Waiter Mater is out and it’s pretty darn cute. Thanks for the great pics, “John H.” BTW, Case G does not have 2 Waiter Mater’s but only ONE Dracula Mater (instead of 2 originally listed). That’s funny right there. The back & other side look like every other Mater. Now, the Wheel Well dining scene […]

“Uncle Skippy” sends along behind the scenes photos from New York Comic Con – both interesting and presumably annoying to those shut out at San Diego Comic Con because “they were sold out.” “Uncle Skippy” is right, this is not the look of warehouse cleaning but clearly another run. This pallet is marked for Sunday […]

Kmart CARS Day #10 has an extra component this time – Buy 5 CARS, get two free Deluxe CARS (Muggsy Liftsome & Green John Lassetire). Of course, when you get Kmart involved, it’s as complicated as can be. First, the simple part, Kmart will get a special case of CARS. See below for the entire […]

For fans of animation, “This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American animation background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry span more than 60 years and include such cartoon classics as Duck Dodgers in the 24 ½th Century, What’s Opera, Doc?, and The Road Runner […]

“John H.” sends along nice photos of Mildred Bylane, one of the last diecasts promised in the Final Lap series that never arrived – but 3 years late is not past her prime. Solid metal. Don’t crash into her, it’d be like brushing up against a battleship. Not only enough room to carry a spare […]

The Disney Store has a second set they call the Tractor Tipping Set … It’s all plastic and fun for kids but it’s probably not the Tractor Tipping Set you want. Thanks for the heads up, “ToyFountain.”

The Kmart CARS Day #10 case assortment seems pretty confirmed. The photo from “Jack” essentially matches the unofficial “official list.” So, while we were pretty certain it was a Gold Metallic Rip, this pretty much removes any doubt. What is interesting is it does NOT say Kmart exclusive so I guess only Muggsy Liftsome & […]

The Disney Stores has a nice offer on pre-ordering the PLANES Blu-Ray DVD Combo Pack. You get 4 lithographs (each about 10″ by 14″) plus you get a coupon code for $20 off a $40 future purchase or $10 off a $39.99 or less purchase. So, if you’re a regular Disney Store shopper, there’s a […]

While we knew the October offer would include the “Green Epilogue” John Lessetire Pickup truck, it was a mystery about Muggsy Liftsome – especially since they mailed one out by accident. One of a kind until October 30th, then 1 of 5,000 or so. The offer is different this time. Buy 5 singles AND get […]

No, this is not from 1979 when the last new US one was available (though the 1967 was the last year of cool, Fillmore look), Brazil VW will finally stop manufacturing the MicroBus/Kombi. Here’s what it looks like now – pretty much as it did in 1979 (though in Brazil, they have a weird plastic […]