[twitter]I have two boys under 8. Hot Wheels and LEGO. LEGO and Hot Wheels. That’s my life right about now. If it’s not a brick or a car, it doesn’t exist.
The LEGO is an upstairs toy, the Hot Wheels are the basement toy, and it is a perfect world. There are spaceships, loop the loops, races, and battles all over my house, and imaginations are running wild. I love it.
Now Hot Wheels wants to toss some R/C vehicles into the mix? Sign me up. I’m all for building tracks and LEGO, but there’s something special about a remote controlled vehicle that has me fighting for the wheel right along with the boys.
The basement baseboards got a workout this week as we put two new Hot Wheels R/C toys through their paces. We tested out the Hot Wheels R/C High Jump (retail approx $50) and the Hot Wheels R/C Drift Rod (retail approx $60).
Here’s a video review of Hot Wheels R/C High Jump and Hot Wheels R/C Drift Rod:
REVIEW SUMMARY:
Hot Wheels R/C Drift Rod
One trick: it goes fast
Large vehicle, needs a lot of space to run, easy to control
Takes a lot of batteries
Hot Wheels R/C High Jump
Good in tight spaces
Has finer controls for tight turns and big flips
Okay to have in a smaller, indoor space
DadCAMP is a member of the Hot Wheels Connector Club and received the products to review as part of participation on the panel.
Never thought about buying their RC products. I will probably check em out. But overall they do make the best buy die cast toy cars. Wrote an article about that called Matchbox vs Hot Wheels vs Majorette Toy Cars