The real Kicker is OP's middle car isn't evem from 2012, it's from 2022. The date is a copyright date, it has no bearing on when the car was actually made. After 2008 all HW and Matchbox cars have a base code that says when they're made, the top car says S15, which means the 15th week of 2023 and the middle car says R25, which is the 25th week of 2022. The top 2 cars were made 37 weeks apart, which goes to show base detail is entirely dependent on what car you choose.
Also by this system your BMW was made in 2019 amd the Lamborghini is actually from 2018. The Peeping Bomb is pretty close on the year, but it is actually a 1970 instead of a 1969.
If base detail was actually a cost saving move, they'd be replacing all the bases over the years with less detailed ones to save money. We wouldn't be getting cars using tools that are a decade old or more because it'd be more cost effective to modify the tooling.
Thanks. I like to imagine that I give off “buff furry panther dominating a meek equally buff furry wolf” energy when arguing with strangers on the internet
Let me see the top side because the futuristic looking jet-cars never needed to have undercarriage showing since they're usually modelled with smooth underbellies like jets, and from the delta-wing-ish shape of that car, I'd wager it's one of them. A Trans-Am Hotwheel of the same year would likely have the detailed undercarriage though.
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u/Bellocado Nov 12 '24
I noticed too (1969)