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We re-tweeted a link to this article on Tomopop a few days ago and we just wanted to catch anyone who missed that message. A great picture of a cool custom. The article is by Kristina Pino. Here's just a snippet of the photo. Please follow the link to check out the full photo.

Braaaains post by Kristina Pino.
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Ep. 007 Magical Star

Ep. 007 Magical Star

Nick and MC discuss the Star Wars Release Party, Star Wars Chasers, The "official" announced release date of Villains, the Combo Contest Winners, Urban 6, Park 6, and more.

Plus, you find out why Nick has the most famous hand in the galaxy.

Combo Contest 1 Results

First off, a big thanks to everyone who entered the contest. Every entry was awesome and very creative. We were constantly amused and blown away each time we opened our email up. We look forward to the next time we have this contest, and to all the contests we will have in the future. Listen to our latest podcast to hear us talk about our favorites.

And now.. the winner...s

Best Combo: Fancy Evil Dr. Porkchop by: Mae Rayes Head: Evil Dr. Porkchop (Toy Story) Body: Mr. Toad (Passholder Exclusive) Cane: Fairy Godmother's Wand (Animation 1) "This was one of our first entries and it just stuck in my head the entire time. The head and body just fit aesthetically. The bowler hat on Evil Dr. Porkchop just fits with Mr. Toads clothing and using the wand as a can toped it off." -Nick

Best Duo (Special Award): Daft Punk by: William Tran Heads: Blue Monorail, Mission Space (Park 3) Bodies: Statler, Waldorf (Muppets) "Everything about this was perfect. The idea, the execution, the photography, the setting, the Disney connection, the poses. Everything. Only the first two were necessary, but this entry went above and beyond." -M.C.

For your enjoyment, here are all the others. (In no particular order) Thanks again for all the participation!

Thriller Michael Jackson by: Mayra Sierra Head: Wolf Boy (Urban 3) Body: Rizzo (Muppets)	Politician by: Justin Kim Head: Evil Dr. Porkchop (Toy Story) Body: Statler (Muppets)
The REAL Donkey Pinocchio by: Mayra Sierra Head: Pinocchio (Animation 1) Body: Bullseye (Toy Story)	Okapi by: Mayra Sierra Head: Zebra (Animal Kingdom) Body: Giraffe (Animal Kingdom) Arms: Zebra (Animal Kingdom)
Liger "It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed... bred for its skills in magic." by: Dustin Hertz Head: Lion (Animal Kingdom) Body: Tiger (Animal Kingdom)	Colonel of Corn by: Jesse Spaar Head: Adventure's Club Colonel (Park 4) Body: Candy Corn (Holiday Tin)
Yellow Gears by: Mae Reyes Head: Pink/Yellow Gear (Urban 4) Body: Blue/Yellow Gear (Urban 5)	Lionheart by: Dennis Conroy Head: Lion King (Park 2) Body: X-Ray (Urban 5)
Centaur Mickey by: Dustin Hertz Head: Mickey (Cast Exclusive) Body: Bullseye (Toy Story) Arms: Mickey (Cast Exclusive)	Invisible Buzz Lightyear by: Mae Reyes Head: Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story) Body: Clear Chaser (Clear 1)
Paint by Numbers 2 by: Jesse Spaar Head: Paint Drip Mickey (Urban 4) Body: Paint by Numbers (Urban 2)	Eggs & Ham by: Jesse Spaar Head: Evil Dr. Porkchops (Toy Story) Body: Blue Bird (Trade City)
Ghosts of America by: Bridget Head: America Sings (Park 3) Body: Lonesome Ghost (Have a Laugh)	Clear Blue Sky by: Jesse Spaar Head: Frosted Mickey (Ice Cube Tray) Body: Clear Chaser (Clear 1)
Samurai by: Mae Reyes Head: Super Mouse (Urban 4) Body: Chinese Writing (Urban 2)	Knight Time by: Dennis Conroy Head: Knight (Urban 5) Body: Clock Cleaners (Have a Laugh)
Cheese Burger in Paradise by: Dustin Hertz Head: Cheese Burger (Urban 3) Body: Palm Trees (Urban 3)	Lonely Ghosts of Toontown by: Bridget Head 1: Lonesome Ghost (Have a Laugh) Body 1: Toontown Trolley (Park 3) Head 2: Toontown Trolley (Park 3) Body 2: Lonesome Ghost (Have a Laugh)
Turkey Burger by: Dennis Conroy Head: Cheesburger (Urban 3) Body: Turkey Leg (Holiday 1)	Fish & Chip by Dennis Conroy Head: Chip n Dale (Have a Laugh) Body: Aquaramouse (Park 2)
Mountain Time by Dennis Conroy Head: Disney Vacation Club (DVC) Body: Clock Cleaners (Have a Laugh)	Def Leopard by Spin on Vinyl Head: Leopard (Animal Kingdom) Body: Leopard (Animal Kingdom)

Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier(land)

The Event page of the Disney Vinylmation Blog announced releases for Disneyland on January 28th.

They will get the Flags set that day.

Disneyland will also get the Frontierland 9" for the 55th Anniversary of of Disneyland. Here's another look at it. There will only be 555 of these. The artist is Alex Maher.

Animation 1 Chaser!

SPOILER ALERT!

12/31/10 Thank you @emaereyes for sending us the picture of the Animation 1 Chaser. For all those wishing to see it, click here. For those who want to wait and be surprised, we can tell you, it looks really well designed.

Update- 1/7/11 Confirmed 2 of 3 variants for the chaser. The pic shown here is the "non" variant chaser.

Update- 1/14/11 Disney has confirmed the chaser and 3 variants on their vault page. Click on the following images to see the variants.

!!For the full rundown on Animation 1 check out Animation Explained post!!

Star Wars Weekend Wrapup with Star Wars Chasers

If you missed all the Star Wars news from the last 24 hours here it is:

The crowd was out in full force last night as hundreds of people lined up outside of the D-Street Florida store to get their Star Wars Vinylmation. Nick and MC arrived at 6pm to check out the festivities and join the line. After several hours the wonderful cast members brought out several heat lamps borrowed from Bongos. At around 11 PM the store closed to set up and a DJ started to play outside. During the music, the DJ asked trivia questions for prizes. The winners got to pick Vinylmations from a bag. MC won a NBC Sally and an Holiday 1 American Flag. Nick scored a Buzz Lightyear Vinylmation.

Nick and MC were one of the first groups in, and the first customers out of D-Street. They instantly ripped into their box to find the chaser, a Darth Vader, and a Stormtrooper. They got Vader and the Stormtrooper signed by the artist Mike Sullivan (who was there from 12-2 AM).

Then the rumor started to spread that there was a variant somewhere in the cases, so Nick opened up his case. He was lucky enough to find the chaser variant! (Click on the mystery chaser to see a picture of both the chaser and the variant chaser.) Nick was the first, and as far as we could tell, only person to get the variant that night. Lots of people came over and took pictures of Nick and his variant. (In fact, as of now, every picture online of the variant IRL has Nick's hand in it. Including the official picture from the Vinylmation.com blog)


We had a lot of fun and look forward to the next event. We met a lot of cool people in line and got some good trading done while waiting. Also we would like to thank the entire staff of D-Street Florida as well as everyone from Disney Vinylmation. Thanks to Steven Miller for creating the event, Donald Ferro for making the stormtrooper the extra figure, and especially Mike Sullivan for all the designs.

Now for some photos we have from this morning. Click to see larger.Did you go to the event? How was it? Let us know what you think!

Combo Contest #1

Update: 1/16/11 The winner are announced and the gallery of entries is here.

Update: 1/14/11 The entries are all in. We are voting, and the results will be announced on the podcast this weekend. Check the site later this weekend for the gallery page of all the submissions.

For those of you who don't listen to our podcast, in the last one we announced a contest. Today we are announcing the contest to everyone else, and providing an end date! If you have questions email us at Combo Contest 1 The Rules: 1: Take vinylmations and form a new one by changing around the parts (the easiest way is to put a new head on another one's body) See the examples below. 2: Email the photo to . In the email name the new figure and explain which parts you used to make your figure. 3: You can use any 3" Vinylmation (nothing selfpainted) to help create your figure. You can use a "make your own" piece, but only if it hasn't been painted. The more interesting and better themed, the more likely to win. Update: 1/6/10 4: Enter as many different combos are you want! The Prize: The winner will receive a Vinylmation (from a list we will supply). Once the winner is chosen, they will receive an email with a list of Vinylmation what we can send out. The winner then chooses which they want and they get it! The Due Date: The contest will end at 12 pm (noon) EST on January 15th. The winner will be announced on the next podcast following that date.
	Head: Strawberry Field Body: Watermelon Chaser
	Head: Orange Bird Body: Steampunk Watch

The winner will be named by Destination Vinylmation. All decisions are final. All photos may be published in a gallery for Destination Vinylmation. Feel free to add a watermark to your photos. The list of vinylmation to win is subject to change, but we promise NO CLEARS!