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Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: More Walmart Hauler WM Cases Coming
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 13 February 2009
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If your Walmart actually received the 1 case of Haulers last week with the Walmart hauler  … this case … More cases are on the way with some stores receiving up to three cases. However, as with Walmart these days, if you have not seen any on your WM shelf … a) It’s pretty hard […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Dinoco Showgirls Lightning McQueen CONFIRMED
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 13 February 2009
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Don’t worry, no rug was pulled, no shenanigans nor was there a bait and switcheroo … The Lightning McQueen with the Dinoco Showgirls IS the never released and new expression ‘aggitated aggro McQueen.’ (not his official name – wonder what it will be? Take your best guess 🙂   ). And in case you forgot … […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Dustin Mellows, Shelled …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 12 February 2009
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Kids, avert your eyes! (or kids shouldn’t know that CARS can be taken apart so easily …). John in Missouri sends us pics of his scalpel to Dustin … “A couple of years ago, we attempted to make our own custom Dirt Track Doc Hudson by putting the wheels from Fabulous Hudson Hornet onto Doc […]

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) 🙂 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.  They took us and the kids to the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford, FL.  On the way into the parking lot we crossed over railroad tracks and thought nothing of it.  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 🙂 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 🙂 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 […]