Nick LoCicero The story of the Disney Afternoon sets gets more weird all the time. This morning fans woke up to some Goof Troop Disney Afternoon sets sitting available at DisneyStore.com. As of this post, they are marked as Sold Out. How a warehouse worker stumbled upon a few more of these wildly popular LE 1000 sets … Read more
Ep. 058 Toon Trolley In this week’s episode Nick and MC discuss the latest news: MLB, NCAA, and NBA releases; Popcorns tease; and more. We review upcoming release dates. Then Annemarie joins us for a discussion on the new Popcorns vinyl (along with several other things). Then we finish off the podcast with our Mystery … Read more
Park 8 Chaser We’ve confirmed with a flier from Disney that this is the chaser for the series. We’ve already seen this figure on the site, but now we found out it is actually the chaser, so we are putting a spoiler warning on it anyways. Just click on the image to the left and … Read more
Today we revealed/confirmed the Park 8 chaser (check out Park 8 Chaser Confirmed). We also found out there will be two variants in the Park 8 set. Remember, Park 8 now has a February 17 release date. Check out Park 8 Explained for all the details. Now to the Variants and Combo Topper. The first … Read more
View of new CYO in D-Street Orlando display case On the heels of the brick pattern CYO comes this interesting 9″ covered in Mickeys. The price is $42.95 and it will be released at D-Street on the February 10th, 2012. What do you think of these new CYOs? I’m not really sure why this is … Read more
Destination Vinylmation: Why was captain america chosen as the subject for this custom? Cesar: I made this custom for a friend of mine who I asked to help me advertise The Customation Project last year. In return I would make him a 9″ vinyl of his choice. And so Captain America was the chosen one. … Read more
Vinylmation World posted these pictures last week of a geeky little treat only available in Japan right now. An 8 GB USB flash drive. Pretty cool, especially because they used the Urban 1 Oopsy Mickey design. No word on price or other designs. I like the way the Vinylmation brand branches out into products we … Read more
A couple weeks ago, on podcast #56, Annemarie, MC and I took a list of all the Vinylmation variants to date and discussed which ones were better, the variant or the regular version. I contend that while many of the variants make sense, the regular version is the more desirable design most of the time. I understand … Read more
Update: 2/6/12 The DisneyStore.com updated the picture on the SB commemorative figure to represent the Giants designed figure. Apparently it is the same figure as we showed you in the ad from last night. I’m a little disappointed in the design as I thought this was just a placeholder. Other than the logo on the chest, it doesn’t … Read more
This Sunday the Patriots face the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI. After the game, Disney will release a special commemorative figure designed by Eric Caszatt that will feature the winning teams colors and log on the front of the jersey. This figure will be available online only and is limited release, not edition. Does this … Read more
Rust This World dropped some Disney villains on us for this spotlight. A 9″ Chernabog and a 3″ Headless Horseman were the subjects of his latest customs. Let’s take a look. Destination Vinylmation: What inspired each piece? Rust This World: I decided to make the light up Chernabog because a lot of people on custom … Read more
We knew of a few releases today, but we also had a few surprises on the DisneyStore.com this morning (thanks Brad for the info!). 6 of the NCAA teams are for sale online for $14.95: FSU, Ohio State, Penn State, UCLA, Florida, USC. They were supposed to release online and in select park locations on … Read more
by Zoe On January 31st, Disney Parks Blog informed us of a fun holiday, National Popcorn Day! While that sounds fun and tasty, something caught the eye of Vinylmation collectors! Popcorn Vinylmation! The Vinylmation Blog decided to fill us in a little bit about this new series created by none other than Thomas Scott! This … Read more
Custom artist Nathan resides in FT Worth, Texas is the subject of our spotlight today. Classic Disney characters old and new were the subjects of his latest creations. Destination Vinylmation: Were you into creating artwork before custom Vinylmation? Nathan: Why yes. I’m a professional Graphic Designer and have been into different styles and medium of … Read more
Artist Justin Marshall has been featured before, and so you may know of his fondness for a certain purple dragon. Well, he may have topped himself with his latest work. Front view of Justin’s new 9″ Figment Back view of 9″ Figment To see more of Justin’s work, please visit his Facebook page.
The Disney Store Blog today took a look at Disney Store character artist Quincy Sutton. Quincy is new to Vinylmation design, but not new to creating amazing products for guests. He designed 2 of the Furry Friends; Peter Pegasus and Percy the Pug. Production issues aside, these were great designs (and my personal two favorites … Read more