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Review: Hot Wheels Star Wars Carships – Wave 1

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The folks over at Mattel made some waves this summer when they rolled into San Diego Comic-Con International with a fully-functional, life-sized “Carship” based on Luke Skywalker’s “Red Five” X-Wing Fighter.  The real-world ride was to help launch the new Hot Wheels Star Wars Carships line, officially hitting stores now as part of the ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS Story product launch. These new vehicles are four-wheeled toys (cars) based on famous vehicles (ships) from a galaxy far, far away, and while there’s been a total of nine cars revealed thus far (see my regularly updated checklist here), there’s just four in the first wave. Instantly-recognizable to all-ages of STAR WARS fans, the first wave consists of vehicles based on some classic ships including Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon, Boba Fett’s Slave I, Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing Fighter, and an Imperial TIE Fighter. My youngest daughter, Finley, and I recently got our hands on a set, and here’s what they look like in The Toy Testing Facility at Rock Father HQ, complete with video…

Hot Wheels Star Wars Carships Review

From a style standpoint, they really nailed the look when getting it placed into a four-wheeled version. While we love the themed “Character Cars” and Finn has plenty of the classic Starships, these allow kids the ability to get that classic Hot Wheels play with a STAR WARS spin on it. These cars are designed to be great on the track, and later this Fall there will be a huge Death Star Playset to go with them.

Indeed, when our family met Kylo Ren at Disney’s Hollywood Studios earlier this year, Finn wasn’t too happy – in fact, she was quite terrified of the former Ben Solo as he faced-off against yours truly. More looks at the Carships…

Hot Wheels Star Wars Carships Review

Hot Wheels Star Wars Carships Review

Hot Wheels Star Wars Carships Review

Hot Wheels Star Wars Carships Review


Want more STAR WARS? Check out THE ROCK FATHER Magazine’s special content hub for the latest STAR WARS news, including Gareth Edwards’ ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS Story, Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII, STAR WARS REBELS and more!

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