Article Archive for December 2018

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Mini Racers Holiday 2018 Sidekick Display
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 6 December 2018
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Thanks “GetMeCollectibles” and the heads up on the contents on the new Sidekick display – available from “GetMeCollectible” now … “So far I can only order them in the large display, but I would ship them to you removed from the display. 96 racers included. I can not guarantee the contents but it should be […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Helpful?
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 6 December 2018
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After you buy something, sometimes other Amazon customers have a question on the product … Maybe sometimes you don’t need to answer? But I give her 100% credit for taking time out and is clearly a 100% honest person …    

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Ryan Inside Laney Merges Into Variant Lane
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 5 December 2018
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Thanks for the heads up, “Samuel K.”  but there is a variant for Ryan “Inside” Laney. He now comes with back window supports. The singles version from 2017 did NOT contain window supports. But when he was released in box sets later last year and in the 11-pack this year, they added back window supports. It’s […]

History of Toy Companies 1836 to 2014
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Posted in Toys on 5 December 2018
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Pretty fun to know … the history of toy company’s 1836 to 2014 (hasn’t been updated) but still fun to look at … Brio still around! Binney & Smith became Crayola – you might have heard of them. See it HERE at ToyArts.

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Greg Candyman Tach O Mint is Now a Flat Treat
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 4 December 2018
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Thanks for the heads up, “Samuel K.” The latest release of Greg Candyman Tach O Mint is now a variant with a flat windshield. He was surprisingly one of the last original Piston Cup racers to get a raised windshield release. But no more … The updated blow-by-blow Piston Cup racers checklist is HERE.

The LEGO Vault For the Next Civilization
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Posted in Lego on 4 December 2018
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Someone is thinking – we have a LEGO Bunker Vault so the future can go on no matter what happens … Of course, we have a seed vault … Don’t worry, I have CARS squirreled away in my bunker safe house … 🙂

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Petro Cartalina 2018 Segmented AND Unibody
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 3 December 2018
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Upon closer inspection, it looks like Petro Cartalina is available in 2018 in both his older semented version and his new unibody version. The two cards look exactly the same except the SEGMENTED one reads MADE IN CHINA on the back ad the UNIBODY is MADE IN THAILAND (legalese on the back). In addition, the […]

Nintendo Amiibo
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Posted in Toys on 3 December 2018
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If you;re collecting Nintendo Amiibo’s, you can check out the nice display at the Nintendo NYC Store at Rockefeller Center. Or a nice online DB HERE.