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 […]

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 […]

The Mattel Disney Pixar CARS web competition is getting pretty fierce these days … It used to be I could power nap, headstand and outlast the “no, you’re the poopy head” circular argument all day and all night long but now, the competition is getting younger and younger. Dawson and his parents have launched a […]

Thanks for the nice photo, “Dolly P.,” we won’t ask what you have to pay. 🙂  🙁

Pretty cool – long “lost” characters make an appearance at Disney World this week … “If you’re a fan of Disney’s rarer characters, this week is just for you: It’s “Long Lost Friends Week” at the Magic Kingdom.” You can check out the other photos at CFNEWS13. While I might’ve been able to ID most […]

Hopefully your Walmart shelf won’t look like this for much longer … the CARS reset (along with other diecasts) is coming after Valentine’s Day … maybe that is when CASE C will arrive? Thanks for the heads up, “JD!” And at Target, now that these are reasonably priced at $3.58 – there are no actual […]

Thanks for the headsup “ToyFountain.” The Disney Store has a new CHASE CAR and Fabrizio is online now. The CHASE version of Hot Rod Mater looks super nice – especially the rims. It goes nicely with this Lightning Mcqueen. And apparently Fabrizio is based on a real car – and not just a lambo look […]

“Dolly P.” sends along photos of the Metallic Silver WGP racers in Europe. Of course, in the US, we had called them Kmart CARS Day Metallic Silver CARS … These arrived in the US last June so we still got the Porto Corsa motif design, these have been updated to the new “Themes 2013” design. […]

These are clearly the Big 4 PLANES that Mattel is banking on literally and figuratively – they are counting money in the bank as the Big 4 you will LOVE and buy over and over again for yourself & kids. Of course, there are the obvious diecast metal singles and gift sets. These other line […]

First an upgrade to a theatrical release, now, it’s coming on August 9, 2013 in 3D! (the trailer has been upgraded to 3D so if you have 3D glasses, whip them out – trailer looks the same, content-wise – if the embed doesn’t work below, here’s the direct link). Also, the fifth Pirates of the […]