Neal Smith

Neal Thomas Smith is a former Hot Wheels designer who worked with Mattel from 2013 to 2023 and last held the position of Senior/Lead Product Designer. He has primarily aided in the development of various track and play sets, assisted with the launch of the Minecraft, Monster Trucks, and Skate series, as well as some prototyping and other work for larger scale series. Neal has been tasked with the creation of 1/64 scale models and liveries on occasion. He is known for using the pseudonyms Neeelco and Dr. Neeel on his public social media accounts. He currently works at Buck Knives as an Industrial Design Specialist.

1/64th Scale[]

Year	Casting Name	Debut Series	First Edition #	Toy Number
2017	Street Wiener	HW City Works	3/10	DTX19
2017	Luke Skywalker	Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars	N/A	FCY96
2017	BB-8	Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars	N/A	FCY97
2017	Darth Vader	Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars	N/A	FCY98
2017	First Order Stormtrooper	Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars	N/A	FCY99
2018	R2-D2	Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars	N/A	FJD72
2020	Mattel Dream Mobile	HW Dream Garage	6/10	GHB30
2022	Bear Devil	Hot Wheels Monster Trucks: Beast Bashers	5/6	HCP39
2022	Fingerboard	Hot Wheels Skate	N/A	HGT47

1:64 Scale Liveries[]

Year	Casting Name	Debut Series	First Edition #	Toy Number
2020	Sharkruiser	Pit and Launch! (Team Shark Wreak)	N/A	GKY03
2020	Shark Wreak	Pit and Launch! (Team Shark Wreak)	N/A	GKY03
2020	Mega-Wrex	Pit and Launch! (Team Mega-Wrex)	N/A	GVK00