This week, three brand new variants have surfaced, one of which was an original sketch that never materialized. The first variant discovered comes in the Villains 4 set that releases this Friday. Originally discovered by Vinylmation World, it’s Dr. Frankenollie from Runaway Brain, albeit with a much more sinister look and accessory. Definitely a scarier version than the original design.
Finally, we got a preview on Instagram from Nacho Rodriguez of an abandoned Robots 3 variant. It was to be a robot Mickey with what is described as a “vintage” black and gold coloring. No reason was given as to why the design was canned.
So what do you guys think? Are these Villains 4 and Marvel variants must haves for your collection? Are you sad to see that the Robots 3 variant was never released? Let us know!!!
Dr. Frankenollie is a really good example of how a variant should be. The face is very different from the regualr version and the addition on top further differentiates the variant from the regular. Good job Disney!
I like the Vision use of clear on a variant. Even though I am not a Vinyl Marvel fan, I do like how Disney uses the clear medium which relates to Vision’s abilities in “real” life.
The R3 Mickey variant could have been a winner if the would have used Mickey’s typical color layout by simply adding red to the vinyl. If they did, it would have been a top notch variant. Maybe one of the best Mickeys ever!
You asked if this is the first time a variant has an accessory not found on the regular figure. Technically, yes, but if you remember, the variant of Pinocchio in Animation 1 was the one without the donkey tail, while the regular version had the accessory donkey’s tail. So, it was the other way around.