To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Mindstyle have just released their latest collaboration with Disney and CLOT, the 7″ ‘Silk’ Mickey Mouse. Available to purchase directly from the Mindstyle store, the vinyl figure has been priced at $120 plus shipping. The second of CLOT’s Mickey Mouse toys (3 eyed Mickey dropped last year, below), ‘Silk’Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The new CLOT ‘Silk’ Mickey Mouse from Disney x Mindstyle…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// 60th Anniversary toy releases from MAD magazine…
Coinciding with the celebration of Mad Magazine’s 60th Anniversary comes the return of legendary deadly duo, Spy vs Spy. First seen at the Spy vs Spy group custom show last year, the 9″ tall vinyl figures are available to purchase through DC Direct now, priced at $49.95 plus shipping for the pair. The monochromatic mayhemContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// 60th Anniversary toy releases from MAD magazine…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Pocket Baseball Boy from Super7…
Spotted during last weekend’s Mummy Boy Mania show, ‘Pocket Baseball Boy’ is the latest Mummy Boy creation from Super7’s Brian Flynn. Standing at around 3″ tall, the vinyl figure is set to drop soon in un-painted form, with more (as yet unconfirmed) colourways to follow. Check our custom round-up this Thursday for a full revealContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Pocket Baseball Boy from Super7…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Lady Darkness & Kaiju Negora toys from Max Toy Co…
After what has seemed like an age, Max Toy Co are finally releasing Lady Darkness upon the general public. Originally made available to Max Toy Club members, the remaining figures were put online in the Max Toy shop today (Tuesday Jan 31st @ 10 AM WC). With only 6 of the masked edition up forContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Lady Darkness & Kaiju Negora toys from Max Toy Co…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Pembleton Stranglefoot test pull from UME Toys…
Featured in our toy round-up a couple of weeks back, Rich over at UME Toys has just revealed images of Pembleton Stranglefoot’s first test pull- and it looks amazing! No news as of yet on edition size or pricing for the 4″ resin octopi, but stay tuned for an interview in the coming weeks whereContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Pembleton Stranglefoot test pull from UME Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Kitsune custom 8″ Dunny from Huck Gee…
The eternally busy Huck Gee has just put the finishing touches to yet another custom project, this time in the form of the 8″ Kitsune Dunny. Limited to a run of ten, each figure has been signed, numbered and comes with all shown accessories. Priced at $750 each, anyone interested should e-mail Huck directly at sales@huckgee.com toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Kitsune custom 8″ Dunny from Huck Gee…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Monster Worship Superfestival 58 releases…
Originally available to purchase exclusively at Superfestival 58, limited quantities of Monster Worship’s ‘Grape Edition’ vinyl figures can now be picked up through their store here. Coming un-painted, the four toys available are as follows- Greasebat 7″- $75 Three points of articulation Cannibal Fuckface 8″- $75 ‘Long live the new flesh’ Four points of articulation,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Monster Worship Superfestival 58 releases…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Love Pink & Spike Mini Qees from Toy2R…
Recently revealed on Toy2R’s Facebook page comes the third addition to the Love Bear Mini Qee series, Love Pink. Releasing in time for Valentines day, the 5″ fluffy vinyl bear is set to retail at $28, with reservations being taken at the Toy2R store now. No news as to edition size, so be sure toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Love Pink & Spike Mini Qees from Toy2R…”
MAN-E-FEATURE// Man-Nie, a MOTU tribute from Peter Kato…
Hot off the heels of the Valentines Tetsujin Turtle release, Peter Kato is gearing up for another couple of releases this February in the form of Man-Nie and Fright Bite ‘Jet Black’. Whilst information is still scarce regarding the latest Fright Bite edition, Peter has confirmed that Man-Nie will be going on sale in his shop shortlyContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// Man-Nie, a MOTU tribute from Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-FEATURE// An interview with Turtle Tetsujin creator Peter Kato…
Fondly remembered as the manager of Toy Tokyo during the art toy boom at the beginning of the 00’s, artist Peter Kato has quickly become recognised as one-to-watch in the contemporary indie toy scene. Developing and releasing several successful self-made toys, collaborating with industry veterans Ayako Takagi ( Uamou ) & Goto-San, plus holding down aContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// An interview with Turtle Tetsujin creator Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Rivet Wars Quad Stug from Ted Terranova…
Featured extensively on our old site (interview, feature), the wonderful world of Rivet Wars is finally back- and this time Mr Terranova has made it bigger and better than ever before! Standing at around 5″ x 6″ the Quad Stug Aus F is the largest vehicle in the Rivet Wars universe yet, and after what hasContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rivet Wars Quad Stug from Ted Terranova…”
MAN-E-NEWS// OMFG! ‘Pretty in Pink’ Artist Proof from Monsterforge…
Next Friday (February 3rd) at 9PM EST sees the launch of the second OMFG! artist proof (Spankey Stokes’ Stroll has come and gone), in the form of Monsterforge’s ‘Pretty in Pink’ Multiskull. The figures will be available to purchase through Monsterforge’s blog here for $3 a piece plus shipping. Buying limit has been capped atContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// OMFG! ‘Pretty in Pink’ Artist Proof from Monsterforge…”
MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Dark Side of the Ugly’ Rainbow GID Ugly Unicorn from Rampage Toys…
The beginning of the week brings yet another awesome toy reveal from Jon over at Rampage Toys, this time in the form of the ‘Dark Side of the Ugly’ rainbow GID edition of the popular Ugly Unicorn toy. Standing at 5″ tall, the soft vinyl figure will be available for open pre-order on the RampageContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Dark Side of the Ugly’ Rainbow GID Ugly Unicorn from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Four Horsemen’s Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro @TT Underground…
Friday, February 10th sees the legendary Four Horsemen return to New York’s TT Underground gallery for the sequel of their hit 2011 exhibition, Toypocalypse. Featuring an appearance from the original Outer Space Men creator, Mel Birnkrant, the Four Horsemen’s free show will be showcasing their latest work alongside custom OSM toys from the series’ fans.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Four Horsemen’s Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro @TT Underground…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Chap Lynn Warhol from Tomenosuke x ESC Toys…
Briefly mentioned in our weekly toy round-up yesterday, ESC Toy’s latest Tomenosuke exclusive has finally been revealed as the beautiful Chap Lynn Warhol 7″ vinyl figure. Sculpted by ESC’s Erick Scarecrow, the toy has been limited to just 13 pieces worldwide in this initial colourway. Anyone interested in making the purchase should head over to theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Chap Lynn Warhol from Tomenosuke x ESC Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Tea Pod custom Lunartik Mini Tea from DMS…
Straight out of the fictional land of Planet 44 comes the latest custom series from DMS– the ‘Lunartik Mini’ Tea Pod. Taking his signature Star Wars infused design to the next level, the Landspeeder inspired vehicle is the first of 4 ‘pod’ systems for land, air, space & sea. Limited to an edition of 15, eachContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Tea Pod custom Lunartik Mini Tea from DMS…”
MAN-E-FEATURE// A week in toys…
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 latestContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// A week in toys…”
The Dominant Species: Polkadot custom toy from Hoakser…
Ok, one last post whilst we gear up for the switch on Monday! Polkadot is the latest custom graffiti figure to drop from UK artist Hoakser’s Dominant Species range (originally posted here). Joining both Union Jack and Why Not? into the fray, the heavily customised wrestling figure stands at around 16cm tall, coming with aContinue reading “The Dominant Species: Polkadot custom toy from Hoakser…”
MAJOR SITE ANNOUNCEMENT: Change-over to MAN-E-TOYS.com next Monday (30.01.12)…
We mentioned a couple of weeks back that we’ve been planning some major changes to the site since our shift in focus towards the art toy scene, and today we can finally reveal what those are going to be… First off, the name change. As from Monday (January 30th) the Tru:Teknology Files will be knownContinue reading “MAJOR SITE ANNOUNCEMENT: Change-over to MAN-E-TOYS.com next Monday (30.01.12)…”
Exclusive update: Project X from JPK x Run DMB x UME Toys…
Last week Richard Page over at UME Toys revealed teasers of his latest collaboration with Run DMB and Jon Paul Kaiser in the form of the tentatively titled Project X. Mentioning on his twitter feed that he’d be heading down to last night’s Fatcap series 3 launch with said prototype in hand, I took the opportunityContinue reading “Exclusive update: Project X from JPK x Run DMB x UME Toys…”
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