Filed under: General | Tags: custom, jamungo, kidrobot, mini, munny, posca, sqwert, toy, vinyl
I’ve been meaning to get some blank vinyl toys for a while now to customise them and finally ordered some early last week. Many companies sell these vinyl toys/collectables and some, including kidrobot, sell blank versions for you to customise yourself. kidrobot’s toys include the mini Munnys (the two on the outside in the picture opposite). I also got a Jamungo Sqwert (that’s the one in the middle).
Yesterday I completed my first munny (see the picture opposite - click on it to see it bigger at Flickr.) I painted it with Uni Posca markers and then finished it with clear acrylic spray to give it a nice, glossy look. Each of the munnys come with a mystery accessory and “Seb” (as I’ve called him) comes with a funky pair of glasses. As a first attempt (I’ve never painted or drawn on vinyl toys before) I’m really pleased with how it turned out.
Expect to see more customised vinyl toys from me in the future. They’re enjoyable to do, if fiddly, and the Posca markers work well on them. Enjoy!
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aww i’ve always wanted to do one of these ! hehehe
yours looks GrEAT ! … and i can just tell it was LOADS of fun to do huh…
Comment by gorjuss April 30, 2008 @ 3:01 pmThanks, they are good fun to work with. Been working on another one today, hopefully have it finished tomorrow all being well.
Comment by moopf April 30, 2008 @ 6:23 pmBeautiful work Gareth! My mini-Munny came with a baseball bat, while the 7″ came with -get this- a policeman’s cap, a bow-tie, a pencil, and a skateboard! Unreal!
Comment by Steve Talkowski May 1, 2008 @ 3:04 pmCheers Steve. Can’t wait to see what the new ones I’ve ordered come with. Got a couple of minis coming, a 7″ white and a 7″ glow in the dark one.
Comment by moopf May 1, 2008 @ 3:17 pmwhen i painted mine with poscas the paint cracked.
Comment by john June 7, 2008 @ 3:50 pmcan you help my email adress is john_mad_man_95@hotmail.com