Over on Vinylmation Exchange on facebook, Josh Edwards has shown off a variant colored C3PO from Star Wars Series 1 that he got from a “high up” friend. Check out these pics and see what you think? As we speak someone is showing off the pictures to Mike Sullivan and then we’ll get some more answers, but the piece looks real. Were they going to have both a Chaser Variant and a Variant in the first Star Wars series? Crazy!
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited the Magic Kingdom earlier today and has photos of some of the offerings for “True Love Week” that started today:
Snow White and her Prince
Inside Town Square Theater, the Princess meet and greet area has been decorated
Rapunzel and Flynn
Cinderella and Prince Charming
Aurora and Prince Phillip
The characters are not signing, again they are using the autograph cards
The Mickey and Minnie meet and greet was also decorated
Minnie made Mickey a Valentine!
The magic wands are covered in roses
A banner up in the backdrop
Tiana and Naveen have a heart wreath as well
Cinderella’s Coach out by the castle walls
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Monday and has a ton fo newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:
Work continues on Splash Mountain
Our good friend Ryan sent us a few pictures of his latest custom Vinylmation. So here is Stitch and the Ugly Duckling.
“One of my favorite Disney movies is ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and I think at the emotional core of the movie is the scene where Stitch reads ‘The Ugly Duckling’ for the first time. I think it’s a great moment where Stitch realizes that he acts out because he is lonely. I wanted to capture this emotion in the set that I created. The way I tried to represent Stitch is a little bit different than how we’ve seen him in the past. He’s looking calm, and thoughtful. In addition to the 9″ figure, I knew to complete this set that I would need a 3″ Duckling and a picture book accessory. Both I think compliment the 9″ Stitch well and really complete the package!”
– Ryan Branoff
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Ep. 115 Popcorn This week interview Mark Hoffmann, the winner of Custom VinylMadness 2013. We preview the Vinylmation in the Tiki Room 50th event catalog. And we talk some Animation, en Vogue and much more. We also have a full release and events calendar. |
In preparation for the 2013 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, the Oz: The Great and Powerful playground near the Imagination! pavilion has opened a few weeks early. We have a video walkthrough of the playground to share with you, including all of the midway games and the playground area:
Amber Gonzalez is back, this time with some her Ladies of Disney set, including a few Minnie platform customs. We asked her what inspired this line.
“The new Minnie mold is what inspired me to make the Ladies of Disney set. It’s perfect for dresses and Dainty shoes 🙂 it brings out the perfect girlie touch . Picked 8 of my favorite girls to bring to life. My next project will be a set of Lady Villains :)”
These figures are $48 shipped each. These are a 1:1 limited edition.
From February 11th-17th, the Magic Kingdom hosted Limited Time Magic’s “True Love Week” in honor of Valentine’s Day. The event consisted of several photo-ops, meet and greets with Princes and Princesses, and even a surprise musical medley from the Main Street Philharmonic. We have a short video to share with you that highlights all of the festivities. Enjoy:
The first one I would like to share with you is Gizmoduck. I did this piece for a friend of mine who is making an entire duck tales set from different custom artists. It has been a really awesome project to be apart of. I wanted to make it seem like a comic book super hero.
Then there was the issue of the wheel. I sketched up a bunch of options using the mickey mold feet, but decided that it would be best to just make it myself. I am very happy with the result. It is one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever made.
Next is my Magic Carpet 9 in. This was a commission. The collector wanted the magic carpet to be the main focus and then let my mind run wild. I am a huge Genie fan and have an army of 100 Park 11 Genies. I had to include him. One of my favorite ways he is shown in the movie is at the end in the moon.
I thought this would work perfectly. On the back I put the “mountain” inside the cave of wonders that the lamp is on. Another one of my favorite scenes in the movie. It was fun getting to make a vinyl for one of my absolute favorite movies.
Lastly, I made a Furry Friends Abu for the Light it Up Blue Auctions going on at Vinylmation Exchange: Bid Wars.
I love in the movie when Abu has the red gem reflecting in his eyes. I think its adorable haha. I made the gem blue to play off of the theme.
Mike Vetrone
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WDWNTÂ Reporter Tom Corless visited the Walt Disney World Resort last week and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look:
There is now an official Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom card book, $34.95
