Mattel Disney Pixar CARS

Win Some Mattel Disney Pixar Kmart Diecast CARS From Fiddleheads in Maine
By metroxing
[3 Jul 2009|9 Comments]

There’s a headline you don’t see everyday!
I was going to try and work the words “coon cat” in there but too long already
“Fiddleheads in Maine” has thoughtfully decided to donate 6 CARS from her Kmart Days collection for another contest!

Since we are about to celebrate Independence Day … your contest entry will be [...]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Chief, I Pity the Non-Pitty Collector
By metroxing
[3 Jul 2009|54 Comments]

Well, the great Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS Box Set lull is going to be over by this Fall & Christmas …
Say hello to the latest – greatest – newest Bo Diddley-icious addition to the CARS lineup … “Crew Chief’s and Pitty’s” Box Sets.
Yes, that’s right – it took this forever and a day to [...]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mini Spinout McQueen Speed Trap Playset
By metroxing
[2 Jul 2009|9 Comments]

Posted in May – thought it would closer to Christmas time but TRU seems to have it in stock.

From the looks of it, you try and launch MINI SPINOUT (TIRES) McQUEEN out of Flo’s over Sheriff & the Impound Yard, careful of the telephone wires and into the back to Mack to escape …

Spinout McQueen [...]

// Books

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Take Five With You Where Ever You Go!
By metroxing
[17 May 2009|12 Comments]

Take Five A Day: The Magazine!
You asked for it and now, you can on-demand it!

Issue #1 of our magazine is available for order! 20 full-color pages devoted just to the DESERT ART series … Other than a few pages of text, the magazine is entirely comprised of full color checklists for however you are collecting [...]

// Checklist

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Take Five With You Where Ever You Go!
By metroxing
[17 May 2009|12 Comments]

Take Five A Day: The Magazine!
You asked for it and now, you can on-demand it!

Issue #1 of our magazine is available for order! 20 full-color pages devoted just to the DESERT ART series … Other than a few pages of text, the magazine is entirely comprised of full color checklists for however you are collecting [...]

// Video Games

Disney Pixar CARS: New THQ Video Game Coming October 2009
By metroxing
[7 Jun 2009|15 Comments]

From THQ, a new CARS racing game, “Cars Race-O-Rama,” is coming this October …

High bandwidth trailer …

From the Press Release:
“In Cars Race-O-Rama, players will join Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks in Radiator Springs as they prepare their academy of student racers to compete in the Race-O-Rama Exhibition. Players will encounter 12 new playable characters making [...]

// Uncategorized

HAVING DATABASE ISSUES :-( … – UPDATE – Fixed!
By metroxing
[16 Jun 2009|22 Comments]

Sorry for the flaky service – having database issues with our host … trying to resolve, meanwhile enjoy the old look of TakeFive …
TIZMANIAN UPDATE:  I believe I have stabilized the site for the very short term so thank you all for your patience!  The good news / bad news is this:
Good News:  [...]

// Apple Mac

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Aroldo CARS2 Apple Piston Cup Racer Custom
By metroxing
[12 Mar 2009|16 Comments]

Of course, the official Apple logo is not a flat gray anymore but a beveled gray …
So Aroldo has updated his Apple Piston Cup Racer to be compliant – ready for CARS 2.

For typeface geeks, the “84″ looks like it’s the Myriad Pro Black SemiExtended font. Myriad Pro is the quasi official current Apple typeface [...]

// Computing

We’re Also Blogging at Acmeplex.com
By metroxing
[8 Feb 2009|41 Comments]

Once upon a time TakeFiveADay.com (and TwoADay) actually posted about other topics besides Mattel Disney Pixar CARS (yea, hard to believe) but we have now cleaved the blog into two parts as we build our EMPIRE!

So, be sure and check out our other blog at www.Acmeplex.com … where we will talk about the 11% of [...]

// Financial

Mattel Financial Numbers Q1 2009: Not So Good But Not So Bad …
By metroxing
[17 Apr 2009|27 Comments]

As expected, sales are down …
“This quarter’s results met our expectations, with revenues negatively impacted by foreign exchange rates and retailer inventory reductions,” said Robert A. Eckert, chairman and chief executive officer of Mattel. [...]