Thanks for the heads up, “Alberto A.” Ice Racer Lightning   Ice Racer Raoul Caroule Ice Racer Vitaly Petrov

Kabuto with Flames finally arrives … The Walmart-only Toons 3-pack, Streets of Japan. “John H.” cracked his open and sends along some nice pics. Kabuto with Flames is really just the last release of Kabuto as a unibody upgrade with the addition of flames. We definitely get our money’s worth, it seems to be the […]

Presumably coming next is CASE R – from the scant description, there looks like there’s another new Lightning McQueen? “Road Repair Lightning McQueen” Of course, we have Lighting McQueen with Tar – one of the weakest Lightning McQueen versions – not to mention any CARS diecast release. When he gets splashed with tar, he’s already […]

It’s Jumpstart J. Ward (If DW didn’t own Rocky/Bullwinkle, I’d vote for Phineas J. Ward). Thanks for the on card photo “Beccarelli B.” “John H.” sends along some great open photos. I believe the bottom mouth bumper piece is now metal. Still plastic faceplate when Victor Paveone was released (yellow Jag). Nice he has a […]

The second case* of 2015 singles contains a poster! Thanks for the heads up and great photos, “John H!” Poster mostly features the obvious re-releases but it’s a nice poster checklist for kids.   Folds out to @11″ x 8.5″ The Story Set playsets. John notes the only new CAR diecast shown on the back […]

“John H.” has provided a nice overview of the WGP racers various series, what’s out and what are the holes. The very bottom row is of course the regular diecast series – if I wasn’t so lazy I could Photoshop in Frosty (2012). Of course, that is the only “complete” series even if you discount […]

The first Target-only 4-pack of 2015 is out/coming … Well, not technically available – says OOS online but you can search if your store has it in stock … it’s on the store shelf in Cedar Rapids so good luck! Only $18.99! • Vehicles feature huge character variety and authentic styling • Perfect for gifting! […]

The Mattel Disney Pixar CARS diecasts for 2015 continue the Themes design/motif. So far, the releases have all been diecasts already released, though there are some variants and some NEW as singles (previously in box sets) … Part 1 is HERE. There are 9 releases listed for the Race Fans series, 5 are shown. Jay […]

The Mattel Disney Pixar CARS diecasts for 2015 continue the Themes design/motif. So far, the releases have all been diecasts already released, though there are some variants and some NEW as singles (previously in box sets) … There are 8 CARS in “95 Pit Crew.” 3 shown here leaving 5 unknown. There are also 8 […]

The remaining singles in the first case of 2015 singles (CASE P). Radiator Springs Theme brings back common townie re-releases. No changes from this current era (2013 to today) … though it should be noted that Mater in 2014 lost his raised & painted eyebrows, now just a flat windshield with “painted” brown eyebrows. The […]