Along the way, we’ve had a bunch of Mack’s available as part of the CARS line – some accurate enough …

Some not actually appearing in the movie (and out of scale) …

And some that mock not just scale but also mock collectors who crave realism … let’s have Mack carry three different parts of town!

While [...]

While there was not much going on at the Hot Wheels booth of Comic Con … and their Batman offering was not a sellout, their wall of Hot Wheels was nice … so if you decide you need to divide a room, here’s one way to go …

Our other display possibilities is in this older [...]

Finally, the official carrying plastic bag & sandwiches …

These are clearly for the larger sized CARS such as Barney Stormin’.
If you look in the upper right hand corner, you can see they also offer a mini version – perfect for temporary storage & carrying CARS from room to room or for road trips in your [...]

A few weeks ago when I first posted with more details and photos regarding the STORYTELLER series coming, I discussed and asked if we were straying from the movie as the “sole universe” of the characters for the diecast line … well, it turns out the STORYTELLER series is edging closer to the EXPANDED UNIVERSE [...]

Give the People What They Want …
For some of the characters from CARS that don’t fit into the general 1:55 scale, we have a new addition to the line, “Oversized.” They will come on oversized cards.
This appears to be the official name.
Speaking of giving the people what they want?

Thaunk you very much

Sorry, couldn’t [...]

Until now, we have not had an official “chase” CAR in the CARS lineup.
What is a ‘chase’ CAR?
It is literally a CAR you have to chase after.
It is special car (or action figure) that is packed in limited quantity – in this situation, there are 20,000 “stickers” McQueen inserted into CASE R (looks like a [...]

Wandering into the Mattel booth was like stepping in some dream world candy-like shop where it was all edible and seemed too good to be true. I kept asking people to pinch me …

Well, okay, just these two in the Mattel booth …
Um … oh yeah, where was I again, oh yeah, diecast CARS.
Whether you [...]

It looks like we have fixed the COMMENTS problem so the post has been moved back. Please comment & post trades there. Thanks, we will close comments for this post – thanks.

It looks like we have fixed the COMMENTS problem so the post has been moved back. Please comment & post trades there. Thanks, we will close comments for this post – thanks.

Thanks to Heather & others, we’re going to try a specific trading area and see how that works under this somewhat limited ‘theme/template/format.’ As some of you know, we’re still moving and trying to get everything in order so plugins and ‘extra features’ of the site are coming but slowly.
For now, I just set up [...]