McDonalds Changeables Return!

[Donocropolis]

From the Front Page, McDonalds is apparently bringing back Changeables with a whole new line of the classic Happy Meal toy! If the below image is real, at the end of this month, you can start buying Happy Meals including transforming McDonalds foods, appliances, or other paraphernalia that turn into either robots or dinosaurs. While technically not Transformers brand, the original figures were definitely cashing in on the transforming robot craze of the 80's brought on by Transformers.

 

[LordGigaIce]

This is how we heal as a society.

 

[lastmaximal]

Somehow Botbots retur-- wait, I've written this before...

Also yay!

 

[Sabrblade]

Now with 80% more cuteness and anime eyes.

 

[Stepwise]

This part wasn't as effective as they'd hoped . . .

 

[lastmaximal]

I may need some help getting all of these. They definitely saw me coming.

Love that at least two of the original lineup seem to be part of this (FR-13S and DIV4). And Vash and maybe Fergon seem similar to the later (90s?) beast-based ones I'm less familiar with.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

Oh man, I need these, but I've gotten really bad at collecting sets of McDonald's toys in recent years... having so many doesn't help.

I still hate missing out on the Lil McDonald's mini-restaurant a few months ago.

 

[lastmaximal]

I don't even know if all of these are going to be released where I am. That's a huge set.

Maybe if I go to a corner store in Botswana.

 

[Donocropolis]

I may need some help getting all of these. They definitely saw me coming.

Love that at least two of the original lineup seem to be part of this (FR-13S and DIV4). And Vash and maybe Fergon seem similar to the later (90s?) beast-based ones I'm less familiar with.

Vash is definitely a "remake" of one of the 90's dino-changeables, along with Teef Rex

 

[Deathy G1]

It sucks that I’m going to miss out on these; they look great. I’m just not willing to eat McDonald’s food, nor am I willing to just throw the food in the trash to just get a toy.

 

[Donocropolis]

It sucks that I’m going to miss out on these; they look great. I’m just not willing to eat McDonald’s food, nor am I willing to just throw the food in the trash to just get a toy.

You can almost always find people selling near-current Happy Meal toys on ebay for not too crazy a markup. I may run to McD's once or twice during this promotion, but I also don't eat a lot of fast food, and when I do, it's almost never McDonalds (McNuggets are the perfect "eating while driving on a road trip" food, but otherwise there are almost always better options for burgers).

 

[Steadfast]

those names tho

 

[Steadfast]

It sucks that I’m going to miss out on these; they look great. I’m just not willing to eat McDonald’s food, nor am I willing to just throw the food in the trash to just get a toy.

I've always been able to just buy the toy, usually for a dollar or two. The annoying parts are asking which ones they have and driving to different stores, but that's the hunt anyway.

 

[Dvandom]

I just don't know if I have a sixteen-figure hunt in me anymore. I suspect the customer fulfillment set trick doesn't work anymore.

---Dave

 

[Donocropolis]

I just don't know if I have a sixteen-figure hunt in me anymore. I suspect the customer fulfillment set trick doesn't work anymore.

---Dave

What trick was that?

 

[Blot]

those names tho

There will be no Kurtis the Divine slander in this house.

 

[Steadfast]

There will be no Kurtis the Divine slander in this house.

I was thinking more of Fergon and Vash, but it's an interesting mix.

 

[Donocropolis]

I was thinking more of Fergon and Vash, but it's an interesting mix.

Vash is, of course, named after the archeologist of questionable morals and occasional love interest of Captain Picard from Star Trek: TNG.

Fergon is just a goofy name for a goofy toy.

 

[Haywire]

Vash is, of course, named after the archeologist of questionable morals and occasional love interest of Captain Picard from Star Trek: TNG.

I thought he was named after The Stampede...?

 

[Donocropolis]

I thought he was named after The Stampede...?

Nope. Jean-Luc's on-again-off-again girlfriend. My uncle works for McDonalds. He tell me. You wouldn't know him. He's from Canada.