Articles in the Film Category

Disney Pixar CARS: Mega Bloks Are a Mega, Mega Blast O’Fun! (UPDATED)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 February 2009
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Okay, I admit I’m not really collecting them but if I had an extra, extra bedroom, I might break down and add them to my list. They are definitely cool though it loos like this will be the last year we will see these blocky fun CARS from Mega as Lego has signed a master […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: JL Signature Series Preview (Part II)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 February 2009
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Part I of the highly detailed 1:55 “plused” CARS was in yesterday’s post. And now, the display box … it certainly adds to the allure of it … There was some confusion in my post yesterday when I used the word ‘maybe.’ Just to clear matters up, this is DEFINITELY the JL Signature Series Lightning […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Harv Says, “Not Error CARS, Zombie CARS!”
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 February 2009
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In line with the comments about the difference between Pixar & Dreamworks, here is a line Pixar could’ve easily introduced if they were lazy … 🙂 CARS Diecast: THE ZOMBIES! CARS Diecast: ZEN CARS! Pics from Emily V (aka: EvilLarr) … included for free – haunting Polaroid reflections of days gone by as King contemplates […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Lights, Cameras … Showgirls!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 February 2009
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You’ve already seen the photos but now in higher res and as big as life … (well, life on a 1:55 scale 🙂  ). And of course, this page template is only so many pixels wide … no panorama 🙁 And of course, the newly minted expression Lightning McQueen … All coming soon (2 weeks?) […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Jerry Recycled Has Changed …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 February 2009
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This is a proto pic from last year’s SDCC of Jerry Recycled … It was a little esthetically & reality-logistics-wise really odd for a truck to actually open like that since the container shell would essentially drag along the ground and be easy to damage … Amy/Bravo1616 noticed that the RELEASED version of Jerry Recycled […]

MegaHeat Contest WINNERS!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 February 2009
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Since MegaHeat drove his contest off of Route 66 and off a redstone cliff 🙂 We had to re-jigger the contest so anyone who left a comment that started with the words, MEGAHEAT IS IN … was entered in the contest. To be impartial, Tizmanian did all the hard work and then electronically randomly selected […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mater Tall Tales – Rescue Squad Mater Diecast CARS
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 February 2009
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The gilded Golden Age of CARS is growing and glowing … The “Rescue Squad Mater” CARS will be on deck first. No definite date yet but the CARS & cases are being assembled … Collect Them All! Will update when release dates are firmer but clear some more shelf space …

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The John Lasseter Signature Series CARS (Maybe)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 February 2009
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I have held off posting on the John Lasseter Signature Series CARS to come because there’s conflicting info and evidence but since the photos are up … you might as well look at them and we can fill in blanks later … This will be a 1:55 series that will be available on MattyCollectible.com – […]

TakeFiveADay – Dip in the FLIKR Pool II
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 February 2009
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Since the last trip to the Take Five FLIKR Pool, a bunch more have signed up to show off their CARS and even better, cute kids enjoying CARS 🙂 So, let’s take a look at what the latest FLIKR Pool joinees have been up to … Micky Micky was in the last roundup but his […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Frank, Painted, Stepping Out and Ready to Crush You Up!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 February 2009
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Frank was just a dream. Frank was just a plastic nubbin. Frank was a larger plastic nubbin. Frank was naked … Frank is painted and almost ready for action … He doesn’t look quite so pretty in pink … But I’m not telling him that … Frank Tippin’ Frank is rarin’ to go … All’s […]