Urban 9 Release Date & Signing: May 11

WDWNT on June 22, 2012

We are inferring a lot of release dates off the Vinylmation Blog today based on other announcements. It appears May 11 should be the date we see the 9th installment of the Urban series in stores.

You can see the full lineup on our Urban 9 explained page. May 11 is also a Trading Night for Pins and Vinylmation at Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort Fantasia Ballroom G from 6p-9p where there will also be an artist signing of Urban 9 Series and Urban 9 Combo pack with Disney Design Group Artists, Thomas Scott, Caley Hicks, Maria Clapsis, Casey Jones, and Billy Davis. See you there!

Disney Store Rumors

WDWNT on June 22, 2012

The Playwright sent a few Disney Store Vinylmation related rumors our way today. Check it out, and remember, these are only rumors from one particular Disney Store.

1. Robots 2 will be released at Disney Stores on Friday with a special sale that includes Pop Vinyls. Something like buy a number of vinyls and get a Pop Vinyl for free.

2. Urbans will be back in Disney Stores this month with Urban 9.

3. The first Jrs set being sold at Disney Stores with the Snow White and Seven Dwarf Jrs.

Spoiler- Urban 9 Chaser Found

WDWNT on June 22, 2012

The guys over at vinylmationkingdom.com found a picture on the internet that seems to be of the Urban 9 chaser. (Click on the picture above to look at it). According to them Juan Chan found this picture.

We are not sure where this picture came from so it should technically be a “rumor”.

MC thinks it looks like someone took Mickey and squeezed him from the middle and then pulled up a little, The thing everyone is calling a spoon is actually just empty space, with his legs being long and skinny to either side of the gray.

What do you think of the design. Lots of interesting concepts (including a neck!) Does this bring back more artistic designs to Urban, or is it just too weird?

Urban 9 Variant- Gold Kitsune

WDWNT on June 22, 2012

Urban 9 Variant
Over at themagickitschdom they uncovered the first known variant for the Urban 9 series. Check it out above. It’s a gold version of the red kitsune-ish figure. I kinda like it in Gold. Thanks again for the pics Magic Kitschdom!
Urban 9 Variant gold back
What do you think of this? What other figures in this set do you hope have variants? According to The Playwright there is also a Sheep that has been shorn.

Episode 068 WDW Puzzle

WDWNT on June 13, 2012

 

Ep. 068 WDW Puzzle

This week we tackle Mickey’s Circus… what it is, how to get there and break down of the event Vinylmation. We also have news about So Tasty, Urban 9 and DLP. There is a complete release dates and events rundown. Your comments are also addressed in the Mystery Mail Bag.

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Urban 9 Variant 2: Shorn Sheep

WDWNT on June 13, 2012

Another variant has appeared after the Gold figure we mentioned earlier. It’s the Shorn Sheep. We found this picture on the Vinylmation Exchange website. It looks great and makes the non variant figure even more interesting to me. I would really like to see both in my set. What do you think about all these variants?

Urban 9 Explained

WDWNT on June 13, 2012

Urban 9
Release Date: April 20th (Disney Stores), May 11 (D-Streets)
Price: $9.95
Details: 11 known figures and 1 mystery chaser, 2 variants, 1 combo topper

Update: 5/10/12 Tomorrow this series will come out in D-Street stores. The combo pack will also be available tomorrow.

 Fly

Quick call Jeff Goldblum, there’s a fly about. Kinda freaky but still cool, I like the eyes. Great use of clear ears too.

Snake

A detailed snake with a Hidden Mickey painted onto a red background. Looks kinda like a California King Snake, but the marking seem just a little off.

Western Gangster

Absolutely LOVE the cowboy hat. Looking good with the handkerchief over the face. I hope this one has a lot of grit and detail to it in person.

Red Dragon

A little plain for my taste. Also reminiscent of the Chinese Zodiac set. Here is a description from Penguin: “Chinese Guardian Lion or better known but incorrectly as a Foo Dog (some sort of lion like creature, of oriental style) perhaps Chi Lin?”

Pic from themagickitschdom.com

Power Up

Great idea with the power symbol in the body and the circuit design in the head. I hope in person the symbol has a glow to it and the back must be more detailed with cool surprises and maybe Disney related patterns.

Lagoon Monster

Perfect scary face. I want to see a cool tail, but he already has the claws for hands.

Maori Businessman

Thanks to Penguin for the title and everyone for the “Maori” description. That is what this appears to be. I so love the mash up between the tattooed face and the business suit here. It’s so odd, I like it like I like Pink Zombie Bunny.

Elephant Kid

What? I can’t wait to really find out what this is and have an artist’s explanation. It appears to be a kid in an elephant costume with (Mickey Ear Hat-like) Elephant hat with trunk and ears.
Chandelier

The design fits well onto the mold, but at least in concept art, I’m not sure if I can be into this one.

Sheep
Artist: Maria Clapsis

Since Cutesters became themed, designs like this enter the Urban realm. I really like this design. The little tufts of cotton and the horns in the ears are drawn very well.

Pic from Vinylmation Exchange

Toaster
Artist: TBA

An extremely simple but very  cool design. The toast popping through the clear ears is just plain brilliant use of canvas. I also like the Vinylmation logo at the bottom.

Mystery Chaser
Artist: Thomas Scott
Combo Topper

Episode 072 DCL Smokestack

WDWNT on June 13, 2012

Ep. 072 DCL Smokestack

This week we meander off the Vinylmation path just a bit to discuss other Disney topics, but once we get on track we have a ton of news. Many release dates and product first looks as well as a review of Urban 9. The Mystery Mail Bag is full and the events calender is long.

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