Article Archive for December 2014

Mattel Disney Planes: Target 4-Pack Price Drop
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Posted in Disney Planes, Mattel Disney Planes Diecast on 12 December 2014
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A nice price drop on the current Planes Target 4-packs to $19.99 or about $5 a PLANE. Nothing new yet.

Mattel Disney Planes Fire & Rescue: Cabbie & Smoke Jumpers Hydro Wheels
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Posted in Disney Planes Fire & Rescue, Mattel Disney Planes Fire & Rescue Diecast on 12 December 2014
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More cute Hydro Planes Fire & Rescue for the little tykes … Cabbie the Transporter And a couple of the smokejumpers – are these the 1st two Smokejumper Hydro’s?

New Disney Pixar “Inside Out” Trailer
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Posted in Disney Pixar on 11 December 2014
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Looks like it should be fun … Inside Out,” he will take us to the most extraordinary location of all—inside the mind. Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Otto Bonn is a Missing Palindrome
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 11 December 2014
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With the release of Jonathan Shiftko, it’s natural to wonder what became of Otto Bonn, Max Schnell’s Crew Chief – who made an appearance on the EU version of the CARS poster in 2012 but has never actually gotten a release. Thanks for the great pics “JB!” What’s interesting is Otto Bonn is an appropriately […]

LEGO Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
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Posted in Lego on 10 December 2014
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Happy Holidays! You can make your own at LEGO. * It should be noted that only the mini figures of Tizmanian & David are uncannily accurate – (since I made this card. 🙂  ). Sorry, Tiz, they did not offer the NBA height-body mini figure.

Mattel Disney Pixar Toons: Ice Racers Diecast Singles Revealed
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS Toons, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Toons Diecast on 10 December 2014
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It seems the Ice Racers series & Toon are coming in Spring 2015 … but maybe it’s earlier? The post Christmas reset? Ice Racer Carla Ice Racer Jeff Gorvette   Ice Racer Lewis Hamilton   Ice Racer Max Schnell   Ice Racer Nigel Gearsley   Ice Racer Rip Clutchgoneski   Ice Racer Shu Todoroki   […]

UPS Driver Delivers Mini UPS Truck
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Posted in Toys on 9 December 2014
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Too cute! “Colorado’s Carson Kight has held a special place in his heart for UPS since he was an infant. He couldn’t drink regular milk, so a delivery driver by the name of Mr. Ernie would regularly bring a special formula to the house. When he was a little over 2 years old, Carson got […]

Disney Pixar Planes Fire & Rescue: Disney Store at JC Penney
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Disney Planes Fire & Rescue on 9 December 2014
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If you’re looking for older Disney Store CARS-PLANES items, check out the Disney Store at JC Penney. Thanks for the nice pics, “John H.” While Disney products don’t normally qualify for their weekly coupons, during the holiday season, they seem to so check first. The Combat Ship. JC Penney also offers free ship to store […]

Magnet Cube Eaten By Magnetic Putty – Hypnotic & Creepy
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Posted in Science on 8 December 2014
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Time lapse video … “The smaller cube is a super-strong magnet that magnetized the millions of tiny bits of iron oxide in the putty. Once magnetized, the putty tries to distribute itself evenly around the magnet.” You can read more at the YouTube page.  

Mattel Disney Planes Fire & Rescue: More Muir the Train Preview
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Posted in Disney Planes Fire & Rescue, Mattel Disney Planes Fire & Rescue Diecast on 8 December 2014
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More previews of Muir. First pics went up last week. Nothing really too new in these photos but it’s interesting in that the passenger car doors slides all the way open.   While it seemed likely the passenger train portion detached, it’s nice to see it AND it’s interesting there’s a second hook/coupler to attach […]