trabajo de pintura fue hecho en rojo brillante, con una buena cantidad de tampos en negro y amarillo sobre los paneles laterales; las ventanas fueron tintadas en azul, los interiores fueron trabajados en azul, así como la barra de luces de sirena y algunos detalles en la parte de atrás, las ruedas plásticas presentan diseño de rimes 7 Spoke en cromado.
El segundo venía en tarjeta individual y pertenece a la Serie Fire Squad; la descripción es básicamente la misma de la muestra anterior, pero la diferencia está en la decoración, donde los detalles de la instrumentación sobre los paneles laterales fueron cambiados.
El último de este modelo pertenece a la amada y odiada Serie Treasure Hunts (T-Hunts) y es la variante Super; los cambios con respecto a las muestras anteriores son: el trabajo de pintura fue hecho en rojo oscuro con acabado Spectraflame, la decoración fue hecha con tampos en plateado, dorado, negro y naranja; las ventanas y la barra de luces de sirena son transparentes, los interiores y otros detalles en la parte de atrás fueron trabajados en plástico plateado; las ruedas son multiparte con diseño de rimes Real Riders Chrome Hub, complementadas por llantas labradas en caucho presentando líneas rojas y todas las tres muestras fueron hechas en Malasia.
El otro modelo es el Old Number 5.5, creado también por Larry Wood y es en realidad una versión modificada del Old Number 5, que fue lanzado en 1981 y como la mayoría de modelos en ese tiempo, tenía construcción completa en diecast; el modelo, a pesar su estilo Hot Rod, tiene parecido con el Camión de Bomberos Tipo Escalera Ahrens-Fox de 1927 y hasta donde sé, no ha recibido mucho amor entre los coleccionistas promedio, con apenas 7 iteraciones (ellos se lo pierden en cualquier caso =PPPPP).
El modelo pertenece a la línea Regular; me gusta el hecho que estos modelos (Fire Eater y Old Number 5.5) tienen un alto nivel de detalle y una cantidad de diecast que, para los estándares de hoy en Hot Wheels, sería una imposibilidad, debido a sus odiosas políticas de reducción de costos (de hecho, el Fire Eater ahora es producido con chasis en diecast y carrocería plástica, ¡qué verguenza!)...
El Old Number 5.5 tiene carrocería en diecast y chasis en plástico negro; el trabajo de pintura fue hecho en rojo brillante, con una decoración sutil sobre los guardafangos frontales, presentando tampos o calcomanías con llamas en degradé de amarillo a blanco y un contorno negro; hay una grandiosa combinación de detalles en negro, plateado y cromado, añadidos con insertos plásticos y eso es algo que vez muy poco actualmente, el resultado es muy bonito e incluso realista; las ruedas plásticas presentan el diseño de rimes 5 Spoke en cromado y justo como los anteriores, fue hecho en Malasia...
Rom 3:27-31 "¿Dónde, pues, está la jactancia? Queda excluida. ¿Por cuál ley? ¿Por la de las obras? No, sino por la ley de la fe. Concluimos, pues, que el hombre es justificado por fe sin las obras de la ley. ¿Es DIOS solamente DIOS de los judíos? ¿No es también DIOS de los gentiles? Ciertamente, también de los gentiles. Porque DIOS es uno, y él justificará por la fe a los de la circuncisión y por medio de la fe a los de la incircuncisión. ¿Luego por la fe invalidamos la ley? En ninguna manera, sino que confirmamos la ley."
ENGLISH Being the largest manufacturer of diecast worldwide has its advantages, one of them is that there are good chances to find collectors out there talking, writing or making videos about the blue brand of Mattel and I don’t deprive myself of doing it, every time I can...
If you take the time to hear, read or view some of these reviews, published in benchmark websites for collectors, you will see a lean to be politically correct, avoiding too much controversy, just because there are sponsors and "fellow collectors" to care of...
Politically correct is something I couldn’t be, such word has a taste of hypocrisy and permissiveness that I cannot endure and seriously, I prefer to say what I feel, without euphemisms, point-black, with the honesty and respect that deserves this hobby, even if some people feel grieved because you scrub the truth in their face...
But this time, the main topic is not about being politically correct, rather is something I find weird regarding the collectors of this brand (including me) and it’s: does it make sense demand to Hot Wheels the manufacturing of more models based on actual cars and more realistic?...
I know about it, because I have been claiming the excess of ugly designer models lately or the lack of realism in certain licensed models (just like many collectors have done) and those complaints go for items that belong mainly to Regular lines, which are, anyway, the point of reference in the case of Hot Wheels.
But, on second thought, I must say that the answer to this question is not as straightforward as it looks...
On the one hand, yeah, we are customers of Hot Wheels so, we can demand products to satisfy our tastes; in the end, this brand isn’t giving us anything for free and its mainline is not precisely offering the cheapest diecast available, not to mention the Adult and Deluxe lines.
But, on the other hand, demanding exclusively the production of licensed models, based on actual cars, means openly ignore the history of this brand and what is more important: its beginnings.
We, the collectors, are prone to forget about the "Sweet 16", in other words, the first 16 models produced for 1968, by Hot Wheels and these models have something in common: none of them is an exact reproduction of an actual car, NONE.
Now, I’m not saying that these models don’t have a certain level of resemblance with actual cars produced at that time, but it’s no secret that Hot Wheels has been always a "bit" reluctant to pay external licenses.
Either we like it or not, Hot Wheels has its roots in designer / concept / custom models and we can continue complaining or face it and enjoy it as much as possible.
As far as I’m concerned, I have learned to appreciate them in their right measure, I have many in my collection and now I feel more comfortable knowing that collecting this kind of models, I’m not only promoting the work of fellow designers, but also respecting the true gist of Hot Wheels as brand (something that many people in this guild seem to overlook very often)...
Speaking of which, I have brought a group of those vilified designer models, that most collectors easily despise, ignoring their full coherence with the Hot Wheels tradition and personifying vehicles that I have loved since my earlier years.
My mini-garage will always have room for fire engines and I care very little if they are based on actual models or not, providing that the general features of this kind of vehicles are decently represented and these samples go beyond that, undoubtedly.
The first model introduced in this review is the Fire Eater, a mold released a long time ago, more exactly in 1977, with more than 27 iterations and it’s still in production, with some modifications; definitely it’s a model that has withstood the test of time and the proof that a designer model is a good bet, if there is someone witty behind its creation; well, Larry Wood, the author of the Fire Eater, is not a legendary character of Hot Wheel because of his lack of talent, you know...
I got three samples of this model, with the help of two friends, fellow collectors and importers, in the span of just over three years; it’s a designer / concept model, but it has a distant resemblance with the boxy 1975 P-4 Oshkosh Crash Truck (a special type of fire engine used in airports or refineries).
The first one was part of the Emergency Squad 5-Pack Series; it has diecast body and plastic chassis, with chrome finishing; the paint job was made in bright red, with a good deal of tampos in black and yellow on the side panels; the windows were tinted in blue, the interiors were worked in blue, as well as the light bar and some details in the rear; the plastic wheels feature 7 Spoke rims design in chrome.
The second one came in individual card and belongs to the Fire Squad Series; the description is basically the same of the previous sample, but the difference is in the decoration, where the details in the instrumentation of the side panels were changed.
The last one of this model belongs to the loved and hated Treasure Hunts (T-Hunts) Series and it’s the Super variant; the changes regarding the previous samples are: the paint job made in dark red with Spectraflame finishing, the decoration was made with tampos in silver, golden, black and orange; the windows and the light bar are clear, the interiors and other details in the rear end were worked in silver plastic; the wheels are multipart with Real Riders Chrome Hub rims design, complemented by styled rubber tires featuring red lines and all the three samples were made in Malaysia.
The other model is the Old Number 5.5, created also by Larry Wood and it’s actually a modified version of the Old Number 5, which was released in 1981 and as most models at that time, it had full diecast construction; the model, despite its Hot Rod style, has resemblance with the 1927 Ahrens-Fox Ladder Fire Engine and as far as I know, it has not received much love among the average collectors, with barely 7 iterations (their loss in any case =PPPPP).
The model belongs to the Regular line; I like the fact that these models (Fire Eater and Old number 5.5) have a high level of detail and an amount of diecast that, for today standards in Hot Wheels, would be an impossibility, due to its hateful costs cutting policies (in fact, the Fire Eater is produced now with diecast chassis and plastic body, what a shame!)...
The Old Number 5.5 has diecast body and black plastic chassis; the paint job was made in bright red, with a subtle decoration on the front fenders, featuring tampos or decals with flames in gradient from yellow to white and a black outline; there is a great combination of black, silver and chrome details, added with plastic inserts and that’s something you see very little currently, the outcome is very nice and even realistic; the plastic wheels feature 5 Spoke rims design in chrome and just like the previous ones, it was made in Malaysia...
Rom 3:27-31 "Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is HE the GOD of the Jews only? is HE not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: seeing it is one GOD which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then make void the law through faith? GOD forbid: yea, we establish the law."
Quite a compressed review of few fire engines this time round. They look more the same except for the one without canopy. That has an antique look. Look to have some of the parts chrome but on the other side, the chrome might wear off and darken as time pass.
Well, yeah, the first three are based on the same model, but from different series and among them, the first two are almost contemporaries... On the other hand, you’re right, chrome parts are very delicate compared with other kind of finishes, specially when you tend to "play" too much with them (which is not my case, fortunately LOL), but they look so great and they are becoming increasingly scarce in the recent releases, mainly because they imply extra costs so, I prefer them rather than avoid them aaaaaaaand I take care of them in order to keep that shiny charm as much as it’s possible !!!... =D
Fire Truck have two elements you will always love: they are awesome vehicles for real heroes and they look fantastic in red !!!... What else you could ask from a truck and how they couldn’t be a dream came true for any grown kid like us, HUH ???... LOL =D
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Quite a compressed review of few fire engines this time round. They look more the same except for the one without canopy. That has an antique look. Look to have some of the parts chrome but on the other side, the chrome might wear off and darken as time pass.
Well, yeah, the first three are based on the same model, but from different series and among them, the first two are almost contemporaries... On the other hand, you’re right, chrome parts are very delicate compared with other kind of finishes, specially when you tend to "play" too much with them (which is not my case, fortunately LOL), but they look so great and they are becoming increasingly scarce in the recent releases, mainly because they imply extra costs so, I prefer them rather than avoid them aaaaaaaand I take care of them in order to keep that shiny charm as much as it’s possible !!!... =D
Fire trucks, I love them and the name "Fire Eater" is kind of fun, I like!!!
Fire Truck have two elements you will always love: they are awesome vehicles for real heroes and they look fantastic in red !!!... What else you could ask from a truck and how they couldn’t be a dream came true for any grown kid like us, HUH ???... LOL =D
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