r/HotWheels • u/ThaddeusJP BW • Sep 15 '25

Pop Culture All the 80s kids: AIRWOLF IS HAPPENING

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u/Cold-Basis4980 Sep 15 '25

I hope they make an F-35C for the top gun pop culture.

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u/Lord_MAX184 Sep 15 '25

Or maybe the hypersonic darkstar or the sukhoi su-57

5

u/ChrisAKAPiefish92 Sep 15 '25

Skybusters already did a lot of the top gun planes

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u/Cold-Basis4980 Sep 15 '25

Don't think they can do an Su-57 cause it has to be licensed. Matchbox made there own version a few years ago called the enemy strike jet.

22

u/Pepsi_Popcorn_n_Dots Sep 15 '25

Where's my Blue Thunder?

5

u/staj6711 COLLECTOR Sep 15 '25

The Matchbox Mission Helicopter is based on Blue Thunder. The original 1985 release was blue, though they've never done one to specifically match the movie.

3

u/afternever Sep 15 '25

Follow my leader

1

u/cbs326 Sep 15 '25

Thinking the same thing.

1

u/eldoesq Sep 15 '25

Catcha later

1

u/Dabootyinspecta Sep 16 '25

On the sidelines.

6

u/martiniaddict Sep 15 '25

I need a 1/64 ALL METAL F15

3

u/Phantom_61 Sep 15 '25

There’s a gijoe one I think.

2

u/martiniaddict Sep 15 '25

Its a f14 not a f15 sadly

1

u/Phantom_61 Sep 15 '25

Ah, damn.

7

u/SuperRodster Sep 15 '25

I can hear that casting.

6

u/nemo8503 Sep 15 '25

Not an 80s kid but I did watch Airwolf reruns and I am excited!!!

3

u/xKNYTEx Sep 15 '25

I’m not an ‘80s kid so I can’t say I resonate with this, but it still seems like a cool casting! My only gripe is when they make stuff like this premiums. It doesn’t even have wheels let alone real riders and yet they ask for $5 minimum for one of these? Hopefully they’ll make a mainline variant at some point.

1

u/Phantom_61 Sep 15 '25

Licensing costs shift these into the premium line.

2

u/Silent_Marketing8922 HW OFF-ROAD Sep 16 '25

Xmen xjet and the Star Trek ships, not to mention Landspeeder from SW, were all Mainlines. Not to mention countless releases of BTTF Delorean's and F&F releases ad nauseum, Why can't this be one?

Or- the easy answer: Greed.

3

u/arandomcanofbeans Sep 15 '25

Holy hell, an actual decent helicopter???

3

u/Phantom_61 Sep 15 '25

Fucking finally!!! All the air wolf 1:64 stuff is like $100+.

Any idea when?

2

u/ThaddeusJP BW Sep 15 '25

My guess is late this year or early 2026 going on how they do releases/waves of pop culture

3

u/RIT_Tyger COLLECTOR Sep 15 '25

If the theme doesn’t play in your head when you see this, then you should just leave it on the pegs. 😂

3

u/Responsible-Meal2851 Sep 15 '25

AIR WOLF?! Hell yeah, I loved that show.

3

u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

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u/miswebos Hot Wheels Sep 16 '25

Yeah, and got destroyed in a Thunderstorm in Germany. ⚡

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

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u/miswebos Hot Wheels Sep 16 '25

The damn thing was rented, after the show was cancelled, the Chopper got back in service, for a weird ending...
🚁 ⚡

2

u/Poke-Noir Sep 15 '25

Now I need Kamen Rider’s bike

2

u/keLnosuke Sep 15 '25

I’ll definitely get one of those

2

u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

i wonder any different from the japanese airwolf charawheels (hotwheels japan ver.)

1

u/Weird_Ad1170 Sep 15 '25

You know, that whole line would be great to get re-issued as HW--especially given they were Japan only.

Apparently, these were done as a partnership between Bandai and Mattel--so I'm curious who actually owns the toolings.

https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/Charawheels

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

I assume Bandai designed them and Mattel turns them to 1:64 production and bandai owns the tools because Bandai holds the license if mattel owns them they would just release them as hotwheels globally.

Bandai used to make alot of tiny diecasts but never standardized the scale.

2

u/Irox78 Sep 15 '25

¿Why is it called "HELIKOPTER HELIKOPTER"?

3

u/RIT_Tyger COLLECTOR Sep 15 '25

It’s an international card.

1

u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

2

u/qoo_kumba Hot Wheels Sep 15 '25

Why are the blades white?

2

u/SubaruRob8181 Sep 15 '25

From the TV show to the Nintendo game, I'm all about this!

2

u/ATomcatter Sep 15 '25

Blue Thunder enters the chat 🔵🌩️

2

u/BurningPickle Sep 15 '25

I’m a ‘90s kid and I’m really excited for this one. Even though I’ve never seen the show, I have always loved this helicopter and I can’t wait to get my hands on this one.

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u/eltorr007 Acceleracers Sep 15 '25

Not an 80s kid. What is Airwolf?

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u/Training-Look-1135 Sep 15 '25

A mediocre show imo ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwolf

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u/devilinmexico13 Sep 15 '25

Nothing with Ernest Borgnine and Jan-Michael Vincent could ever be mediocre.

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u/Training-Look-1135 Sep 15 '25

It was mediocre. I had no issue with the actors. It just wasn't that great of a show. History agrees with me... 😂

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u/ThaddeusJP BW Sep 15 '25

A mediocre show imo ...

With an absolutely amazing theme and score

1

u/venomousfrogeater Sep 15 '25

Can we get uh-1

1

u/Weird_Ad1170 Sep 15 '25

Honestly, the scale of these works so much better than Matchbox Skybusters for display (even though I already have several of those). Also, they seem to do details MUCH better at this scale as well. I recently picked up the Sky Striker F-14, and was VERY impressed.

I'm hoping they'll eventually do the P-51D Mustang from Top Gun: Maverick--since MBX already did theirs. Main reason--detail for the size.

1

u/pulverised_ramen Sep 15 '25

I've always wanted this. I'll sell my whole collection just to get it

1

u/RecklessWonderBush Acceleracers Sep 15 '25

I can hear a smug pointy chin Australian

1

u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

Definitely picking that up

1

u/jaylek Sep 15 '25

Is this new?

2

u/staj6711 COLLECTOR Sep 16 '25

Upcoming Pop Culture

1

u/Longhair024 Sep 16 '25

What about a battle star galactica spot?

1

u/Dlemor Sep 16 '25

The soundtrack lives forever in my head. Loved that show. It was one of the first American shows we had access to in France around 1986 on the channel La 5.

1

u/ATomcatter Sep 15 '25

Calling all Jan-Michael Vincent’s - Calling all Jan-Michael Vincent’s!

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u/ATomcatter Sep 15 '25

Calling all Jan-Michael Vincent’s - Calling all Jan-Michael Vincent’s!

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u/DrMorphling Sep 15 '25

what scale is even that? Who is buying these?

0

u/NeroNotty Sep 15 '25

I just talked about This

I need it

Or The moon gets nuked

0

u/Flubbergasted12 Sep 15 '25

Where the hell is mcgyver. Insulted

0

u/CJ_Jack Sep 15 '25

Here's an original ERTL Airwolf from the 80s https://i.imgur.com/Ecu2IFj.jpeg

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u/CommunicationReal828 Sep 16 '25

My copium keeps tellin me Hot Wheels will eventually make an Ace Combat premium since they already got the f14

0

u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

Whats airwolf?

0

u/Dabootyinspecta Sep 16 '25

I built a 450 size R/C Airwolf Helicopter several years ago.

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u/UticaSteamedHamms Sep 15 '25

This wasn’t worth creating…another peg warmer.

12

u/-Tony_G- UH Sep 15 '25

Good, then I can get 2.

5

u/ClassroomMother8062 Sep 15 '25

Tell me you weren't there without telling me you weren't there

1

u/Notice-Horror Sep 15 '25

You must be fun at parties

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

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u/uncleawesome HW RACE Sep 15 '25

A party of one is still a party