Pixar 1 Chaser!
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Pixar 1 Chaser, thanks to Sophie in the UK (click image below to see it) Thoughts?
Nick LoCicero
Have a Very Fashionable Christmas
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by Imagine a Christmas morning where you wake up and stumble down the hall way. Still blurry eyed, you look at the table next to the tree and notice only crumbs left on the plate where your stylized Disney character cookies had once laid. Santa must have been here! You then make it to the tree where designer … Read more
2012 Festival of the Masters Customs
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by The Festival of the Masters will be held this weekend, November 9-11, at Downtown Disney in Orlando. There will be various one-of-a-kind Vinylmation available for purchase. The sculpted caterpillar is a Miss Mindy creation. Cinderella was painted by Katie Kelly. John Henselmeier designed the Steamboat Pete complete with John’s now signature “big teeth smile.” (see Mickey’s … Read more
Very Merry Sorcerers Card
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by A new Sorcerer’s of the Magic Kingdom card will be available exclusively at the Magic Kingdom’s Very Merry Christmas Party this year. Guests must show their party ticket and wristband at the Firehouse to receive the free card. It features Wayne and Lanny from Disney Channel’s popular Prep and Landing Christmas special. Make sure you print out our Sorcerers … Read more
If You Had Three Wishes…
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by If you had a magic lamp, what three Vinylmation would you wish for? This new 2013 Daruma Wishes 3″ Genie Vinylmation from Japan sure conjures magical imagery. It is also a bit on the mysterious side. We do know it has been released in Japan and is listed at the online Japan Disney Store for 1,200 … Read more
Say Aloha New Vinylmation!
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by A few news and notes out of Hawaii. The release date for the Aulani figures we saw previewed at Mickey’s Circus have appeared on Disney’s Events page. Disney has two figures listed and call them both “Minnie” but we are going to assume one is supposed to be “Mickey.” A misprint is a safe assumption since they … Read more
Pirates Come Ashore for Christmas
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by On December 21, 2012 the long awaited Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides open window series will be released at D-Streets. They will cost $14.95 each and are open edition. We first saw the concept art for this series back in 2011.
Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist Mike Vetrone
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by Have you seen Wreck it Ralph yet? I can’t wait to get there this weekend. I also can not wait to see the short that plays before the feature. It is titled “Paperman” and I heard it is spectacular. And so is this custom by artist Mike Vetrone… – – Find out more about Mike: … Read more
T is Served on December 7th at DLR
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by The Maria Clapsis designed Mad T Party combo set will be released at Disneyland on December 7th. It has an edition size of 3000 and will retail for $26.95. It is based on the nighttime dance party held at Disney’s California Adventure.
Steambot Willie
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by On November 19th this whistling pile of nuts and bolts will sail it’s way into Disney Stores and Online. It is part of the Robots 3 collection and has an edition size of 1000 and is $69.95. The main design is of Pete in his Steamboat Willie outfit. That hat is amazing for a 9 … Read more
Huge Disney Store Online Sale
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by The Disney Store Online is holding a huge sale on Vinylmation this week. Let’s start with the $5 deals. They include a variety of items including Mascots, Sports Teams, Nerds, Keychains, Monorails, Phineas and Ferb and more. Notice that all $5 Vinyls are also part of a Buy any 4, Get 1 Free deal. Next … Read more
Give the Gift of Santa Mickey
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by Normally it is Santa bringing you a gift, but what if your gift could be Santa? The 2012 Santa Mickey 3″ figure is now a reward for Disney Movie Reward members. Thanks to Nick L. for the tip on this one. He will set you back 850 points and there is a limit of one … Read more
Urban Barricades Photoshoot
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by The Urban Barricades had some fun directing traffic around Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Epcot and the Magic Kingdom. Traffic at the Indy Speedway can get dangerous, but the proper traffic controls make all the difference. – Protecting the workers at Hollywood Studios – No job is too small for the Barricades. – Standing guard on the … Read more
Custom Class with Rust This World: Lesson 3 – Stripping Paint
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by This week in Custom Class, I’m going to be showing you how to strip paint off of Vinylmation figure. Paint removal is kind of advanced technique, and definitely only applicable in very specific situations. With the I Heart Mickey series that just came out, us custom artists now have a cheap and easy source for … Read more
3″ Annual Passholder Balloons LE not OE
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by In Disney’s funny little way of not wanting us to have all the info up front, we found out another little tidbit about these new 3″ Annual Passholder Exclusive Balloons… they have a limited edition size of 3,000. That is according to the Disney Vinylmation Blog. The Events page still calls them “open edition.” There … Read more
Christmas Time Is Here Again…
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by After Friday’s WDW Trade Night I visited Downtown Disney were the Christmas lights were strung and classic holiday tunes burst out from the speakers. At Target this morning the Christmas displays merrily greeted the shoppers. And as I sit here, writing this post, I sip from my red Starbucks cup filled to the brim with Gingerbread goodness. … Read more
