I'm sure a lot of you have been considering whether you should buy the Haulers and the Semis, or just one or the other. I've been giving this a lot of thought and have decided to simply get the Haulers. The economy has impacted my business, and the thought of purchasing what are essentially duplicates, doesn't make sense to me. If you continue the usual collector's habit of buying two...One two keep Mint in the Package, and one to open and play with, then two Haulers from Walmart will set you back about $30.00. Buy two of the Semis of the same character and that will set you back about $13.00. The way I look at it, save the money buying the Semis and have the extra money to pay for the second Hauler.
If you bought these?
Then, why buy these?If you're like me, you've probably wondered, "Why the heck are they selling the Semis in the first place?" Well, probably because they are the actual die cast part of the entire Hauler. If you are a hard core collector, you may only care about the die cast part. Additionally, if you just buy the Semi you save 50% over buying the Hauler! I found out that the expressions of the Semis mouths are different. I also found that you can't hook up the Semis to the trailers because they don't have a hole for connection. That small a variation doesn't do much for me, but this reasoning makes sense to some collectors.
So, are you a Hauler type of collector, or a Semi type of collector?
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The Haulers and Semis are pretty much on my list of where I draw the line. The same goes for 'Storytellers.'
It all comes down to space. The only semi-cab I've gotten was Mack, since he is integral to the story. Though I am sorely tempted by Jerry Recycled Batteries, since he's the only other semi that seems to play an integral part in the film (plus he was voiced by the late Joe Ranft).
Mike, I love Jerry and the story behind him. Did you realize that John Lasseter's kids drew the batteries on his trailer? If you haven't read them, search Joe Ranft in the upper left of the site, and checkout the articles I wrote about Jerry and meeting him. I think you'll appreciate them.
orlandoken,
Oh yes. I'm well aware of most things PIXAR. I don't normally post on Alternator Valley. I'm usually on carsthetoys or sometimes takefiveaday.
I've been lucky enough to meet Brad Bird (he signed my Art of Incredibles book), and went to the CARS world premiere for an article for JimHillMedia.com. On JHM, there's a Q&A where I even got a photo with me and Mr. Lasseter.
I know at PIXAR, they have a small shrine to Joe, with his storyboard pointer encased. I'd love to see that (I can't think of Mr. Ranft without thinking of the bit from the Toy Story DVD set of him giving the first pitch for the Army Men sequence).
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