Articles in the Toys Category

Disney Pixar Toy Story: The Thinkway Toys Story 3 Collection
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Posted in Film, Toys on 21 August 2010
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Thinkways is a small toy company that specializes in high end interactive toys … that go way beyond just saying hi if you say something … for instance, if you set down the giant Thinkway Lotso down without turning him off manually, after 10 minutes, “he asks where you’d go off to …” or after […]

Mattel: The Toy Story 2″ Figures Check List
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Posted in Film, Toys on 14 August 2010
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For those collecting the 2″ Toy Story 3 figures, here is the poster checklist (available at SDCC) … Some of the mystery ones are out already and some are coming soon. There are also 5 playsets in scale with these figures … And if you’re ready to pre-order the Toy Story 3 DVD, Amazon has […]

Star Wars … Nothing but Star Wars … Give Me Those Star Wars
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Posted in Toys on 7 August 2010
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After a long wait, the Star Wars All-Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) are back at regular retail so instead of having to pay a couple hundred (or more) … and for the first time, a “Galactic Hero” version! It’s about 2′ feet long and 2′ feet high and comes with the figure on speeder on the […]

Ghostbusters: Ghostbustin’ SDCC 2010
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Posted in Toys on 2 August 2010
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Everywhere you looked at SDCC, it was Ghostbusters & Ghostbusters … not sure who was legit and who was just a dressed up … With all them ghostbusters, there were not many spirits in the material world … I knew we should have dressed up as blue avatars … you’re the 87th ghostbuster … and […]

San Diego Comic Con: Lego Next 2010
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Posted in Toys on 28 July 2010
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While they had a lot of CARS Duplo sets ready for sale in the booth, nothing new to add to the oeuvre as your typical 2-year might say … But in case – on the off chance you’re a Star Wars fan, there are some fun things coming … In case you didn’t want to […]

Take A Look Under the Hood of Greenlight Collectible Toy Diecast Cars
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Posted in collecting, diecast, Toys on 28 July 2010
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The hobby of collecting, buying, trading Disney Pixar Mattel CARS diecast line of cars is obviously a passion of yours and ours.  The sculpts of the CARS cars have been faithfully recreated to follow the canon of the digital mastery we have all enjoyed by watching both the movie CARS and added bonus-cum-line extension Mater’s […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Mater Wrestling Toon Preview (No Sound)
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys on 25 July 2010
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If you want it in pristine HD on your own TV set, check it out on July 30, 2010 on Disney HD and later on Disney XD HD. But if you don’t watching a version filmed by a guy holding an iPhone over his head standing in front of a monitor with no sound … […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mater Wrestling CARS – First …
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Posted in CARS, collecting, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys on 22 July 2010
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The wrestling short will air on the 30th and the wrestling die casts are here to revitalize toon die casts sales … In 1:55 scale – metal bodies with plastic tires and base … Mater as Tormentor The hilarious Rastacarian Lightning McQueen as Mater’s tag team partner … And the dullest of the wrestling CARS… […]

Mattel Hot Wheels Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & Wonder Woman Jet
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Posted in Toys on 18 July 2010
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The SDCC Ghostbusters Ecto-1 is a nice upgrade from the retail one … 1:64 scale Hot Wheels Ecto-1 in a special acrylic case. The Ecto-1 features Real Riders deep-dish wheels with whitewalls and full-metal chassis – $20.00 For reference, here’s what the $.99 version looks like … Closer … It will be available at the […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Kmart Would Like to Know (Survey + Contest!) – UPDATED – Comments Fixed
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, check list, Checklist, collecting, Contests, diecast, Disney Pixar, Marketing, Mattel, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 28 May 2010
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The good folks at Kmart are looking for some honest feedback about what you, our dear readers, as collectors of Mattel Disney Pixar Cars think about a few different aspects of this fun pastime. The extra good news:  Each person who completes the survey will earn one (1) additional entry into the case giveaway contest! […]