Articles in the diecast Category

6/5 UPDATE – SOLD OUT AGAIN!"> 6/5 UPDATE – SOLD OUT AGAIN!" class="title">Kmart CARS Day II: “Senior VP Dev” says Hi, Thanks, Q & A and 6/5 UPDATE – SOLD OUT AGAIN!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 4 June 2009
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SOLD OUT – AGAIN! June 5, 2009 9:12 AM PST Update There was some confusion earlier because of browser cache issues but it is definitely showing sold out … SORRY. Hope you got in your order. If not, maybe Dev will let us know if more are coming or see you on the 20th. Sorry […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Lightning McQueen Mia Tia + 8
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 4 June 2009
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Are you +8 in the Mia Tia Collection … For now? Of course, some nurses, some dalmatians, some senoritas and geisha’s coming … Not to mention some waitresses with trays … Heelllooo ladies!

UPDATE #3 – MORE PRE-SALE COMING!!"> UPDATE #3 – MORE PRE-SALE COMING!!" class="title">Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Kmart CARS Collector CASE K UPDATE #3 – MORE PRE-SALE COMING!!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 June 2009
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UPDATE#3 MORE COMING TO KMART.COM!! June 4, 2009 9:45 AM PDT UPDATE 600 more cases are on their way to Kmart.com’s warehouse!! Just got the news – CONFIRMED! So SOLD OUT for now but check back … NascarBroncosFan got word from a customer service rep that they show they are coming in today to Kmart’s […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The Walmart “Deleted” Thing
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 June 2009
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As some people are reporting, Walmart is showing deleted on incoming CARS singles. That is correct because Walmart will no longer carry the non-lenticular mainline CARS … aka, what we call the classics and what we’ve been collecting all along. Officially called “CARS Character Car Assortment” It is Item #M1054 with a master UPC of […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Lenticulars Only at WM For Now …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 June 2009
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It might be time to drag out the gorilla photo but it may be someone at the Mattel warehouse to blame … RE-ENACTMENT “Hey, I’m here to fill the lenticular orders for everyone around the country, why is it empty here?” “I sent the whole thing to Walmart.” “The whole thing??!” “Was that wrong? Should […]

Disney Pixar CARS & Disney Pixar UP – Every Easter Egg
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 June 2009
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Slashfilm.com has thoughtfully rounded every Easter Egg in every Pixar film … SPOILER ALERT! This is the first appearance of a Pizza planet truck though clearly not Todd … this looks more like some panel truck plus he’s not all rusted 🙂 Apparently. Todd appears later in the film also. BTW, an Easter Egg is […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The Lenticulars Have Landed! (+ 2 Chase)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 31 May 2009
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Caitlin-FPG seems to have found the first Lenticular CARS in the US! (She’s in the Houston area). The good news is that CHASE Salutin’ Sarge and CHASE Ferrari  F430 have kept their “Race O Rama” motif to complete our collection and ONLY the Lenticular CARS get the new design (see below). Here’s lenticular Sally and […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Kmart CARS Day Case Pre-Sale “Email Me” Up
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 31 May 2009
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SOLD OUT! (for now?) – See link for updated info. Thanks to the eagle-eyes of NascarBroncoFan, it’s all true and very real. Kmart CARS Day II CARS are listed for “email notification.” Click on the graphic or the link to go to Kmart.com. Click on “EMAIL ME WHEN IT’S AVAILABLE” and they will send you […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Trunk Fresh in France
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 30 May 2009
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Nice display … nice assortment. Well, other than the guy who peeled off one side to see if there was any candy hidden inside or an Apple car 🙂

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Land of the Lost – McQueen 1:24 (UPDATED)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 30 May 2009
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The real Land of the Lost movie is starring Lightning McQueen 1:24 who seems to have fallen into a 1:12 scale hole somewhere. No one claims to know the whereabouts or what’s happening. The original plan was that there would be two versions. Matty would sell a version with real synthetic rubber tires and alternative […]