The Race Off Ridge Track Set has returned (sort of) … (technically, it’s not out yet but it’s coming). It’s a hodge-podge Frankenstein track set. Yep, 2 years ago, it was called Cliffside Challenge … and apparently, if the construction of it is weak – you call it a feature – ‘breakaway cliff?’ 🙂 It […]

This seems like a fun line for younger kids, the mostly floating Hydro CARS – it now has a Deluxe “oversized” line – there are only CARS listed – Red and Mack … Where’s Hydro Frank or Hydro Bessie?!

TRU is having a nice sale through Saturday – buy one CARS or PLANES item and get 50% off the second item … it doesn’t have to be the the same type … you get 50% off the cheaper item so you can buy a 2-pack and a single or a track set and a […]

Mattel will not actually have a separate booth but inside Disney Consumer Products space … Here is the map – as you enter the main hall floor, veer right – or follow the others running pell mell. The last Expo was different as The Disney Store had a separate booth not attached to Disney Consumer […]

“Saukoon” found these in Malaysia in the International version of the “L Case.” For 2013, the US and Int’l cases are no longer in sync – we will get CASE R (twin of H), and maybe another case before we get the L case so we won’t get this until maybe September. Luigi & Guido […]

Exterior Box of the D23 Expo Convoy Brothers plus buying instructions is HERE. Unboxed Photos. Closeups of the Convoy Brothers. And now, in comparison – size & scale to other CARS diecasts … Yes, these are not huge RV’s but then RV’s come in all sizes and since it’s not a set with Albert Hinckley, […]

“John H.” supplied us with a nice visual checklist of every Micro Drifters CARS released. A few collecting along with John raised the issue of a Professor Z with monocle so here’s the resolution of that issue. Apparently, Professor Z with a monocle was a production fix. So, the international versions were always correct. It […]

Disney D23 Expo has a free app for IOS & Android. It looks pretty useful. Most info is not really posted yet but I think they’re adding it day by day. But cute stuff like this poster/print you can buy, of course. The D23 Expo Pins. Limited to 2,000 sets with two mystery “Chase” pins […]

The main overall photos ran here … Now, if they are ready for their closeups! Lights! Camera! Action! I’m not sure they’ve ever had names – I think they’ve always just been called the Convoy Brothers so we’ll just call them by the letters on their face. You do an I to spell TEAM. The […]

The exterior box is covered here. And now UNBOXED! The CARS sit on a inner tray. The outer tray (“Dinoco Hanger”) is easy to remove, it’s taped on the side and top, a quick slice and it opens up and the Convoy Brothers tray comes up & out. The clear plastic enclosure is taped/inserted into […]