If you’re still stuck at work, here’s how you should spend the rest of your day …

In case you’re wondering what the hot zinc diecast process looks like, here’s an example. (The beginning of the video shows their behind the scenes creating of the mold – at 15:25, they start pouring the zinc, I think I cued it to start at 15:25). The machine that makes diecast toys is not quite […]

Amazon is having a great sale on Calvin & Hobbes eBooks. Only $1.99 each. Viewable on your Kindle or via the Kindle app on your smartphone or tablet.

The Escape From Frank playset is out. Thanks for the great pics, “Damien V.” Yep, Frank is plastic. Decent size … Tractor looks a lump of plastic.   You can find open pics of the prototype here. They all hook up together … photos of the open sets HERE. Target.com lists them but “not online” […]

There are two CASES of Ice Racers shipped. If you only spot 4 Ice Racers (and a bunch of LM’s and Max’s), it’s CASE A. The number indicates how many are in each case if more than 1. CASE C contains 7 of the 12 Ice Racers – 12 in the case. There is no […]

Finally public art that I can get behind … “To celebrate the achievements of the Monty Python crew, UKTV channel Gold—which will air the final performance of the reunion on Sunday—contracted with sculptor Iain Prendergast to create a 50-foot fiberglass version of the famous “Norwegian Blue” parrot. The parrot, which is famous for being dead […]

Thanks to “BMW” comments, I should’ve actually looked at the versions of the Acrylic Box Metallic Ransburg Lightning McQueen from more than 10 feet away. So, here’s the kerfuffle in sequential order. At Toy Fair 2014, friends of Mattel & Disney were given a Ransburg Dusty Crophopper in an acrylic box with a Toyfair logo […]

Thanks for the nice photos, “John H.” These don’t appear to be exclusives – like the Toon Radiator Springs 500 1/2 diecasts, they eventually showed up at WM & TRU. Interesting price on the boxed Metallic LM – it’s $8 online, not $9.99 Thanks for the nice photos, “John H.”

“BMW” was passed along an interesting anecdote from someone … “I ran into a Mattel rep at Walmart the other day. I asked him why there was no new stock and told him it’s been like that for months. He got out his iPad and scanned a single. He told me there is none on order […]

Pretty darn cute … Coming out soon. Entertainment Earth has the entire display box on pre-order.