RoE: Disney Commissioned Customs

Big Bad Wolf

by Mark Seppela

$1000

Chernabog

by Alex Maher

$2200

Hades

by Derrick Lirette

$850

Jafar

by Gerald Mendez

$1600

Evil Queen (a few feet tall)

by Noah

$9800

Runaway Brain

by John Henselmeier

$1300

Turbo

by John Henselmeier

$750

Episode 115 Popcorn

Ep. 115 Popcorn This week interview Mark Hoffmann, the winner of Custom VinylMadness 2013. We preview the Vinylmation in the Tiki Room 50th event catalog. And we talk some Animation, en Vogue and much more. We also have a full release and events calendar.

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More Tiki Tiki Tiki Room Stuff

Last week we saw some sneak peaks at three of the designs from the upcoming Tiki Room 50th Anniversary celebration. This week we saw some more. This is all from the collectables pdf they released this week. (There are also a lot of pins and other things. I'm sure onceuponapin.com will be discussing that in detail!

This version of Michael is by Javier Soto. It's just a concept drawing but I think it will look great. He's clearly got some idea of wings. It would be even cooler if it was all in feathers!
Look at the detail in this Katie Kelly figure. It's beautiful (and one of the only figures we actually get to see as the actual figure and not a artist's concept.

I like the dress. We'll have to see what it looks like in real life. Hopefully there is some wood coloring on the body (like this next one).

This year NOAH has been doing a better job (to me) of creating unique, but colorful vinyls. He's gotten away from his ghostly clouds on black to create some more solidly colored figures. I think this is another step in the position way.

This figure looks great. I'm not sure who Yakovetic is, but I like the idea. The question is.. Is this a vinyl on it's head, or just drawn that way? We won't know until we see the real thing.
The next three we have already seen and are by famous pin artist John Henselmeier.

So over all, what do you think about these customs? Would you want to get one? Which do you think is the coolest?

Episode 114 Pink Rock Star

Ep. 114 Pink Rock Star This week we have a detailed talk about the Urban Redux Super Mystery Chasers. We also discuss the Star Wars 3 and Wild West reveals and the Cutesters en Vogue and Mickey Through the Years releases. Of course we have a full release and events calendar as well.

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Episode 113 Lava Lamp

Ep. 113 Lava Lamp This week we go in depth about Urban Redux. What is is, what it can be and what it means for the hobby. We also talk about Flower and Garden, Easter Egg Hunt and some random tangents about mollusks and portals. There is of course a full release and events calendar as well.

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Noah and the Bunny

Noah will be creating a limited number of Custom Vinylmation to celebrate Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival.  These pieces will be available on a first come, first served basis on the morning of Sunday, April 7th.  Guests wishing to purchase a Custom Vinylmation will need to obtain a wristband at the Disney Artist tent, located on the promenade.  A wristband will allow the Guest to purchase one Custom Vinylmation.

Noah Instagramed the following photo:

Noah and The Beast

Update 03/20/13 We now have a full photo of Noah's Epcot Flower and Garden Festival creation as well as some news on his appearances. From the Disney Merchandise Blog:

Noah will be creating a limited number of Custom Vinylmation to celebrate Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival.  These pieces will be available on a first come, first served basis on the morning of Sunday, April 7th.  Guests wishing to purchase a Custom Vinylmation will need to obtain a wristband at the Disney Artist tent, located on the promenade.  A wristband will allow the Guest to purchase one Custom Vinylmation.

Noah's "The Beast and the Rose" Vinylmation

No world on the exact number of the Beast Vinylmation. There will also be special appearances by artists all weekend, including Noah again on April 6th:

Take part in a special artist showcase throughout the weekend of April 5 – 7 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., each day, along the promenade in Epcot, as we celebrate some of the newest releases inspired by the 2013 International Flower and Garden Festival.

Noah's "Beauty Blooms from Within" painting

Yesterday, Noah sent out a teaser photo of a new Vinylmation creation via Instagram.

It is titled "Beast and Rose" and will be released at the 2013 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival. On the post he does mention a signing and we do know he will be at the event on April 6th-7th. No further details, such as edition size or price is known at this time. Just a quick look at this preview, and you can see this is something special from Noah. I never question Noah's talent, and art is subjective, but the airbrushed vinyl doesn't always peak my interest. However, when he adds the "extras" that make up the whole piece of art, that is where the designs excel. This one has an accessory rose and a "grassy" base. Also, instead of sitting atop his usual stand, it is housed inside what looks to be a lantern or glass case of some kind. I can not wait to check this one out in person.

A Figment of Noah's Imagination

Update 3/6/13 Here are a few facts from Disney:

• Each piece is hand-painted in a purple pearl finish, which shines to show off Figment's smiling face, along with planets and stars
• Hand-signed by the artist on foot
• Includes acrylic stand with printed Noah Figment graphic on cut-out number "30" backdrop
• Produced on demand up to 30 pieces
• Inspired by Epcot's Journey Into Your Imagination with Figment attraction
• Commemorating Epcot's 30th Anniversary (Epcot� Center opened to the public October 1, 1982)
• Exclusive to DisneyParks.com/store
• Note: Custom hand-crafted works typically display unique texture and paint handling. Coloring may vary. No two are the same!
• Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery due to the custom nature of this product.
• Please Note: Each Guest will be limited to ordering a maximum of 2 of this item per order.
• Please Note: Due to the unique nature of this item, there are no refunds, exchanges or returns.
• Sorry! Express shipping not available for this item.

Artist Noah has released his latest 9" Vinylmation creation titled "Dream Dragon." It features Figment from Epcot's Imagination Pavilion and celebrates the 30th anniversary of the theme park.

There will be 30 of these made and are for sale right now exclusively at Disney's Vinylmation Facebook Store for $750. This custom continues Noah's style of an airbrushed figure on a stand with a painted back. I really like the Figment that is featured on the stand as well as the cut on "30."

Episode 098 Anubis

Ep. 098 Anubis This week we discuss the latest Disney Store releases... Robots 3 and Zooper Heroes. We also talk about the AP figures floating around the world resorts and announce the winner of the random DeeVee Award voter drawing. We also cover more of the latest news and have an up to date calendar of releases.

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2012 Dee Vee Award Winners

2012 DeeVee Awards The 2nd annual Destination Vinylmation Dee Vee Awards honors this year's best Vinylmation and Artists. If you haven't listened to Episode 96, please do, a lot of hard work was put into it by Nick and MC as well as all the presenters and artists who lent their voices. Here is the list of this year's winners. We hope you enjoyed the process and remember to be on the look out for vinyl to nominate for next year's Dee Vees. Please listen to our next podcast for the announcement of the winner of the Vinylmation from the voters drawing.
	Favorite Disney Artist Maria Clapsis Some of Maria's popular figures of the past year include: Star Wars, Tower of Terror Bellhop, and Roger Rabbit. Thank you Maria for all your hard work. And thanks to Inside the Magic host Rickey Brigante for presenting this award.
Favorite Disney Commissioned Artist NOAH NOAH gave us customs such as: DCL Pirates, Muppets, Villains and Epcot 30th. Thank you NOAH for your dedication to this art form.
	Favorite Custom Artist Annemarie This past year Annemarie has made many stand out customs including: Furry Friends 2, Hurley, LOST and Figero/Cleo.
Best 3" Figure Director Mickey Artist: Jim Valeri Set: Burbank Studios
	Best 9" Figure "The Clock Strikes Twelve" Cinderella's Castle Artist: Gerald Mendez Set: "The Clock Strikes Twelve" Thank you Lou Mongello from WDW Radio for presenting this award.
Best Jr. Figure Three Blind Mice Set: Nursery Rhymes
	Best 12 Figure Set Furry Friends Set: Furry Friends
Best non-12 Figure Set Disney Character Star Wars Artist: Maria Clapsis Thanks to presenter O.C. Vinyl Don from Vinylmation Traders.com
	Best Chaser Tower of Terror Bellhop Artist: Maria Clapsis Set: Park 9 Thank you to celebrity presenter Tom Corless, host of the WDW News Today and the See Ya Real Late podcasts.
Best Variant Dapper Dans Artist: Thomas Scott Set: Park 9
	Best Use of Ears Mickey's Philharmagic Donald Artist: Casey Jones Set: Park 7
Best Trading Location Online Thanks to Dedicated to Disneyland Paris Podcast host Steve Riley for presenting this award.
	Most Likely to Be Found in a Trading Box Robots 2 Artist: Billy Davis Set: Robots 2
Best Accessory Rhino’s Hamster Ball Artist: Monty Maldovan Set: Animation 2 Thank you to celebrity presenter Amber from the Revolution Diaries podcast.
	Best Mickey Director Mickey Artist: Jim Valeri Set: Burbank Studios Thank you to celebrity presenter Matt Hochberg from the WDW Today podcast.
Best Non-Mickey Platform Figure Park Starz Yeti Artist: Thomas Scott and Casey Jones Set: Park Starz
	Best LE Combo Set Carl and Ellie Artist: Ron Cohee Set: Pixar 1 Thanks to Carl C. Von Lewin from ChasingVinylmation.com for presenting this award.
Best Use of Clear Hat Box Ghost Artist: Casey Jones Set: Haunted Mansion
	Best Location Specific Director Mickey Artist: Jim Valeri Set: Burbank Studios Thanks to the creator of Vinylmation World, Gregg Gaines, for presenting this award.
Best Packaging Furry Friends Set: Furry Friends Thank you to celebrity presenter Brent Dodge from From Scream to Theme.com.
	Best Vinylmation Event Mickey's Circus September 7-9 2012 at EPCOT Thank you to celebrity presenter The Professor from the YesterEARS podcast.
Most Anticipated Upcoming Series Pixar 1 Release Date: All ready out! Thank you to celebrity presenter Rapinzel from the Once Upon a Pin podcast.
	Best DV Episode Ep. 088 - Coverage of the Mickey's Circus This is a great episode and includes an interview with artists Thomas Scott, Maria Clapsis, Eric Caszatt and Caley Hicks. Thanks to Matt Norris from Vinylmation Kingdom for presenting this award.
Favorite DV Cast Member The Woman Who Reads the Podcast Intros Years on DV: 2 Thank you to celebrity presenters: Adam from DisneyBrit.com and Juz from OrlandoSkyRadio.com.
Red Balloon Awards The Red Balloon Awards are one-time categories that honor special achievement in Vinylmation. They are named after the first chaser from Park series one.
Best Furry Friend Cheshire Cat Artist: Enrique Pita
	Best Park Series Park 1 Artist: Various Set: Park 1
Those are this year's winners. What do you think of the results?