From “Quercy,” hope it’s not happening in your store …

Thanks for the great photos – first on scene – Kevin NascarBronco at San Diego Comic Con 2013! Here’s the CARS – PLANES display. For CARS, they essentially replicated the poster as 3D diecasts … It’s an interesting concept but ultimately, I think it looks a little sparse … But it’s still nice to see […]

Walmart has gotten Wave 2 of the re-release of Monster Truck Mater Toon diecasts. Thanks “Damian V.” for the great photos. Nice to get I Screamer, one of the coolest diecasts. Rasta Mater. Rasta Carian. Tormentor’s Biggest Fan – also a fun one to see back. Frightening McMean (Lightning McQueen) was also re-released along with […]

There’s a new German mail-away, not too terribly exciting … Yep, buy 4 Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, mail in your info and get “White Walls Lightning McQueen.” This might be nice if it were 2008 but in 2013, not that enticing though maybe Whitewalls LM never got a EU release? I can’t quite tell but […]

Looks like “Quercy” has tracked down the new Frosty 2 that will be an Australia exclusive … will it be a Chase? A Super Chase? Will the promotions be around Fall, 2013 like last year? Here’s the race schedule for the Australia V8 Supercars Series. I think last year, the first promotions was at the […]

Well, it seemed real straightforward and simple. For every $20 worth of Mattel Disney CARS, get a free Ivan! For “BMW,” it was pretty straightforward. Mattel packed it nicely in a box – not just shoving it into a padded envelope AND on card – nice! The Kmart snipe is a sticker – easy to […]

First, the “normal” portion of this informational post … CASE H … coming next – a shipping date of early July.* UPDATE – REVISION/UPDATE post HERE. Case H is a nice solid case with a CHASE CAR, Guido’s dance partner, Fransceca. Plus “NEW” Victor Paveone (Yellow Jag in Stands) and Snot Rod with Flames (well, […]

People have long asked for a price guide – Ken & Kenny of PixarCARSPriceGuide.com has finally put one together and we welcome them as new advertisers! Here are some sample pages and an explanation … As avid collectors of Pixar Cars from the Desert series to present, we were frustrated to keep up with the […]

“John H.” sends along great photos of his open set. The newest Mater Tall Tales Toons Box Sets are only available at the Disney Theme Parks … The nice thing about this set is they are NOT sepia colored – nice to see all the colors on Stanley. The back … Wedding Day Lizzie is […]

“John H.” sends along great photos of his open set. The newest Mater Tall Tales Toons Box Sets are only available at the Disney Theme Parks … Yes, it’s 1:55 in scale. Yes, it’s from Mattel – special order by the Disney Theme Parks group. Clearly, it’s the CARS 2 Lightning McQueen base and the […]