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10-20-2010, 07:27 PM
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10-20-2010, 09:03 PM
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10-20-2010, 10:13 PM
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10-21-2010, 08:26 AM
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10-21-2010, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by MiniMoose234 I didnt see any of the pieces that power the cars. Someone explain that theyre there so i can appreciate this for 100% badassery | I hate to be a buzzkill, but...
First of all, this isn't Hotwheels, it's a similar kind of thing called Darda. Darda cars have built in spring motors that are wound by pulling the car backwards on a surface (or just spinning the back wheels backwards). If I recall correctly, Darda can also make use of the pieces that power the cars externally (although it's been since early elementary school since I've played with these things, so I could be wrong), however they did not seem to make use of them in the video. This leads me to believe that they made this video in numerous takes, and stopped to rewind the car periodically.
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10-21-2010, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Disraeli Gears I hate to be a buzzkill, but...
First of all, this isn't Hotwheels, it's a similar kind of thing called Darda. Darda cars have built in spring motors that are wound by pulling the car backwards on a surface (or just spinning the back wheels backwards). If I recall correctly, Darda can also make use of the pieces that power the cars externally (although it's been since early elementary school since I've played with these things, so I could be wrong), however they did not seem to make use of them in the video. This leads me to believe that they made this video in numerous takes, and stopped to rewind the car periodically. |
Jeez, way to bring the room down...
As I did that kind of stuff in my childhood, I loved it. 
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10-21-2010, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ez-rhino Jeez, way to bring the room down...
As I did that kind of stuff in my childhood, I loved it. | Hey, whether or not they had to stop and rewind the cars, it's still an incredibly impressive track.
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10-21-2010, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Disraeli Gears I hate to be a buzzkill, but...
First of all, this isn't Hotwheels, it's a similar kind of thing called Darda. Darda cars have built in spring motors that are wound by pulling the car backwards on a surface (or just spinning the back wheels backwards). If I recall correctly, Darda can also make use of the pieces that power the cars externally (although it's been since early elementary school since I've played with these things, so I could be wrong), however they did not seem to make use of them in the video. This leads me to believe that they made this video in numerous takes, and stopped to rewind the car periodically. | The part where the car goes down the slide makes it obvious that it was done in numerous takes.
Regardless, it's still badass. |
10-21-2010, 10:03 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | The car has an electric engine and battery. It's obviously a modded one, and they removed the pricey parts before running it over with a car.
I think the original idea comes from Tomy with their Bit Char-g cars.
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10-21-2010, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by L-A The car has an electric engine and battery. It's obviously a modded one, and they removed the pricey parts before running it over with a car.
I think the original idea comes from Tomy with their Bit Char-g cars. | My father worked in the toy design department at Mattel in the early '70s. At the time, they had the Hot Wheels "Sizzlers" which were an electric motor powered by a rechargable battery. 
This is the earliest battery-powered car of this type I know of. |
10-21-2010, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by EricF ...
This is the earliest battery-powered car of this type I know of. | The ones I speak of are radio-controlled (throttle and steering), hence my mention of the "original idea" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryPfdYgTG9k
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10-21-2010, 10:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kolkata (Calcutta), India | | I made a huge Hot Wheels track in 4th grade that stretched from my bedroom to the kitchen (exactly as suggested on the booklet that came with every HW package  ).
Still have a thousand pieces lying around somewhere around the house.
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10-21-2010, 11:26 AM
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10-21-2010, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by warnergt Hot Wheels are cool. My boy set up a Hot Wheels track. | Don't think there are any boosters there. Not required due to the gradient, anyway. Really neat 
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10-21-2010, 05:05 PM
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10-21-2010, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by funkydjembe There was a time when a hotwheel track was a favored method of discipline in some neighborhoods | Indeed! WHACK! How's your loop dee loop now!?!?!?!?!? WHACK!
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10-21-2010, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by hover Indeed! WHACK! How's your loop dee loop now!?!?!?!?!? WHACK! | LOL yeah,,,those were the good 'ol days
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10-21-2010, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by EricF My father worked in the toy design department at Mattel in the early '70s. At the time, they had the Hot Wheels "Sizzlers" which were an electric motor powered by a rechargable battery.
This is the earliest battery-powered car of this type I know of. | Man, Sizzlers ROCKED! My parents would make me quit playing with them during the evening. The noise of them flying around the high bank curves drove them crazy. I also had the less exciting Chopcycles. |
10-21-2010, 06:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jacksonville and Pensacola, FL | | | Yeah the video disappointed me towards the end, as it became more and more obvious it was shot with multiple takes. Especially one shot where it follows directly behind the car.
Still, I never had a Hot Wheel track growing up. Which made no sense because I probably had around a hundred or more Hot Wheel and Matchbox cars.
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