Spotlight on Joshua Pirtle’s Gravity Falls Custom Combo

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We were sent some photos of a pair of Gravity Falls customs by Joshua Pirtle from Kissimmee, Fl. Gravity Falls is a Disney Channel cartoon and these vinyls feature the main characters.

Destination Vinylmation: What got you into painting Vinylmation?
Joshua: Back when I started collecting with Park Series 2, I really wanted Vinylmation of two of my favorite characters Donald Duck and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. So I got two blanks and that’s when it all began.

DV: How did you decide to choose Gravity Falls as the subject of these customs?
Joshua: I was watching the show one day and was thinking that Vinylmation of these two characters would be great. Especially now that there was a mold that had a baseball cap.

Parks Starz 2 Variants Announced

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Kind of a tricky headline for kind of a tricky piece of news. Disney’s Vinylmation website decided to tease us a bit by telling us that there will be Park Starz 2 variants, how many there will be, how much each one will cost and the edition size of each one… but no names or photos! But we can surmise some info from the post. Here is the lineup:

June

Vinylmation – Park Starz #2 – Limited Edition Variant Figure
Edition Size: 2,000
Retail: $24.95

July

Vinylmation – Park Starz #2 – Limited Edition Variant Figure Set
Edition Size: 2,000
Retail: $49.95

July

Vinylmation – Park Starz #2 – Limited Edition Variant Figure
Edition Size: 1,000
Retail: $26.95

August

Vinylmation – Park Starz #2 – Limited Edition Variant Figure
Edition Size: 2,000
Retail: $24.95

A few notes. One release is LE 1,000 while the rest are 2k… and you will pay an extra $2 for that one. Then, the first July release says “Figure SET.” SET?! Hmmm, what will that mean? I have a few ideas. My Ben Franklin and Mark Twain combo pack for one. Or how about the other two hitchhiking ghosts? What do you think some of these variants will be? Check out our Park Starz 2 Explained page to see the lineup of regular figures.

Artist Heather Kattelman Offers Star Wars Weekends Custom Specials!

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A note from Heather Kattelman:
I am offering these exclusive 2013 Star Wars Weekends Customs for a limited time NOW through June! If you are attending one of the weekends, order right away to pick it up at the event or have it shipped to you free by ordering before the final SWW.

ENDOR JEDI MICKEY comes with a custom sculpted helmet and to complete the look, his blue light saber.

STAR WARS CHIP & DALE EWOK SET is adorable with custom made suede ewok hoods and each carry a unique stick accessory with leather accents.

Both custom exclusives will arrive in a unique, customized box that can be used as a display piece or as a keepsake.

For additional information:
www.facebook.com/vinylmationcustomations
hkattelman@gmail.com
www.twitter.com/myvinylmation
www.instagram.com/vinylmationcustomations

Rumored Release Dates and Series: Muppets, Masks and Surf

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Some rumored release dates, and one never before heard of series, were posted by Vinylmation Kingdom. Remember, these are not confirmed by Disney, but let’s take a look.

May 20: Masks Series
We hered rumblings of this series a few months ago, now we have a rumored release date and a leaked photo posted by Vinylmation World.

Looks like we have: Cowboy, Theater, Ninja, Bank Robber, Hockey Player, Spa, Kabuki, Surgeon, Scuba, Beauty Sleep, Villain.

June 24: Mickey Surfs
We have to assume it will be similar to Wild West or Disney Tunes. I should take Disney characters and put them in a beach theme.

July 26: Muppets 3
Yay! Here are some previews we saw back a Mickey’s Circus.

Disney OMD Blog: “MINI MOVIE: ALICE IN WONDERLAND”

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Disney artist Thomas Scott posted a link on Facebook to a fun story on the Disney OMD Blog. He was very excited they decided to use his Vinylmation figures to write this entertaining article:

Here’s something curiouser and curiouser. They say (unclear on who ‘they’ actually is) a picture’s worth 1,000 words. But what if you put words on top of a picture? Does it poke a hole in the space time continuum? Or does it just make the picture that much wordier? Let’s leave that riddle to the Mad Hatter. In the meantime, take a trip down the rabbit hole and spend your golden afternoon perusing our gallery of vinyl-tastic moments from Alice in Wonderland. We suppose you could just sit and talk to flowers for hours… but we think this is more fun…

(read the full story here)

Beauty and the Beast Explained

WDWNT on June 1, 2013

Beauty and the Beast
Release Date: June 21
$12.95
This 12 figure, mystery set was designed by both Maria Clapsis and Caley Hicks and may be my favorite movie themed Vinylmation set ever.

Updated: 5/16/13 Variants and Chaser announced.

Beast

Wonderful design. Love the facial expression. Perfect cape!

Belle

Maria went with the blue dress, and I love the choice. Leaves room for a few variants or special edition Belles. The use of ears is fantastic in the entire series with the stained glass… Belle also has a book and a rose.

Blonde Triplet Paula

We speculated on how and if they would include these girls and this sets up an obvious variant. If the other two girls are not included, a major disappointment. If they are… one of the biggest wins in Vinylmation history.

We also get variants. As expected her other triplets.

Cogsworth

Perfect fit on the Mickey platform. Wonderful face.

Gaston

I’ll be honest, I love the Villains version more, but he is done well with the arrows on the back and fun ears.

Phillipe

I didn’t expect him, yet am glad he is in the set. might be the one of the best looking long animals on the Mickey platform. Perfect proportions.

Lefou

His build naturally fits onto the vinyl form, but it is the clothing that is tailored perfectly around the canvas and the pony tail hanging over the collar in the back that make this one great.

Lumiere

Can’t get any better than this. the accessory top was a must to make this figure perfect  I commend the artists for knowing when to use items like that.

Maurice

Belle’s dad also gets gets a cape and again, it’s the faces that are done so well in this set.

Monsieur D’arque

Interesting add to this set. Really makes me wonder about the chaser even more now. I love the addition and the design is wonderful. Not many people would think of him for this set, so I applaud the artist. Coins in ear a must.

Mrs. Potts

WOW! This one blows me away. So much to see here. A clear pink body sets up the table and some dancing plates, spoons and forks. Then Mrs. Potts fills out the head with perfection and a handle drawn onto the rear. THEN, CHIP! Drawn onto the ear. Best figure in the set, hands down.

Mystery Chaser

Here is Adam, the Beast as a human. What do you think? My female friends (when I was in middle school) always said he was hotter as the beast.

New DCL Greece and Italy Figures

WDWNT on June 1, 2013

Disney Cruise Line: Greece
SKU: 400007351516
Retail Price: $14.95
Artist Name: Caley Hicks
Figure: 3-inch
Edition Size: 1,000
Release Date: June 15
Disney Cruise Line: Italy
SKU: 400007351509
Retail Price: $14.95
Figure: 3-inch
Edition Size: 1,000
Release Date: June 27

The Goofy looks brilliant! Great job Caley on that one. It looks similar to a pin that will also be released soon. The Mickey really needs an accessory cap to give it extra flair. Both figures will be available on the cruise ship that goes to the respective destinations.

Spotlight On: Cesar Diaz’s Custom Iron Man with Packaging

WDWNT on June 1, 2013

Destination Vinylmation: What inspired this custom creation?
Cesar Diaz: Iron Man 3 of course. For me this is the most anticipated movie this year. I’ve always been a big Star Wars toy collector. I have hundreds of carded figures and I love the look the toy brings when it’s carded. I knew I wanted to do a Iron Man Mark 42 suit in honor of the movie but I felt it wasn’t enough just making a custom vinyl, I had to step it up a notch. So I started researching how to make custom card backs and to my surprise I found out that a lot of people do Star Wars toy restoration. I got very fascinated how they do this and hence began my journey to make my own card back.

DV: Was the packaging difficult to create?
CD: 90% of the work is done in Photoshop  Luckily I know Photoshop pretty well so no problem there. The challenge was to find a bubble blister that would fit a Vinylmation. I never realized how chubby Vinylmations are until I actually tried to make it fit in the bubble. I did a a lot of trial and error until I got it just right.

DV: Are you excited about the results?
CD: I’m really happy how this piece turned out and this has to be one of my favorites. I’ve received so many PMs to buy this piece so to make things fair I’ve decided to post it on Vinylmation Exchange: Bid Wars. Later in the week I will post on my FB page www.facebook.com/mycustomations when it will go up for auction.

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