We saw a hint of this at the trade show a few weeks back, but Disney is not officially offering the “Brick Pattern” 9″ figure for custom artists to work with. It will retail for $42.95.
Notice that it still retains the nose and the buttons from the “old mold” design.
What do you guys think? Is this cool, or just odd? Helpful? Will this be the first in a series of this type of create you own?? Let us know!
There’s a lot of awesome Vinylmation coming out over the next few months, but one set that has me wondering has got to be the only-announced “Furry Friends” set to come out next year. Will the actual vinyls have fur on them? Could this be a whole new type of vinyl we haven’t seen before?
This is obviously all speculation, but I think it could be a series including Disney pets: specifically cats and dogs. They’re furry friends to most of us, and I think this would make a great set of 12. I’m thinking 6 dogs and 6 cats.
Possible inclusions:(1 and 2) Pluto, of course, is Mickey’s faithful friend to the end. This set wouldn’t be complete without him. Nor would it be complete without Figaro, Gepetto’s cat (and also Minnie’s in a couple of the shorts!) as a perfect counterpart to Pluto, as they’ve actually starred together in several shorts.
Next on the list are (3 and 4) Oliver and Georgette from “Oliver and Company.” They’re both Jenny’s pets, and both great characters in their own right. Dodger’s gotten a great vinyl of his own, but there are so many fantastic characters in this movie that if not here, I hope to see more in future Animation series!
(5) Nana may be the most useful and trusty pet of them all. As nursemaid to Wendy, Michael and John in “peter Pan,” she’s only too happy to care for them all.
(6) Rufus was a great comfort to little Penny in the orphanage in “The Rescuers.” With his glasses, mustache, and scarf, Rufus is a fantastic character that deserves his own vinyl.
(7) Copper, Amos Slade’s hunting dog in “The Fox and the Hound.”
(8) Little Brother is Mulan’s puppy, and would be an adorably obscure vinylmation choice.
(9 and 10)We have Marie already, so how about a Duchess and O’ Malley? For that matter, they could always include Toulouse and Berlioz to round out the kitten trio.
(11) Prince Eric’s dog Max from “The Little Mermaid,” of course!
(12) My choice for a chaser would be Mittens, the feisty feline in “Bolt.”
There are quite a few other options as well.
Jock and Trusty from “Lady and the Tramp” would be great Furry Friends for a Pets set. (Lady and the Tramp would be as well, but I expect to see them at SOME point in some incarnation, I’m actually surprised we haven’t seen them yet!)
Sergeant Tibbs from “101 Dalmatians” is a great furry friend to the 99 dalmatian puppies who needed to escape! And we already have a Pongo, so how about a Perdita?
Percy from “Pocahontas”… maybe with a collar and tiny bell accessory?
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JIM – Chaser The Perry Como Winter Show (1972) Originally performed by: Jim Henson Though unlikely given the fact that I believe the Jim Henson Company owns the rights to Jim Henson’s image, this character would make a fantastic chaser. The design is based on the banjo player in The Country Trio, a Muppet band that performed in several variety shows before landing on The Muppet Show. The other band members were based on puppeteers Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson. “A perfect end of a perfect series. I can’t wait to see the next set!”-M.C. |
| Mike Boon joins us every day this month with speculation of a future Muppet Series vinylmation. For past posts click here. You can also check Mike out at his own blog: baboondesign.blogspot.com | |
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Ep. 047 Paint By Numbers
This week we have a lot of news to cover. Plenty of releases like A Very Merry Goofy, the Japanese Zodiac series, & 9″ Urban 7s. We have updates on Haunted Mansion, Star Wars and NFL series. We review Urban 8 and share some analysis of Dee Vee Award voting, giving you a break down of the big winners and what figures just missed the top spot.
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Update: 11/20/11 This blind box set was released as a Japan Disney Store exclusive on November 18th for 990 Yen per blind box (about $12.88 USD). The interesting thing about this set is there are 12 known figures and 1 mystery chaser. Thanks to reader Nick for pointing us toward some eBay auctions. The chaser has been revealed as:
The Siamese Cats from Lady and the Tramp. I was so very afraid of these cats as a kid. I used to think they were after me in my sleep. But this Vinylmation looks incredible. The sealed case still comes with 24 blind boxes, so it seems you get a set of 13 and another 11, hopefully different, figures. Here are some screen shots of the packaging:
I always enjoy seeing what comes out of Japanese Pop Culture. On eBay, a couple new pre-sales have popped up for some Japan exclusive Vinylmation. The first one is a very interesting looking set that could create a lot of buzz stateside.
It’s a set of Zodiac signs using Disney Characters. Can you name them all? Highlight the text below to reveal the characters.
Top Row:
Abu from Aladdin
Chicken Little from Chicken Little
Patch from 101 Dalmatians
Pumbaa from The Lion King
Middle Row:
Elliot from Pete’s Dragon
Sir Hiss from Robin Hood
Pegasus from Hercules
Bo Peep’s Sheep from Toy Story
Bottom Row:
Remy from Ratatouille
Maggie from Home on the Range
Tigger from Winnie the Pooh
Thumper from Bambi
The above set releases on November 18 in Japan. As of this post, two eBay sellers have it listed. One is a Buy It Now for $650, the other has a starting bid at $205. There is another Japan exclusive also listed on eBay as a pre-sale…
1290 Yen converts to about $16.79. Not bad for a special Vinylmation in a cool tin. Daruma dolls are seen as a symbol of perseverance and good luck in Japanese culture. You may need said luck importing this Vinylmation from Japan at a good price. Right now, there is one Buy It Now for $50 and a second auction that has 3 bids and is up to $51.
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BEAUREGARD The Muppet Show (1978) Originally performed by: Dave Goelz The dim janitor and stagehand from the later seasons of the Muppet Show, Beauregard also played a taxi driver in The Great Muppet Caper. Despite having superhuman strength, Beauregard wasn’t very smart and often found himself exploited by others. This figure would look great with a hat or (even better) a mop accessory. “I want the hat AND the mop!! Great looking figure.”-M.C. |
| Mike Boon joins us every day this month with speculation of a future Muppet Series vinylmation. For past posts click here. You can also check Mike out at his own blog: baboondesign.blogspot.com | |
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BIG MEAN CARL Muppets Tonight (1996) Originally performed by: Bill Barretta The star of the 2010 viral video “Stand By Me,” Big Mean Carl made multiple appearances on Muppets Tonight. All of his acts – Carl the Big Mean Bunny, Carl the Big Mean Bagpipe-Eater, Carl the Big Mean Ventriloquist, etc – were simple covers that he used to try and eat other characters. “I love the full sized Muppets. The deatailed “fur” on the body of Carl keeps a plain solid color from looking dull (which happens often with Muppets.”-M.C. |
| Mike Boon joins us every day this month with speculation of a future Muppet Series vinylmation. For past posts click here. You can also check Mike out at his own blog: baboondesign.blogspot.com | |
 2011 DeeVee Awards The 1st annual Destination Vinylmation DeeVee Awards honors the best Vinylmation and artists over the past year. With the help of our listeners and readers, figures and artists were nominated in 23 categories You then voted for your favorites in a poll on our website. The winners were officially announced on our podcast Episode 46 released on November 16. We invite you to listen to this Oscar-inspired broadcast that featured celebrity presenters from the Disney podcast realm. I like to thank everyone who was a part of this show including the presenters, custom artists, Zoe and our announcer Michelle Wargo. Thank you to Sophie for our graphics, including the award above. We would also like to thank all the Disney artists and other Cast Members at Disney involved with the process of bringing Vinylmation to the guests. We wouldn’t be doing this if it wasn’t for your amazing efforts. Here is the complete winners list. Please listen to our next podcast for a complete break down of the results, as well as the announcement of the winner of the Florida Project Pooh from the voters drawing. |
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| Favorite Disney Artist Maria Clapsis Some of Maria’s popular figures of the past year include: Up, Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, Sonny Eclipse, Bolt, DCL, Cutesters Too. Thank you Maria for all your hard work. |
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Favorite Custom Artist NOAH NOAH gave us customs such as: TRON, Villains Poison Apple, Muppets Mayhem, Haunted Mansion, Pirates and more. |
| Best 3″ Figure Ariel’s Undersea Adventure Artist: Maria Clapsis |
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Best 9″ Figure Up Artist: Maria Clapsis |
| Best Jr. Figure Statue of Liberty Minnie Keychain Artist: Enrique Pita Thank you to celebrity presenters: Adam from DisneyBrit.com and Juz from OrlandoSkyRadio.com. |
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Best 12 Figure Set Star Wars 1 Artist: Mike Sullivan |
| Best non-12 Figure Set Disney Afternoons Artist: Chris Chapman |
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Best Chaser 3D Mickey Artist: Thomas Scott Thank you to celebrity presenter John Rick, host of the Disney Pincast Podcast. |
| Best Variant Ghost Obi Wan Kenobi Artist: Mike Sullivan |
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Best Use of Ears Peter Pan Artist: Monty Maldovan |
| Best Trading Location Frontierland Trading Post This Magic Kingdom favorite features both 3″ and Junior trading. |
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Most Likely to Be Found in a Trading Box Bearded Man Artist: Thomas Scott |
| Best Accessory Rafiki’s Staff Artist: Jim Valeri Thank you to celebrity presenter Stephanie Wojcik, the winner of Combo Contest #2. |
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Best Mickey 3D Mickey Artist: Thomas Scott Thank you to celebrity presenter Ricky Brigante from Inside the Magic. |
| Best Use of Clear Ghost Obi Wan Kenobi Artist: Mike Sullivan Thank you to celebrity presenter Tom Corless from WDW News Today. |
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Best Location Exclusive Tiki Mickey Artist: Enrique Pita |
| Best Packaging All Location Exclusive Tins Artist: Various Thank you to celebrity presenter Kristina Pino from Tomopop.com. |
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Best Vinylmation Event The Florida Project September 9-11 2011 at EPCOT Thank you to celebrity presenter Matt Norris from VinylmationKingdom.com. |
| Most Anticipated Upcoming Series The Haunted Mansion Artist: Casey Jones Thank you to celebrity presenter Alan Hooper from Mousevent.com. |
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Best DV Episode All of them The Dee Vee Awards was our 46th episode. Thank you for all your support. |
| Favorite DV Cast Member Nick Years on DV: 1 Thank you to celebrity presenter Jim Hill from JimHillMedia.com. |
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 Red Balloon Awards The Red Balloon Awards are one-time categories that honor special achievement in Vinylmation. They are named after the first chaser from Park series one. |
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| Best Disney Afternoons Set Rescue Rangers Artist: Chris Chapman |
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Best 3″ Muppet Kermit Artist: Monty Maldovan |
| Those are this year’s winners. Take note of future releases because we do it all again at our two year anniversary!
What do you think of the results? |
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WALTER The Muppets (2011) Originally performed by: Peter Linz A new character being introduced in 2011’s The Muppets. Walter is positioned as the world’s biggest Muppet fan as he sets off to reunite the Muppets and save Muppet Studios. I would expect a Muppet Show Fan Club membership card to be peaking out of his back pocket. “From what I’ve seen in the trailers, this looks like a perfect representative of the newest Muppet.”-M.C. |
| Mike Boon joins us every day this month with speculation of a future Muppet Series vinylmation. You can check him out at his own blog: baboondesign.blogspot.com | |
Tomorrow, disneystore.com should have the 9″/3″ Holiday 3 Nutcracker Suite set up for sale.
The artist is 3 time DeeVee winner Maria Clapsis and according to the vinylmation.com blog the LE will be 1200. (At D23 they said there would only be 1000.) The price will be $74.95.
The 9″ Rat King will also come with a 3″ Nutcracker.
“I like the Nutcracker, but the 9″ Rat King kinda freaks me out.”-MC
