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 […]

“John H.” sends along photos of the new Micro Drifter Take Off Launcher … Packaging makes it look a tad cooler but it’s still cute. 🙂 PLANES are about the size of a CARS Micro Drifter. Which makes sense so they all work in the launcher … But “John H.” says it doesn’t exactly launch […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

Look who Monica spotted at SDCC! Quick, name ALL the characters he voiced in CARS that have been released as diecasts! Thanks for photo Monica/Matersgrlfriend!  

Next week, Jimmie Johnson will drive a Disney Toon PLANES Lowe’s Build and Grow car at the Pocono Race … Of course, you can pre-order the diecast version in 1:64 or 1:24 scale versions. The Monsters University one from a few weeks ago is pretty cool also. The Lowe’s Build and Grow free projects are […]