Nick LoCicero Star Wars Vinylmation was re-released at Disneyland today and series artist Mike Sullivan was on hand to sign figures for guests. One of our readers David sent us some pictures and a recap from the event. The queue started right at park opening. There was an initial line to buy the Vinylmation. There were enough … Read more
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 … Read more
On Thursday, we posted an article talking about Disney’s new line of Pop! Vinyl figures and our thoughts on a few of them. Today we give you the POV of an expert in the vinyl collectible world. Kristina Pino is a writer for the collectible toy website Tomopop.com. On our next podcast, she will be … Read more
Yesterday, (well technically today because it was blank all yesterday) Disney posted this sneak peak at the Urban 7 line. At first it wasn’t too interesting, we already knew the the alien and the penguin with the fish were part of the set. But then it hit me. That alien is different then the one … Read more
Welcome Vinylmation fans. This week on the DSO report we have a select group of cupcakes from the Bakery series making their way online, the departure of a few 9”s, and a new “Pinned” category. Introducing: We learned this morning at around 1 a.m. that three of the six cupcakes from the 3” Bakery series, … Read more
Cesar is becoming a staple of our Spotlight On segment. This prolific custom artist has put out another great piece… Syndrome, the villain from Pixar’s The Incredibles. Syndrome was a request from a buddy of mine. I had a load of fun making him. I specially like working with his hair. My original plan was … Read more
Several people were hoping that the Bakery series (released today at D-Street) would be online. It is! Well, kinda. The Marie, Minnie, and Tink cupcakes are available, but not the other three. The price is $11.95.
Today, Disney announced that Walt Disney World Florida would get another trading night on July 8th. It will be in the Contemporary Resort in the Fantasia J Ballroom from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Woohoo! These have always been a lot of fun. Be sure to be early, last time the line was huge!!!!!!!
We previously talked to Custom Artist Joseph about his BioShock 9″, now he is back with Anatomical Vinylmation. In his own words from his Joe of War Customs Blog, Joseph talks about his newest creation: This custom Vinylmation started out as just fooling around with a 3″ white blank figure. I wanted to see how … Read more
Nick dropped by D-Street Florida today and got some great shots of the Bakery Series coming out tomorrow. They look so yummy! Nick also got a shot of the poster that confirms the price as $11.95. Whohoo! Which one is your favorite?
Or very own host, Nick, wrote an article for disneybrit.com about the new Star Wars Muppet figures recently reported on by Steven Miller over at Disney. I’ve seen Nick’s horde of Disney figures, including the Disney characters as Star Wars characters, but these Muppets ones looks amazing! Plus they don’t seem to recycle the same … Read more
We got our emails from The Florida Project announcing that the RSP process has begun. The deadline for submitting your selections is July 31st, at 11:59 PST. So take another look at everything being offered and make your selection! Retro Dumbo RSP2 Artist: Thomas Scott Sold with Retro Mickey 9″ LE 1500 Set Price: $74.95 … Read more
Update: Price now confirmed by photo of poster at D-Street!! Update: 6/1/11 On Facebook, Kevin from CA, confirmed a price tag of $11.95. We assume that the price will be the same here in Florida. Once we get visual confirmation, we’ll let ya know! This is cheaper then I expected with all the extra vinyl, … Read more
Susana Gay, the artist behind the 9″ Urban 6 Light Meter figure took some fun pics of the piece along with an old camera and an actual light meter. So, even though the piece is sold out online, you still have a chance to see some of the coolness. Susana also lets slip that the … Read more
by Nick LoCicero Earlier this week, Disney released a new series of Vinyl toys called Pop! Vinyl. These are not to be confused with our beloved Vinylmation, but they are along the same family lines that Vinylmation came from. As a side note here, we are very excited about this weekend’s podcast. We will be … Read more
Today we feature a special custom Vinylmation. Remember those Ice Cube trays released awhile back? Well one Vinylmation Collector is using those trays to make Vinylmation Soap. Her name is Claudia (not the Claudia with the Mickey and Minnie Customs). We caught up with Claudia at the last event and she told us all about … Read more