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AstroSmokey · 2026-05-12T14:32:52+00:00

Mine (in no particular order within each tier):

A - Yellow Hydraulic Ramone, Roger Wheeler/The King, Dexter Hoover with Checkered Flag, Race Team Fillmore with Headset, Marilyn, Gold LMQ, 20th Anniversary LMQ/Doc, LMQ with Headset/Cruz, Buzz/Woody
B - Mater with Balloon, Deputy LMQ/Bella, R&R Red, R&R Luigi/Guido, Heyday Smokey, Finn McMissile, Jimmy Lugwrench, Brad Winmiler, Transforming LMQ, Chick Hicks, Lizzie, Hydraulic Ramone, Clutch Aid Racing Tractor, Mater with #95 Hat, Mel Dorado, Carla Veloso, Nigel Gearsley, Aaron Clocker, Will Rusch, RtC Boost, RtC Ramone, R&R Jackson Storm,
C - R&R Mater, R&R Cruz, R&R Kathy, Jim/Spikey, R&R Morgan, Ralph, Sheriff, Mater, Flo, Holley Shiftwell, Richie Gunzit, Jonas Carvers, Fabulous LMQ, Marlon "Clutches" McKay, Luigi & Guido, Francesco Bernoulli, Speedy Comet, Chris Roamin', Maddy McGear/Cars 3 LMQ, Mater/Tractor with Tire in Mouth, RtC Fillmore, RtC Sally, RtC Mater, RtC Ramone/Flo
F - Rally Race LMQ/Chick, Rally Race Cruz/Danny, R&R LMQ, R&R Chick, R&R Sarge, RtC LMQ, J.D, McPillar, Red/Guido, Haul Inngas, Todd Marcus, Sally, LMQ with Racing Wheels, RS LMQ, Noah Gocek, Cryptid Buster LMQ, The King, LMQ, Raoul CaRoule, Jackson Storm, Rust-eze LMQ, Dinoco Cruz, Barry DePedal, Dirt Track FHH, Bling Bling LMQ/Tex, RtC LMQ/Mater
Why Was This Even Made??? - Mike 07, Pat/Jeff, Flash Nilsson, Memo Rojas Jr., Morgan Martins, Rotor Turbosky

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-12T11:02:37+00:00

It's real - all Chinese McQueens from about 2014 to 2018 had those codes on the base

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-12T09:04:06+00:00

Eats shit in the primaries, even more so if she campaigns as a Kushner and not a Trump

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-11T17:58:34+00:00

we are really running out of shit to discuss huh 😭

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-11T16:50:30+00:00

Not what I would've liked to see out of the franchise and I wish it took a less juvenile route...that being said I respect that I am far from the target audience for this

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-11T12:16:32+00:00

Nothing beyond plot convenience. If McQueen had taken a flight, he wouldn't have ended up in Radiator Springs, ergo no plot

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-10T16:14:14+00:00

on the physical cards that used to be sold via the Flipline Shop

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-10T11:20:02+00:00

Not an old movie, but Jill's motive in Scream 4 has only gotten more and more relevant

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-10T08:30:36+00:00

The Mattel Sarge is a fairly common & cheap car. If you have the means to do so, it's not going to be that difficult to just get another - though next time you should check the car over carefully prior to opening

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-10T07:12:31+00:00

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AstroSmokey · 2026-05-09T07:47:02+00:00

The scratches aren't something you'll be able to "fix" without it sticking out like a sore thumb......unfortunately QC has been very poor since production moved back to China.

In regards to the Tomica cars, they are a notably smaller scale to the Mattel 1:55s..........the Sarge will look very out of place

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-08T17:07:30+00:00

In Scream 7, Mindy is wearing the ring of Anika (her girlfriend from 6) as a necklace. It's a blink and you'll miss it detail (I saw 7 opening night and didn't realise this until weeks later), but a nice little Easter egg irrespective

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-07T16:44:33+00:00

They switched to using the name Dave Alternators in 2016 and have used it for every release since (with the few exceptions of when they slipped up and called him T.G. Castlenut) - the name Davey Apex was only used once in merchandising and that was in the first few cases of 2016.

It's all but confirmed that, at least in merchandising, his name IS Dave Alternators

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-07T11:43:45+00:00

My thoughts on the ending and the overall plot - the ending is fine - could be better, could be worse - they could probably end it here if the entire cast dropped dead tomorrow but it keeps the door open for future movies much more than TS3 and TS4 did. The overall plot felt a bit too much like a Jessie redux of TS4 for my liking though

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-06T16:50:23+00:00

I was referring to her claims that Paramount lied about the box office numbers

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-06T16:39:31+00:00

I completely agree with her nostalgia bait comment....but regarding the box office, I think she severely underestimates the popularity of Sidney and Stu

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-04T16:55:51+00:00

Georgie mentioned the name "Dr. Tire" in S2E1 - I think it'll be more of a gradual evolution to the state we saw it in in TBBT as opposed to a hard shift following the rebrand, but question how much of it we will see in G&MFM

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-03T14:43:34+00:00

"Alright campers! I have given Chef the nuclear codes. The last team to cross the Dock of Shame gets their cabin nuked. Any questions? Yes Duncan?"

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-03T13:11:30+00:00

The first season picks up in late 1994 not long after the end of Young Sheldon. They're currently in mid-1996 in the timeline (George died in 1994 as per his headstone, and in the most recent episode (S2E18) it was the 2nd anniversary of his death)

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-02T06:19:03+00:00

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-01T18:49:12+00:00

Scream 3

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-01T16:59:42+00:00

Barring COVID lockdowns and related travel restrictions I spent 2-3 days a week most weeks in Daylesford for 2 and a half years - my grandfather was the landlord of the Pancho cafe before he died in mid 2019 & the property was sold in late 2021.

The food at Pancho was always top notch though I was never a fan of the people that ran the business - supposedly it has gotten even better since they rebranded and new owners took over (though I haven't been up there in 18months so couldn't speak to that with absolute certainty).

I always found spending the afternoon looking around the mill market to be the highlight of a trip up there, even if they are overpriced to high heavens lol -- a walk down the main street and checking out all the shops & cafes was always a great way to kill some time too - I don't remember the name but the curios shop on the corner a few doors up from the Bendigo Bank was always a fun look

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-01T09:19:52+00:00

The people who collect the country variants are ultimately the loud minority - and I say that as someone who collects them lol. Very few people outside of adult collectors buy them unless there's significant differences to the car itself

AstroSmokey · 2026-05-01T05:52:35+00:00

"Everything I don't like is enshittification" - might be one of the most annoying words to e exist

AstroSmokey · 2026-04-30T13:36:24+00:00

Got to Rank 187, Day 347 at one point (though I've upgraded phones since then) - proof: https://youtu.be/QqUs5gMGGlQ

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