Disney CARS 2 END OF THE YEAR SCOOP UPS

There has been quite a LARGE drought of Disney CARS 2 merchandise in the form of diecast releases in my area. But thankfully with the Christmas season the stores had to stock something new, and some exclusives from Target and K Mart have FINALLY shown up.

The newest singles showing up in the area are Carlo Maserati, Lewis Hamilton with Plastic Tires, and Mel Dorado.

The last 2 Collect and Connect Puzzles in a series have surfaced. Nothing too special in my opinion. The Lightning McQueen is the same as the released version of the race game, but this one has silver writing on the tires. And The Francesco has silver paint replacing his normal white coloring.

The K Mart EXCLUSIVE Racer & Crew Chief 2 packs have FINALLY hit my area and I was able to get the complete set of 4 (so far released).

The McQueen Alive, a run on its’ own remote control car , which was “EXCLUSIVE” the http://www.Mattycollector.com, showed up at Kmarts and were quickly discounted from their $70 price tag. I picked a few up for friends and myself.

I found a lonely Pinion Tanaka Oversized sumo wrestler as well. I have kind of been anticipating this guy to go with his twin kingpin. I really love the extreme detail to make this car into a inanimate sumo wrestler.

I found a few random launchers new to me.

Target trickled in their newest 4 pack exclusive Denise Beam.

NERDING OVER MEGA BLOKS NEED FOR SPEED BUILD IT KITS

I am not a really in depth LEGO/MEGA BLOKS Building kit kinda guy. But after sharing in the fun with my daughter with Disney CARS and Toy Story LEGO kits I caught a slight bug. I passed by the Mega Bloks Need For Speed Import cars kits and HAD to get them…ALL….so after a few store trips I came across almost everything in the line. The smallest 1:55 scale is a launcher type car that has a slot in the base which an included “launch” key is included. You insert the key in the base and press the button on the key and the car zooms off.

The mid Scale kits are about 1:36 scale. These are relatively simple build its. Nothing is in these sets is hard whatsoever. So a good kit for my inexperienced self.

Now , after playing with the smaller kits I was all billy bad ass with the mindset. I grabbed the large 630+ piece Porsche 911 GT3 RS kit. I was all about knocking this out…. well it wasn’t THAT EASY!!! I TOOK MY BUTT MORE THAN 4 HOURS TO GET THIS THING PUT TOGETHER BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH THE TIME!!!

Disney CARS Final Lap Case E

The Target Exclusive Final Lap series had been VERY SLOW to hit local stores previously. But it seems Target has gotten the message and stores have been readily stocking cases after selling 90% of each new case stocked. I was amazed to have found plenty of Case E contents at several local stores.

Jay Limo looks SOOO much better with regular NON GOOGLY eyes!

And my FAVORITE by far is Wrecked Mood Springs! It is a casting that has soooo much character!

Disney CARS 2010 Collectors Guide W/ Dragon McQueen

Seemingly The Disney CARS 2010 Collectors Guide with Metallic Finish Dragon McQueen isn’t/hasn’t hit any retail outlet in the United States. I was lucky enough to come across some in a local hobby shop, at quite a markup, but facing not being able to add this to the collection I had to scoop it up. The finish is very nice however it is a very light casting weight wise. Seems Mattel is getting cheaper in materials and using way more plastic for castings. But overall it is a nice item. The collector guide has nice photos of upcoming CARS.

Disney CARS Lenticular CASE J With CHASE THE KING

The last few weeks Disney CARS J cases have been readily available at just about every retail big box store as well as several grocery stores in my area. So acquiring the newest stuff has been pretty easy. The contents are pretty good. The Chase metallic KING steals the show with, in my opinion, the BEST metallic finish out of the chase series. With Jay Limo coming in a close second (the googly eyes kinda take away from the casting though). Vern the Taxi is a dead last as yet another split second character in the movie. Antonio Veloce Eccelente is a nice addition yet the googly eyes take away from the Masarati.

Disney CARS Sidewall Shine Hauler and Launcher

Finally in my area the Sidewall Shine launcher and Hauler have appeared. It felt like a very long drought after hearing about several other states being overstocked with them and my area still had been without an appearance. It is definitely cool to have finally been able to catch up with other areas.

Disney CARS Easy Idle Launcher

I was finally able to get this Launcher through carstheytoys.com member trade. I definitely don’t think it would have resurfaced around here anytime soon.

Disney CARS Team Spare O Mint released

I figured I might as well release the Team Spare O Mint from its’ packaged confines. I think they look better know that they are able to breathe fresh air!

Disney Pixar CARS Retread and Shiny Wax Launchers

Even with The past Kmart CARS Collector day past us. I had to get the Plastic wheeled Retread Launcher to go with its rubber tired brethren. And the Shiny Wax Launcher to keep in tune with the set ofd launchers I have. One I have missing is the Easy Idle which should be here mid week.

Disney/Pixar Pit Row Race Off Launcher RPM64

After nabbing the Target 2 pack launchers a few days earlier, I saw this launcher and knew I didn’t have it so it got snatched up and added to the waiting to be opened box…