You have a LONG wait and I was going to hold off until I got final confirmation but since others are running the list without details, here ya go. But we can take some guesses … CASE F is scheduled for the first week in the new year – January, 2009. CASE G is February, […]

The first two tutorials were practically kid stuff (well, if you’re a kid named Aroldo or Martin 🙂 ). #1 Here and #2 Here. Ramone on hydraulics … might be easier to build an artificial heart 🙂 Ramone is done with “soldered brass rods and pipes.” So is the Hoover Dam … so there ya […]

Trev, the Carry Case Train is in the house. Nice Open packaging. Like others, “lock” under the front name panel. Gray latch unlocks right and left side doors. Paper placeholder pics … Looks huge – um not really … though of course, not really in scale … All aboard that’s going aboard … Hello America, […]

Okay, UKers would probably prefer CARS stock on the shelf versus a real nice newsletter but here ya go … The UK Buy 6 CARS, get Faux Wheel Drive promotions runs until the end of January so you still have some time. Thanks for the heads up Jonathan S.

Aroldo Pongetti says Merry Christmas to everyone here! Remember that some stores are now open 24-hours until December 24th. And if you’re buying online, don’t forget to click OVERNIGHT SHIPPING so you will get it on the 24th … LAST DAY TODAY for online shopping! You’ve procrastinated long enough. 🙂 Happy hunting!

If anyone has not noticed, we added a new CARS SPOTTING FORUM page so if you spot something interesting and there’s no appropriate post handy – feel free to give us the scoop on what you’re finding. I see a few of you have already spotted it and started to fill it in. It would […]

From the Business Standard: “Leading toy manufacturer, Mattel India has launched the Disney Pixar Cars range for Christmas in India. The Pixar Car range features 14 models based on the characters from the movie like Lightning McQueen, Sally, Mater, the Tow Truck and Doc Hudson amongst others and will be available at a price of […]

Have you all completed your Mater customs from tutorial #1? You must be ready for tutorial #2 … All you need is some resin material, plastic pipe and soldered brass rod. (I say that like I know what I’m talking about and not just copied from his email) 😆 Then make magic. In no time […]

I can understand front loading McQueen’s in the first few boxes of 2009 (aka: holiday 2008)  to make sure he was on the store shelves for the holiday season … but at the rate they are going, there is going to be imbalance and we can only hope it does NOT look like this on […]

Lightning McQueen says only you can prevent forest fires … no, wait, that’s the bear … Lightning McQueen says, “I pity the fool who doesn’t remember today is the last days of 2-day & overnight shipping to get it in your chimney!” So, last reminder – last days to order online – just be sure […]