Article Archive for September 2010

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: OMG, UFM …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 30 September 2010
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“Micky” says whaaaaa? Your CARS display doesn’t look this? … makes my marker plywood CARS town look sad …

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Lenticular CASE Q – Cue the Variant Collectors
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 30 September 2010
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There’s not a lot of new releases at first glance in CASE Q … There is lenticular Milton … With classic eyes Milton on the left … The CHASE car … There are more Skip Richters and McQueen with Shovel – since the last case seem to be a special release that only WM & […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: UK Promo CAR & France Promo Update
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 29 September 2010
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As suspected, the UK Promo CAR is Faux Wheel Drive … Original Offer … And over in France, they have changed the promo sheet from this … to this … As “David V.” notes, “The French promo has changed. As it was written in the first ad but in very small letters : if they […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Chief Pit Crew O Canada …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 29 September 2010
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From yesterday’s news, the Crew Chief Pitty sets may not be making it to Target in the US but it’s starting to appear in Canada and with the int’l packaging – maybe Europe next? Thanks for the nice pics, “David V.” Buckland Blowouts says it looks like the case is two Octain Gain Crew, 2 […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Target NCF Crew Chief Pit Crews
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 28 September 2010
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“Cac1959” sends along a pic of the Target in-store inventory screen … NCF – Not Carry Forward which means that Target inventory-wise is counting them as not an item they are going to stock on a regular basis “going forward.” What does it really mean? Well, there is the obvious, they are not going to […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Heavy Metal Mater 4-Pack … Live!
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 28 September 2010
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Heavy Metal Mater 4-Pack … Bang a Gong, Get it at Target … Humm, that doesn’t really rhyme, does it … But I think if you shout it at the top of your lungs, it’s rock ‘n roll and I like it … Thanks for the nice photo, “Chris with Tray.” FIRST! This is the […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Some Pegs Are Full of CARS
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 27 September 2010
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More CARS are beginning to arrive on the shelf … plenty o deluxe megasize … And the new TRU 5-pack … Nice set for newbies who want the classic eye tuners plus for collectors, the first ever appearance of DJ with the corrected green stripe and the “normal” paint and eyes. Or “Gervais” sends us […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Disney Store UK MASSIVE GINORMOUS Monster Truck Mack
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 27 September 2010
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Thanks for the heads up and photos, “GilmoreBoys,” and “MattMartin,” who sent along great pics from this new set at the Disney Store UK … Yep, holy snickey! The Wrestling Monster Trucks inside are not the 1:55 scale Mattel ones nor the Disney Store 1:43 scale trucks but yet another scale, Disney Store 1:64 scale […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Santa CAR + Some Lumps of Coal
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 26 September 2010
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Well, are you are glass half empty or half full kind of person? Well, first, the clear good news … the Santa “Dusenberg” CAR is definitely coming … It does look like it is a Target Exclusive … Now comes the glass half full or glass half empty thing. For those of you who did […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Security! Security!
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 26 September 2010
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Making his first “classic-eyes” appearance in the UK … Marco Axelbender – aka #21 And while he arrived in the US a few months back, not in a lot of shipments … Richard Clayton Kensington (aka #17) … Yea, they are pretty much the same ‘cept the eyes & mouth … Just remember, Marco is […]