Rich over at UME Toys has just given us a heads up on the long awaited Pembleton Stranglefoot resin figure. Opting out of a traditional ‘general’ release, one-of-a-kind personalised custom Pembletons are taking their place, available directly from the man himself for just £50 each including shipping! Rich gives us the lowdown… “Pembelton seems toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Pembleton Stranglefoot customs from UME Toys available now…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Gipper Reagan bust ‘3D Retro gold edition’ from Frank Kozik…
Hot off the heals of the recent ‘Kim Jong-Elvis’ reveal last week (pictured below), Frank Kozik‘s ‘Gipper Reagan’ bust has finally seen the light of day in the form of an exclusive 3D Retro gold edition. First previewed at last years SDCC, the 18″ tall gold painted vinyl bust has been limited to an editionContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Gipper Reagan bust ‘3D Retro gold edition’ from Frank Kozik…”
MAN-E-TOYS// Steven the Bat ‘Twilight Skies’ edition from Bwana Spoons x Super7…
Sadly, Super7 present the final edition of Bwana Spoons‘ Steven the Bat this week, in the form of the ‘Twilight Skies’ edition. Standing at around 4″ tall, the silver vinyl figure comes with ice cool blue, green, white and black sprayed detailing. Available today from 12 Noon PST at the Super7 store, Steven the Bat TS isContinue reading “MAN-E-TOYS// Steven the Bat ‘Twilight Skies’ edition from Bwana Spoons x Super7…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Manotaur wax proto from Imps & Monsters x Rampage Toys…
We briefly skirted upon the upcoming Imps & Monsters x Rampage Toys project in our exclusive interview with Jon Malmstedt yesterday, and with production now entering the final stages, we thought we’d take a further look at the long awaited ‘Manotaur’ figure… Sculpt by Justin Hillgrove of I&M, with preparation and production overseen by JonContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Manotaur wax proto from Imps & Monsters x Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// RJ-K5 Astrofresh Basketball Droyds from JK5 x Kidrobot…
New York artist JK5 (of Flowbot fame) has just revealed his latest collaboration with Kidrobot, the Astrofresh Basketball Droyds. Combining two of the artist’s greatest passions, a certain George Lucas film and basketball, the 8.5″ figures have rather interestingly been crafted in resin- could this be marking a change for the almost exclusively vinyl Kidrobot?!Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// RJ-K5 Astrofresh Basketball Droyds from JK5 x Kidrobot…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Forest Warlord vinyl figure from Bigfoot One…
Spotted over at Trampt this morning comes the latest toy release from legendary San Francisco based artist, Bigfoot One– The Forest Warlord. Produced by Kuso, the hefty 11″ tall vinyl figure is set to drop in an initial OG edition of just 1000, with another 6 different colourways planned in the coming months. What withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Forest Warlord vinyl figure from Bigfoot One…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Derelict Rooz custom from Hoakser…
After such a positive response from his Abandoned Munny a few weeks ago, graffiti artist and toy customiser Hoakser is back with the latest addition to the series, the Derelict Rooz custom. Adorned with a host of Hoakser, KR, and Kidrobot tags, throw-ups, paint splats and rust, the intricately detailed figure once again pays aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Derelict Rooz custom from Hoakser…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Robot 13: COLOSSUS Kickstarter featuring mini-figures from Motorbot x Blacklist Studios…
Co-founder of Blacklist Studios, Thomas Hall, sent us over some rather interesting information regarding the studio’s latest Kickstarter project. Set up to fund a trade book edition of their first comic series, Robot 13:COLOSSUS, Blacklist are preparing a wide variety of extras for anyone interested in investing. As well as GID t-shirts, buttons, one-off sketches,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Robot 13: COLOSSUS Kickstarter featuring mini-figures from Motorbot x Blacklist Studios…”
MAN-E-REVEAL// Custom NUKED! mini-figures from Adam Pratt…
Master customiser and close friend of MAN-E-TOYS, Adam Pratt, sent over some pics of his latest project today- a custom painted set of NUKED! mini-figures, privately commissioned by yours truly! Hand sculpt and cast by Steve Patt of Papagrim Toys, the initial set of 3 mini-figures (Clawgrugg, Skekiltor, and Oculus Viri) were released (and quicklyContinue reading “MAN-E-REVEAL// Custom NUKED! mini-figures from Adam Pratt…”
MAN-E-FEATURE// Exclusive interview with Rampage Toys’ Jon Malmstedt…
With a slew of hand sculpt and cast resin releases, an original vinyl toy, plus collaborations with the likes of Kikkake, Splurrt, Tenacious Toys, and Hints & Spices, the past 12 months have seen Rampage Toys grow to become one of the indie toy scene’s hottest properties. Founder Jon Malmstedt shows no signs of lettingContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// Exclusive interview with Rampage Toys’ Jon Malmstedt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// 1/12 Scale A.B.C Warrior MONGROL from threeA Toys…
Unfortunately we were deprived of 3AVOX this week, but to make up for it, 3A posted a single, tentative image of their latest toy to get the miniaturised treatment- the A.B.C Warriors’ Mongrol. Photographed with a 1/12 scale Zombot, the smaller Mongrol is an awesome proposition for anyone lacking the money or space for theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// 1/12 Scale A.B.C Warrior MONGROL from threeA Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New HazMaPo series from UNKL x Toynami…
Following the recent announcement of the Spongebob Squarepants x Unipo series, it appears that project collaborator Toynami has now bought the production rights to the entire UNKL brand, with their first release coming in the form of three new HazMaPo’s. D1-503 (red), D1-600 (green), and D1-5400 (grey) all stand at 6″ tall, making them considerablyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New HazMaPo series from UNKL x Toynami…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Zukie in a Bottle from Alison Perez…
There seems to be no stopping Zukie creator Alison Perez at the moment, with this past weekend seeing the release of yet another enchanting series, Zukie in a Bottle. Limited to just 20 pieces, each hand sculpted Zukie comes in its own corked glass bottle, replete with hand made box and communication scroll. Coming blindContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Zukie in a Bottle from Alison Perez…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Topsy Turvy Crocs from Amanda Visell…
Amanda Visell has just revealed her latest custom project, a hand painted set of four Topsy Turvy Crocs (originally released through Secret Fresh last year). Priced at $1000 each plus shipping, the four 17″ tall hand made wooden toys come in 6 Eyed Croc, Argodile, Stripelberry and Crocogile flavours, all of which are available toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Topsy Turvy Crocs from Amanda Visell…”
MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Love Sick’ Cherry of the Month from Lou Pimentel…
Lou Pimentel‘s Cherry of the Month for February is finally touching down today (February 21st) at 3pm EST, in the rather belated ‘Love Sick’ colourway. Coming in a deep translucent red resin, the 3″ tall Siamese cherries have been cast with an actual pill inside! Produced by Matt Anderson, the Love Sick cherries have beenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Love Sick’ Cherry of the Month from Lou Pimentel…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Wood YOD ‘Walnut’ edition from Amos x One Gram x Landscape Productions…
Following the success of the original wooden YOD toy released last year, Amos Toys‘ Japanese licensee, One Gram, have collaborated with interior design company Landscape Productions to produce a 2nd exclusive figure, this time in beautiful walnut form. Hand carved from untreated wood, Walnut YOD comes in 5 separate parts that can be joined togetherContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Wood YOD ‘Walnut’ edition from Amos x One Gram x Landscape Productions…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Pembleton Stranglefoot ‘Noir’ from UME Toys…
Rich over at UME Toys has revealed the first finished Pembleton Stranglefoot in his initial ‘Noir’ colourway. Standing at around 4″ tall, the hand sculpt and cast resin figure should be making it’s way over to the UME store in both painted and blank forms sometime soon. Stay tuned for an interview with the manContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Pembleton Stranglefoot ‘Noir’ from UME Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// That Thing Ate My Quarter WIP sculpt from Motorbot…
Hot off the heals of the recently finished Squonk figure (dropping in the Deadbear Studio store sometime soon), Motorbot has just revealed images of his latest sculpt, entitled ‘That Thing Ate My Quarter’. Featuring the trademark teeth design that we all know and love, the 3″ resin arcade machine has got to be one ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// That Thing Ate My Quarter WIP sculpt from Motorbot…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Crawdad Kid ‘Lobster Soup’ edition artist proof OMFG! from Dory…
Our speculation last week regarding which OMFG! figure will be receiving the artist proof treatment next has been confirmed, with Singapore based sculptor Daniel Yu (aka Dory) officially revealing the Lobster Soup edition of Crawdad Kid this weekend over at premier toy blog ToysREvil. Coming headed in a similar fashion to Monsterforge’s Multiskull a/p’s andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Crawdad Kid ‘Lobster Soup’ edition artist proof OMFG! from Dory…”
MAN-E-NEWS// (UPDATED) ‘Decommissioned’ custom Sprogs from DrilOne x Cris Rose…
San Francisco’s king of rust, DrilOne, has just revealed details of his latest custom project, an intriguing collaboration with UK artist Cris Rose. Entitled ‘Decommissioned’, the series of various custom ‘Sprog’ robots have been hand cast by Rose and weathered to perfection by DrilOne. No news as to which Sprogs will feature, or their pricing,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// (UPDATED) ‘Decommissioned’ custom Sprogs from DrilOne x Cris Rose…”
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