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STANDARD SINGLES (Asst: W1938)
This article refers to all the cars that were supposed to be released into the UK as part of the Cars 2 series in the 2012 range. At the beginning of January 2013, a total of 20 standard singles have been released into the UK (and Europe).
26 – Lightning Mcqueen (Hudson Hornet Cup)
27 – Mel Dorado
28 – Vladimir Trunkov
29 – Radiator Springs Ramone (Chase)
30 – Victor H.
31 – Don Crumlin
32 – Officer Murakarmi (Chase)
33 – Becky Wheelin (Chase)
34 – Acer (With Torch)
35 – Kabuto
36 – Rip Clutchgoneski (Chase) ~ Not released as yet.
37 – Bindo
38 – Celine Dephare (Chase)
39 – Erik Laneley
40 – Cartney Brakin (Chase)
41 – Galloping Gear Grinder
42 – Prince Wheeliam (Chase)
43 – Otis
44 – Suki
45 – Alex Vandel (Chase)
46 – Nick Cartone
47 – Fabrizio (Chase)
48 – Alexander Hugo (With Party Hat)
49 – Mary Esgocar
50 – Sir Harley Gassup (Chase)
The cases that have been introduced into the UK in 2012 are as follows (with approximate dates and the cars they introduced):
W1938-996M (Nov 2011) (26 – McQueen HHC)
W1938-996N (Dec 2011) (27 – Mel Dorado)
W1938-996P (Jan 2012) (29 – Radiator Springs Ramone)
W1938-996R (Feb 2012) (Re-assortment)
W1938-996S (Sep 2012) (31 – Don Crumlin; 32 – Officer Murakarmi)
W1938-996T (Sep 2012) (28 – Vladimir Trunkov; 30 – Voctor H; 33 – Becky Wheelin)
W1938-996U (Sep 2012) (34 – Acer/torch); 38 – Celine Dephare)
W1938-996V (Oct 2012) (37 – Bindo; 42 – Prince Wheeliam)
W1938-996W (Jan 2013?) (39 – Erik Laneley) 40 – Cartney Brakin)
W1938-997J (Oct 2012) (43 – Otis; 44 – Suki; 45 – Alex Vandel)
W1938-998G (Nov 2012) (35 – Kabuto; 39 – Erik Laneley; 41 – Galloping Geargrinder; 46 – Nick Cartone)
Notes:
Cases 996S, 996T, 996V and 996W (TBC) have been exclusively on sale through Disney Stores UK.
Cases 996S (Mar 2012), 996T (Sep 2012), 996V (Sep 2012) and 996W (Oct 2012) along with unreleased 996Y (Oct 2012) had previously been on sale in Europe.
Case 997J, of the recent cases has been on sale the longest, about three months, where the average is about six weeks. There are usually around 2,000 of each case, but there have been an estimated 5,000 997J in the UK.
Case 998G was a ‘catch-up’ case, where it contained many cars that hadn’t previously been on sale in the UK.
No. 35 - Kabuto was first introduced into Europe in case 997H.
No. 41 – Galloping Geargrinder was first introduced into Europe in case 996Y.
There are five cars still to be released into the UK (and Europe).
No. 36 – Rip Clutchgoneski was originally supposed to be in case 996W, but for some unknown reason wasn’t included. It may have been a manufacturing problem or maybe a change of decision.
The four other cars 47 – Fabrizio; 48 – Mary Esgocar; 49 – Alexander Hugo/party hat and 50 – Sir Harley Gassup
Originally, in common with recent practise, these four cars were supposed to be introduced in two separate case, one Chase car and one regular car in a quantity of one and two respectively per case.
Because of the relative over production of case 997J, this isn’t going to happen now.
Mattel have a few options:
1). Mattel could put all the four cars in one case, with four of each Chase car and eight of each regular car. Assuming there are 2,000 of each Chase car produced, that means 500 cases. Stockists and internet resellers would snap these up, knowing that these would sell out very quickly!
2). Mattel could still release one final case, but as many stockists are holding off until Cars 2013 is released, this is now looking unlikely.
3). An increasingly likely option would be for Mattel to just include these four unreleased cars in the first cases of the 2013 range as a kind of lucky dip!
SILVER RACERS (Asst: W7057)
Ten of the 11 race cars in the Cars 2 movie were released over two Kmart Collectors Days in the US in June and October 2012.
Five of the ten were released exclusively through Disney Stores in the UK at the beginning of December 2012.
Francesco Bernoulli
Raoul Caroule
Jeff Gorvette
Carla Veloso
Shu Todoroki
The other five are due to be released to all stockists in the UK in January 2013.
Lightning Mcqueen
Nigel Gearsley
Miguel Camino
Max Schnell
Lewis Hamilton
This article refers to all the cars that were supposed to be released into the UK as part of the Cars 2 series in the 2012 range. At the beginning of January 2013, a total of 20 standard singles have been released into the UK (and Europe).
26 – Lightning Mcqueen (Hudson Hornet Cup)
27 – Mel Dorado
28 – Vladimir Trunkov
29 – Radiator Springs Ramone (Chase)
30 – Victor H.
31 – Don Crumlin
32 – Officer Murakarmi (Chase)
33 – Becky Wheelin (Chase)
34 – Acer (With Torch)
35 – Kabuto
36 – Rip Clutchgoneski (Chase) ~ Not released as yet.
37 – Bindo
38 – Celine Dephare (Chase)
39 – Erik Laneley
40 – Cartney Brakin (Chase)
41 – Galloping Gear Grinder
42 – Prince Wheeliam (Chase)
43 – Otis
44 – Suki
45 – Alex Vandel (Chase)
46 – Nick Cartone
47 – Fabrizio (Chase)
48 – Alexander Hugo (With Party Hat)
49 – Mary Esgocar
50 – Sir Harley Gassup (Chase)
The cases that have been introduced into the UK in 2012 are as follows (with approximate dates and the cars they introduced):
W1938-996M (Nov 2011) (26 – McQueen HHC)
W1938-996N (Dec 2011) (27 – Mel Dorado)
W1938-996P (Jan 2012) (29 – Radiator Springs Ramone)
W1938-996R (Feb 2012) (Re-assortment)
W1938-996S (Sep 2012) (31 – Don Crumlin; 32 – Officer Murakarmi)
W1938-996T (Sep 2012) (28 – Vladimir Trunkov; 30 – Voctor H; 33 – Becky Wheelin)
W1938-996U (Sep 2012) (34 – Acer/torch); 38 – Celine Dephare)
W1938-996V (Oct 2012) (37 – Bindo; 42 – Prince Wheeliam)
W1938-996W (Jan 2013?) (39 – Erik Laneley) 40 – Cartney Brakin)
W1938-997J (Oct 2012) (43 – Otis; 44 – Suki; 45 – Alex Vandel)
W1938-998G (Nov 2012) (35 – Kabuto; 39 – Erik Laneley; 41 – Galloping Geargrinder; 46 – Nick Cartone)
Notes:
Cases 996S, 996T, 996V and 996W (TBC) have been exclusively on sale through Disney Stores UK.
Cases 996S (Mar 2012), 996T (Sep 2012), 996V (Sep 2012) and 996W (Oct 2012) along with unreleased 996Y (Oct 2012) had previously been on sale in Europe.
Case 997J, of the recent cases has been on sale the longest, about three months, where the average is about six weeks. There are usually around 2,000 of each case, but there have been an estimated 5,000 997J in the UK.
Case 998G was a ‘catch-up’ case, where it contained many cars that hadn’t previously been on sale in the UK.
No. 35 - Kabuto was first introduced into Europe in case 997H.
No. 41 – Galloping Geargrinder was first introduced into Europe in case 996Y.
There are five cars still to be released into the UK (and Europe).
No. 36 – Rip Clutchgoneski was originally supposed to be in case 996W, but for some unknown reason wasn’t included. It may have been a manufacturing problem or maybe a change of decision.
The four other cars 47 – Fabrizio; 48 – Mary Esgocar; 49 – Alexander Hugo/party hat and 50 – Sir Harley Gassup
Originally, in common with recent practise, these four cars were supposed to be introduced in two separate case, one Chase car and one regular car in a quantity of one and two respectively per case.
Because of the relative over production of case 997J, this isn’t going to happen now.
Mattel have a few options:
1). Mattel could put all the four cars in one case, with four of each Chase car and eight of each regular car. Assuming there are 2,000 of each Chase car produced, that means 500 cases. Stockists and internet resellers would snap these up, knowing that these would sell out very quickly!
2). Mattel could still release one final case, but as many stockists are holding off until Cars 2013 is released, this is now looking unlikely.
3). An increasingly likely option would be for Mattel to just include these four unreleased cars in the first cases of the 2013 range as a kind of lucky dip!
SILVER RACERS (Asst: W7057)
Ten of the 11 race cars in the Cars 2 movie were released over two Kmart Collectors Days in the US in June and October 2012.
Five of the ten were released exclusively through Disney Stores in the UK at the beginning of December 2012.
Francesco Bernoulli
Raoul Caroule
Jeff Gorvette
Carla Veloso
Shu Todoroki
The other five are due to be released to all stockists in the UK in January 2013.
Lightning Mcqueen
Nigel Gearsley
Miguel Camino
Max Schnell
Lewis Hamilton
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