The temporary tattoos that were popular in the 1990s had much more realistic designs and were printed on a thin film that stuck to the skin and could be washed off after a few days.

This odd machine is covered in a series of razor-sharp, drooling fangs… not something I have ever seen inked on anyone’s arms. The printed design consisted of skulls with big green snakes crawling through them, a fairly typical tattoo design. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.Quite why it was released as a Tattoo Machine is uncertain; perhaps exports to Europe had to be in multiples of 13.

Inside the special ball-shaped package, you will find a different super tattoo every time with lots of Hot Wheels cars and a colorful plasticine to have fun with your friends to make fantastic models. At this time it was known as ‘ Back Burner’ and ‘ Sonic Special’, as each casting was used twice in the range. It had armoured windows, off-road wheels, machine guns on the front and sides, and a rocket launcher in the rear hatch with moving missiles. Personally, I’m not into tattoos and my involvement with them is limited to the ‘lick and stick’ types that used to come in packets of bubblegum.This model was only released as a tattoo machine in Europe, and came packaged with the graffiti style tattoos from Bus Boys. The Hot Wheels Tattoo Machines were cars covered in wild designs, and came with a matching sheet of temporary tattoos. Products that contain small parts may pose a choking hazard and should not be used by children under 3. The beautiful, art deco Talbot Lago, probably one of Hot Wheels’ nicest models, which originally appeared in 1988, was given the insult of being changed into Spiderider. Road Pirate differed from the other models in the range in that it was not part of the regular Hot Wheels series.