Welcome to the first instalment of our weekly art toy round-up as MAN-E-TOYS.com! We’ve missed a heap of important stories whilst working on the new site, so without further ado, we bring you the hottest news in the world of toys from the past week.
In this issue we take a look at the latest releases from Papagrim Toys, The Tarantulas’ and A Little Stranger’s forthcoming Nibbler, Jeff Lamm’s Spikewad reveal, plus much, much more…
Hope you enjoy!
Niall
Editor/Writer
MAN-E-TOYS.com
Resin News:
New Releases from Papagrim Toys
Hot off the heals of the recent NUKED! 3 pack drop a couple of weeks back, Papagrim Toys’ owner, Steve Patt, revealed a number of projects that he’s been working on this week. First off, Wednesday saw the release of Steve’s third iteration of the Snot Beast resin figure. Available in five different colours (with only Black Rub and You Struck Oil still available), the 3″ toys are available to purchase through the Papagrim store for $15 each.
Also up on the store (sadly not pictured) is a freshly sprayed Podaigon figure. Long since sold out, the 5″ tall resin figure has been sprayed with an expert orange and purple scheme, and is still available to purchase over on the store for $65 plus shipping.
The big news for Papagrim this week though was Friday’s announcement of the Human Slayers, a collaboration with artist Michael Skattum. Available now to pre-order, the hand painted green resin character is set to come with 3 points of articulation, including a removable head with a “surprise inside!”. Head over to the Papagrim site for more information…
Vishnu Paramata resin figure from We Kill You
We Kill You announced the latest addition to their extensive range of resin this week in the form of Vishnu Paramata. Based on WKY’s The Boss figure (released in 2009), the mini figure stands at 3″ tall, with the initial ‘Mystical Time Zone’ edition limited to just 20 hand cast pieces. Set to drop January 31st, 2012 at 12pm PST via the WKY online store here, each of the 20 figures come with a different concealed weapon (knife, ninja star, bat)!
Nibiru Prototype X resin toy from Nerviswr3k x Motorbot
After what has seemed like an age, the long awaited collaboration from Nerviswr3k and Motorbot finally saw the light of day this week in the form of the Nibiru Prototype X. Sculpted and hand-painted by Nerviswr3k and cast by Motorbot of Deadbear Studios, these hand-cast resin figures come bagged with a hand drawn Motorbot header card. Limited to only 6, the toys are retailing at $45 each through Nerviswr3k.
Galaxxor: Monster Hunter 009 from Ben Spencer and the God Beast
Released last Friday (January 27th), Galaxxor 009 is the latest resin action figure to drop from the Monster Hunter universe. Standing at 5.5″ tall, the action figure, sculpted by Ben Spencer and cast by God Beast, comes in a beautiful aluminium pellet infused resin that gives the toy a stunning semi-transparent look. Limited to an edition of only 5, the toy can be purchased through the Galaxxor store for $120 each plus shipping.
Vinyl News:
Niblette: GID Nibbler from The Tarantulas x A Little Stranger
Revealed a couple of weeks back, the Niblette GID Nibbler from The Tarantulas and A Little Stranger has finally had it’s release date confirmed as February 1st at 8pm GMT. Available exclusively through the A Little Stranger shop, the vinyl figure has been priced at £50 each.
A Little Stranger explains-
A Little Stranger / The Tarantulas / Real x Head / Onell Design presents: Niblette. Ok, so he’s a GID Nibbler in a hot pink hoodie, but as the pretty counterpart to the SDCC release i thought he needed a pretty name 😉 These Nibblers are really, REALLY, GID and glow like crazy in the dark or under blacklight.
Each GID Nibbler comes with a hot pink hood and specially designed header cards. Vinyl Made in Japan by Real x Head. Cloak Made in UK by A Little Stranger.
Spike Wad figure from Jeff Lamm
Whilst this week’s London Toy Fair was sadly lacking on the art toy front, we did manage to find a glimmer of redemption in the form of Jeff Lamm’s latest vinyl toy release, the four armed Spike Wad. Produced by Unbox, Spike Wad comes with detachable limbs (which can be interchanged with the previous ‘M5 BRAVO’ & ‘STEE-GAR’ figures. Pricing and edition size is still to be confirmed, but watch this space for further details.
Spike Wad is a fairly new large mutant spider. It’s origins are unknown, some say it first appeared in the area of the Large Hadron Collider on the border of France and Switzerland. It was given the military nomenclature “Spider Quad” which was shortened to “Spi-Quad” and finally “Spike Wad”
‘Tomenosuke x ESC Toy exclusive’ toy teaser
Erick Scarecrow over at ESC Toy has been busy preparing yet another exclusive collaboration, this time with Japanese lifestyle store, Tomenosuke. Information on the toy is still tightly under wraps, but expect to see a release some time in the very near future. Head over to the ESC Toy blog for more information…
Android mini figures from DKE Toys
Alongside the recently launched Chinese New Year 2012 edition Android mini figures, DKE Toys also sneakily announced the third series of popular blind-boxed Androids this week. Featuring the biggest collection of artists yet, including Google, Andrew Bell, Gary Ham, Huck Gee, KaNO, MAD, KRONK, Kelly Denato, Scott Tollesonand Sket One, the series is now available to pre-order through DKE Toys’ store here at $8 each. This will be the first ‘closed edition’ series, so make sure you grab them before they disappear!
Plush News:
Dumpling Ninja NOTM from Shawnimals
As always, the beginning of a new month sees the release of yet another Ninja of the Month from Shawnimals, with February’s flavour coming in the form of Dumpling Ninja. Available to purchase through the Shawnimals store from Wednesday, February 1st, the 7″ x 7″ felt toy will be priced at a wallet friendly $30 plus shipping. Check Shawnimals site for more details…
Love Heart Cavey from A Little Stranger
Also set to drop this week is the latest hand made Cavey plush from A Little Stranger. Released in time for Valentines Day, the 4″ hand made Love Heart edition is inspired by the dreamy pastel colours of the like-named British sweet (of which a mini packet is included with every order). Love Heart Cavey has been limited to an edition of 75, which will be made available exclusively through the Cavey store this Thursday (February 2nd) at £16 each.
Come back tomorrow for the official launch of MAN-E-TOYS, where we’ll be featuring an exclusive interview with Tetsujin Turtle creator, Peter Kato, plus much, much more!
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