Article Archive for 18 February 2009

TakeFiveADay MegaHeat’s Mother Road Contest #2
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 February 2009
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MegaHeat has graciously decided to offer up some more booty in another contest … Winning Prize: “prizes are – impound mcqueen,impound boost,impound snot rod,storyteller 3pk (1) mack truck (loose with bumpersave ,bob and nitroade loose-mint ron hover loose +2 more of my choice,in package.” There is also a runner up prize TBD. I know some […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Disney + Lego (Buh Bye Mega Bloks)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 February 2009
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Disney & Lego just announced a licensing deal at Toyfair today … for other properties such as Toy Story and the forthcoming ‘Prince of Persia,’ there will be Lego sets but for CARS, it’s look like it’s DUPLO only so it looks like it’s time to say bye to Mega Bloks … which is too […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Aroldo Custom McQueen Pit Crew Box Set
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 February 2009
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Aroldo Pongetti sends us some snaps of his suggestion for a McQueen Pit Crew Box Set … here’s a shocker, it’s really detailed, and pretty much spot on perfect … like we expect anything less? πŸ™‚ BTW, that gas can – hand made … All of McQueen’s crew – always cheesed off πŸ™‚ Just too […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Run Faster, the Horizon is Gaining On Us!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 February 2009
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CARS is like our universe, forever expanding … I’m sure it can be expressed as a mathematical formula but sinceΒ  I can barely remember how to add fractions – all you eggheads out there, let’s see CARS expressed as a math formula πŸ™‚ Meanwhile, I’ll be taking off my shoes … As you might know, […]