Articles in the diecast Category

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The Return & News of Sarge
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Uncategorized on 11 March 2009
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Returning in mid summer … Chase Salutin’ Sarge will be returning first … I know there are a couple hundred reasons this is not logical as ‘chase’ generally implies something that might be as less desirable so you want to goose sales a little with variants and ‘chase’ variants but then, why ask why did […]

TakeFiveADay Questions & Answers …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Universe on 11 March 2009
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If you have some questions – we might have some answers … So, ask away and maybe the answers will be useful to many others …

Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The New Tomica Box Set
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Uncategorized on 11 March 2009
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The only other ongoing diecast CARS series is from Japan, from Tomica. Unlike the Mattel line which other than the love of re-re-releasing McQueen’s in each box has given us over 200 CARS – Tomica is pretty much sticking to a few dozen CARS and has been re-issuing them with different eye positions. They do […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mini Motorized Trailers Check List
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 March 2009
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This is an easy checklist – only 4 … Pullback on the trailer and your kinetic energy is transferred to the mechanism, release and off it goes. The only downside is the mechanism is not small so the trailers can’t really hold anything … This is the first availability of Ramone in Purple as a […]

TakeFiveADay – MegaHeat & Wally Hauler Contest
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 March 2009
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Win a Walmart Wally Hauler from Megaheat! MegaHeat has gotten locked inside a real Wally hauler – what state will be end up in? I have a feeling he might not get out until it gets to a Walmart in _________________. He might not get much to eat except for some bitterroot which is all […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Magnet to Your Money
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 March 2009
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Well, if you can’t find any of the Easter Egg CARS, you can pick up a $1 bin CARS magnet … There are two choices – one to make your own McQueen decoration … And one to decorate the track with CARS … or a fun background if you plan on photographing all your CARS […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Air, Pump & McQueen + Sheriff & Mater
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 9 March 2009
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Not part of the 1:55 line and not metal diecast but here is the first look at the Air Power assortment … PR-Marketing is breathless … “Get ready for high-flying fun and a new way to race favorite Cars characters from the movie. Just pump the vehicle with air, push it and the air propels […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Who’s Your TJ, Who’s Your TJ?
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 9 March 2009
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TJ has got a whole lotta junk in the trunk … Plus if you look closely, TUF GUE is back on the license … maybe he’s French Canadian – he’s a Tough “Gee” as they pronounce the name GUY in certain parts … Or maybe you must ‘Collect Them All,’ when they correct it 4 […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: TJ – Now a Bigger Carbon & Metal Footprint – YES!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 9 March 2009
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There’s not a lot wrong with the Mattel Disney Pixar 1:55 series diecasts but there were two problemos …size wise. (Sarge non-distribution distribution is another issue). As you see here, from the film, Sarge is right sized as the WWII Army Jeeps were not big … and in the film, TJ is a the size […]

TakeFiveADay Takes CarsSneaks Apple CAR and Awards It To …
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 9 March 2009
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2-4-6-8 Who do we appreciate? Chiki Mama, Chuki Mama … For Her Winning Entry … Grand prize – a Custom APPLE Mac iCar generously donated by Carssneaks. Original Contest post here. Her winning entry … 2-4-6-8 Who do we appreciate? MATTEL! APPLE! Re-release the iCAR!!!!!!! Go iCAR….. – chuki_mama Thanks Chuki Mama … this chant […]