Noah will be creating a limited number of Custom Vinylmation to celebrate Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival. These pieces will be available on a first come, first served basis on the morning of Sunday, April 7th. Guests wishing to purchase a Custom Vinylmation will need to obtain a wristband at the Disney Artist tent, located on the promenade. A wristband will allow the Guest to purchase one Custom Vinylmation.
Noah Instagramed the following photo:
Artist Javier Soto will have a 9″ Custom for sale at the 2013 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival:
No word on the date of release or price yet.
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Ep. 113 Lava Lamp This week we go in depth about Urban Redux. What is is, what it can be and what it means for the hobby. We also talk about Flower and Garden, Easter Egg Hunt and some random tangents about mollusks and portals. There is of course a full release and events calendar as well. |
NRB Relic emailed us this cool custom and we thought you guys should know a little more about it.
NRB: HE IS HERE..!!! NRB Relics newest 3″ custom Vinylmation inspired by Remy from Ratatouille “Lets Get Cooking”.
This custom Vinylmation is part of The Custom Artist Project Series 2 PIXAR.
DV: WE’re excited too. Pixar is a great choice for a series. One question about your vinyl though. What is the spoon made of?
NRB: Remy’s Spoon is made with an apoxie clay that I use on most of my pieces.
DV: Is Ratatouille your favorite Pixar movie?
NRB: Ratatouille is one of my favorites….there are so many wonderful ones
to choose from….Remy gave me a chance to add a lot of detail…..! He
was truly a blast…..!
DV: Where can we find out more about this figure and the Custom Artist’s Project?
NRB: To find out more about this series visit facebook.com/groups/ArtistProject/. To see more artwork from NRB Relic visit facebook.com/NRBRelic or nrbrelic.com.
DV: Thanks for the info!
Star Wars Series 3
Release Date: (varies, see below)
Disney is spreading out the SW vinyl releases over the four Star Wars Weekends:
Release Date at Darth’s Mall DHS: June 7, 2013
Release Date at D-Street Disneyland: June 10, 2013
Update 04/30/13 Star Wars 3 Variant and Chaser revealed.
Update 04/01/13 Steven Miller released some product info for the Star Wars 3 series. The highlights include a $13 price point for blind boxes as opposed to the $15 of SW2. Also, the 2000 LE size for the Han Solo. His price point is a whopping $33 and he will be available at Disneyland as well.
The Disney Park Blog has released a photo of 11 of the figures for the upcoming Return of the Jedi themed Star Wars Series 3 Vinylmation set plus 2 Limited Edition figures. These will all debut, along with the Vinylmation Series 9 Jr. Droids, at Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios beginning on May 17th. (then presumably later at Disneyland)
A few of the highlights: 2 Ewoks. We knew there had to be at least one. Another Luke… this time in black Jedi robes. Another Lando… this time in disguise and it seems to use the same helmet shaped head Vader had in Series 2. A continued use of ears to show back grounds, such as the stars in space and the trees on Endor. I think it is an well chosen lineup out of the film.
I am very impressed with the Disney Merchandise Blog. As we talked about in the last DV Podcast episode, the Merchandise Blog is taking the lead in being THE source for news on Disney theme parks merchandise releases. The official Vinylmation blog and now the official Pin blog, both redirect to the merchandise blog. I do think the consolidation and dedicated authors is a great thing… now that they are setting this precedent, let’s hope they keep it up. Now, onto the BIG news.
There are a total of 24 one-of-a-kind Super Mystery Chasers inserted into Urban Redux Series 1. Above, you can see just 6 of them. There are 4 from each artist. At least in this group, they appear to be spin offs from the original set designs. Caley drew an ant from her ant farm. Monty drew the Pig in full form from his Pig, Bunny, Turtle figure. And Maria drew a Cat Ninja to go with her human ninja in the set. I keep loving the idea of this series more and more! I know there will be debate on this, but I enjoy the fact that the Super Mystery Chasers have something to do with the figures from the base set. They almost tell a mini story. Challenge: If you come to own all four Redux customs from a single artist, you get to co-host an episode of the Destination Vinylmation podcast with us!
We wondered if we would ever see these. It is good to know that we will eventually see all the designs via the Disney Merchandise Blog. They promise peeks at the remaining figures. They also link to a Disney Parks Blog article about Redux and point guests to the online store for purchase. And, in another post, they reveal the chaser to the upcoming Cutesters en Vogue and promise to show us the variants next week. Now, we have already seen them all, from photos they already hid online, plus the series is already out in Paris… but this could mark a shift in philosophy for the blogs. Stay tuned. So far, a wonderful start to this much needed Disney blog.
 And it’s done! The first annual Custom VinylMadness is over and the winner is Aristocats, by Mark Hoffmann. Look for an interview with Mark Hoffmann on an upcoming episode of the Destination Vinylmation podcast. Also, Mark has won three months of advertising on the DV website and podcast! We would like to thank all the custom artists who sent in customs for the Madness and we would also like to thank all the voters who helped us crown this year’s winner! See the entire bracket here. |
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How long have you been collecting? I’ve been collecting for 3 1/2 years, since October of 2009
How many vinyl do you have? According to Chasing Vinylmation, I have 878….. yikes!
What was your first vinylmation? Urban 2 Cosmos
What is your favorite Disney made Vinylmation? This is tough. I think my all time favorite is Park 5 flowers and fairies. I love the crystals!
Who is your favorite Disney artist? It’s a 3 way tie between Thomas Scott, Maria Clapsis, and Mike Sullivan.
What is your favorite custom vinyl? I love all the customs I have, but my favorite is the Starducks custom by Red Virtue Vinylmation Arts. I’m a huge Starbucks fiend, so this was perfect for me!
Nick has one of those. He’s a big drinker too. What is the vinyl you want but don’t have yet? Definitely the park 1 balloon chaser!
What you are looking forward to in 2013 from Vinylmation? I’m looking forward to more Disney themed vinyls. Really looking forward to the Beauty and the Beast set!
Thanks for sharing your collection with us Kimiko. I hope you can share it again in a year and we can see how much bigger it is!
Reminder: If you’d like to share your own collection with us, just email us and your collection can be featured too!
Wild West
Release Date: April 20
Disney Stores
Artist Signing with Gerald Mendez and Enrique Pita at the Sun Coast Plaza Mall in Costa Meza, CA on April 20 from 10am-1pm.
Update 04/02/13 We added photos from Disney of the set.
Update 04/01/13 We added photos from Vinylmation Exchange of the remaining 6 figures off the side of the tray.
Update 03/29/13 Zoe sent in some up close photos of each figure. This is where the Disney Store shines!!! Back to doing a Disney Character-centric set. We never questioned the talent of the DS artists, just the choice of designs they produce. They have a command of the Mickey platform when drawing characters on the canvas. We just want them to be DISNEY! You may not purchase this particular set, but this is what the average VM collector wants to see from these artists. The colors are wonderful. The use of ears with the various western back drops are perfect. The biggest plus is that they changed them up. And the accessories? Among the best we have ever seen. Just take a look…
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Pluto
First of all, they used the Furry Friends/Whiskers Tales paws! This may be my favorite Pluto. I love he just took a bite out of the bad guy’s pants. The “V” star belt is a wonderful touch. |
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Mickey
He is the sheriff. Disney Store makes the most amazing hats. The chewing on the wheat is a perfect touch. And I love that the artist used an old school Mickey. |
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Minnie Mouse
The bonnet is another great accessory by the Disney Store. She has the old school like, just like Mickey. Disney Store does the characters so well… some of the best mouse faces we have seen in Vinylmation. |
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Donald
Donald as an Indian is just spectacular. The expression the DS artists give to his face in all his figures are the perfect way to draw him. It is very hard to make the duck bill work, but they always do. The feather head dress! What can I say? I can not wait to have this one in hand. Then, in the ears, you can see the wild west landscape with cactus and teepees. |
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Daisy
As much as I’m not a Daisy fan, the design here is a lot of fun. She looks like a performer in a wild west saloon. The clothing and feather in ear are great. Love the star background as well. |
| Clarabelle
Great addition of a classic Disney cow into this western series. |
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Horace
Another one with Furry Friends paws. Great choice of the classic Disney horse into this set. |
| Goofy
Crazy eyes. |
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| Huey, Dewy and Louie
It’s about time we get Donald’s nephews into a set. Three 3″ figures here. Wonderfully themed as Indians to fit in with Donald. |
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Mystery Chaser |
Zoe was walking through the South Coast Plaza Mall in California today and happened upon this poster:
These will be for sale on Friday, March 29th at noon central standard time. So that would be 1pm for the east coasters and 10am for the west coasters. If you are interested in a chance to buy one, please send me a message through my custom page ON that day and no earlier. The price of each box will be $55. I will start with the first person once I receive payment then I will go to the next until all 12 are sold.
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