ParkRNDL
08-29-2006, 09:07 PM
At WalMart last night, I was cruising the toy aisle and I saw these 1/43 sets called Deegan Hevy Hitters (yes, they spelled "Heavy" wrong on the package). Two smaller sets, one was dirt bikes and one was Baja trucks. Then two bigger sets with upside-down sections (obviously super sucker magnet cars), also one Baja trucks and I think one with bikes. The boxes clearly said "Made by Artin" somewhere on the side. But they ALSO said "Collect them all!" with pictures of 8 different cars--there were the two trucks and the two bikes, and then two Nissans--a 240SX and a 350Z, and a Mazda something and a Mitsubishi rally car. Here's the kicker--the Nissans and Mazda and Mitsu were up on the pegs with the diecast in individual packages for like $3.99! When was the last time you could buy individual slot cars at Wally's? Verrrrrry interesting... they seemed to have translucent blue chassis, for what that's worth...
There was actually a LOT of weird stuff in the toy aisles at Wally's last night. They had that Mattel/Tyco police chase set with the T/A and the Camaro. They had some real oddball 1/72 and 1/87 diecast--things like construction equipment and 70's mural vans. They had Fresh Cherries 1/24 diecast KITS of the Gremlin and Pinto, some painted, some in gray primer. Then in the R/C aisle, there were these big-@$$ DONK-style cars... a '76 Regal and a '72 Bonneville?!? Talk about oddball... and then there were R/Cs that came with two different bodies, like an old Dodge pickup and a new one, or the new Challenger concept and (I think) a new Charger...
Poor me. I didn't get anything. :rolleyes:
--rick
There was actually a LOT of weird stuff in the toy aisles at Wally's last night. They had that Mattel/Tyco police chase set with the T/A and the Camaro. They had some real oddball 1/72 and 1/87 diecast--things like construction equipment and 70's mural vans. They had Fresh Cherries 1/24 diecast KITS of the Gremlin and Pinto, some painted, some in gray primer. Then in the R/C aisle, there were these big-@$$ DONK-style cars... a '76 Regal and a '72 Bonneville?!? Talk about oddball... and then there were R/Cs that came with two different bodies, like an old Dodge pickup and a new one, or the new Challenger concept and (I think) a new Charger...
Poor me. I didn't get anything. :rolleyes:
--rick