Update: Check out Park 7 Explained for full set list.
Not much new on the Park 7 front, but we finally get a glimpse of Figment in Spacesuit. This set will release in November and will retail for $12.95. (thanks Zoe)
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| Figment in Spacesuit |
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| Earful Tower, EPCOT 2000, Kali River Rapids |
First up is a Nutcracker Suite 9/3 combo featuring the 9″ Rat King (above) and Nutcracker (below).
This set is LE 1000 and releases in December for $74.95. Most notable is the 9″ figure in a NEW MOLD. And check out the cool accessory sword.
Wow! Thanksgiving diner aftermath. All ready for a nap. Nice. This 9″ is LE 600, comes out in November and will retail for $44.95. The following figures are part of the 12 figure blind box set.
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| Dreidel |
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| Fireworks |
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| Jellybeans |
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| Valentines Day |
Update: 8/29/11 IMPORTANT – Check out updated info and HQ pics on our updated Alice Explained Page.
Here it is, the set we knew was coming but Disney wouldn’t say, until now… (thanks Zoe)
Today @keithlapinig announced that his 101 Dalmatians vinylmation figure was on display at D23. I really like that the head is a TV and all the dalmatians are huddled around watching it.
What do you think? Anyone see this in person?
Check out our previous interview with Keith-
Just a quick check into the Disney Store Online today:
The 9″/3″ Park 6 20,000 Leagues under the sea set is still available at $74.95!
The 9″ Park 6 China Pavilion is online for $44.95.
The 9″/3″ Gonzo Camilla set is stock for $74.95.
The 6 Pack Black and White Set is still available at $99.95.
The 9″ Park 6 Matterhorn is available for $44.95.
More 9″ Muppets 2 3-D Kermits were up today, and seem to be available. (I had to actually put it in my cart, not use “quick view”. Thanks Patrick!)
Vinylmation Kingdom pointed out that the white CYO 3″ vinyls are on sale for $4.99 and are in stock.
The Urban 7 Combo Topper set is available at $26.95.
In honor of the rumor of Alice at D23, here’s another look at Evilos’ wonderful Wonderland Diorama. The detail is amazing, and I really like the 3 dimensional improvement to Alice. He smock looks so good.
This Cheshire Cat is amazing!
Don’t forget to check out this easter egg!
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Ep. 034 Poncho
This week we talk about the much anticipated Lion King set. We review Black and White, China Pavilion and Materhorn, we reminisce about EPCOT’s Kitchen Kaberet, and we discus the upcoming D23 Expo. We of course deliver the latest Vinylmation news and rumors and have an up to date schedule of release dates and events. The winner of the Robots Contest is announced. Oh, and we read your comments and questions in the Mystery Mail Bag.
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Michael Knak sent us these great pictures of the Copenhagen, Denmark Exclusive 9″ and 3″ Vinylmation figures.
Disney informed us today that they have taken some of the D-Street stores stock of 9″ Muppets 2 3-D Kermits and are going to open them up for release on the online store. The online store had sold out of the Kermits on the day they were released. The new online release for the extra Kermits is August 19th, the same day as the Gonzo and Camilla 9″/3″ is released.
Hope you are enjoying Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! At the last Walt Disney World trading event we meet Heather Kattelman from Fleming Island, Florida. She was displaying a couple very impressive custom 9″ Vinylmation she had created. One was Star Wars themed, the other a TRONorail. We caught up with her recently and asked her all about them.
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Destination Vinylmation: How long have you been creating custom vinylmation?
Heather: I’ve only been creating custom Vinylmations on and off for about 9 months. My kids got me interested in it last year during the Vinylmation trading event of Trade City.
DV: Do you do other artwork, or just Vinylmation?
Heather: Really just vinylmation. I sort of play around here and there with other types of painting but only when I need to for an interior design project or something like that.
DV: Tell us about the inspiration behind the Star Wars figure.
Heather: My entire family are Star Wars fans and I was thinking about starting a new custom and mentioned to my husband that I was thinking about doing a Star Wars themed piece. We both thought it would cool to do something that I could take with us and have signed by the celebrities at Star Wars Weekends! From attending previous years, I knew there was always a main SW Logo for the event and felt that would be awesome to include on the vinyl somewhere and of course having the SW Logo was only fitting!
DV: It is perfect, and lots of room left around it for autographs. Tell us about the process of making the custom?
Heather: First, I draw out the concept on paper to gauge the scale and placement.
DV: Then do you pencil it onto the vinyl?
Heather: Usually when I paint the artwork on the vinyl, I just go right to painting. Occasionally for extremely detailed areas, like parts of Darth Vadar & Mickey I lightly pencil portions of the design on first.
DV: What is your favorite part about your Star Wars custom?
Heather: Wow, this is a tough one! I love the way the front came out with Vadar and Mickey but the back with the X-Wing I especially like! This was a last minute decision to add the fighters – I originally planned to paint another character on the back but changed my mind at the last minute. I’m really glad I did, it’s my favorite part!
DV: It is incredibly detailed and very different from anything we have seen. Let’s talk about the TRONorail figure. How long did it take to design and complete this one?
Heather: The Tron Monorail took me about 30 hours.
DV: The paint job and colors look perfect, how much trial and error was there in picking the perfect paints and getting it to look right on the vinylmation?
Heather: THANKS! I have a lot of pictures of the monorail and let’s just say that I think I have every color of blue, green, teal paint that is made! I also had to do a fair amount of mixing to find the perfect shade on at least 3 of the colors – none of the “off-the-shelf” ones matched the way I wanted.
DV: What was the hardest part about either of these?
Heather: The hardest part of both vinylmations was the lettering of the logos – I hate “writing” letters! I’m such a perfectionist that this is a very tedious process.
DV: The hard work certainly paid off. Now are these customs for sale or for you own personal collection?
Heather: Yes – Any of my customs can be purchased. Currently I have the “TRONorail” available on eBay. I also can be contacted directly at HKattelman@gmail.com or through Facebook at facebook.com/HKattelman
DV: Do you take custom orders?
Heather: I sure do! I’m happy to do custom work for people that’s either something I’ve already completed that they’ve seen and would like one of their own or a unique figure that I create based on their requests.
DV: Where can people see your work?
Heather: You can find photos of some of my figures here.
DV: What customs are next for you?
Heather: I have a couple that are in the works: “Transformers”, “Iron Man” and possibly “Captain America” – Do you see a theme here? LOL 🙂 But first I am currently doing a Darth Maul – Phantom Menace 9″ that I’m really excited about!
DV: We can’t wait to see those. But before we go… What is your favorite figure from Disney’s Star Wars set?
Heather: Oh, that’s such a hard choice – they’re all awesome! If I had to pick one it would have to be Vadar!
DV: And how about Disney’s TRON set?
Heather: I love the way ZUSE came out!
