I wish Minis were this quality (Cars Minis)

Hi Pablo,

The blind packs do have codes on them, but they tend to be unreliable.  What they do is every now and again release a new wave and take out a few models and add new ones in, but they re-use/shake-up the pack codes as well so unless you know what wave it is you can't tell what the model is.  Add to this the packs don't have a wave number on them and well you see the problem

I've now got most of the blind pack issues (there's still a few I'm missing), what I tend to be missing big time are some of the models out of the 3 packs, especially as each 3 pack has a 'first seen here' model.  That's not to say that they won't re-release them in a future wave of blind packs, but there are no guarantees.  Ones I would especially like are things like the 'oil tanker', 'school bus' and similar oddities which have appeared as specials on the 3 packs.

Just for info and to share with our buddies what they are missing out by not investigating these here's pics of my current collection;












You'll notice there looks at first glance duplicates of some characters, but that's because some characters have been released with different liveries, different colours or in standard and metalic versions.

In terms of size, they are pretty much on a par with Thomas mini's, maybe a little shorter, but also a little wider, but fundamentally comparable in size.  But in terms of weight they are maybe double or more when comparing with one of the older weighted thomas mini's and are made of metal much like the older hot wheels cars used to be.  They also roll very easily like hot wheels

I'll see if I can find examples of the 3 packs I'm missing and post them here.  How much generally are the 3 packs in your neck of the woods Pablo?