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Ep. 088 Adventurers Club Colonel Chaser – Mickey’s Circus This is our huge recap of Mickey’s Circus, the largest Vinylmation event of the year. We review the event and talk about each and every Vinylmation Preview we saw all weekend long. We also have a special interview with Disney Design Group artists Thomas Scott, Eric Caszatt, Maria Clapsis and Caley Hicks. |
Cutesters at the Beach was released on Friday, so we knew it’d only be a matter of time until pictures of the chaser surfaced. What we didn’t know, is a variant would also wash up. We found these pictures on Vinylmation Kingdom’s Facebook page:
The chaser is actually a boy at the beach. I find this interesting, but on further thought, not all that surprising. After all, a cute boy surfer would certainly appeal to a girl collecting these. He is wearing a floral bathing suit and a shark tooth necklace. I like how Disney promotes good habits by having all the figures wear sun screen on their noses.
The variant, for me at least, is much less impressive. Instead of the Sno Cone stand, it says Fish Tacos. A very Californian (where the Disney Store artists work out of) flair, but Sno Cones is just a much more fun design for me. What are your thoughts on these two designs? Would they be priceless finds for you collection or would you leave them out sea?
In another interesting development, Disney has revealed that the Chasers to the Jrs 5 set “This and That” have changed. Disney had this to say.
“We learned that the trays were accidentally assorted incorrectly. If you buy a tray, you will still get the entire series yet the mystery chaser figures were switched. -Vinylmation.com”
So Wing and a Prayer and Up and Down become the more rare figures and therefore the chasers. And you will now get 2 each of PB&J and Smoke and Mirrors.
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| Original Chasers |
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To me, this is a good thing. I really enjoy the “Smoke and Mirrors” and “Peanut Butter and Jelly” over “Ups and Downs” and “Wing and a Prayer”. This also explains the curiosity we discussed on the latest podcast, because both the old chasers were on display.
But this production error after Furry Friends and whatever happened with the Disney Store 25th Light up set makes for some curious problems in the Vinylmation arena. Does this bother anyone, or do you accept it as one of the downfalls of the world?
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Park 8 Chaser
We’ve confirmed with a flier from Disney that this is the chaser for the series. We’ve already seen this figure on the site, but now we found out it is actually the chaser, so we are putting a spoiler warning on it anyways. Just click on the image to the left and see the figure. Share your thoughts below. |
The Animation 2 chaser was revealed early this morning by Action Figure Times (AFTimes.com). They seem to get their hands on a release before release day from time to time. They posted a picture of the front and back of the chaser. Click the image below to see it and our commentary on it.
We have seen Alice in Wonderland released in Disneyland Paris. Now, thanks to the website Action Figure Times, we have a peak at one of the variants.
Well the time has come again to reveal another of this week’s release’s chaser. This picture was taken from sfmissionfinds’s eBay auction.
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And now the Chaser for Robots! |
What do you think???
Well the time has come again to reveal this week’s release’s chaser and combo topper.
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Urban 7 Combo Topper
I actually like this one. The color works for me. Seems like a Metal Mickey (like one of the exclusive Pop Vinyl for Comic Con) |
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And now the Chaser! It was found on eBay by seller tjmoudy1. Thanks to all who pointed us to it!
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What do you think???
After a lot of leaks and expectations, we finally got the Muppets 2 chaser in hand. Check him out… Remember we do like to try to keep spoilers hidden for a little bit, so just click on a pick to see his front or back!
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| Muppets 2 Chaser (front) |
Muppets 2 Chaser (back) |
Spoiler! Well it was predicted with the rest of the set so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise, but here is the Muppets 2 chaser (front and back). The photos are from eBay seller lindogcatbird. Thanks! (Before the reveal people thought it could have been Gonzo, or another Kermit, or Waldo, or Skeeter)
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| Muppets 2 Chaser (front) |
Muppets 2 Chaser (back) |
