Article Archive for May 2009
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 May 2009
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Yes, some of these photos are of a dubious origins – hinckey is the theme today … 🙂 Not of dubious photo origins – you know what the San Diego Comic Con Red Ransburg Rescue Squad Mater will look like … Here is what the “normal” Megasize Rescue Squad Mater will look like … (looks […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 May 2009
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For eagle-eye observers of CARS, the film – may have noticed that RPM’s Crew Chief doesn’t get much Sun … Why isn’t he wearing the proper coat of yellow? Allergic reaction? They just switched colors and he was just too busy? The regular crew chief had an internal combustion problem so the assistant took over? […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 May 2009
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And now the real Chuki … Thanks Josh F. for finding the “Nissan March.” And while this is a Suzuki below … it is definitely “chukized.” And of course … the CARS Chuki … Of course, next year we’ll be seeing a lot of Chuki’s … Too many to count 🙂
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 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 […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 May 2009
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If you love them, set them FREEEEEEE …. Josh brgr2313 was kind enough to take some great shots … See, it can pay off to live a block away from the Mattel warehouse 🙂 Yep, Frank is definitely MEGASIZED – no doubt about it. Who’s still protesting the lull? Anyone? Anyone? 🙂 Megasized – from […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 May 2009
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It’s been a long wait with a lot of fakes, feints, and even some fainting but Frank is almost nearly here … it’s arriving in the warehouse early next week but there have been one change to CASE H … Sven was swapped out for this red dude above. I think everyone can live with […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 May 2009
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While we had a list back in January for the next Mini 6-Packs: Piston Cup Dinoco Highway 66 We finally know what’s in them … mostly … and they’re surprisingly better than first thought … it’s only a mini preview as Amazon has only put out incomplete photos … (link to Amazon – though not […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 May 2009
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So, the revised CASE H now looks like this. Not a spectacular improvement but an extra Patti in the case trumps the Ferrari F430 in just an Italian chase packaging anyway. The oddity is that of course, the rule was that once a CAR was released as a CHASE CAR, it would NEVER return as […]