HWC.com Series 11: Real Riders
HWC.com Series 11: Real Riders2012
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HWC.com Series 11: Real Riders
Hot Wheels Tail Dragger 2012 · X0540
The Hot Wheels Tail Dragger was released in 2012 in the Red Line Club (RLC) line (HWC.com Series 11: Real Riders), toy number X0540.
- 2012 · Red Line Club (RLC)
- X0540
- Toy #
- X0540
- Year
- 2012
- Product line
- Red Line Club (RLC) · HWC.com Series 11: Real Riders
- Casting
- Tail Dragger
- Designer
- Gary Saffer
- Color
- Spectraflame Dark Purple · purple
- Tampo
- Light Purple Pinstripe on Rear
- Base
- Chrome / Metal
- Window
- Clear
- Interior
- Light Purple
- Wheels
- White Line RRS · Real Riders Steelie
- Country
- China
- Status
- Regular
- Notes
- 4,000 produced Base code(s): · Tail Dragger
In our data 99 % of the 494 Red Line Club (RLC) releases with a recorded base plate have a metal one, and 53 % of 698 recorded wheel entries are Real Riders rubber tires.
Paint: Spectraflame Dark Purple; wheels: White Line RRS (Real Riders Steelie); made in China.
The Tail Dragger casting first appeared in 1998 and has 96 releases in our database, most recently in 2026.
The HWC.com Series 11: Real Riders series of 2012 has 4 cars.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the toy number of the Hot Wheels Tail Dragger?
The toy number is X0540 (2012). It is printed on the back of the card.
Which series is the Hot Wheels Tail Dragger from?
It was released in 2012 in the Red Line Club (RLC) line, series “HWC.com Series 11: Real Riders”.
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Tail Dragger: 96 versions
The 10 closest versions – see all on the casting page.
| No. | Model | Series | Series # | Toy # | Color | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Tail DraggerT0407 · Satin Metalflake Gray | Garage (2010) | 34 | T0407 | Satin Metalflake Gray | 2010 | ||
| – | Tail DraggerT0407 · Metalflake White | Garage (2010) | 34 | T0407 | Metalflake White | 2010 | ||
| 098 | Tail DraggerT9805 · Metalflake Green | Heat Fleet | 8/10 | T9805 | Metalflake Green | 2011 | ||
| 098 | Tail Dragger · color 2V0064 · Metalflake Purple | Heat Fleet | 8/10 | V0064 | Metalflake Purple | 2011 | ||
| 098 | Tail Dragger · color 3V5227 · Dark Blue | Heat Fleet | 8/10 | V5227 | Dark Blue | 2011 | ||
| – | Tail DraggerR9105 · Metalflake Green | Circuit Champions | 15 | R9105 | Metalflake Green | 2011 | ||
| – | Tail DraggerY3793 · Dark Blue Metalflake | Red Driver Picks | Y3793 | Dark Blue Metalflake | 2012 | |||
| – | Tail DraggerW3986 · Dark Plum | Cars of the Decades | 5/32 | W3986 | Dark Plum | 2012 | ||
| – | Tail DraggerX0540 · Spectraflame Dark Purple | HWC.com Series 11: Real Riders | X0540 | Spectraflame Dark Purple | 2012 | |||
| – | Tail DraggerBDK92 · Orange | State Route 375 | 7/32 | BDK92 | Orange | 2014 |
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