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| Tractor |
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| Dodge Ram SRT10 |
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| Porsche 911 GT3 |
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| Austin FX London Taxi |
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| Lotus Evora |
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| Land Rover Defender 110 |
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| Batmobile |
As I said before, this is a much better batch than the last one. The
highlights for me are the Porsche in blue with great side graphics (too
bad the headlights and taillights are missing), and the Lotus Evora.
Great color, and note the full tampo hit on the rear. It looks great.
As far as the Batmobile goes, I honestly don't know what to think.
Fantasy vehicles rarely do anything for me, and the Batmobile falls
into that category. I think it is very nicely done, and will be a great
playset model in the future. But my hope is that this is it for the
basic range. It just doesn't fit anywhere.
That being said, you walk into any Walmart or Target right now, and you
can see the Batman promotions are being amped up in preparation for the
movie. Hot Wheels has released several Batman lines, including all the
old basic models. So it doesn't surprise me that there was a high-up
decision to get Matchbox in on the action. So it is here whether we
like it or not, it looks good, and hopefully it takes its place in
future playsets and gives up its spot in the basic range for another
realistic model.
One other note - the Land Rover Defender has been modified. Much of the
roof is now plastic to keep production costs down, and the front pillar
intake is now on the correct side, opposite the driver.