DAVEMARKART And His Incredible Monster Madness...

Although this lizard zombie "Mouth's To Feed" is already sold, I just had to write a post showcasing the amazing talent DAVEMARKART has. I absolutely love this Lizard/Snake or whatever reptile that this might be representing! All those evil hand sculpted teeth along with the headed arms makes this an amazingly sculpted custom that I cannot stop staring at. One thing that never disappoints is DAVEMARKART's color usage. All of his customs seem to have the right combination of bright splashy colors along with some more muted tones and it always just works. If you would like to check out what other customs that are available from DAVEMARKART please check out his store HERE. Tenacious Toys also has a few cool ones like the Hive shown below and can be purchased HERE.

Acid Flow custom Munny by South African artist The Given

South African artist Abe Viljoen (aka The Given) sends us images of his 7" Munny entitled “Acid Flow”.  Abe writes: This piece started out as some fun for myself, getting back to my roots in graffiti and letting it come out more heavily in my vinyl work. I was quite happy to be creating a toy with only myself to please, but I must admit I was even happier when it ended up selling before it was even finished! The toy was officially unveiled at the Toffie Pop Festival here in Cape Town on the 31/03/12.

I must admit, I really dig this old-skool graffiti style with the bubble letters and arrows and bright colors. Follow Abe on his website www.thegiven.co.za and on Twitter @givencollective

Oh So Sweet custom Munny by JC Rivera for The Candy-Coated Custom Show

JC Rivera has sent us images of his Oh So Sweet custom Munny which he did for our April 21 custom toy show The Candy Coated Custom Show. JC is one of about 38 artists submitting pieces to the show. 

Although JC will not be able to come in from Chicago, you will be able to meet and chat up many of the artists in the show at the opening night party: April 21 from 7 to 9 pm at The London Candy Company, 1442 Lexington Ave, NY, NY. 

Check out the Facebook event for the party here.

Black & White Mini Munny custom by Reddprime

 This sick Mini Munny custom by Reddprime stands nearly 8 inches tall (yep, that's a lot of sculpting and construction work in there- the little Mini Munny is twice as tall as when he started). 

Black & White is the villain from from  Ro-dunny series, a rebuilt cyborg. Unfortunately they forgot to replace his heart so he lands up defending that which he destroys... either that or he just likes fire alot.

Reddprime (aka Mitch) is a talented artist from South Africa... you can follow him on Twitter here. You can purchase this custom here.

Trevor Linden custom Munny by David Brodsky

Now here's something we don't come across often: custom Munnys based on real-life athletes! This is a 7" custom Munny of retired NHL player Trevor Linden, who played for (most notably) the Canucks. This piece is by customizer David Brodsky. You can see more of David's work here.

mfc custom by Carson Catlin- a tribute to his father- to be auctioned

From Carson Catlin:
My father, Melvin, was diagnosed with Stage Lung 3 cancer in late August of 2011. He was given a regimen of Chemo and radiation. A few long months later, he was told he was in remission. Unfortunately, our joy was short lived as he developed a gnarly case of Pneumonia. After months of failed treatments, he couldn't go anymore and had to be admitted to the hospital.
I got to go home and spend a solid week with my father - for that I am very grateful. The day I got back home to Kansas City, I spoke to my father and his spirits were high. He told me he would be getting out that week which put me at ease. The next morning my mother called me to let me know that my father had a convulsion in the middle of the night and was now on a ventilator. It was discovered then, that he had 3 brain tumors. He left us a week later from septicemia.

mfc - his initials - is a 7" munny created to symbolize my fathers cancer that eventually took his life.
The right lung is visible (location of the initial tumor) and so are the three circles on the back of the head (tumors in his brain). Everything radiates from the tumors representing the septicemia. He is colored with a southwest blend of colors as my father was fond of them.

"mfc" will be auctioned off at the "Shave to Save Art Auction"
The event will take place in the VML Gallery on the third floor of 2020 (aka third-floor kitchenette) with an art preview between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. and silent auction between 6:30 and 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and complimentary snacks and adult beverages will be served.

VML Gallery
2020 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO 64108

The right lung is visible (location of the initial tumor)

the three circles on the back of the head are the locations of tumors in his brain

Askew Rangers Buggz the Toxic Bunny custom by Josh Mayhem

Introducing Josh Mayhem's newest addition to the Askew Rangers elite -"Buggz The Toxic Bunny". This 15" custom one-off piece is an original design and sculpture / toy mash up displaying Josh's unique style of vibrant colors, crisp lines, and simple paint foundations that serve as complimentary backdrops to an overwhelming display of weaponry and accessories. This one-of-a-kind original piece is now available for purchase on Josh's page at TenaciousToys.com. Here's a pic of the whole series:

There are ten customs in Josh Mayhem's Askew Rangers series, all featuring bright paint and extraordinary attention to detail! With price point varying from $75 to $300, there will definitely be a piece in there for you at the right price. I'm super excited to have these amazing customs up in our shop!

With upcoming shows including Play Imaginative / Disney's Mickey Mouse custom group show in Singapore, the Playsam 500 custom group show at Super 7 in San Francisco, and the Bellicose Bunny
custom group show at Toy Art Gallery in Los Angeles, you're going to be seeing much more from this emerging artist in the near future.

Josh Mayhem is available to take commission work. Feel free to contact him on his Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/joshmayhem1 or on his website here: http://joshmayhem.com

Don P HALO Master Chief and Revenge of the Dead Ninja Dunnys

 Don P flexes his luscles and shows us that he's no one-trick pony: instead of customizing his usual Kidrobot Mascots, here he shows us his 3" custom Dunnys: A Ninja from Revenge of the Dead (above) and Master Chief from HALO. I like that fact that Patrick has made sweet (and appropriate) accessories for these pieces, and that his work seems to be progressing. He's learning and developing his style as he goes. Always fascinating to watch that happen. Here are his links in case you want to follow along more closely:  Facebook - Blog - Shop

Back to Daylight custom Munny by Los Agge

 Just got these images of a cool custom 7" Munny by an artist I had never heard of Los Agge (aka Aggelos Gargavanis). Back to Daylight was painted with acrylics and it's for sale here. 

Love discovering new artists to post about!

WIN the El Cucuy 7" Munny custom from JFury

We are teaming up with artist Justin "JFury" Phillips to help give away this awesome 7" custom Munny he titled "El Cucuy". Entering to win is easy:

1. Go to the JFury Facebook page.
2. Click on LIKE at the top.
3. Scroll down and leave a comment under the picture of the El Cucuy custom.

Contest ends Friday night so click though now!

Love is Dead custom Munny by JFury

JFury send us this sweet custom 7" Munny he's calling "Love is Dead":

My favorite part of this custom is the skull taking the place of the heart says Justin

This custom is for the I Love Munny Show at the Rusted Nail Gallery in Mesa, AZ.

If you like JFury's customs, why not enter to win one? 

How? 

It's easy:

Click here and go to his Facebook page and LIKE the page. Find the post I posted there- the picture of his El Cucuy custom Munny- and leave a comment under on the pic of El Cucuy. 

That's it! You're entered to win! 

We'll allow comments all week until Friday night, at which point Justin will tally all the comments/entrants and pick a winner! 

(One entry per person- multiple comments are appreciated but won't get you multiple entries)

Preorder Crazy Love custom Mini Munnys by B.A.L.D.

B.A.L.D. is now accepting preorders for a Valentine's Day-themed limited series of customs he's calling "Crazy Love." The customs will be composed of Super Sculpey, leather and acrylics.

For those who know, love is crazy and it sometimes breaks you...

The pieces can be preordered here in the CTU store. Only 5 preorder slots available, so if you're going to pick up a special custom for that special someone, act quickly!

A very B.A.L.D. Christmas: new customs in his store

Avalanche The Yeti 7" Munny

Avalanche is the most feared creature in all the  himalayas and King of all Yetis.

The Yellow Snow Monster 8" Dunny

 What happens when a magician pees in the snow? The magical urine turns the snow into a gruesome snowman like monster.

 Melting Mel 4" BUD

The Snow Drifter 3" Dunny

All of the above customs can be purchased in B.A.L.D.'s shop here.

George and his AMAZING BLUE DISPENSING MACHINEEEEEE!

This is a one off design by Tesselate, limited to just one.
George and his Amazing Blue Dispensing Machine is handmade in resin, foamex, acrylic and super sculpey.
Painted in acrylics, spray paints and decorated with posca pens, and finished off with a few coats of clear acrylic sealer. The Amazing Blue Dispensing Machine stands at 7.5inches / 19cm tall.

Head on over to http://www.madebytesselate.com to find out more!

Also coming soon to the Tenacious Toys shop from Tesselate: The Double B Squad custom Munny set! We're super stoked to start working with Tesselate!

SNEEK PEAK: WIP shots of Jeff Beck's custom Thundercats Munnys

 Jeff Beck has sent over some updated work-in-progress shots of the Thundercats customs he's working on for our shop. The platforms for Mumm-ra, Lion-O and Panthro are different Kidrobot Munnyworld figures. Coming along! Can't wait to see the finished pieces!

New Thundercats customs by Jeff Beck

In our never-ending quest to seek out and work with cool artists, we ran across Jeff Beck. Or he ran across us. I can't remember.... anyway, Jeff does awesome character customs so when we were talking about what he should do for our site, I asked Jeff what he was into and he gave me a list of some comics, shows, cartoons.... and we decided upon the new Thundercats! Above are the work-in-progress shots he just sent us of his new Thundercats custom Munnys: Mum-Ra, Panthro and Lion-o, from left to right.

This is the back of Jeff's Lion-O custom, which will be flocked!

This is the back of the Panthro custom, in progress

Jeff started to experiment with the flocking on Lion-O's arm, and it looks AWESOME!

Once this series of customs is finished, they'll be for sale in our shop. I'll make a Jeff Beck page in our custom toy section so they'll be easy to find. Keep an eye on our blog for more updates on Jeff's Thundercat customs!