Just to recap the checklist magazines for newcomers. Issues 1 through cover the first 6 years of CARS diecast collecting – for the most part, there was a design motif change once a year and each issue covers every diecast, playset, box sets, etc of the Mattel 1:55 series shown both mint on card, sealed […]

If you love your variants and you know it, clap your hands … I think that’s how the song goes … Collecting CARS 1 variants was not that difficult, out of some 650 releases, there was probably only about 25 major variants and maybe another 15 minor variants – percentage wise, pretty low. You can […]

John H & Nikko were nice enough to send along photos of them open … It looks like they have brought back the first Barney Stormin’ mold as the wings of Propwash Junction Biplane is all plastic … Props McGee & Barney Stormin’ 2 have metal wings. The 2 Falcon Hawk’s are mostly plastic … […]

As noted, the case pre-sales for Kmart CARS Day #9 went on sale about a month earlier than anticipated/expected/pre-molting season via our link. The Kmart marketing guy chimed in that it’s really for the remainder of Kmart CARS Day #8. I know you might find it hard to believe but based on the previous 7 […]

CASE H is the last of the singles cases with an Ultimate Chase, Long Ge plus a regular Chase, Prince Wheeliam. Both are very nice – great detailing on both and Prince Wheeliam is a heavy metal diecast. Prince Wheeliam is a unibody – that crease is just a design element. The case also comes […]

No terribly exciting but since there’s a photo – Take Flight “Stunt Set.” Ironically, this set won’t work very well on the moon. Toys R Us might also get a 2-pack of silver metallic Mater Hawk & Lightning McQueen Hawk.  

“Eli D.” gives us an interesting heads up … “I did want to point out that using a link from the last kmart pre-sale from the front page of your site, I was already able to pre-order a case of the October Kmart cars day #9 cars. I’m not sure exactly how it worked, but […]

Mattel threw a Micro Drifters launch party – earlier post here – now some closeups … courtesy of “John H.” Naturally, we’ll be getting some of the fun Tokyo Mater CARS. More Sub Finn – though correct with the breathing device. More racers. MD Rip looks nice … All the racers are shown … rest […]

Mattel threw a Micro Drifters launch party last week – “John H.” was kind enough to represent T5 and took some great pics. Thanks! They set up a nice ramp … Comments from John H … “the kids were free to play with them at will. It was great fun. They dropped buckets of cars […]

First, Dolly P. was kind enough to send along an extra SILVER METALLIC mailaway CAR from Germany/Austria (original post here). So, a CONTEST to win your own FIRST INTERNATIONAL MAILAWAY ON CARD “SILVER METALLIC LIGHTNING MCQUEEN!” It’s essentially the US Kmart CARS Day #8 Lightning McQueen with “Special Deco” Silver Metallic paint. Thanks, Dolly P! […]