Article Archive for December 2008

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Leroy Traffik Mystery Solved!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 December 2008
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There has been much discussion about the mattress that Leroy Traffik carries through several scenes in film … but the answer is in the film 🙂 Here is his biggest front-and-center scene as he passes “sleepy” Mack … as the camera pivots around, we see Leroy pulls off to the truck stop … the truck […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: International Stacy
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 December 2008
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BigMatt56 found this in the flagship TRU in Times Square … This looks like an international Stacy snuck into a regular box? I don’t think anyone else has seen this? Yea, I think that is all legalese in every language other than Sumarian. And for int’l customers, if you have have a giant question or […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Edging Towards Christmas
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 December 2008
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First, “Edge” says Merry CARS Christmas! And yes, what you hear off in the far north (or southwest) are the sounds of diesel engines being fired before the tractors take to the sky to deliver presents to all the kiddies (of all ages)  … humm, this doesn’t sound like the Coca Cola commercial – where’s […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: A Naval CARS Christmas!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 December 2008
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Glenn H. spent some long hard hours at sea defending our shores so … welcome back to land … though his family welcome was a lot nicer 🙂 If it was just the sign, that would be great enough – nicely done art – love the snow on letters typeface – classy, cute and cool […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Aroldo Custom Tutorial #1 – Jiggy Mater
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 December 2008
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It looks simple enough … Mater with a blue hood and a tow portion that can get all jiggy. Just separate the Mater from frame. Re-attach solder with tiny screws. Voila! Jiggy Mater. You can also make a red hood and perfect logo … okay, I think I lost part of the instructions but I’m […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Yes, the Hauler Semi Cabs Are Canon
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 December 2008
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Of course, you don’t have to buy them but sorry, the evidence is pretty overwhelming 🙂 How else do the haulers get to the race track? We have direct evidence that Mack drives McQueen in a hauler to the race track. We also see Gray, the Dinoco cab attached to his trailer portion. I think […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mega Sized CASE D
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 December 2008
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Coming in early January. Mega Sized CASE D … a nice catchup case for many … Now, officially to avoid confusion, the CABS ONLY are called Semi’s so this is “Chick Semi.” Of course, what’s interesting is the first photos released shows three major differences between this “Chick Semi” and the Chick Hick Haulers cab. […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Aroldo McQueen Pit Row Customs
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 December 2008
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He’s done it again! A few days, we showed the great Apple customs by Aroldo Pongetti just so you get a future glimpse of what a Mattel Pixar CARS diecast setup would look like … but of course, he didn’t rest after he did those amazing customs … Lightning McQueen Pit Row! And note, Mack […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: CARS, It’s a Real Thing …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 December 2008
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Some of the real car ads for CARS … Some pics courtesy of BostonScoot (thanks!) Sheriff Doc Flo Ramone Fillmore Lizzie (very modern NSFW – ‘companion’ and two women kissing each other – whoa, 1924 were those crazy bathtub gin days, right? 🙂 ) Tex Dinoco Dusty Rust-Eze Trev From Luca, Luigi’s mom says hi! […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Why I’m Collecting – Reason #4
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 December 2008
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For some things, “less is more,” but for diecast CARS, it’s the opposite, “The more details, the more sales.” Recently, Philippe B. took all these photos of some of his Ramone’s to note all the detailing … Of course, beyond the obvious different paint schemes, the rims are all different – gold, gold with silver […]