16 Jul 2013

The 2013 MUNNYMUNTH Winners, Runner-ups, and Honorable Mentions!

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Welcome to the 2013 MUNNYMUNTH Customization Challenge Results!

Thank you for your patience! This year was hailed by both Kidrobot and the judges as being one of the best years to date! It was also the highest year of entries to date! This made for very hard narrowing, categorizing, and judging by all, BUT- Now we can finally reveal just what those results are!

So, without further adu-
We are very excited to announce the winners, runner-ups and some VERY honorable mentions!

 

BEST PARENT/CHILD

Judge: Tristan Eaton and Kidrobot with Honorable Mentions by Kidrobot

 

FIRST PLACE
David from Garland. Caddy Shack. “Don’t Nobody Worry About Me”. Father and Son. Son made the Gopher and father created Bill Murray.
Entered on Instagram @Mrthesanders

 

 

SECOND PLACE
Frankie from Brussels. Bubblegum Brain with GID Baby.

 

THIRD PLACE
Finn from Kenmore. “I Shall Call him Mini Me!”
Entered on instagram @the_Scarecrow_

 

 

VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS

Allen from Taramac. Macuya “The Last Arawak” Taino Clan Head Hunters Surf Tribe

Ekaterina from Moscow. Two-sided Munny ” WOW – MOM “

Daniel from Toronto. “Have You Seen My Bear?

 

BEST 13 & UNDER

Judge: Scott Tolleson with ‘Honorable Mentions’ by Kidrobot

 

FIRST PLACE
Paul from Cuenca. The Hunter.

“It’s hard to believe someone 13 or under did this piece. What stands out about this custom is the texture and usage of accessories. Very clean. Brilliant work.”- Scott Tolleson

 

SECOND PLACE
Nat from La Cresenta. “Untitled-Emma T”

 

THIRD PLACE
Nicolai from Chestnut Ridge. “FRANKY”

 

 

VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS

Lucas from Garland. “Monopoly”

Maya from Boonton. “Eco-Scientist”


 

BEST CUTEST

Judge: JonPaul Kaiser with ‘Honorable Mentions’ by Kidrobot

 

FIRST PLACE
Leon from Windsor. “Mog” Mini Munny with functional jar in his head.
Whoa! The sculpting and paintwork on this is awesome! The flesh tones and greasy looking coating make it look alive. -JPK

 

SECOND PLACE
Shaun from Providence. Simon and Marceline from the Adventure Time episode “Simon and Marcy”. “I really like this pair, great painting and sculpting – they look like they are part of a much bigger story and universe.”JPK
EnterethrougFacebookhttp://Sciuruscustoms.blogspot.com
I really like this pair, great painting and sculpting – they look like they are part of a much bigger story and universe. -JPK

 

THIRD PLACE
Reano from Paris. “Rangdafive” from a small island in indonesia, with the purpose to represent the barong spirit.
The graphics look excellent, very neatly painted and the colours are incredible!-JPK

 

VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS

William from Glasgow. Unicorn of the North.

Valencey from Albuquerque. “Baby Dodo”

Sean from Vancouver. Drakaris: The last living Golden-winged Dragon. Made from a 4″ Trikky

SiMone from Roma. “Tiger MUNNY”


BEST SCARIEST

Judge: L’Amour Supreme with ‘Honorable Mentions’ by Kidrobot

 

FIRST PLACE

Deth from Centralia. “We are Venom!”

Submitted through Facebook.
“Best custom Venom I’ve seen with removable tongue to boot! Excellent execution of the scariest part of Venom. “- L’Amour Supreme

 

SECOND PLACE
Sami from Olari. “Plastic Meltdown”
“Who doesn’t love skeletons coming out of things let alone a Munny. Great subdued and realistic color choice. “-L’Amour Supreme

 

THIRD PLACE
RX from Bz. “Mr. MUNNY won.”
“Love the concept of a murderer dressed as a Munny costume. This one was particularly well done with detail.”- L’Amour Supreme

 

VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS

Leon from Windsor. Meet Ghoul” The nasty little basement dweller. He like his little companion “Mog” has a fully functional jar in his head.

Take’ from Arcadia. “Sexy, Sensual Zombie”

NWO-Domo from Wiener Neustadt. “Pin Prick MUNNY”

Dante Commandante from Mexico. “Dracorexus Idraigaxus”


BEST MULTI-MEDIA

Judges: Scribe and Alisa Ross of 40Threads with ‘Honorable Mentions’ by Kidrobot

 

FIRST PLACE
Matthew from Edinburgh. “Sletters.”
“We just really like the fact that several levels of materials were used. It told a story to us that was believable and the use of the materials went really well together.”- Scribe and Alisa

 

SECOND PLACE
Vu from Corona. Kakashi-san + colored pencil bits
“The use of the art materials was really clever. The fact that the base color and face was colored pencil and the hair as the blenders tools to smear colored pencil was really cool.”- Scribe and Alisa

 

THIRD PLACE
Jaimie for Remington. Birdie with a big hat. Epoxy clay, crochet, carved cypress, beads, shells, discarded plastic.
“Great character design and use of materials. Smooth painting on the sculpt work after it was done.”-Scribe and Alisa


 

 

VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS

Sarah from Scranton. CM Punk Wrestler. http://studiokitsu.tumblr.com/tagged/cmpunk

Abe from Cape Town. Test Device- Drone 02.


BEST POP CULTURE

Judge: J-Bird of Rhymesayers with ‘Honorable Mentions’ by Kidrobot

 

FIRST PLACE
Michal from Dublin. George Lucas.
“The sculpture and design capture the likeness completely and offer a representation for the category of pop culture to the fullest. George riding a tie fighter with bag of money put it over the top.”- J-Bird

 

SECOND PLACE
Winston from Miami. Lebron James

 

THIRD PLACE
Carl from Virginia Beach. “Dippy”

 

VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS

Dana from Cumming.
Bill Effing MUNNY!

ZebulontheMagnificent from San Fran.
Mama, from “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”

David from Garland.
The Walking Dead.
Michonne and her zombies. Painted to resemble The Walking Dead comic book.

Tyler from Mill Valley. Thriller. “I’m not like other guys”


BEST PRO-SERIES

Judge: Kidrobot

 

FIRST PLACE
Scribe and Alisa Ross of 40threads. “Ernest Kwel has a Whale of a Tale”

 

SECOND PLACE
Carson Catlin. Cut

 

THIRD PLACE
Jan from Hoboken. “Citizen of the World” with glass beads

 

 

VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS

Otto Bjornik from Davao City. Takejiro

Kevin from Shoreline. “I Love You So Much it Hurts”

David from South Pasadena. Untitled Clock Piece.

PJ from St. Albans. Gremlock and Billi.

Ralphy from San Antonio. Mini Minotaur


PEOPLE’S CHOICE

Judge: The People! Highest number of votes by the people!

 

FIRST PLACE
Richard from St. Paul. Angry Little Critter from Mystery Island

 

SECOND PLACE
Jason from Portland. Vintage Style VooDoo Doll

 

THIRD PLACE
Smeagol from New Zealand. Untitled

BEST IN SHOW

Judge: Kidrobot and All Judges

 

FIRST PLACE
Leon from Windsor. “Ghoul” with functional jar head.

 

SECOND PLACE
Michal from Dublin. George Lucas

 

THIRD PLACE
Sean from Vancouver. Sith Master Yoda. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU3EFj7Q9lE

 

 

VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS

ClarkR from Boston. I love NY. Tristan Eaton’s personal favorite!

Karl from Virginia Beach. “Dippy”

Guillaume & Julia from Paris.@Artmymind

Congratulations to Everyone! This was VERY difficult for all to choose from!
Be sure to check out our Instagram and Vine pages on 7/17 for footage of the random drawing where we will announce the NYCC Grand Prize Winner! The winner will be drawn from a MUNNY bingo head and randomly picked from all 1st place winners. Good Luck!

All Top winners (1st-3rd place) must submit their contact info to cmckamy@kidrobot.com. Stand by for Prizes, winnings and awards! Also, if you would like to link to your site or work, please email the link to us and we will hyperlink for you!