Article Archive for June 2020

#Get Creative With Porsche: Recreating Iconic Images with LEGO
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Posted in CARS on 14 June 2020
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“When automotive photographer Dominic Fraser found himself stuck at home unable to travel, he began thinking of alternative ways to shoot his favorite cars …  I decided to use LEGO’s Speed Champions models to try to re-create some of my favorite images from motoring history …” You can check out his Instagram HERE with his […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Holley Shiftwell Shifts Colors …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 14 June 2020
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Thanks, “Mark T.” for the nice photos. Holley Shiftwell returns and has shifted colors again … She has always had the eyelid line around the windshield and the eyelid but she is new shade of purple-maroon. She started out as purple (below) which is her color for most of her variants and versions except … […]

Old Dealership Pictures Facebook Group is a Fun Road Trip
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Posted in CARS on 13 June 2020
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There is a Facebook Group of ‘Old Dealership Pictures’ and it’s fun road trip back … it’s local ads, dealership photos and car lots … Check it out HERE.

Vermeer Essential 3.0 – Massive Visual Deep Dive
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Posted in Art on 13 June 2020
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For fans of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, there is an amazing website with details of the details of everything about his life … Check out Vermeer Essential 3.0  HERE. New scans of the Girl with Pearl Earrings have revealed, “Hidden Details in Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ including the figure’s now-faded eyelashes and green […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Lightning McQueen Metallic
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 12 June 2020
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Thanks, “Mark T.” for the great photos … the return of Lighting McQueen in Metallic Silver … This of course is the CARS 1 Lightning, not really canon in Silver but ultra cool. The last release of Lightning in Metallic Silver, slightly different tampo decals (see back spoiler decal) and raised metal eyelids versus the […]

1:64 Scale Diecast Slot Racing Champion of the World!
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Posted in CARS on 12 June 2020
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These guys with a lot of time and money have converted 1:64 diecasts of “everything from American stock cars to bubble economy-era Japanese sport compacts and modern supercars—representing Hot Wheels, Matchbox, and Tomica” and put them in one race to determine the champion of all time …

TV: Cutting the Cord
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Posted in TV on 11 June 2020
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It seems that people are confused about cutting the cord (aka – getting TV not from cable or satellite). Yes, it can be complicated but it’s like the old days, if you wanted phone service, AT&T Ma Bell was your only choice from the 1920’s to the 1980’s. Then when Ma Bell was broken up, […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Singles Case DVX29 946H Recap
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 5 June 2020
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Shipping now, there are some overlap with CASES F & G (also shipping), presumably different stores are getting different cases … New as singles for 2020 … Lightning Metallic definitely has the Thai eyelid addition – we’ll study it to see how else t might differ from the last release, an exclusive. New Thai releases […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Kris Revstopski Green & White to the Final Laps
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 4 June 2020
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Thanks “Mark T.” for the great photos. The white flag version of Kris Revstopski is out. He was also available with a Green Flag but no designation on the card. Eye position slightly different. The Green & White flag version comes with a pickup bed/tonneau cover. The checkered flag version has a different flag folder […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Series #5 Mini Racers “Blind Box” Singles Checklist
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 3 June 2020
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The Series #5 Mini Racers “Blind Box” Singles are out … numbering #49-#60 for 2020. Red are new releases & the amount in the case. Green are re-releases. The chase is Metallic Miss Fritter. Series 5 boxes are purple and the number is stamped on the side so they are BLIND but not so blind […]