By the time you read this, the Convoy Brothers are SOLD OUT at the D23 Expo. Well, probably around 10 AM PST. It looks like they only produced 1,000 sets. Making it one of the rarest production CARS of all time. In fact, now tied at #1 with the Apple CAR. You can check out […]

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, […]

The main overall photos ran here … Now, if they are ready for their closeups! Lights! Camera! Action! I’m not sure they’ve ever had names – I think they’ve always just been called the Convoy Brothers so we’ll just call them by the letters on their face. You do an I to spell TEAM. The […]

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 […]

First step of the D23 Expo Convoy Brothers is to admire the exterior box – awesome. Today, it’s time to snap a few more photos close up. Well, not quite take the plastic lid off just yet … you must approach by stealth. Yea, if you’re going to quibble on the .01%, it would’ve been […]

It’s official official – Convoy Brothers are coming to the D23 Expo – $100 – a nice round number. The official press release. The D23 Expo starts August 9, 2013 at 9 AM. You can begin to lineup NO EARLIER than 5 AM. That is what Disney & Anaheim have decided. If you have a […]

It’s confirmed, the Convoy Brothers are coming to the D23 Expo! They’ve been assigned a product number and a UPC so they are coming! Displayed at the Petersen Museum. Mattel Product #Y6038 and UPC Code: 746775229177 And the box is HUGE – 16″ across – meaning it’s a 4-pack. At some point, they were thinking […]

Every other year, Disney holds an their own trade, craft & toy show where Disney offers you more things to buy than you can shake a stick at … (Disney will also sell you the stick to shake at the Disney too many things to shake a stick at with a Disney stick). It’s called […]

These will be available as a box set only at Mattel’s online stores – whether that’s MattyCollector or Shop.Mattel, don’t know yet and they won’t be out until 2010 but get ready … to King me, baby. It’s the Convoy Brothers! Of course, what’s telling is AFTER they are out, clearly, it’s easy for Mattel […]