Article Archive for December 2014

Disney California Adventures CARSLand – Ready for Christmas
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Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar on 21 December 2014
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Disney has put together a nice video of CARS Land ready for Christmas …

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Toons: Ice Racers Not an Exclusive
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS Toons, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Toons Diecast on 21 December 2014
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It looks like Ice Racers diecasts are like the Radiator Springs 500 1/2 diecasts, not a Target exclusive. If you prefer a case, drop a line with your favorite Mattel authorized dealer – though Mattel might have stopped shipping until after the New Year. The case contains 1 EACH OF unless noted below: Ice Racer […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Coming in 2015, Presumably
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 20 December 2014
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“John H.” spotted this available online – so “we will jack you up!” Was he jacked up in CARS 1?

Mattel Disney Pixars CARS: Hydro Wheels Red is Slighty Wet
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS on 20 December 2014
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Thanks for the nice pics, “John H.” While it’s cool that you can shoot water from his top mount hose … Unlike some of the other Hydro Wheels CARS and PLANES, Red is not very detailed. The back is fine. But the sides are not very detailed. Compared to diecast Red. Thanks for the great […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Museum of Transportation Exhibit
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 19 December 2014
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Collector (and T5 reader) Javier J. sends along fun photos of his son and their CARS displayed at the Museum of Transportion in Puerto Rico. Nice! Thanks Javier J!  

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Toon: Ice Racers Diecast Singles Hit the Pegs
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Toons Diecast on 19 December 2014
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“Pontiac, Michigan” sends along pics of his find at Target … I presume in Pontiac, Michigan? 🙂 A nice first case – there’s no ONLY AT TARGET sticker that I can see so will these appear elsewhere? There is also a 4-pack. Ice Racers Lewis Hamilton, Shu Todoroki, Raoul Caroule, Lightning, Petrov Vitaly, Max Schnell […]

Marvel Avengers Sing Christmas Carols
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Posted in Disney Marvel on 18 December 2014
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Someone has a lot of free time on their hands 🙂

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Mama Bernoulli Variant Will Spin You Round & Round
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 18 December 2014
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“John H.” sends along some nice & interesting pics of the single carded Mama Bernoulli. On the surface, you wouldn’t think they’d create a Mama Bernoulli variant.   It’s unknown if the giant crease is a one-off that John H. found or whether it’s some poor production process for the new Mama Bernoulli. Some is […]

The 6,000 Year History of the Peach
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Posted in Food on 17 December 2014
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Interesting how the peach of 4,000 BCE has been artificially evolved into the peach (and the 200 varieties) we know today. You can check out the full size graphic HERE at JamesKennedyMonash along with the evolved history of watermelon corn, bananas, etc … and next time someone tries to tell you a Coke or Oreo […]

Mattel Pixar CARS: Next Target 4-Pack Box Set Singles
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 17 December 2014
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The full contents of the 4-packs are in this post, here are close ups of the “new” singles in each 4-pack … The definite and long awaited new CAR sculpt, a BMW! … the BMW 2002 finally in CARS diecast form! We’ll take another dozen in another dozen color without the shield flag on the […]