Articles in the Film Category

Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The Yujin Mack is Big Fun
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 12 February 2009
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As you know, there are a lot of Macks to choose from – including the non Mattel ones and here comes another one … It’s pretty cool for a mini toy with lots of elements and lots of play value … It doesn’t look like much in package, essentially a tiny square like a paperback […]

TakeFive Community: Say Hello to Gui, Dikenlitel & LiamsMom
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 February 2009
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For anyone who wants to introduce themselves, step right up and answer these questions three (or more) (or make up your own- we’re not picky other than answering the FIRST one so we know who you are) πŸ™‚ SIGNIN NAME? BIO? WHEN DID YOU START? WHAT WAS THE FIRST CAR YOU GOT? HOW LONG BEFORE […]

Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The 1:5 Scale Trev the Diesel Train
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, Travel, TV on 11 February 2009
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From Jestrjef … “We had the grandparents come over today.Β Β They took us and the kids to the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford, FL.Β  On the way into the parking lot we crossed over railroad tracks and thought nothing of it.Β  We parked, unloaded the Suburban and my daughter yells “TRAIN!!” I turn around and what […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: When Frank the Combine Was Naked …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Uncategorized on 11 February 2009
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Pretty safe for work unless you’re the type that likes to faint easily over thinking about eBaying a Frank prototype … As you can see, pretty close in scale … And full of that heavy metal we love in our diecasts … Coming in early summer … yea, might sell a few Frank’s … FINALLY! […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The 1:24 Scale Lightning McQueen
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 February 2009
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The first 2009 CARS item being offered at Matty Collector will be 1:24 scale Lightning McQueen. But let’s backtrack a little … normally, with 1:64 diecasts (CARS, of course 1:55), you cut some corners … Here is a $.99 Hot Wheels Ferrari 250 GTO. It’s a solid looking sculpt – sure, there are lots of […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast MINI CARS: The TakeFive Mini Haiku Contest
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 February 2009
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In honor of the MINI, a tiny package of goodness, artistry and fun … a mini MINI’s contest … To be precise, a Mini Haiku contest. A real haiku consists of 5-7-5 syllables for each line but that’s way too much reading and ‘riting πŸ™‚ Instead, you get 5 WORDS to form a winning entry. […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Lightning McQueen – You Complete Me
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 February 2009
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For the longest time, Lightning McQueen #1, the original was missing something … Not our love, not our admiration and not our purchases over and over and over again πŸ™‚ No, he was missing the Rust-Eze decal on his back spoiler as for most of the film, he was wearing that decal … The first […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Buy CARS, Get a FREE CAR Comes to France!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Uncategorized on 10 February 2009
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The Buy 4 CARS, Get a free Piston Cup Racer (?) promo has come to France. (From the French site – WORLD OF CARS – used with permission). Rules are: 1 – Between 1st of January and 31st of August 2009, buy 4 Cars vehicles.* 2 – Send your receipt. 3 – Send or copy […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Welcome to the Show … CASE F & MINI CASE D
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 February 2009
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The mainline singles CASE F and the Mini’s CASE D have arrived … While CHUCK the car itself is great as usual, his artwork on the front is definitely weird. It’s almost like Pixar sent over the artwork that’s not fully rendered. What makes a 1-dimensional illustration come to life is shading, shadows and details. […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Walmart Gets Their Own Hauler Case (UPDATED!)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 9 February 2009
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Yes, Walmart is getting a special Hauler case for the WM Mack Hauler. CORRECTED UPDATE (previous) Of course, as it’s Walmart, it will leak out and arrive at completely different parts of the country at different times IF IT ARRIVES at all. πŸ™ So, as some have noted, it arrived in Arizona but for the […]