Munn-day Morning Recap: Beep beepWelcome back to another edition of Munn-day Morning Recap, and since I spent the weekend broiling alive in Indianapolis, I have cars on the mind! Sadly, there's only one I get to see to quench my thirst (the pun makes sense when you realize I was outside in 90-plus degree weather for six hours Sunday) but it's a pretty awesome one! One of my favorite customs in recent memory. Also this week, we've got steampunk, hippies, assassin pandas, ice cream, superheroes and more. Want to see exactly what I'm talking about? Head after the jump and find out!
Bentie the Bentley by Teru Fujita As usual, we go to the custom featured in the header, and this week, it's Teru Fujita's Bentie the Bentley. Made for the Candy Coated Custom Show, Bentie is a 7-inch Munny made to look like a luxurious, living Bentley vehicle, and what's amazing is that this is Teru's first custom toy. Period. Incredible work here, and Teru says he wants to do some more, including a Lancia Stratos rally car (YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES), and then a VW bus. I'm looking forward to those as well! In the meanwhile, check out more work-in-progress photos on Teru's Flickr. [via Tenacious Toys Blog]
Smokey by Ian Ziobrowski Ian's custom for the Most Wanted show was the biggest hippie in town, Smokey. According to Ian, "This guy is always wondering around, searching for the finest crop in town. Unfortunately, his paranoia dominates his cool ninety percent of the time, thinking the whole world is watching him. So pretty much ... he's useless." The water pipe accessory and removable glasses serve as bonuses to some great sculpting and painting on the long-haired Smokey.
Goodnight Panda's Greatest Hits by Stu Witter Stu's previously worked on a custom commission for a collector featuring 10 custom 3-inch Dunnys featuring his Goodnight Panda character. One of them is the dude you see above with the pistol in his hand and blood splattered on his suit. For some reason, it reminds me of Chow Yun-Fat's Inspector Tequilla character in the movies he and John Woo did. It's just missing a few sculpted pigeons and we'd be all set!
Parental Advisory by Wuz One Wuz One likes hip hop. Wuz One likes vinyl. Combining the two with a bit of an urban theme to it? Yep, works out fine! Some nice work here and lots of cool little hip-hop elements and well-known artists on the custom.
Steampunk Dunny by 2BitHack From 2BitHack comes this creative little steampunk fellow, whose arms has popped off and is now the source of a leak of ... some goo? Seems like he should plug that up. It's a great little touch, though, and the glass vials filled with green liquid look pretty cool with the steampunk theme, too. [via SpankyStokes]
Ice Cream Dunny v2.0 by Jennipho Jennipho likes to make customs of sweet things (as evidenced by our past posts of her work) and now, she's back with a new series of her Ice Cream Dunnys! Coming soon from Jenni, these Sculpey-built pieces will be in a variety of flavors, including: Birthday Cake Ice Cream and Confetti Cake, Strawberry Shortcake with Vanilla Ice Cream and Strawberry Bits, Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream and Chocolate Cake, Cotton Candy Ice Cream and White Cake, and Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream and Chocolate Fudge Drizzle. Yum! [via SpankyStokes]
Fat Batman by Cash Cannon Combining a Dunny head with what appears to be a Bic Buddy's body, Cash Cannon ha put together a portly Batman. He's even munching on a hand-sculpted ice cream cone that he's slobbering all over his costume. Quick, the Bat-Shake Weight! [via Tenacious Toys Blog]
Swamp Thing Munny by Sekure D More customs based from comics? Don't mind if I do! Sekure D has put up a new Munnyworld Contest entry on his Flickr, and it's a 7-inch custom based off of Swamp Thing. Check out the detail on this fellow! Love the vines on this guy!
Black & White by ReddPrime Finally ... we have a part-Munny custom. With the body of a McFarlane Spawn Overtkill the Destroyer figure, ReddPrime has kind of turned his half-Munny, half-figure creation into a Spawn-like villain. I think he could kick my butt, and as far as I know, he's still available for purchase on Vinyl Destination. [via SpankyStokes] [If there are any custom Dunnys or Munnys you spot and want to see featured in this feature, feel free to e-mail us at tips (at) tomopop (dot) com!] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
10:00 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen 2013: Athena's WinkThis isn't what we usually cover, but it is hand-crafted collectible merchandise so I thought creations of Athena's Wink are worth taking a look at. Their booth was run by Carolann Voltarel and Carrie Wink, who spend a lot of...
2:00 PM on 05.17.2013 A glance at the works of SAVE&DESTROY IVCurator/artist Javier Jimenez has passed along some photos from his SAVE&DESTROY IV show in Zurich, Switzerland. Having opened back in April, the show features custom vinyl and sofubi figures, along with more traditional ...
12:30 PM on 05.17.2013 Meet Davidkraig at Kidrobot NY's May 18 customizing eventWant to come check out some live customizing and meet artist Davidkraig? If you're in New York City, you can do that on Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. Eastern at Kidrobot New York (118 Prince St., SoHo, Manhattan). As for what he'll be working on ... I'm not too sure. But you've seen his work before, and I assume he'll be sculpting out/painting something just as impressive for the event.
10:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Ia! Ia! Astromech fhtagn!Star Wars and old gods aren't exactly a match made in heaven, but that didn't stop Lego builder Matt Armstrong, aka "monsterbrick" from mashing the two up into a creation as terrifying as the eldritch abomination that inspire...
5:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Kidrobot's MUNNYMUNTH: Take a look at some of the entriesKid Robot's MUNNYMUNTH is still in full swing. Through their official Facebook page, entries are coming in every day from people showing off their custom creations. Since there has been so many creative and cool submissions,...
2:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Custom Delights: Otto Bjornik's NeetiOtto Bjornik is sharing his latest custom Munny with us. This one's a commission for Otto with a long list of things the commissioning person wanted to see; not only did he want one of Otto's Munnys with the long robes and sc...
3:00 PM on 05.13.2013 Teru Fujita's Androids are more than meets the eyeThe latest Tenacious Toys Super Series Sundays release is out, and it's a series of custom 3-inch Androids from Teru Fujita. The initial appearance of the figure is that of a regular DIY Android, so there has to be something ...
6:00 PM on 05.10.2013 Mikie Graham's Mechanized Mad Men are brilliantMikie Graham will be honoring some of history's more quirky minds with his upcoming custom Android series, Mechanized Mad Men. The release marks Mikie's first entry into the realm of blind boxes. The seven figures in the set ...
3:00 PM on 05.10.2013 Argonaut Resins stocks up new customs from Adam PrattGaze in wonder at one of Ancient Egypt's monumental creations, the mighty Tuttz! Seen with workers toiling over it's massive structure, this is a new set that will be available from Argonaut Resins. Coming with the micr...
8:30 PM on 05.09.2013 A look at some of Fonzo Loves the UK's customsAs we posted before, Fonzo Loves the UK opens this Saturday, May 11 at SHO Gallery in Cardiff, Wales, U.K. The show is set to feature a ton of different takes on Freak Store's vinyl bulldog mascot, and we've been busy gathering them up to share with you. Some of these designs ... I'm absolutely in love with them already. Hit the jump to check out a wide variety of the customs on display Saturday!
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