Until the poster was released, it was hard to tell what the Themes 2013 Movie Moments (mostly 2-packs) actually were – they were simply cryptically numbered so going forward to 2014, while there is a list of 2014 Movie Moments, they are simply listed as “Movie Moment #7,”, etc, etc … so it’s hard to […]

Waiter Mater is out and it’s pretty darn cute. Thanks for the great pics, “John H.” BTW, Case G does not have 2 Waiter Mater’s but only ONE Dracula Mater (instead of 2 originally listed). That’s funny right there. The back & other side look like every other Mater. Now, the Wheel Well dining scene […]

Kmart CARS Day #10 has an extra component this time – Buy 5 CARS, get two free Deluxe CARS (Muggsy Liftsome & Green John Lassetire). Of course, when you get Kmart involved, it’s as complicated as can be. First, the simple part, Kmart will get a special case of CARS. See below for the entire […]

“John H.” sends along nice photos of Mildred Bylane, one of the last diecasts promised in the Final Lap series that never arrived – but 3 years late is not past her prime. Solid metal. Don’t crash into her, it’d be like brushing up against a battleship. Not only enough room to carry a spare […]

The Super Chase CARS of 2014 are … ta-da … The Mack one will be an Deluxe Super Chase … I guess the white pickup clown will fit on the regular card? It looks like Super Chases arrive in late Spring/Summer so look for them in 6-7 months? Any CARS diecast quitters back in? 🙂

On the list to return in 2014 … Frankly, some people will give a D*** (Darn) … When? Unknown. Will it look like the last release? Unknown. There are some possible variant/versions possible – clean (no dirt), crazed eyes (chasing other CARS) or happy (dream sequence) or the lazy release – this one. I’m presuming […]

I guess they presume kids will want anything that launches a vehicle? As I understand it, if you move the front tires, (plastic) Guido spins around Lightning and the red shifter launches the CAR out. I believe Ramone’s House of Body Art is right across the street – I’m sure he appreciates the rocket launch […]

Arriving in revised CASE Q – Ichigo. They should have added strawberry scratch & sniff. Thanks for the great photos, “John H.” From the family of “Suki Cute.” Repaints we do not mind – bring on as many as possible – we’ll collect ’em all but as a CHASE, we won’t see Ichigo again exactly […]

“Wraukn” sends along a lab pic of the upcoming Deluxe release for 2014 … He comes with both oil cans & a headset … I had to double check. It’s actually correct. Mack is the only Pit Crew Member that has both a headset & oil cans during the Pit Row scenes from CARS 1. […]

So, while we are on the cusp of wrapping up “Themes 2013” as a design motif – certainly as singles, and multi-packs, everything that is on the poster is out, however, there are still a few releases off the poster looming that we don’t know for certain. October, 2013 – the next announced Kmart CARS […]