Article Archive for May 2009

Posted in Advertising, Books, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Design, diecast, Film, Gadgets, Internet, Magazine Checklist, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Mobile, Retail, Toys, TV on 17 May 2009
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Take Five A Day: The Magazine! You asked for it and now, you can on-demand it! Issue #1 of our magazine is available for order! 20 full-color pages devoted just to the DESERT ART series … Other than a few pages of text, the magazine is entirely comprised of full color checklists for however you […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 17 May 2009
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As if Aroldo Pongetti needed a bigger challenge but hey, what about a CAR body is not really available? Have no fear, Aroldo is here! If I had to guess, I would’ve thought Artie the TV Director was “Chuck Manifold” but Aroldo is right – he is definitely more of a coupe … or to […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 May 2009
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Monica & Podso spots the real Tow Mater roaming the country (Monica in SD and Podso in Eau Claire, WI) And now, the world’s oldest pun … Podso found these outstanding in their field … I wonder if the guy told his wife he was modifying the red coupe 🙂 Great work all around … […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 May 2009
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From the TakeFive mailbox … “Lorjas” & son spots Leonard Traffik (Leroy’s brother) who also hates sleeping on the pavement. 🙂 If you plan on motoring west to Disneyland this summer, the HoJo’s across the street has put up a mini pirate water park … “NascarBroncoFan” sends us this link for a sale at Disney […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 May 2009
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Let’s cut to the chase, it doesn’t have a happy ending. People are always asking about an international schedule or what goes on there. All I can say is that they are their own division and make their own decisions and they seem to think everything is just fine. In a small way, it makes […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 15 May 2009
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Frank is here and it’s a massive and heavy piece of diecast machinery. His thresher combine thing works great – it’s solid and not just for show – spin and it works and spins for a while. Who are you calling tiny? Let’s go to scale measurement thinger … Frank & the brain of a […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 15 May 2009
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The mainline singles were once simple. Go to store or go online to buy. Then CHASE CARS were added. But they were not all that different – some easy to find and some not so easy to find but basically – go to store or go online to buy. Now it gets complicated because the […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 14 May 2009
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Well, what do you know, it might be a case where hardly anyone has a quibble 🙂

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 14 May 2009
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever … and now the most frakin’ beautiful CAR to behold … It’s too beautiful in every imaginable way … It is everything we could have imagined. I did mentioned this is the greatest diecast line ever? No detail or exhaust is too exhausting to recreate. No, you’re […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 14 May 2009
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Not only do you get to contribute to the great CARS CARE program of getting CARS and toys to kids when they need it most … but you get a one of a kind item signed by “the coach.” The CARS are birthed at Pixar but you need the right coach to shape ’em up […]