Article Archive for May 2018

Snow Day
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Posted in Internet on 15 May 2018
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Nice snow maze … Zakopane, Poland … Or the famous Harbin Ice Festival

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 3: 2017 Piston Cup Racers
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 14 May 2018
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Thanks “John H.” for the great recap photos. Living the high life, famous Piston Cup racers on the circuit … 24 out of 26 … missing Lightning & RPM? But sadly, FIRED soon … To be replaced by the Next Gen … Bruce Miller – RPM.

The Real Child Safety Seat
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Posted in History on 14 May 2018
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Things were just a little bit back then … Fancy schmancy upper class …

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: 2018 Piston Cup Racers Start to Pull In
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 11 May 2018
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Thanks, “Samuel K” for the great photos. A nice look at 4 of the new Piston Cup racers from CARS 3. Dino Draftsky – Clutch Aid – one of the few sponsor redesigned that I don’t think is as good as his look from CARS 1. Rev Roadages – Vinyl Toupee – a more modern […]

Toys R Us: The Slow Fade
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Posted in Retail, Toys on 11 May 2018
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Thanks for the heads up, “Alberto A.” The two TRU by me has been stripped clear of CARS other than the plastic windups … If your store has those overhead signage, there might be some stock behind it. Help yourself.  

Disney Pixar CARS 3: Not a Racetrack Hat, Clearly a Bonnet
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 10 May 2018
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The Disney Store Mater with racetrack hat is a single in the US but a 2-pack in Europe. “Nico A.” points out the Disney Store in Germany does not know CARS3 very well. So, the photographer decided the Racetrack thing must go on the girl character, Natalie Certain? Or just thought, that old tow truck […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Still Smiling, Lightning McQueen
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS on 10 May 2018
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Uh oh, this doesn’t look good …

Disney Pixar CARS: 1:1 Scale Reader Cars
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS on 9 May 2018
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Our friend in MN has converted his fabulous Lotus Else to a Fabulous Lightning McQueen. Wow. With matching eye shade/brows! That deep blue looks great as a diecast and even better on a real car. Rims are great also. Very cool. And I received permission to reveal the license plate – which is perfect! A […]

Giant Flying Octopus Kite
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Posted in Internet on 9 May 2018
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Hypnotic and creepy …

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 3: If the Scale Fits, Hack the Mater Racetrack Hat
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 8 May 2018
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The Disney Store has a new Mater with the Racetrack Hat from CARS 3. They just call him Mater but he comes with this racetrack  hat. The diecast version has straps just like the movie version. It snaps together and holds it in place. The Disney store Mater is 1:43 compared with the mattel 1:55. […]