Article Archive for April 2017

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Transberry Juice Cab Squeezes In
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 25 April 2017
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Thanks “John H.” for the great photos as we wrap up 2016 & 2016½. A surprise appearance – the Transberry Juice Cab. Of course, I think we’d all prefer the entire setup with the trailer. Still no trailer hole with the cab-only releases, weird but I guess they don’t us to think that we can […]

Diecast Hall of Fame Wants Your Nominations
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Posted in diecast on 24 April 2017
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Diecast Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for 2017. Diecast nominations HERE. Other categories HERE.

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Whee, it’s Alexis Wheelson
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 24 April 2017
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Thanks “John H.” for the great photos as we wrap up 2016 & 2016½. Alexis Wheelson. Elaborate. It’s too bad the pieces don’t move nor are they removable – which makes sense – you know those crazy diecast collectors, always snapping off pieces and putting it in their mouths … there’s always 5,217 in every […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 3: Waiting on a Friend … Sad Pegs
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 21 April 2017
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Sad pegs … hopefully in 10 days, it’ll be a deluge and filled like a California reservoir …  

Disney Pixar CARS 3: Poster Art of CARS & Graphic Novelization
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 21 April 2017
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Shipping on May 2, 2017 … Poster Art of Cars: Collecting more than a hundred posters and graphics from Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering This deluxe collector’s volume showcases posters and graphics created for and inspired by all three Cars feature films, Cars Land at the Disneyland Resort, and the Cars Toons series. […]

Disney Pixar CARS 3: Disney Store, Ready Set Go
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 20 April 2017
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The Disney Store shelves now matches the online store …

Mattel Disney Pixars CARS: Mack is Back Tonight
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Posted in Uncategorized on 20 April 2017
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Thanks, “John H.” for a look at the updated Mack. He doesn’t look different except for his updated larger “Team 95” logo. The Deluxe version is still missing the trailer hitch hole. There are some other small differences but the logo clearly makes him a variant.   There is a version with a trailer also […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Todd, the Pizza Planet Truck & Collector Booklet
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Posted in Uncategorized on 19 April 2017
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It’s been a few years since we’ve gotten a collector booklet but we’re getting one with Todd, the Pizza Planet in 2017.

Disney Pixar CARS 3: Disney Store at the Starting Gate
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Posted in Uncategorized on 18 April 2017
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While we await the countdown to the Mattel 1:55 diecast series to officially launch, the Disney Store is a-ready. Thanks for the heads up, “John H.” Many with names of the new characters to match with its final look … Gale Beaufort Cal Weathers and Bobby Swift with Lightning     Tim Treadless Plus more – […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Precision Series Sarge’s Supply Hut Back in Stock at Amazon
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Posted in Uncategorized on 17 April 2017
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Precision Series Sarge’s Supply Hut is back in stock at Amazon.   Surplus … all individually removeable? Or green lights or both? Sarge Supply Hut’s display sign lights. Red, yellow and green? Hard to tell when it’s all bright. Probably a proto – presume he will get working headlamps (hood looks like it opens?)   CARSLAND […]