My sons have been toy story obsessed now for over two years. Last Christmas I wanted to get my youngest son something that still had the branding, but wasn't another toy figure, which was when I came across the Hot Wheels cars that were all designed to look like the characters from the Toy Story films. Rather than having the faces of the characters slapped on a normal car shaped frame, these cars really are quite unique in their appearance. I picked a good selection of my sons favourite characters from the film, and one of the best looking is this Rex Rider. With a name like Rex Rider, it gives away that this is meant to resemble the T-rex diosaur from the ...  Read the complete review

Like any house with small boys, we have an extensive collection of Hot Wheels cars. When these Toy Story 3 themed vehicles were spotted on a trip to Smyths, we decided to treat our kids to one each. We got this Rex car, as well as Buzz and Woody themed version. They were priced at around £3.00, which is usually more than I'd be willing to pay for die cast cars, but as they are themed, and as a once off purchase, it seemed an acceptable price to pay. They come in traditional Hot Wheels packaging, with a clear plastic front and simple card back. There were no problems getting them out of the packaging. The front of the pack has a picture of the character the ...  Read the complete review

This is quite the interesting car from Hot Wheels. Known for making all forms of cars - from racing to familial, Hot Wheels' small die-cast vehicles have been favourites of kids for years and years now. They sometimes release cars in conjunction with cinematic releases, namely films for kids, and have joined up with Pixar to come up with the Toy Story 3 lot of cars. The Rex Rider is just one of them and as you can assume from the name, the car has been made to look like what Rex would if he happened to turn into a car. I actually prefer the special edition cars to the ordinary, every day cars they release, probably because a lot of the time the themes and ...  Read the complete review