Founded by Paul Budnitz in 2002, Kidrobot pioneered limited edition art figures and designer vinyl toys in New York.
Kidrobotstoys operates out of 74 Leonard St, New York, New York 10013 as a registered New York business enterprise. For over two decades, our acquisition desk has safeguarded the bridge between sculptors and rotocast vinyl fabricators. We do not mass-flood secondary marketplaces or sell grey-market imports. Every cataloged release is verified directly through official license contracts and authenticated steel toolings.
Rotocast vinyl cools with microscopic variance, which is why our machine shop maintains strict boundary tolerances on seam joints. Liquid plastisol is weighed and injected into electroformed copper or two-part steel molds, spun across dual rotational axes inside gas-fired curing chambers, and water-quenched to freeze the polymer matrix. We reject blanks with bubble voids or wall thinning exceeding 0.3 millimeters.
From standard 3-inch blind box platforms to 4-inch artist sculpts, each silhouette demands deliberate cure schedules. Secondary details such as articulated head joints and snap-fit limbs use injection-molded ABS plastic to eliminate stress fatigue. Pad printing applies multi-stage solvent inks directly to cured vinyl contours, giving razor-sharp graphic registration that resists friction and ultraviolet fade.
Our premises at 74 Leonard St in New York functions as an archival repository and acquisition desk rather than a walk-in retail shop. We do not provide instantaneous point-of-sale checkouts or automated e-commerce carts. Every allocation request is handled by our desk specialists, matching requested series tiers, scale requirements (3-inch, 4-inch, or oversize sculpts), and carton packagings (single blister, 2-piece set, or 20-piece master carton lot).
Direct communications are answered between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Reach our desk via telephone at 212-255-8066 or transmit detailed specifications to [email protected]. Our staff verifies production availability, validates tamper seals on sealed blind box cases, and confirms quotes before releasing physical dispatches.
No Open Seams. No Diluted Runs.
We maintain permanent mold archives for authentic artist collaborations. When an edition cap of 500 or 1,200 units is achieved, rotational molds are retired to preserve the intrinsic value of every collector acquisition.
Submit Allocation InquiryTransparent fabrication pricing based on official series and packaging formats.
Quotes depend directly on five verified criteria: release series tier, official intellectual property license, figure height scale, packaging format (blind box mystery foil versus open window archival box), and unit volume (single piece, 2-piece set, or 20-piece carton lot).
| Category | Price Range (USD) | Standard Format | Materials & Tooling | Carton Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited Art Figure | 9.99–27.99 USD | Individual window box or blister | Rotocast vinyl, hand-painted pad ink | Single units / paired sets |
| Designer Vinyl Toy | 9.99–27.99 USD | 3" & 4" artist sculpts | High-density vinyl & ABS joints | 2-piece blister sets |
| Blind Box | 9.99–14.99 USD | Foil-sealed mystery carton | Rotocast vinyl in foil wrapper | Lot: 20 pcs master carton |
| Pop-Culture Collectible | 9.99–61.98 USD | Archival collector window case | Licensed vinyl with metallic/matte coat | Single showcase cartons |