Disney announced today, that they have restocked the Star Wars Series in the stores in Hollywood Studios.
They also announced a signing event with the artist, Mike Sullivan, for May 27 and May 28 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Jabba’s Hut. Be sure to drop by then to get your things signed, as well as talk to Mike.
For everyone in California, remember that he’s coming to your coast on June 4th.
Late late at night. Near the equatorial trench. On the side farthest from the super laser’s focus lens. That’s where the troopers go to get their rave on at the hidden death-cotech.
Update: 5/28/11 The Playwright sent us some pictures from the NYC Times Square Disney Store, vinyl displays and the new 9″ Liberty NYC figure. Check them out below. He also said there are no markings on the box that say Limited Edition. So this may be another Statue of Liberty Minnie that is around for awhile.
Disney just announced that this amazing, and patriotic, 9″ will be released on May 27th at the Disney Store in NYC Times Square. It’s designed by Jim Valeri who also has done the exclusive NYC TImes Square “Hey, Taxi!” figure. No word yet on if it’s a limited edition or not.
Artist: Jim Valeri
Price: unknown
Released at: Disney Store Times Square
Release Date: May 27th 2011
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“I really like the flag as the background. Also, the statue of libery looks great (in this picture). I hope it looks that good in person. Although, as a non-fan of 9″s, I don’t think I’ll be getting this one” -MC
What do you think of this piece?
Pictures from The Playwright:
Update: 7/23/11 Added Combo Topper and Green Cyclops Variant.
Update: 6/4/11 Updated the Alien with the two forms, clear and solid.
Update: 5/24/11 Release date of July 22 announced for the 3″ Urban 7 series. And we got this picture of the back the U7’s “Dizturbed” head:
VMHC? “VinylMation Hard Core” suggests one of our readers Chris.
Update: 5/21/11 9 figures from the upcoming Urban 7 set were on Display at the WDW Trade Show last night. We have the pics below.
Update: 5/13/11 Thanks to Hannah we have artist names for this series!
5/12/11 The Urban 7 Vinylmation pin set has been released, so we have a sneak peak to 9 of the 12 figures that will be in the Vinylmation figure set. Thank you to @igotlost for sending us the picture of the packaging.
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Urban 7 Combo Topper
I actually like this one. The color works for me. Seems like a Metal Mickey (like one of the exclusive Pop Vinyl for Comic Con) |
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Alien Artist: Thomas Scott Mystery solved. We know know what set this classic alien figure is in. However there are at least two versions. A solid green and a clear green. One is the variant.  |
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Zombie School Girl Artist: Lin Shih She is a very preppy, nerdy girl design. But also the coloring is odd and no eyeballs. Is she a zombie nerd girl? Will those glasses be a removable accessory? |
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Spaghetti and Meatballs Artist: Casey Jones A delicious looking Vinylmation. Like the meatball ears. It would be cool if there was a fork in the back digging into this dish.  |
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Dizturbed Rocker Artist: Thomas Scott This guy is at a concert getting ready to do some head banging. He appears to be wearing studded wristbands and belt. Nice facial expression. Will this be more accepted than Scott’s U5 Bearded Man?  |
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Paint Splatter Artist: Susana Looks like a Disney artist got wild with the paint brushes again. I do like the heart shaped splatter on the chest. We will see what kind of detail we get on the back. It’s a clear figure.  |
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Jukebox Artist: Caley Hicks An old school jukebox design. For the younger people out there, think iPod, only larger, doesn’t hook up to your computer and isn’t digital. I like the music notes in the ears. The colors are great on this one.  |
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Rotary Phone Artist: Lisa Badeen A nod to the era when it took 5 minutes to call someone. And whats that in the head? Phones once had cords? And look, another phone number on a Vinylmation! A clear head with the cord going through it.  |
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Dark Side of the Mouse
Artist: Maria Clapsis Looks like a peak into the 60s or 70s with a psychedelic space theme. Check out the Mickey head in the foot!  |
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Squirrel and Nut Artist: Doug Strayer Cutesters Too had a kid in a squirrel outfit. On the bottom next to Maria’s name was an acorn. This is a similar idea, only the Squirrel is more realistic, as is the nut.  |
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Penguin Artist: Maria Clapsis Another penguin! (Which Disney actually made a joke about!) Here he is holding a fish. This one seems a little more gruesome then the squirrel, because the fish is living.  |
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Cyclops Artist: Mike Sullivan This is the hardest to understand. It looks like a crazy cyclops gingerbread man. The top almost looks like some kind of Asian writing. Or it looks like the first stage of a Bob Ross painting. All it needs is some “happy little trees”. There’s also a green variant. |
Here is the rest of Urban 7. A couple Ear Hats where already released. And we have seen some Urban 7 Jumbo Pins pointing toward future 9″ figures
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Color Bars 9″
If this is anything like the hat, I will break my 9″ rule. Here’s to hoping the body and head at the color bars, the ears are similar to the hat, and that it has an antenna as an add on “hat”! |
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Cookies and Milk 9″
From the Ear Hat we think the head and body will be the milk carton, and the ears will have the cookies |
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Delightful Flowers 9″
Similar to other 9″ designs, this just has a theme, but not over arching design. |
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Mean Old Dog 9″
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Update: 5/24/11 Today Disney announced a June 10th release date for Angel and Devil 9/3 combo by Thomas Scott (LE 1000) and 9″ Moai by Casey Jones. These figures will be released at both D-Streets. You can see the pictures below.
Update: 5/5/11 Today, Disney announced that “Love” “Viking” “Star (Bright)” and “Light Meter” would be released on May 20th at D-Streets and online. All four will be priced at $39.95.
Here are pictures of all the 9″ Urban 6 figures we will soon see on the shelves. What do you think of this lineup of 9″ Urban 6 figures?
Angel and Devil
9″ + 3″ Combo designed by Thomas Scott. LE 1000
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Love
Designed by Paola Gutierrez LE 800 $39.95
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Viking
Designed by Doug Strayer LE 800 $39.95
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Moai Statue
Designed by Casey Jones
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Star (Bright)
Designed by Eric Caszatt LE 600 $39.95
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Light Meter
Designed by Susana LE 800 $39.95
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Gum Ball Machine and Kid
9″ + 3″ Combo designed by Maria Clapsis and Caley Hicks
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| Introducing At around 1 A.M. last Friday the Urban 6’s made their way onto the shelves of the Disney Store Online. Varying from Vikings to Light Meter, these are quite interesting pieces of art and thankfully none are listed as sold out as of yet. All four are single 9”s priced at $39.95 and come with artist cards. Created by Susana Gay, the Light Meter 9” is a LE of 800 and is modeled off of “photographic light gauge equipment,” as DSO calls it. The Light Meter is also listed as an Online Exclusive Vinylmation. |
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With rainbow hearts and hidden Mickeys galore, the Love Vinylmation, designed by Padla Gutierrez, is an excellent addition to the Urban 6 series. This too is a LE of 800. |
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This is only the second 9” Vinlymation I’ve picked up myself and although it hasn’t arrived yet I’m pretty excited. Designed by Eric Caszatt and a LE of 600, the Star Bright 9” looks like something out of a Super Mario videogame. The purple, blue, orange, and yellow stripes and stars make it an extremely vibrant piece. Star Bright is also listed as an online exclusive. |
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The last of the Urban 6 9”s is the Viking, by designer Doug Strayer. A LE of 800, this Vinylmation spawns from Viking hat combo previously produced this year. |
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Although two out of the three Animation 9”s are still not listed under Vinylmation, all three are available this week. To find Hyacinth and Willie you need to search for “animation” in the DSO search bar. All three are priced at $39.95. The first of these 9”, designed by Thomas Scott (Lead Vinylmation Designer) and from Disney’s Fantasia, is Hyacinth Hippo. Hyacinth is a LE of 1200. |
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Designed by Maria Clapsis and from the Make Mine Music segment “The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met,” Willie the Whale is a lively, singing addition to the Animation 1 collection. Willie is a LE of 1000. |
| Comebacks Beast, who was sold out last week but is again available online, is designed by Monty Maldovan and is from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Beast is a LE of 1000. |
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Although sold out last week, the Sea Creatures Shark is once again available online for $9.95. |
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Seeming to disappear and reappear every week or so, the Juniors 3 mystery box series, priced at $8.95, is back up on the DSO. |
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Gone last week but back again is 2011 Series Black Tossed 3” for $11.95. |
| Price Variants From the Urban 4 9” Series, 80’s Fashion is discounted to $29.99 from $39.95. |
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The Clear mystery boxes are still discounted at $5.99. An alternative option to simply collecting the clear series would be treat them as another version of Create-Your-Owns and expand your creative collection. |
| Urban 3” individual mystery boxes are also priced down from $9.95 to $5.99 each. |  |
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The Park 3″ mystery boxes are discounted at $5.99 each. |
| The select group from The Animal Kingdom series; the Panther, Gorilla, Buffalo, and Bear; remain discounted at $7.99, from $9.95. |  |
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The Create Your Own 3”, all but white, are marked down from $8.95 to $4.99. |
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Sell Outs The Create-Your-Own Glow in the Dark 9” is up on the DSO and priced at $39.95, but is unfortunately Sold Out. |
| The Urban 4 Walk/Don’t Walk 2 Piece 9” was discounted at $56.99 and apparently became instantly popular because it is listed as Sold Out as well. |  |
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The Walt Disney World Resort 2010 Half Marathon 3” was posted online again but is also Sold Out. |
| Still Around Thomas Scott’s Sushi set is priced at $99.95, is a LE of 2500, and is still available online. |
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Muppets 2 is still up online with individual mystery boxes at $11.95 and the usual 24 tray for $286.80. |
| The LE of 1000, Billiards 16 Piece Set is still available online for $255.95. |  |
| Departed Leaving the DSO after only being up for a week is the Park 6 Combo Pack with Runaway Brain Mickey, designed by Monty Maldovan (Muppets 2). |
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Up for less than a week, the Urban 4 Sushi 9”, designed by Maria Clapsis (Cutesters Too), is not available online anymore. |
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Rinzler from the Tron series is missing from the DSO and the rest of the Tron series this week. |
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The Walt Disney World 40th Anniversary Magic Kingdom 3” is also missing from the rest of its collection this week. |
| Up and Coming There are unfortunately no online releases scheduled in the near future. |
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| That wraps up this week’s DSO Report. As usual, feel free to leave questions/comments about sections you want explained further, product descriptions/explanations, or simply anything miscellaneous.
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| Last weekend we saw a lot of upcoming figures for the first time thanks to the trading event over at WDW. We had a lot of fun there and want to thank everyone who attended and came up and said, “Hi”. | |
| We got our first look at some of the Urban 7 figures in real life. The alien’s clear body is very cool. As is the Spaghetti and Meatballs figure. Check out more shots of this series in |
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While the news of the new Alaskan DCL exclusive figures were all over the place last week, on Friday we had a chance to actually see the figure, and the other two figures that are coming out: Caribbean and Mexico.
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| Another big reveal at the trading event was the release of the WDW 40th Anniversary Variants. These pieces can only be retrieved by trading with a Cast Member at stores inside WDW.
WDW 40th Cast Trader Found!
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Another unexpected find at the trade event was two of the vinylmation from the upcoming Sarah Matthews series, B&W. (This series hasn’t even officially been announced by Disney yet!) |
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Bakery Series update |
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Reader Don pointed us to a sale at the DisneyStore.com on the 9″/3″ Urban 4 Combo Walk/Don’t Walk. It used to sell for $74.95, but it was on sale for $56.99. By the time we got over there it was already sold out. Oh well…
This piece is awesome. I love the use of 3D additions to create a very unique profile. All the details and colors are very well done. I love all the spots in the green skin, and the nicely painted RF on the shirt. We got a chance to interview the artist. Here’s what they said. |
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| MC: Tell us a little about yourself. Fershozombie: My name is Fernando but I go by the alias fershozombie. I am an illustrator from Mexico. I work designing merchandise for bands, skateboard companies, and clothing brands. |
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| MC: What got you into art? FZ: Ever since I can remember I love drawing, I used to draw the characters from the cartoons I used to watch. That was my first connection with art. MC: That’s cool. What’s your artistic background, training/education? MC: How long have you been creating custom Vinylmation? MC: How many other custom vinyl pieces have you made? MC: What’s your favorite piece you’ve made? |
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| MC: Do you collect the Vinylmation created by Disney artists? FZ: I haven’t really had the pleasure to get one, I only have a small collection of blanks that I plan to work on. MC: Well, from what you have seen out there, what is your favorite Disney Vinylmation design? |
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| MC: How did you come up with the idea of the Rat Fink piece? FZ: I have always been a fan of Ed Roth’s art, you can tell if you see my portfolio. So I wanted to do some kind of tribute to his work, and the vinylmation was the perfect platform for it. MC: Can you describe this figure? The inspiration. What detail went into it? |
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| MC: What is your favorite aspect of it? FZ: I would say color, I love that neon green I used on it. That’s a color I use in most of my art. MC: What was the hardest part in creating this figure? Clearly it’s just more then paint, how do you get the 3-D effect? MC: Well it looks really good. Thank you for talking to us. One last question: In your words where can people go to find out more about your pieces and see your work? flickr.com/photos/fershozombie/ Also if anyone is interested in getting this piece, it is currently up for auction on ebay:http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif MC: Well, thanks again! Keep up the good work, and let us know when you finish the any new pieces! Ed Roth Rat Fink pic from ratfink.com
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