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Star Trek Kre-O Construction Toys …
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Posted in Star Trek, Toys on 24 April 2013
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The Enterprise (er, did anyone actually need an introduction?) Kre-O has the Star Trek license for “construction toys,” (aka: snap together brick toys – but not that other company that is pretty much shorthand for plastic bricks … 🙂  ).

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2: Pullbacks Pushback
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 24 April 2013
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Looks like the “pullbacks” series has arrived at Kohl’s. I’m going to out on a limb and say a $9.99 plastic pullback of Finn McMissile will not sweep the retail nation. Though clever to add the LIMITED QUANTITY sticker – it is not a lie. There was no room for this sticker … It is […]

Jazware Action Figure – Toys Sale at Entertainment Earth
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Posted in Toys on 23 April 2013
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EE is having a sale on Jazware Toys (BO Get one 50%) which includes the new Hanna Barbera line … And the weird and oddball Adventure Time & The Regular Show figures …    

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: More Discounting
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 23 April 2013
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Well, we know the older 2011 and 2012 singles case assortments have been pushed out to consolidators. Now, the 2-packs are oversized deluxe are available also … So, if you’re missing any, you might check your favorite close-out/discounters. Since these are only available at $2.50 and above, you won’t find them at the $.99 Store […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Disney Store CHASE Acrylic Box Singles New & On Sale
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Disney Store on 22 April 2013
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The latest acrylic box singles – all the “CHASE” & regular releases are now available online and on sale if you buy in round numbers. You can go to the main CARS page at the Disney Store HERE. Flash Low-N-Slow Lightning McQueen Sheriff with a Matte Black Paint Finish & surprisingly not a CHASE Fabrizio. […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Diecast & Micro Drifter Consolidated Pack “Consolidated”
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 22 April 2013
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“Matthew1090” found these at the discounter/closeout store “Tuesday Morning.” So, it seems pretty unlikely this line extension will get many more releases. These seem to have gone from release to discount consolidation pretty quickly. John in MO asked why these were not included in the checklist. Some of it had to do with the card […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Micro Drifters Fast Flip Speedway
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 22 April 2013
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To go with the Fast Flip carrying case (from a few days ago), there is also the Fast Flip Raceway (featured already but now with more photos and a new feature). And flips over … Press the big red button to shoot the Micro Drifters up the track … Round & round she goes, nobody […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2: David Hobbs – Capped
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Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 21 April 2013
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David Hobbs, British race announcer voices the character of David Hobbscap – since all CARS character names are auto related, presumably – his “cap” at the end of his name is short for radiator cap … But somewhere along the line, Mattel thought his name was spelled with an extra P … Hobbscapp. It’s on […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: Themes 2013 Re-Release Variants
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 21 April 2013
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It’s been nice to get re-releases from CARS 1 in the new series, many have been unavailable for a while or in the case of Final Lap CARS, hard to find to begin with … what’s nicer is that many of the re-releases have been “upgraded” to unibody all-metal diecast or higher quality production ones. […]

Unofficial LEGO Monthly Calendar at Fab.com
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Posted in Lego on 20 April 2013
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It’s not officially a LEGO calendar but it is pretty cool … also comes with a LEGO like notebook. Sign in or sign up at Fab.com.