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Kidrobot is the world’s premier designer and retailer of limited edition art toys and apparel.

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Vinyl surgeon, Jason Freeny always does an excellent job documenting his anatomical installations of some of your favorite toys. Here he has packed an hours worth of work into a 2 minute short showing him start the dissection of a mini MUNNY. Hit up his Facebook page for more work-in-progress pics as he continues sculpting the inner workings of the world's greatest DIY toy.

Don't forget, right now you can get any one 4-inch mini MUNNWORLD figure and get your second one 50% 0ff through April 30.

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[PRESS] Straight from the crate of The Beast Brothers Museum archives - 8" Calendario Azteca Gold Edition! The most sought after design in the Dunny Azteca 2 Mini Series is now supercharged into a larger-than life custom. This insanely detailed 8" custom is hand painted and adorned with Swarovski Crystals. And each artifact is packaged in a laser engraved wooden box. Just like the gold version in the series, this custom will be very rare. It will only be available for sale Friday, April 8th for ONLY 24 HOURS. After that, the golden calendar will be buried forever.

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Custom Graffiti Model Train & Station By Dril One

No, this is not a pic of the NYC subways circa 1982. It is actually the latest work created by Dril One for the Above the Radar show at Crewest on display now through May 1. This one-off graffiti customized model train and station is jam packed with dirty details and a refreshing direction for Drils.

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Atomic Books in Baltimore has done it again. They recently opened their annual custom show, VINYLMORE 4. Like the previous years, they presented a diverse display of outstanding custom MUNNYs from all walks of talent. Local and national artists came together for this community driven art show. Check out more pics from the opening reception on Flickr.

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3D animator, Magnus Atom busts a move with the newest MUNNYWORLD superstars, FOOMI & KRACKA. Enjoy this sweet video as we dive into the MUNNYWORLD MEGACONTEST.

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Step right up and enter the MUNNYWORLD MEGACONTEST! Take you best shot at customizing any of the mini MUNNYWORLD figures including the new FOOMI and KRACKA and enter to win MEGA prizes. Grand prize winner takes a spot in Dunny Series 2012.

Ok so now you're ready to submit your brilliant new MUNNYWORLD character. Take a picture of the front and back of your design preferably on white background. This year you can also establish your own artist profile as well as add a little background info to your inspiration for your design. You can now start uploading your creations HERE.

Sket One does anything he wants with MUNNY and so can you!

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Follow these people on Twitter because it's Friday and they're awesome!

@jasonlimon Name: Jason Limon Location: San Antonio, Texas Web: jasonlimon.com Bio: When life gives you limons, make limonade.

@scaranojn Name: joescarano Location: Monroe, NY Web: www.joescarano.com Bio: I like to doodle.

@ASWCALIFORNIA Name: ART SUPPLY WAREHOUSE Location: WESTMINSTER, CA Web: www.artsupplywarehouse.com

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More FOOMI & KRACKA Customs For Kidrobot Stores

The custom works of genius keep on coming as the featured FOOMIs and KRACKAs will be on display and awaiting your collection at all the Kidrobot stores today. This round up of customs feature the work of MCA of Evil Design, Luke Chueh, Osamu Koyama of Complete Technique, Stuart Witter, Nakanari, Dave White, Triclops Studios and Ian Ziobrowski. These one-of-a-kind art works are only available in the stores. Please contact your local KR store for availability. Unfortunately phone orders will not be accepted.

Inspired yet? Get your very own FOOMI and KRACKA right now, buy one get the second one 50% OFF. This sweet offer includes all 4-inch MUNNYWORLD figures and is valid at Kidrobot stores and kidrobot.com through April 30.

"HAYATO" Custom FOOMI by Osamu Koyama of Complete Technique (Kidrobot New York)

"GANBA" Custom KRACKA by Osamu Koyama of Complete Technique (Kidrobot New York)

"Trycanthrope" Custom FOOMI by Triclops Studios (Kidrobot London)

"Skitty" Custom FOOMI by Nakanari (Kidrobot Miami)

"Spiki" Custom FOOMI by Nakanari (Kidrobot Miami)

Custom FOOMI by Dave White (Kidrobot London)

Custom FOOMI by Luke Chueh (Kidrobot Los Angeles)

"NUGGYWOLF" Custom KRACKA by Ian Ziobrowski (Kidrobot New York)

Custom FOOMI by MCA of Evil Designs (Kidrobot New York)

"Mexican Stand Off" Custom FOOMI by Stu Witter (Kidrobot London)

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Get your customizing fix at CATALYST, the artistic hub inside the Art Supply Warehouse in Westminster CA this Friday, April 1. Come on down and partake in a FREE painting party from 6-10pm. Bring in your favorite MUNNYWORLD figure to customize with the provided art supplies or you can bring in your own creative arsenal. There will be a Dance Off judged by Dino Mayorga the Original Free Styler O.C. with sounds provided by DJ Benificial.

Don't forget to enter your artistic creation in the MUNNY Makes The World Go Round open call for artists which will open on April 23 from 6-9pm. There will be a $5 entry fee and the deadline is April 18.

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Volkwagen's make great canvas, or so thinks French graffiti artist, MIST with his new customized VW Beetle. As a featured highlight for his solo show at Galeria Le Fleuvre in Paris, this work of art on wheel's leaves us wondering, "When's the production model coming out?"

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Kidrobot San Francisco is proud to present Dunny artist and painter, Julie West for a Sketch Session on Thursday, April 7 from 6-8pm. Come on down and get a custom sketch just for you. Bring in your favorite Julie West toy, a sketch book or scoop up a MUNNYWORLD figure when you get here.

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Dunny artist, Chuckboy will be at Kidrobot New York for a Sketch Session event going down on Thursday, April 7 from 6-8pm. Bring in your favorite Chuckboy toy, a sketch book or score one of the MUNNYWORLD figures and have a Chuckboy create a custom sketch on the spot.

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Artist, Jeremiah Ketner aka SmallandRound has recently created a lovely custom TRIKKY and RAFFY for his solo show currently on display at Sub-Urban Vinyl Toys & Gallery in Hawthorne, New Jersey. These 2 dreamy art toys will be on display with a collection of new paintings through April 8. Check out more shots from last Friday's opening on Sub-Urban's Facebook page.

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For the first time, Kidrobot will be gracing the halls of WonderCon in San Francisco. We will be holding it down at Booth #732 from April 1-3. So come on by and say hi!

Huck Gee will be on hand Saturday, April 2 from 12-2pm for a special 50 piece release of the sold out Skullhead Dunny limited to 650 pieces.

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Artist, Jason Limon rarely applies his beautiful brushwork to art toys, but his new custom MUNNY, Elapse is a good example of why he should keep them coming. This 7-inch one-of-a-kind was created with acrylics and commissioned for a lucky collector.

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South Park Art Exhibition At Opera Gallery

In celebration of South Park's 15 Year Anniversary, Comedy Central has called upon pop-surrealist street artist, Ron English to round up 15 top notch artists for a group exhibition at the Opera Gallery in New York. Last night, March 28th marked the opening for the show and featured the work of artists: Ron English, Travis Louie, Colin Christian, Sas Christian, Beau Stanton, Kid Zoom, Dave White, KaNo, Kathie Olivas, Clark Fox, Greg Craola Simkins, Mark Dean Veca, Lindsey Way, Naoto Hattori and Tristan Eaton. Amongst the brilliant artistic interpretations are some strategically placed mini figures of our upcoming South Park x Kidrobot series (more details to come). The South Park Art Gallery will be on display through April 10.

Also this summer the 15 Artists Interpret South Park exhibit will be traveling to Comic-Con in San Diego for COMEDY CENTRALs Ultimate South Park Fan Experience. In addition, South Park fans can submit their own artistic interpretations at SouthParkStudios.com from March 28 to May 15. Ron English and the South Park staff will select the 15 best pieces and these will also be included in the Ultimate Fan Experience at Comic-Con.

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Last Friday night, Kidrobot New York was the place to be as The Doodler, Jon Burgerman was signing and sketching for fans of all ages. From sneakers to MEGA MUNNYs, nothing was off limits for Jon to doodle on. Some kids even made some drawings of their own for him.