So, what do you all think of the Japan Historics 2? 🤔 Also, a quick update. It's only been a week and I really missed making videos. I initially planned to review the JH2 set after my exams, but I figured I could take a break and make a video ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Don't be shocked if I upload another video in the days to come 😉
Seriously, l'm with you. The Japan Historics 2 is a compilation of disapointement and frustration to me. Let's me explain why. First of all, the jdm madness : In our days people seems to care more about japanese cars and theirs ''possible'' crazy value instead of focusing on what they realy like. Even if the car looks ok or even bad, because it's jdm people will pay huge prices to get hit, affecting our hobby negatively. Second, the fact that Mattel shut down early the production of the two previous sets (Cars and Donuts and Modern classics) before every countries even had chances to get thems and ofer thems in locals store. Third : The Car culture cards are now the same as pop culture cars. They are more fragile and easily to damage. This situation just make me swear that the JDM hype will end soon. L'm not saying that JDM cars are garbage, I do like a lot of thems but sadly the over-hype around theses cars just ruins the enthousiast to hunt thems. Hot wheels need to go back to her good old days of collecting. Less fantasy cars, and a equitable number of licence models of all categories (muscle cars, exotics, jdms, suvs, trucks, classic cars,etc).
TheKingRacer007 _I know right! I went to USA and i checked like three Targets and four Walmarts without the luck of finding any Cars And Donuts cars. I can't simply believe how they stopped producing them within a few months after they were released. I really wanted that 1979 M1 Procar and that WRX STI. I never got the opportunity to pick any of them up! Of course I'm personally not the biggest fan of older JDM cars, I only picked up the Toyota 2000GT from the previous Japan Historics set and I'm not really planning on purchasing any from this set. Modern Classics featured quite alot of amazing vehicles aswell. Again I really wanted that 190E-16 EVO-II and that 964 and I never had the opportunity to pick them up..._
It's demand vs supply rule. We can't deny that. The truth is Mattel sucks! They know some Car Culture are highly anticipated release yet they limit the production in order to raise the price. Like my case the seller cancelled my JH2 pre-order that I make 3 months earlier before its official release by the reason Mattel has shorten the production. A week later somebody at my place tend to sell it at RM300 (about SGD100). This is sick. Look at Modern Classics & Honda 70th Anniversary case and in future we will see Cargo Carriers will face the same fate. Mark my words!
The JDM craze is not going to die down any time soon, if ever. Why do you think Hot Wheels keeps making new casts for JDM cars? It's because they sell very well. I buy lots of JDM vehicles, and no, I'm not a scalper; I just love them. I buy to collect, give some away, and trade for other cars.
WOW......that is an INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL set, the Mazda RX-3 took it for me, so BEAUTIFUL. Sweet addition to your collection, i hope i can find them where i live here. Sweet upload, i loved it.
Very awesome review!! Clear and simple while being straight to the point. Just sucks cause people in the US have been scalping ALL of these castings. Sadly only missing the Datsun Bluebird 510 :( people resell them for ridiculous prices too which is a shame, some just scalp them only for their wheels. Getting harder and harder to be a decent collector these days without running into people who abuse the hobby.
The diecast community is going nuts, is not only JDM see what happened to the Tesla, just because is going to Mars now it's worth $100 USD. The JH2 its a beautiful set but not the money it's commanding right now.
Every JDM is lovely Because they are all beautiful Also I bought a MatchBox exotics for 5 pacc for $13 (P 430.00) it was stocked on the bottom of the hotwheels stand so I bought it (it was left unnoticed)
For me, they're worth the hype (and the price). Probably the best Car Culture set Hot Wheels ever did, together with the Cars & Donuts set imo. They capture the Japanese Custom JDM culture perfectly. And i'd call the color on the Fairlady Z "Banana Yellow" LoL. My favorite has to be the new Skyline C210. Thanks for the presentation #Sushi :)
There it is! There's that other Mazda RX-3 I told you about, because you said you didn't much care for the one from the first "Japan Historics" series with the racing graphics. In my opinion, maybe they could have picked a different color for the Mazda, but orange is what they chose, I like it mainly because it is a color that isn't very commonly seen on many cars.
Very nice review! Personally I think the set does live up to the hype, purely because I think they really knocked it out of the park with the models and card art. I find they are really authentic to their real life examples (in terms of tuning style), I just love the simple yet detailed finish they got (and I love the choice of colours). Funny you mention that there are 3 (4 in fact, as the Datsun 510 can be considered a Nissan) that make up the pack. Ironically, this is also true to life, go to any Japanese car show and a good 80% or so of the cars there will be Nissans (usually C10/C110 Skylines, Laurels ect...) The only reason I think it's hyped is the number of Japanese car enthusiasts there is nowdays, which in itself I strongly believe is a good thing. If anything I'm more disappointed in the scalpers capitalizing on this to make a quick buck, and Mattel's marketing not providing the supply to cater for the demand. If they would bin the superhero cars noone buys and triple the output of JDM ect, there would be no need for people to scalp (or at least noone would pay the outlandish prices, thus destroying scalpers "business") Also the Laurel has an extra part for the bumpers (and grille/rear fascia steering wheel on the Skyline), they are made up of 5 parts in total, as opposed to the usual 4 (base, interior, windows, body) oh and #sushi
Drifter if the chrome in some of your cars faints, you can re paint it with a Molotov liquid chrome pen. It's a great paint and the chrome looks just as good as the original and the pen has a fine tip if you choose
Awesome review bro,I am ur fans n forever support ur every video,this set is very nice to collect it,I only have one set,is hard to find for a second set bc the price are high now,I really this set been review at last,thx bro keep it up^.^
Drifter D, there’s also different 2 placements of the serial numbers on the Datsun’s base. Yours is in the bottom right corner, mine is near the center.
I appreciate your opinion in your review. As you said, opinions are neither right or wrong - it’s what a person thinks. I’ve picked up 4 sets for myself - I’ve seen them on the pegs in many different Walmarts. My son & I enjoy watching your videos - keep up the good work & happy hunting! #sushi
i beg to differ, i like this series. Talking about the card art, this probably the 1st hw with different card size. the size is as big as retro series, a bit unique i would say. Not to mention the 1st edition of the c210 and laurel. i would say these 2 cars will be the ugly duckling for the jdm collectors. Last, for the collectors who likes calmer tampos with top notch details this probably one of the best series from hw
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#sushi cool to have u back bro! sweet review n yeah I agree, I don't understand all the hype around jdm cars although I do like them... cool philipines shirt btw! n yeah get ur head down n do some revision!!! we can wait x
I personally really like how Hot Wheels made these cars very simplistic and put no decals on them. Also I think the Fairlady Z got the little plastic thingy in the back I think because it has a widebody kit, so they didn't want the real rider wheels to rub on the cardboard? Maybe? My favorite car in this set has to be that green Laurel. I think it might even be my favorite overall Car culture car!
I think it didn't live up to the hype as well but it is still a very good set and has really nice card art. I do believe it needed some more like decals on it but I honestly prefer it plain. Great video as always
Technically Datsun is a Nissan so 4 out of 5 are Nissan products. I just ordered the Skyline and RX-3 on Ebay. I may take the Skyline apart and paint the interior flat white.
The hype really comes from the first Japan Historics set and The Lamley Group. Aside from that it is a nice set and I think slowly the Laurel is becoming collectors favorite with the Skyline right next to it. I'm starting to see people getting tired of the Bluebird. There are just too many of them flooding the market and the Laurel is a nice change to the line of JDM.
Guitarded And Broke Now that youve mentioned it, the bluebird castings does get tiring (even though I dont collect them lol). So yes, it's great to have a new casting
#sushi and long reviews are great. Your opinion is why we watch your vids. I for one love your take on the die-cast industry. It's a little rough at times but it comes from the heart and you speak the truth. Over hyped sets, poor tampos, bases with no detail. Someone needs to say it and you do it in a way that doesn't offend other collectors. Your channel is refreshing. #driftergang
#Sushi imo the quality (e.g. paint, tempo) is brilliant on these cars (except the fairlady, i really don't like that yellow :S), but the choice of cars is...meh. Like, why would they reuse RX3 when there are so many other cars for them to choose? Don't really understand why they are overhyped, just as you thought (I think JH1 looks&feels way better than JH2, even without full tampo :3) P.S. JH2 are all over the place in HK lol (except Datsun 510, they are the only ones being hoarded, but I'm still lucky enough to get one XD)
+Drifter D No problem :) Would be fun if Mattel remaster JH1 by giving the original 5 cars better paint & full tampo, we are probably gonna witness a World War lol
Your videos are vary informative i prerecorded a set from eBay that i paid around $50.00 got and i got really lucky and found a set in target and there was like 4 sets but i only got one because i think other people should have the chance to enjoy them and i only had $30.00. So $5.00 a car that's $25.00 for the set and $50.00 from eBay. But i like these cars i didn't get any of the first ones so i'm glad to get these the new skyline and the laurel are really cool and the fair lady new bottom just makes the car all the better
I love the designs of these cars, rather the lack thereof, because it's how I like things: detailed, yet understated. JH1 was okay but I didn't like them as much purely because of the lack of realism, i.e. detailed front and rear tampos. These were only overhyped because of the 510 and little else. This entire set is a true tribute to Japanese car culture and that's what I love about it.
I got the RX-3 and Skyline from Ebay. Orange is one of my fav colors, the RX-3 looks great in orange. And the RX-3 has the best looking wheels in my opinion. I wish the Skyline was stock height instead of lowered. I want to get the Laurel. It looks good in dark green. I don't like the Fairlady in yellow. I love 510's, but not in silver. So I'll pass on the 510 also.
I got lucky and found the whole set on the pegs (I’m in Southern California). I really like the card art-it’s beautiful-and each one is unique (different backgrounds and the cherry blossoms are not all in the same pattern). Mattel definitely had a color scheme in mind and I think it is well executed in the set. Sure-it doesn’t have a-lot of sponsorship nor other various designs-but I don’t think that was look Mattel was going for. The Laurel is my favorite of the set and I think that is because it looks more like a muscle car. I don’t think the set is worth high reseller prices-$6 USD per car for this set is on par with other premium diecast from other brands. I’m more of an American muscle car and hot rod collector-but this set was too nice to pass up! I will keep mine carded and put them in a black shadow box for display. Oh and don’t worry about other collectors disagreeing with your opinions-be honest and genuine and except the fact that we can all agree to either agree or disagree and have fun discussing our opinions 😎👍🏻 #Sushi
Hello i have a question how damage your vision is???(the number i don't know what's it called) also cool vid good to see ya. cool cars right there love it❤ also your bye is cut out
It was nice to watch different perspective of this set from my perspective. I think this set is very good overall, especially with the decos at the front and rear for all the cars in this set. I don't care too much about the number of car brands in the set, but I wish Hot Wheels include more new castings in this set rather than regurgitating the same cars appeared in the previous car culture set such as Mazda RX-7 which is the third appearance in car culture series and Fairlady Z which was included in the Cars and Donuts set. Good luck with your exams. #sushi
#sushi I agree with all you have say. Cars and cardart is awesome, but I think that those 4 spoke wheels look coll on all of the cars, and that mazda needs lower profile tires. Great video! 😃😁😁😁
The JH2 set is a gorgeous set but...they can't call it Japan Historics and the set is 90% Nissan. Where is Toyota, Honda, Acura, and Mitsubishi? Along with Mazda and Nissan that have been in the car scene since back in the day 60s 70s 80s 90s. #sushi
I agree. Well done set, buy way over hyped. I may pick it up if I find it on the pegs, but I won't pay outrageous prices for it. Good job on the review! #Sushi
First of all, that JH2 set is awesome ! I did pre-order a box (10pieces) 3 month ago which have been cancelled last month, I did have to get my 5 cars for 20US$ more than the pre-order box but I don't care so much about it. The hype is too much but its due to the booming of japanese cars outside of asia that is on since a few years, a few years ago picking HWS skyline&Co was easy and almost those were peg warmers, now everybody seems obsessed about them and it makes the shop hunting more difficult and less fun. As for the JH2; the RX-3 as always been the weakest casting, it doesn't have the charisma of the real car and look like a potatoe. The yellow z is very cool with the chassis changing, I have never see HWS making two models with a similar body. The 510 as by far the best ever fitting with those wheels; it is just perfect. For the Laurel and the Skyline, they are almost no more HWS, those two are incredibles; the small wheels choice add so much credibility to the japanese car culture, the low rider stance is also very important in the greater looking of those two beauties.
yomek Piecemaker *_That RX3 looks like a potato_* oh man Ive finally found the words as to why I dont like the RX3 too much either 😂 Ive read the whole comment and I do agree with most of your points. Thanks for sharing!
its also a pian when the scalpers that are only looking for money take all of the jdm cars, im actually really into japanese cars but its hard to find those scaled versions cause we have people that may not even like them taking them all
I bought one set at Target and they do look nice because of the Card Art. I also saw three sets at Walmart but decided to pass as the price was too much for me. The cars do look cool but all had the same real riders except for the Mazda 3. Overall, you covered everything wrong with the set and I don't regret I passed on them because car and pop culture for me feels like it is worth my money more than this set.
Love the disclaimer at the beginning. My opinion of this series is no it doesn't suck. I don't like JDM so I won't be getting these but the castings are nice. The new zamac muscle car series for example have coloured windows that completely ruin the appearance. These are of course my opinions, hope I didn't offend anyone, lol ! Cheers ! #sushi !!!!!!!! # southern fried !!!!!!
RC Bulldog I think the coloured windows are nice as 1. we dont get coloured windows often and 2. they match with the car - but as we both agree on, it's alll about opinions 😉
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in indonesia, most scalpers bought those cars except rx3 & fairlady z. after that they sold it with much higher price and its ridiculous. even most stores restock only just sell 2 cars that i mentioned because some scalpers already order before those cars put on display. luckily i'm not jdm fans :D
I would love to have the set but i renounce to have it. All my local stores are always empty on this set. It is sad to see on instagram one single guy buying all the sets they find in the store. I will not pay 3 times the price plus shipping on Evilbay. Thanks for the videos. I am from PA USA.
Hello Drifter! I have two sets of this one to keep cars and one to open. I was lucky to find them very early but now that the hype is unreal I cannot find them anywhere. And if I do find them the 510 is gone. I really love the attention to detail on these castings. They are beautiful, but I definitely do agree with you on the lack of variety in the wheels. #sushi
So, what do you all think of the Japan Historics 2? 🤔
Also, a quick update. It's only been a week and I really missed making videos. I initially planned to review the JH2 set after my exams, but I figured I could take a break and make a video ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Don't be shocked if I upload another video in the days to come 😉
AWESOME BUT NOT EXCITING ANYMORE?
I still love them idk bout you
I still love them too, but the only thing that i know its do you love THE FIRST ONE OR THE SECOND ONE?
Drifter D it's great
I like the unique design of the Datsun
yes we want moar
Seriously, l'm with you. The Japan Historics 2 is a compilation of disapointement and frustration to me. Let's me explain why. First of all, the jdm madness : In our days people seems to care more about japanese cars and theirs ''possible'' crazy value instead of focusing on what they realy like. Even if the car looks ok or even bad, because it's jdm people will pay huge prices to get hit, affecting our hobby negatively. Second, the fact that Mattel shut down early the production of the two previous sets (Cars and Donuts and Modern classics) before every countries even had chances to get thems and ofer thems in locals store. Third : The Car culture cards are now the same as pop culture cars. They are more fragile and easily to damage. This situation just make me swear that the JDM hype will end soon. L'm not saying that JDM cars are garbage, I do like a lot of thems but sadly the over-hype around theses cars just ruins the enthousiast to hunt thems. Hot wheels need to go back to her good old days of collecting. Less fantasy cars, and a equitable number of licence models of all categories (muscle cars, exotics, jdms, suvs, trucks, classic cars,etc).
TheKingRacer007 Preach, man 🤙Indeed. *_strongly agree_* with the word "overhyped"
TheKingRacer007 _I know right! I went to USA and i checked like three Targets and four Walmarts without the luck of finding any Cars And Donuts cars. I can't simply believe how they stopped producing them within a few months after they were released. I really wanted that 1979 M1 Procar and that WRX STI. I never got the opportunity to pick any of them up! Of course I'm personally not the biggest fan of older JDM cars, I only picked up the Toyota 2000GT from the previous Japan Historics set and I'm not really planning on purchasing any from this set. Modern Classics featured quite alot of amazing vehicles aswell. Again I really wanted that 190E-16 EVO-II and that 964 and I never had the opportunity to pick them up..._
It's demand vs supply rule. We can't deny that. The truth is Mattel sucks! They know some Car Culture are highly anticipated release yet they limit the production in order to raise the price. Like my case the seller cancelled my JH2 pre-order that I make 3 months earlier before its official release by the reason Mattel has shorten the production. A week later somebody at my place tend to sell it at RM300 (about SGD100). This is sick. Look at Modern Classics & Honda 70th Anniversary case and in future we will see Cargo Carriers will face the same fate. Mark my words!
The JDM craze is not going to die down any time soon, if ever. Why do you think Hot Wheels keeps making new casts for JDM cars? It's because they sell very well. I buy lots of JDM vehicles, and no, I'm not a scalper; I just love them. I buy to collect, give some away, and trade for other cars.
TheKingRacer007 the only muscle cars are classics. And the only muscle cars are American!
Awesome car culture Japan historics 2 car's you open up and reviewed congrats thumbs up.
Samuel Ace Thanks hehe 😁
To me the Japan historics 2 car's are awesome.
Some of the best work they've done, & happy to pay the slight premium - hope Mattel continues down this path.
good video and nice review Drifter D!!! Congrats on 12K subs ;)
There are four nissans, datsun is a nissan
In the 80's i think nissan was called datsun in japan :)
(Besides the Rx3 ) it's Nissan Historics
WOW......that is an INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL set, the Mazda RX-3 took it for me, so BEAUTIFUL. Sweet addition to your collection, i hope i can find them where i live here. Sweet upload, i loved it.
Love the set....I think the over all castings are getting better. Great Video. Well done!
It's been a 4 years u have posted this video . I've got the very 1st set today. Thanks for u r review
Very awesome review!! Clear and simple while being straight to the point. Just sucks cause people in the US have been scalping ALL of these castings. Sadly only missing the Datsun Bluebird 510 :( people resell them for ridiculous prices too which is a shame, some just scalp them only for their wheels. Getting harder and harder to be a decent collector these days without running into people who abuse the hobby.
Stevie G. Yeah the situation is really bad for this series 😪
I think this is an awsome set! I love the cars especially that 510. Will definitely be looking out for these great video!!
Matthew Beattie Happy Hunting!
The diecast community is going nuts, is not only JDM see what happened to the Tesla, just because is going to Mars now it's worth $100 USD. The JH2 its a beautiful set but not the money it's commanding right now.
Alejandro Sanchez LOL looks like tesla fans joined in the fun 😂😂😂
Set 1 looks so much better , as there are more details for set 1 for example a police version and not just all racing or plain , nice video 👍🏻
Ribena Monster Yup me too, I definitely prefer 1 over 2
What's Drifter!How are you?I LOVE the JDM cars,so I think set is NICE!Thumbs up!
Doyko Doykov Sup 😎 Doing well bro haha
Every JDM is lovely
Because they are all beautiful
Also I bought a MatchBox exotics for 5 pacc for $13 (P 430.00) it was stocked on the bottom of the hotwheels stand so I bought it (it was left unnoticed)
All the best for your remaining exams!!
You're the best drifter d:-)
Thanks bro!
Another great video. We here even if you upload every now and then until your exams are done
Thanks Zarnex 😉
For me, they're worth the hype (and the price). Probably the best Car Culture set Hot Wheels ever did, together with the Cars & Donuts set imo. They capture the Japanese Custom JDM culture perfectly. And i'd call the color on the Fairlady Z "Banana Yellow" LoL. My favorite has to be the new Skyline C210. Thanks for the presentation #Sushi :)
Thanks for commenting :) Banana yellow sounds good LOL XD
Milkyellow for me
Love the t-shirt drifty😍😍
Thanks haha XD
They're making a Japan Historics 3
There it is! There's that other Mazda RX-3 I told you about, because you said you didn't much care for the one from the first "Japan Historics" series with the racing graphics. In my opinion, maybe they could have picked a different color for the Mazda, but orange is what they chose, I like it mainly because it is a color that isn't very commonly seen on many cars.
Very nice review!
Personally I think the set does live up to the hype, purely because I think they really knocked it out of the park with the models and card art. I find they are really authentic to their real life examples (in terms of tuning style), I just love the simple yet detailed finish they got (and I love the choice of colours).
Funny you mention that there are 3 (4 in fact, as the Datsun 510 can be considered a Nissan) that make up the pack. Ironically, this is also true to life, go to any Japanese car show and a good 80% or so of the cars there will be Nissans (usually C10/C110 Skylines, Laurels ect...)
The only reason I think it's hyped is the number of Japanese car enthusiasts there is nowdays, which in itself I strongly believe is a good thing. If anything I'm more disappointed in the scalpers capitalizing on this to make a quick buck, and Mattel's marketing not providing the supply to cater for the demand. If they would bin the superhero cars noone buys and triple the output of JDM ect, there would be no need for people to scalp (or at least noone would pay the outlandish prices, thus destroying scalpers "business")
Also the Laurel has an extra part for the bumpers (and grille/rear fascia steering wheel on the Skyline), they are made up of 5 parts in total, as opposed to the usual 4 (base, interior, windows, body) oh and #sushi
Nice To see you BRO!
Great vid really like your channel
Really nice set!
Drifter if the chrome in some of your cars faints, you can re paint it with a Molotov liquid chrome pen. It's a great paint and the chrome looks just as good as the original and the pen has a fine tip if you choose
Everardo Tejada Molotov liquid chrome pen.. Hmm i'll take note of that. Thanks! 😁
Awesome review bro,I am ur fans n forever support ur every video,this set is very nice to collect it,I only have one set,is hard to find for a second set bc the price are high now,I really this set been review at last,thx bro keep it up^.^
Rynn Rynn Wei Hehe thanks for the kind comment man 😁 Glad to hear you got yourself a set
Thx for ur reply bro,keep it up I really really love all ur video all ur review about every cars,thx again bro^.^
Drifter D, there’s also different 2 placements of the serial numbers on the Datsun’s base. Yours is in the bottom right corner, mine is near the center.
Nice Philippines shirt! And thanks for putting my comment in your video, it means so much to me! #Sushi!
I appreciate your opinion in your review. As you said, opinions are neither right or wrong - it’s what a person thinks.
I’ve picked up 4 sets for myself - I’ve seen them on the pegs in many different Walmarts.
My son & I enjoy watching your videos - keep up the good work & happy hunting!
#sushi
Marc Sansone Thanks for watching :)
well the datsun is technically a nissan but i agree it would be cooler to have all kinds of cars
The rarest set that i want to find
i beg to differ, i like this series. Talking about the card art, this probably the 1st hw with different card size. the size is as big as retro series, a bit unique i would say. Not to mention the 1st edition of the c210 and laurel. i would say these 2 cars will be the ugly duckling for the jdm collectors. Last, for the collectors who likes calmer tampos with top notch details this probably one of the best series from hw
Your back!!!
Sort of XD
I mainly buy JDM cars mostly because I'm a fan of import vehicles, and they're great just to have something different in the collection!
I Love your videos Drifter D
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+Koala Fan Hahaha hey man, sorry to wake you up XDD
Your voice is so soothing your like the philipino Morgan freeman
Just as many people don't like racing decals as the ones that do. I personally like clean non decaled cars
yeah, on pros on the JH2 for me is the non decal cars
yeah i like the non decal cars more, one thing i like about JH2
#sushi cool to have u back bro! sweet review n yeah I agree, I don't understand all the hype around jdm cars although I do like them... cool philipines shirt btw! n yeah get ur head down n do some revision!!! we can wait x
Hi Drifter! Is this collection available in Europe?? Or only in the USA??
I wasn't expecting a new special set again.
For, me this is the best set that I saw so far.
Nice video totally agree..... Thanks for the review..
#sushi
Yay you're wearing the Philippine's shirt!😀
I personally really like how Hot Wheels made these cars very simplistic and put no decals on them. Also I think the Fairlady Z got the little plastic thingy in the back I think because it has a widebody kit, so they didn't want the real rider wheels to rub on the cardboard? Maybe? My favorite car in this set has to be that green Laurel. I think it might even be my favorite overall Car culture car!
Thomas Letkewicz They all have wide body kits though... But you might be right. It could be wider than the rest of them 🤔
I think it didn't live up to the hype as well but it is still a very good set and has really nice card art. I do believe it needed some more like decals on it but I honestly prefer it plain. Great video as always
No!! Classics never suck. 240Z, 2000GT, FJ40..fantastic vehicles! And btw I'm half Phillipine, half white
Cool video and nice to see you
Glad to see you too haha xD glad to be back for now
NICE VID MY BROTHA!
Technically Datsun is a Nissan so 4 out of 5 are Nissan products. I just ordered the Skyline and RX-3 on Ebay. I may take the Skyline apart and paint the interior flat white.
The hype really comes from the first Japan Historics set and The Lamley Group. Aside from that it is a nice set and I think slowly the Laurel is becoming collectors favorite with the Skyline right next to it. I'm starting to see people getting tired of the Bluebird. There are just too many of them flooding the market and the Laurel is a nice change to the line of JDM.
Guitarded And Broke Now that youve mentioned it, the bluebird castings does get tiring (even though I dont collect them lol). So yes, it's great to have a new casting
#sushi and long reviews are great. Your opinion is why we watch your vids. I for one love your take on the die-cast industry. It's a little rough at times but it comes from the heart and you speak the truth. Over hyped sets, poor tampos, bases with no detail. Someone needs to say it and you do it in a way that doesn't offend other collectors. Your channel is refreshing. #driftergang
#Sushi
imo the quality (e.g. paint, tempo) is brilliant on these cars (except the fairlady, i really don't like that yellow :S), but the choice of cars is...meh. Like, why would they reuse RX3 when there are so many other cars for them to choose? Don't really understand why they are overhyped, just as you thought (I think JH1 looks&feels way better than JH2, even without full tampo :3)
P.S. JH2 are all over the place in HK lol (except Datsun 510, they are the only ones being hoarded, but I'm still lucky enough to get one XD)
Carson Au Thanks for the comment! You do make some good points 🤔
+Drifter D No problem :)
Would be fun if Mattel remaster JH1 by giving the original 5 cars better paint & full tampo, we are probably gonna witness a World War lol
RX-3 is badass! Rotary power ftw!!!
Nice Drifter 👍
Only the Datsun have decals, green Nissan have unusual bumper, yellow Nissan have protective cover, one car has rear view card art WTF...
I got the Datsun Bluebird 510, Mazda RX-3 and Nissan Fairlady Z. I left the Nissan Laurel 2000 SGX and Nissan Skyline C210.
Your videos are vary informative i prerecorded a set from eBay that i paid around $50.00 got and i got really lucky and found a set in target and there was like 4 sets but i only got one because i think other people should have the chance to enjoy them and i only had $30.00. So $5.00 a car that's $25.00 for the set and $50.00 from eBay. But i like these cars i didn't get any of the first ones so i'm glad to get these the new skyline and the laurel are really cool and the fair lady new bottom just makes the car all the better
I HAVE MY EXAMS MY BROTHA. BUT I AM A SMART GUY. GOOD LUCK!
Drifter D, toyota is gone. Ferrari is back.
andrey pabalate why is toyota gone????
Toyota have big issues with other companies. so they decided to quit toyota, just like nfs and forza.
Wuuuut?!
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I love the designs of these cars, rather the lack thereof, because it's how I like things: detailed, yet understated. JH1 was okay but I didn't like them as much purely because of the lack of realism, i.e. detailed front and rear tampos. These were only overhyped because of the 510 and little else. This entire set is a true tribute to Japanese car culture and that's what I love about it.
Hey the 240z is a new casting cause its different rear lights and front bumper to the basic release
I got the RX-3 and Skyline from Ebay. Orange is one of my fav colors, the RX-3 looks great in orange. And the RX-3 has the best looking wheels in my opinion. I wish the Skyline was stock height instead of lowered. I want to get the Laurel. It looks good in dark green. I don't like the Fairlady in yellow. I love 510's, but not in silver. So I'll pass on the 510 also.
I wouldn't say plain I think the clean look fits in good it's more of a realistic High detail look
BTW, that Datsun 240Z with the large nose is definitely sweet!
I got lucky and found the whole set on the pegs (I’m in Southern California). I really like the card art-it’s beautiful-and each one is unique (different backgrounds and the cherry blossoms are not all in the same pattern). Mattel definitely had a color scheme in mind and I think it is well executed in the set. Sure-it doesn’t have a-lot of sponsorship nor other various designs-but I don’t think that was look Mattel was going for. The Laurel is my favorite of the set and I think that is because it looks more like a muscle car. I don’t think the set is worth high reseller prices-$6 USD per car for this set is on par with other premium diecast from other brands. I’m more of an American muscle car and hot rod collector-but this set was too nice to pass up! I will keep mine carded and put them in a black shadow box for display. Oh and don’t worry about other collectors disagreeing with your opinions-be honest and genuine and except the fact that we can all agree to either agree or disagree and have fun discussing our opinions 😎👍🏻 #Sushi
Hello i have a question how damage your vision is???(the number i don't know what's it called) also cool vid good to see ya. cool cars right there love it❤ also your bye is cut out
My spectacles are 300-375 haha xD Interesting question but yea :)
My head just came oit with dunno why
#sushi now I kinda like to collect facilities vehicles more than those jdm n others cars. Drifter do you collect those with 1/24 scale cars?
It was nice to watch different perspective of this set from my perspective. I think this set is very good overall, especially with the decos at the front and rear for all the cars in this set. I don't care too much about the number of car brands in the set, but I wish Hot Wheels include more new castings in this set rather than regurgitating the same cars appeared in the previous car culture set such as Mazda RX-7 which is the third appearance in car culture series and Fairlady Z which was included in the Cars and Donuts set. Good luck with your exams. #sushi
Hyun-Wu Lee That is also true.. Re-using the same castings does get boting 😥 And also, thanks :)
#sushi
I agree with all you have say. Cars and cardart is awesome, but I think that those 4 spoke wheels look coll on all of the cars, and that mazda needs lower profile tires.
Great video! 😃😁😁😁
Ismar Osmanovic Thanks for watching!
The JH2 set is a gorgeous set but...they can't call it Japan Historics and the set is 90% Nissan. Where is Toyota, Honda, Acura, and Mitsubishi? Along with Mazda and Nissan that have been in the car scene since back in the day 60s 70s 80s 90s. #sushi
Great set
I love the rx3 same color my grandpa had in real life I found this whole set at walmart for 25$ 🙃
I agree. Well done set, buy way over hyped. I may pick it up if I find it on the pegs, but I won't pay outrageous prices for it. Good job on the review! #Sushi
Good video bro
I find the set at Wal-Mart last week. I like some of the cars, but the MAZDA RX-3 has been use three times in the CAR CULTURE set. (:
I watch the whole video bro
I only have from one Japan historic on the pigs But hopefully to find the rest There's a lot of scalpers out here
First of all, that JH2 set is awesome !
I did pre-order a box (10pieces) 3 month ago which have been cancelled last month, I did have to get my 5 cars for 20US$ more than the pre-order box but I don't care so much about it.
The hype is too much but its due to the booming of japanese cars outside of asia that is on since a few years, a few years ago picking HWS skyline&Co was easy and almost those were peg warmers, now everybody seems obsessed about them and it makes the shop hunting more difficult and less fun.
As for the JH2; the RX-3 as always been the weakest casting, it doesn't have the charisma of the real car and look like a potatoe. The yellow z is very cool with the chassis changing, I have never see HWS making two models with a similar body.
The 510 as by far the best ever fitting with those wheels; it is just perfect.
For the Laurel and the Skyline, they are almost no more HWS, those two are incredibles; the small wheels choice add so much credibility to the japanese car culture, the low rider stance is also very important in the greater looking of those two beauties.
yomek Piecemaker *_That RX3 looks like a potato_* oh man Ive finally found the words as to why I dont like the RX3 too much either 😂 Ive read the whole comment and I do agree with most of your points. Thanks for sharing!
I have seen them in stores, but the 510 was gone. If I had seen it, I would pick it up. But, I've left the others.
#sushi
4:01 Don't you mean "Nissan Yanny 2000 SGX"?
Happy CNY
Where do you mostly go for hot wheels hunting
its also a pian when the scalpers that are only looking for money take all of the jdm cars, im actually really into japanese cars but its hard to find those scaled versions cause we have people that may not even like them taking them all
I bought one set at Target and they do look nice because of the Card Art. I also saw three sets at Walmart but decided to pass as the price was too much for me. The cars do look cool but all had the same real riders except for the Mazda 3. Overall, you covered everything wrong with the set and I don't regret I passed on them because car and pop culture for me feels like it is worth my money more than this set.
Love the disclaimer at the beginning. My opinion of this series is no it doesn't suck. I don't like JDM so I won't be getting these but the castings are nice. The new zamac muscle car series for example have coloured windows that completely ruin the appearance. These are of course my opinions, hope I didn't offend anyone, lol ! Cheers ! #sushi !!!!!!!! # southern fried !!!!!!
RC Bulldog I think the coloured windows are nice as 1. we dont get coloured windows often and 2. they match with the car - but as we both agree on, it's alll about opinions 😉
Drifter D you got it , if everyone liked the same thing there wouldn't be any variety. Cheers and good luck with your exams.
How do you loose the car without damaging the card? Impressive
I use a knife cutter to cut the plastic blister 😀
Nice. Are your exams going well? Do you know?
So far so good :) Thanks for asking hehe
Bro I really really love your channel and your content, but for real, you should have a more creative and unique channel name. You don’t have to listen to me, it’s just my suggestion
Love you No homo
Leo Chang Thanks but I think everyone including me are used to the name Drifter D. Love you too bro #nohomo
i saw those cars on your instagram
;)
Nice vedio and hair drooper
It looks good but it looks like normal cars but they should add five diffrent brands in each five car set
CHIP STER Yup, that wouldve been better 🙄
in indonesia, most scalpers bought those cars except rx3 & fairlady z. after that they sold it with much higher price and its ridiculous. even most stores restock only just sell 2 cars that i mentioned because some scalpers already order before those cars put on display.
luckily i'm not jdm fans :D
christrusli Man that's a bummer 😓
True man haha
I would love to have the set but i renounce to have it. All my local stores are always empty on this set. It is sad to see on instagram one single guy buying all the sets they find in the store. I will not pay 3 times the price plus shipping on Evilbay. Thanks for the videos. I am from PA USA.
Ricardo Gil That instagram part is so true 😟
Hello Drifter! I have two sets of this one to keep cars and one to open. I was lucky to find them very early but now that the hype is unreal I cannot find them anywhere. And if I do find them the 510 is gone. I really love the attention to detail on these castings. They are beautiful, but I definitely do agree with you on the lack of variety in the wheels. #sushi
Nick Keogh Lucky you got two sets! And yeah, from what Ive seen in the comments it's the 510 that has the problem 😟
#sushi
I knew I'm late. But I have a question. Where did you buy this set? 👌😅
I pre-ordered this from a local Singaporean collector :)
It is so cool including you
I'm looking for the set
Hey drifter I am in Singapore
Disappointed I didn’t preorder. No instore stock anywhere. 😭😭
I think they are nice.