Mater 1:24 scale will be available November 15, 2009 on MattyCollector.com Doc Hudson 1:24 scale will be available December 15, 2009 also on MattyCollector.com The retail version is available (thanks ‘PitStopShop’) (nice paint job!) (Matty ships internationally). Matty has the EXCLUSIVE “rubber” tire versions. The Matty Exclusives also come on a plastic nameplate base – […]

Arriving in Megasize packaging, CASE C is shipping or has arrived in stores … Yep, he’s #6 so we did skip one … or we’ll have to circle back to $#5 …Is he the first bubble blister that points downward? Was there a heated debate in packaging – Up or Down? Ascension? Descendant? Skyward? Earthbound? […]

Now that the holiday season approaches, it’s time to finally figure out what’s out and what’s coming. So, this will be CHECKLIST WEEK here at TakeFive … Earlier, we did SINGLES, BOX SETS (part 1), and BOX SETS (Part 2) – aka: The Target Box Sets. This checklist lists all the Mater Tall Singles & […]

It’s “Hostile Takeover Bank” – can a bank win? Just kidding! Brian & Moe offered up a giant cache of CARS if anyone could guess how much CARS (retail value) was in this pyramid of CARS! “HTB” guessed $2906.00 and the total was $2970.93. (Guess on 10/12 at 5:44 pm). Since he was so close, […]

Now that the holiday season approaches, it’s time to finally figure out what’s out and what’s coming. So, this will be CHECKLIST WEEK here at TakeFive … Earlier, we did SINGLES & BOX SETS (part 1), here is BOX SETS (Part 2) – aka: The Target Box Sets. This checklist lists Target-only box sets released […]

Now that the holiday season approaches, it’s time to finally figure out what’s out and what’s coming. So, this will be CHECKLIST WEEK here at TakeFive … Earlier, we did SINGLES … Now, BOX SETS (okay, a launcher is not really a box set but it fits better here) … This checklist lists box sets […]

Now that the holiday season approaches, it’s time to finally figure out what’s out and what’s coming. So, this will be CHECKLIST WEEK here at TakeFive … Here are the SINGLES you will be able to find on the store shelves … Final Lap only at Target, “Non-lenticular” Chase CARS everywhere and of course, the […]

Surprise, when you take three great artists & combine their work – it’s no surprise, really – MASTERPIECE! Martin A. helped create the Wally Hauler it once was … Nathaniel B. created the TakeFive Piston Cup racer out of a blank metal canvas (all we did was supply the logo): Jason P. animated the TakeFive […]

A few weeks ago, Jason P., a great customizing artist offered up a great prize package of Mattel Disney Pixar diecast CARS … And if this HUGE package wasn’t enough? He threw in a CUSTOM of the WINNER’S ENTRY!!!! The winning entry from “Schlitz” not only won all the CARS you see above BUT his […]

It looks like the Kmart CARS Collector Days events goes smoother and smoother … no one seems to have faced a riot and in most cities and stores, plenty to go around. Other than self inflicted injuries 🙂 … “Beav” from a Niceville had a nice time … You say, 5912? “Yo, Right here!” You […]