Article Archive for May 2014

Hydrox Cookies Are Coming Back
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Posted in Food on 17 May 2014
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Hydrox Cookies have been bought by Leaf Brands and it’s coming back soon! Hydrox actually are older than Oreos and they taste less gritty. If you live near a Trader Joe’s, their Joe-Joe are quite tasty. You can read more about it here.

Extras Casting for Star Wars VII (Shhh, It’s a Secret)
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Posted in Disney Star Wars, star wars on 17 May 2014
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There’s secret extras casting for a movie … from Disney requiring lots of aliens … if you’re in the UK. Major Feature Film Extras Casting Call Information Note: All talent MUST be legally eligible to work in the UK (see below). A major feature film is now casting extras to appear in the film as […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: San Diego Comic Con Neon Racers Official
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 16 May 2014
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Well, no real surprise (except for those that didn’t believe us). 🙂 Disney•Pixar Cars 2014 Special Edition Neon Racers Gift Pack (with Lightning McQueen & Shu Todoroki). Looks pretty nice. Definitely an upgrade – while $50 is still a little spendy, it’s a nice showcase. Open PHOTOS here plus the lights/glow/LED in action. Pre-booking starts […]

Mattel Disney PLANES Fire & Rescue: Other New Singles – Visual Preview
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Posted in Disney Planes Fire & Rescue, Mattel Disney Planes Fire & Rescue Diecast on 16 May 2014
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In addition to the Deluxe PLANES, and Smoke Jumper Pitty’s … here are the other PLANES/vehicles coming in the first wave (through July 2014 presumably). Mayday (this is a proto photo – the final release wears giant black glasses). Mayday as a call for help may derive from the French expression “venez m’aider”, meaning “come […]

Rain, Mud & Parked Cars …
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Posted in News on 15 May 2014
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Baltimore … about a minute in …

Mattel Disney PLANES: Antonio & Judge Davis with Pitty & Tent
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Posted in Disney Planes, Mattel Disney Planes Diecast on 15 May 2014
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In a big surprise, Judge Davis with Tent & Pitty lands on the outer runway with Antonio, Pitty & Tent. Thanks for the great photos, “Lane Change! These Pitty’s had been available from backdoor dealers so it’s been presumed these sets were coming but until they got released, it was impossible to say for certain […]

Mattel Disney PLANES Fire & Rescue – The 8 Pack Box Set
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Posted in Disney Planes Fire & Rescue, Mattel Disney Planes Fire & Rescue Diecast on 14 May 2014
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The smoke jumper pitty’s are all available as singles. In addition to the 7-pack, this 8-pack has 4 of the 5 smoke jumper pitty’s (Avalanche, Drip, Dynamite, Blackout & Pinecone) plus Dusty, Leadbottom and Skipper. Until the release, we can’t be sure if Leadbottom or Skipper will look different or sport a slight variant look […]

Disney Planes Fire & Rescue: Deluxe Aircraft on the Shipping Pad
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Posted in Disney Planes Fire & Rescue, Disney Store on 14 May 2014
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The Disney Store has made their Deluxe Planes/Vehicles available to order & ship. The Mattel Deluxe are nice and larger than ever (though not out yet). And I’m presuming the dimensions in the listing on the Disney Store site is a mistake since these are $19.95. These are presumably bulkier than the Mattel but not […]

Mattel Disney PLANES Fire & Rescue: The Mystery Pitty
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Posted in Disney Planes Fire & Rescue, Mattel Disney Planes Fire & Rescue Diecast on 13 May 2014
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There’s no information – just a photo – a character from PLANES: Fire & Rescue.

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: SDCC Neon Racers – Upgrade?
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 13 May 2014
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I received some new info that the San Diego Comic Con Neon Racers are more than just Glow-in-the-Dark. “MacQueen from France” was nice enough to forward some additional photos that confirms this. There are definitely headlights on Lightning McQueen. It’s a different mold than the Lights & Sounds CARS 2 Lightning McQueen – the headlamps […]