“John H.” has gathered up all his Cabbie the Transporters … the Disney Store has a nice metal diecast one. Nice backdrop. His ramp drops down.   John notes, “Small Cabbie is new DS all diecast. Nice weight, loading door has no latch and stays open. (it can be closed but you’d need to tape […]

Congrats “Capitalregionnycarsfan” winner of our Highway Hideout contest! Send along your street address to us at metroxing (at) gmail.com Thanks Mattel for the nice prize and thanks all for entering! The Luigi’s Loop contest is still ongoing so don’t forget to enter (at the page HERE).

These have arrived in the UK and should be here in the US soon. Now in the US, thanks, “John H.” To Protect & Serve Thanks for the heads up, “Daniel VN!” The Mattel diecast preview is HERE. Mater wrapped with POLICE DO NOT CROSS tape looks heee-larious.

“Gabriele M.” found these in Rome (what other reason would you be in Rome, right?) 🙂 … the international Q case – maybe the Q case in the US also? Tach O Mint – the first EVER plastic tires re-release – previously only available with plastic tires in the Motor Speedway of the South Set […]

This is what as kids we envision being able to drive a train is like … Snnnoooo problem …

Shifty Drug-Kevin Racingtire should come with a new sticker … Kevin Racingtire has finally gotten the correct color shift. As you can see in the screenshot, his correct color is mostly PINK all over but from 2008 to until a case ago, he was strangely red where he should be pink. That’s right, in the […]

The Disney Store has added some Star Wars diecasts that look pretty cool and since they are from the Disney Store, we know they are solid metal … (well, parts are plastic but usually a small portion) The Landspeeder And the Millennium Falcon even has moving dishes and a ramp! There’s a 25% off sale […]

Kabuto with Flames finally arrives … The Walmart-only Toons 3-pack, Streets of Japan. “John H.” cracked his open and sends along some nice pics. Kabuto with Flames is really just the last release of Kabuto as a unibody upgrade with the addition of flames. We definitely get our money’s worth, it seems to be the […]

The rarest non-released Mattel Disney Pixar CARS release EVER. The Mack Transporter with a vinyl wrap! This is a photo of the actual item (and back). Specific package with “feature” call out. Legalese & product number. Shown at SDCC 2008, it was to be released before the year was over but in the midst of […]

If you missed the Mystery Science Theater 3000 gang, now ShoutTV offers it streaming online FREE … along with other movies & series like Father Knows Best … along with some SciFi Cult Classics …