I am curious about the dimensions of the plaque at $95. Good that they see the demand for it. I am interested in the busts. Wonder how big they will be?
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I am curious about the dimensions of the plaque at $95. Good that they see the demand for it. I am interested in the busts. Wonder how big they will be?
-Eric
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joshuatw
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I haven't found anything to suggest it will be less than full size, but I suppose we'll have to wait a little longer to know for sure.
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SpaceCrawler
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Does anyone know if these (plaques) will be available on the Disney Store website, any stores at Downtown Disney or only inside Disneyland itself? The link provides few details other than the event taking place in mid-August at Disneyland, implying the items listed on that page will "materialize" Aug 16 at a store in Disneyland.
Sean
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Usually with these product releases the merchandise is available on the day of the event, in this case at the Disneyana shop in Town Square at Disneyland. Depending on the edition size the products then get posted on the Disney store website. So far they have been good at making most of the recent Haunted Mansion stuff open edition. The difference with this event that I noticed is that they will have a limited quantity of the merchandise available to order online they day of the event Aug 16 at 8:00 am Pacific. The link is under the Hatbox Ghost print in that link. Not yet active though.
SpaceCrawler
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Did anyone get one of these by any chance? I've been trying to find out what the dimensions are- Disneyana (the store in Disneyland supposedly selling them) has no direct phone number, the Disney people who do answer the general phone lines don't know, and I can't find any info on them elsewhere. It seems there are 2 listed for "pre-sale" on eBay but the dimensions listed on the 2 auctions seem to suggest approximations and are wildly different. So the seller doesn't seem to know either. I wrote to him and he never replied. Does anyone know the size of these things?
Sean
I seriously doubt you're ever going to see a pull size plaque from Disney for 95.00 if that's what you're hoping for. The last full sized plaque they did retailed at 499.00 in the gallery and the paint jobs were all over the place. That was a decade ago. Considering that a few other pieces (Gargoyles for 3000.00!) are priced in the thousands, I smell some sticker shock brewin' if it's a well done 1:1 prop.
Either way, I wouldn't expect many. Just don't see them giving up much shelf space in the shops. They have a big enough problem with the hour glasses and picture frames.
I do plan on chasing a few of those cheaper prints though! :thumbsup
Either way, I wouldn't expect many. Just don't see them giving up much shelf space in the shops. They have a big enough problem with the hour glasses and picture frames.
I do plan on chasing a few of those cheaper prints though! :thumbsup
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SpaceCrawler
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Yeah, I was just trying to find out what the size is of the one they are selling. Seems a big mystery.
What is the size of a 1:1 plaque, anyway? I've never seen one aside from at Disneyland many years ago.
Sean
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joshuatw
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I just got back home with one and I'll get some detail shots and dimensions up tomorrow for everyone to see.
EDIT: Just did some quick measurements, straight down the middle it measures about 22 3/4" tall and across at the widest point is about 13 1/4". For $95 it's fairly decent, I was expecting cheap plastic but it's a sturdy-feeling resin cast with some heft to it, maybe about 7-8 lbs. The finish isn't terrible, but it isn't necessarily great either. The back is lined with what appears to be thin plywood painted black with a soft fabric lining attached to avoid scuffing walls. It's open-edition so I'd probably expect to see it hit their online stores at some point.
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joshuatw
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Nope, those are the dimensions of the one I just pulled out of the box that I bought today.
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Very curious to see if they're pulled from the originals or feature some minor differences here and there. For reference: Here's a couple pics of a really clean 1:1 pull from a Park master.
At a glance (looking at pics on line) the 95.00 piece seems to have slightly different lettering. Particularly noticeable in the word "The"
Once Joshua gets his pics up we'll be able to compare better. I could be looking at older proto pics...who knows.
(See pic below)
At a glance (looking at pics on line) the 95.00 piece seems to have slightly different lettering. Particularly noticeable in the word "The"
Once Joshua gets his pics up we'll be able to compare better. I could be looking at older proto pics...who knows.
(See pic below)
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Here's a pic of a raw fiberglass pull of an original plaque compared against Joshua's new piece.
I just did a quick count of three spots on the plaque and the brows, the locks and the exact number of hash marks are present on the bow-tie. I see a slight difference in the lettering but nothing that can't be attributed to a little retooling (it happens) here and there. If anything, it's a little soft in a few spots, but hey for 95.00 it's better than I would ever have expected. Compare for yourself against a raw pull. Note the raw fiberglass plaque is cleaner (and it should be), but the other plaque isn't bad at all for a mass produced piece. It's a little shallow compared to an original but that's understandable, too. They just skimmed it a little.
I like it for the money! I think they reworked an original. :thumbsup
Thoughts?
NOTE: I'm actually acquainted with the studio who did the aforementioned 1:1 plaques for Disney years ago. They were given access to an original for molding and subsequent placement in the galleries. The unfinished fiberglass plaque pictured above on the left was from that same mold and one of the better examples of the gate plaque we've seen over the years. The doming remains properly pronounced on the front and the lettering and all details are very crisp.
I just did a quick count of three spots on the plaque and the brows, the locks and the exact number of hash marks are present on the bow-tie. I see a slight difference in the lettering but nothing that can't be attributed to a little retooling (it happens) here and there. If anything, it's a little soft in a few spots, but hey for 95.00 it's better than I would ever have expected. Compare for yourself against a raw pull. Note the raw fiberglass plaque is cleaner (and it should be), but the other plaque isn't bad at all for a mass produced piece. It's a little shallow compared to an original but that's understandable, too. They just skimmed it a little.
I like it for the money! I think they reworked an original. :thumbsup
Thoughts?
NOTE: I'm actually acquainted with the studio who did the aforementioned 1:1 plaques for Disney years ago. They were given access to an original for molding and subsequent placement in the galleries. The unfinished fiberglass plaque pictured above on the left was from that same mold and one of the better examples of the gate plaque we've seen over the years. The doming remains properly pronounced on the front and the lettering and all details are very crisp.
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SpaceCrawler
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Thanks for the info and pics! Looks great! So glad it's full size. So currently these are only available at Disneyana in the Disneyland park?
Sean
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