Article Archive for November 2011

Get your Scran On – Dundler Mifflin Paper Now Available
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 30 November 2011
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Yep, it’s real … From Quill.com (part of Staples now). And if you buy about another $10 worth of something there, you get free shipping, yea, otherwise shipping a carton of paper is crazy. In fact, they even have an offer if you buy regular Quill branded paper, you can get a CARS 2 DVD […]

It’s a Lego-Like World: Cube Mugs
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Posted in Food, Gadgets on 30 November 2011
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If you want everything you own to be Lego like, here are some stackable Cube Mugs (not official Lego) … They come in a variety of stack colors – Hong Kong only … around $22 each … They are looking for US distribution so if you want a 20-foot container (@16,000 of these), you can […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: The Lemon Henchman Gang Of Professor Z
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 30 November 2011
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The henchman of CARS 2 fall under several branches of scum and villainy. The head of the four of the five crime families (Hugo’s, Pacer’s, Gemlin’s and Trunkov’s) with their top notch bodyguards are featured here. Professor Zundapp or Professor Z has a more hodge-podge approach (aka: in the world domination game, he’s not like […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS RV Petersen Auction: Winnah!
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 29 November 2011
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The new CARS Drive-In Gallery is hosting photos of the recent Petersen Museum charity auction of the CARS RV diorama that went for $@1,200 + fees & taxes. Albert Hinckey is about 8.5″ in length. Very nice – the winner of the RV’s plus diorama + racers says that these RV’s are definitely not metal […]

If You Miss Kodachrome, It’s Back … (Sort of)
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Posted in Gadgets on 29 November 2011
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If you miss the nice bright colors, and the greens of summers and that the world’s a sunny day, Kodak has a camera just for you. Oh yeah! Can a camera do all that? 🙂 Well, it has settings so your photographs can replicate some of Kodak’s old film … Film effects • KODACHROME • […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: Where’s Todd Pizza Planet Truck? (And Other Easter Eggs)
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 29 November 2011
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Of course, you knew that Todd (aka: Pizza Planet Truck)  has appeared in every Pixar movie except for the Incredibles … And of course, he’s back at the end of CARS 2 watching the Radiator Springs race (along with Van & Mini). But he actually makes a second appearance in CARS 2 in the beginning […]

Black Friday – A Few Things Still Left
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 28 November 2011
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While some shoppers may have gone a little crazy … they left a few things on the shelves … yea, both CARS 2 items from Target & Walmart seems like they will be getting a new “SALE SALE SALE” in the next 4 weeks or wait it out for the 75% off sale … If […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: The Five CARS Families …
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 28 November 2011
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The Five Families that run the CARS underworld … the Corleone, Barzini, Tattaglia, Stracci, and Cuneo families … er, whoops, wrong franchise … The Trunkov’s, Pacer’s, Hugo’s, Grem’s and Professor Zundapp. Vladimir Trunkov … & family. Tubbs Pacer (no diecast info as of yet) heads the Pacer Group. Victor Hugo heads the Hugo family. Ivan […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: When 5,554 CARS Makes Up One CAR
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 28 November 2011
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This dude was commissioned by Disney to take a whole lot of Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 diecasts to make one giant CAR … Yep, this McQueen was made up of 5,554 Lightning McQueen’s & friends. I’m guessing the windshield is Antonio and not 500 Apple CARS? 🙂 If you were wondering what to do […]

Cyber Monday – Why Work When You Can Click to BUY, BUY, BUY!
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Posted in Retail on 28 November 2011
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Of course back in the day … 2008 and before, you know BC, before CARS … and when most people didn’t spring for that faster internet so people waited touse the one at work on Monday … plus it was fun to go click, click, click at work versus actual working. Cyber Monday was the […]