Article Archive for April 2014

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: The Modern Art of Re-Packing
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 25 April 2014
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“Chuck (cowcall)” has found a pretty usual “re-packing.” Re-packing of course occurs when a box set contains so many re-releases that it’s tempting for some to simply replace the CAR they want and return the rest of the box set … most “replacements” are obvious, simply find another Pixar CAR – fit it in there […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: The Tokyo Race Crew Chief & Pitty Poster
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 24 April 2014
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Maybe someday we’ll get the assembled Pitty’s … No Rip team …

LEGO Simpson’s Mini Figures – Can You Resist?
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Posted in Lego on 24 April 2014
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Can you resist? Do you really need to eat lunch EVERYDAY? 🙂 These also come in blind bags ($3.99) – though I’m guessing you can figure which one is Marge. Are Itchy and Scratchy in scale? 🙂 Will they release all 500 Simpson’s characters? Or is it 1,000? You can check out larger photos of […]

Action Figures Shouldn’t Just Sit on Your Shelf …
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Posted in Toys on 23 April 2014
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More at Zahir Batin’s Deviant Art Site.  

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Little Lil Torquey Pistons Mystery
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 23 April 2014
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“Optom” has a little mystery on his hands – someone has offered him a Lil Torquey Pistons in a bag … Now, I know every once in a while, the mail away offer either goes awry or they run out – as many EU mail- aways has ended up with a different fulfillment CARS. The […]

Kids Ponder Medieval Technology – The Walkman
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Posted in History on 22 April 2014
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Kids can barely lift this old plastic slab … of course, they have no idea what a cassette is …

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: Yacht Fan Named …
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 22 April 2014
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Thanks for the nice photo, “BMW.” “Yacht Fan with Glasses” is Carinne Cavvy. Carinne Cavvy & Kimberly Rims …

Disney Store Greta & The Very Real 1959 Buick Electra
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Store on 21 April 2014
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“John V.” sends us a heads up there’s a new CHASER at the Disney store, surprisingly, it’s Greta. But John V. sends us a much nicer photo, his 1:1 scale “Greta, ” his 1959 Buick Electra. WOW! That looks showroom new! It looks perfect plus he’s on a street wide enough to drive it – […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Case D Singles
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 21 April 2014
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CASE D is an okay case to showcase the depth and breath of the CARS line but for collectors, not much … only Cora Cooper is technically new. Denise Beam is a new all-metal unibody. Is Alex Hugo with Hat a new unibody also now that Victor H. has been updated to a metal unibody? […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: Case C Singles, Not Even a C Grade?
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 20 April 2014
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The C Case is not terribly exciting … It is the arrival of Cartney Carsper & Geartrude … There are no Chase or Super Chase in this case … Of course, by all rights, we should get 3-5 Geartrude & Cartney Carspers in the case … instead of ONE each. Thanks for the nice pics, […]