Vinyl Pulp #5: SDCC 2015 SF Dark Sakura

baitsdccdarksakuraVinyl Pulp host “The Eddie” does a quick review of the SDCC 2015 Exclusive Street Fighter Dark Sakura figure.  He gives his pros and cons of this BAIT Dark Sakura release.

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Vinyl Pulp #4: Junko Mizuno’s Violet Soda Lady @ Kidrobot

kidrobotjunkomizunosodaladyAnother cool episode of Vinyl Pulp is out and this time we are at Kidrobot for the release of Junko Mizuno’s Violet Soda Lady 8″ figure.  The Violet Soda Lady was released in 2012 for a 3″ Dunny series.  Now, Kidrobot and artist Junko Mizuno go big with an 8″ Dunny Violet Soda Lady figure with some new accessories.

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Foody Vinyl Art by Zard Apuya

foodvinylartAnybody who knows about Dunnies, ‘Droids, or vinyl figures know they are more than just toys and collecting, but also an art form.  Artist Zard Apuya combines the love of food and vinyl figures together for his own unique take.

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Diamond Supply Co. x Kidrobot

diamondcuttyWhen you hear the words Diamond Supply Co., you probably think urban fashion.  Diamond Supply Co. has made their mark in the streetwear scene for years with their graphic tees and hoodies, and now with this sweet little collab with Kidrobot into the vinyl art scene with the Diamond Cutty 3.75″.

The iconic Diamond Supply Co. logo becomes the Diamond Lil Cutty 3.75″ vinyl figure.

MSRP: $11.99USD

Buy it @ Kidrobot – Diamond Cutty.

 

Kidrobot SF: Hello Trikky!

hellotrikkyposterOur Ramen crew a couple of weeks back attended the Kidrobot SF store event – Hello Trikky!  The Hello Trikky party featured over 25 artist tricking up a base Trikky vinyl art toy.  We interview some of the artist involved and get their thoughts about their custom Trikky.

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Artist Martin Hsu releases “Blacky” Vinyl Figure

blackyfigureOn a brezzy night in San Francisco’s Haight/Ashbury area, Kidrobot held a Artist Signing and Release Party for super talented artist Martin Hsu.  A few weeks back, Martin released his latest vinyl artwork – “Blacky” – the dragon/dog 4″ figure.  The figure is limited to 300 pieces worldwide, so you might want to pick it up, since it’s also sold at a reasonable price of around $25.00USD.

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Kidrobot – The Art of War Dunny Series

artofwarThis past weekend Kidrobot released The Art of War dunny series.  The toy design theme for each of the 14 artists involved was to design a dunny figure based on Sun Tzu’s warmongering strategy novel – The Art of War.  Our Ramen & a Half hosts of Eddie Ballar and Ramon Angel stopped by Kidrobot SF for the artist signing and release event with Frank Kozik, DrilOne and Huck Gee.  We grab a quick interview with each about their dunny figure in the series and their upcoming projects.  We also go unboxing a case with fellow dunny collector/artist Big C.

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Kidrobot x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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I remember being blown away when I first read the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.  Well, the turtles are back in a big way this summer with a new re-boot flick coming out in August 2014.  To hold you over until the movie comes out, check out the new TMNT x Kidrobot line!

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Kidrobot x Snoop Dogg

snoopdoggcoverIconic hip/hop rapper and leader of the G-funk movement Snoop Dogg is now “Dunnified” with this Kidrobot 7″ vinyl figure.  Our Ramen host “The Eddie” takes an in-depth look at this Snoop Dogg figure.

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KOZIK x Kidrobot: Lore of Labbits

smorkin labbitsThe Ramen interviews Frank Kozik at Kidrobot SF release and signing event for his Lore of Labbits and Blister packs.

For more info, go to:  Kidrobot – Frank Kozik – Smorkin’ Labbit.

Huck Gee x Kidrobot: Penelope McStompsalot

huck gee 01The 3″ Dunny Penelope McStompsalot pilots her 8″ mecha-inspired Blowback Industries DUNN-7™.

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KRSF Holiday Drive with J*RYU & Vampy Bit Me

KRV01The Ramen crew stopped Kidrobot SF for their Holiday Toy and Food Drive and artist J*RYU and cosplayer Vampy Bit Me joined the fun to help the drive.

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Capcom Cup – December 14, 2013 – SF Bay Area

capcom cupWake up!  Rise and shine on a Saturday morning!  It’s game time as the top video game players battle it out.  The Capcom Cup is all about Street Fighter madness.  Yesterday night at Kidrobot SF we celebrated and participated in a fun Holiday Toy & Food Drive with artist JRYU and cosplayer Vampy Bit Me, but we also caught with CEO/Gamer/DJ Gootecks.  Our Ramen host The Eddie chit-chatted away with Gootecks about Capcom Cup and Ultra Street Fighter IV

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Kidrobot S.F. VIP Party 2013

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There always cool things happening in San Francisco’s Haight/Ashbury District and one neat event is the Kidrobot SF V.I.P. Party.  Of course the Ramen crew was there to enjoy the festivities and our host Eddie also grabbed a sit-down interview with local Dunny artist Big C and as they talked about his charity Dunny fundraiser for Bad Rap and 2013 Designer-Con.

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Scary Custom Munnies from J★RYU and Vampy for Kidrobot

jryuxvampyxmunnyDropping at Kidrobot stores now are these 6 custom Munny figures by custom toy artist J★RYU and super cosplayer VampyBitMe.  These Munny figures stand 18″ tall and Halloween scary.  These Munny figures are for the pricey toy collector since they are around $3,000.00USD each.  Yikes.

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Custom Dunnies by Local Bay Area SF Artists

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Curated by artist and dunny fan Big C, the custom Dunny event took place at Kidrobot SF.

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Kidrobot Dunny Evolved

dunny evolvedOn October 10, 2013 – Kidrobot launches Series 3 of Dunny Evolved 3″ vinyl toys.  Each artist picked in this Dunny Evolved line-up created 3 dunny designs.

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Kidrobot DamGun ‘Bots

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The Ramen crew visited Kidrobot SF for the release of the DamGun ‘Bots.   If you’re a Gundam fan or just an anime mech-head, then you might like these ‘Bots.  Kidrobot pays homage to these plastic snap-on model kits with their own  DamGun ‘Bots.

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Kidrobot x Marvel Labbits and Frank Kozik

KRFKML01Last week in SF, our Ramen crew went to a special Kidrobot event with artist/designer Frank Kozik and his Marvel Labbit series.

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Kidrobot x Street Fighter Series 2 Release Party

KRSF2003I still remember that feeling of saving up all my quarters for the week and rushing to my local 7-Eleven store where they would have video game arcades like Space Harrier, Daytona USA, Thunder Blade, Operation Wolf, Afterburner and of course Capcom’s Street Fighter! Those were the days, but let’s move on … Kidrobot’s first Street Fighter 3″ vinyl figures were super popular and now it’s back with a Series II.

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Kidrobot x Street Fighter Series 2 Release

KRSF2004Yesterday was the release of Kidrobot’s Street Fighter Series 2 vinyl figures and our Ramen team was at the Release Party to cover the event.  We had a blast trading, buying, playing Street Fighter and just having fun talking about geeky toys in general.

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Kidrobot x Street Fighter Series 2

street fighter vinylToday – August 29th, 2013 is the release of Kidrobot x Street Fighter Series 2 vinyl figures.  Our Ramen team will be at the release party tonight @ the Kidrobot retail store in San Francisco’s Haight/Ashbury area.

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Kidrobot Dunny 2013 Release with Julie West and Scott Tolleson

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Our Ramen team kicked it all day at the Kidrobot SF store in Haight-Ashbury as Kidrobot released their new 2013 Dunny series.  The day was long and the lines were super long as Dunny fans eagerly await to buy blind boxes and cases hoping to chase their favorite artist created Dunny and the “black” limited Andrew Bell Dunny.

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Kidrobot Dunny 2013 Release Day Party

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Kidrobot’s biggest product release of the year is their Dunny series and for 2013 select artist from around the world helped in creating this collectible toy vinyl set.

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RoH Ep #2: Kidrobot x Frank Kozik

frank kozik skeleton labbitsEddie and Ramon hit up Kidrobot SF for artist Frank Kozik signing and his latest Skeloton Labbit releases.

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