Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Don’t Blow A Gask-It’s!
The France promo of Gask-Its was a bear and a pain. You could only order one to an address and it seems after a couple months, they ran out of Gask-its and replaced it with Faux Wheel Drive … but if you got the official Gask-its from France, it looked like this and its official baggie …
“Albert Hinkey” was kind enough to send us photos of his Gask-Its that just arrived … (from Hong Kong – is that the Italian Riviera?)
Manahah isss henisgttt bubbbleloooos raaattssssppp …
What? I can’t hear you?
Did you say, “Yes, Albert, it’s a bit hinckey?”
Yes, you are correct, sir.
So, it’s not the official bag …
Back looks nice …
Front looks solid.
Hey, you’ve seen one Creme Biscuit treat, you’ve seen and tasted them all, right?
The Side looks fine …
And yes, that bumper yellow does strangely trail off into black – it’s on the original MSOS version also …
Okay, you generally do not get one with a big gash on the roof but you get too close to Chick Hicks, he’s liable to clunk you on your roofline.
(Is that a CHASE – Chick Hicks with a metal pipe that reads Gooloolly?)
At least it’s Gask-Its and not Single-O’s … the cookie to have when you’re dining alone 🙂
You know their slogan – “When you’re sad and lonely, eat the whole bag!”™
The date code of the French promo Gask-Its I have is 0619EA.
“Albert Hinkey” says his reads 0729EA or made about 2 weeks later?
Anyone have a verified French promo one (with baggie) that does not read 0619EA? 10 days is not much of a wide swing in production of these so “Albert’s” could have been made during the same run – just got rejected for being too obviously flawed BUT as others have said to me, they did not exactly do a Sigma 6 on these – people have been complaining the official ones with baggies have production anomalies.
So, let me know what you have as a production code and we can determine if that’s an indicator – do they all have production date codes of 0619EA with the official baggie or is there a date range – making IDing leftovers more difficult? Thanks.
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20 November 2009
31 Comments
I want Gask-its!
So send me a bunch of Storytellers and you will have one. 🙂
Thanks Jack sijack1@aol.com
Both my French promo ones are 0589 EA. One is in extremely poor condition, looks like it even has a hair, or eyelash, painted into the enamel. Anyone have a DNA kit?
we tradin dimes now … everyone wantin baggies….
0589EA here… surprisingly good shape…
i need the baggie
oppppps that was for shelby post
i still need that one!
I have a baggie from the Gaskits promo car. Does anyone need it?
I also have 2 SDCC Rescue Squad Maters.
I’m looking for:
Showgirls
Cousins
PINK ZHU ZHU PET!!!
Teal048@aol.com
Yeah alas Gaskits has eluded me for now, but I know patience is the key. Sooner or later it will turn up.
It’ll end up being a launcher and/or at a Kmart Day, I’m sure.
I still need a Gask-its… 🙁
I had about 20 Gask-Its from the french promo now running through my hands. all of them had either #0619EA or 0589EA. The next Gask-Its are on their way. I will check out their numbers as well, but 0619EA appears more often than the other one. BMW might be right that 0589EA is about one of five.
My French promo is 0619 and is perfect apart from the cost! The rear bumper is exactly as in Albert’s picture, it is the shadow of the 3D cookie with a bite gone from it. As I have said before, a friend has several from this guy and you cannot tell them apart, Albert was unlucky but then the guy never said they were promo cars. I have several on the way myself so you just have to take what you get. My son will be launching them down the stairs so they will have many dings within the first 24 hours!
I still have the same view on this, try explaining to a 3 year old why only some of the racers are available! If Mattel sorted their at out and finished each line before hawking Paul Valdez and Gil they might make more money and these guys wouldn’t need such big underwear! (Thats how they get them out!)
Would love to trade for one original in baggie. Have lots to trade including Supercharged Flea and Flik, RB Mater sealed game, and 12B Sarge without the License to Win Promo on the back. Can find almost anything, even Zhu Zhu Pets….
If interested, email me at mthurber13 AT hotmail DOT com
Ours is 0619.
Hey Albert….
Did that big brown TFAD logo come stuck on yours like it did mine?
yeah…tried my darndest to scrub that thing off but it didn’t work. I actually think I am the one who scratched it from scrubbing
🙂
MET, what do you mean about the yellow bumper trailing off into black? You mean the shadow of the gask-it with the bite out of it?
Hey hes right……..looks like a bite out of it…
It’s just like the one on top of the trunk area.
OH wow.. I never looked at it that way…. did think it looked weird with the black… optical illusion!
Yep! Just a shadow!
Well I feel MUCH better about the Gask-its now! Nummy!
I saw the 3D rear bumper too…. threw me for a bit, but its clear coated level so I ignored it
do you think that is pronounced “single – ohs” or “sing – leos” (to rhyme with oreos)? I think it’s the latter but I know I’m not going to be able to fall asleep tonight trying to figure this one out.
Yep. The last one I checked was also 0589 EA. I will check a couple more and let you know what #s they have.
Yeap..mine has that # too!
French gask its with baggie I received have:
0589 EA or 0619 EA which means these were made just a few days before the aborted March 1 2009 TRU USA Gaskits promotion that was diverted to France. 1 out of 5 had the 0589EA code.
I’ve seen 3… 2 are 0589, and 1 is 0619.
How long do we wait for it to show up in the States? Additional year for Canada?
Try JAMAIS in Canada!!!
Love drivin’ past Mattel headquarters once in a while… Could swear I see a bunch of Matty’s goin’ in and out of the buildin’…
Could explain the crappy cars selections up here…