When Van Scanlane was released, it was hard ti tell what film he’s actually from … At first, I thought he was this guy in this quick shot as Lightning in AR mode goes flying through the VR infield at the Rust-Eze Racing Center in CARS 3 Hard to tell in this screengrab but he […]

From way back when Pixar started developing the look of CARS (2006) characters … a fun look back at the first sketch of the “Townies” and other important characters …

Rust-Eze Spinning Raceway for Mini Racers looks like fun. “This Disney•Pixar’s Cars Mini Racers playset packs unique action and spinning thrills. Set your best competitors at the top of the spiral course, and then pump, pump, pump the red button. The mini vehicles will blast off at high speed! Watch the cars race and spin […]

Coming soon, the Disney Store has a Mack + 6 Pullback 1:43 CARS … not sure if the CARS are diecast but they look like diecasts …  looks like fun for kids …

Frank 2018 is Frankly not that different from old Frank. The initial impression of it compared in package to old Frank was that it was a major variant but at the end of the day, it is a variant but not that different now that it’s been opened. Frank 2009.   Frank 2018. Basically, Frank […]

A fun and weird art site that breaks down the color palette of a JPEG in a fun animation. Check it out HERE. You can upload your own pic. I uploaded a Lightning diecast pic.

One of the mainstay and oddball segmented CARS has finally been unibody-ized. FLO – original from the beginning – raised eyebrows – notice the sink well around the window and roof? Flo was always an oddball with the middle part pushed through a hole in the rest of the body that was diecast. She became […]

A much better/larger preview of a new diecast Expanded Universe Series – XRS – Extreme Racing Series … Official description: ‘XRS Mud Racing die-casts! Inspired by Thunder Hollow, these favorite character vehicles bring innovation to competition play and collecting and can tear up the demolition derby track and do big off road damage! Each 1:55 […]

Looks like a fun one for kids … The Midnight Jump Track Set (on sale at Amazon) Plastic CARS with playsets.

In addition to the 1:55ish Next Racers, Takara Tomy’s Thomasville Classic racers look very nice also … technically 1:64 scale … Junior Moon Leroy Jenkins   Louise Nash Rver Scott All solid diecasts. There’s a Fabulous Hudson Hornet also (not pictured).