Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: The M Case – Mmmm, Mmmmm Good …
The M case is another nice assortment – if it’s not hitting your store pegs, you can pick up the entire case …
The Next Gen racers, Barry DePedal – RPM, first time out as a single; Cam Spinner – Triple Dent & Michael Rotor View Zeen previously released but nice to see more.
Metallic Rex Revler, Gask-its; Carl Clutchen, Easy Idle is a variant from its first China release; Vandon Keer & Kevin Ryvan – all new.
All new from CARS 2, Nick Pit-Tire, Nigel Gearsley Pitty.
Also from CARS 2, the LIghtning is a variant (already been out a while) but so is Cruz Besouro – he also has the windshield insert, the eyelid line and he seems to be a darker green than the last release. Shu Todoroki is one the few releases in 2019 that is NOT a variant.
The only new release for CARS 1, Tach O Mint Pitty, Bryn Imageare.
Though many CARS 1 diecasts variants – most notably Antonio – now a unibody.
The other CARS 1 re-releases are all variants also. They ALL have the eyelid line – Tumbleweed Lightning has no other upgrade. Nick Stickers is a unibody now (note, NOT the Metallic version); and Greta actually seems to be a unibody now. At first I thought she was the same as before except for the windshield line but it looks like her bumper line is drawn on now and she’s a unibody.
Mood Springs/Dud is a tricky one. The name reads “Dud Throttleman” from CARS 3 BUT the car design is based on CARS 1 Mood Springs Chuck Armstrong so I’m going to say it’s CARS 1 Chuck mislabeled as Dud … AND he’s a variant with gray back windows and an inset windshield.
CARS 3 variant re-releases but Mater * Jackson Storm have appeared in multiple other cases.
Maddy McGear is another one of the few Thailand re-releases that is NOT a variant and looks essentially the same. Rust-Eze racing Center Lightning and Dinoco Cruz are variants but have been out in other cases.
Happy collecting!
These are the kind of details we really need. Glad you verified Greta as variant and and Maddy as not. Thanks Met!