Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Target 4-Pack Box Sets Update
With the Target CARS/CARS 2 re-launch/reset, these box sets have also returned.
These two Piston Cup racers 4-packs have gotten a slight upgrade:
The Ronnie Cooper (McQueen Fan Mini Cooper) is the same 2-piece face BUT Lightning Mcqueen, Jeff Gorvette and Max Schnell have ALL been upgraded to the unibody one-piece all metal diecast body.
Lightning, Max Schnell & Jeff Gorvette singles have already been upgraded … (the ones with the no left side diecut).
In regards to the Denise Beam box, no upgrade to her and no upgrade to Raoul Caroule. Miguel Camino and the “same” Lightning McQueen from the above box are upgraded to the unibody all diecast metal body-face.
This third box set the minimal slight upgrade – Shu Todoroki is now sporting the correct black front air dam – and dark gray eyebrows. Raoul and Nigel have NOT been upgraded to unibodies. Shu has been released as a single with the black air dam & dark gray eyebrows.
So, collect ’em all?
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29 July 2012
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The first 2 box sets give me a much better reason to get them, the third one. Never. haha.
Wish TRUs UK would stock these, not fussy about the variants but Denise and Ronnie would be nice, Miquel too as I have only ever seen one in the UK and it was a ripped card.
Already have them all, as in all the different characters. As for the slight variations. That’s ok. I’ll pass. To tell you the truth I probably in all these years would have never noticed a difference in 1 piece or 2 if I wasn’t a member here but it’s hardly enough difference to be bothered with around here. I’ll have to repeat the usual mantra- skip the variations and give us new cars. Thank you.
It doesn’t show the “Exclusive Car” logo on the Ronnie Del Cooper 4 pack either, but it shows it on Denise Beam’s. Was it always like that?
I checked 2 Targets this weekend, the Christmas reset is supposed to start today.
Both stores had started the reset on Friday and Saturday however.
The reset team at one store said they expect to finish by Tuesday and to come back then. In one Target the cars section was completely empty of diecasts except for the old movie moments. All the deluxe, launchers and singles pegs were empty. Another Target had launchers on clearance for 3.88.
Yesterday we visited the brand new “City Target” in Westwood Village, Los Angeles, one block from UCLA. It occupies one floor of an historic local department store now long gone. This is the smallest Target I’ve ever seen, about the size of a large CVS store. The store officially opens today. Toys occupy about two aisles, Cars has a four foot section in one aisle.
The Cars packages were brand new circa June 2011 as if Target had set aside merchandise for this store a year ago when construction began. Good selection of original Cars 2 singles, and Deluxes all with die cut cards. First time I’ve ever seen Pinion Tanaka on a peg. No lights & sounds, quick changers or Action Agents at all. They had four packs but I did not know to look to see whether there were one piece bodies in the sets.
I think for Cars collectors City Targets won’t be good hunting; give us more Target Greatlands!
The only 4-pack I have gotten is the one with LM, Francesco,Shu and Miguel.
denise beam is quite nice, you are missing out 🙂
Sadly, yes
One reason is because,I DONT WANT DUPLICITES!!!!!
Thanks for the update Met!