There are more MINI “6-packs” coming. The Target.com does have some listed online but the only NEW one listed is the Hot Rod 6-pack … For those collecting all along, these are all repeats – except that some of these are available for the first time outside of the Target holiday or other MINI exclusives. […]

Thanks to “jubilutus” who spotted the long, long, long, long thought to be mythical 1:24 Lightning McQueen with grooved tires FINALLY showing up on Matty. Okay, it’s not available to order but it is something. You can click on the above graphic to to the Matty page. To see more pics of this Matty version, […]

In one of the first lines we hear in “voice-over” from CARS is … “1 winner, 42 losers, I eat losers for breakfast.” Meaning, of course, there are 42 OTHER racers out there … just as with a typical NASCAR starting grid – 43 cars out there. We were sure of the 36 before the […]

Of course, most collectors know them as Action Figure Authority as action figure display cases & grading has been going on for much longer but we welcome them as an advertiser AND as a new source for single display cases and more importantly, as the authoritative company in the industry on toy grading for collectors. […]

Yea, I know you’re sweating and wishing there was an ill reindeer on your lawn … but hey, only about 100 days until Christmas … bo-lieve it or not! So ring your silver bells, hitch some sleigh bells to your horse*, put on a big ole red sweater, light some logs and buy this book […]

Who knew getting mail delivery could be such an adventure … John in MO a few days ago … Now it’s MiaSenorita’s turn … All perfectly normal … avalanche stick, check. Home Sweet Home sign that spews acid, check … oh oh, that square aardvark is back … Nope, nothing to see here. Oh, it’s […]

The Mater’s Tall Tales book is released … (Amazon link) It’s very nicely done … about an 8″ by 8″ square shaped hardcover for only $7.99. Each of the first three Mater Tall Tales (Rescue Squad Mater, El Materdor & Mater the Greater) gets about 25 pages each (or about 80 pages total for the […]

CTC has a new batch of customs … a megasize semi we are unlikely to see for a while … if ever … Semi great! And for those who like the other kind of bubly … Nice & sparkly … And of course, the loneliest Pitty … You can find them here. Have fun populating […]

More ONLY AT TARGET shopping … the Piston Cup Racer 4-packs will now be a Target exclusive … so maybe it’s likely they will re-use the current 4-pack box? And yes, now that they are calling him Spare O Mint, I’ll list him as such … Yet another Rev ‘n Go 🙂 Maybe they will […]

PirateDad also believes in the adage that one should go big or not at all … so for his birthday he meets and greets a multitude of TakeFive Canadians or maybe just all Canadians in a national greet and meet … So, I can now take a breather from typing – take it away PirateDad! […]