I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of these guys a week early, thanks to (probably) some miscommunication between my local Disney Store and the powers that be. But here he is, the Make-a-Wish Jiminy Cricket! (*editor’s note: the official release date for this figure is April 29th) I love the graphic … Read more
by Annemarie For the month of April, there’s been a great auction going on over at the Vinylmation Exchange Facebook page. Several artists have donated customs for the cause, Light it Up Blue for World Autism Awareness Month. Cheryl Kramp is running the auction, and it goes until the end of this week, ending April … Read more
Annemarie is back with her latest custom, Locke from the TV show Lost. Destination Vinylmation: Were you a fan of the Lost TV series? Annemarie: I was (and still am) a HUGE fan of the series. It’s scary, actually. I’m a bit crazy about it. DV: Why Locke? Was he your favorite character or just … Read more
Ep. 066 Palm Trees In Zoe and Annmarie’s first episode as the new hosts of Destination Vinylmation, they talk about the release of the new Monorails series and Big Bad Wolf set. They also have a rundown of upcoming events and release dates as well as read your comments and questions in the mystery mail … Read more
Writer AnneMarie was able to snag one of the highly sought after Director Mickey that was released earlier this week. Here are a few of the close ups she took with him. First up, check out the beautiful tin. I’m not sure when this design was made, but this seems to once again point to … Read more
It seems like it’s been a long time coming. Ever since Disney’s Furry Friends series was announced, Annemarie has been talking about all the other characters that also deserve a chance to appear on this modified mold. So she designed a set of 12 and today we unveil her newest customs she calls (the unofficial) … Read more
Annemarie is back with some all new custom pieces. Destination Vinylmation: Both of these new customs look amazing. What do you enjoy more, replicating a Disney character more closely like Mad Hatter or developing your own design like the Scarface and why? Annemarie: That’s a difficult question to answer; I really enjoy doing Disney characters … Read more
Ep. 062 Cursive Annemarie stops by to help wrap up all the news we found at the WDW Trade Night and more. News on Alice LEs, Snow White revealed, Park 8 LEs and Animation 2 LEs. We also get word of a John Carter series and have a discussion about ears… clear, white and bunny. … Read more
Even though this is Annemarie’s column we decided to interview her about her latest creation, Wuzzles custom vinylmation. DV: The Wuzzles only had a 13 episode run, but apparently had a big impact on you. Tell us why you choose these characters as the subject of your latest customs. Annemarie: I barely remember the actual … Read more
I have a pretty sizable Vinylmation collection, and I get most of it from the Disney Stores and Disneyland in the typical boxing fashion. But ever so often I have to head over to Ebay to catch that ever elusive and special variant I just can’t seem to get my hands on, or an unobtainable … Read more
I feel compelled to preface this review with two things. 1) It’s going to be pretty harsh. 2) I hold none of the artists/designers culpable for my disappointment. The event was good, there weren’t as many people there as I expected, having never been to a Disney Store Vinylmation event. The only other event I’ve … Read more
by Annemarie Brown Update: 12/28/11 Chaser revealed, check out Annemarie’s opinion at the bottom Yesterday we got our first look at the (almost) complete set of Furry Friends. My initial reaction was “totally cute!” but then I thought about it for a minute and I find myself oddly disappointed with this set. Also, no Figaro? … Read more
Each day this week, someone from the Destination Vinylmation staff will give their Top 10 list from 2011. The lists can include just about anything from figures to sets to headlines to personal moments. Please feel free to comment with your favorites and memorable stories from the past year as well. (Other lists: Nick, Claudia, … Read more
The next two Annemarie customs we are spotlighting have a similar theme… she used already created Disney Vinylmation and altered them to make them completely new scenes. Destination Vinylmation: Your Pluto uses the Have a Laugh figure. Describe your alterations and additions you made to alter the scene we see. Annemarie: I liked the original … Read more
I was in my office working diligently on a Family Guy scene in which Peter and Quagmire discuss something offensive, which is not an uncommon occurrence, when I got a call from my husband (we both work on the show). “Hey, you have to come down here, there are Family Guy vinylmations!” Bless his heart, … Read more
It’s time to feature a couple more customs from our contributor Annemarie. Destination Vinylmation: You decided on Remy from Ratatuoullie for a 3″ custom Vinylmation. What drew you to this character? Annemarie: We haven’t had any characters from Ratatouille appear on Vinylmation yet, and it’s one of my favorite Pixar films. DV: You took a … Read more