“New” Toys R Us only exclusive Radiator Springs Classic CARS 1 diecasts have popped up in stores. “New,” in the sense that they do not appear on any official lists yet. Thanks for the heads up & nice photos, “John H.” King & Check have already been released so the other 6 shown are “new” […]

If you’re feeling stressed, here’s a nice video of a train through the seasons Norway – time lapse … Here’s the making of info (the making of videos are mostly in Norwegian). Or in case you did not know, Swedes claim that the “Swedish Chef” sounds Norwegian … What do you think?

“Celso” steps into the Target Wayback machine … BOOING … what month is it? The questions raised from seeing this case are almost equally scary – does Mattel still have this case left in the warehouse? After about a year? Or did Target finally sell enough to pull this out of overstock? YIKES! Thanks for […]

At Disneyland, “Robert Olszewski who will be on hand for a special appearance and signing for the launch of his newest release, the fifth and final installment of the Main Street Electrical Parade series, To Honor America, featuring the American bald eagle and American flag. A special plaque will be adhered to the bottom of […]

I forgot that Mariela P. & Julia B. were kind enough to represent T5 for the opening of the Petersen Museum CARS exhibit and took some great photos … including the prototypes of the Convoy Brothers … And good news, they are not mucho mondo plastic but LOTS and LOTS of zinc! We can thank […]

In case you’re wondering why you can never get rid of the pesky ants … here’s what some of them underground complexes look like … You can check out Core77 and how he makes these molds. And apparently molten aluminum down ant holes is a solid way to kill them plus you get a nice […]

Well, Mattel is certainly convinced you love Micro Drifters and PLANES as the PLANES launch will also feature Micro Drifters … No photos yet but you can essentially imagine PLANES as Micro Drifters – Target will get exclusive 3-packs … there is also a launcher playset … Up & up and away …. aargghhsstuck in […]

Pretty cool – Japan limited edition VW toaster – free with purchase of a VW. And toaster cover that looks like the camper top – sweet!

We still don’t have the complete info yet such as when they are arriving but the Toons 3-packs are Walmart exclusives and they are $15.97. One of the 3-packs is called THE CONCERT so it seems pretty likely it will include 3 TOON CARS from HEAVY METAL MATER – probably Heavy Metal Mater, Heavy Metal […]

I guess Lorri R. & family were feeling bad that much hate was directed at Finny McMissile so she & they decided to build an extra cool pinewood derby version! Of course, they pretty much know what they are doing – last year’s was the extra cool Jeff Gorvette … Good luck!