Last week, we got a brief look at what’s coming from Mater’s Tall Tales: Mater the Greater. This week, we have a more detailed look at the series. Below is a photo gallery of the following Cars. Cannon Mater Diver Mater Pilot Mater Rocket Mater Stunt McQueen Stunt Plane Man do these look good. As [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Cars Crew Chiefs and Pittys Box Sets Target Exclusives
Coming this Fall, there will be more box sets although this time they will be exclusive to Target. Get ready for the Crew Chiefs and Pittys Box Sets. Each box set will come with 1 crew chief and 2 pittys. There are 3 box sets to start, Chick Hicks, Leak Less and Dinoco. Leak Less [...]
Cars Piston Cup Racers 4 Packs Coming This Year
Coming this holiday season are 3 new Piston Cup Racer 4 packs. These will not be exclusive. Notice that McQueen is included in all 3. They’re not super exciting as most are re-releases, but it may be a chance for some to complete their collection. The theory is that the Piston Cup Racers only appeal [...]
Cars Haulers Case F, Nitroade Hauler Coming Soon
Here comes the next wave of Cars Haulers. The only new Hauler in this case is Nitroade which is 2 per case. The reason why the haulers take longer to show up at mass market retailers is that Mattel ships them to direct import retailers first. Mass market retailers usually don’t want to spare the [...]
Look My Eyes Change Cars Case B, Piston Cup McQueen Arrive
More Look My Eyes Change Cars are arriving with case B which should be out soon. There are 2 interesting items in case B. One, the chase Car, with non-lenticular eyes, is Dinoco McQueen with Piston Cup included. This one was previewed almost a year ago at San Diego. The image at left was taken [...]
Pit Race Off Launchers Now Lightyear Launchers Coming Soon
Pit Race Off Launchers will soon become Lightyear Launchers. Not much else is known on these. Here is a photo guide. In case you want to see how these work, check out the back. So according to the back, we have Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks, Lil Torquey Pistons and Clutch Aid coming. My guess is [...]
Mater's Tall Tales: Mater the Greater Super Stunt Show Playset
Yesterday, I told you about the Mater the Greater diecast coming. Today, we have a playset to go with it, the Mater the Greater Super Stunt Show playset to be exact! According to one retailer, this will ship in July 2009 and retail for $26.99. That seems early to me, but the price seems right. [...]
Mater’s Tall Tales: Mater the Greater Super Stunt Show Playset
Yesterday, I told you about the Mater the Greater diecast coming. Today, we have a playset to go with it, the Mater the Greater Super Stunt Show playset to be exact! According to one retailer, this will ship in July 2009 and retail for $26.99. That seems early to me, but the price seems right. [...]
