Dunny (toy)
Dunny is a kind of vinyl designer toy created by Paul Budnitz and Tristan Eaton, and produced by Kidrobot circa 2004 onwards.
The toy is based on a rabbit figure with distinctive tubular ears. The origin of the name dunny came from a combination of street slang and one of the early "Devil Bunny" prototype. Dunny comes in three sizes - 3", 8" and 20". The toy has three points of articulation; a 360 degree rotational head and two arms. Dunny sometimes comes with accessories that fit inside the sockets of the hand, such as a laser gun or an ice-cream cone. Sometimes the accessories can be as sophisticated as a gas mask, a crown or even a hoodie. An artist card or sticker is also included with the dunny.
Packaging
Most 3" dunnys and some 8" dunnys are normally sold as "blind assortment", meaning the dunny is packaged inside a sealed foil wrapper, such that the buyer is not able to see which assortment they are buying. Sealing the figure prevents people from opening and peeking in the boxes and buying only the figures they want. Especially since not all figures are sold in the same ratio, some figures are harder to find than others. The rare or hard to find figures in a set is referred as a "chase".
Starting with the LA Series, the major series release now contain "Golden Tickets" which are redeemable for a limited EDition dunny.
With the release of Series 5, most dunnys are packaged inside a clear plastic bag in addition to the foil wrapper. In the second-hand market, this assures the buyer that the article was never on display and is in a "new" condition.
Customizing
With the success of vinyl toys as a medium for expression, many fans and artists have put their own design onto the dunny, known as "customizing". Since blank dunnys are not sold at retail, customizers need to strip and paint on top of existing designs.
Series
These are the 3" series that have been released to date. Each list comprises the artist's name and the ratio of the occurrence of that dunny within that series (as described on the packaging). A ratio of 1:12 indicates that on average, out of 12 boxes that are opened, 1 of that particular dunny will be found. The denominator is GeneRally related to the number of boxes in a case.
Series 1 (2004)
1. Tristan Eaton - Red Skull (1:12)
2. Quik (1:12)
3. Sket-One (1:12)
4. Superdeux (1:12)
5. Huck Gee (1:12)
6. Dr. Revolt (1:12)
7. Shane Jessup (1:12)
8. Ewok (1:12)
9. Pursue (1:12)
10. NYC Lase (1:12)
11. Tristan Eaton (1:18)
12. Frank Kozik Redrum Chase (1:21)
13. Jerry Abstract Chase (1:24)
14. Tristan Eaton - Silver King Chase (1:32)
15. Tristan Eaton - Gold King Chase (1:96)
2 Face Series 1 (2004) by David Horvath. Set of 5 packaged together.
Artist Series 1 (2004) – all by Dalek.
1. Grinning Black Chase (1:96)
2. Grinning Green (2:25)
3. Grinning Yellow (2:25)
4. Moustache Blue (1:25)
5. Moustache Pink (2:25)
6. Moustache White (2:25)
7. Sharp Teeth Blue (2:25)
8. Sharp Teeth Green (2:25)
9. Sharp Teeth Pink (1:25)
10. Square Eyes Green (1:25)
11. Square Eyes Grey (2:25)
12. Square Eyes Yellow (1:25)
13. Star Head Grey (2:25)
14. Star Head Olive (2:25)
15. Star Head Red (2:25)
16. Pac Man Green (1:50)
17. Pac Man Pink (1:50)
18. Pac Man Black Chase (1:96)
Series 2 (2005)
1. Kenzo Minami (1:24)
2. UPSO (1:24)
3. Queen Andrea (1:24)
4. Frank Kozik – Nunchucks (1:24)
5. Glenn Barr (1:24)
6. Huck Gee (1:24)
7. Sket-One - Camo (2:24)
8. Sket-One - Dae Dae (2:24)
9. Filth (2:24)
10. Tristan Eaton – Brown Bear (2:24)
11. Tristan Eaton - Weight Lifter (2:24)
12. Dr. Revolt (2:24)
13. Tado (2:24)
14. Superdeux (2:24)
15. Cycle (2:24)
16. Deph (1:48)
17. Sket-One - Dae Dae Silver & Gold Chase (1:96)
18. Frank Kozik - White Hate Chase (1:96)
2 Face Series 2 (2005) all by David Horvath unless noted.
1. Helpy (3:25)
2. Mademan (3:25)
3. Mabus (3:25)
4. Cook (3:25)
5. Gel 2.0 (3:25)
6. Zoltan (3:25)
7. Minus (2:25)
8. Wonda (2:25)
9. Mothman (2:25)
10. Spider Boom (1:25) by Sun-Min Kim
LA Series (2006)
1. Joe Ledbetter – (3:25)
2. Fawn Gehweiler - Green (3:25)
3. Fawn Gehweiler - Pink (2:25)
4. Thomas Han (2:25)
5. Blaine Fontana – Clouds (2:25)
6. Tara McPherson (2:25)
7. Blaine Fontana - Patchwork (2:25)
8. Chad Phillips (2:25)
9. Nic Cowen (2:25)
10. Buff Monster (1:25)
11. Michael Motorcycle (1:25)
12. Gary Baseman – Silver (1:25)
13. Tim Biskup (1:25)
14. Shepard Fairey (3:100)
15. Gary Baseman - Gold Chase (1:400)
16. COOP Chase – 200 Total
17. Golden Ticket: Joe Ledbetter – 400 Total
Series 3 (2006)
1. Tokidoki (3:25)
2. Huck Gee (2:25)
3. Flying Fortress (1:50)
4. Touma (1:50)
5. Craola (3:25)
6. Alex Pardee (1:25)
7. Mishka (2:25)
8. CW (2:25)
9. Attaboy (2:25)
10. Tristan Eaton (1:25)
11. Friends With You (2:25)
12. Joe Ledbetter (1:25)
13. Damon Soule (1:25)
14. Ron English (1:25)
15. Tilt (3:50)
16. Abe Lincoln, Jr. Chase (1:100)
17. Feric Chase (?:??)
18. Golden Ticket: Tado
Azteca Series (2007)
1. Jenkah (2:25)
2. Artemio – Cactus (3:25)
3. Artemio – Blue (2:25)
4. Ed Sison (1:25)
5. v.m.06 – Black (1:50)
6. v.m.06 – Blue (3:25)
7. Mocre (2:25)
8. Saner DSR (3:400)
9. N.A.H.U.A.L. (3:25)
10. Beast Brothers – Ehecatl (Grey) (2:25)
11. Beast Brothers – Quetzalcoatl (Green) (3:50)
12. El Muerto (1:50)
13. QuiQue Rangel (3:100)
14. Carlos Dufour (1:50)
15. Kraken (1:25)
16. Hula Hula Chase (?:??)
17. Artemio – Cactus Chase (?:??)
18. Mocre – No Stump Chase (?:??)
19. Beast Brothers – Quetzalcoatl GID Chase (?:??)
Colette Series (2007)
1. Kuntzel + Deygas - Ants (2:16)
2. Sophie Toporkoff (1:16)
3. Josh Petherick (1:16)
4. Craig Robinson (2:16)
5. Geoff McFetridge (3:16)
6. Genevieve Gauckler (2:16)
7. Work in Progress (3:16)
8. Mike Mills (3:64)
9. Kuntzel + Deygas Chase (?:??)
10. Kidrobot for Colette Chase (?:??)
Tattoo Series (2007)
1. Kevin Starai (2:16)
2. Dave Fox (2:16)
3. Grez (1:16)
4. Nick Baxter (1:48)
5. Joe Capobianco (5:48)
6. BJ Betts (1:16)
7. Eric Merrill (1:16)
8. Shane O’Neill (1:16)
9. Eric Newman (2:16)
10. Civ (2:16)
11. Matt Rinks Chase (?;??)
12. Hannah Aitchison Chase (?:??)
Series 4 (2007)
1. David Flores (2:24)
2. 12 Car Pile-Up (3:24)
3. Gary Baseman (3:24)
4. MAD (2:24)
5. Joe Ledbetter (2:24)
6. Jon Burgerman (1:24)
7. KOA (1:24)
8. Frank Kozik (1:24)
9. Michael Motorcycle (1:24)
10. Mad Barbarians (1:48)
11. MiST (3:24)
12. Nico Berry (1:24)
13. Shane Jessup (3:96)
14. Shane Jessup – Eyes Open Chase (?:??)
15. Sket-One (1:48)
16. Tara McPherson (3:96)
17. Thoma Han (1:24)
18. Huck Gee – Red Chase (?:??)
19. Huck Gee – GID Chase (?:??)
20. Dalek – Chase (?:??)
21. Golden Ticket: Frank Kozik – 400 Total
French Series (2008)
1. Mist (3:25)
2. Secretlab (2:25)
3. Nasty (2:25)
4. Skwak (1:25)
5. Tilt (1:25)
6. Tizieu – Black (2:25)
7. Tizieu – White (?:??)
8. Superdeux (3:25)
9. TRBDSGN (3:25)
10. 123Klan (1:50)
11. DER (2:25)
12. Easy Hey (1:400)
13. Genevieve Gauckler (1:25)
14. KOA (1:50)
15. Jack Usine (1:50)
16. Koralie (1:100)
17. Oktus (1:25)
18. Tizieu – Hunter (?:??)
19. AJEE Chase (?:??)
20. Supakitch Chase (?:??)
21. Golden Ticket: Koralie & Supakitch – 500 Total
Series 5 (2008)
1. Frank Kozik (1:100)
2. JK5 (2:25)
3. Reach (2:25)
4. Mad Barbarians (1:25)
5. Amanda Visell (2:25)
6. Junko Mizuno (1:50)
7. Aya Kakeda (2:25)
8. Clutter (2:25)
9. MAD (2:25)
10. Steve Harrington (1:25)
11. Kathie Olivas (?:??)
12. Dirty Donny (1:25)
13. TOOFLY (2:25)
14. Jesse Ledoux (1:25)
15. Mishka NYC (1:25)
16. Jellymon (studio) (1:50)
17. Sneaky Raccoon (1:25)
18. Devil Robots Chase (?:??)
19. Huck Gee Chase (?:??)
20. Golden Ticket: Huck Gee – 600 Total
See also
Munny
External links
- Kidrobot.com
- List of all Dunnys ever made
- Dunny Forum in Kidrobot
- Vinyl Creep Another wiki site for vinyl figures
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