Pixar Cars 2 - Carlo Maserati

Another use of an original casting from the original CARS movie, first seen under COSTANZO
DELLA CORSA - the green Maserati Quattroporte.

Another fine casting of the actual car in 'caricature' mode.

Pixar Cars 2 - Lewis Hamilton

I quite like the idea of real racing drivers making cameo appearances in animated movies - Schumacher did it in the original CARS film and Lewis Hamilton makes the guest appearance in CARS 2.

A nice casting.

Pixar Cars 2: Kimura Kaizo

I am not sure of how many more of these oversized models will be released in Europe, but I am picking them up where I can.

I can never figure out where they appeared in the film or if indeed they ACTUALLY did appear. But no matter, I carry on this one is a another addition to the Pixar Family.

Things have been slowing down a great tad with the CARS collection - I think that is doing my wallet some good, as I have yet to be seduced via eBay, bidding silly amounts for some models.

That may change.

But as ever, this is a well crafted model with a good attention to detail and that superb paint job which seems to be unchippable. And it is all very Japanese, which strangely gives it an authentic character flavour.....sounds odd, but you can relate to this model if you were in Japan.