Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2016 Finds - Part 1

[CarsCollector02]

Headed off to Lakeside today, very successful trip in the end! These are what the stores had in the order I visited them:

Asda - Wave 1 Carnivals at £7.99, few singles at £6. Had a sidekick/bin that had already been picked clean, a couple of Carbons at £7.99

Smyth's - About 40-50 singles. Picked up my 1st new car of the day, Artist Ramone! Singles at £5.99. No 2-packs or Deluxe.

Toys R Us - Wave 2 Carnivals! £7.99 each. Picked up Max, Rip, Nigel and Miguel. Also had loads of RS Classics, picked up Costanzo Della Corza. Had about 10 Terry Gong's at £12.99, so left him. Had the RS Classic pack with Luigi and Guido with Bucket/Rollers for £29.99, left that as well. 5 new cars in 1 shop!

Tesco - 5 singles. All pegwarmers. £5.99 each.

Hamley's - 25-30 singles, £8.49 each. All from early 2016, Justin Partson, Artist Ramone, Andy Vaperlock etc.

The Entertainer - 30-40 singles. Lots of Ice Racers. Picked up Resized Fred for £4.89. Mostly the same cars as Hamely's.

Disney Store - 50-60 singles. Had 2 Coriander Widetrack. Picked up Variant Boost. But the best find of the day, not 1 but 2 Vic Vanleys!!! Got 1, him and Boost £5.99 each.

Sainsbury's - 2 Cars. Sedanya Oksanian and Snot Rod. £6. Left both.

Not a single Toon, Deluxe or 2 Pack in sight all day!

23 New Cars in 1 Month!

[CarsCollector02]

Thanks! Let me know what cars you still need so we can set up the trade. Do u need a Jason Hubkap, or any deluxes. What about Craig and Alexis?

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any of those Carbons today. It seemed as though everywhere had an Ice and Carnival Racer takeover, I only found a total of 5-10 Carbons in all 8 stores I went too!

[Faux Wheel Drive]

Thanks Faux Wheel Drive! Yeah, I am planning a big Cars hunt that should take place tomorrow or later this week, so if I find any of those it would be great to trade. I'll keep an eye out!

Thanks! Let me know what cars you still need so we can set up the trade. Do u need a Jason Hubkap, or any deluxes. What about Craig and Alexis?

[CarsCollector02]

Thanks cac1959! Hopefully those Carbons are released in the US soon.

[CarsCollector02]

Those are AMAZING cars! If you find any extra carbon shu, Carla, Francesco, or Jeff, I would love to do a trade someday.

Thanks Faux Wheel Drive! Yeah, I am planning a big Cars hunt that should take place tomorrow or later this week, so if I find any of those it would be great to trade. I'll keep an eye out!

[cac1959]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]4621[/ATTACH]Finds from the last 2-3 months, all found in UK stores mostly ASDA, Smyths, Tesco, Disney and ToysRUs.

Awesome additions... we are waiting for the new Carbon Racers to arrive in the US... there was a report from carslover in August and that's the only time they've been reported in the USA... I really thought they'd be out for Christmas.

[Faux Wheel Drive]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]4621[/ATTACH]Finds from the last 2-3 months, all found in UK stores mostly ASDA, Smyths, Tesco, Disney and ToysRUs.

Those are AMAZING cars! If you find any extra carbon shu, Carla, Francesco, or Jeff, I would love to do a trade someday.

[CarsCollector02]

Picked up 10 New Cars for Christmas, some of which I know where from:
Lightning McQueen with Cone - eBay
Lubewig - eBay
Japeth - Smyth's
Sandy Dunes - Wilkinson's
Alberto
Vitoline #61 (a car I should have had a long long time ago!)
Max Schnell's Pitty
Mater with Balloon (another car I should have had beforehand)
One Eye Mater
Darla Vanderson

[CarsCollector02]

image.jpgFinds from the last 2-3 months, all found in UK stores mostly ASDA, Smyths, Tesco, Disney and ToysRUs.

[niftynigel]

Heads up U.K collectors, found Towga Gremlin, Jason Hubkap and Alex Machi no in Asda today. There were also carnival racers Lewis, Max and Nigel who are in the second wave. Good to see new Cars again!

That's great news that Mattel have managed to finish the 2016 singles (in the UK) once again!

The approximate number of cases in the UK for the themes is as follows:

2013 - 22,000 ~ There were 2,000 of most cases.

2014 - 23,000 ~ There were 2,000 of most cases.

2015 - 18,000 ~ There were 2,000 of most cases but some early ones were limited. Jumstart J. Ward was especially rare with only around 250 case 959H at Disney Stores only.

2016 - 16,250 ~ There were only 1,000 of some cases. The year will be remembered for sellotape-gate!


Expect the first 2017 singles to be shipped to stores around mid January!

[boogity]

buy one get one half price on cars at the mo at tru, also the boxed set with mcq with the barbed wire is down to 2.99, ah spin out i think

[boogity]

nice couple of finds there

[CarsCollector02]

Had a very busy couple of months with school and whatnot but for my birthday the other day my parents were able to get me 4 new cars for the collection - Coriander Widetrack (always wanted her but unable to acquire her when she was originally released), as well as the Mater The Greater 3-Pack containing - Mater The Greater, Lug and the buck tooth seller (who's name has disappeared from my head!) Hoping to get another few for Christmas and planning a big cars hunt in the coming weeks!

[VANDANCE]

Thanks for the tip-off VANDANCE. I popped in ASDA on the off chance after seeing your post and found the whole case on the top shelf with a couple on display. I picked up M A Brake Drumm and left the rest. The had restocked with Hot Wheels and Matchbox too so it was quite a productive trip!

Good for you! Glad to be of service. I also captured M.A Brake Drum today but in Morrisons. The best of the rest had gone but none the less pleased to add another new character into the fold! Cheers folks

[Hondo]

Thanks for the tip-off VANDANCE. I popped in ASDA on the off chance after seeing your post and found the whole case on the top shelf with a couple on display. I picked up M A Brake Drumm and left the rest. The had restocked with Hot Wheels and Matchbox too so it was quite a productive trip!