New Year Rockets

 New Year's fireworks sent me browsing for rockets.

These old German ones look amazing! Like Novas! 

Brilliant card and box art too! 

Did or do your fireworks look like rockets? 

Stout, Lime and Tan Hill

 

On New Year's Day we spent a most convivial afternoon at the remote Tan Hill Inn on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, the highest pub in England.

Whilst warming up inside and with half a delicious stout, I read a few pages from my older brother's sixth horror novel, the Lime Pit.

What a pub! 

Have you been somewhere remote where you've read a book? 

La Flotta della Galassia

 I like this amazing snake-like spaceship by Fassi of Italy.

It's like Beetlejuice's elongated arms! 

The whole range looks good.

What do you reckon?

Batman 2026 5-Pack

Hi Woodsy,

Most years Hot Wheels release a group of five Batman models within the Mainline. These are all Bat-vehicles, and come on individual cards.

Then there is a five-pack, which contains a mix of one or two actual Bat-vehicles, a Gotham City Police vehicle, and two or three villain cars. The Police and Villain cars are unique to these sets, and not available as individual models on cards.

This is the five-pack for 2026 – which I picked up in early December 2025. The models are:

Batmobile – 1989 movie car in dark blue with red pin-stripes. Originally released in 2004.

Armored Truck – security van in white Gotham City Police SWAT markings. Originally released in 1997.

70s Van – in green with Killer Croc markings. Originally released in 2003, this being a re-tooled version of a 1970s model.

Blvd. Bruiser – in black with yellow and white trim, and Cat Woman markings. Originally released in 2011.

Batplane, from Batman – The Animated Series – in gloss and matt black, with a stand as there is no undercarriage. Originally released in 2020.

In addition to these regular models, there may be other Batman models in sets or as individual models in other ranges, such as Pop Culture, or Monster Trucks.

Paul Adams from New Zealand

2026 has Begun!

Happy New Year from Las Vegas

A little late but Happy New Year to all Moonbasers

From Vegas Base

Ed

Happy New Year ..... Again!