The Convoy Brothers have successfully moved from the Anaheim Convention Center to a nice comfy hotel room. Housekeeping will wonder who goes to Costco to load up on Motor Oil while on vacation? 🙂 BTW, tax is NOT included in the $100 price of the Convoy Brothers. So, it’s really $108 for the set or […]

Today is the LAST DAY for the Kmart Free Ivan Deluxe Diecast Offer. Buy $20 worth of Mattel Disney Pixar products (Mattel products! $20 Before TAXES)! Either CARS or PLANES items and get a free Ivan for every $20 worth of product. Today is the LAST DAY (August 8, 2013) for a valid receipt! You […]

The new Snot Rod with Flames is rolling out … there is already a variant “flames,” version. This is the opaque one that is more clear at the base of the flame. There is another version where the “clear yellow” version starts at base and extends all the way up. This is the production date […]

The Race Off Ridge Track Set has returned (sort of) … (technically, it’s not out yet but it’s coming). It’s a hodge-podge Frankenstein track set. Yep, 2 years ago, it was called Cliffside Challenge … and apparently, if the construction of it is weak – you call it a feature – ‘breakaway cliff?’ 🙂 It […]

TRU is having a nice sale through Saturday – buy one CARS or PLANES item and get 50% off the second item … it doesn’t have to be the the same type … you get 50% off the cheaper item so you can buy a 2-pack and a single or a track set and a […]

Mattel will not actually have a separate booth but inside Disney Consumer Products space … Here is the map – as you enter the main hall floor, veer right – or follow the others running pell mell. The last Expo was different as The Disney Store had a separate booth not attached to Disney Consumer […]

“Saukoon” found these in Malaysia in the International version of the “L Case.” For 2013, the US and Int’l cases are no longer in sync – we will get CASE R (twin of H), and maybe another case before we get the L case so we won’t get this until maybe September. Luigi & Guido […]

The main overall photos ran here … Now, if they are ready for their closeups! Lights! Camera! Action! I’m not sure they’ve ever had names – I think they’ve always just been called the Convoy Brothers so we’ll just call them by the letters on their face. You do an I to spell TEAM. The […]

The exterior box is covered here. And now UNBOXED! The CARS sit on a inner tray. The outer tray (“Dinoco Hanger”) is easy to remove, it’s taped on the side and top, a quick slice and it opens up and the Convoy Brothers tray comes up & out. The clear plastic enclosure is taped/inserted into […]

It’s official official – Convoy Brothers are coming to the D23 Expo – $100 – a nice round number. The official press release. The D23 Expo starts August 9, 2013 at 9 AM. You can begin to lineup NO EARLIER than 5 AM. That is what Disney & Anaheim have decided. If you have a […]