Hot Wheels recently honored the retirement of Martin Arriola’s 32-years at Mattel with a tribute Hot Wheels (details HERE). Now win a SIGNED ONE! He will even personalize it for you if you’d like. Contest starts now and ends May 17, 2015 11:59:59 PM. Enter below in the comments. You may enter once a day. […]

Martin Arriola, the lead designer and team leader of CARS diecast design from 2007 to 2010 has another amazing auction item. This handmade case and assortment was given as a thanks by Disney to the Mattel diecast team for their hard work in making the line a monster hit. The case contains the first 21 […]

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Pretty darn cute.   Also some Pixar movie diecasts … You can check out more HERE.

It is correct in one sense but of course, colloquialism is much harder to spell or understand. OR they do understand and it’s just THAT kind of store.

There is a new upscale lights-sounds series called THE PRECISION SERIES. And this is the first release, Flo’s V8 Cafe. Some of the details are different – the original had the circle roof lift up with a lift and detailing inside, the new one probably does not lift up anymore … This photo below shows […]

Unlike the Narwal, the Swordfish actually uses his … View post on imgur.com

So far, no CHASE CARS for 2015 but SUPER CHASES are back – yep, the circus is back in town and it’s CIRCUS CARS! Thanks for the great pics, “LCC!” First in town – CIRCUS VAN. Some assembly required. So it looks like the full CIRCUS CAR Troupe will arrive (I thnk someone mentioned the […]

The Royal Guard Tractor seems to be the only release that is not based on a Mattel mold. Presumably since they used a larger/different mold last year – they just continued to use it. It’s very nice.   Compared to the Mattel Tractor, just too different.   Lineup of Series 1, 2 and parts of […]

The previous releases of the Disney Theme parks Expanded Universe CAR WARS diecasts do not seem to be from Mattel (my thoughts here), this years releases strongly suggest they are from Mattel (my evidence is from today’s John H’s photos – seen below). Part 1 is HERE. Ewok Pitty’s – Wicket Mattel’s forks. Pretty darn […]