One of my favorite characters in Planes and Planes Fire and Rescue is Chug... while he is just a fuel truck, I like him... Maybe it's because I remember the fuel trucks coming to my grandfather's Gulf gas station in Stone, Kentucky... I don't know... Chug did provide some comic relief moments in the 2 Planes movies and the Vitaminamin Gulch short included with Planes Fire and Rescue on the Blu-ray.
Chug has been included in several boxed sets and been a single in the original Planes series, the Planes Fire and Rescue series, and even the newest Planes 2015 cardback series... but were you aware that Chug is a variant? There's a dirty Chug and a clean chug... here are pictures illustrating:
Fire and Rescue: Dirty Chug... in the above photo, note the brown above the front wheel well:
And on the headlights and front fender:
Here's a clean Chug - note the lack of brown (dirt) on the front:
and on the side (above the front wheel well):
Cardback: Disney World of Cars:
Cardback: Above the World of Cars:
My Kroger bargain Chug - I will be opening this one:
Clean Chug (Left) and Dirty Chug (Right):
Clean Chug (Top) and Dirty Chug (Bottom):
There's also a dirty Chug on the same Planes cardbacks as the 2 clean Chug, but I didn't buy any of those and don't think I have pictures.
Scavenger has made several custom Chug into various Piston Cup Racer fuel trucks... while I don't have any of them yet, he did make this great custom for me - this is my favorite Chug:
It's funny how 2 to 3 weeks ago Scavenger and I were talking and I realized I didn't have any Chugs... so on Memorial Day I made a trip to Dayton (Ohio)... I found a Chug at the second Walmart store I stopped at and bought it... I then found one for $2.50 at a Kroger Marketplace store and bought it... I saw Chug in The Cornfest is Coming 4 pack at Target, and I think in a TRU boxed set... no sign of Chug singles at any of the next 8 stores I stopped at... I was hoping I could find a clean Chug... but no luck... until I stopped at my 6th and last Walmart store... one that I hadn't been to in a couple of years... and as you saw in the above photos, I found Clean Chug on 2 different Planes cardbacks.
I also have the new Chug in the Vitaminamin Mulch 3 pack that was canceled by Walmart:
I'm sure I'll pick up Chug on the 2015 cardback once I find one that's in good condition as far as the cardback is concerned... as far as the other box sets, they'll have to go substantially on clearance before I purchase.
I now feel like chugging an A&W Cream Soda... thanks, Chug!
Thanks for reading... as always, I appreciate your comments...
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