Showing posts with label Noah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Noah. Show all posts

May 30, 2011

Vinylmation Announcements for June 2011 - Part 02




London Store

It's greetings from the Disney Store on Oxford Street in London. The team shared with us a few photos of new figures being released at the location. They are carrying the United Kingdom flag from the Vinylmation® - Flags series. They have also released two 9-inch figures by Mark Wagner. These are open edition figures and have a retail of 30.00 each. 



Red Bus


Black Cab




We are happy to share some additional looks of figures that are being created by Noah for a special release party celebrating Ariel's Undersea Adventure on June 11 at Disney California Adventure. Noah will be releasing 12 custom hand painted 3-inch Figures (Retail: $150 each), and 12 custom hand painted 9-inch figures with stand Retail: $595 each). The release party will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Treasures in Paradise ins Disney California Adventure® Park. 



Noah at Work


9-inch figure

 3-inch Figure


Noah at Work


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We have a few photos from Mike's meet and greet last friday. Congrats to the guest who scored the Obi-Wan Kenobi variant. Awesome!



Mike Sullivan


Variant

Mike was at Jabba's Hut on Saturday too. After Saturday, Mike is headed to Disneyland® Park on June 4 for a special appearance and signing event. It will be held from 9am to 11am at Little Green Men Store Command in the Tomorrowland® Area.


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Today we are going to focus on Vinylmation at The Disney Stores. First up, Cutesters Like You.



Cutesters Like You

We announced this new limited release mystery series is coming to The Disney Stores on June 6. What we haven't told you is that the figures have names. Above is an image of the figures (sans the Mystery "Chaser") and below are their names. Can you match them? 




  • Schooly




  • Rocky




  • Exercisey




  • Pandy




  • Frenchy




  • Hippie




  • Smarty




  • Dreamy




  • Hero-y




  • Tuney




  • Glammy
    Taxi
    Yesterday, we shared information about a new 9-inch figure being released at the Times Square store tomorrow. Here is a look at a new 3-inch figure coming to the Times Square Store on June 26. You may recognize that design by Jim Valeri as it was originally featured as a limited edition 9-inch figure. This new 3-inch figure was also designed by Jim and will only be released at the Times Square Store. Here is a look at the turn-around image of the figure. 


    Taxi

    Alas, the Times Square won't be the only store to have "city specific" figures. There are two new figures coming on June 26 to Stockton Street store in San Francisco, California. The first is a 9-inch, limited edition figure designed by Gerald Mendez. It has an edition size of 1540 and will only be released at the Stockton Street store. The figure features a stunning day and night view of the Golden Gate Bridge. 


    9-Inch Figure

    Turn-Arounds

    The second item is a 3-inch figure designed by Dan Beltran (of Cutesters Like You fame). The figure features a San Francisco Cable Car and will only be released at the Stockton Street store. 


    Ding! Ding!

    Trolley

    But wait, there is one last bit of information that is super exciting! Starting May 31, we will begin open trading for Vinylmation in Disney Stores (excluding the Outlet stores)! Stay tuned for additional information about trading but know that the experience was modeled after the trading experience from Disney Parks.



  • Apr 5, 2011

    Tron: Legacy Series

    Greetings, Programs!  This is the Vinylmation™ Series featuring characters from Tron: Legacy that arrived at the D-Street locations on March 25. These figures are also available on the Disney Parks On-Line Store!



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    Let's remember an article about it from November 2010:

    Vinylmation – ‘TRON: Legacy’


    'TRON: Legacy' Vinylmation Figures

    Greetings, Programs! I have added this article to the “Never Thought I’d Be Writing About This” bucket. I actually get to write about my favorite Disney film, “Tron.” I recently took my son to Tron Night in central Florida. We saw about 23 minutes of the new film, “TRON: Legacy,” and all I can say is, “Wow!” It was surreal (and awesome) to see my son pretending to play “disc game” after the preview (seriously, I did that as a kid too!). Speaking of awesome things, we have created some super cool merchandise inspired by the world of Tron (and I get to share it with you). Up first, it’s Vinylmation. I spoke with Eric Caszatt, one of the lead designers for Vinylmation, about these figures coming in 2011.

    'TRON: Legacy' Vinylmation Figures

    “We are releasing eight, 3-inch figures inspired by ‘Tron,’” explained Eric sitting behind his desk with “TRON: Legacy” wallpaper on his computer screen. “I started designing the figures about eight months ago. At Disney Design Group, I work closely with the Walt Disney Studios to get live action film reference materials. My great partners at the Studios provided me with complete turn-around images of the characters. The film makers reviewed and approved each of [the figures]. That was pretty cool.”

    Eric designed six figures featuring characters from “TRON: Legacy” like Sam Flynn, Clu, Quorra and others. Thomas Scott designed the remaining two figures inspired by Kevin Flynn – one from 1982 and one from 2010. Originally, these figures were planned as two different limited edition sets.

    “We changed the release of these figures to an open window box,” continued Eric. “We thought it would be a mistake to limit their production as they look outstanding. We believe in them like we believe in the Users [laughs].”

    'TRON: Legacy' Vinylmation Figures

    I asked Eric if he had a favorite figure from the series.

    “I like Clu,” said Eric. “Everything about him turned out perfect – the color, the design, the artwork. [The figure] really pops. The most challenging figure was Castor as he is all white. I added shading to give the figure some definition and adjusted his face to give him an expression. It took several reviews from the Studios’ team before we were both happy with the final design.”

    'TRON: Legacy' Vinylmation Figures

    As mentioned, these figures will be released in 2011. But coming sooner to the “Game Grid” is a special event on November 21 featuring Noah, a local Southern California artist who is no stranger to Vinylmation. Noah has created 24 custom, 9-inch figures to be released at D-Street in Downtown Disney in California, and 12 custom, 9-inch figures for D-Street in Downtown Disney Marketplace in Florida. Each figure will retail for $595.00 and comes with a “TRON: Legacy” inspired display case standing 22-inches tall. Noah will be attending the event in California from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to personalize the figures.

    I still recall the meeting that Donald Ferro, developer for Vinylmation, and I had with Noah at the end of July in California. Over breakfast, Noah explained his concepts for the figures. Seeing the final custom figures, like that preview of “TRON: Legacy” at Tron Night, blew me away! I just found the number one item for my holiday wish list this year. End of line.

    Nov 16, 2010

    Noah's Special Tron Inspired Vinylmations to be Release November 21

    Can We Say Awesome?

    Mark your calendars for November 21. That is the day that Noah, a Southern California artist who loves Vinylmation™, will be releasing some custom 9-inch figures inspired by TRON: Legacy. Noah has created 24 custom, 9-inch figures to be released at D-Street in Downtown Disney in California, and 12 custom, 9-inch figures for D-Street in Downtown Disney WestSide in Florida. Each figure will retail for $595.00 and comes with a "TRON: Legacy" inspired display case standing 22-inches tall. Noah will be attending the event in California from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to personalize the figures. 



    Waiting for the Game Grid

    Noah shared with us a behind the scenes look at the creation of these custom figures. The above image shows some videogame warriors waiting to enter the Game Grid.

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