Comments on: Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: COMPLETE Visual Opener Checklist Magazine Issue is Complete!

By: Chiesurin

Chiesurin — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:42:20 +0000

I receive my magazines, right now!
Wonderful Christmas present for me! Let me see, what I need for my collection!
I still do not understand, why was shipped from the Czech Republic! .
Thanks, MET!…

By: Mike in Virginia

Mike in Virginia — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:15:32 +0000

Holographic collectors guide? I’d pay for one of those. Made in China I presume?

By: Mike in Virginia

Mike in Virginia — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:11:27 +0000

Yes, that’s right. Thanks for the correction.

By: NascarFan

NascarFan — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:54:49 +0000

Dont you mean hard to print something BEFORE the fact?

as a printer you cant really take books apart and overprint, its been done.

However I am sure you meant before the fact

By: Mike in Virginia

Mike in Virginia — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:51:28 +0000

I got the copy and was pleased. You have to understand a couple of things.

First, it takes a TON of time for these guys to produce this, and they produced it in full color slick pages, which is EXPENSIVE! I’m a graphic designer and have dealt with publishing, and costs do not go down much unless you can print thousands of copies. Without massive demand, it causes the price of something like this to increase. In all, for what was produced, we got a bargain.

Second, Disney and Mattel are released Final Laps currently. I would say I would rather have the checklist now than wait for the next couple of dozen or so Final Laps to be released. Yes, it might be nice to have the more expanded edition, but I’m glad I got this one when I did. It allowed me to understand which variants I was missing (and there were about four). The longer you wait to see what you’re missing, the more expensive those cars will be because of limited quantity.

The cars listed in that checklist are the cars that had been released up until that point. Hard to print something after the fact

By: John in Missouri

John in Missouri — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:14:46 +0000

Reading above, it says “This OPENER CHECKLIST issue includes EVERY single CAR release from Mattel as a diecast from June 2006 to June 2010.” So you see Johnny, the missing 5 (and more) would be in the next edition.

By: Johnny Wood

Johnny Wood — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:06:47 +0000

Got my copy in and so far I have been disappointed. Paying that much I thought the checklist would be better.I have 35 of the target final lap cars so far and 5 of them are not listed. Still got to check the others series.

By: HOOKEDonMATER

HOOKEDonMATER — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:30:22 +0000

I got mine yesterday! Great job Met!!! THANK YOU for doing this, big help for a new collector like me

(MET: Thanks! Enjoy!)

By: Mike in Virginia

Mike in Virginia — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:44:45 +0000

OK, now that I’ve read through this guide a few times over, I have a question regarding The King. There’s supposedly a Desert Back version from first production run in Thailand that is a variant. The guide says “Wheel Well”. I have three Kings of the non-damaged type. One is from a four-car set. One is from the pack with Mrs. The King. And the other is a 12 car back Desert card. I compared all three and they look exactly the same to me. Any idea what to look for and is there another earlier version 12 car Desert card King than mine? Thanks for any assistance with this puzzle.

(MET: Yea, it’s insanely subtle … the wheel well on the China ones are half circles as they should be (where the tires are exposed on the back quarter panel). The first versions wheel well is not a perfect half circle – yea, that’s it … plus the China ones (since 2006) are a slightly darker blue … look at the production stamp on the back of your card – if it says A1, it’s the Thailand plant).