Review – Hot Wheels Creature from the Black Lagoon
Released in 2012, the Hot Wheels Universal Monsters series (Amazon.com search*) married the classic Universal Monsters characters to Hot Wheels cars, creating six collectibles that appeal to both toy car fans and monster lovers alike. Today we get a look at the Creature from the Black Lagoon car*, an awesome monster and a great illustration of the classic beast.
Low Flow
The weird 2004 Low Flow six-wheeled car design (Amazon.com search*, at southtexasdiecast.com) was first released in 2004 and, as of this writing, the design has only been used a handful of times. The oddly-shaped van — I’ll call it a van — wraps up what I love about Hot Wheels in one design: Weird, odd, car-like without being a slave to conventional automotive design and a hell of a lot of fun.
Lime on Forest
While the Low Flow design is incredible on its own, the coloring of this Creature from the Black Lagoon car* is pure art. That dark green accented with lime green fenders is awesome, and once the artwork tampos are applied to the sides and roof of the vehicle an awesome car gets even cooler.
Great, but Has a Problem
I kinda hate to even say it because the Creature from the Black Lagoon car* looks so sweet, but the rear design of the vehicle has a slight problem that makes the car not roll quite as well as some of my other Hot Wheels toys. I don’t know if it’s the fenders enveloping the wheels or what, but something back there’s restricting movement a little and causing drag. Good thing I’m not a track racer!
Closing Thoughts
The Hot Wheels Universal Monsters series (Amazon.com search*) was a great idea, and seeing these Real Riders Hot Wheels toy cars keep coming makes me think that Mattel’s attracting a lot of fans to the (roughly) $5 price point cars.
This Creature from the Black Lagoon car* isn’t the fastest Hot Wheels vehicle in my collection, but it looks gorgeous and makes a great collectible for Universal Monsters and Hot Wheels fans both.
If you like the look of the cars then you need this . . . now!