Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Artie, Take 2 and Brian Fee Clamp a Champ
Thanks for the great pics, “John H.”
At first glance, it’s a nice 2-pack with a re-release of relatively hard-to-find Artie and the white pickup truck with headphones now called Brian Fee Clamp.
Both are CARS 1 for those keeping score at home.
But it’s Artie, TAKE 2 – he’s been upgraded to a unibody.
So, while he looks pretty much the same (the color difference is only a minor thing).
But it’s an UPGRADE to a unibody AND he now has dark windows – minor but a variant also.
Artie previously was a FINAL LAP only release (classic eyes) (also available as a lenticular).
And Brian Fee Clamp seems like the white pickup with headphones but he’s really ALL NEW!
He’s actually larger than the previous pickup truck releases (here with John Lassetire Crew Chief).
So nice he’s not just another repaint … though perhaps we’ll be seeing this pickup for CARS 3 … so he’s an early jumpstart. 🙂
So not a bad 2-pack, a unibody upgrade for Artie and a brand new pickup sculpt, Brian Fee Clamp.
Thanks, “John H!”
4 May 2016
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Just as a fun fact…we know that most of the cars are named after employees at Pixar (or other famous folks), but this one doesn’t have a tricky name (or a play on a name)…Brian Fee was promoted to join the Pixar Senior Creative Team as of Inside Out. Time will tell if he’s involved with Cars 3 in any way…but in September of last year, Pixar’s President, Jim Morris noted that Brian was working on a new original project for the studio.
How does Brian compare to the Duff Wrecks sculpt?
Duff Wrecks, John Lassetire, and Hank Hallsum all use the same basic body. Brian Fee Clamp is still larger than all three of the prior releases.
Thanks!
I’d throw Brian Parks, Race Tow Truck Tom and Dexter Hoover in that mix too. Lassetire has a slightly different grille and headlight area though.
different eyes/lid and silver bumper…otherwise looks the same to me
But Duff Wreck is the smaller sculpt as Lassetire.