Post edited 4:00 pm – December 12, 2011 by John
Post edited 4:01 pm – December 12, 2011 by John
Post edited 7:47 pm – December 12, 2011 by John

We picked up the four recently released Quick Changers this weekend at Walmart. (we found them mixed in with Action Agents on the pegs)

I haven't been able to post any pictures until now because my kids won't stop playing with them.

These Mattel toys are 1:55 (or maybe about 1:53?) scale all plastic versions of Mater, Lightning, Finn and Nigel that each feature two eye expressions plus some other movable attribute.

Mechanically they have a 'click pen' mechanism with two positions. Each push of the back window (or for Mater his tow boom) cycles back and forth between the two states. One position has a 'hair trigger' and is supposed to pop over when the vehicle is crashed but in our experience the only way to get this to happen is a 3' drop onto a hard floor; I am trying to get the boys to stop trying that approach.

Wasabi Mater is the best, push his boom and he sticks out a green tongue. (but they did not use the Cars 2 'Team 95' door design)
Crash Damage Lightning is the worst, as with all the plastic Lightnings his stickers were already peeling off inside the package and correct me if I'm wrong but I can't recall him ever crashing in Cars 2?
Karate Finn shares the same two front wheels splay outwards action as Lightning but instead of a crash here it is a positive action.
Crash Damage Nigel is more ambitious than the others, instead of splayed wheels, his hood bends up in the middle. Unfortunately the effect doesn't work very well and it can be hard to tell if his hood is up or down.
This line probably won't interest collectors much, but like the 1:55 pull backs, my kids love them as there's more play interest than with the diecasts.

Saw these for the first time in Walmart last night.  Pass.  Give me some new characters.  I still haven't found Mel Dorado yet.

Post edited 6:22 am – December 15, 2011 by Micky

I found Mack Quick Changers at Walmart $10.97, very cute 

Neat!

Oh good the Forums became enlarged so I can now read everything that was once cut off! Hopefullly it's not just me.