Tony Hawk and Hot Wheels are teaming up to take on the tech deck.

If you’re planning to take on a 25-year-old trademarked toy line, you need to bring something new to the playroom. For Hot Wheels, hoping to take the tech deck to smaller skateboards, that includes a collaboration with Tony Hawk and the introduction of smaller toe skates. sorry what

Believe it or not, small skateboards can trace their heritage back to the late 60s. With little skateboard key chains It was sold in ski shops to a few cube speculators, and the mid-’80s boosted the sport’s popularity. Finger cavity (It’s a real thing!) and brought miniature decks specially designed and built for competition. One of the most popular lines to date and one of the first to license art and graphics from real skateboard brands is Tech Deck, which Almost 25 years after its inception, it makes fingerboards (bThey told him. (now owned by Spin Master of Canada). Tech Deck is undoubtedly the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions fingerprint scanners, but Mattel and Hot Wheels want to change that.

Although Tony Hawk and his company Birdhouse have previously collaborated with Tech Deck on toe decks and playsets, the iconic skateboarding legend is working with Mattel to introduce the new Hot Wheels skateboard line. More or less similar to Tech Deck products, Trucks and tires that mix with custom artwork on the bottom And tape it over. Also Ddon’t forget That’s what he said. Hot Wheels logo.

What sets the Hot Wheels ski line apart from the Tech Deck is the inclusion of tiny toe skates that physically attach to the tiny deck. Learning handboarding tricks isn’t as hard as learning real skateboarding tricks, but it’s not easy either, and small shoes attached to small decks are supposed to make beginners learn tricks and do them successfully.

The basic Hot Wheels skate set, which includes a single deck and a pair of toe shoes, retails for $3 each, while the $6 Hot Wheels Skate Collector Series packs add an exclusive matching Hot Wheels vehicle. The $12 Hot Wheels Success Multi-Pack comes with four fully assembled fingerboards (Tech Deck supplies often require assembly) and is also available. Two pairs Ski shoes.

For those who are completely sold on making toe piercings more accessible and attractive with tiny ski boots, Mattel is also releasing companion playsets. These are a A set of 15 dollars Hot Wheels Skate Drop-in Skate Sets can be assembled and combined to create large skate parks, plus A $30 Hot Wheels skate park skate set with a half-pipe that includes buttons to trigger “rad music and sounds” (fingers crossed that includes Motorheads). Ace Of Spades) and other obstacles such as rails, ramps and grinding surfaces.