Explore this Walt Disney Classics Collection figurine, with detailed information including its sculptor, release date, dimensions, edition size, production marks and photos.
Description Packaging: Revised to provide greater protection. Ears: Steamboat wheel production ears were porcelain with wire running through them-most broke in shipping; revised to be all metal ears. SRP Change: Effective 03/15/94 to $235.00. A training production kit has been created but has never been available on the open market. It was meant to be used by sales representatives to educate them as to the production process for Walt Disney Classics Collection pieces and shows each stage of WDCC production from resin master to painted resin master to whiteware to finished product. Four separate pieces comprise this set (picture 3). Details Contrabassoon: Cast metal. Anniversary Backstamp: A special gold script message '50th Anniversary' was added to backstamp of sculptures crafted in 1992.
Sculptor
Kent Melton
From day one, Kent Melton has been a sculptor for the Walt Disney Classics Collection and is regarded to be one of the most important sculptors for the collection. He tries to make his maquettes and sculptures capture the essence of the character.
Each Walt Disney Classics Collection sculpture bears a backstamp with Walt Disney's signature and production year mark. The marks symbolize major milestones in Disney history. A production mark represents the calender year during which the particular piece is made. Individual sculptures of an open edition piece may carry different marks when production continues over the years.