Article Archive for January 2012

Artist Paul Conrad: Concept & Finished Art from Pixar’s UP
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Film on 12 January 2012
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Artist Paul Conrad has posted some art he did when he worked on UP, again, the great dedication and attention to detail … for instance, all the examples of the airline tickets Carl & Ellie never get to use that he presented to pick from … something that is on screen for a few seconds […]

TakeFiveADay Magazine Checklist – Lenticulars Done, CARS 1 Done
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Posted in Books, check list, Checklist, Disney Pixar, Magazine Checklist, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 12 January 2012
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It’s finally done. The Lenticular issue is done and CARS 1 is complete … You can purchase a printed copy or digital PDF or preview it HERE. It took a while to sort through it all but it looks like there were 134 lenticulars including variants, and eye position variants. I’ll get around to doing […]

Toys of Bygone Era That Much More Fun …
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Posted in Toys on 11 January 2012
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Yea, toys of the last bygone generation just seems that much crazier … That gorilla wandering the streets of Century City seems surprised a guy in a polyester suit could hoist him up over his head and thrown him around. Was this a normal everyday random thing that would confront the 6-Million Dollar man in […]

Good News Illinois, Now Legal to Eat Roadkill
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Posted in Food on 11 January 2012
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Good news, Illinois has made it legal for you to scoop all the dead critters you find by the side the road or ones you accidentally hit … either for the pelts or for eatin’ … and I know you know this but just in case … Game meat must be cooked to an internal […]

Walmart.com – Star Wars Saga Blu Ray DVD One Day Sale – $70
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Posted in Film on 11 January 2012
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Walmart.com is having a one day sale on the 6-film (complete) Star Wars saga box set … About $9 off the usual price. Free pickup at Walmart stores or $.97 shipping. Blu-ray (9 Discs) + 16 page booklet Star Wars Complete Saga includes Episodes I-VI, Star Wars Documentaries, deleted extended and alternate scenes; prop, maquette […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Carla & Crew Chief Cruz Variants
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 11 January 2012
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There are two packaging versions of Carla Veloso and her VW Beetle crew chief. The first ones to arrive … Recently, these have started to arrive … instead of Carla’s Crew Chief, it reads Cruz Besouro. Since it doesn’t seem there are a lot made and available of either so far, it’s hard to say […]

The All In One Meal – Bacon & Chocolate
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Posted in Food on 10 January 2012
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John in Mo has found the perfect all-in-one meal – chocolate dippled bacon. You get your meat, vegetables, milk and energy all in one (remember cocoa beans are like vegetables) and it’s in a convenient stick form with no stick to throw away.      

Han Solo in Carbonite USB Flash Drive
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Posted in Design on 10 January 2012
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Not the cheapest 4 GB USB Flash Drive you can buy but the coolest USB stick with the coolest mini keychain carrying case … Han Solo plus Carbonite Carrying Case.

Steve Jobs Action Figure with Accessories
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Posted in Apple, Toys on 10 January 2012
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Inicons is selling a 12″ ‘action figure” of Steve Jobs – it’s a spooky realistic sculpt … It comes with accessories including extra hands, of course … It’s not cheap at $99 but in line with costs of other 12″ figures with accessories and a high end quality sculpt … While Apple is not very […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: London-Big Ben Card
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 10 January 2012
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It’s official, here’s the new card design for Year 2 CARS 2 … You can see where the trim marks should be … unless the diecut maker took the month off. 🙂 Any Londoners or Londonphiles out there? Can you tell us if this is a “real” street and bridge that makes this accurate? Or […]