Nick got a chance to see these pieces in person again. Here is the Astrology set.
Looks like we were right about Gemini. Two faces on the sides. Do you buy two and display them both sideways for full effect?
We previously saw that Sagittarius would have a bow. Now we see that Taurus has a tail. Very cool!
Which ones do you like? Which will you get getting? Is this worth a full set?
The Open Window 12 figure Astrology set will be released on September 9 at D-Streets and on September 11 at The Florida Project. Each of the 12 figures will retail for $12.95. Check out Astrology Explained for more info.
I was like a kid in a candy store last night at the Vinylmation/Pin Trade show at Walt Disney World. The candy store was the Fantasia Ballroom in the Contemporary Resort. The candy was the amazing looking upcoming Vinylmation from Park 7, Holiday 3, Urban 7, Astrology and The Florida Project. First up, lets flash back to the year 2000. Remember this:
This figure will be in Park 7 and is scheduled for an early fall 2011 release. It’s the EPCOT ball as it looked in 2000 when they added the Mickey hand, wand and stars. I am in a minority, but I liked this look a lot. Not as a permanent feature, and the 7 years it was there was a bit too long, but I was a fan. And I’m a HUGE fan of this figure. With the ball in the body, using the right arm as sorcerer Mickey’s arm (note the red sleeve), and the accessory wand with star!!! With the clear blue head and stars in the ears, this figure looks amazing in person. Also from Park 7…
Beautiful colors on this Kali River Rapids figure. Kali of course is a place to get very, very wet at the Animal Kingdom. Depending on what third of the raft you sit on, you either stay rather dry, get a little wet or couldn’t be more wet if you just jumped into the river. One more Park 7 was there. Check out the Hollywood Studios Earful tower.
The tower perfectly fits the Vinylmation mold and looks great. But what’s that red, white and blue figure in the bottom corner?
BOOM! This fireworks figure from Holiday 3, Fall 2011, is explosive. (sorry) We saw the pin from Sci Fi academy pics, and as expected, it comes with the cone cap.
In this side view, you can see the fuse. You can also peak at the side of Earful Tower where Mickey Mouse is painted on. But that’s not all! Astrology was on hand. And check this out:
Ya, Sagittarious has a bow. It seems to be the only accessory in the set. Astrology, designed by the talented combo of Lisa Badeen and Maria Clapsis, with art direction by Thomas Scott, has designs that are very well thought out. Here’s a look at the whole set:
I’m not a big fan of this set in theory, and am still not sure what ones, if any I’ll be buying, but I can’t deny the set is looks great and is well designed with the constellations mapped out onto the figures with perfect placement of the designs.
The packaging is an open window design with 6 figures pictured on one side and 6 on the other. They list the dates corresponding to the astrology signs so you can pick your figures out very easily.
Up to now, we have only seen a 2D version the 9″ Park 6 Davy Crockett. When we saw the 3″ version for the D23 Expo, Davy had a coon skin hat with a tail. It looks great, and lead us to hope for the same for the 9″ version. From the picture, we knew he would have the hat… but the tail?
Oh yeah! The King of the Wild Frontier, due out mid-August, is going to look great exploring the wilderness of my Vinylmation cabinet. Now we have seen all of Urban 7 before, but last night, one of life’s great mysteries would be answered. When we first saw Mike Sullivan’s, what we first called, “a Bob Ross painting like figure”…
we had no real clue what it represented. But what we DID know for sure, is the back would hold all the answers and let us know exac…
Oh. Ok, maybe it didn’t. Let’s move on to The Florida Project…
Hidden on the Sneak page of vinylmation.com is the concept artwork for the Astrology Series. Check them all out here. Some cool things to note, both Cancer and Scopio have claws as hands! Also Leo and Taurus look amazing! It also seems like they have connected stars on some to create the constellation that they represent. We will see more when we get the turn arounds. We also expect to see these are open boxes so you can pick the one you want.
Artist: Not known
Release Date: None
Set Size: 12 Open Boxed- assumed
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Aries March 21 – April 20 The ram is the symbol of Aries. |
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Taurus April 21 – May 20 The bull symbolizes Taurus. Great detail on this piece. I enjoy the nose ring. And the color is amazing. |
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Gemini May 21 – June 20 Twins are the symbol is Gemini. I have a feeling this piece is going to make more sense from a side view. (Does this mean we are going to have to get two, so we can display both sides?) |
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Cancer June 21 – July 22  Cancer is represented by the crab. Check out it’s hands, they use the claws that we first saw with the lobster from the Sea Creatures series! |
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Leo July 23 – August 23 This is the lion. I love it. If they get the colors to look like they do here, then it will rock! |
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Virgo August 24 – September 22 Virgo is symbolized by “the maiden”. It’s also an Earth symbol. |
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Libra September 23 – October 23 The scales are what represent Libra. |
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Scorpio October 24 – November 21 It’s kinda obvious, but Scorpio is presented as a scorpion. This one also used the claws as hands just like Cancer. |
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Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Sagittarius is usually represented by an archer or a centaur. It looks like they went the centaur way here, but it should be more clear once we see the back. Will there be a quiver. Will there be another set of legs and a tail? |
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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 I don’t know what a sea-goat is. But this kinda looks like one. Right? Waves on the bottom. Horns, and a goatee. |
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Aquarius January 20 – February 19 Water is associated with this sign. Especially water carried in a jar (which you see spilling on the right ear). |
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Pisces February 20 – March 20 Always represented by a pair of fish, here is Pisces. |
What do you think of these pieces? Will you get the set, or just your personal one?
