Article Archive for July 2010

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Final Lap at UK Disney & Next Final Lap
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 16 July 2010
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“Rippers” found these at the Disney Store in the UK – very nice! Will the US Disney Stores eventually get them – hummm … As in the US, do not eat the shovel, the tray or Artie’s headphones – otherwise your 0-3 year with a giant cowl lick on his head shown above will be […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Final Lap Visual Checklist Update
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 15 July 2010
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From newest to oldest … CASE G (Greeeeaatttttt!) CASE F … (Fabuloso) CASE E (Excelsior Excellent) CASE D (Um, dynooomite!!!) CASE C (Cracka Lacka Good) CASE B (Beautiful but not bountiful) CASE A (A++ Graded) You can compare the original list from SDCC + the latest additions. Plenty more coming … well, not plenty in […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Launcher Rubber Band Replacement
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 14 July 2010
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Yes, you can use a plain ordinary rubber band or you can buy a pack of 500 HUNDRED for a dollar. Yep, one dollar. At the $.99 Store so you don’t pay a lot. And das oomlout is FREE! The small sizes are not useful in the launcher but from the packaging – some sort […]

Mattel SDCC Voucher Pre-Sale Starts at 9 AM PST … Noon Eastern
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 13 July 2010
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That would be 12:00 noon Eastern, 11:00 AM Central, 10:00 AM Mountain and 9:00 AM Pacific. Keep in mind this is for PICKUP ONLY at SDCC and you MUST PICK IT UP YOURSELF AT SDCC. NO EXCEPTIONS. And NO ONE else can pick it up for you. You need YOUR BADGE, YOUR CREDIT CARD and […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: SDCC Tuner Mater Exclusive Sneak Peek
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 12 July 2010
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Here’s a tip for budding photographers … Maybe a low-res photo of your product in a beat-up box is not the best way to showcase something … Because the box and CAR are actually quite nice and deserves some better photos … (I didn’t say I would take them … I grabbed these while passing […]

Disney Pixar CARSLAND: Video Sneak & Presentation
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 11 July 2010
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From Disney … Fly Through … Luigi’s … Mater’s Junkyard … Or you can find them all here at our YouTube Channel. Thanks “Nikko” for the heads up!

Target Clearance Underway – Reset (and Groceries Coming)
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 10 July 2010
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In the NoCal area and apparently across the country, the launchers have been marked as clearance … And Dunroamin says his stores have megasized clearanced at $4.98 … I would not worry too much about it – Target likes to clear out the shelves and would rather take a clearance markdown (I think clearance items […]

SDCC San Diego Comic Con Mattel Pre-Order Procedure
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 9 July 2010
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Mattel Booth SDCC 2008: In-booth selling … Rioty with a chance of circling long lines around the booth … eventually you had to go upstairs to get a number for a time allotment to stand in line – since the booth space was tiny and no way to get more merchandise as the went on […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Disney Store Full Steam & Pinstripe Ahead …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 8 July 2010
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In addition to the “CHASE” Red from a few days ago, Disney has added “Pinstripe McQueen” to their 1:43 scale hanging card lineup … But more importantly, the Montebello store is stocked on the ‘test market’ limited edition 1:43 Disney CARS in display boxes. Original Post & Photos HERE PLUS some new releases of most […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Piston Cup Garage Out (V1?)
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 7 July 2010
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The Piston Cup Garage playset is out – pics from “Nikko,” my guess is it’s found at TRU? It’s a nice kid’s playset … And yes, the McQueen in this set is plastic … It does feature a landing pad for the helicopters … And if this playset makes it to the UK, they will […]