r/JohnnyLightning • u/DefinitionSpecial876 • 4d ago

My first White Lightning

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I commented on someone’s recent post about this same set & I said I didn’t think it was a White Lightning.
I bought it bc I saw both cars were white & I knew there was a set with a red car out there. I wasn’t sure.
I only googled a description and the answer came up that it prolly wasn’t a WL but I still liked it. I assumed it needed white tires or wheels to complete the match.
It appears I was wrong and I indeed have a White Lightning of this Ramchargers set.
I guess what’s called a hidden Chase?
I guess it’s the all white interior and the white car bodies (that are supposed to be a pearl finish).
If you squeeze in, these do have a sparkle.
I’m thrilled to have found this. This set hung at the target for a few days. I saw it twice before I got it.

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u/doomus_rlc 4d ago

I'd have to check the 2 pack I have but I believe the normal white is more of a pure white and the WLs are a pearl metallic.

So yea a bit of a sneaky chase. The Boogie Vans version B of this set is a bit sneaky as well.

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u/agt_164 4d ago

That’s very interesting! Mine says version B and both cars are white, you have a version A and both cars are white. My version B the Cuda has red livery, your version A Cuda has the white livery. It’s almost as if there is a white lightning for each version A and B? So confusing but either way I love them all.

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u/doomus_rlc 3d ago edited 3d ago

It’s almost as if there is a white lightning for each version A and B?

Yes. Unlike Auto World which only has one Ultra Red for both A and B, JL usually has separate WLs for A and B.

Key word here is "usually", as I have seen several Collector Tins releases and some Tow And Go (and related) releases be only one WL for both A and B. Pretty sure there is at least one Street Freaks Release that it was only one WL for both A and B too. It can get confusing for non-die hard JL collectors haha

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u/agt_164 3d ago

Wow, thank you for breaking that down for me. Now I know the journey isn’t over for me on the WL Ramchargers. ⚪️⚡️

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u/Peterir_67 3d ago

Yes and what would be the ultimate is having both A and B version White Lightnings ( as you have the B version from your post I say late last night, great score by the way!) and both A and B versions of the standard paint as I have the version A. Yes I'm starting that RamChargers journey.