Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: TRU, N20 N2O Cola & TRU Canada
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 October 2008
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The Toys R Us Roundup for October 10, 2008. CARS are on sales at Canadian TRU’s … (thanks for the PirateDad flag semaphor). That’s $1.86 USD at today’s exchange rate not counting fees … so make that cross border run for poutine and all the Doc Hudson’s you can carry … (no online sales). Well, […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Storyteller’s Book & Full Story …
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 October 2008
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Thanks to CollectorMom who found the book at Target, we know everything there is to know about this Expanded Universe line … the reason the book as not listed was that the book is called WORLD OF CARS (nothing about Storytellers) and what we thought were individual books was actually chapters with this book. So, […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Hang On Loosely
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys, TV on 10 October 2008
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Um, when they say ‘hanging blister card,’ I’m pretty sure this is a bit too loosely of an interpretation … Hang on loosely? In case you wonder why we’ll soon be awash in NO LICENSE FRED … Mattel didn’t realize when they told the factory, we want a 15% reduction in glue costs, they didn’t […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Oversized CASE C is …
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 October 2008
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Yet another example of detailed artistry and craftsmanship for a “throwaway” character. Dustin Mellows drives across a screen in about 36 frames – his entire length of time on screen and yet, here, astounding details down to the tiniest creases and nubs. Everything from its proportions to its multi color striping to its grill. Consciously […]