As sadly predicted, the great Komodo CAR has made it to Europe first … Italy to be precise – of course, since the great Aroldo sent us these pics, I think he actually made all these and then spent another 8 minutes making the cards, so not really out …  🙂  😉 More photo of […]

Thanks to “Owen G.” who spotted this. If you want the full resolution Mater Tall Tales without the Disney Channel bug in the corner, now you can buy them on iTunes UK. You can even buy Heavy Metal Mater which still has not premiered in the US. That’s the good news portion. (as you can […]

A couple of readers have asked for a clarification on some recent releases that look similar but are technically different … so here’s how to keep track … This is “Weary Expression” BURNT LIGHTNING McQUEEN – Single Card Version. This is “Ouch!” BURNT LIGHTNING McQUEEN – Mater Tall Tale Box Set Version (with Dr. Mater […]

Coming soon in 2010? 2011? Europe First? Cho Variant Drift Part-tay Mater (ok, might not actually be spelled this way) Oil Stain Mater (megasize) Otto (Collect ALL the palindrome CARS!) Otto Variant Samurai Pitty’s (No, you cannot have spam – THAT is NOT sushi!) Tokyo Police – I love donuts or is it spelled doughnuts […]

Coming soon … well, probably first in Europe again? Komodo … He’s dragging to pink slip you … He’s not just a ninja knockoff … And while he’s kind of cousin to Wingo, he’s not just a re-paint … He’s his own scaley man … He’s on an island somewhere – the mysterious Mattel island […]

Yesterday, Pixar opened its Vancouver, Canada Studio for animation shorts. You can view the YouTube video by click on the photo link above. In Part II of the video, they show briefly some still illustrations of two Mater Tall Tale shorts either coming late this year or early in 2011. They did not announce the […]

Yes, it’s ash Wednesday every Wednesday now in Europe but they do have more Tokyo Mater CARS … Cho. Um, candy. And ready for her lenticular closeup … um, just saying … And NINJA! Nitro Boost and Toyota brakes – it’s crashing with style! The US G Case is this, I think … A nice […]

“David V.” sends us this nice photo of a couple Toon boxes ahead of us from France … I guess Ninja doesn’t require a translation? Or Cho? They look cool. Can’t wait …

I think this is right – if only I could read my own handwriting … Curses, where’s my iPad? Thanks for the heads up, Children’s Toy Closet.com

More photos from “Big56Matt,” from Toyfair … First the 1:55 Mater Tall Tales Monster Truck Mater CARS … Since they have Monster Truck tires, nearly everything from this short will be in the Megasize-Deluxe card. Lightning McQueen = Frightning McQueen And Mater is Tormentor … Tormentor is shown below with Dr. Feel Bad. And …Rastacarian […]