Two Tone Topper Time!

The rumors were true, the Urban 6 combo topper is two-tone Mickey similar to the Urban 5 combo topper.

As you can see, this one is Yellow. We haven’t found many people too crazy about the blah two-tone designs, but this bright Urban 6 figure is a step up from the dreary Urban 5. Will you be topping your Urban 6 collection off with this piece? We think it retails for $24.95, and it comes attached to a random Urban 6 blind box. They will be available tomorrow at D-Street Orlando and CA.

Urban 6 Vinylmation Explained

Update: 3/17/11 @zoekatherine sent us some pics of upcoming 9″ Urban 6 figures from DLR. We added those pics at the bottom, plus some Urban 6 Jumbo pins that might point to future 9″ Urban 6 figures. And we added a picture of the yellow two-tone Mickey combo topper.

Update: 4/8/11 Disney released official pictures of these figures. We posted those pictures and artist names.

Update: 3/4/11 Release date for Urban 6 announced as March 18th, 2011 at D-Street in Orlando and CA. The Urban 6 combo pack will also be released on the same day. No word on which Mickey will be part of the combo. “Sumo” by Doug Strayer was show in turn around.

Update: 2/20/11 We found new info about what seems to be the 9″ figures from this set (because we’ve seen the 12 3″s) Scroll down past the 3″s to see the 9″s.

Update: 2/6/11 We were reminded to take another look at a video on the Events page of the Vinylmation site and we finally got a shot of something new. Check out the bottom of this page for updates of new figures, as well as some updates to old ones. If you can figure out what else is new, let us know!

1/8/10 From the Disney Pin Site we get a sneak peak at the up coming Urban 6 vinylmation series. All of these are 3 inchers.

Combo Topper

This will be released the same day as the Urban 6 series
(March 18th). No idea what it will be, but most likely
will be a Mickey Mouse from a past movie or short.

Rumor says it will be a two toned Mickey like Urban 5
combo, but yellowish
.
Rumor was true, it’s a yellow two-tone Mickey…
similar to the brown two-tone Mickey from Urban 5.

1337 Mou53

Artist: Susana

Popular computer slang is the topic of this vinylmation. I’m not sure why they want us to “XLR8”? I enjoy the winking smile and the heart. Check out the “On the other hand” on one hand. On the other hand, lol, there’s a “high five”. As you see him leave, he’s politely says, “Bye for now” and “See you later”.

Cactus

Artist: Maria Clapsis

Classic cactus, in a bowl, with a blossoming flower in the right ear. Also, on the back of the head, an owl.

Cry Baby

Artist: Adrianne Draude

Sounds noisy. Sorta boring. A weird yellow color. I think it’s diaper needs changing.

Ice Cream Sundae

Artist: Adrianne Draude

To go with the Cutester Cupcake. Love the cherry on top.

Nature Cycle (White)

What goes up, must come down?
This reminds be of the Water Cycle diagrams in middle school science class. There is a Blue background variant.

Side Mouse

Artist: Thomas Scott

Sorta a combination of Big Eye Mickey, and
Upside Down Mickey. Just twisted to the side.

Sumo

Artist: Doug Strayer
Similar to the 2010 one of a kind Sumo Wrestler Pair by Quynh Kimball

Sunny Day

Artist: Thomas Scott

Sweepin Up… (wait, wrong copyright)
Check out the smile in the sun at the top.

Zipper


Artist: Thomas Scott

We’ve actually already seen this at Trade City. It looks cool though, very motorcycle chic. And not one, but FIVE zippers! (If the price is $9.95, that’s only 2 bucks a zipper!)

Green Thumb

Artist: Doug Strayer

We also saw this one at Trade City. Freaky and weird. Perfect for Urban. I wonder if the fingerprint on the back is someones. There is a variant in blue. (Which is even freakier.)

Killer Queen Bee

Artist: Paola Gutierrez

This sneaky looking character has an antenna and a crown in the ears. Also, his arms are clear like wings (which is AWESOME). On the back is her beehive.

Weird Beak

Warning: 11 pictures were officially released by Disney. This figure is not one of them. But it is seen in the set on the video, so it might be the chaser.
Not really well seen. But this one reminds me of the Ostrich from Have-A-Laugh.

Update: 2/6/11
A Quick Look

From one of the videos on the Vinylmation Event Page, this snapshot shows Urban 6 vinyls. Below is some of the new figures we’ve gleaned from the shot.

On closer inspection it looks like the case has 12 figures, making it the set. Starting on the top left of the box, in order, Zipper, Nature Cycle, Sunny Day, and Weird Beak. Middle row from left, Sumo, Cactus, 1337 Mou53, and Side Mouse. On the bottom row from the left, Ice Cream Sundae, Killer Bee, Cry Baby, and Green Thumb. Now that I look at it more, the ones outside the case look like they are variants! 3 of them! Thanks to J we think there are now actually 4 variants. There is a clear orange one next to the yellow one. The only one it seems it could be would be a third version of 1337 Mou53.

Blue Thumb Variant

I don’t know what a blue thumb is, but there it is! The coolest of the variants IMHO.

1337 Mou53 Clear Yellow Variant

Clear Yellow figure. Looks like a variant of 1337 Mou53 or a similar design.

Also might have a Clear Orange Variant!

Nature Cycle (Blue) Variant

Blue variant of the Nature Cycle figure.


Update:
3/17/11 @zoekatherine sent us some pics of upcoming 9″ Urban 6 figures from DLR. In addition, we added the pics released this week on the blog as well as some Urban 6 Jumbo pins that might point to future 9″ Urban 6 figures.

Gumball Machine 9″/3″

This looks pretty cool, if they can get the dispenser effect to work.

Update: I don’t think the gumball effect or the dispenser effect works, but I do like the fact that this figure comes with a 3″ figure of a kid with a bubble that has blown up in his face. Check out the gumball hat for the “before” version of this 3″.

Viking 9″

I really like the hat. Not sure how I feel about the nipples.

Update: This one is starting to grow on me. I like the hat and the horns. The eyes still bug me a little, but I am really thinking of picking this one up.

Film Camera 9″

This figure has many markings on it that you would find on
a film movie camera. The foot reads “Images par Seconde 64”.
The head looks like an exposure meter.

(This is available in pin form as a Mystery Chaser LE 250
in the Urban 6 Jumbo pin set.)
Star Bright 9″

Very colorful. Shooting stars all around. This one reminds be of Super Mario Galaxy for some reason.

(This is available in pin form as a Mystery Chaser LE 250
in the Urban 6 Jumbo pin set.)
Love 9″

Colorful swirls against a white Vinylmation.
“Love” is written on the body with a Mickey Head for the “o”.

Angel (9″?)

A halo in the ear.
Will she have wings as an accessory?

“I’d love wings as an accessory, especially if they aren’t vinyl but some kind of lace of fabric. Also, I’d prefer if this and the Devil were a 3″ set instead of a 9″ one as it seems they probably are.”-M.C.

(This is available in pin form as a Mystery Chaser LE 250
in the Urban 6 Jumbo pin set.)
Devil (9″?)

Evil looking fellow.

“Looks a little too human for my likes. I’d prefer a more cartoon version, maybe something looking like Hades from Hercules.”-M.C.

(This is available in pin form as a Mystery Chaser LE 250
in the Urban 6 Jumbo pin set.)

Attention: Vinylmation Traders

On Friday, March 18th from 6-9pm, there will be a Vinylmation trading event in the Contemporary Resort at WDW. In an effort to help out collectors going to the event, we invite you to leave a comment here and/or a post on our Facebook wall and let other collectors out there know what figures you are looking for. This will help everyone get a better idea of what figures to bring with them to the event. We can’t wait to trade with you and see you at WDW on Friday.

M.C.’s picture from a 2010 trading event at the Contemporary Resort

Mystery Urban 6 Vinylmation Pins Could Point to Future Figures

Thank you to Devin for pointing out a new Jumbo Vinylmation Pin he found on eBay. It’s an Urban 6 design and is the Mystery Chaser in the pin set. It is a Limited Edition of 250.

Film Camera Mickey
With a closer look around eBay, we found 3 more Jumbo Vinylmation Urban 6 Pins that are also Mystery Chasers in the pin set. All 4 pins are Limited Edition of 250.
Star Bright
Angel
Devil
Since we know the entire 3″ set, that comes out March 18th, these Jumbo pins point to possible 9″ Urban 6 figures. What do you think of these designs?

More Confusion with 9″ Animation 1

Update: 3/16/11 – Disney’s Vinylmation blog today states that the general release windows they talked about yesterday were referring to the release dates of these figures at the Disney Parks. Seems like they still might be sporadically available at select Disney Stores. We placed a call to a Tampa Disney store and they said they just got a couple Willie the Whales in on Monday. Maybe spreading out the releases across both Disney Stores and Parks will cut down on the extra 9″ figures that sit on the D-Street shelves for so long. We will keep you updated on an official release date for Animation 9″ at the Disney Parks.

Today the Disney Vinylmation Blog announced the the rest of the Animation 1 9″s release date’s are going to be spread out over the next year. Back on January 7th 2011 the first two 9″ figures were released in D-Street stores. That was Pete’s Dragon and the Beast. Now the blog states that Bolt and Merlin will officially be released in the Fall of 2011, and that sometime this spring we will be seeing Willie the Whale and the Hycacinth Hippo.
That’s interesting and all, but since January 29th, all of them have been available (on and off) at the NYC Times Square store, as well as various Disney Stores across the US. So that leaves us with the question: What is Disney doing with these? Why are they already out in some places, but not officially out? We’d love to know your opinion. Leave a comment at the bottom.

The Florida Project: Retro Mickey Sneak Peek


Today the Disney Vinylmation Blog released this picture of an upcoming vinyl from the Florida Project trade show (Sept 9-11 2011 WDW). Clearly a retro color take on Mickey, it’s color scheme is the same as a previous poster advertising the project:
This might indicate that their will be a 9″ that has this poster wrapped around it (similar to the Disneyland Poster series) or maybe just a mickey that’s colored in these colors? What do you think?

Pictures from the Disney Vinylmation Blog
and the Disney Pin Trading Blog

More then an Earful

Here’s the second part of the preview Disney put out thanks to it’s 8,900+ followers on Facebook.

The Hollywood Studios Earful Tower.
This design is by Jason Zucker. No word on release date or size, but we think it’s probably a 9″. The design represents the water tower you can see in Hollywood Studios. At this point, the figure looks kinda dull. We won’t know till we see it in person, but for now it doesn’t do anything for us. I hope the final figure will have more detail in it. It would be really cool if the gaurd rail around it was actually three dimensional and was glued all around the head. Here’s what the real one looked like before the park’s name change:

Picture from mousellaneous.org

The tower was built in 1988 and was the symbol of the of the park until 2001 when the giant Sorcerer’s hat took over that role. The tower originally read “MGM Studios” but was painted over during the transition to the new name in early 2008. It’s a shame that Disney wouldn’t be putting the old logo on this vinylmation.

(In case you are wondering, the hat size for this feature is 342-3/8.)

Retro Weekend: 03/13/11

Lots of cool news from the world of vinylmation this weekend.
Here is a wrap up…
The Urban 6 Mickey Hats are now slated to be released on March 18th.

New Urban 6 Ear Hats

Then, a day later, Disney officially announced the two 9″ figures the hats were based on.

You’ve seen the hats, now see the 9″ figures.

The TRON: Legacy set (already out in Hong Kong) was given a release date in the US, March 25th.

TRON Release Date

And a listener told us more about the artists involved.

Tron Vinylmation Explained

We scored a big artist’s interview with Chris Chapman, which we first blogged about…

Spotlight On: Chris Chapman of the Disney Design Group

… and then we played the interview on our latest podcast. (Along with a review of Jrs. 3, Mystery Mailbag, and more!)

Destination Vinylmation Podcast
Ep. 013 El Raton

Finally, leader (listen/reader) Zoe sent in some nice pictures and information about the still not officially released Villains 1 9″/Jr sets.

Maleficent and Sleeping Beauty: Up Close and In Hand

Also worth noting is this week’s Destination Disney podcast. The gang talks with former Executive VP of Operations at Walt Disney World Lee Cockerell about Disney’s theme park’s disaster readiness. An informative listen.

Destination Disney Radio
Show 3/11/11