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Normally I do not do these type of year in review for each year, but this year was different as 2019 is also the last year of the decade, so it was important to spend the last day looking at the highlights of each brand.  A lot of good was going on, but so was some bad like store closings that include Kmart, Sears, Toys-R-Us, and Rite-Aid among others and thanks to rising material costs some cost cutting was seen from all plastic bodies to less metal in some areas and even the four-part rule implemented at Mattel, but for now let ’s focus on the positives of the 2010 decade and I’ll even highlight some of my favorite castings from each brand; though to be honest it is tough to find a favorite among the many fantastic castings released by each brand for each year. Hot Wheels As always the most popular diecast brand has gone through a lot of changes over the years, some good and some bad, but most importantly is the growth of the collector base and the amount of prod...