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Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg

Posted by william-james88 Jan 13, 2025 at 12:15pm CST 44,452 views
We finally have confirmation that the new Optimus Prime Hot Wheels die cast car will be in the F case, coming in a couple of months (distribution is currently underway in Malaysia). Luckily, Optimus is packed 2 per case, so he will be much easier to find than Bumblebee. Below you can see a full case breakdown so that you can have an idea of the other cars in the same case.

We also have reviews of the model. What's cool is someone

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Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by Overcracker Jan 13, 2025
Well that's unexpected. Going to all the trouble to make a fully sculpted interior and including a matrix that no-one would normally ever see is pretty cool.

The sculpted seats makes sense in case the tinted windows end up being less tinted and you can see into the cab, but the matrix on the floor is obscured from every angle so is completely unnecessary.

That attention to detail awesome.
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by Butta1681 Jan 13, 2025
I’ve been a Hot Wheels collector for a while now, and this is actually fairly common. There’s a few casting that have engine details completely obscured by the die-cast body
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by william-james88 Jan 31, 2025
For those anticipating the new Hot Wheels Track Fleet Ultra Magnus, it has been found at Target in the US. It was found by Lody666 in Texas. Speaking of Trackfleet, we now have images comparing the new 2025 Optimus Prime Hot Wheels toy to the 2024 Trackfleet Optimus Prime. As it turns out, the Trackfleet version's cab is much smaller.

The 2025 mainline Optimus Prime also has more details, like vents at the top of the cab. You can check out comparison images below, courtesy of GT2 who got a test copy (hence why it's a different color from the retail release we will get in a couple months).

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Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by Emerje Jan 31, 2025
I've never seen Track Fleet of any kind at Target or Walmart, not even a tag on the pegs. Others have said the same thing... :BANG_HEAD:

Emerje
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by Kyleor Jan 31, 2025
Emerje wrote:I've never seen Track Fleet of any kind at Target or Walmart, not even a tag on the pegs. Others have said the same thing... :BANG_HEAD:

Emerje



Did you try over in the TV/Movie merch area near the DVDs? I've found Transformers & other IP vehicles plopped over there instead of with the toys before.
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by Emerje Feb 1, 2025
Kyleor wrote:
Emerje wrote:I've never seen Track Fleet of any kind at Target or Walmart, not even a tag on the pegs. Others have said the same thing... :BANG_HEAD:

Emerje



Did you try over in the TV/Movie merch area near the DVDs? I've found Transformers & other IP vehicles plopped over there instead of with the toys before.

I scour that section, usually trying to match clearance tags to the mess of stuff thrown on the shelves. I've never seen Hot Wheels over there.

Emerje
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by william-james88 Feb 1, 2025
Emerje wrote:I've never seen Track Fleet of any kind at Target or Walmart, not even a tag on the pegs. Others have said the same thing... :BANG_HEAD:

Emerje


Same up here in Canada, super fleet is stocked instead.
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by EvasionModeBumblebee Feb 3, 2025
Found Drift the other week, got one! Still haven’t seen any others though.

I hope we get a second wave of these, I know they have the 07 Camaro sculpt!

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Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by EvasionModeBumblebee Feb 23, 2025
Found Crosshairs at a Walmart, so that’s 2 down now! I had the thought of what other movie cars they could do using existing sculpts, here’s what I found!

2007 Bumblebee:
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ROTF Sideswipe:
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AOE Lockdown:
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TLK Hot Rod (it appears their only Centenario sculpt is a convertible, not sure if they could add a roof piece or not:
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TLK Drift:
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Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by william-james88 Feb 25, 2025
For Bumblebee, I think this mold is more appropriate

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Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by william-james88 May 5, 2025
Entertainment Earth has a new listing for an upcoming Hot Wheels case. This one is for the Color Shifters line, and if you are unfamiliar with it, we have a video review below as an example. What’s cool about this upcoming case/wave is that it includes a Transformers car. It doesn’t specify the character though but it’s most probably Optimus Prime as that is the only mainline casting that was made from the ground up for a Transformers car.

Here is the description and content details:

Hot Wheels Color Shift 1:64 Vehicle 2025 Mix 3 Case of 10:

Hot Wheels Color Shifters vehicles rev up the fun of sensory play with cars that change color when dipped in water! When kids dunk or splash their 1:64 scale Color Shifters vehicle with icy cold or very warm water, it instantly changes color. Change the water temperature and the deco changes back. It's like having two cars in one – hit the road, race the track and then change color and race again.

This Hot Wheels Color Shift 1:64 Vehicle 2025 Mix 3 Case of 10 (977C) includes 10 individually packaged vehicles and includes:
1x Barbaric
1x Vw Drag Bus
2x Transformers
1x Nissan Skyline Gt-R (R32)
1x Mattel Dream Mobile
1x Trak Tune
2x El Segundo Coupe
1x Fast Felion


Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by Dominus Prime May 8, 2025
Wouldn't let me submit this to news for some reason, so I'm gonna try here

The new Transformers Heroes of Cybertron Tankard by Nemesis Now
https://www.cbr.com/transformers-nemesi ... d-release/
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by megatran May 8, 2025
Dominus Prime wrote:Wouldn't let me submit this to news for some reason, so I'm gonna try here

The new Transformers Heroes of Cybertron Tankard by Nemesis Now
https://www.cbr.com/transformers-nemesi ... d-release/

It's £70 (US$94 according to the link).
It's like chicken or the egg. Do you get drunk then order the tankard, OR order the tankard then get p!ssed.
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by Dominus Prime May 9, 2025
Haha, good point
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by chuckdawg1999 May 9, 2025
Hopefully it shows up on Amazon soon.
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by Dominus Prime May 9, 2025
It's one Tankard. One side has prime, other side has Rodimus. I'm gonna get one
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by chuckdawg1999 May 9, 2025
Hey guys, you know this is the Hot Wheels thread, right?
Re: Review for New Hot Wheels Optimus Prime Reveals Matrix Easter Egg (view post)
Comment by megatran May 9, 2025
william-james88 wrote:Entertainment Earth has a new listing for an upcoming Hot Wheels case. This one is for the Color Shifters line, and if you are unfamiliar with it, we have a video review below as an example. What’s cool about this upcoming case/wave is that it includes a Transformers car. It doesn’t specify the character though but it’s most probably Optimus Prime as that is the only mainline casting that was made from the ground up for a Transformers car.

Here is the description and content details:

Hot Wheels Color Shift 1:64 Vehicle 2025 Mix 3 Case of 10:

Hot Wheels Color Shifters vehicles rev up the fun of sensory play with cars that change color when dipped in water! When kids dunk or splash their 1:64 scale Color Shifters vehicle with icy cold or very warm water, it instantly changes color. Change the water temperature and the deco changes back. It's like having two cars in one – hit the road, race the track and then change color and race again.

This Hot Wheels Color Shift 1:64 Vehicle 2025 Mix 3 Case of 10 (977C) includes 10 individually packaged vehicles and includes:
1x Barbaric
1x Vw Drag Bus
2x Transformers
1x Nissan Skyline Gt-R (R32)
1x Mattel Dream Mobile
1x Trak Tune
2x El Segundo Coupe
1x Fast Felion



Left field guesses:
Ultra Magnus (*cough* white Optimus Prime *cough*)
Bug Bite (white VW Beetle)
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