3B's Toy Hive Contest Winnings - Hot Wheels / Matchbox: Batman

Sometime last year I won a prize in a contest hosted by 3B's Toy Hive.  In the mess I call my toy room / man cave at home these 3 Batman Hot Wheels / Matchbox cars got lost in the shuffle until recently.  While I'm more of a Marvel Comics fan, I can appreciate the Batman character and all of his cool gadgets...including his vehicles.  I also love die-cast cars and such so I was happy to receive these items.

I may be one of the only people on planet Earth that hasn't seen the "new" Batman trilogy, but I do think the two Hot Wheels came from that series of films.  The Matchbox Batmobile...I haven't got a clue as to where it comes from.  The comics maybe?

I really like the Batmobile on the right.  The metallic blue Batmobile isn't bad, but the aircraft on the far right is just weird.

Starting off with "The Bat" I'm not sure what to think.  Looking head on it kind of resembles a helicopter.  Underneath the translucent blue canopy you can see there is a small seat molded inside the cockpit.  On either side of the cockpit are what appears to be two large turbines...or are they guns of some type.  See, I told you I haven't seen these movies!

I wasn't expecting the arched look when I took the vehicle out of the package.  Looking at the under belly of the craft it looks more like some sort of crustacean than it does a vehicle.

Now this version of the Batmobile I like.  The flat matte black combined with the blue canopy and metallic blue trim on the wheels looks great.

The Matchbox Batmobile looks a lot different and more comic book-ish.  The combination of the metallic blue and red looks pretty good, but I don't care for the red "eyes" on the front.

Outside of the black Batmobile I'm not sure if I would've bought either of these had I found them "in the wild", but after opening them up I can appreciate the vehicles.  I've since given them to my little girls who love playing with Hot Wheels.