Post #539706 by amybean on Tue, Jun 29, 2010 10:04 AM

Hello! First of all, thanks for all the inspiration here in TC world!

I've been wanting to make some Hawaiian shirts, so I thought I'd start small.

I submitted 2 figures to the KidRobot annual Munny Munth contest.
The game is to customize the 7" Munny figure within the month of June.
http://sites.kidrobot.com/munnymunth/entries.php

If you are not familiar with vinyl platform toys, here's a quick look:
http://sites.kidrobot.com/munnyworld/?p=about

I did a regular fashion photo shoot with the 4 figures, and these are the shots I wound up submitting:
The mugs are made of polymer clay, paint, toothpicks, and nail polish. The faces drawn on with a Sharpie.

Mrs. Tiki and Son

Tiki Bob mug detail

Mr. Tiki and son

Outrigger mug detail

I've been making limited edition figure toys since the mid '90's, but
only recently picked up some vinyl customs. Here's a 4" glow in the dark
shrunken head figure: That's a painted polymer clay bone, some plastic wig hair,
and embroidery thread.

Currently working also on some plush tikis, and some wall mounted masks. With glowing eyes!
I've got a bit of a work in progress thread called cardboard tikis over in Other Crafts section.

See ya!