Nick LoCicero “Here we experience the story of our country’s past… the colorful drama of frontier America in the exciting days of the covered wagon and the stage coach, the advent of the railroad and the romantic riverboat. Frontierland is a tribute to the faith, courage and ingenuity of the pioneers who blazed the trails across America.” … Read more
I finally got my Mickey in Carbonite from Evilos!!!! It felt like forever while I was waiting, but it took less than two weeks to receive after I ordered it from his ebay site. It cost me $59.99 plus shipping and is a great addition to my collection. I got caught up in the fever … Read more
Ep. 008 Red Monorail This week we discuss the newly released Flags series. We also run down the upcoming releases such as WDW 40th Anniversary and Disneyland Attractions Posters, including the recently released Fantasyland. The show is topped off with a heated debate… Cards or No Cards? Listen Now: Standard Podcasts [59:36m]: Hide Player | … Read more
Pro-Cards “I think they provide a fun surface for artists to sign, if you don’t want them signing your vinyls. I also think they provide some interesting insight into first drafts of some vinylmation (espeically the first series). I also think they are a convenient way to display your collection, without dragging ever vinylmation figure … Read more
Not only did Disney include an upside down Mickey in Urban 1, but on the Vault page of the Official Disney Vinylmation website, they have mistakenly put pictures of the 9″ Urban 5s where the Urban 1s should be. So how do you like the changes to the Destination Vinylmation website? Anything you want to … Read more
“Fantasyland is dedicated to the young at heart and to those who believe that when you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.” – Walt Disney Another wonderful depiction of a vintage Disneyland poster has been released in Vinylmation form. Fantasyland is the 3rd in a 5 figure 9″ series released to celebrate Disneyland’s … Read more
While at D-Street this morning picking up my Flag Vinylmation set, I got a chance to snap a photo of the only Urban 9″ we haven’t seen yet. This I’m calling bacon. There is a LE of 600. Look for it soon.
Today we found out a couple of Vinylmation that will be released in D-Street stores in Florida and California on February 4th. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Disney is releasing the Holiday 2 9″ Cupid. Super cute. The little guy even has some 2 o’clock shadow on his cheeks. (Click photo to enlarge). I … Read more
The 9″ + 3″ Urban 5 Car and Driver set will be released tomorrow, Friday, January 21st exclusively online at the Disney Store. The 3″ Driver looks great with a cartoonish smile, goggles and a racing jacket on with his car’s number. Here is a close up on the figures ear which depicts a windshield wiper. This set will … Read more
!!For more info check out Villains Explained!! A fellow tweeter of ours got his hands on a set of Villains 1 and took some really nice pictures of them. Thanks so much @keithkrebs for these well shot photos! Check out the whole cast up close and personal! Some notes: $9.95 price tag (12.95 in Canada) … Read more
We re-tweeted a link to this article on Tomopop a few days ago and we just wanted to catch anyone who missed that message. A great picture of a cool custom. The article is by Kristina Pino. Here’s just a snippet of the photo. Please follow the link to check out the full photo. Braaaains … Read more
Ep. 007 Magical Star Nick and MC discuss the Star Wars Release Party, Star Wars Chasers, The “official” announced release date of Villains, the Combo Contest Winners, Urban 6, Park 6, and more. Plus, you find out why Nick has the most famous hand in the galaxy. Listen Now: Standard Podcasts [59:36m]: Hide Player | … Read more
First off, a big thanks to everyone who entered the contest. Every entry was awesome and very creative. We were constantly amused and blown away each time we opened our email up. We look forward to the next time we have this contest, and to all the contests we will have in the future. Listen … Read more
The Event page of the Disney Vinylmation Blog announced releases for Disneyland on January 28th. They will get the Flags set that day. Disneyland will also get the Frontierland 9″ for the 55th Anniversary of of Disneyland. Here’s another look at it. There will only be 555 of these. The artist is Alex Maher.
SPOILER ALERT! 12/31/10 Thank you @emaereyes for sending us the picture of the Animation 1 Chaser. For all those wishing to see it, click here. For those who want to wait and be surprised, we can tell you, it looks really well designed. Update- 1/7/11 Confirmed 2 of 3 variants for the chaser. The pic … Read more
If you missed all the Star Wars news from the last 24 hours here it is: The crowd was out in full force last night as hundreds of people lined up outside of the D-Street Florida store to get their Star Wars Vinylmation. Nick and MC arrived at 6pm to check out the festivities and … Read more
