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August Ambassador Report, Part 2(A): More info on 2013 5-packs...
Topic Started: Aug 27 2012, 10:58 PM (654 Views)
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Further details on the 5-packs:

http://lamleydlm.blogspot.com/2012/08/august-matchbox-ambassador-report-part_27.html
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First of all, great first report and thank you for sharing it here! I'm looking forward to part 3 in the next few days!

Matchbox is in a turnaround period and I understand that things aren't going to fix themselves overnight. But after the last Ambassador Report and the pics from the Gathering I had higher hopes...

Really disappointing news all around. I'm not overly enthused about the Exotics five pack. Three Fords (two of which are concepts), a Fisker, and a Porsche. Of this group I only consider the Ford GT and Porsche to be exotic cars. Oddly enough, it's the Cobra concept I like best of this bunch. I never was a huge fan of this casting but the color and tampos really look good together.

None of the others are moving me either. I see great models spoiled by lousy colors (Cadillac), great colors spoiled by horrible graphics (Chevy Van, Mini), great tampos spoiled by horrible castings (Garbage Grinder, SWAT Truck), and one that has neither casting, color, or tampos going for it (Road Tripper).

I'm going to reserve judgement on my final complaint until the real versions start hitting shelves, but I really hope the neon green plastic pieces will not make it to the production versions of the Cliff Hanger, Road Tripper, and Jeep.
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Aug 28 2012, 01:52 AM
First of all, great first report and thank you for sharing it here! I'm looking forward to part 3 in the next few days!

Matchbox is in a turnaround period and I understand that things aren't going to fix themselves overnight. But after the last Ambassador Report and the pics from the Gathering I had higher hopes...

Really disappointing news all around. I'm not overly enthused about the Exotics five pack. Three Fords (two of which are concepts), a Fisker, and a Porsche. Of this group I only consider the Ford GT and Porsche to be exotic cars. Oddly enough, it's the Cobra concept I like best of this bunch. I never was a huge fan of this casting but the color and tampos really look good together.

None of the others are moving me either. I see great models spoiled by lousy colors (Cadillac), great colors spoiled by horrible graphics (Chevy Van, Mini), great tampos spoiled by horrible castings (Garbage Grinder, SWAT Truck), and one that has neither casting, color, or tampos going for it (Road Tripper).

I'm going to reserve judgement on my final complaint until the real versions start hitting shelves, but I really hope the neon green plastic pieces will not make it to the production versions of the Cliff Hanger, Road Tripper, and Jeep.
:blink: Did you just read my mind? You literally said nearly word for word what I was gonna say. One thing you didn't mention is your/my disappointment in the fact that not all 5 packs will be exclusive, and that every single "Exclusive" Matchbox 5 pack will have a model from the mainline in it. (I'm assuming you were thinking this... :D ) And then they wonder why they don't get great sales! :duh: And I'm super duper excited about the Fisker Karma in white, as it looks gorgeous, and I love the blue metal flake color of the Shelby Cobra (Didn't I tell you Swifty?) that was also one used on the Holden Ute SSV. I think the BMW R1200 looks great in that Euro spec police livery. The SWAT truck looks better than most of the other ones, except for that blasted red tint. The Cadillac CTS looks good in gold, but those rims........ :duh: :duh: :duh: :duh: :duh: :duh: !!!!

Again John, thank you for a wonderful report, and I can really see your ambassadorship becoming a great one! :)
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:blink: Did you just read my mind? You literally said nearly word for word what I was gonna say. One thing you didn't mention is your/my disappointment in the fact that not all 5 packs will be exclusive, and that every single "Exclusive" Matchbox 5 pack will have a model from the mainline in it. (I'm assuming you were thinking this... :D )
I was definitely thinking that but I think that just goes without saying. We're all going to feel that way about losing 4 five packs and losing an extra eight cars from the range as a result of the non-exclusives in the other packs.

Please, Mattel, just raise the price of Matchbox to $3.00 and bring back some of the quality in the line. Working suspensions and opening parts, real licensed cars (no generics at all!), etc. Let the Matchbox team have the same free reign the Hot Wheels team has.
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