Articles in the Film Category
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 February 2009
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MegaHeat has graciously decided to offer up some more booty in another contest … Winning Prize: “prizes are – impound mcqueen,impound boost,impound snot rod,storyteller 3pk (1) mack truck (loose with bumpersave ,bob and nitroade loose-mint ron hover loose +2 more of my choice,in package.” There is also a runner up prize TBD. I know some […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 February 2009
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Disney & Lego just announced a licensing deal at Toyfair today … for other properties such as Toy Story and the forthcoming ‘Prince of Persia,’ there will be Lego sets but for CARS, it’s look like it’s DUPLO only so it looks like it’s time to say bye to Mega Bloks … which is too […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 February 2009
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Aroldo Pongetti sends us some snaps of his suggestion for a McQueen Pit Crew Box Set … here’s a shocker, it’s really detailed, and pretty much spot on perfect … like we expect anything less? 🙂 BTW, that gas can – hand made … All of McQueen’s crew – always cheesed off 🙂 Just too […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 February 2009
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CARS is like our universe, forever expanding … I’m sure it can be expressed as a mathematical formula but since I can barely remember how to add fractions – all you eggheads out there, let’s see CARS expressed as a math formula 🙂 Meanwhile, I’ll be taking off my shoes … As you might know, […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 17 February 2009
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As promised, from Altan’s other post about shopping for CARS in Turkey … the other side of CARS … Every manufacturer knows that there are counterfeiters and pirates out there creating a knockoff from their hard work … well, in this case, the pirates didn’t work all that hard … Pretty freakin’ uncanny, huh? Well, […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 17 February 2009
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Bob Eckel is on target – as he writes … “Well it seems to me, everyone (to include Mattel) keeps forgetting one very important car. Oh they (Mattel) hit at it, but the miss was a lot bigger than the car. Today we have Orange Ramones, Sheriff Sally’s, Red and Black Lizzie’s, Army Green Mack’s, […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 17 February 2009
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Altan takes us on a great toy excursion in Istanbul and Turkey. Sure most people are there for the thousand years of history, the art and the architecture … We are there are CARS 🙂 Since the shelves are currently invaded by Wall-E which I believe very disappointed for retailer, only small shops are still […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 February 2009
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It took a while for our three esteemed judges to come together to declare a winner (I was not a judge since I qualified the entries). WINNER: Little cars. Big KA-CHOW. Minis. From “Ace.” RUNNER-UP Super Calla Fragelistic Expi Minidocious From “DaddyO” GRAND PRIZE WINNER: RUNNER UP PRIZE: Original post HERE. Ace & DaddyO, please […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 February 2009
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Wally Hauler, the Walmart Hauler has arrived (thanks Tony S.) Wally is not numbered – instead he has a tiny truck drawing and the words RACE O RAMA on that tiny ticket … I think it’s safe to say it’s the best looking thing ever with the words Walmart stamped on it … though if […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 February 2009
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Mini Chick Hicks hauler has arrived … Sure, a million details, cool, fun, and the back opens … like that’s a good couple dozen reasons to but this … Plus, you can mess with the Chick … “Dude, your ego is too big for your trailer HA-HA!” This economic stimulus is not working for me! […]