Completing our round of Halloween themed posts today, Peter Goral of Killer Bootlegs kindly shares with us images of his latest resin series, the Halloween Blindbag Bootlegs! Consisting of 20 “one-off” mashups utilising parts from the Killer Bootlegs archives, the stunning figures have been cast in a variety of Halloween inspired colours, each coming withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween Blindbag mash-ups from Killer Bootlegs…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Cave Guard painted run from Healeymade…
Following unpainted releases at both San Diego and New York Comic Con this year, Healeymade has been working on the very first painted run of his latest sofubi collaboration with Lamour Supreme and Mishka, the Cave Guard… Coming in a variety of one-off designs, the impressive figures even come with a hand-cast colour-matched resin hoof that replacesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Cave Guard painted run from Healeymade…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Metallic Silver Pandara from Paul Shih…
Originally featuring at this year’s Designer Toy Awards, the Kiss inspired Metallic Silver Pandara will be making a special Halloween appearance tomorrow (October 31st), as Paul Shih reveals that 2 out of the original set of 5 will be up for grabs in his store! Rotocast in resin and hand painted by Shih, the adorable tribute toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Metallic Silver Pandara from Paul Shih…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween 2012 Splattered Kumon from Shirahama x Lulubell Toys…
Always going the extra mile to appease their legion of loyal fans, Lulubell Toys have only gone and secured one of Shirahama’s most sought after kaiju figures, the mighty Kumon… in an exclusive Halloween 2012 “Splattered” colourway no less! Designed by Yatsuashi and sculpted by Kiyoka Ikeda of Gargamel, the spider monster has been cast in aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween 2012 Splattered Kumon from Shirahama x Lulubell Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Blurble Designer Con exclusives…
Custom kaiju maestro Blurble reveals details of his offerings for this week’s Designer Con, including the debut of his latest resin figure, Thuban: The Giver of Light! Sculpt and cast by Blurble, the candle shaped beasts have been sprayed in a special 2-tone “Galaxy Dust” with hand painted detailing. Limited to just 5 pieces (as well asContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Blurble Designer Con exclusives…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Brain Experiments” resin figures from Double Haunt…
“Found in the depths of Castle Double Haunt these two freaks are clearly the handy work of the mysterious mad scientist Dr. Brainstrain.” The guys over at Double Haunt kindly share details of their awesome Halloween resin offerings, the creepy-yet-cute Brain Experiments! Hand sculpt, cast and painted by Double Haunt’s Raphael Briskie, the 2.3″ tall minis come lockedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Brain Experiments” resin figures from Double Haunt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Black Halloween Monster Embryos from Taylored Curiosities…
Joining the spooky Seedlings we featured here a couple of weeks back, Penny over at Taylored Curiosities is proud to present another Halloween themed release just in time for tomorrow’s festivities… the Black Monster Embryos! Cast in a solid black resin, each adorable micro-figure comes with hand painted GITD eyes and umbilical cord that glowsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Black Halloween Monster Embryos from Taylored Curiosities…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Canvey Island Monster resins from Ham FX…
“Canveys are a small population of sea creatures found off the shores of Canvey Island. The males of the species, known for their blue eyes and sparkle stomachs, are the most common of the Canveys, and the king (known only as FABOO) is the rarest!” Ham FX is proud to present his latest resin series,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Canvey Island Monster resins from Ham FX…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Ashuravor custom Armorvor head from Eric Nilla…
On top of the horde of commissions and original figures Eric Nilla‘s been working on recently, the mini figure maestro has managed to squeeze in some time to work on a very cool new custom piece… the Spinning Head Ashuravor! A fully Glyos Armorvor compatible head, the piece has been booted from one of M.U.S.C.L.E’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Ashuravor custom Armorvor head from Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The DCon Ultra-Grunt resin figures from Bebop…
Following their debut last year, Keith Fulmis aka Bebop‘s Ultra-Grunts are poised for a return at Designer Con next week! Designed by Keith, the striking homage to both Kaiju and classic American toys has been cast in a mixture of clear and opaque resins by Cliff of Monstrehero, each coming complete in a variety ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The DCon Ultra-Grunt resin figures from Bebop…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Ugly Pump-corn UU’s from Rampage Toys…
Wasting no time since his arrival back in Japan last week, Jon over at Rampage Toys has been saving something fun for the Halloween celebrations… a batch of orange vinyl Ugly Unicorns that he’s calling the “Ugly Pump-corns”! Available in either raw unpainted form, or with the beautiful sprays and cut-out Jack’O Lantern style eyesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Ugly Pump-corn UU’s from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rise of SAMHAIN “7 Days of Halloween” resins (update) from Menace Inc Studios…
Just a quick reminder that Jeff Beck’s Menace Inc Studios are now into their second day of Halloween-themed “Samhain” releases, with the latest one-off, entitled the “Pumpkin King”, easily our favourite version of the Jack’O Lantern inspired figure yet… The first Samhain to receive a full paint job, we have to say the stunning sculptContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rise of SAMHAIN “7 Days of Halloween” resins (update) from Menace Inc Studios…”
MAN-E-NEWS// DCon exclusive Debris Japan and Dry Head from RESTORE…
Taking home “Best Sofubi” at the recent Designer Toy Awards for their breathtaking Debris Japan SFB, RESTORE are proud to reveal that the figure will be making an appearance at Designer Con next week alongside at matching version of the popular Dry Head keyring… Cast in a beautiful clear glittery pink soft vinyl with purpleContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// DCon exclusive Debris Japan and Dry Head from RESTORE…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Nov. 6” resin figure from Patient No. 6…
Avant garde resin maestro Patient No. 6 drops the latest edition of his self-titled, Patient No.6 “Nov.6”. Not unsurprisingly touching down in the Patient No.6 store on November 6th (which also happens to be the artist’s birthday!), the autumnal themed figure has been sprayed in a mixture of deep browns and reds, featuring acorn ‘hats’Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Nov. 6” resin figure from Patient No. 6…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween specials from Peter Kato…
Following the release of his latest wave of resin figures at NYCC a couple of weeks back (check them out in full here), our good friend Peter Kato is back with a whole slew of Halloween themed goodies! Here’s a quick rundown of what will be hitting the PK store later on today (October 26th)…Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween specials from Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Gumbo in Grombyland from Blackgard x GeeKai
“Gumbo is the mascot for Gummy-O’s, a breakfast cereal marketed to children by Gromby Foods Co. He works very hard, tirelessly selling sugar-coated wheat products to children in order to promote his brand, and sometimes takes his job a little too seriously. When he is not being a cereal mascot, he enjoys the following activities:Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Gumbo in Grombyland from Blackgard x GeeKai”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween Special “Spiderboid” from Goboids…
The mysterious interstellar Goboids have just welcomed the latest addition to their ever growing universe of cranium-inspired creatures, the “Halloween Special” Spiderboids! Featuring the standard finned brain design, the stunning figures have been hand cast and pressurised in a glittery clear orange resin with black fin… each coming with a rubber toy spider embedded within!Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween Special “Spiderboid” from Goboids…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The White Winter Raar and Mumble from Neese…
Following the reveal of DMS‘ Overmaster Supreme in Carbonite yesterday (just below!), we bring forth the latest project from his partner in crime Neese, the White Winter Raar and Mumble! Featuring the same mix of hand cast resin and plush from previous releases, the impressive 12″ tall White Winter Raar has been decked out inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The White Winter Raar and Mumble from Neese…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Overmaster Supreme in Carbonite from DMS…
DMS‘ latest addition to the Bootleg in Carbonite series, the Overmaster Supreme, is a little hard to explain, but we’re going to give it our best shot! A bootleg of the Sucklord’s recent Overmaster “case exclusive” Dunny, which in turn was inspired by the original Dumny bootleg (also bootlegged by DMS last year- confusing!), theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Overmaster Supreme in Carbonite from DMS…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Mark Ultra’s debut resin bootleg figures…
Inspired by some of the bootleg/action figure scene’s finest including Healeymade, Killer Bootlegs, Triclops Studio and… ehm… our very own Tru:Tek (poor chap!), The Mark Ultra is gearing up for the launch of his debut resin figures… and boy we’ve got to say, they’ve turned out awesome! Kit-bashed from various 3.75″ action figure favourites includingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mark Ultra’s debut resin bootleg figures…”
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