Unfortunately a little late to make the blog during NYCC (these guys were finished Saturday night!), we never the less present to you the last Jelly Empire x Argonaut Resins con exclusive, the Green Arrow and Black Canary customs! Once again featuring the highly sought after Jellybot 2.0 and Tuttz resin figures, the DC ComicsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Green Arrow and Black Canary customs from Jelly Empire x Argonaut Resins…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Lab Assistant Steve and The Eyeball Snatcher from Rawk Toys…
Avant garde resin maestros Rawk Toys kindly share details of there latest slabs of resin genius, with the introduction of Lab Assistant Steve and The Eyeball Snatcher! Sculpt, cast and handpainted by Izok, the seemingly normal looking Steve is more than meets the eye… because upon turning him around, a large parasitic worm-type creature isContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Lab Assistant Steve and The Eyeball Snatcher from Rawk Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “7 Seals” blind-box resin series from Menace Inc…
Fresh from the huge success that was “The Rise of the Samhain“, Jeff Beck over at Menace Inc teases us with the first promo image from the studio’s debut collaborative art toy project… the 7 Seals! Due to feature some of the resin scene’s finest including Cash Cannon, We Become Monsters, Motorbot, and of courseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “7 Seals” blind-box resin series from Menace Inc…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Universe of Violence Series 1: Sets B and C from Eric Nila x Ironmask…
After a couple of technical set-backs, mini figure master Eric Nilla is proud to present the final 2 rounds of Universe of Violence Series 1! Packaged as Set B and Set C, each of the 2 packs feature original M.U.S.C.L.E scaled sculpts from both Eric and Ironmask; Blemmyae Warrior, Brute, Deadface, and our hands down favouriteContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Universe of Violence Series 1: Sets B and C from Eric Nila x Ironmask…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Blops from DuBose Art and Design…
After a brief hiatus, Jonathan over at DuBose Art and Design is poised to release a barrage of new resins, with the first we’ve decided to take a little look at coming in the form of the adorable Blops… Hand sculpt and cast by Jonathan in a clear resin, each droplet shaped mini figure featuresContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Blops from DuBose Art and Design…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Dead Hand Toys NYCC exclusives…
Brian Ahlbeck has teamed up with Tenacious Toys for a whole host of Dead Hand exclusives for this week’s NYCC, including a return to his much loved debut resin, the Gread… Cast in a clear resin and hand sprayed in 2 different Monster Kolor colourways (a Tenacious Toys blue and Jamaican 3 stripe), the figureContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Dead Hand Toys NYCC exclusives…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Frankenfett resin figure from Killerbootlegs…
Following our preview last week, Peter Goral over at Killer Bootlegs is happy to reveal that the highly sought after Frankenfett will be touching down in-store later today! Featuring the same Boba Fett body from the recent Jeremy Bulloch release, the figure has been kit-bashed with vintage Remco Frankenstein head from their legendary Universal Monsters 80’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Frankenfett resin figure from Killerbootlegs…”
MAN-E-NEWS// UME Toys x Argonaut Resins at NYCC…
Hot off the heels of our recent “Villains” post earlier today, Eric Nocella over at Argonaut Resins reveals possibly the sweetest NYCC exclusive yet… the UME Toys custom 8″ Tuttz! Limited to just 2 pieces, each figure has been painstakingly cover by Rich in his signature UME Kitten doodle. Available in either UME Pink orContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// UME Toys x Argonaut Resins at NYCC…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New WIP sculpts from Ironmask…
The ever busy Ironmask has just revealed images of his current work-in-progress sculpts, as always featuring a few forthcoming characters that we recognise (the long awaited Hell Turtle in particular!) alongside a whole heap that we don’t. Most appear to be figures for upcoming Universe of Violence and Gorewad Monster releases, but it was theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New WIP sculpts from Ironmask…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The KAWS Astroboy Companion…
We very rarely feature KAWS‘ work here on M-E-T, but upon seeing the press for his latest figure, we simply couldn’t resist… An ingenious take on one of our all-time favourite cartoon characters, Tezuka’s Astroboy, the Companion figure was originally created as a micro-run a while back (one of THE mecha KAWS pieces!) which is nowContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The KAWS Astroboy Companion…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The NYCC Villain customs from Jelly Empire x Argonaut Resins…
Joining the recently revealed Super Jelly (check it out here), Selina Briggs’ Jelly Empire is proud to present their latest collaboration with Argonaut Resins, the NYCC exclusive Villains! Due to feature alongside the return of the Bat-Tuttz and Jelly Wonder, the duo have decided to plump for Batman’s hoard of villains this time around, with theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The NYCC Villain customs from Jelly Empire x Argonaut Resins…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Horri-Bull Ultimate B.U.F.F custom from Muscle Things…
Running alongside the ever popular B.U.F.F custom bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E series, Alec over at Muscle Things has been working new line that concentrates on the early 00’s comeback in the form of Ultimate B.U.F.F: An MWO Legacy. Due to feature a number of customs and remakes based on the more exaggerated sculpts of Ultimate M.U.S.C.L.E, theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Horri-Bull Ultimate B.U.F.F custom from Muscle Things…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The DTA exclusive Wooper Looper from Gary Ham…
The 2nd Annual Designer Toy Awards have just revealed the latest exclusive to go on sale during the ceremony later this week… a clear purple variant of Gary Ham‘s adorable sofubi, the Wooper Looper! Limited to an edition 8, each soft vinyl cast figure comes packaged with a signed and numbered header card, priced at just $60 each…Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The DTA exclusive Wooper Looper from Gary Ham…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Critters inspired” mini figure: Halloween Orange “Non-Con” Exclusives!
Our very own Tru:Tek has once agin teamed up with the Amazing Zectron for the latest batch of “Critters inspired” mini figures… the Halloween Orange “Non-Con” Exclusives! Whilst we’d have loved to send a batch of the mischevious little creatures to NYCC this week, there was unfortunately no one willing to take on such aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Critters inspired” mini figure: Halloween Orange “Non-Con” Exclusives!”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Godbeast x Onell Design x Jason Frailey NYCC Exclusives…
Joining the previously posted Monster Kolor Clawshine and Infernicus Cyborg Space Barbarian, Marty “The Godbeast” Hansen proudly reveals yet more collaborations that will be making their way to Onell Design‘s NYCC booth this week… Focussing entirely on the highly sought after Armorvor Glyos, Marty will be dropping the new Ultra Thermal Dust Octo Armorvor (sculptedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Godbeast x Onell Design x Jason Frailey NYCC Exclusives…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Super Sucklord NYCC schedule…
Back for what could be his biggest year yet, the Sucklord will be invading NYCC later this week with a grip of new “SUCK-CRAP”, including the long awaited Creature Scrubs of the Universe figure, more Suckadelic Bootleg Dunnys, the new Sucklord Glyos figure (!), plus the previously revealed Designer Toy Awards “Host” bootleg! Here’s a quickContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Super Sucklord NYCC schedule…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The NYCC Cyborg Serpents from rustedhalo…
Continuing the slew of reveals over at the Velocitron x Lulubell Toys blog, the guys have revealed their first resin NYCC exclusive, the Cyborg Serpents from rustedhalo! Cast in a clear sparkling resin, the sweet little figures have been hand finished by the artist with a black wash. Limited to just 10 pieces, the CyborgContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The NYCC Cyborg Serpents from rustedhalo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Lamour Supreme NYCC exclusives…
Kicking off a day full of NYCC exclusive reveals here at Man-E-Toys, we bring you a ton of awesome figures from the mighty Lamour Supreme… something tells me it’s going to be an expensive year for fans attending the con! Joining the mixed parts Bootleg Mosh Pit (pictured above), Lamour will be revealing the firstContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Lamour Supreme NYCC exclusives…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Beard-Fisto from The Amazing Zectron…
After months of super-secret teasers, “Critters inspired” mini figure creator Zectron has finally given us the green light to post his next incredible creation… the provisionally titled Beard-Fisto! Absolute perfection in terms of both technicality and creativity, the beard-fisted master has been painstakingly sculpted in 2″ mini figure scale, featuring an incredible level of detailContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Beard-Fisto from The Amazing Zectron…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Cthulhu M.U.S.C.L.E custom from Staszkiw x Nilla…
Joining the vast collection of current collaborations Eric Nilla‘s been working on recently, he proudly introduces the first custom figure from M.U.S.C.L.E enthusiast Phil Staszkiw, the Cthulhu! Originally sculpted and kit-bashed almost 10 years ago, the Lovecraft inspired beast had been gathering dust on Staszkiw’s shelf until a chance encounter with Mr Nilla… Now finally makingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Cthulhu M.U.S.C.L.E custom from Staszkiw x Nilla…”
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