OFFICIAL Disney 45th Anniversary Enchanted Tiki Room Fountain Callback Thread - Collecting Tiki

S Sync Member Los Angeles Joined: Jun 24, 2008 Posts: 8	S Sync Posted posted on Thu, Aug 21, 2008 3:08 PM Follow up-- just checked them out in detail. Look pretty good, both signed by Kevin & Jody. One slightly odd thing though, is the topknot pieces. Both have some paper wrapping around their base, and when uncovering it on one it revealed a yellow glue which appeared that it might be a break that was then glued and was a little disturbing. On the other one, it was also paper wrapped but there was no glue-- the topknot however is not a continuous piece molded onto the roof of the fountain, but has a wire running between with a little bit of play in it (probably a good idea, as it would appear to be a fragile piece). No glue on the second one. Not a terribly serious problem I guess, but makes me wonder about it. The one with the glue is a low-2 digit number and the other is a mid-3 digit number in the ##-of 260 count, so perhaps the earlier one they used glue & later decided wire was better? Or earlier they used both glue & wire and later decided glue was unnecessary? Or I suppose the wire may have been broken on the one during manufacture and glue was used to fix? Some glue was slopped on the roof too, so it wasn't as carefully done as the rest of the fountain, though I think I can remove it with care. I did notice that you need to be very careful putting the piece back into the styrofoam, as if you try to cover the topknot with the plastic bag, putting it into the styrofoam will stretch the plastic out and likely push on the topknot. The main piece with the roof & topknot fits REALLY tight into the styrofoam so it's necessary to manage it with care. The packaging is not all that great for repacking if you only use the fountain on special occasions, but it sure will need protection if you're going to stick it in your closet between luaus. I suspect the paper wrap was there to sturdy up the topknot for shipping, knowing that it is wired and could handle some bending but not too much. Would be interested in hearing other reports on the state of your "topknot" for comparison. Generally though, this thing is way cool. Bigger than I realized, now finally getting to see one in person. A complicated item to have made I'm sure-- and is pretty clearly carefully hand painted and assembled. An amazing piece, really.

Follow up-- just checked them out in detail. Look pretty good, both signed by Kevin & Jody.

One slightly odd thing though, is the topknot pieces. Both have some paper wrapping around their base, and when uncovering it on one it revealed a yellow glue which appeared that it might be a break that was then glued and was a little disturbing. On the other one, it was also paper wrapped but there was no glue-- the topknot however is not a continuous piece molded onto the roof of the fountain, but has a wire running between with a little bit of play in it (probably a good idea, as it would appear to be a fragile piece). No glue on the second one. Not a terribly serious problem I guess, but makes me wonder about it. The one with the glue is a low-2 digit number and the other is a mid-3 digit number in the ##-of 260 count, so perhaps the earlier one they used glue & later decided wire was better? Or earlier they used both glue & wire and later decided glue was unnecessary? Or I suppose the wire may have been broken on the one during manufacture and glue was used to fix? Some glue was slopped on the roof too, so it wasn't as carefully done as the rest of the fountain, though I think I can remove it with care.

I did notice that you need to be very careful putting the piece back into the styrofoam, as if you try to cover the topknot with the plastic bag, putting it into the styrofoam will stretch the plastic out and likely push on the topknot. The main piece with the roof & topknot fits REALLY tight into the styrofoam so it's necessary to manage it with care. The packaging is not all that great for repacking if you only use the fountain on special occasions, but it sure will need protection if you're going to stick it in your closet between luaus. I suspect the paper wrap was there to sturdy up the topknot for shipping, knowing that it is wired and could handle some bending but not too much. Would be interested in hearing other reports on the state of your "topknot" for comparison.

Generally though, this thing is way cool. Bigger than I realized, now finally getting to see one in person. A complicated item to have made I'm sure-- and is pretty clearly carefully hand painted and assembled. An amazing piece, really.

Post #402901 by Sync on Thu, Aug 21, 2008 3:08 PM