Comments for THE ROAD TO PIXAR

Comment on Catch Up. by Pixar Post - T.J.

Pixar Post - T.J. — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:51:46 +0000

Oh yeah – I forgot about that previous post…thanks for the reminder!

Comment on Catch Up. by thehappinesshotel

thehappinesshotel — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:10 +0000

Thank you!

“Parking near Flo’s” is due to the photography wizardry of Robert Staeck. We haven’t driven through Radiator Springs…yet.

Comment on Catch Up. by Pixar Post - T.J.

Pixar Post - T.J. — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:31:40 +0000

Awesome – glad to see some more video…and what a bummer to see the damage to the rocket!! By the way, I can’t believe you got to park it by Flo’s Cafe and get some amazing shots of it – how amazing is that! Thanks again for meeting up with us and letting us share a little of the magic of the Pizza Planet Truck.

Keep up the great work and we can’t wait to see more!

Comment on Meet The Crew by Ezequiel Gutierrez

Ezequiel Gutierrez — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:43:33 +0000

Hi there creative folks.
My name is Ezequiel Gutierrez. I am the Editor in Chief over @ Bestgeekblogever.com I am also a filmmaker currently in production on a short documentary following the build of a film accurate Jurassic Park Jeep here in So-Cal. I am reaching out to you to see if you would be interested in being involved in any way. I have contacted several local movie car owners in hopes of getting some on-camera interviews about their experience and everything that goes along with building a movie car. Plus, when the project is finished we plan to do an epic caravan of sorts and the Pizza Planet Truck is too amazing to leave out of the mix. If you are interested in being featured in the film in any way, please get back to me at your earliest convenience

ez @ bestgeekblogever . com

Thanks all. I look forward to chatting with you!!

Comment on The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Orcas&Pixar

Orcas&Pixar — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:44:05 +0000

This is so cool! I love Pixar and it’s really cool to see the infamous Pizza Planet truck in reality!

Comment on Support the Cause by Claudia M.

Claudia M. — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 08:20:45 +0000

Can’t believe I never knew about this until now! Will definitely be making a donation soon. I live about an hour out of LA, towards Palm Springs and visit the park quite frequently (about once a week). Would love to meet you all and the truck sometime. I have started following you on Twitter! Awesome job everyone!

Comment on The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Tina Price

Tina Price — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:41:55 +0000

Thanks for parking at the CTN animation eXpo! Glad to have you. Thank yo!

Comment on We’ll Be Much Safer in the Cockpit by Bruce Bergman

Bruce Bergman — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:19:29 +0000

You missed the 3D detail on the Color Change stripe on the two-tone seats – they animated a common Upholstery trick where they wrap a ~6″ wide strip of upholstery fabric around a length of 1/2″ to 3/4″ OD soft cotton braid rope as a filler and stuffing that won’t shift like Fiberfill would, Then you sew that assembled ‘rope filler’ into the seam between the two color fields. You can set it to lay flat outwards (flat stitched to the inner panel) or inwards.

Yours looks close enough to pass, but if you really want to be persnickety about it take a copy of the movie to an Upholsterer…

That Singer is a bit too new for multiple layers of Naugahyde and is probably infested with Nylon Plastic Gears inside.(tappa-tappa-tappa). Yep, the Stylist 543 is on the list, it’ll jump timing or worse Get Grandma’s older 401A or 500A machine with the all metal gears inside if you do any more upholstery or double-hemming Denim. Or another Commercial Duty machine.

Oh, and if the truck has the 20R 22R or 22RE 4-banger engine, make sure to have a Toyota Mechanic take a listen for a certain telltale rattle…. Somewhere between 150K and 250K the tensioner for the timing chain goes slack, then the timing chain flops around loose and starts eating a slot in the cast aluminum timing cover – and you can hear it if you know the rattle. Eventually (~50K of chewing) it hits either Coolant or Air, both are bad. Redo the timing chain set & tensioner before that happens, and you’re golden for 500K miles.

Comment on Meet The Crew by ArtLover

ArtLover — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:08:43 +0000

I know this might sound weird… but I was planning on moving to the US in the next few years… so…. What are you planning on doing with the truck after you’re done? I mean, if you would seel it, I’d be the first in line!! let me know hehe

Comment on Use the Wand of Power! by ArtLover

ArtLover — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:06:42 +0000

This is awesome, it may not be movie accurate but is incredible! good job!