Mattel Disney Pixar CARS RV Petersen Auction: Winnah!
The new CARS Drive-In Gallery is hosting photos of the recent Petersen Museum charity auction of the CARS RV diorama that went for $@1,200 + fees & taxes.
Albert Hinckey is about 8.5″ in length.
Very nice – the winner of the RV’s plus diorama + racers says that these RV’s are definitely not metal but plastic.
That does bring up an interesting issue …
Because they look pretty ready to go … it would seem odd that they would create an all-plastic intermediary version (pre-production) before switching to metal walls (as with Barry Diesel) … so perhaps if these got a release, they would’ve been all plastic? Or perhaps they realized that diecasts needed to have actual metal (zinc) in them? Hence Barry Diesel RV got a release and his walls are metal. But these were put on the back burner because they were made of plastic?
These have screws holding them together (Barry Diesel has rivets). No date stamp.
Of course, it’s just speculation on my part – and no one really knows if they were made before or after Barry Diesel or if the final Barry Diesel release affected the material choice in these RV’s but ultimately, they are three-of-a-kind unique vehicles un-released and most likely to never to get a release (?) … plus a handmade diorama.
Joey of the CARS Drive in Gallery has a few more photos of the diorama. Thanks for the heads up & photos, Joey!
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29 November 2011
10 Comments
8 inches! that would have been the best line ever!
First congrats to the winner of the auction.
However, Mattel if you are listening please release these!!!
Here, here!
Too bad.
Once the 3D model has been made (as a 3D mesh in the computer) its simple to print small models such as these in plastic using any one of a number of stereolithography techniques. The service bureau I use would charge about $100 for a one off for a 1:55 scale RV. I’m sure Mattel’s development department(s) have all the best ‘toys’ in house for doing small scale runs of pre-production models.
Sounds like we should emply your service bureau to crank out a few $100 models… 😉
Have a look, google “ponoko”:-)
Fascinating!
I’m a mechanical designer on 3-d cad as my company has scanning tools to scan things like this to create 3-d models. That could be done real easy if you had the originals.
These are just amazing…the winner got a really great deal, and made a great investment too. They have to be almost-produced…they’re just too finished-looking. Somebody pulled the plug on these guys.