Article Archive for October 2012
Posted in Gadgets on 22 October 2012
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Very nice, very authentic looking Monty Python’s Holy Grail costumes … Of course, the other Knights of the Round Table are all available including the “It’s just a flesh wound” Black Knight … For women, for some odd reason (um, I wonder why), all the costumes have much less material … you know, when I […]
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 22 October 2012
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“Snutes” reminds us and sends along nice photos of the first release of Lewis Hamilton, the variant eyes from the launcher … (launcher variant on left). The main version (on the right) comes with no teeth gap version and teeth gap version. Also notice the windshield area – designed for a lenticular … And the […]
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 22 October 2012
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Time to update the checklist. 🙂 Thanks for the nice photos, “Grinnin’ Cheshire!” It looks vaguely familiar … Yea, it’s CARS 1 Lightning McQueen … sporting the “extra” Piston Cup racer sticker as in the start of CARS 2 – called Nitro Lightning McQueen (well, by the Disney Store) collect them all! The second one […]
Posted in CARS Land, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 21 October 2012
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Way back in 2006 and 2007, the Disney Store introduced mini RC’s with a town playset that was quasi in scale (the leftover sets were available until about 2010). But now they are back … Luigi’s Della Casa Tires The Mini RC’s are actually quite nice – pretty responsive controls and fun for little tykes […]
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3, Retail on 20 October 2012
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Well, it sounds like the day went very smoothly or not at all – SURPRISE! I guess the chrome CARS must be doing well on the secondary market, hence the multi-case buying at the stores … since the distribution is so uneven plus some states or regions do not have Kmart, it looks like the […]
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 20 October 2012
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The in-store event is today! 9 AM! If you’re going, don’t be late! For old timers who may have missed Day #8 – it’s NO LONGER at 11 AM but 9 AM start time! Let us know in the comments how your day went. Hope it wasn’t too crazy … Supposedly, the BUY 5, GET […]
Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar on 19 October 2012
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Presumably next fall for Halloween? Probably on ABC and then the Disney Channel. 22-minute TV Special. Here’s the plot (er, SPOILER ALERT if you want to know NOTHING about it – stop reading!). “What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the […]
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 19 October 2012
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The next scheduled Micro Drifter 3-pack has arrived (thanks John H. for the nice pic!) Presumably, these 3-packs are all arriving in the next month or so for the holidays … Darrell, Francesco & Brent. More CARS 1 Piston Cup Racers: Gask Its, Shiny Wax and King. Sally (Repeat LM & Mater?) CARS 2 WGP […]
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 19 October 2012
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Why, yes it is … Here’s an interesting surprise … From D23 Top Secret Finn McMissile to Walmart DVD Finn McMissile, look kids, it’s Special Edition Finn McMissile – I guess if they can keep switching James Bond, he can travel the world in various packaging guises … And yes, technically he is an exclusive […]
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 18 October 2012
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“Snutes” found this on the shelf at Toys R Us … Ignore the pricing – that’s for the Moon Mater + DVD … is it really back? was it found in the back somewhere? The box looks in like new condition … and it is weasy to bring back plus since none of the CARS […]