“Brutal cosmic warriors from the REAL Hel of Norse mythology. They fight to honor the mystical powers of the stars in the name of Odin… The magic mists of Asgard give them their shimmering form – by fist and by spike they fight all who deny them glory in battle or lust of the flesh.” GoodContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Strong Combatants from Bigmantoys…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Rivet Wars ‘Archival MT-1 Locomotion Tests’ from Ted Terranova…
Ahead of a full reveal of the latest additions to the Rivet Wars series (check out the protos here), Ted Terranova has leaked some secret ‘archival’ test footage of a never before seen design, the MT-1 Locomotion! Appearing to be a cross between the new ‘Walker’ vehicle and the original Vert tank, we canContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rivet Wars ‘Archival MT-1 Locomotion Tests’ from Ted Terranova…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Bog-Nar: Angry Ass Earth Warrior Edition from Skinner x ManOrMonster?…
Following the jaw-dropping custom Frenzy Barbarians we posted last month, the mighty Skinner has teamed up with ManOrMonster? Studios for the release of yet another must-have slab of MOTU inspired genius with the release of Bog-Nar: Angry Ass Earth Warrior Edition! Utilising the soon-to-be-revealed Bog-Nar DIY platform, the hand cast, multi articulated figure features Skinner’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Bog-Nar: Angry Ass Earth Warrior Edition from Skinner x ManOrMonster?…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Killer Bootlegs Artist Series: “Blackbook” Edition Art-Too…
Originally released to huge fan fare last month (find out more here), the awesome Art-Too figure from Killer Bootlegs and UK graffiti artist Hoakser has returned… this time sporting it’s very own Artist Series! Created to coincide with Black Friday this week, KB’s Peter Wheatstraw Goral enlisted the talents of some of the low-brow artContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Killer Bootlegs Artist Series: “Blackbook” Edition Art-Too…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Mi Empire Loca Ese bootleg resin figures from 2BitHack…
Originally debuting at Designer Con at the beginning of the month, 2BitHack‘s Mi Empire Loca Ese resin figures are now available to purchase online! Consisting of 3 bootleg vintage Star Wars kit-bashes; Vato Trooper, Prisoner #c3po and Homie Chewie, each hispanic themed figure comes hand cast and painted by 2BitHack, packaged with an exclusive blisterContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Mi Empire Loca Ese bootleg resin figures from 2BitHack…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Sucklord convention exclusives now online…
After some minor set backs, The Sucklord is proud to announce that all leftover figure exclusives from both NYCC and Designer Con are now finally available to purchase online! Now unfortunately whilst all of the various booth exclusives are now long since sold out, an extremely limited supply of the Designer Toy Awards’ Sucklord HostContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Sucklord convention exclusives now online…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Hare Armorvor head from Zectron…
In between a stack of upcoming projects with our very own Tru:Tek and Bigmantoys (look out for previews soon!), our partner in crime “The Amazing Zectron” has managed to squeeze in a rather awesome looking personal project… the custom ‘Hare’ Armorvor head! Inspired by his love for the original Rabbit Battle Beast (of which Armorvor isContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Hare Armorvor head from Zectron…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The “Bootlegs of the Universe” Kickstarter campaign revealed…
As promised in our post on Wednesday, we can now exclusively reveal details of the very first “Bootlegs of the Universe” project! Currently in the early stages of planning, BOTU founders John Santagada (formerly of DC Direct and Mezco) and Hex Evo (KO-Messiah) are set to release a large, high quality hardcover coffee table photo artContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The “Bootlegs of the Universe” Kickstarter campaign revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Bootlegs of the Universe…
“If you are a fan of Masters of the Universe, bootleg toys or just plain weird stuff then the “Bootlegs of the Universe” Facebook page is just for YOU!” In lieu of a HUGE exclusive project reveal coming this Friday, we thought we’d take the chance to introduce you guys to the awesome new communityContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Bootlegs of the Universe…”
MAN-E-NEWS// WIP Xenotron sculpt from Galaxxor…
With a slew of projects in the pipeline including the Galaxxor mini figure, Lucha Sharks and The Phalanx, it would be easy to forgive Ben Spencer for putting Galaxxor follow-up Xenotron on the back burner… but judging from the latest work-in-progress shot, that is most certainly not the case! Originally intended as a companion pieceContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// WIP Xenotron sculpt from Galaxxor…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Killer Kaiju Melt and Frankenfett 2.0 from Killer Bootlegs…
“Awakened from the depths of Lake Michigan by a bunch if drunken Packers fans attempting to dye the lake green, the Kaiju immediately laid waste to Chicago reducing it to ashes and rubble!” Ahead of the release of the Killer Kaiju this weekend (check out our previous post here), Peter Goral over at Killer BootlegsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Killer Kaiju Melt and Frankenfett 2.0 from Killer Bootlegs…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Stompin’ Ground 1/6 scale customs from Daniel Yu…
The 2nd of 3 pieces we’ll be featuring from Singapore based artist Daniel Yu this week, the Stompin’ Ground custom set were created for a recent retrospective show for the local hardcore band of the same name. Breathtakingly realised in 1/6 scale, the fully articulated figures have been sculpted using Epoxy, each featuring an extensiveContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Stompin’ Ground 1/6 scale customs from Daniel Yu…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Galaxxor mini figure from Ben Spencer x The Godbeast…
It appears that the Monster Hunter Robos are to be getting the mini treatment in the very near future, as Marty “The Godbeast” Hansen reveals the awesome Galaxxor in 2″ scale! Based on the original designer action figure from Ben Spencer, the stunning mini replicates the look, feel and signature 5.5″ stance perfectly… an absoluteContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Galaxxor mini figure from Ben Spencer x The Godbeast…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Squashworks Priest 8″ action figure from Imagination Asylum…
Imagination Asylum are proud to reveal their latest resin action figure this week in the form of the awesome Squashworks Priest! A prelude to their forthcoming Squahwork Orange character, the MEGO styled 8″ figure has been hand cast, coming complete with druid cloak, magic spell casters staff and menacing Jack’O Lantern head. Packaged in anContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Squashworks Priest 8″ action figure from Imagination Asylum…”
MAN-E-NEWS// MOTUKO painted run from Lamour Supreme x Shamrock Arrow…
After a whole year of unpainted con exclusives (that have eluded our grasp EVERY single time!), the mighty MOTUKO (Masters of the Universe Knock Off) finally sees it’s first official general release in the form of the awesome painted run you see above! Designed by Lamour Supreme and sculpted/produced by Shamrock Arrow, the fully articulatedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// MOTUKO painted run from Lamour Supreme x Shamrock Arrow…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween Blindbag mash-ups from Killer Bootlegs…
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…”
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 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 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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