A Brave Photoshoot

Merida and the Triplets from the Disney Pixar movie Brave recently posed for some pictures for us at Epcot.

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Spotlight On: Custom Artist Aaralyn

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On the opening day of the new Disney Pixar film Brave, it is fitting to see a custom featuring the heroine Merida. This one comes to us from Aaralyn. I was sad to hear it is already sold out, but Aaralyn has many more customs to look at and order at her website: www.customsbyaaralyn.com. Now let's take a look at this custom set.

"As soon as I saw the trailers for Brave, I knew it was going to be an amazing movie. The beauty of the animation inspired me to create this custom set. I attended the midnight premier of the movie, and I have to say it lived up to all my expectations and more. It was a phenomenal film." - Aaralyn

Merida is designed on a 9" Vinylmation and comes with a custom bow! The bear cubs are expertly painted onto three 3" vinyls.

"Personally I think Brave is my new favorite Pixar film because there are not many Disney films that portray the entire family unit as well as Brave does. The interactions and emotions between the characters along with the stunning animation and storyline ranks it number one in my book. And of course, there are the baby bears, and I can't resist cute things." - Aaralyn

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Episode 071 Astro Orbiter

Ep. 071 Astro Orbiter This week we discuss the new Nightmare Before Christmas Set and its place in Vinylmation. We also bring up news about Disney Character Star Wars, Disneyland figures, DCLs and a ton of new, confirmed and changed release dates. We also get a voicemail in Mystery Mail Bag concerning the upcoming trading night. And yes, we sneak in some Avengers talk as well.

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Releases and Prices Confirmed/Announced

May 4th at D-Streets will be the Nightmare Before Christmas 9/3/Jr set. It is LE 2000 with a $74.95 retail price tag.

Also on May 4th on Vinylmation Facebook Store beginning at Noon EST the Brave set will be available for $39.00.

May 11th Urban 9 is a confirmed D-Street release. The price, $9.95. The combo topper will also be out.

On May 18th Disney Character Star Wars gets released at Darth's Maul, the merchandise tent at Star Wars Weekend in Disney's Hollywood Studios. It looks like a Disneyland release will wait until later.

Also on May 18th at both D-Streets the Brave set will be released.

As we assumed, May 25th will be the release of the Phineas and Ferb figures at both D-Streets and the Disney Store.

May 28th will see the release of the Brave set at Disney Stores. The 25th anniversary light up set will also be released this day at Disney Store. We also have word about the Sorcerer Mickey and base purchase with purchase. Here is the exact wording from Disney:

"Get a free 3-inch Sorcerer Mickey Light Up Vinylmation figure with the purchase of a full tray of the 3-inch 25th Anniversary Vinylmation Series. While supplies last. Limit two (2) trays with free Sorcerer Mickey Light Up per Guest."

Nice to see that giveaway.

So Tasty is June 4th at Disney Stores for $11.95.

And Villains 3 gets a release date! It will be June 18th at Disney Stores for $9.95.

Brave New Vinylmation Set

Update 5/2/12 According to an interview with Steven Miller on Attractions Magazine this Brave set will be available at the Parks sometime after the May 4th Facebook Store release date.

On the Disney Parks Blog, in an article about the new Vinylmation Facebook Store, Disney unveiled the Brave set we were all anticipating. It is based on the new Pixar film to be released in the US on June 22.

The set will include a 3" Merida and 3 Jrs featuring "The Triplets". According to the Disney Parks Blog article, this set will release on May 4th as a Facebook store exclusive. The great thing is, all items bought via the Facebook store, are just like purchasing items via the DisneyStore.com. You can add more items to your cart, use any promo codes, and check out with your already established account. For a full explanation of the Facebook Store, check out our previous article. As for the Brave set itself, we first had word about it a few weeks back when Disney posted an event on their site... May 25th in Orlando: "Join us for the signing of Brave set and Phineas & Ferb Series (open edition) with Ron Cohee on Friday, May 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at D-Street." So a May 4th online release of this set gives collectors time to order and receive it before the signing. As for the set itself, Merida looks great and detailed with shadowing and nice use of ears, but the triplets seem to me a bit... redundant. A look at the trailers and official movie website show plenty of great looking characters to pull from. However, the 3" and Jr approach here make sense given the characters, so that I applaud. Which do you anticipate more, this new set or the film itself?

A Brave Auctioneer

It looks like someone was "brave" enough to claim to have their Brave set "in hand" and they are selling it for $99.00. The set is supposed to go up online on May 4th. This is however a nice look at the box and the set (similar to the Big Bad Wolf LE Animation 2 set). Thanks again to Don for this screen shot.

Episode 069 Steampunk

Ep. 069 Steampunk This week we review many sets including Snow White, Robots 2, Haunted Mansion Pocket Watch and the LE Alice sets. Urban 9 is released and the Brave set and some chasers are revealed.

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Brave Vinylmation Announced

Disney has announced a set of Vinylmation based on the upcoming Pixar film Brave. We are not sure the nature of this set (LE, Blind Box, Open Window...) but it does appear it will be released on May 25th along side an artist signing with Ron Cohee on Friday, May 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at D-Street Orlando. (all pictures copyright Disney)

We also do not know the set size or the character selection at this point. We can assume it includes the lead heroine Merida (seen above), but little is even known about the rest of the characters to speculate. I visited the Pixar Brave website where there are a ton of screen shots, videos and downloads... as well as character descriptions. A couple options would be Merida's horse, Angus:

A human and animal 2-pack is a likely option. Or possibly King Fergus:

After seeing the mold modifications to allow for better John Carter figures, that peg leg would be an incredible addition to the Vinylmation universe. This vinyl news comes on the heals of the announcement that the US movie release date has been changed to July 15. If you have not seen it already, here is the trailer for Brave. It seems to keep in the Pixar tradition of a truly beautiful looking film.