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Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2: Micro Drifters, If At First You Don’t Succeed, Add 5 …
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 12 October 2012
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Here’s the report card on the Micro Drifters. The singles (3-packs) seem to selling okay to pretty well. The sell through rate for the most part seems to be 50-70% for stores that have had them for a while (stores receiving them later seem to selling much slower – but still – an okay 20-30% […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: CARS Take Flight – Retail? Not So Much …
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 12 October 2012
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This may shock you but the launch of CARS Take Flight is not taking off as planned … Why? Here’s an oldie and not so goodie – overshipping of CASE A and followup shipments of cases with more CASE A choices … So, every peg at every retail carrying CARS Take Flight is pretty much […]

The Princess Bride 25th Anniversary Cast Reunion
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Posted in movies on 11 October 2012
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A fun interview with most of the cast from The Princess Bride … “The only problem with Rob is that he’s too good of an audience, so he laughs and he’ll ruin takes — you have to tell him, ‘Go home and you’ll see it tomorrow!’” (Billy Crystal). You can read the rest at The […]

Drive Me Crazy – More Art of Diecasts
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Posted in diecast on 11 October 2012
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Here’s another way to display your CARS … Toy Cars encapsulated in Poly-Optic Resin – ground, polished and tinted resin with aerosol and silkscreen. One for each release series … You can see more photos at Just-Art.Me

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast SDCC Mater Contest: Winner!
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 11 October 2012
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An anonymous T5 reader donated a SDCC Mater SEALED as a free contest giveaway! The winner had to rename the dully named Comic Con 2012 Mater to something better … The WINNER? “BlueMustang!” Congrats! The winner was selected at random but their winning entry (as it were) was: Super Sudsy Mater – which would’ve been […]

Disney Pixar Monsters University: I Am a Monster Grad Student
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 10 October 2012
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Monsters University – where I’m sure tuition is scary but the dining hall is all you can eat …Of course there’s a student store. Thanks for the heads up, “indykjt.”

Disney Pixar CARS 2: High Res Posters Art
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 10 October 2012
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It’s hard to say how much longer the high res poster art of CARS 2 will stay up so if you’re interested, you probably want to grab them now … the Apple iTunes Trailer site.

No Repainting Necessary – Just Glue Another One On
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Posted in CARS on 9 October 2012
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No need to worry about repainting or a dents – just slap another diecast in there … Close up & more photos here via CoolGallery.

Disneyana Fans: The Takara Tomy Disney T-Arts Beans Collection
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Posted in collecting, Disney, Disney Pixar on 9 October 2012
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Good luck completing this one … 110 Plushes … I think I could name about 100 of them … is that a duck next to Stitch? Is that a house by Wall-E? I suppose the Skunk from Bambi has a name? Next to Buzz – is that fat Woody? Did I miss that short? 🙂 […]

Now I’m Ready To Join the Rebel Alliance: Jaina Solo ARTFX Bishoujo Statue
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Posted in Toys on 8 October 2012
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Okay, now I’m ready to join the rebel alliance … I was kind of wavering … that gold chrome robot was really annoying and would never stop talking … but now I’m sold. FREEDOM! Death to the Death Star III! Where do I sign up? More Photos at Kotobukiya’s facebook page.