Review – Hot Wheels Poison Arrow
When it comes to Hot Wheels toy cars I’ve gotta say that the stranger the car the more I love the design. I’m not really into the straightforward, simple car designs, but give me something wacky like the Fast Fortress (review here) and I’m happy as hell. And with that in mind you can probably skip this Poison Arrow review, because just looking at the pics should tell you that I think this is a cool toy car.
A Translucent Plastic Top on a Plane Body
That semi-clear blue plastic shell over the toy’s diecast metal wing/plane body looks fantastic. And the fact that you can see the car’s engine beneath the plastic shell is just icing on what’s a truly impressive car design. But you don’t need me to tell you this because you can see for yourself in the photos just how awesome this little toy car looks.
Doesn’t Roll so Well
It’s not that the wheels don’t turn right. No, what’s wrong here is that the odd shape of the car leads to the entire toy losing its balance and kinda skidding to a stop. It’s back heavy, so if you push the car too hard you wind up with a crash situation rather than a race situation. So those of you who actually drop your Hot Wheels cars into tracks may want to avoid this design. But if you’re like me — display only — then the Poison Arrow is hard to beat for looks.
Closing Thoughts
I know not everyone out there enjoys collecting Hot Wheels toy cars, but if you’re into these inexpensive diecast metal cars then you should take a close look at the Poison Arrow. It’s got a unique look, a cool combination of metal and translucent plastic, and will standout from any standard toy car on the market. And, to be honest, it’s just fun to drive and fly around the room.
Philip Reed will now fly this car right on over to some other Hot Wheels cars. He really needs to find a better way to display these tiny cars because they’re very neat designs.
The giant propellor on the back is pretty cool.
Would have loved that back in my youff. Loved Die-cast planes, but they were hard to come by.