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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 […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: On The (Carrying) Case
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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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Need a quick carrying case getaway with your CARS? MiaSenorita offers up a solution: “Ok, so some of you might not be as excited about this because you don’t open yours… but for those of us that have kids I found this case at WalMart today (No, I did not find any new cars).  It […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Elvis RV World Tour To Hit USA Next Week … + the G to the Megasized …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 February 2009
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As many of you know, Elvis RV has already visited our Aussie friends … Oi, Oi, Oi? Is that right? Maybe it helps to have a few foamy ones before shouting that? 🙂 I’m sure back in 2006, we were all thinking the same thing – man, that Elvis RV CAR will be sweet to […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Pirate Cars CARS Have Hit US Shores …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 February 2009
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At first glance, it’s plausible that they were some cake topper CARS toys or something … But then I looked at the packaging at ‘normal’ size, it’s time to call in the trademark & counterfeit police :-/ First big clue – read the blurb under “TOP” While it’s an interesting philosophical conundrum … as an […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Storyteller’s Bubba Will be HUGE … In More Ways Than One …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 February 2009
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When will the next Storytellers release arrive? In a few months? Bubba will be HUGE in many ways … Appropriately scaled of course … And of course, chock full of metal goodness 🙂 Bubba might have to be megasized? Or packed with Ligui? (since there’s no megasize for the Storytellers series listed but maybe there […]

Disney Pixar CARS: When in Kansas, Say Hi To Tow Tater ..
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 February 2009
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From a feature in TampaBayOnline … about a Pixar CARS Route 66 inspired restaurant. “When the Pixar folks were doing research for “Cars,” they took a trip down Route 66, Renee said. As they passed through Kansas, they spotted the old truck with its boom up, and a tree growing through its middle. Just like […]

TakeFiveADay: MegaHeat Contest #2 (CLUESou!)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 February 2009
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Thanks to MegaHeat’s non clue clues … everyone is scattered everywhere … so you have 36 hours to submit an entry where the weather is much warmer … hint, hint, hint … Meanwhile, BostonScoot will provide travelers aid from one end with his newly restored …1963 Vespa Puma 200 ..old frame with newer 200 cc […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Collectors Field Guide to the Singles – Supercharged: Parts 3 & 4 of 10
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 February 2009
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The CARS singles are known as the “mainline.” It is borrowed from the Hot Wheels line connoting that the single CARS on the blister pack is the mother trunk line of CARS, the diecast. But for new collectors or those who for some unfathomable reason were not collecting these in 2006 🙂  , it can […]