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If the series 1 Simpsons are anything to go by, these will be just as popular and Leslie will probably have his order in for these along with the two-tone Dunnys which look sooooo good. ©

Kid Robot 2010 Dunny has landed instore, we have been remiss and a bit slow loading them online, will be by tomorrow, you can buy the whole CASE or just one offs.

Celebrating the 5 year anniversary of the worlds best DIY toy from Kidrobot , MUNNY MUNTH  the huge customizing contest 2010. This year's MUNNY MUNTH was extra-spectacular! Kidrobot thanks you for participating as artists, as voters and as viewers! The Judges had a difficult time choosing from all the amazing MUNNYs , they had over 800 submissions! Munnys are probably our best selling toy as well and we have a huge selection on the website so check them out if you are feeling inspired or creative. Here are the Winners of MUNNY MUNTH 2010!       Winner - The Incubater by Betso     Second - Wooden Sky Monkey by Dred   Third - Neandertown Executive by Igor Ventura I picked my favourites from the other category winners but there was sooooooo many good ones yu have to check them all out here .

Continuing our Kid Robot theme this week and because we just got a massive 49 box delivery in I thought I would pick a few of my favourite Kid Robot items that we sell in the shop while I climb over them all. You just can't help but like the Mega Munnys ! Also thanks to Katy Perry lting in a bundle of them these little 12-inch, super comfy Yummy Donut cushions are ultra popular! Lastly, my personal favourite... Vasily the Grumpiest Walrus  the awesome plush 16-inch Russian nuclear sub commander. Have a nice weekend folks!

We get lots of people in the shop asking about customising Munny's , what they can/can't use, what gives the best finish etc. The simple answer is that anything goes! The first port of call should be the Kidrobot forums, a friendly and helpful bunch who should be able to help you with pretty much any query you have, they are also happy to give feedback (mostly positive) if you post pics of your own custom munnys. For inspiration, you can check google images , or trawl through the Kidrobot Flickr pool and be awestruck with the awesomeness of the work! The Galleries on the forum are not bad too, best thing to do is check out people's websites (links can be found at the bottom of their forum posts), here you will find that one hundred hours of work is not uncommon for a top notch custom job. Here's a few of my favourites... For a clean finish, spray paint is good, but takes the patience of a saint not to touch it before it's completely dry, sand (using fin...

Landed instore we have the zipper pulls from Kid Robot , lil enamel ones at only £2.50, they come blindpacked as you would expect, so everyone is different, pick up one today .

Last week I did a post about one of my favourite UK design teams (Peskimo) and in the week since then a couple of other UK designers have been releasing information of their upcoming releases so I thought I'd give you all a little heads up to make sure you don't miss out on them. The artists in question are Jon Burgerman and the ever tasty team TADO. Most UK toy/urban vinyl collectors have been waiting for this for a long time, they had a little treat when the 8" Dunnys were released a couple of months ago but the blind-boxed mini figure series is arguably the most popular format in collectible art toys and BOTH of these releases are indeed blind-boxed!! They will be out out by Kid robot so they should be in the shop for ordering (I think it's the month after the release date that the UK orders come in). First up we have the Cannibal Funfair minis from TADO released on the 28th of August. Here is the official blurb: "British illustration tandem, TADO, morphs the...

So cute, they're terrifying. BambooZoo is filled with scary drooly beasties and serene furry things - weird horned creatures and critters that scream for attention - and they all want to be your friends! Brought to life by British artists, Peskimo (David + Jodie), BambooZoo is an ultra-cute collection of 3-inch vinyl monsters, many with articulated grabby parts and friends like bunnies, blobs or toast! The blindbox menagerie is habitat for 16 figures including 2 mystery species lurking somewhere around the bend... a sticker in each box proves you've seen the safari! These cute lil figures retail for only £5.50 and yoiull need ot shell out some cash to buy all of them. Great for customising and great for fun-sake.

Throw it up with Mugsy, Hawaiian-based aerosol artist, East3's, premier vinyl for Kidrobot. This 8-inch figure rocks a removable visor, 3 spray cans, 2 markers and articulated arms for those hard-to-reach brick walls. To be fair, cant really figure out why i ordered this piece, think i was pished oot ma nut at the time, but hey ho, some-one will like it im sure. Selling for £28, its does seem cheap.

Fatcap Series 2 has now dropped in store, cute lil blighters and the freaks at Kid Robot have down the unthinkable, they have made Series 2 better than Series 1. FatCaps are back with 17 new rattling personalities plus two uber-rare chases. Masterminded by Bubble Fetishist, Tilt, Argentine art troop DOMA, graffiti writer Sket One, and a team of other graf stars, these 3-inchers guard their work with dangerous accessories including machine guns, bull whips and batons. Also featured in this series: Andre Charles, Dalek, Flying Fortress, Lady Pink, Lastplak, MAD, Mr. Shane Jessup, Nathalie Oswald, Phetus, PON, Quisp, Reach, SHOK-1, Tizieu, TOOFLY, and ZETA. £5 each, is that all i hear you say, yes only £5, you'll need to shell out a fair few bob to get the whole series, are these great, yes they bloody well are.

Argentinean illustrator, Patricio Oliver, brings us a ghoul of a Dunny. Zombie Pet is kinda cute, if it wasn't for all the flesh eating. This GID, undead predator is made of translucent, blue vinyl and printed with glow-in-the-dark bones, for a distinctly ghoulish (but adorable) look. How much is that zombie in the window? Available now online at http://www.fatbuddhastore.com/ or come instore and hand over £30

Well, Thursday gone and we sold out of the Pink 8" dunny, only 1 of the Black one left, and its sitting by itself looking lonesome. I have to thank Thomas for helping us sell out so quickly, he spread the word through the Kid Robot & Octane 3 forms, you should check out his customs, his work can be found at http://www.dinosauria.co.uk/ , his work really is marvellous and were pretty glad we snapped him up as our sponsored artist before anyone else did.

Its been to long now since Kid Robot released a 8" Dunny and this one, 2 actually from Tristan Eaton is sure not to disappoint. Thursday morining at 10am sees the latest Kid Robot release, 2 colourways from Tristan Eaton, the pink & black dunny go on sale at the same time, it comes with a lil cute fatcap for all you collectors.