Evilos Presents Boba Fett with Card

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

We saw Evilos tweet some pictures of his latest creation so we asked him about the project and his love of Star Wars.

“A lot of my work gravitates towards many things I enjoyed as a kid, Star Wars being one of them. Mickey in Carbonite was one of my early customs made before Star Wars Series One was even released by Disney. When I was a kid, I played with Star Wars figures all the time. Like most kids from my generation our youth revolved around toys, circa 1980’s. So being a Star Wars collector I’ve had a few of these card backs from Comic Con and thought to myself hey why not repackage these vinylmation into a vintage style looking toy. The challenge for me was finding custom made bubbles and cutting out a seamless spots for the ears to pop out of, so not to damage the overall look of the vinylmation. My early carded Star Wars customs, I needed to cut the ears down so they would fit. This drew most of the criticism from that series so I’m happy I was able to figure out how to keep the ears and still make it look like these were produced many years ago.
I most likely will be producing more of these and have some for trade. I would urge collectors who can make it to come out to the trading night at Disneyland Feb.16th to see these in person and maybe trade up for one. I have no real plans to sell these but I do have the Boba Fett up for auction at the moment, so If you want something unique I would ask fans to check it out:

Thank you. Evilos”

Also check out other similar work by Evilos

Roger Rabbit 9″ Vinylmation

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

Disney’s Vinylmation FB page shares a picture of an upcoming 9″ Roger Rabbit Vinylmation!!!! No word on what set it belongs to.

An Alternate Concept for the Animation 2 Chaser by Mike Boon

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

Mike Boon’s Headless Horseman

Our friend Mike Boon (who you know from the cool Muppets 3 and 4 speculation art) has been working on a set of Sleeping Hallow custom Vinylmation. With the release of the Headless Horseman in the Animation 2 set, he felt it the appropriate to release his idea of what it should look like. What do you think? Do you like it more then the Disney version? Check out the whole thing, and his post about it at his site.

Trading Vinylmation in Japan

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

Update: 1/16/12 I was so excited today when I saw Vinylmation World tweet this picture of the Japan trading boxes I’ve been looking for!

It also seems like the article confirms this light up box trading only occurs at specific times… “every Saturday and Sunday from “13:00-14:00, 17:00-18:00.” We also got to see the “spin the wheel” box that the images below refer to.

1/21/11 I was peeking at the Japan Disney Store website the other day, and thanks to the handy Google page translator, I was able to make my way around just fine. One of the interesting things I discovered was the interesting trading method they have inside the Disney Stores there. Update: 1/17/11 According to a comment by a reader, this is only available by the large Disney Store near Disneyland.

It appears that a Mystery Trading box, similar to ours, has a light on it that illuminates each door at random. The guest, instead of picking a number, pushed a “STOP” button on a control pad that halts the light on a numbered door. You then trade into that number.

It says this replaces “the wheel with the numbers.” So maybe you never got to pick you own number. The description also makes this kind of mystery trading sound like “an event” and not normal everyday trading. Does anyone have any experience with this? I’d love to see pictures of the actual trading boxes.

They also have the clear 3 figure trade boxes we are all accustomed with.
Woohoo! Look how happy the trader is to find that gem in the box!
But don’t try to trade that Cutesters Bumble Bee you mixed with the EPCOT Holidays Around the World or that Monkey who lost an arm. Save those for our next Combo Contest.

Episode 055 Elephant Bathing Pool

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

Ep. 055 Elephant Bathing Pool


This week we talk about Furry Friends and Disney’s decision to pull the product from store shelves. Annemarie joins us once again to give her first hand input. We also review the newly released Animation 2 series. There are a ton of new releases dates to let you know about as well. And we interview special guest Mellisa French. A teach who used Vinylmation as the base of a series of class art projects.

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Early release of D-Tour?

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

@vinyl79 tweeted out this picture of a D-Tour piece he got at the Frontierland Trading post at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. Looks like that might be the place to stop if you can’t wait til next Friday!

@vinyl79 also set out pictures of the boxes. Pretty awesome!

Collecting with Claudia: Animation 2 Artist Signing

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

It was an event filled day as Vinylmation Collectors gathered at D-Street in Florida for the release of Animation 2 on January 13, 2012.

As the doors opened at 10:30am, a line of 20 people were present on this chilly morning. Although not a large crowd was present, the eager few huddled around the Animation 2 display area to get their individual boxes and topper sets. The sealed cases were behind the registers ($12.95 each or $310.80 for a case).

While some folks made their purchases and went home, others opened their boxes/cases at the available tables next to Wexler’s Pretzel’s.

My personal favorite from this series is Jiminy Cricket (the topper). Although missing his umbrella, Jiminy is very well designed and his hat is spot-on…

Animation two has 2 confirmed variants: “shirtless John” and “dry Donald.” The two variants seen in these pictures belong to one lucky couple who allowed me to photograph them.

Although the release was at 10:30am, the Artist Signing was not until 5pm. A line began to form at 3:30pm, and by 4:55pm, 65 people waited for the signing even to begin.

It was approximately 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wind was picking-up, but this did not deter anyone… and Disney was prepared with 2 large heaters next to the artists’ tables.

I was so excited to meet with all the Disney Artists present: Thomas Scott, Eric Caszatt, Casey Jones, Michael Sullivan, Monty Maldovan, Adrianne Draude. They all signed my “#1 Disney Fan” Custom, and my 9inch Yellow Create-Your-Own (CYO), and I could not have been happier.

This is definitely a great way to start 2012!

Today In Review

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

Wow, a ton of announcements today.
Disney put a January 20th release date on this 9″ Holiday 3 Valentine’s Day figure we saw on a poster at D-Street.

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January 20th will be a popular day at D-Steet. D-Tour will also hit the shelves.
How about Theme Park Favorites? A set of open window figures will also be out… you guessed it, January 20th.

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This crazy little hamster appeared on Vinylmation’s Facebook page. It’s Rhino from Bolt! And yes, that’s his own plastic ball. I saw a great comment speculating is is an Animation 2 LE. How cool would that be?
Oh ya, and this little set came across from China. It’s the Chinese Zodiac set. This drops in the states on… January 20th!

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We also had a special treat… Vinylmation projects from the 7th and 8th grade art classes of the Millennium Middle School.

Holiday 3 Valentine’s Day 9″ Release Date

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

Update: Here is the back and side.

The back is similar to the front. More hearts and doilies.
The side has a heart and you can see the To/From tag and string like it’s tied around the ear.

Disney announced a January 20th release date for the next 9″ Holiday 3 figure. It is Valentine’s Day themed with an LE of 1200 and a price tag of $44.95. No artist given. Lisa Badeen is the artist.

It’s almost like a Valentine’s Day card with the “Be My Valentine” inscription and doilies all around. And the left ear has a hear with an arrow through it. I’d like to see the back have another inscription or even a place to write your own note to your sweetheart. What do you think about that? Until next time, XOXO, DV.

Rhino! …Awesome!

WDWNT on January 18, 2012

Disney just posted this on their Facebook page!

It’s Rhino, the hamster from Bolt. And he’s in a ball!!! No word on what set this is from or if the ball comes with it.