Walmart has gotten Wave 2 of the re-release of Monster Truck Mater Toon diecasts. Thanks “Damian V.” for the great photos. Nice to get I Screamer, one of the coolest diecasts. Rasta Mater. Rasta Carian. Tormentor’s Biggest Fan – also a fun one to see back. Frightening McMean (Lightning McQueen) was also re-released along with […]

Besides John H., who else is collecting all the Micro Drifters? 🙂 Thanks to him, we have a nice visual checklist if you’re collecting ’em all … By theme from Top to Bottom: Piston Cup Racers (CARS 1),  World Grand Prix Racers (CARS 2) and Metallic World Grand Prix Racers. If you’re keeping track, the […]

Pretty darn cute … You can pre-order the sets at Sideshow Collectibles … (also available individually). Monsters University And the original, Monsters Inc.

Yes, Case H just shipped – and its “twin/cousin” case R is scheduled next. First, the easy notes. Yes, this is out of order – CASE J should be next but will probably arrive around the time of the Fall retail shelf reset. Next, when it was first announced, its contents essentially mirrored CASE H […]

From “Saukoon,” all the way from Singapore, it’s Maurice Wheelks … Previously known as the Communist in the Stands, oops, I mean, Red Guy in the Stands. In this case with his release, it is better to be red than dead. He is scheduled for US case J – coming next – probably around Back […]

There’s a new German mail-away, not too terribly exciting … Yep, buy 4 Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, mail in your info and get “White Walls Lightning McQueen.” This might be nice if it were 2008 but in 2013, not that enticing though maybe Whitewalls LM never got a EU release? I can’t quite tell but […]

Rob (My 6 Kids) spots Bravo on the deck … Bravo as a single (for now) is only included in 2 of the first 4 cases available to retailers (some case assortments might be an exclusive) … since this is from TRU, perhaps WM is the other retailer? Bravo is the last of the wave […]

“Unixed” has tracked down the three newest Disney Store diecast CARS. Thanks for the great photos! Prince Wheeliam is online and one of the rare non-CHASE diecasts from the Disney Store. As the Disney Store CARS are all metal, this Bentley should weigh a ton! A purple version of Tuner Tokyo Mater is also available […]

The race day exclusives have showed up at my local Target BUT … These are not the CARS “exclusives.” but rather swaps from someone’s open collection. While I certainly don’t condone this – however by Mattel demanding that collectors pay up to $76* for 3 character diecasts just beggers the situation for abuse. (With taxes […]

Looks like “Quercy” has tracked down the new Frosty 2 that will be an Australia exclusive … will it be a Chase? A Super Chase? Will the promotions be around Fall, 2013 like last year? Here’s the race schedule for the Australia V8 Supercars Series. I think last year, the first promotions was at the […]