These have arrived in the UK and should be here in the US soon. Now in the US, thanks, “John H.” To Protect & Serve Thanks for the heads up, “Daniel VN!” The Mattel diecast preview is HERE. Mater wrapped with POLICE DO NOT CROSS tape looks heee-larious.

“Gabriele M.” found these in Rome (what other reason would you be in Rome, right?) 🙂 … the international Q case – maybe the Q case in the US also? Tach O Mint – the first EVER plastic tires re-release – previously only available with plastic tires in the Motor Speedway of the South Set […]

This is what as kids we envision being able to drive a train is like … Snnnoooo problem …

Shifty Drug-Kevin Racingtire should come with a new sticker … Kevin Racingtire has finally gotten the correct color shift. As you can see in the screenshot, his correct color is mostly PINK all over but from 2008 to until a case ago, he was strangely red where he should be pink. That’s right, in the […]

The Disney Store has added some Star Wars diecasts that look pretty cool and since they are from the Disney Store, we know they are solid metal … (well, parts are plastic but usually a small portion) The Landspeeder And the Millennium Falcon even has moving dishes and a ramp! There’s a 25% off sale […]

Kabuto with Flames finally arrives … The Walmart-only Toons 3-pack, Streets of Japan. “John H.” cracked his open and sends along some nice pics. Kabuto with Flames is really just the last release of Kabuto as a unibody upgrade with the addition of flames. We definitely get our money’s worth, it seems to be the […]

The rarest non-released Mattel Disney Pixar CARS release EVER. The Mack Transporter with a vinyl wrap! This is a photo of the actual item (and back). Specific package with “feature” call out. Legalese & product number. Shown at SDCC 2008, it was to be released before the year was over but in the midst of […]

If you missed the Mystery Science Theater 3000 gang, now ShoutTV offers it streaming online FREE … along with other movies & series like Father Knows Best … along with some SciFi Cult Classics …

Presumably coming next is CASE R – from the scant description, there looks like there’s another new Lightning McQueen? “Road Repair Lightning McQueen” Of course, we have Lighting McQueen with Tar – one of the weakest Lightning McQueen versions – not to mention any CARS diecast release. When he gets splashed with tar, he’s already […]

After all this time, the SR-71 Blackbird is still crazy awesome … Here’s the story of how the built this crazy thing (and destroyed all the molds afterwards). Story and super cool photos at Gizmodo. Gizmodo also has a separate story of an SR-71 pilot and flying this thing. Mach 3+ (NY to Washington – […]