Article Archive for August 2017

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: 2006 to 2016 Year by Year Checklist Magazine & Book Version
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 16 August 2017
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10 YEARS – The Year by Year 2006 to 2016 Checklist is COMPLETE! Starting with 28 in 2006, we closed out 10 years of CARS, CARS 2, Toons, Storytellers, Expanded Universe and Disney Store (in scale only) releases of close to 1,200 diecasts. This is the YEAR by YEAR version (an alphabetical one is coming!) […]

Disney Pixar CARS: On the Shelves
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS on 16 August 2017
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More Jada 1:24’s are hitting the store shelves … (TRU) There’s also a “KEYBOARD” that’s disappointing in that it only plays music. I was hoping for soundbites like “I AM SPEED,” or “GET ‘ER DONE” or “YOU HURT YOUR WHAT?” when you tap on the keys …

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 3: Diecast with “Accessories” Coming Checklist
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 15 August 2017
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There is an entirely listing of singles with accessories … Lightning & Storm with a trophy made a brief appearance … presumably the other Piston Cup racers are also coming with the Piston Cup trophy – as the old timey racers – the option is cheap and easy. But there’s a few that’s a mystery […]

Disney Pixar CARS 3: Jada 1:24 Fabulous Lightning McQueen Arrives
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Jada Disney Pixar CARS 3 Diecasts on 15 August 2017
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Thanks “Celso From Miami,” for the great photos. Arriving at Target. Updated Checklist is HERE.

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 3: RPM Driver Bruce Miller (UPDATE)
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 14 August 2017
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Thanks “Big Bad A-Man’s Dad” for the photos and heads up. From the “new” Amazon 10-pack … Some of these other releases definitely might be common re-releases. Speaking of common, RPM has a pretty common name – presumably a Pixarian? Nice graphics. With CARS 1 RPM Winford Bradford Rutherford, replaced by RPM Bruce Miller in CARS 3 who […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 3: Dinoco is Fabulous Lightning McQueen
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 14 August 2017
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Thanks “Toomsterev” for the heads up & photo. The 2-pack of Fabulous Lightning McQueen features the weird “prototype-like” screenshot of a mythical Fabulous DINOCO Lightning McQueen … Maybe at one point, CARS 3 ended with Cruz being sponsored by Rust-Eze so Lightning switched to Dinoco? It is a weird “prototype” as it’s also missing the LIGHT […]

How They Make Those Realistic Japanese Food Samples (Video)
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Posted in Food on 13 August 2017
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You know those mouth-watering, very realistic looking Japanese food samples in the restaurant windows? The guy in the video makes it look easy. Gujo town in Gifu prefecture of Japan is the place where technology of making these ultra-realistic food samples used to show menu in Japanese restaurants began. These samples are made out of […]

Mercury Passing in Front of the Sun (Video)
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Posted in Science on 13 August 2017
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Mercury Passing front of the Sun (selfie) (VIDEO LINK)

Peter Stults “What If …” Movie Posters
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Posted in movies on 12 August 2017
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Peter Stults has done up a series of very cool and fun poster … “What if …” a 1970’s Iron Man? Or as great as Harrison Ford was in Blade Runner, who wouldn’t want to see a Bogart one? You can check out more at his portfolio website.

FotoJet Designer Easy & Classy For Social & Website Design
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Posted in Internet on 12 August 2017
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Thanks, “FotoJet Designer” for sending along a copy of the software to test out. It’s easy to use, with lots of classy templates and great for beginner/intermediate graphic design use – perfect for your social posts (Instagram, Tumblr, Snap, Facebook, YouTube etc …) and/or your personal/small business website. It could not be easier to use. […]