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Ep. 108 Argyle This week we talk about the upcoming Vinylmation High School series. We also discuss Funko Disney Pop! and other Disney vinyl collectibles. We tell you how you can get a Mobil Trading Box tee shirt. And of course have the up to date release and events calendar. |
On March 8th, the Oz: The Great and Powerful Vinylmation sets will be released at both D-Streets and online. What better way to celebrate then to have the artist of the series, Ron Cohee, sign them! He will be at D-Street Orlando from 5-7 on March 8th.
Artist signings are always a great chance to meet and briefly chat with your favorite artists. We have always enjoyed our time at these events, so you should check them out. Even if you aren’t getting a piece signed it is nice to wish the artist thanks for all the joy they bring to us.
Over at funkofunatic.com’s forums we noticed a poster named Capt Hook who had the above picture on several of his posts. It looks like this is the full set of Series 5 (including a 3rd Monsters University figure). They also think these will be out by May 28th.
Which piece do you like the most? Brave looks great. And you can’t look at these without talking about the Rocketeer! What do you think?
We were sent a photo by our friend Chris of a life size Vinylmation figure inside the Amway Arena in Orlando.
The Amway is the home of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. The artist is unknown. It is hard to tell in this photo, but the figure is about 5 feet tall. It is the same size a the life size mystery chaser figure that is located inside the Art of Disney store at Downtown Disney in Orlando. Here is a photo of the DDT Vinylmation…
Groundhog Day was not too long ago. Today is Fat Tuesday, the final day of Mardi Gras. We are a few days away from Valentine’s Day. And I suppose St. Patrick’s Day and Easter are not too far away. Why do we care? Because all those holidays are represented in the second Holiday Vinylmation series. We of course took Holiday 2 around Walt Disney World for some photos. Can you tell where they were each taken? There are a coupe very tough ones here.
Artists Caley Hicks and Thomas Scott will be at D-Street in WDW on March 29th from 5 PM to 7 PM to sign the newly released Cutesters 5: En Vogue series, the first to use the new Minnie platform. Like we do with all signing, we suggest that you say hi and thank them for all their hard work, even if you don’t have anything for them to sign.
Which Cutesters 5 figures will you get signed?
Someone over at eBay must have had some time on his hands. And a pair of coveralls. It looks like we have another dumpster dive find. And while this one looks better then most, we still caution anyone from ever purchasing these “finds”.
Now for the interesting part. It looks like Maria Clapsis is at it again with a great looking holiday figure. It seems like these regular figures are the reason we no longer see new editions of Holiday series. Labeled “Independence Day 2013”, this piece looks perfect. I am totally going to get my dad one. I also enjoy the old school flag in the ears, one star for each of the original states in the union. Interesting fact: Did you know that originally when a state was added they added both a star AND a stripe. That got to be too much so they nixed the stripes, and just continued with the stars. We expect to see this in stores late May or early June, but that’s just our speculation.
What do you think of this figure?
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Ep. 109 Bearded Man This week we talk to Disney Design Group artist Thomas Scott. We get a glimpse at what goes into the making of a Vinylmation line and where he sees the future of the hobby. We also get to know more about him as an artist. We also of course deliver the news of the week and the latest release dates and events. |
Can you believe Tokyo Disneyland has been around for 30 years? That seems almost impossible. To celebrate they are getting three open box figures, that I have to admit, look pretty sweet. I really like the one with the Napoleonic Sea Captain with his telescope. Two great accessories. Each figure will be 1200 Yen and will probably be available near the celebration of the 30th. The first figure celebrates the grand opening of Tokyo Disney and he holds what looks to be a retro park guide. The sea captain represents the grand opening of Tokyo Disney Sea. While the third figure is celebration the 30th anniversary with a Mickey balloon accessory.
Thanks to vinylmation kingdom and twitter user hicgrape for this picture.
Do you think one of the park sets this year will be an all Tokyo set for the anniversary, like WDW and Paris?
According to Vinylmation Kingdom, the Cutesters en Vogue series will release in Disneyland Paris about a month before the March 29 US release date. They may also show up on the Disney Store UK online site. VK had this photo on their website:
The photo shows the side of the tray which confirms our assumption that the flower bouquet is in fact the chaser. See the whole lineup with variants here.
