Eric Tscherne

Eric Tscherne is a 2011 Inductee of the Diecast Hall of Fame and was a Hot Wheels Designer from 1998 through 2004. He is best known for ushering in many of the import tuner type cars. He also developed realistic original designs like Muscle Tone, 40 Somethin' and Switchback. The realistically styled originals and the theme of revisiting past cars were both something he believed in and help make a staple of the line. Other designers continue to follow in this tradition.

Tscherne also is remembered for creating the Hot Tunerz line which lead to many of the 'Tooned, Fatbax and the poorly received Hardnozed styled cars. Tscherne went on to design cars and toys for Jada Toys (Chub City, Dub City, Import Racer, Big Tim Muscle) and created the JL Full Throttle line, featuring Designs from Chip Foose and TLC's Overhaulin'. He is also credited with overseeing the redesign of Johnny Lightning's brand look, creating it's current retro-cool theme for RC2/Learning Curve.

1/64 Scale

Year	Casting Name	Debut Series	First Edition #	Toy Number	Photo
2000	Muscle Tone	2000 First Editions	24/36
2000	MX48 Turbo	2000 First Editions	20/36
2000	Seared Tuner	2000 First Editions	27/36
2001	Honda Civic Si	2001 First Editions	15/36
2001	Ford Focus	2001 First Editions	25/36
2001	MS-T Suzuka	2001 First Editions	8/36
2001	Super Tuned	2001 First Editions	5/36
2002	40 Somethin'	2002 First Editions	39/42
2002	'64 Riviera	2002 First Editions	30/42
2002	Moto-Crossed	2002 First Editions	31/42
2002	Nissan Z	2002 First Editions	26/42
2002	Tantrum	2002 First Editions	3/42
2003	Cadillac Escalade	2003 First Editions	40/42
2003	Mitsubishi_Eclipse_('Tooned)	2003 First Editions	42/42
2003	Switchback	2003 First Editions	5/42
2004	Exhausted : Fatbax	2004 First Editions	85/100
2004	Toyota Supra : Fatbax	2004 First Editions	78/100
2004	Tooned Toyota Supra	2004 First Editions	8/100
2004	Tooned C6 Corvette	2004 First Editions	99/100
2004	Ferrari_360_Modena_('Tooned)	2004 First Editions	7/100
2004	Tooned Chevy S-10	2004 First Editions	89/100
2004	Dodge Neon	2004 First Editions	65/100
2004	Rockster	2004 First Editions	23/100
2004	Torque Screw	2004 First Editions	83/100
2005	Drift Tech : Teku	AcceleRacers	2/9
2005	Battle Spec : Teku	AcceleRacers	5/9
2005	Power Rage : Teku	AcceleRacers	6/9
2005	SpecTyte : Teku	AcceleRacers	8/9
2010	Dodge Charger Drift Car	2010 New Models
2011	Dodge Challenger Drift Car	2011 New Models

Hot Tunerz 1/50th Scale

Honda Civic Chevy S-10 Cadillac Escalade Toyota Supra Acura Integra Type R Nissan Skyline GT-R Ford Mustang GT Convertible (tooled but not released) Subaru WRX Acura RSX Type S

Honda Civic Si Ford Focus Ferrari 360 Modena GT Dodge Viper GTSR Hummer H2 Hummer H2 SUT Lincoln Navigator (tooled but not released) Ford F150 SVT Nissan 350Z (tooled but not released) Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T Spyder