Some people are asking for a clarification if a diecast character release is canon and whether they should collect-buy it? Well, the first question is – do you like it? Next question – is it priced reasonable to you? I think you have answered the first questions of whether you should buy it? 🙂 As […]

The perfect soundbite from Hunt For Red October. The recent Kmart Free-Ivan promotion is now official CRAAAZZZZEEEY. The main portion of the promotion went pretty well as long as you were able to find a Kmart. The second part of the promotion where you bought $20 worth of CARS for a free Ivan went well […]

“Mike I.” wanted a recap of the CARS 2013 Themes releases that are “new” from CARS 1 … it is trickier than it looks (naturally) so here’s the updated chart: There is really only one new sculpt – Mildred Bylane which is still not technically scheduled so she might actually be bumped to next years […]

LaneChange sends us his wrap-up from D23 Expo … I can tell you that I was literally the 4th person in line at the Mattel booth to purchase the Convoy Brothers. I arranged to meet TopherDawg from Take 5, we met at 5am greeted by about 500 people already ready to line up.  We were […]

The Theme Park group strikes again – they have just released TWO Playsets: “Tow Mater”   “The Playscapes product line was created by Olszewski to provide collectors a way to display figurative art. These themed designed displays can be mounted on a wall or can stand alone. The first two are scenes taken from the […]

For the launch of CARS in 2006, they produced 4 Radiator Springs Townie Playsets to scale and with maximum cannoncity. Flo’s V8 Cafe, Luigi’s Casa Della Tires, Radiator Springs Curio Shop & Ramone’s House Of Body Art. Now a couple of them had hidden ramps and launchers but for canon collectors, they tucked inside the […]

By the time you read this, the Convoy Brothers are SOLD OUT at the D23 Expo. Well, probably around 10 AM PST. It looks like they only produced 1,000 sets. Making it one of the rarest production CARS of all time. In fact, now tied at #1 with the Apple CAR. You can check out […]

It looks like the retail powers to be (the ones with the marketing purse strings) have made the big move from CARS to PLANES … PLANES is now marketing-wise, a world above CARS – CARS, the PLANES Flanker brand if you want to get all details-ugly. With the movie coming out today and the DVD […]

If you’re having problems assembling your PLANES Gift Set Tent-Hanger … take a few deep breaths and this Mattel supplied photo might help you complete this threading the needle through the magnetic plutonium casing scenario … Try and place the stick-end of the flag thingee into the concave-hole portion of the plastic tent – in […]

The Walt Disney Studios unveiled new details about its upcoming animation slate this morning at the D23 Expo, showcasing new imagery, signature music and behind-the-scenes stories surrounding the roster of upcoming animated adventures. The presentation included information about the just-announced feature film “Zootopia” (working title) from Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the newest film in […]