The Playground Podcast: Under the Hood with Hot Wheels

In the latest edition of The Playground Podcast, I talk to industry veteran Eric Ostendorff about his career and his creative journey. Eric spent more than 30 years at Mattel where he invented and protyped Hot Wheels sets and electromechanical products, earning more than 50 patents for his creative endeavors.

You can hear our full conversation here.

He’s still at it at Iventoy. Check him out what he’s up to these days here.

 Eric is a true industry veteran with the stories to prove it, and it was a pleasure to hear some of them—and share them with all of you.

After you listen, come back and check out these links he refers to:

⁠HW prototype set⁠.   ⁠It’s still sold!⁠

⁠Modified Fireball set⁠

⁠Letterman Year 1⁠

⁠Letterman year 2⁠

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