Articles in the collecting Category
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 March 2009
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Until now, there have been two problems with diecast display cases – they were either not made for the larger 1:55 Mattel Disney Pixar diecast CARS or if they did fit, they only fit sideways … which I never understood. You want to display your diecast cars & CARS at a slight angle … So […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 March 2009
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Spotted in the wild … “Podso ” sends us pics from his safari to the wild recesses of the Land of Walmarto … The beast that Walmart claimed was too ugly to sully their stores … the giant paper cube – action alley pallet is BACK! Tractor Tippin’ & Collector’s Guide – not exactly he […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 March 2009
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CARS & photos and photos and CARS … CALLING ALL CARS, CALLING ALL CARS – I have broken though the outer shell imprisoning me. I am free. Do you roger? You sound muffled – are you still encased in the oval shell? I’ve crash landed on a strange planet. The impact must have awoken me […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 March 2009
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There’s a new quasi-CARS Cube that doesn’t really sound necessary … John from MO reports in … “On one side there is nothing but the new Tractor Tipping game. Going clockwise, the next side is half Night Vision McQueen (probably 4 dozen of them) and the other half a Hot Wheels playset. The next side […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 March 2009
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If you need a CARS display light to go with display case … Of course, what good is light that doesn’t light up … Very nice but custom ordered from somewhere … “B from M” did not reveal where it was from and I guess if he wants to, he can do so at in […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, Film, Gadgets, Internet, Marketing, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 March 2009
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Complete your Disney Pixar CARS CARS decoratin’ with a Lightning McQueen phone. It’s look very nice, it’s the 1:24 Lightning but with a cord 🙂 Of course, you’ll have to explain to the kids that the headset portion actually is attached by a wire to the phone base … How quaint. Kids will be stumped […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 March 2009
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Our friends at CTC/Children’s Toy Closet are selling a display case that is a nice way to display the haulers and pit crew. Here’s what it looks like RAW. It’s acrylic and solidly built with a hinge that lifts up. It comes with mounting screws (and screw sleeves). It also has the classy mirrored back […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 March 2009
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As with any mass production lines, there will be days or periods where the production inspector takes a nap. It usually happens when the toy company wants to cut costs and the factory says something, “You want cost cuts, I’ll show you cost cuts!” “No glue for you!” Or as “Camlgt,” “Buckland-Blowouts” and “Ricky S.” […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, comics, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 March 2009
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If you’re going to to the Seattle “Emerald City’ Comic Con in a few weeks (4/4 & 4/5), there will be a limited to 500 copies edition of CARS #1. McQueen will be red foil. It looks like it will $20 – the regular CARS comic should be out by April 4th and available at […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 March 2009
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99 CASES of CARS, take one down … 693 Lightning McQueen’s, take one down … Yes, Chuki CHASE packaging is just the packaging. CAR looks exactly the same. Hey, look, it’s Mater (Version II) … This Wall of CARS will soon be a hedgerow – coming towards you at the speed of brown.