More great pics from, “Kevin NascarBronco.” Mattel is definitely going out on establishing the Micro Drifters are the secondary line to the 1:55 … there is one problem as other than TRU, I’m not sure Target or Walmart is even carrying these? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone with differing results? Micro Drifters are scooped up so they […]

Well, if you are just catching CARS 2 on cable and decide to start collecting, this returning 10-pack will get you 91% towards all the World Grand Prix racers …. This came out last November and it looks there’s zero upgrade to any of the CARS. While Carla, Gorvette, Lightning & Miguel have gotten upgrades […]

As noted previously, the cases with an Ultimate Chase have an “altered twin” offering without the Ultimate Chase … Kind of like the movie “Twins.” Strange but at least, it’s comic relief unlike this scary twin film. Here is the content for CASE H. Its twin is CASE V – as in Victor. Instead of […]

Thanks for the great pics, “Kevin NascarBronco.” It does look like this year they at least made more of a showcase for CARS diecast versus just lining them up in a cabinet so that’s a good sign going forward. Most of the CARS included are still sort of randomly inserted but at least they looked […]

It was a little odd the Kmart versions of Celine & Acer with Torch were not numbered but I guess the reason is the versions with the Kmart logo stickers are not considered part of the mainline releases … these however are … Celine #38 – a “repeat” CHASE. And #34 Acer with Torch. Someone […]

Here is the international version of Mattel diecast CARS 2012. It’s not too different from the US one but it does show some of the new 2-pack Movie Moments CARS together (featured in the 2-pack post). It should be on a Mattel international site but I could not find it so it’s posted here for […]

Starting tomorrow at Mattel’s booth at San Diego Comic Con … Spot the (Japanese dressed) Harajuku and whisper “Chuki,” in her ear and you get a pair of free knit socks. “Chuki” means ‘middle years’ – in car terms, it’s the middle years of a model design versus early (Zenki) and late (Kouki). I’m sure […]

Children’s Toy Closet wants you to know that on August 7, 2012, the prices of the display cases from the manufacturer is going up in price 7-20% but you still have about a month to order at the current price. These are cases specifically designed for Pixar CARS as they are a skoosh wider and […]

It looks there will be 9 cases available from here on out until the Mattel CARS Year 2012 ends in October. This includes the H case coming in the next few weeks. Some of these 9 cases are “twins” of another case – much like CASE G was the twin of CASE E. Not all […]

While we have seen most of these diecasts, it still nice to see them paired together; and some with names or names of the package revealed for the first time. In Flight Mater, Danielle Muffler & Shelley Shift Flight Attendants Mater* & Paris Mime, Louis LaRue Max Schnell & Otto Bonn. Miles with “Party Staff,” […]