Munn-day Morning Recap: The fine art of auto repairIt's Monday, and that can only mean one thing: Munn-day Morning Recap is here! This week, we bring you some sweet treats, a shark with attitude, a famous face from Hollywood history, at least one mythical creature, and of course, a mechanic who's just spent six hours working on my car only to find 20 new things on it that are broken. Isn't that always the way it goes? Anyways, hit the jump to check everything out!
Scrappy the Mechanic by Shez As always, we start with the featured custom, which is from Shez. He's put together a Foomi named Scrappy who's a mechanic with a bit of a problem; he's got a pile of parts and a piston in hand, and nothing to use them with! Also included is a comically-large wrench, and I love the grease-splotched look that makes him look like he's been hard at work. [via SpankyStokes]
Saiko Clan Munnys by AVATAR666 Those of you who know me know I love my Japanese feudal-era stuff, so it's no surprise these Munnys caught my eye. These two 7-inch Munnys and matching 4-inch Munny are ready for battle, and boy, do they sure look awesome! I especially like the banner flags each one carries. [via Tenacious Toys]
Alfred Hitchcock Munny by Atomic Blythe If you're a movie buff, then the profile of this Munny should be very familiar. Atomic Blythe has made a custom Munny of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock, complete with an ominous bird over his shoulder, referencing among other things The Birds. View more photos here, and check out their Etsy for some doll-sized miniature creations! [via Super Punch]
Candy Coated Dunny by Jennipho Jennipho's latest 8-inch Dunny is a sugary sweet creation! Made to look like its made of candy, with licorice braided hair and frosted clothes, it looks goo enough to eat. But don't, because it's made of plastic and you can't eat plastic, silly. [via Tenacious Toys]
The Greaser by Davemarkart If you're a bit tougher, then perhaps Davemarkart's The Greaser Munny is up your alley. Based on the 1950s greaser look, Dave's given his toothy creature some slicked back hair and a "T-Birds" gang leather jacket. You can pick up The Greaser for US$180 in the Davemarkart shop. [via Tenacious Toys]
Sharkface, Zombie and Space Rabbit Dunnys; and Mercenary Smuggler Trikky by Stu Witter Stu Witter has yet again put together a batch of Dunny customs. He's done a zombie commissioned custom, along with the Space Rabbit Dunny that used Pac23's 2012 Series Dunny as the base and a 7-inch Trikky that's a eyepatch-wearing, gun-totting mercenary cat. But the one I like the best is the Sharkface Dunny, playing a bit off the Scarface name (and he's even wearing Tony Montana's outfit from the 1983 film!) with the ears becoming shark eyes. It looks awesome! For more photos, be sure to check out Stu's Facebook page!
Custom Kracka by Map-Map Finally, there's Map-Map's custom for the upcoming Dragons show at the SHO Gallery. Giving him wings, a longer neck and a broken horn, the piece has a bit of an ancient relic feel to it. You know, like something you might see scrawled on a tapestry or unearthed from a excavation site, made by some long-lost culture. [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.
9:30 PM on 05.21.2013 Save the date: G.I. Joe Custom show at SubUrban VinylAttention, New Jersey! SubUrban Vinyl and Tenacious Toys will be having a G.I. Joe custom show on May 31. Partnered with The Loyal Subjects and Hasbro, this custom toy show will have over 30 artists bringing with them over 1...
11:00 AM on 05.21.2013 ACen 2013: Gunpla Builders World CupThe Gunpla Builders World Cup, descrbed by Bandai as "a global championship of Gunpla building", had a selection of their earlier North American entries on display at the Bandai booth at Anime Central 2013 this past weekend. ...
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 ...
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