Article Archive for 24 September 2008

CARS 2 … Yep, Coming EARLY – Summer 2011 and not 2012
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Design, Disney Pixar, Film, Financial, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 September 2008
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CARS 2 has been moved back to 2011. Of course, for us, that means one LESS year of padding out CARS diecast releases since after we start seeing CARS 2 trailers in 2010, they will start launching “preview” CARS 2 CARS in different case assortments as a tease and buzz builder and by April 2011, […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Q4 Update … Cue the Borg Cube Theme …
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 September 2008
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It’s baacccackkkkk … In Wal-Mart’s toy department … no one can hear you scream … your only defense to crush the cube is … Q4 post updated HERE. No real major changes, just some things shifted around and the CUBE returns (nothing seems to be exclusives but just first shipping to THE CUBE) – aka […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: CASE A “2009” Includes …
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 September 2008
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These are the things I do or do NOT know: When will it be out? Probably December. When in December, December 5th at exactly 3:30 PM, I will be wearing a TakeFive t-shirt and drinking a Coke Slurpee … I will give you instructions if you give me the right passcode. Or in actuality, I […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Darth Mater CAAF Auction & What If?
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Design, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Religion, Retail, Toys, TV, Universe on 24 September 2008
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Some official shots of Darth Mater … coming for the CAAF Dream Halloween auction on October 25, 2008. “It’s Halloween in Radiator Springs! Dad Gum!………………Tow Mater has gotten dressed up as his favorite villain Darth Vader but has changed his name to Darth Mater!  His Light Saber is fashioned from an old fluorescent light bulb […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Another CARS Birthday KaChow!
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Posted in CARS, Design, diecast, Disney Pixar, Film, Toys, TV on 24 September 2008
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All around the world, you know what this means! CELEBRATION time! “J” is having a birthday … humm, I wonder what the theme will be … Hey, all I got for my brthday was a twinkie with a candle in it! Man, that’s a serious amount of cupcakes … that would’ve taken me a good […]