Article Archive for February 2016

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Luigi & Guido Redux – Card Completists
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 9 February 2016
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Thanks for the heads up, “Michael NV.” If you’re a card completist, look carefully, the 2015 Luigi & Guido card looks a lot like the 2016 one. So check the number on the side, the 2016 of the Radiator Springs series is X of 14. The other good news is that is seems most of […]

Books for Kids – Disney Pixar Treasury Volume 1
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Posted in Shopping on 8 February 2016
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Pixar Movie as a Graphic Novels Collected in one book. Disney Pixar Treasury Volume 1. (Toy Story 1, 2 & 3, A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars & Cars 2, Ratatouille, Wall•E, Up, Brave, and Monsters University)

Train Photography – Snow Day
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Posted in nature on 8 February 2016
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If you want to take photos of steam trains in snow, the Northern Nevada Train line is having another photographers photoshoot day coming up. You can check it out here. In case you wonder why hitting a moose is not a good idea, here’s a moose through snow … via IMGUR. View post on imgur.com

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Studs McGirdle Camera On
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Posted in CARS World 2016, Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 8 February 2016
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Thanks for the nice pics, “John H.” Studs McGirdle, another camera operator. Another NEW CARS 1 character FIRST TIME release! One giant camera. While Studs does not appear very large in size – his camera ia HUGE but Studs is actually pretty large – next to Nelson Blindspot … or next to Nelson’s blindspot. Assemble […]

LEGO Star Wars Force Awakens – Canon & Plot Gaps Pre Episode 7
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Posted in Disney Star Wars, Shopping on 5 February 2016
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“LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens will cover all the big events from the movie, and even feature a few levels that bridge the gap between Episode VI (Return of the Jedi) and VII (Force Awakens). You can play all the important characters – Rey, Finn, Poe, Kylo Ren, Han Solo and BB-8.” Lego Star Wars: […]

Hasbro Might Buy Mattel
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Posted in Mattel on 5 February 2016
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Bloomberg reports …“Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc. have held talks about merging two of the world’s biggest toy companies, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would bring together the manufacturer of Hot Wheels with the maker of My Little Pony. Hasbro approached Mattel about a potential transaction late last year, and the […]

Books to Buy (For Kids) – Miroslav Sasek … This is the World
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Posted in Shopping on 4 February 2016
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One of the greatest illustrators, not just for kids is Miroslav Sasek. He did a series of books – illustrated guides for kids to the great cities of the world – London, NY, SF, etc and those individual books have been collected together – slightly abridged. “This anthology includes excerpts from: This is New York, This […]

Mattel Disney Planes: Custom Chug
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Posted in Disney Planes on 4 February 2016
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“79Nitroade30” has made a fun Custom Chug Nice!

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Nitroade Semi Cab Eric Roadales
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Posted in CARS World 2016, Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS on 4 February 2016
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Thanks for the nice photos, “John H.” Nitroade Semi Cab Deluxe – aka: Eric Roadales – FIRST EVER RELEASE. Though we have a Nitroade Hauler (well, we did). and the cab portion. This is basically that one with a different expression. While he is diecast (the cab portion), John H. notes that he is lightweight […]

Books to Buy (For Kids) – How to Be a Math Genius
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Posted in Shopping on 3 February 2016
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Mostly for kids but still fun/useful when as an adult, how algebra works again. 🙂 How to Be a Math Genius