Toy customizer Donald Kennedy aka KodyKoala made this Mario Mech out of a Merio vinyl figure, a Mario Keychain, and some parts taken from a toy mech from that Avatar movie. The dirty brushed metallic finish is awesome and the bolts are a great touch. Hopefully he does some more Nintendo mechs. Donky Kong, anyone?
About the piece, KodyKoala says:
This was something that my brother and I have been talking about for a while. We thought it would be cool to have Nintendo characters drive a mech of the themselves. This is the first of a series. I love the way this came out, and it is pretty self explanatory how it is made, except for the cockpit, which I got from and Avatar Mech Amp Suit. I am also trying a cool new background as well as better lighting, so the pictures come out crisper.
Cool Kids Never Die is a sweet looking pop culture inspired art show taking place in New Mexico on February 20th and from the looks of the art below, this event will be nothing short of awesome.
You can check out more work from the show and more info over on Robots & Monsters.
Logan Zawacki (the same dude who wrote The Excavation of Mushroom Island) sent in pics of these 4 skateboard decks that he designed for the upcoming I’M BOARD skateboard art exhibit in Jacksonville, FL being held this weekend. The games represented are Mega Man, Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter II, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
It looks like he took models from the Tony Hawk games and rendered them with the appropriate attire to fit their themes. Awesome work, indeed.
Check the gallery below to get up close and personal with the freshness of the details.
There’s a pretty awesome Instructable posted by Motadacruz showing how to make this rad Domo-kun nightlight for kids using some stuff he had around the house. Looks like a fun little project to take on during a lazy weekend, so I might give this a shot.
I think the message behind this piece is that we’re all invaders. Poignant, creative, and a great use of the street as a canvas. A little bit of overspray, but it’s all part of the charm, I think. A++
Spotted this handmade Liono plushie over on Etsy. It was made by the awesomely-named Love and a Sandwich and I think you’ll agree that it’s pretty freaking badass.
This adorable papercraft diorama was made by the king of adorable papercraft dioramas, Tubbypaws. You can download it here for your papercrafting pleasure.
When the inevitable zombie apocalypse arrives and shakes humanity down to it’s core, this is the only weapon I’d feel safe defending myself and my loved ones with.
Also, is anyone else’s mind so conditioned by pop culture and video games that they think of a chainsaw as a weapon instead of a tool, or is it just me?
By brownkidd on February 2nd, 2010 in Art, TV + Film
Whenever I look for something to feature on Daily Graffiti, I usually just browse places like Flickr or DeviantArt and type in something along the lines of “[insert geeky pop cultural reference here] graffiti” and hope something awesome pops up. It’s always a crapshoot and you’d be surprised to know how much awesome stuff there isn’t graffiti of, but I’ve just always assumed I wasn’t looking hard enough or maybe no one uploaded the pics yet. Other times I’m surprised when I search for something completely random like Danger Mouse or, in this case, the Angry Beavers, and actually stumble across some pretty fresh results.
It’s because of this that I’m enacting an official Albotas.com Rule #34 of sorts:
Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica recently held their custom Guntmetall Celsius custom show and contest this past Saturday, January 30th and they were kind enough to send over some pics from the event.
These are the contest entries which are all freaking insane. I have no idea how I’d ever pick winners from this talented bunch. You can see the winners and more pics of the entries here.
This post is a collection of images from chiptune file sharing site 8bitcollective.com. They were designed by a lineup of talented artists and chiptuners using all kinds of different materials and techniques, but they all have something in common: they’re all totally badass and a little bit on the awesome side.
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These are the contest entries which are all freaking insane. I have no idea how I’d ever pick winners from this talented bunch. You can see the winners and more pics of the entries 
Looks like somebody’s angry. Can’t wait to see what kind of graffiti PO’d iPad users will decorate the streets with.
Last week I posted a 
Custom Mario Mech Vinyl by KodyKoala
Michael Jackson Figma with Articulated Tippy-Toe Action!
Gunmetal Little Trickers Giveaway: And the winners are…
‘Cool Kids Never Die’ Art, Plush, and Custom Toy Show
Righteous: Mega Man E-tank Cushion
Spiki Cell Phone Charms from Mai Hiro and Kuso Vinyl
BioShock 2 Bigg Daddy Plush
The Last Airbender Trailer Is Pretty %$#*@!ing Badass
Sick Video Game Inspired Skateboard Designs for the I’M BOARD Skateboard Art Show
Build Your Own Domo Nightlight
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brownkidd’s mailbag: This is what 60 über rare toys look like on my floor.
This is how REAL nerds party.
Daily Graffiti: A New Spin On Space Invaders
Erick Scarecrow’s Bloody Waffle Micci from ESC-Toy LTD.