Articles in the diecast Category

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Air It Out (My Eye! My Eye!)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 17 January 2009
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Well, these are the current plane versions – not sure how closely the CARS versions will resemble these … But I’m presuming plastic … “Cars Air Racers* Assortment: 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 […]

Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Licensing Surprise
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, collecting, Computing, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 January 2009
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Speaking of oddities … I can’t believe Disney hasn’t licensed CARS out for computer pointing devices (aka: mouse) … This is from a company called Car Mouse and yep that Camaro & Challenger is really a mouse … okay, Mater or Wingo probably wouldn’t make for a good mouse but Lightning? PERFECT … You mean […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Red Line the Red Line Club?
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 January 2009
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It’s time to re-up for the Red Line Club … It’s a cool looking membership car but if you’re only collecting CARS, there will be no more CARS items in the Red Line Club. We can cut through the PR BS – Hot Wheels Collectors don’t want CARS on their site and the Hot Wheels […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Target Thief Leaves a Man Behind (Frank)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 January 2009
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Well, that’s my guess – that some nitwit wanted plastic Lightning McQueen so he left tractor Tippin’ Track Set Frank behind … so in case you haven’t seen him on the loose … Doesn’t even look as detailed as the MegaBlok Frank … Compared to regular 1:55 … To the nitwit who opened the pack, […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Movie Moments Now on Target
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 January 2009
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It’s finally been confirmed and while it’s been pretty much set for month, it’s definitely a Target exclusive … And there appears to be a finalized list … there are definitely some Desert Art & Supercharged Movie Moment packs NOT scheduled for Race O Rama for 2009. I would think it means these Movie Moments […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The French McQueen Pictorial
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 January 2009
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Our friends and CARS collector David from France sends us a great link to a page he put together … a great recap of all the McQueen’s from the film and all of the direct diecast release from that scene … Check it out here. Here’s his mini bio … sounds pretty much like every […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Piston Cup Racer Other Sponsors
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 15 January 2009
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Okay, who’s up for this? A compilation of all the sponsors we have evidence of … logos … etc that are not the main sponsors (like Gask-Its or No Stall). Someone sent me these (before I instituted an actual tracking feature of who sent me what – sorry!). Some of the “new” sponsors … Alzr […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: New UPC & Target DPCI Numbers for Store Stock
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 15 January 2009
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You might have noticed we have added a new “permanent” page thanks to Niki P. All the ongoing and current CARS products UPC & DPCI numbers will be maintained on an ongoing basis in the page on the right called UPC & Target DPCI Numbers for Store Stock Thanks again Niki for pulling all the […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Macy’s & the Launchers
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 15 January 2009
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From “BMW,” …. “I called 4 Macy’s today here in Houston with the UPC codes, and found out that they just finished inventory.  The Mattel cases they had over the holidays turns out were seasonal items only, not regular inventory stock. I spoke with two managers at two separate stores and got the same exact […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Tongue McQueen Not Licked Yet (+eBay Followup)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 15 January 2009
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This is what the 3-CAR GIFT PACK with Finish Line McQueen should look like … However, it seems that “danversMABlowhard” has found 3 or 4 of these cases with Tongue McQueen instead. As a cynic, I’m 89% convinced it’s a tampering and replace but what do you think – relatively easy to slice open, unwire, […]