Article Archive for March 2013

Mezco Mez-its Batman Line Adds the Classic 1966 Batmobile
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Posted in comics, Toys on 31 March 2013
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Since the next Batman movie is at least 2-3 years away, WB is really working hard at reviving the licensing revenue for the classic 1966 TV series Batman – and why not, after all these years, it holds up as forever weird – forever cool. Mattel is doing some fun action figures – Metzo adds […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Super Chases Are Back & Same As It Ever Was
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 31 March 2013
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Yes, Super Chases are coming back and it looks like the whole Twin Case* thing is back so bottom line, if you want a Super Chase, you’ll have to buy an entire case or buy one from a re-seller. The first three Super Chases are the Japanese TV Show contestant/announcers … From left to right […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: The Strange Case of Krate at Target (UPDATE)
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 30 March 2013
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Krate Rainson Wash is a fun diecast – great sculpt and all around fun release. But for some oddball reason – Target has coded him as an oversized “Deluxe” CAR – priced at $6.99 – maybe they got him confused with Muggsy Liftsome somehow? But in any case, he’s ringing up at $6.99 so if […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: Mistake Walmart Toons 3-Pack?
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Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 30 March 2013
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As we all know, every once in a while, people replace CARS in box sets with random diecasts … who do we report when Mattel replaces the correct CARS with random CARS? 🙂 Anyone could mistake 2-Buck Mia & Tia fans with Gold Mia & Tia, right? I’m presuming the photo is a mistake and […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Lenticulars Are Back on the Shelves
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Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 30 March 2013
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While these have been available to resellers for a while – no retailer seems to have ordered these until now … At Kohl’s – thanks for the great photos, “Damian V!” These are EMC items so not available to WM, Target or TRU … The full list is below … yep, there’s always one on […]

Disney Pixar Postage Stamps + Muscle Cars
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Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar on 29 March 2013
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If you still use actual postage stamps, the Disney Pixar “Say Hello” series is still available. There is a second series of Pixar characters/films but not another CARS one yet. There’s also a new Muscle Car series of stamps … you could probably buy all 5 of these actual cars for about $21k total when […]

Mattel Disney Toons PLANES: Official One Sheet & Character Names (Fuel Truck & The Pitty’s)
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Posted in Disney, Disney Planes, Mattel Disney Planes Diecast on 29 March 2013
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The first official one sheet for PLANES now that it is a theatrical release … Of course, we already have a preview of what the diecasts look like for these PLANES so the official film images essentially match what we already know. You can see the new diecast image of CHUG, the Fuel Truck below. […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Stunt Racer Haulers With Stunt Racer
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 28 March 2013
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The Stunt Racer Haulers now come in a version with a Stunt Racer – which is a lot more fun for kids without a stunt racer CAR … though most diecasts will work with Stunt Racer Hauler launcher device (as long it’s a low profile CAR – Clutch Foster, the SUV probably doesn’t work real […]

Disney Star Wars: Nothing But Pixar CARS Wars …
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Posted in CARS Land, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, star wars on 28 March 2013
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To be released at Disney World for Star Wars Celebration Weekends starting May 17, 2013 and through June 9th. (well, technically Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando). For CARS fans, the ultimate crossover … Love the expression on Luigi – he’s C3PO and Guido is R2D2 for many of you too young to remember a film from […]

Digiarty FREE WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe
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Posted in Video on 27 March 2013
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Digiarty Software is offering their “WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe” software free for the next week or so. You can check it out HERE.