Myths and Legends Explained

WDWNT on February 6, 2013

Myths and Legends
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Disney Stores and Online
$9.95

Myths and Legends is a mystery set of 12 designed by the Disney Store Artists. Once again, they have decided to bring artist cards back, but to utilize them in a very unique way.

 Big Foot
Quincy Sutton

The larger than normal feet is another shining example of innovation at the Disney Store. It is also just another reason why this new platform was developed.

Cyclops
Jim Valeri

Great job with the little details making him look down right nasty… which in this case is good.

Gargoyle
Enrique Pita

A seemingly simple idea, made to look brilliant with beautiful wings and some character in the facial expression.

Gnome
Nacho Rodriguez

I like the sculpted hat. I will say if you put this one against Caley Hick’s Gnome from Urban 8, I will take the Urban Gnome. But this guy looks like he is up to trouble.

Chupacabra
Nacho Rodriguez

No on really knows what this guy looks like, so imagination was endless for the artist here.

Medusa
Gerald Mendez

Nice job with the tangled web of snakes. I’m scared to look this one in the eyes.

Mermaid
Quincy Sutton

For some reason, the bright colors don’t allow this one to fit into the set in my opinion. I think in this case, she needed to have her face framed more by here hair.

Ogre
Enrique Pita

Big nose! I like how Disney Store artists often let the characters look to the side.

Pan with pipes
Quincy Sutton

Once again, Disney Store Artists rise above and beyond with accessories.

Troll
Nacho Rodriguez

This guy looks down right grumpy… and I love it. Great touch with the mushrooms drawn in the ears.

Yeti
Jim Valeri

Yeti is catching up to Cheshire Cat as one of the most used characters outside the Fab 5. His mouth is a little odd in my opinion, but I love the drool.

Mystery Chaser


Click image to reveal the chaser.

A Pile of Pups (and more!)

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@ctizz36 tweeted out this picture earlier today. Just a quick look at the new Whiskers & Tails set of vinylmation. Nothing too crazy here, just the first good look at Tito’s crazy hair piece. Check it out in the top right corner. Fun!

March VinylMadness 2013 Rules

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Calling all custom artists. This March, Destination Vinylmation will be holding the first annual March VinylMadness contest. Vinylmation fans will be voting in a bracket style play-off to determine their favorite custom figure.

Here are the rules for submitting your custom vinyl creation:

Eligible Vinyls are:
Any custom created by you.
Since Vinylmation started.
Any size or platform of Vinylmation.
Accessories and sculpting is allowed but we are only accepting individual figures (no sets or dioramas).

Submit up to three customs and rank them for us in your email. Your first choice is guaranteed to get in.
Multiple entries will depend on number of entries we receive and will be determined by Destination Vinylmation. Deadline is February 14th, 2013. The contest will start in March of 2013.

To enter, send an email to DestinationVinylmation@gmail.com with the following info for each figure:
Name of figure.
Date made.
Artist name (to be hidden during contest).
A photo of the front of the entire vinyl.
We would also prefer two other photos (to show off back/details/unique parts) but not required.
All photos need to be of the finished Vinylmation.

Additional notes:
Artists are welcome to pimp their figures on their own sites/facebook pages/twitter feeds when voting happens, in fact we encourage getting the word out, however please no negative posts toward other artists or figures. This contest is to help create awareness for and enjoyment in the Vinylmation community of custom work.

If you have any questions feel free to email us. We’ll answer these questions and then add those answers to this post.

Where In the World Do You Vinyl?: Introduction

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We are Ben and Brendt. And like the rest of you, we are obsessed with the 3” collectible known as Vinylmation.  However, unlike many of you, we have the extreme disadvantage of living thousands of miles away from a Disney park.  While those in Orlando and Anaheim get to enter Fantasyland or Futureworld to make their purchases and trades, we have to drive 30 minutes to the closest shopping mall.  Not only is it a less glamorous setting, but also there are limitations to what is available for purchase.  While we understand there is a market for the Disney Store exclusive sets, we are more interested in the Vinylmation that represent the Disney attractions and characters we have grown to love.  There have been several sets sold in Disney Stores that meet these criteria, but there is not much room for our collection to grow when all that can be found in a trading box are Cutesters, Robots, and Under the Big Top.

Average Trading Box in local Disney Store

Another option to getting our hands on limited edition sets and park exclusives is through DisneyStore.com.  However, not everything that is available in the parks even goes up on the site. Even when we do get lucky, there is the added stress of hot items selling out very quickly. Not to mention that you don’t even know if your order went through.  There have even been occasions where, after waiting a week for items to arrive, we open our package to find the items damaged.  Being all the way in New Jersey, the only way to attempt to get items that are not in Disney Stores or online, is to get on the phone and call guest services.  The disadvantage to this tactic is the products aren’t even available for us to order until two weeks after they are on sale in the parks.  They even play Disney songs while on hold to torture and remind you how far from the parks you actually are.  Now, all of this may sound a little cynical, but the truth of the matter is, we love collecting. We enjoy the chase of trying to finish sets, and anticipating what is in that blind box.

Disney Store, Palisades Center Mall, West Nyack, NY

Recently we have discovered a whole community through Facebook and Instagram, to help further our trades.  The fact of the matter is, it is still extremely possible to have a thriving collection, even in our conditions.  Our goal with this column is to comment on our experiences of collecting in this environment. We look forward to hearing from others in the same boat as us.

Spotlight On: Crazy4Vinyls’ Rescue Rangers Series

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Another regular here at Destination Vinylmation is the custom artist Crazy4Vinyls. We heard he had a great set of Rescue Ranger figures and we asked for more details. This is what he said.

Destination Vinylmation: What was your interest in doing a set of Rescue Rangers?

Crazy4Vinyl: I was actually contacted by a collector who wanted me to create a rescue ranger custom for him. I believe the first one I made for him was Gadget. He wanted her to go with the official rescue ranger set. After he got her he was so pleased that he contacted me wanting an entire set.

DV: I love that you included Zipper as a Jr. You have great choices in characters, how did you choice which ones include?

C4V: The person who I created these for is the one who picked all of the characters so the credit goes to him, I just created them.

DV: Are you a fan of the show?

C4V: I shouldn’t admit this but I have never seen an episode of the cartoon, ever.

DV: That must make it harder to do a set. What was the most challenging part of this set to design/create?

C4V: The hardest part for me was to try and capture an expression or look for each character.  I was trying to stay away from the normal generic faces and tried to create these customs as if they came right out of the cartoon.

DV: What is your favorite Disney created Vinyl these days?

C4V: Most everyone knows me for my love (obsession) of the LGM from park series 2.  This was the first vinylmation that I purchased while on a trip to WDW and continues to be my favorite. I have now collected 23 of this figure.

DV: Don’t worry. Nick’s collected armies like that of Stormtroopers, Bees, and several other figures. In case they don’t remember, where can people see your stuff and do you take commissions?

C4V: You can find me on facebook in two ways:

Customs page:  Crazy4Vinyls Customs by Josh Edwards.  You can send me a message there.

OR

You can send me a message through my regular facebook page Josh Edwards

You can also contact me through e-mail: edwardsjmn123 at comcast.net

DV: Thanks again for sharing these with us. Let us know the next time you have something interesting to share!

Chasing Tales

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Looks like Vinylmation Kingdom uncovered some possible Whiskers and Tail series revelations. First off, the name is rumored to actually be “Whiskers and Tales” not Tails. This photo was found on the VK Facebook page.

Next up, they had a source that informed them the chaser will be none other than the lovable mouse from Dumbo:

Timothy Q. Mouse in a Whiskers and Talesesqe pose.

New Possible Release Dates and Sets

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A source of Vinylmation Kingdom provided release dates for some upcoming series. None of these dates are confirmed by Disney at this time, but they give us a peak at windows to anticipate these sets. A few are once we know about, a few are ones we have never heard of.

3/8 – Oz Series – This series of 3″/Jr combos will celebrate the upcoming Disney Movie “Oz: The Great and Powerful.” March 8 is also the release date of the movie.

3/24 – Mickey’s Wild West Series – No idea about this one. I’d assume Mickey and Pals in western garb and probably not the 1928 comedy short staring Mickey Rooney.There is a 1934 Disney Short called “Two Gun Mickey.”

There is also a show at the Disneyland Paris Disney Village called “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.”

“An encounter with Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull, Annie Oakley and the Rough Riders brings the audience back to the Old West. Upon arrival, guests are greeted by Mickey in the festive atmosphere of Colonel Cody’s Saloon alongside Goofy Sheriff and the musicians. Let the Show begin!”

3/29 – Cutesters: En Vogue Series – This will be the first series on the new Minnie shaped platform. Features a high fashion look.

4/5 – Urban Redux 1 Series – The reboot of the Urban series will feature different set sizes than we are used to.

4/12 – 9″ Chernobog and Animation 3 Series – The great part about the 9″ Chernobog announcement is that we have now seen a few 9 inch figures with accessories. So if this doesn’t have wings, big disappointment. He could be a part of the Fantasia series. Animation 3 is solid so far from what we had seen at Mickey’s Circus.

4/22 – Masks Series – I can’t even begin to guess.

4/26 – Monsters University Series – A mystery box set featuring characters from the upcoming Disney Pixar film.

Spotlight On: Rust This World’s Two Toned Vinylmation

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Listeners, you are in for a treat today. We spoke to one of our favorite custom artists Rust This World about his latest series “Two Toned”. He was happy to share this series, and how you could own a piece of it, with us.

Destination Vinylmation: Welcome back Rust, explain your latest set.
Rust This World: Vinylmation 2-Tone is the culmination of several months work. My intention was to create an extremely stylized but also cohesive set of 12 figures. Since I incorporate a lot of shading into my figures anyway, I wanted to see what it would be like in a 2-toned black and white only style, giving it a super contrasted comic-book look.

DV: It looks great! What characters did you use?
RTW: Included in the set are Ariel, Beast, Donald Duck, Pinocchio, Cheshire Cat, Jessica Rabbit, Buzz Lightyear, Maleficent, The Evil Queen, Scar, The Hatbox Ghost, and Sorceror Mickey. There 3 different versions of Mickey because as soon as I showed him off on Facebook, I got over 10 messages of people wanting him.

DV: I don’t blame them, these figures look great! How can I get one?
RTW: There are 14 figures in all and in order to make it fair to everyone who wishes to purchase a figure, I will be selling them blindbox. The price will be $65 per blind box and they will be sold exclusively through my online store at rustthisworld.bigcartel.com starting at 10 am PST (1 PM EST) on Sunday, January 13th and will be available until they’re gone. There is no set limit on how many you can purchase.

DV: Here’s $650. Can I have 10? Just kidding. Good luck on the sale. Where can people find more of yours?
RTW: Visit my website at rustthisworld.com or become a fan on facebook at facebook.com/rustthisworld or follow me on twitter @rustthisworld

DV: Can you tease us about what you’re doing next?
RTW: My next project after this series is working with 11 other artists for the Custom Artist Project series 2. For info on that, join our group facebook.com/groups/ArtistProject/

DV: That project last year was beautiful, I can’t want to see what they do this year. Thanks again, and keep on collecting!

Vinylmation Race Mini Medals for Tink and Princess

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This past weekend, the 2013 Run Disney figure was released with mini medals available for the WDW Marathon, Half and Goofy. Now, as anticipated, Disney has announced the upcoming release of mini medals for the Disneyland Tinker Bell Half Marathon and the Walt Disney World Princess Half.

The Run Disney Vinylmation figure is out now at D-Street Orlando and is due for a January 18 release at D-Street Anaheim. On that same day, should be the release of the mini medal for the Tinker Bell Half Marathon, as the race is that weekend. The mini medal for the WDW Princess Half Marathon looks to be set for a February 22 release according to the Disney Events page (the race does run that same weekend). The mini medals for the three WDW Marathon Weekend races are currently available at the Clubhouse Store at ESPN Wide World of Sports and D-Street Orlando.

I picked up the Run Disney figure along with the WDW Marathon Medal. Take a look at the two pictures below.

You can see on the bottom picture how big the string is that hangs around the Vinylmation’s neck. It is a little bit excessive and requires some creative hanging to make it look right. I didn’t like the medal hanging below the race bib, so I tucked it up a little. If you let it hang all the way, it goes down to the shoes. Best option in my opinion is to position the medal on front where you like it, and then snap the head down onto the string. You leave a ton of excess in the back, but you can not see it when viewed head on. Buy the way, congrats to all the DV readers and listeners who participated in the WDW Marathon weekend.

I did… and it was a blast! It was my first marathon. Did you run? Tell us about it. What was your favorite moment. Mine was a little photo op with the terror that flaps in the night…

Hope You Held Off Buying Barney’s

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Straight from barneys.com, a sale of epic proportions. $195 vinylmations for only $49 dollars. This means that these sale vinyl are close to being the cheapest things on the Barney site!

Did you pick one of these up for full price? Will you pick one up now that they are cheaper? Let us know!