The Final Word on Robots 2

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

It’s been a long week of crazy information about Robots 2, so we wanted to clear a few things up.

Robots 2 was released in Paris earlier this week.
Robots 2 will be coming to America on April 13 2012 to Disney World and Disneyland.
Later they will be available on the Disney Store Online.

They come as a series of 12 Robots, each of which has the head, body, arms, and feet of 4 separate Robot designs. Inside there will be a instructions on how to create the originals. It looks like this:On the front is each design as it was intended to be, along with a number to represent that design. On the back is how they come in the boxes and a guide to which piece is which using the numbers on the front. Here’s a closer look:So the Robot on the Top Left has the Head of Robot 12, the Body of Robot 1, the Arms of Robot 11, and the Feet of Robot 6.

This is an interesting way to release these figures (although it reminds us a lot of our Combo Contests) but because there are set Robot Mix Ups it is still too early to tell how collectors will refer to or collect them. Will you display yours Mixed Up as they come from the boxes, or Unmixed?

Also of note is that this series is by Billy Davis, the same guy who gave us the Sea Creatures line (the first series on new mold). After taking a look at his tumblr account at oneswellillustrator.tumblr.com it’s no surprise he got the opportunity for series 2. Check out these other robots he designed for Tin Men.I also noticed he designed a poster for an Aquabats show I’m pretty sure I went to back in 2008. Awesome job Billy and keep up the great work!

1st 2 pics from Disney
2nd 2 from Billy Davis

Big Hats come to Rome

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

Even more Big Hat Figures are being released in Europe. Just recently Vinylmation.com announced that Rome had their own special figure. Meet their Gladiator. Great looking saddles and uniform. Nice use of ears also. This figure is by Adam Colp from the United Kingdom. Colp also created the French Big Hat figure.


Speaking of those other figures, here they are as a reminder. So far we’ve seen figures for Paris, Dublin, and England. Anyone think they know who will get the next one?

All pics from Disney

Cutesters Seagull

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

This one deserved a post all it’s own. We were taking pictures at EPCOT and happened to have the Cutesters at the Beach Seagull on us. We put it down to take a picture and to our surprise, the real one came over to investigate.

Seagull 1
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Seagull 2
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Seagull 3
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Seagull 4
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Seagull 5
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Seagull 6

Vinylamtion Artist Alex Maher Signing 3/30-31

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

Pic from Disney
Alex Maher will be celebrating the release of some new artwork by signing his art on March 30th and 31st. The event will take place at the Art of Disney in Downtown Disney WDW. He will be unveiling two new pieces. The first is the “Bambi” seen above and the second will be a “Tink” piece. (The one of a kind version of the artwork above will be priced at $3800.00. Matted prints are $39.95.) Maher will be signing from 6pm-8pm on March 30th and 2pm-4pm on March 31st.

Why should you care? Alex Maher is one of the many disney artists who has given us cool vinylmation figures. Most recently he collaborated with Thomas Scott on the Juniors 6 Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs set. Go out and support him. Say, “hi” and thank him for his figures and for being part of the Disney Artists community.

Cutesters at the Beach Photoshoot

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

Although I live in Orlando and am able to get to Walt Disney World practically whenever I want (he he, don’t worry, I’m not rubbing it in, I have a point here) I miss out on one important aspect… vacation. For me it’s a day trip, but often I like to pretend I’m on vacation… as if I don’t have to go to work the next day. One of the great bonuses of living by WDW is visiting the resorts. There is so much to see and do there and we walk around them often. Well, on the last trip, we happened to catch some interesting vacationers at play. They let us thumb through their family photo album and share some pictures with you. (see more on Facebook)

Polynesian
Everybody caught up for some quality time… well almost everybody
Grand Floridian
Found that beach ball you were looking for
Wilderness Lodge
Somebody was trying to sneak across the bridge but we caught him
Contemporary
Number one priority: make sure those kids play safe
Animal Kingdom Lodge
One of the many animals you can spot at animal kingdom lodge
Yacht and Beach Club
Believe it or not, in some language not yet discovered, the markings
in that rock spell seashells
Port Orleans
Only problem is his toungue doesnt quite reach
Boardwalk
Everybody who rides down the clown slide wants a sno cone after
Yacht and Beach Club
Snorkeler found one of the Disney pools that has sand at
the bottom
Caribbean Beach
Sorry no waves today but as a conselation prize heres a really cool
fort to play in
Polynesian
They said the volcano is dormant, doesn’t mean it can’t wake up
Swan and Dolphin
aaaah peaceful tranquility
Coronado Springs
Do i spy a net behind her?

Vinylmation Madness at DisneyStore.com!

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

Thanks to all of you who pointed us toward these wallet emptying deals online today.

First up, an insane deal. 2 select 9″ figures for $50. Here is the list: (link to sale)

Next on the sale list, 2 Chinese Zodiac 3″ figures for $10. All 12 are available as of this post. (link to sale)

Then there is Buy One, Get One Nightmare Before Christmas. 11 of 12 available (no Jack). (link to sale)

There are also some very useful codes out there. There is the standard SHIP TODAY to get Free Shipping on your order of $75 and up. There is also DMRMAR that gets you $15 off $100 or over purchase plus Free Shipping. There is also a great little gem MYSTERY. That code gets Vinylmation fans one mystery blind box for $1.99.

Which deal will you get?

VM_Paris reveals Robots 2

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

Update: 3/15/11 After a closer look it seems the feet are mixed up too. So each piece has a different set of arms, body, head, and feet.

After a day of waiting we finally have a look at the figures for Robots 2. Like we were told they will be mixed up. The question is, “How mixed up?”
Are those 12 figures on top what their ideas of “Mixed Up” is? Or are they just examples.

I’m starting to think we will just see the top 12 figures and nothing more mixed up. It makes sense because that would mean there is a full set in each case and they don’t have to worry about numbers. However, this means that most people will see these mixed up robots and think they are the designs. Do these become the official designs, or are the unmixed figures the right designs? How do we name them? How do we trade them? Piece-meal?

What do you think about this? Does anyone know for sure the answers? Let us know.

Most importantly, would any of these count for Combo Contest #3?????

(All pics from VM_Paris, thanks!)

PS- I wonder what the “Details inside” will be….

Release News Update

WDWNT on March 26, 2012

Just a few news & notes:

The commemorative New York Giants Super Bowl Vinylmation is now available at D-Street Orlando. We originally thought this would be an online exclusive. Thank you Disney for tossing this in my face as I walk into my favorite store. Any word if these are in D-Street California?

We originally reported that D-Street Orlando did not get the 3″ Easter Bunny on March 9th. Now we are hearing they received about 50 and sold out with in hours and now expect another shipment. While at WDW today, I did find a few on the Polynesian shelves, but in not other resort or the Magic Kingdom. DLR seems to still have plenty in stock.

An assortment of DCL figures were expected at DisneyStore.com on March 9th… they never docked. Now Disney says a new date of arrival is TBA.

And as noted in a previous article today, the Tunes series (minus Donald and Dale) will be available at D-Streets starting March 23.