Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Tokyo Mater is Diecast Greater
While we didn’t get a look-see at a lot of the upcoming Tokyo Mater CARS … the opening salvo should entice you to …
Ito-San with feeling … curb feeler feelings, that is …
Great detailing …
“Moderfied” Boost.
I challenge you not to reach for your wallet.
Double or nothing (literally).
Will your collection just be ‘stock?’
As the little kid says in INCREDIBLES, “That was wicked awesome!”
Just another release …
Dragon McQueen – Driftin’ Version (I believe the Collector’s Booklet II 2009-2010 version) features a “clean” Dragon McQueen.
Will this drift into your collection?
Don’t drift away … Follow me!T
Yea, don’t buy any … more for us.
There is also this Tokyo Mater Playset called Ninja Knockout Track Set.
Comes with plastic Dragon McQueen and launcher …
Of course, the coolest part is it comes with Mr. Crane …
McQueen lands on the ramp on the ramp, triggers and trips over the two plastic blue cars and speeds on his way.
Mr. Crane is all plastic but nicely detailed and looks to be in scale …
Mr. Crane doesn’t do a lot but he does pivot … I do not believe the arm raises and lowers … you can remove the pipe holder but not the pipes …
Probably be out when the Toyko Mater CARS start coming out – the post holiday toy reset in February-March?
Of course, be expecting many of the CARS you see below …
The quasi announced CARS of Tokyo Mater are in this POST & in this ONE.
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31 July 2009
52 Comments
I heard about you…Thanks for the Heads up…Where do you live??? MORE TOKYO MATERS FOR US ALL!
I hope everything is OK with our friends at Mattel. Johnny Lightning did not make the Speed Racer movie junk, that was Mattel. (JL did do several Speed Racer series based on the TV show and those sold very well a number of years ago.)
This Tall Tales stuff is certainly good looking but not enough for me to actually buy any of it. You guys are welcome to buy all you want.
I will buy TONS of these! JAPANESE THEMED DIECAST FTW!!!!!
I am telling you, the CarsToons diecasts are much sweeter than the opriginals, cuz they wanted them to be…more fantasy (Mater’s Tall Tales after all), but Pixar was raising the Bar yet again to keep our interest and bridge the gap until Cars II!!
Anyone who stops now, Mattel included is a big silly wet fart in my opinion!!
ewwww . . . . TMI!!
I am wondering if the SDCC 2010 exclusive will be the Tokyo Mater or Draggin Mcqueen
Hmmm, that agrees with the hints we got.
We all need to back up a second and express our utter amazement at how wonderful these diecasts pictured above are! They are true works of art!
{Standing Ovation}
Standing Ovation here as well!
These diecasts are worth every penny to me. The detail and design are unmatched in any other line.
I’m standing!
“I’m still standing, yeah yeah yeah . . . “
I’m standing as well!!
Absolutely amazing rolling art. . . I TOTALLY agree . . .
I will buy every one . . . for us, thats Times 3 . . . .
but are they actually going to be made now . . . could that be the news . . .
if that is the case . . . be ready for a chorus of BOOOOOOOOS
wow, you were a poet and didnt know it 😀
me too!!
Standing Ovation here too! The best of the best.
http://investor.shareholder.com/mattel/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=397134
Every quarter they specifically point to the failure of Speed Racer.
So seems to me like they would know better than to send Cars in the direction of Speed Racer….
Interesting report… earning are up but sales are down? Bittersweet I guess…
soooooo . . . how may this impact us in the Cars world . . . . ?
More info here at Forbes. I am only guessing what is going on by searching news items related to Mattel.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/reuters/2009/07/17/2009-07-17T163440Z_01_N17454485_RTRIDST_0_MATTEL-UPDATE-4.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a41:g12:r2:c0.442928:b26557228:z0&partner=loomia
For its part, California-based Mattel cut 1,000 jobs, shaved corporate travel expenses and trimmed advertising and distribution costs to offset weak demand.
I hope that our friend is not part of this.
fingers crossed for Martin . . . and his team . . .
yeah seems to me they improved their earnings by cutting major costs! That is the only way to explain decreased sales and increased earnings… Probably changed their financial leverage as well to bring up the earnings per share number.
Hope Martin is not part of the cuts! I think he has inspired us all to keep going with this line when we thought the future looked bleak. They should be giving him a raise!!!
Who knows what the story is, we will just have to wait to see. Hopefully there is a silver lining if the news is bad!
Why the Met Edit? (More like Met Delete…)
Exactly . .. ok something is definately going on behind the scenes . . .
Same thing happened last night too.
really . . . this is interesting . . .
Something like:
Ladies & Gentlecars,
It’s been a long and interesting ride. 🙁
that definately doesn’t sound good . . .
thanks for all comments
Has anybody heard any “bad” rumors about Mattel and the Cars line?
Carsthetoys has said something is coming, but will not reveal anything (for now).
Uh oh. Acuransx mysterious “goodbye” post above and now this. I have a sick feeling in my stomach.
Yes, Deano over at carsthetoys is being pretty secretive after using the word ‘doomed.’
Maybe Mattel is basing their information on the fact that lenticulars of previously released characters are beginning to probably not move as fast as they thought.
Personally, Mattel is really botching this line. Some people had seen cases of desert-backed cards showing up at stores. I’ve even seen some supercharged cards…what is up with this distribution system!?
It’s gotten to the point that I haven’t even picked up the Mia/Tia/Chick 3-pack when I saw it. As of now, I’m considering just finishing up the SOTS racer collecting (if I ever do collect them all) and being done with the line.
I almost was considering bucking my ‘No Cars Toons’ mantra because of ‘Tokyo Mater,’ but now I’m doubting if we’ll ever see all those vehicles (or even the Ghibli-inspired Catbus in that big dance bit at the end).
Did I hear something somewhere (maybe somebody on here said it) that the CARS 2 diecasts will be made by the same people who made the Speed Racers cars – Johnny Lightning or something like that? Maybe that’s it? I’m just speculating, I have NO clue.
HA!!! That would be the end of the line for us!!!
No plastic crap!!!
Hmmmmmm . . . I won’t believe anything until I read it in a MET POST cuz then it would be true . . . 🙂
Agreed! He doesn’t post speculation or rumors unless clearly stated. I love MET because he knows his responsibility to the followers of this blog – not to get us hyped up about something no one is sure about.
That was just Iamspeed I think joking around….BUT something is up…
Yeah, I was just messin’ with ya, buddy.(A little Mater-ese there)
goodbye.
Huh? Where are you going?????
Why? 🙁
?
Yeah having that comment still there, but Martin’s missing doesn’t look odd at all Met. 😛
????? Don’t leave!!!! 🙂
That’s not like you acura . . . . what gives??
🙂
Dragon McQueen is sooooooooooooo sweet!!! I don’t mind buying another McQueen to have him!!!
Just pray to the manufacturer that Mattel doesn’t put just 1 Dragon McQueen in a case, along with the other 12 already in there!