Article Archive for February 2012

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2: Micro Drifters Bottom
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 20 February 2012
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Here’s a nice photo of the bottom of a Micro Drifter … Full lineup of releases here. Thanks, “FBR.”

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 2: 2-Pack Change? Everything But the Smoking CAR …
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 20 February 2012
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Minivan* & Airport Security Guard was actually listed twice on the 2-pack list which was a little odd … but by itself, hard to discern any greater meaning from it other than a mistake. But it was odd in that so far in CARS 2, each 2-pack/Movie Moment contained one common car released or merely […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 2: Slash and IT BURNS!
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 19 February 2012
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Walmart insiders report that Mater’s Secret Mission – AKA: Walmart 2-packs have been EOLed – End of Lifed. While the death of Color Changers is news, it’s a minor blip – this is a bigger story as there were a couple 2-packs scheduled for Fall so presumably they are canceled. Now, it might be that […]

How to Photograph Your Toys & Action Figures
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Posted in Lego on 19 February 2012
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Avanaut’s Photos of his toys and action figures are just a step up from eBay photos where you see the guys foot in the auction photos. 🙂 Check them out at FLIKR here.

Pixar La Luna Short: Preview + Director Interview
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Posted in Disney Pixar on 19 February 2012
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There is an interview with the director at Grantland about the mentoring program at Pixar … apparently they encourage young artists … what a crazy concept! 🙂 There’s a different interview at Entertainment Weekly with a different clip (not embeddable).

Lego Toy Fair 2012: Lord of the Rings
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Posted in Lego on 19 February 2012
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Thanks, “Sloopy,” some nice box art photos of the larger Lord of the Rings Lego sets coming this summer … These will be pretty hard to resist. This looks like a great set … might just have to have the Lego Hulk battle here also …

Brass Monki Custom Art Shoes – Too Nice To Wear
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Posted in Gadgets on 18 February 2012
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Yea, pretty sweet but would you actually wear them outside or even in a room with furniture? 🙂 You can check them all out here at the Brass Monki store.

Every Steve Jobs Online Video Gathered Together …
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Posted in Apple, History, Internet on 18 February 2012
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Every Steve Jobs video that is available online is gathered by Chill.com on one page …

Marvel’s The Avengers Super Bowl XLVI Commercial (Extended)
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Posted in Advertising, Film on 18 February 2012
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And a closing line from Iron Man that clinches the deal … 🙂

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Next 2-Packs Arrive in Australia
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 18 February 2012
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“Andrew” sends us great pics of the arrival of the next 2-pack in Australia. I guess they are trying to recapture that old black magic by invoking the old name, “Movie Moments.” Francesco looks pretty much like the other releases,we won’t know if there’s some subtle change until we get it open … Lightning has […]