Alec Tam

Alec Paul Tam is a Chinese-American former Hot Wheels designer and the only second generation Hot Wheels designer who worked at Mattel from 2000 to 2018. Following in the footsteps of his father, Paul Tam, Alec has made a huge impact on the brand where he was the Director of Design for the mainline. Alec redesigned one of his father's cars, the Whip Creamer, which went on to garner a sizable following amongst collectors. 
Alec joined Mattel in 2000 initially as a project designer for Hot Wheels and moved around a few times before becoming the Director of Vehicle Design in 2007. In 2012, he became the senior director of product design of Wheels Brands, a position he held until 2013, at which point he moved out of the department and to Boys Entertainment; his last known position at Mattel was a Director for Girls's Product Design. He subsequently became a design consultant for a number of toy brands such as Moose Toys before being employed at YULU Toys; he is currently a Director for Global Product Development for toys at MerchSource.
== 1/64 Scale ==
Year	Casting Name 	Debut Series 	First Edition #	Toy #	Photo
2001	Honda Civic SI 	2001 First Editions 	15/36 	28758	100px
2001	Mega-Duty 	2001 First Editions 	26/36 	52715	
2001	Monoposto 	2001 First Editions 	19/36 	28764	
2002	Ballistik 	2002 First Editions 	41/42 	52939	
2002	Hyperliner 	2002 First Editions 	2/42 	52902	
2002	Nissan Skyline 	2002 First Editions 	7/42 	52920	
2002	Super Smooth 	2002 First Editions 	11/42 	52928	
2003	Whip Creamer II 	2003 First Editions 	14/42 	56366	
2003	Zotic 	2003 First Editions 	8/42 	56361	100px
2004	Toyota MR2 	2004 First Editions 	38/100 	B3547	
2005	Maserati MC12 	2005 First Editions 	20/60 	G6735	
2005	Reverb 	AcceleRacers: Teku 	1/9 	G8095	
2006	Qombee 	2006 First Editions 	17/38 	J3258	
2006	Nissan 350Z 	2006 First Editions 	19/38 	J3260	
2007	Buzz Bomb 	2007 New Models 	26/36 	K6154	
2008	'65 Mustang 2+2 Fastback 	2008 New Models 	27/40 	L9942	
2008	'69 Ford Torino Talladega	2008 New Models 	19/40 	N3191	
2009	Four-1 	2009 New Models 	35/42 	N4038	
2010	Batmobile 	2010 New Models 	18/44 	R6456	
2010	Nissan 370Z 	2010 New Models 	37/44 	R0957	
2010	Rapid Response 	2010 New Models 	18/44 	R0935	100px
2010	Torque Twister 	2010 New Models 	6/44 	R0921	
2012	Hypertruck 	2012 New Models 	13/50 	V5301	
2013	Great Scot 	Rapid Transit Series	- 	W4418	
==See also==
*:Category:Alec Tam Designs
==External links==
*Alec Tam's Website
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Category:Casting Designers
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