Hot Wheels Radar Gun :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Excellent toy.

2008-01-21
Every dad who loved hot wheels as a kid should buy one of these radar guns (as a gift for his child, of course). It adds a new element of fun to racing the cars down a track, and can even be educational. My daughter now knows for sure which of her Hot Wheels is fastest.
It is simple to use, and can even be used on other moving objects such as bikes and real cars. I can't believe that this technology is available at such a low price. We have only had it for a short time, so I cannot speak to durability. It does seem to be well constructed, though.

Best cheap toy ever!

2008-01-19
Pretty much one of the most incredible toys ever... its hard to get tired of clocking people speed by on the side of the road.... good cheap fun that actually works....

Kids of all ages LOVE it

2008-01-18
Gave this to my boy for Christmas last year. It was the HIT of the party. Out of all the gifts, even the BIG kids played. Even clocks real cars, real speeds.

Waaaayyyy fun!

2008-01-14
We purchased 6 of these for the "kids"(ages 5 to 54) on our Christmas list. We had so much fun on Christmas day timing everything from the adults running foot races (hilarious!) to the kids riding bikes, to the squirrels running on the fence, to the cars driving down the street. The possibilities were limitless!!! This radar gun also offers a very cool opportunity to teach the kids some math with the conversion to scale. I can't tell you how much fun it was with the adults, teenagers(yes,the teenagers!) and little guys in our family interacting. Everybody agrees that this was the best Christmas ever with memories that will last for a lifetime! And all of this because of a very cool toy!

FUN FUN FUN TILL THE DADDY TAKES THE RADAR GUN AWAY

2008-01-09
I GOT THIS FOR CHRISTMAS, AND I DON'T WANT TO STOP USING IT. ALTHOUGH IT'S REAL PURPOSE IS TO BE USED ON HOTWHEEL CAR'S IT IS HARD TO CLOCK IN THERE SPEED, BUT IT WORKS GREAT ON CARS IF YOUR WATCHING FOR SPEEDERS, PLAYING BASEBALL, OR EVEN RIDING YOUR BIKE OR SCOTTER. THIS IS A GREAT BUY AND I RECOMEND IT TO EVERYONE

no fun

2007-12-27
Now you can read the speed of your favorite Hot Wheels racing vehicles. With point-and-read real-life styling and super-cool graphics. Not for use with some Hot Wheels vehicles. Requires 4 AAA batteries- not included.

9 year old grandson wanted for birthday, insisted on for Christmas

2007-12-06
Our 9 year old grandson asked for this Hot Wheels Radar Gun for his birthday in October. We could not find one in our town. He talked to Grandpa after the birthday party and asked why he didn't get the Radar Gun. Grandpa explained he couldn't find one. Grandson insisted he had seen one and "needed it". I went to Amazon.com, found it, read the reviews and ordered it for Christmas. Grandson asked again at Thanksgiving if we had found one yet. I whispered "yes" out of hearing of his siblings and parents. He won't "spill the beans" but his smile was a mile wide and worth every penny. They have a cat so I am sure she will be timed as well as toy cars and his brother and sisters. A real joy to give this toy to our wonderful grandson.

Hot Wheels Radar Fun.

2007-10-04
I've been messing around with this thing for the past month and am very impressed, when i bought it i had no intention of ever using it for hot wheels cars, so I cannot comment on how it performs in that reguard. On the other had I am an avid downhill ongboarder and have been using this to clock speeds at firt it was difficult to get a reading but I soon figured out that if the rider goes directly past the person holding the gun a split second b4 they pass it will give tou a reading. ive aslo compared to speeds on the radar gun to my cars speedometer and they are just about dead on give or take 1 mph. An amazing purchase would definatly do it again if for some strange reason i needed to.

Just for fun

2007-09-28
Doesn't work well if you seriously want to know the speed of something. Just for fun!

Not as much fun as we thought

2007-07-19
We purchased this for our 5 year old son for Christmas. He LOVES anything "Hot Wheels", but this toy really does nothing for him. He never plays with it even though we have tried to come up with some creative ways to use it. I would have to say unless you get a good deal, save your money.

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