Thanks “Michael VN,” for the heads up & photos! Planes CASE C, presumably the last Planes case of 2015 is out (technically, it’s a 2016 case). Barbara Katie the Corn Cob Girl Linus Lines Winnie. Most of these have been featured open on Take5 so if you search on each name, you should see open […]

Thanks for the heads up, “John H!” Amazon is having a sweet 40% off sale for the Precision Series Flo’s V8 Cafe. You have about 11 hours as of right now or it looks like it ends at MIDNIGHT Pacific Time. You can see open pics HERE.

MagCloud is having a sale – they publish our magazine checklists so if you’re missing any issues, check them out HERE. The sale is for 20% off the wholesale price which translates to $1 – $2 off. Coupon Code: HOLIDAYCHEER The numbered issues generally cover that year’s motif (other than #8). These issue feature every […]

Just when you get your RC up in the air, there’s always a couple other showoffs … This baby is an r/c Boeing 747-400 with 4 small fully functional turbine engines, flaps, ailerons, rudder, landing gear, and lights. Sauce <a class=”youtube-link” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nzKPtQOzCg”>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nzKPtQOzCg</a> the attention to detail is amazing. You can find the full video here […]

Thanks “John H.” for the nice pics … The main difference is he’s a unibody now and now no longer with a segmented plastic face. Otherwise, he looks about the same. The chassis/underplate is slightly different – rare for that to happen when the release is essentially the same except it’s a unibody. According to […]

“Live Action Toy Story 3 Project,” headed by Mason McGrew and Morgan McGrew … along with a group of fellow fans recently completed a project for their film two years in the making: a real life, to scale replica of Andy’s room from “Toy Story.” You can check out the photos HERE.

Thanks “John H.” for the heads up. Both are available as PDF’s at Planes.Mattel. Thanks “John H!”

If you’re in NYC, be sure and stop by the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum – always cool but now through August 2016 – Pixar, The Design of Story. A capsule examination of the collaborative design process behind Pixar Animation Studios. On view in the Process Lab, the installation features original artwork–including rarely seen hand-drawn sketches, paintings, […]

Thanks “John H.” for the heads up and photos. The Sidekick promises “New CARS Every Month!” I smell a class action. 🙂 The last of the 2015 diecast singles – Jay W. as a single. Scott Spark & Bumper Save – Ponchy Wipeout Pitty. No CHASE, no SUPER CHASE. Thanks, “John H.”  

The new nominees for the Toy Hall for 2015 are in … Can you guess the three choices? The Puppet The Super Soaker and Twister. You can read more at the National Toy Museum – they actually canceled Twister (too racy said Sears Roebuck!) but Johnny Carson & Eva Gabor played it on his show and […]