Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: John Lasseter & You, Practically Twins …
The Top 10 Things on Your Desk That John Lasseter Copied From You …
10) Lightning Storm McQueen SEALED because only a 3-year old could pry that top off and there’s never a 3-year old around when you need one … though following the Doppler effect screaming is a clue …
09) Oscar Meyer Weinermobile (Hot Wheels) with bite marks.
08) The Townies!
07) iMac
06) Had tractor – Sold Tractor on eBay for $19.99. It’s crazy how people love the Tractor.
05) Also cannot find showstoppers and cousins
04) View of Shrubbery
03) Missing CARS Mousepad
02) Missing JL Series Lightning McQueen though of course, he can resolve that issue with a sharpie.
01) Pieces left over from washing machine.
It’s uncanny – we’re like twins – desk wise. Other than that, there might be a few differences … he runs Pixar & Disney animation, I run Pixar DVD’s and eat officially licensed Disney animation peeps … it’s freakin’ uncanny!
From the LA Times article, “Disney toys get Pixar animation guru’s touch – John Lasseter champions better-quality merchandise that stays true to the films.”
“Lasseter’s experience with “Toy Story” and subsequent Pixar films, including “Cars,” helped inform how he works with toy makers, retailers and Disney’s consumer products group. Those practices at Pixar have extended to Disney Studios, whose animators for the first time participated in brainstorming sessions with the toy makers, providing feedback on design proposals and packaging.
Tim Kilpin, general manager of Mattel’s Girls, Boys and Games division, said Lasseter argued that the die-cast replicas of “Cars” vehicles be manufactured in 1/55 scale — instead of the smaller 1/64 scale of Mattel’s Hot Wheels — because the toys needed to be larger to capture the characters’ personality and expressions.
“He’s a student of what makes toys great toys,” Kilpin said. “He’s more willing to talk about the details about what makes a product, rather than saying, ‘Oh, that’s nice. I like how it lights up.’ “
I will buy some of the CARS things that he speaks of and get back to you …
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15 December 2009
32 Comments
aku mau jalan hot wheels tapi kaya gimana nya supaya
dapat jaan hot wheels 🙂
MET,
TRU has the haulers for 10.99. Sunday I picked up No Stall and RPM for that price. Signs were out on the shelves.
(MET: On sale for a week?)
TRU has new Lego Toy Story; very cute! Got 2 sets for my boys for Christmas
Wow it was like we were separated at birth 🙂
Met, Toys R Us has a sale on all Cars Toon megas & cars megas 2 for $11.99.
Just thought you might want to know.
(MET: Saw that but wondering if it’s worth an actual post 🙂 ).
Tomarrow.
Sure looks like it, doesn’t it?
What on Earth is Buzz doing to Hamm in the lowert left corner?
He’s “petting” him. 😉
MONICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MONICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s hysterical! I think I am going to to have to put the child-block on this website now…
HAHHAHA i didnt even notice until you pointed that out! thats hilarious!
HAHA creepy 🙂
Off-topic, but does anyone have a Promo Code for Mattycollector.com? Trying to bite the bullet and order Mater, but I’d rather not pay any more than I have to!
Chuki_mama does not think so, so I am gonna say NO!
Well if Chuki Mama says there isn’t a promo code, then don’t waste your time looking any further. She’s like an encyclopedia of online coupons and promos!! 🙂
agreed!! hahahah
I think that was a GOOD decision to make the CARS 1/55 scale rather than 1/64 scale, BUT why in the HELL doesn’t Mattel make some CHEAP, straight, orange track that CARS will fit on !?!?
Nothing more fun than running $1 orange track pieces all over your house and making your cars do all kinds of crazy stuff !!
But you can’t do it with the CARS die-casts and the “regular” HotWheels track that is available…
http://www.examiner.com/x-9209-Anaheim-Disneyland-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Former-Disney-employee-viral-video-sensation-Guitar-Hero-goes-Christmas–video
Merry Christmas.
Where is his motor speedway of the south set?
Man, I wonder how much he pays somebody to DUST that collection 😐
Is that muddy Mcqueen he’s got next to the SDCC Mcqueen? Don’t really recognise it – perhaps a prototype?!
Jon
(MET: I think it’s Burnt McQueen).
Dear John,
You’ve got a friend in me!!!
Is that Woody’s head on the shelf behind him?
Maybe it’s a bank? I think I see a Homer Simpson too
Looks like Sid got to him. 🙂
Halloween mask?
Every time I see his picture, he’s wearing some kind of car-related Hawaiian shirt. I wonder how many he has.
I believe there are only 2 Cars-related Hawaiian shirts, both made by Reyn Spooner. I was lucky enough to buy one (black version) when I visited Pixar a couple of years ago. There is at least 1 Reyn Spooner Hawaiian shirt for each Pixar movie. Although some movies do have multiple shirts. If anyone has any pointers on where I could find the Cars shirt Mr. L has in this picture (in XL), I would be eternally grateful! -I’m also looking for Toy Story, Monster’s Inc., and the red Incredibles Reyn Spooner Hawaiian shirts.
Here is his comments on the shirts. From an interview.
Alright, final question. What’s with the Hawaiian shirts?
I’ve worn Hawaiian shirts a little bit through my life, but let’s see… it was probably about ’87 I wore my first one that I really loved, to the point where it fell apart and I had to get another one.
And then I discovered a couple of Hawaiian shirt manufacturers with a whole line and I really liked their work. But I didn’t wear them exclusively at first. I started wearing them to do interviews and then my wife, bless her heart, said, ‘You should match the subject matter of your shirts to what you’re doing that day! If you can.’
So in our new home, we have a large closet and I have my shirts filed under subject matter.
Subject matter?
Yeah, so that I know where my tropical-themed shirts are, my automotive-themed shirts are, all my movie-related shirts…
I always say that it’s the little kid in me, you know? Animators tend to be kids who’ve never grown up. A Hawaiian shirt is like a toy that you can wear. And I do love toys…
that is a cool post. I especially like how they listened to the animators to get feedback on designs. Now if only they would listen to customer feedback.