Okay, now that we have some info from Mattel on what to expect for 2008, let’s breakdown what we know has been announced and what was shown at Toy Fair. Here is the news out of Toy Fair.
- Over 123 cars available over the course of the year
- Single card line will have 18 new cars and 18 refreshers
- There will be 12 new Movie Moments 2-Packs, 6 new 3-Car Packs, and 3 Die-Cast Launcher sets
As far as Movie Moments goes, I posted this list of new Movie Moments from Mattel in November which covers 4 of the Cars shown at Toy Fair, Tumbleweed McQueen, Mario Andretti, Patti and Damaged King. So we can assume those Cars are part of the Movie Moments and not the single packs. Here are the 2 pack names with those Cars in them and the assortment name.
- Tumble Weed Lightning McQueen & Doc Hudson – Release G
- Mario Andretti & Patti – Release L
- Race Damage King & Lightning McQueen – Release M
We also saw the Leak Less Gift Pack and Trunk Fresh launcher at Toy Fair, so we know where those go. So what about the singles? Well, if you take the Movie Moments out, we are left with this list of 9.
- Van
- Tires McQueen
- RSN Chopper
- RPM Pitty
- Chick Hicks Crew Chief
- No Stall Crew Chief
- Dinoco Pitty
- Dinoco Crew Chief
- Tank Coat Pitty
This leads to the question of the remaining 9. We can answer that by filling in the gaps with what we already know. Anime Chuki has been announced for the H assortment. Pit Crew member Sarge was shown at San Diego Comic Con last year. Richard Clayton Kensington is already out there as part of Mattel’s charity auction last year. Those 3 make 12, leaving 6 Cars left for 2008. There were lots announced to retailers by Mattel at the end of last year, but that list has already changed significantly. So you’re guess is as good as mine.
Don’t forget about the Speedway of the South Piston Cup racecars set that should be out this year. Also remember that nothing is set in stone, and all this is subjest to change. What do you think will be in the remaining 6 for 2008?
I purchased Case B on Ebay as a pre-sale and just received this message…
Hello, I would like to give you an update on the B single cases. I was notified by Mattel today that the B cases are delayed due to packaging of the cars not being glued together properly. The end result is the cars coming out of the packages. Mattel is correcting this problem before they will ship any out. I feel it necessary to keep my customers informed and I will give updates as they are available. Thank you for your business and have a great day, Brandy
- blakenreag
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For the launchers I’m going to guess #3 is No Stall since the pic at toy fair of Trunk Fresh has the label “No Stall” on it.
Exciting news! It is too bad that there are so many pit crew forklifts, though. I guess once we got used to so many Lightning McQueen & Ramone variations, Mattel knew we’d be happy over anything.
Still, no Frank… I must say, I’m disappointed.
Frank, Jay Limo, and the Governator Hummer are the three I’d really like to see.
Also, I hope you don’t mind, but I added a link to the Lightning McWiki back to this report.
Have a great day.