Article Archive for July 2015

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Terry Gong is a Deluxe Ringer
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 27 July 2015
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Thanks for the great pics, “John H.” Terry Gong is a super fun deluxe diecast & great accessory. Great details all around. All plastic but looks like wood and metal – nice! Couldn’t fit anymore © info if you tried. The Pitty gang is ready to tip over Doug RM. Who you betting on? Thanks […]

Disney Books: Descendants Book Bundle Contest!
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Posted in Disney on 23 July 2015
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Disney Publishing sent along some nice books for their Descendants movie coming July 31 on the Disney Channel – contest time! (Amazon links if you want to know more about each) Mal’s Spell Book Descendants: Mal’s Diary Descendants: Junior Novel Contest starts now and ends August 2, 2015 11:59:59 PM. Enter below in the comments. […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Silver Racers Return to the US
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS Toons, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Toons Diecast on 23 July 2015
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The Silver Racers (formerly a Kmart CARS Day exclusive) have returned to the US with a new packaging look. Thanks “Christine L.” for the heads up & photos. I’m presuming they look the same as the previous releases. While the CARS 2 WGP racers were first released with segmented faces, by the time these silver […]

F1 Racer is Pretty Good at Race Karts
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Posted in Internet on 22 July 2015
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RINGER! #134 at the local track ALWAYS wins … unless some F1 Championship racer, Fernando Alonso shows up. 

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Ucchi, Airport Truck is a Tasty Sensation
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 22 July 2015
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Thanks for the fun pics of Ucchi in action, “79nitroade30.” With Pitty’s Nat McLugnut & Michael Honksel (also not officially out yet). Very nice – in scale with Everett. Unfortunately, you can only pick up Everett on eBay now.   Thanks for the fun setup pics of Ucchi, “79nitroade30.” Amazon has Ucchi the Mobile Passenger Escalator listed but […]

Take5aDay Database Issues
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Posted in Internet on 21 July 2015
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As some of you are experiencing, some posts are showing up wonky or hinckey … we have to update the database and that of course, might just crash the whole thing so we’re trying to approach it gingerly and hope for the best. Sorry if you’ve had any issues. Thanks for your patience! Or we […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Fabulous Hudson Hornet with Stand is AbFab
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 21 July 2015
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Thanks “John H.” For the great photos … (Pit Crew Member) Fabulous Hudson Hornet with Stand is another one that is definitely DEE-LUXE. It’s like he arrived from a month long sea cruise. With FREE hair braids! He stands on his stand. Ramp. Though designed for a different car but someone will reattach the back […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Building a Storage Rack
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS on 20 July 2015
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From Country Living … instructions on building your own.   (well, some might be Matchbox … )  

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Doug RM Makes You Want to do the Dougie
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 20 July 2015
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Thanks “John H.” for the great pics … Doug fits on a card. A bit more metal than Guido. How many Guido’s can fit into Doug? Doug deciding what flags to wear. A handy guide so others who come to view your collection don’t mock you. 🙂 You can’t be as big as Barry if […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Toon: Ice Racers at TRU & Amazon
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS Toons, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Toons Diecast on 17 July 2015
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As Ice Racers are winding down at Target, they have appeared at TRU. Thanks for the pic, “Damien V!” We are still missing Carla & Rip (Preview Pics) – hopefully coming in the next case? You can find some of them at the “regular retail” price at Amazon also.