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Sacrificing Sacred Platforms For The Good Of The Vinyl Community

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Over the past year or so Kidrobot has continued to push the limits of production and we have seen a surge in customizers utilizing and brutalizing these newly sculpted and limited edition platforms. We have previously featured the impressive work of Rsin’s custom Skullhead Dunnys and El Bandito Meurto, the ongoing 2Tone Chuckboy customs and Keithing’s kick-ass Bugs Bunny adaptation of Kronk’s Yankee Pig Dog Labbit.

Artist & customizer JFURY aka Justin Phillips has been on a rampage lately with his recent 8-inch Dunny sacrifices. His latest works include a recreation of MAD’s Zombie Robber Dunny and Jesse Hernandez’s Calavera Dunny. You can find more Justin’s furious customs in his webstore. Keep an eye open as JuJu the Witch Doctor Clown will be making his way to KRNY in the very near future.

Chicago toy artist, JC Rivera took home the prize for Best KRACKA in the MUNNYWORLD MEGACONTEST 2011 for obvious reasons. Some of his latest creations also reinvent MAD’s 8-inch Zombie Robber with his Dead King Dunny as well as the 3-inch Zombie Biker from Dunny Series 2011 with Dead “Captain Smiley.”

Emerging customizer, Don P aka Patrick Lippe has been in a good habit of sharing his latest Kidrobot mascot customs on our Facebook page. His recent reinventions include his KidDwarfs on what used to be The Beast Brother’s KidOlaf as well as KidPocalypse and Lt. Joe “Fresh” McMinty on MAD’s 7-inch KidRiot.

Most Wanted customizer, Jared Cain aka Nikejerk went out on a limb last year with his MUTATIONS series. He took some of the most sought after 3-inch Dunnys of all time and, well, mutated them.

 

UK illustrator and Red Mutuca artist, David Bishop aka Run DMB has taken Marka27′s Shadow Serpent Dunny and given it a fresh coat of creativity on this banging 8-inch platform.

Franko Mysterio hails from Mexico and consistently customizes wild and crazy characters, no matter what the platform. He too has repainted Marka’s Shadow Serpent to create a truly remarkable custom piece called Dunny dead 3.0.

Dunny Series 2011 artist, Dril One has given his trademarked rusted texture to fellow DS2011 artist Betso’s Old Snail Dunny.

If there is one thing to learn from these incredible custom recreations, is to not be afraid. Plus what else are you going to do with all your duplicates.

Liam Neill’s Lavish Collection Of Custom Dunnys

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London art toy collector, Liam Neil aka Lfarnc is notorious on Kidrobot’s Forums for his extraordinary custom Dunny collection. We recently spotted a very informative interview on OpportunityLOL.com, where Liam divulged the tricks to the trade of commissioning and purchasing custom Dunnys. Over the last 2 years Liam has acquired original pieces by tons of talented artists including but not limited to Sket One, Angry Woebots, Southern Drawl, Grim Sheep, Fuller Designs, Red Mutuca Studios, Bryan Collins aka Color Chemist, Red Mutuca Studios including Igor Ventura, Sergio Mancini, Mutucha, RunDMB & Luihz Unreal, JonPaul Kaiser, Ryan the wheelbarrow, Cris Rose, Nerviswr3k, Squink, Crestone, Art My Mind, Clark Rotharmel, Dril One, Fas One, Zam Art, Ardubus Rubber, Nikejerk, Pause Designs, Vinylassassin, Another Waver, Diakka, Stuart Witter, Chauskoskis, Cool Vader, AW177 and Duncan Cantrell. Wow that’s a lot of customs!

Get the full scope of this hardcore collector’s vinyl addiction and read the awesome interview on OppLOL.

 

 

 

The Making Of TOXIE MUNNY By JamFactory

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Bristol based artist & designer, Gavin Strange of JamFactory recently posted his dramatic documentation on the making of  his custom TOXIE MUNNY. Inspired by his favorite 80′s cartoon, Toxic Crusaders, Gavin has customized this 7-inch beast using a giant candle, spray paint, some old tea bags, a polystyrene ball and a ton of lacquer. This awesome oozing custom was originally created for Sneaky Raccoon’s group show Tales From The Sneaky Crypt at KRLDN this past October.

Task One Takes MUNNY To The Moon

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The multi-talented Task One has taken MUNNY & Dunny to new heights with his latest and greatest custom, Fly Me To The Moon. This massive one-of-a-kind Mega MUNNY is a floating astronaut manned by an 8-inch Dunny with fully functioning LED lighting which is controlled with the button on his chest. The most spectacular thing about this is that it floats  in the air. There is a mount at the end of his hose and can be suspended from the wall, ceiling, floor or spaceship. Add this unique 20-inch art toy to your collection for only $555.55 on Task One’s webstore now.

Sekure D Brings On The ‘Botness

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Australian artist and notorious sneaker customizer, Sekure D finished off 2011 with a fantastic series of custom ‘Bots. This has got to be one of the first custom series utilizing KR’s new 3-inch mascots. Sekure D has hand painted some of his favorite cartoon & super hero characters including Captain America, Hulk, Homer, Sponge Bob, Incredible, Swamp Thing, Jordan and Codename Unknown Robot. Like all good mini series, these bad boys come blind boxed and are currently available for $50 on Sekure D’s webstore. Be sure to check out more his original custom creations on Flickr.

Smokin’ Clause Custom Dunny By Ian Ziobrowski

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Christmas might come a little late this year, thanks to Ian Ziobrowski’s new NUGGLIFE custom Dunny, Smokin’ Clause. This original hand crafted 3-inch version of a medically induced Father Christmas seems to have forgotten his reindeer and looks like he grabbed the wrong bag of presents too.  At least he will be delivering gifts with a smile. For $90 (shipping included) you can add this festive lil fella to your custom collection. Hit up Ian for availability.

DIY: Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend

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If your boyfriend happens to be a  #DiamondLifer and you find yourself tempted to rock some of his favorite Diamond Supply Co. tees, well…thank us for this DIY. We’ll walk you through how to customize your favorite BF Diamond Supply Co. tees to make them your own… Yeah, we’re taking scissors to his shit!

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The Diamond x DGK Haters Tee: Tanked-n-Cropped

What you’ll need:

-Pen/Marker

-Scissors

1. Take your pen/marker and draw a line along the section of the sleeves that you would like to remove (from the top of the shoulder to the armpit)

2. Take your scissors and cut the sleeves off by cutting along the line that you drew.

3.  Draw a line along the neck/collar that you would like to remove in order to give the tee a slouchy look.

4.  Take your scissors and cut along the section of the neck that you outlined (cut the ribbed section of the collar out completely).

5.  Time to crop this tee by drawing a line across the middle section of the tee that you’d like cut, typically right above the belly button area (Tip: Before you begin cutting try the tee on to make that you haven’t outlined to high or low).

6. Take your scissors and cut along the line to complete the cropping of this tee!

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The Smoke Ring 2 Tee: Deep V-necked- n-Tanked

What you’ll need:

-Pen/Marker

-Scissors

1. Take your pen/marker and draw a line along the section of the sleeves that you would like to remove (from the top of the shoulder to the armpit)

2. Take your scissors and cut the sleeves off by cutting along the line that you drew.

3.  Draw a line along the neck/collar that you would like to remove in order to give the tee a slouchy look.

4.  Take your scissors and cut along the section of the neck that you outlined (cut the ribbed section of the collar out completely).

5. Stretch the neck of the tee by tugging at it in opposite directions until it begins to slightly tear into a v-neck!

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 The P-Rod Signature Hardwear 2 Tee: Frayed-n-Cropped

1.  Take your scissors and cut off the bottom hem of the sleeve.

2.  Start to pick at the threads running horizontally  until the sleeves start to look lacey  (Be careful not to pull too hard)

3. Put the tee on and mark how short you want your crop to be.

4.  Cut along where you marked your tee to complete the cropping!

Photography: Emily Wilson

Kick-Ass Custom Bugs Labbit By Keithing

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Yo Doc, Keithing knows what’s up! The New York artist’s latest custom Bugs Labbit is a brilliant recreation of the recently released Yankee Pig Dog Labbit by Kronk x Kozik. The already detailed 7-inch platform is detailed with sculpted buck teeth, famous quotes and a clever adaptation of the rockets as carrots. Not sure if that’s a submliminal sign for peace, but we love it. Keithing has hand crafted an edition of 8 pieces which are currently available for pre-order on ToyQube.com for $325 and will be shipped out on January 9. That’s all folks!

Make Your Own MUNNYWORLD Paper Snowflakes

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Get crafty for the holidays and decorate your home Kidrobot style with a fun and simple do-it-yourself tutorial on how to craft your very own MUNNYWORLD snowflakes. Download the DIY templates now for MUNNY, FOOMI, TRIKKY, BUB and Dunny! For all you youngsters out there be sure to get parental permission and/or supervision before you get to cutting.

Happy Stupid Holidays!

1. Print out the DIY MUNNYWORLD templates and grab some nice scissors and clear tape.

2. Fold the paper in half length wise.

3. Very carefully cut out along the line. Watch your fingers!

4. As you can see you dont have to be perfect in cutting around the outline.

5. Start folding the appendages in first.

6. Continue folding until you can reasonable fold no more.

7. Now cut out as many slices, notches, circles or squares as you desire. Be careful not to cut too far or you may end up with an armless snowflake.

8. Now be gentle unfolding your creation. It helps to keep the snowflake flat by folding the creases in the opposite direction.

9. Voila!  Your MUNNY snowflake is now ready to hang with a little piece of clear tape. Repeat as necessary.

 

Art Toys Make Great Ornaments

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As part of our Seasonal Shenanigans, KR’s Social Media Ambassador Ryan the wheelbarrow shares a clever and economical way to turn your art toys into ornaments. With the simple use of vibrantly colored pipe cleaners, a handful of mini figures and a couple twists, Wheelbarrow demonstrates step-by-step how easy and fun it is to get in the spirit of the season. Happy Stupid Holidays!

 

1. Get a fuzzy pipe cleaner and your favorite mini figure.

2. A half-inch down, twist the two ends together 2 to 3 times.

3. Place the twisted end at the front of the neck so it resembles a scarf.

4. Snuggly twist in the back of the neck 2 to 3 times.

5. Sharply bend the back of the pipe cleaner upwards. This will help your art toy ornament from slouching forward once hung.

6. Hang, smile and repeat!