Lego Chicago Posted July 24, 2009 I found this today on McDonalds Germany Website. Anyone read German for me? http://www.mcdonalds.de/produkte/happy_mea...zeug.html#/toys and this link of some guy in front of McDonalds TV Spot http://www.kai-pflaume.de/dialog/mcdonalds...-fuer-mcdonalds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ILikePi Posted July 24, 2009 Wow, those are actually sort of brick-built (unlike the General Mills LEGO promotional cars)! Nice find, by the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Legolas Posted July 24, 2009 Wow! Real sets! Happy Meals there must cost a fortune! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Green Brick Giant Posted July 24, 2009 I doubt they are real LEGOs. I worked at a McDonald's and there was a LEGO thing and it turned out it looked somewhat like LEGO, but it was really only like 2 pieces. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Legolas Posted July 24, 2009 I doubt they are real LEGOs. I worked at a McDonald's and there was a LEGO thing and it turned out it looked somewhat like LEGO, but it was really only like 2 pieces. By God, you're right! It seems the base of the white truck is entirely one motor piece. I know these are all at least three pieces by the looks of them, but those wheels don't even look like they come off! These can't be more than 16 pieces each. Good eye! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Green Brick Giant Posted July 25, 2009 Thanks, I studied them more, I think they are 3-5 pieces, made in China most likely. They look better than the USA ones did, but still crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Cobra Posted July 25, 2009 Here's a shot from the German site: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peppermint_M Posted July 25, 2009 Looks slightly better than the pictures of the General Mills lego promotional stuff. Still cool, no Lego is useless. I might have a Happy Meal for the first time since they last had Lego! (Or was it Hotwheels cars?). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whittleberry Posted July 25, 2009 (edited) I'm not surprised they're not real LEGO...oh well. I wonder if they are made in China...I'm not sure about whether LEGO would put their logo on something which was low quality. As for the German stuff on the website: The main writing in the middle of the cars says: All of the cars' pieces can be combined as you like - and also with the LEGO Racers Tiny Turbos in the shops! The writing over the individual cars says: MONSTER RAD (monster wheel): Off-road vehicle in white and black. It's built from 3 parts. KURVENCRUISER (swerving/turning cruiser): Racing car in blue and grey, with number 27 and big rear spoiler. It's built from 3 parts. TURBOBOOSTER: Racing car in red and white featuring the name "Rallyfire". It's built from 3 parts. SPORTPFEIL (sports-dart (as in, it's a fast sports car)): Racing car in yellow and dark red. It's built from 3 parts. Again, I'm not sure all that stuff about combining them with real Racers sets would be coming from LEGO if these are poor quality Chinese things. Edited July 25, 2009 by Whittleberry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brickzone Posted July 25, 2009 These do seem to be different to the earlier ones. If you look at the example posted here - you could make the same base out of bricks. It's still lame, but not as bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Posted July 25, 2009 There's only one appropriate emoticon for this: Seriously: I don't understand Lego getting into this. I'm confident it won't spill over to regular Racers though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonwil Posted July 25, 2009 The reason they are doing it this way for the Happy Meals is likely to meet rules McDonald's has about the price point for Happy Meals toys and the allowed complexity of such toys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brickzone Posted July 25, 2009 Ordinary Racers cost between €4 - €6 here in Ireland. I think it's fairly obvious that you can't really include much Lego with a Happy Meal! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ILikePi Posted July 25, 2009 Looks slightly better than the pictures of the General Mills lego promotional stuff. Still cool, no Lego is useless. I might have a Happy Meal for the first time since they last had Lego! (Or was it Hotwheels cars?).Yeah, at least they look much better. It even looks like some parts are printed (the windshield)! By the way, isn't this only for McDonalds in Germany? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prateek Posted July 25, 2009 Here's a shot from the German site: Oh my, that just made me less jealous At least they look like they're made of Lego Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lasse D Posted July 25, 2009 There's only one appropriate emoticon for this: I don't think you are required to eat what comes with the set Seriously. You have to be a hard core collector for these sets to be a priority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holodoc Posted July 25, 2009 There's only one appropriate emoticon for this: Seriously: I don't understand Lego getting into this. I'm confident it won't spill over to regular Racers though. I´d even say there are only three appropriate emoticons for this: :sick: Seriously, these are by far THE WORST Lego sets I´ve ever seen. And look at the sticker sheet: Four times more stickers than bricks??? *URGH* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lego Chicago Posted July 27, 2009 The US Happy Meal website now has Lego Racers listed as the next program http://www.happymeal.com/en_US/index.html#toys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Cobra Posted August 1, 2009 We're getting these things in Italy too, there's even a TV commercial spreading the word around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oky Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) http://www.kai-pflaume.de/dialog/mcdonalds...-fuer-mcdonalds That's not just some guy! That's Kai Pflaume, the host of the Lego Show! Very fitting that they chose him for the commercial IMO. The "sets" are very much like the General Mills ones, I think. Not very exciting, although I wouldn't mind getting one or two just for the heck of it. They could be useful for funny contest entries (if you know what I mean )! Edited August 1, 2009 by Oky Wan Kenobi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Green Brick Giant Posted August 1, 2009 Let's clear something up, they are not LEGO sets, they are Chinese BS toys that Lego desided to throw their name on the bag, the pieces themselves don't even say LEGO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eilif Posted August 2, 2009 Very interesting. LEGO must have determined that the general mills promotion was a success, because this is just more of thesame. While the sections (notice I did not use the term "pieces") are different, there do seem to be black windows (painted or plastic?), and the advert suggests possible hubcap pieces, these are essentially the same kind of useless pieces that were in the Cereal boxes. The only difference is that these are even less useful in that the wheel base is no longer a plain base with wheels -which could be used in MOCs, but rather it too is one of these odd contoured pieces, making it nearly useless for MOC'ing. All that said, it might be neat to have a contest to see what folks can come up with using one of these, and no more than 20 other pieces. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites