Disney Pixar Cars - Over Sized, Mega Sized, What's, What?

What's bigger...Super Sized? Mega Sized? Over Sized? Value Sized? Up Sized? Holey Cow, stop, stop, my head hurts! If you haven't noticed, Mattel has released the "Mainline" die cast Cars, then Over sized Cars, and now Mega Sized Cars. What is the difference between an Over Sized and a Mega Sized Car? Which is larger?

I naturally think a Mega Sized Car is bigger than an Over Sized Car. Mega connotes very huge! In fact, it is 10 to the power of 6, which means one million. Over Sized means...being of more than standard or ordinary size. My logic is correct, but in the world of toys and packaging, my assumption is wrong. The Over Sized is larger than the Mega Sized. Does this make sense?!

I had a little talk with Mr Cars himself, Martin Arriola. Martin told me that Marketing makes the calls that Packaging's copywriter follows for package design and copy. He also mentioned that Design is responsible for the product and giving Marketing an accurate description asap. Then, Packaging can start their process. In this case, maybe they never saw the prototypes. Maybe they don't know the difference between Mega and Over Sized! Maybe they missed the memo.

When you compare, you see that Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp (Over Sized), is pretty close in size to Dustin Mellows (Mega Sized). Before seeing the two in person, I expected Dustin Mellows to be much larger in size. So, you'd think that Dustin would be Over Sized and Al would be Mega Sized. Guess it is better to just say they are BIG! It worked for Tom Hanks!! ;-) I think I'll go to Mc Donalds and get a Super Sized fry. Wait, they did away with that. Instead, I'll go to Chick Fil A and get an Up Sized Sweet Iced Tea!

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Disney Pixar Cars New Releases Part Two

When the blimp Al-Oft came out, collectors were annoyed by the scale and size of him. When Barney Stormin' was released collectors were upset he wasn't made of die-cast metal. Well, your complaints were heard and resolved in a way you all should be happy.

Take a look at the New design of Al-Oft. He is about twice the size of the original! Whether the new one will have "Over Sized" on the packaging, or that is just the working verbiage at Mattel doesn't really matter. What matters is you got what you wanted, a larger and more accurate scaled version of Al-Oft. I've been told he's being tooled and will be one of the first released.

Did you ever get a Barney Stormin', or have you still been trying to get a hold of one? The great thing is that he has been redesigned and will be re-released in die-cast metal! Take a look at the New Barney Stormin' on top of a bluff near Radiator Springs! He will be the same size as the plastic version, but will be considered part of the "Over Sized" line. He will also be one of the first to be released.

We can be happy about these changes because I've been told John Lasseter himself wants the line to be of the highest quality and detail! John carries his belief that quality matters in the tradition of the great Walt Disney.

Now, for the pièce de résistance! What character has been one of the most eagerly anticipated? One who rocks with Sheryl Crowe! One who is a hunk a hunk of burnin' love?! I present to you...ELVIS!!!!!! Elvis is going to be part of the "Over Sized" line. The quality and detail is super as always. When can you get Elvis? At this point, I don't know. I've been told he won't be out until Spring of 2009.


There are a few other characters who'll be in the "Over Sized" line. One is in front of Elvis, Marco the Jet and he will be die-cast as well! There are plans to make the other two Jet as well (there were three Jets in the movie). I've also been told the Security Vans from the race track will be in the "Over Sized" line as well. That does it for the "Over Sized" characters I have confirmed as certain.

I'm sure you recognized another long anticipated character in the photos with Elvis. I'll pickup my next entry by discussing some of the highly sought after characters such as Todd the Pizza Planet Truck! Don't forget to subscribe to this blog and get some of the most accurate info on Disney Pixar's Cars to come!

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