“Andrew” sends us great pics of the arrival of the next 2-pack in Australia. I guess they are trying to recapture that old black magic by invoking the old name, “Movie Moments.” Francesco looks pretty much like the other releases,we won’t know if there’s some subtle change until we get it open … Lightning has […]

If you want the giant UFO and UFO Mator from the playset, it’s still available from some sellers on Amazon.

Several people have asked me how many Lightning McQueen’s should they own from CARS (1) … sure, there are dozens of wisenheimer answers but here’s a handy chart for you to decide if it should be 10 … or fewer … Obviously there are dozens of Lightning McQueen “versions” released but this is the complete […]

It’s finally done. The Lenticular issue is done and CARS 1 is complete … You can purchase a printed copy or digital PDF or preview it HERE. It took a while to sort through it all but it looks like there were 134 lenticulars including variants, and eye position variants. I’ll get around to doing […]

It does not look like they actually want any voting … well, other than with your wallets. It’s funny that the Top 2 games are electronics games made back into 3D object game play. That Justin Bieber one is hilarious. In his world, I guess he’s taller than a Tour Bus … Did anyone buy […]

While we’re not quite out of the woods yet, it seems there are CARS scheduled for 2012. Whether they straighten out the mix issue, the retail issue, the planning issues, the strategic issues, the timeline of line extensions and the collector issue remains to be seen … but at least these have been designed, molds […]

Last week, there was an auction of several RV “prototypes,” and there was some question as to the definition of the word prototype … Because the word “prototype” has a definite TOY PRODUCTION INSIDER-JARGON meaning and a more “average” meaning to everyone else. For Mattel Disney Pixar diecast CARS, the process goes something like this. […]

Next week at the Peterson Museum, Mattel has donated an RV prototype diorama for a charity auction! Lot No: 144A A Piston Cup Race scene display inspired by Disney·Pixar Cars film,featuring hand-built, plastic prototypes of never produced in die-cast characters Albert Hinkey “the Buffet Master”, Doug “R.M.”, and Clayton Gentlebreeze; cheering on their favorite racer […]

“Steve F.” found these amusing attempt to “plus-up” the Haulers. They would’ve gotten away with except for those meddling Mattel guys who never released a white Walmart racer … No, these are not “real.” They would have CLEARLY sniped the addition of a race car … and of course, they would have had to redesign […]

The new Crestline M2 1957 Dodge COE truck is out … Nice detailing (and heft) as usual. It’s probably a “Bubba” but is THE Bubba?