Strike the band, the party gang is almost all here! The expressions on Luigi & Guido even match! Francesca, Guido’s Dance Partner (blue) is a CHASE in CASE H only. France, Luigi’s Dance Partner has already been released but there should be another one in CASE J (or its twin CASE K). Thanks for the […]

Besides John H., who else is collecting all the Micro Drifters? 🙂 Thanks to him, we have a nice visual checklist if you’re collecting ’em all … By theme from Top to Bottom: Piston Cup Racers (CARS 1),  World Grand Prix Racers (CARS 2) and Metallic World Grand Prix Racers. If you’re keeping track, the […]

Yes, Case H just shipped – and its “twin/cousin” case R is scheduled next. First, the easy notes. Yes, this is out of order – CASE J should be next but will probably arrive around the time of the Fall retail shelf reset. Next, when it was first announced, its contents essentially mirrored CASE H […]

The first CHASE single of 2013 … and the first CHASE? Beating Franceso Fan Mater out to release, I believe? Thanks for the nice pics, “John H.” He looks mostly like the last singles release – with the new blue side windows & unibody. Suddenly, we have a lot of open hood releases! Decent detailing […]

From “Saukoon,” all the way from Singapore, it’s Maurice Wheelks … Previously known as the Communist in the Stands, oops, I mean, Red Guy in the Stands. In this case with his release, it is better to be red than dead. He is scheduled for US case J – coming next – probably around Back […]

The good news is the promo redemption portion is going smoothly. Details on redemption process HERE. Ivan is arriving packed very nicely and with the nice poster on super heavy stock paper. The interesting update seems to be that “PLANES are CARS.” People seem to be successful buying PLANES products and mailing the receipts in […]

“Unixed” has tracked down the three newest Disney Store diecast CARS. Thanks for the great photos! Prince Wheeliam is online and one of the rare non-CHASE diecasts from the Disney Store. As the Disney Store CARS are all metal, this Bentley should weigh a ton! A purple version of Tuner Tokyo Mater is also available […]

Yes, I think Rip Clutchgoneski is a nice release … But let’s not get blinded by the light … you know so you’re not cut loose like a deuce, – like you’re just another runner in the night … you know what I mean. There is no need to pay up to $40 for Rip […]

The race day exclusives have showed up at my local Target BUT … These are not the CARS “exclusives.” but rather swaps from someone’s open collection. While I certainly don’t condone this – however by Mattel demanding that collectors pay up to $76* for 3 character diecasts just beggers the situation for abuse. (With taxes […]

Looks like “Quercy” has tracked down the new Frosty 2 that will be an Australia exclusive … will it be a Chase? A Super Chase? Will the promotions be around Fall, 2013 like last year? Here’s the race schedule for the Australia V8 Supercars Series. I think last year, the first promotions was at the […]