Swiftly following last month’s awesome Todd Robertson collaboration, the Cosmic Squadron are back… this time at the hands of Max Toy‘s Mark Nagata! Revealed on his Twitter feed yesterday, the set of four vinyl figures have been painted in Nagata’s unmistakable “galaxy” style, featuring other-worldly airbrushing, meticulously brushed facial detailing and subtle additions including cigarettesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Cosmic Squadron from Max Toy’s Mark Nagata…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Hang Gang’s “May the 4th be with you” group art show revealed…
With a number of Star Wars themed celebrations taking place around the world last Friday, we decided to get a piece of the action by heading down to the highly anticipated “May the 4th be with you” group art show at FullCircle, Leeds. Curated by Barry over at the Hang Gang, the massive event playedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Hang Gang’s “May the 4th be with you” group art show revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Suckadelic’s “Toy Lords of Chinatown” Episode 3 screening party…
“After a year of speculation, rumors, and forgetting about it completely, the next chapter of the exciting SUCKADELIC Comedy-Drama-Supervillain Soap Opera is ready to be unleashed on the World!” At long last, the Super Sucklord has finally finished the third instalment of the acclaimed internet viral series, “Toy Lords of Chinatown”, and is holding hisContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Suckadelic’s “Toy Lords of Chinatown” Episode 3 screening party…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Slash” custom Street Shark from Adam Pratt…
What with his stunning Candy Coated Custom Show entry, numerous commissioned projects, a micro resin drop and an upcoming blind boxed custom Android series, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Adam Pratt has little time for personal projects… but as you can see from his latest stunning piece, the “Slash” Street Shark custom, he alwaysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Slash” custom Street Shark from Adam Pratt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Lamour’s Мишка Be@rbrick in colour plus the MOTUKO sofubi…
Мишка are proud to reveal that their recent Be@rbrick Series 23 entry will be getting the full colour treatment! Designed by Lamour Supreme, the stunning piece has been adorned with all manner of monstrous Мишка imagery, made all the more better with his trademark use of vibrant colours; with magenta ears/brains, classic blue Keep Watch iris, andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Lamour’s Мишка Be@rbrick in colour plus the MOTUKO sofubi…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New “Grim” and “Wookie” customs from Rich UME…
Following last week’s work-in-progress look at Richard Page’s “Grim” Bambaboss custom, the UME Toys owner proudly reveals the custom in full! Coming replete with an all manner of hand sculpted accessories including a reaping sicle, back pack and hanging fox tail, Rich has really gone to town on the piece, adding boney fingers, subtle clothing detailsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New “Grim” and “Wookie” customs from Rich UME…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Outer Space Men test shots from the Four Horsemen…
Action figure legends, the Four Horsemen, have just revealed test shots of the latest additions to the OSM (Outer Space Men) line, Orbitron, Gemini and their first Deluxe Outer Space Man, Cyclops! With only a few minor tweaks before final production, the Four Horsemen have stated that these will be ready for as soon as SDCC this year. The AlphaContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Outer Space Men test shots from the Four Horsemen…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Reject of Eternia’s White “Off” from Giant Japanese Monster, Bad!..
Following the recent sell-out success of C2E2 exclusive, “Cherry Bomb Off”, Giant Japanese Monster, Bad! is proud to reveal the latest colourway in the form of the blank “White Off” edition. The newest addition in the GJM,B! “Rejects of Eternia” resin simulation line, Off has been hand cast from an amalgamation of several different MOTUContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Reject of Eternia’s White “Off” from Giant Japanese Monster, Bad!..”
MAN-E-NEWS// The General Gorgax proto from Ben Spencer…
Making his long awaited debut at the Nerd City C2E2 booth last week, Galaxxor‘s arch nemesis Gorgax will finally be upon us soon! Designed and sculpted by Ben Spencer, and produced by Marty “Godbeast” Hansen, the resin prototype combines the recent Cyborg Space Barbarian horned head sculpt and MOTU inspired Galaxxor body to devestating effect.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The General Gorgax proto from Ben Spencer…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Halo Reach’s Carter-A259 1/6th scale figure from threeA…
After briefly mentioning a Halo collaboration off the back of the recent “Ambush” pre-order, threeA have finally leaked a teaser of the first figure to drop- Halo Reach’s Carter-A259! Once again avoiding the obvious choice (we keep our fingers crossed for a Master Chief at some point down the line!), threeA will be releasing theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Halo Reach’s Carter-A259 1/6th scale figure from threeA…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom “Sai Kang Warriors” from Daniel Yu…
Daniel Yu aka Dory (creator of the awesome Crawdad Kid OMFG figure) kindly shares with us his latest project, the “Sai Kang Warriors”. Celebrating the often overlooked labourers that keep our environment safe and clean, the 5 heavily modified Playmobil figures have been expertly sculpted with epoxy clay and hand painted with acrylics. Truly some of theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom “Sai Kang Warriors” from Daniel Yu…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Real Steel’s Midas 1/6th scale figure from threeA…
Hot off the heels of the recent Ambush pre-order, threeA Toys are gearing up for their next installment in the Real Steel collection, the mohawked Midas! Once again shying away from the sleek, flashy robots that take centre stage in the film, threeA have opted for a weathered and exposed design that is more in-syncContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Real Steel’s Midas 1/6th scale figure from threeA…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Real Steel ‘Ambush’ 1/6th figure from threeA…
Announced way back at the tail end of last summer, threeA Toys are finally gearing up for the release of Real Steel’s ‘Ambush’ in 1/6th scale. Following the same meticulous attention to detail seen in the recent MGS Rex release, Ambush’s articulation is second to none, featuring countless moving parts including pistons, sliding biceps andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Real Steel ‘Ambush’ 1/6th figure from threeA…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Nerd City booth at C2E2 2012…
With excitement over the recently revealed ‘C2E2 exclusive’ Cyborg Space Barbarians reaching fever pitch, creator Ben Spencer has kindly taken some time out ahead of the Chicago con to give us an insight into what we can expect from himself and the rest of the Nerd City crew at their booth come Friday… “At thisContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Nerd City booth at C2E2 2012…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Cyborg Space Barbarian ‘Gammathrall’ from Galaxxor creator Ben Spencer…
Following the reveal of Orion Axe, Hallogrim, Drowlok and Wardraak over the past month, Galaxxor creator Ben Spencer is proud to present the fifth and final figure in the Cyborg Space Barbarian series, Gammathrall. Consisting of an expertly painted vintage MOTU body, with a horned-helmet sculpted by Ben and produced in resin by Marty “The Godbeast” Hansen, Gammathrall will be making his debutContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Cyborg Space Barbarian ‘Gammathrall’ from Galaxxor creator Ben Spencer…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Re-Venture toy exclusives from threeA Toys…
As we draw ever closer to threeA’s Re-Venture festival taking place at the end of the month (April 27th-May 4th, read more here), the art toy powerhouse has finally revealed the line-up of exclusive toys that will be making an appearance. Available to pre-order from the Bambaland store from April 10th at 9am HK (for pick-upContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Re-Venture toy exclusives from threeA Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Glyos Granthan Armorvor head sculpt from The Godbeast…
Recently revealed over on the TGB blog, Marty “The Godbeast” Hansen is proud to present his latest Glyos head sculpt, the Granthan. Created for the popular Armorvor figure, originally designed by Onell‘s Matt Doughty, sculpted by Jason Frailey, and cast by Marty himself, the Granthan lizard ranks alongside the recent Cobra head (find out more here)Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Glyos Granthan Armorvor head sculpt from The Godbeast…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New custom Cosmic Squadrons from Todd Robertson x Dead Presidents Designs…
Matt Walker of Monster Kolor/Dead Presidents is proud to present the latest round of Cosmic Squadron customs from Todd Robertson. Featuring a series of 3 plus a one of creation, the 4 articulated vinyl figures have been expertly painted in a number of vivid metalic Monster Kolor sprays. Priced at just $300 a piece, Todd’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New custom Cosmic Squadrons from Todd Robertson x Dead Presidents Designs…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The new ‘Gray’ Healeymade x MPH resin series…
Hot off the heals of last month’s sellout ‘Purple’ IG-Baba and Wilde figures, myplasticheart is proud to present the latest batch of Healeymade figures in a brand new exclusive ‘Gray’ colourway! This time expect to see the intricately cast, multi-pieced Wilde in 2 alternating gray and clear colourways, whilst the ‘Imperial’ editions of both Jin BabaContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The new ‘Gray’ Healeymade x MPH resin series…”
MAN-E-FEATURE// An interview with Nibbler creator The Tarantulas…
Creators of the Nibbler, one of the art toy community’s most highly desired figures, The Tarantulas are about to celebrate their fifth year in the scene. Working with the likes of Onell Design, Real x Head, Triclops Studio and more recently A Little Stranger, The Tarantulas’ ever elusive Nibbler has taken on a number ofContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// An interview with Nibbler creator The Tarantulas…”
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