MAN-E-NEWS// Muscles of the Universe: Fisto from Eric Nilla x Wolf Voigt…

As if news on the mighty Meatgrinder wasn’t enough today, master caster Eric Nilla comes with yet another must have mini figure release… the Muscles of the Universe’s Fisto! The fourth figure to feature in the M.U.S.C.L.E x MOTU mash-up series conceived by Wolf Voigt, Fisto has got to be the best yet- not onlyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Muscles of the Universe: Fisto from Eric Nilla x Wolf Voigt…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Heroic Form Prince Algor ‘Candy Shop Edition’ from Rampageo Industries…

Fresh from the success of last month’s debut ‘mega’ drop, Jesse Chagnon of Rampageo Industries is gearing up for the latest release in the ongoing ‘Exciting World of Jalldoon’ series, as he proudly presents Prince Algor in Heroic Form: Candy Shop Edition! Starting Monday May 20th and running right through to Monday June 10th, Jesse will be offering upContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Heroic Form Prince Algor ‘Candy Shop Edition’ from Rampageo Industries…”

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Rax the Terrible’ custom M.U.S.C.L.E from Killer Bootlegs…

Creator of H.U.S.T.L.E’s Jobba the Hurt, the one and only Killer Bootlegs throws his hat back into the custom M.U.S.C.L.E (wrestling) ring with his latest release… Rax the Terrible! Kit bashed using M.U.S.C.L.E’s iconic ‘baddie’ Terri Bull and the Piranha driver from M.A.S.K, Rax Sly, the figure has been cast in clear resin, coming airbrushedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Rax the Terrible’ custom M.U.S.C.L.E from Killer Bootlegs…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Floating Shadow’ resin figures from Healeymade…

Originally making an appearance as a GID ‘Suck Shop’ exclusive a couple of weeks back, David Healey’s latest custom bootleg, the Floating Shadow, will finally be hitting the Healeymade store later on today! Cast in a mixture of semi translucent purple and neon yellow resin, the ghoulish 3.75″ tall figures have been finished with blackContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Floating Shadow’ resin figures from Healeymade…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Heisenberg’ custom bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E from Healeymade…

Hot off the heals of the MUSCLE/MASK Snigator Claw posted here last week, Healeymade comes with yet another custom bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E, the ingenius Heisenberg! Kit-bashed and resculpted from the popular rock man figure, Iwao, the Breaking Bad inspired piece features the iconic pork pie hat, shades and goatee of the cult series’ Walter White. ToContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Heisenberg’ custom bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E from Healeymade…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Catfighter, God Dam and TexHex resin minis for the B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage show…

With the hotly tipped B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage Show open it’s doors at Tokyo’s Rampage Studios next week, Triclops have revealed not 1, not 2, but 3 awesome new mini figures for the event! Joining the previously teased Catfighter from Rampage’s Jon Malmstedt, the guys will be dropping the hilarious Tex Hex alongside one of ourContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Catfighter, God Dam and TexHex resin minis for the B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage show…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Photon Ranger custom bootlegs from Motorbot…

Following the success of the hugely popular Land Sharks (a few of which are still up for grabs here), resin artist Motorbot comes with his latest custom bootleg release, the Photon Rangers! Recast from an unidentified mini figure line, the Glyos-esque creations have been produced in a number of different one-off hand finished variants includingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Photon Ranger custom bootlegs from Motorbot…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Playful Gorilla x 4TheLuvOfToyzNY ‘Tee and Toy’ set…

Cash Cannon over at 4TheLuvOfToyzNY has once again teamed up with vector wizard Playful Gorilla for the release of their very first ‘Tee and Toy’ set! Featuring Cash’s recently released ‘Busted Trooper’ and ‘Bobafetted’ resin figures, the Star Wars inspired minis are joined by accompanying designs from Playful Gorilla that have been digitally printed directContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Playful Gorilla x 4TheLuvOfToyzNY ‘Tee and Toy’ set…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘MUSCLE/MASK’ Snigator Claw custom bootleg from Healeymade…

It’s been a while since we’ve seen any new M.U.S.C.L.E customs from the Healeymade camp, so it came with great pleasure this week to find that the artist has just tackled none other than fan favourite, the Snigator Claw! Posted on Instagram at the beginning of the week with the tag ‘MUSCLE/MASK’, we can onlyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘MUSCLE/MASK’ Snigator Claw custom bootleg from Healeymade…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Battling Bastards: El Cabroncito custom bootleg from Scraped Resin…

The bootleg universe of the Battling Bastards just got a ‘LITTLE’ bigger, as El Cabroncito, the death-defying Mexican mini, joins Ultimate Carlos’ army of lucha thugs for the latest release from Scraped Resin! Kit-bashed and re-sculpted from various lucha figures, El Cabroncito differs slightly from the previous release in terms of scale and articulation- insteadContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Battling Bastards: El Cabroncito custom bootleg from Scraped Resin…”

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Sunburst Dave’ from Killer Bootlegs x The Mark Ultra…

Just in time for summer, Killer Bootlegs comes with the latest ‘sunburst’ iteration of The Mark Ultra‘s “Dave” custom bootleg! Completely remolded, cast, and airbrushed in brilliantly bright red-yellow Monster Kolor sprays, “Sunburst Dave” is the first colourway in a new collaborative series from the pair. Limited to just 5 pieces, the awesome figure canContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Sunburst Dave’ from Killer Bootlegs x The Mark Ultra…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Hippo Titan Soldier paint test WIP from Ben Spencer x ManOrMonster? Studios…

He’s been a while in the making, but the Ben Spencer x ManOrMonster? Studios ‘Hippo Titan Soldier’ is finally gearing up for release! Originally due to go on sale at C2E2 last weekend, the massive workload of both Ben and MoM? for the event meant that the project unfortunately got a little held up- althoughContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Hippo Titan Soldier paint test WIP from Ben Spencer x ManOrMonster? Studios…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Broken Pigeon’s ‘Death Vader’ custom bootleg for DeKorner…

DeKorner continue their series of collaborations with up and coming bootleg artist Broken Pigeon as they reveal their latest exclusive release, the grim lord ‘Death Vader’! Standing at around 3″ tall, the kit-bashed figure has been hand cast by BP in a gorgeous yellow/black marbled resin. Limited to 20 pieces, 5 of which come withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Broken Pigeon’s ‘Death Vader’ custom bootleg for DeKorner…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Nama-Niku’s ‘Kinkeshi Flesh’ Mekamess auction on LRG…

As mentioned in our Ray Skull coverage last week, Nama Niku is the latest out of the blocks with his H.U.S.T.L.E Wave 1 Artist Proofs, proudly presenting the long awaited ‘Kinkeshi Flesh’ Mekamess! Undeniably one of the most popular designs from the first batch of figures, the MechaGodzilla kit-bash has been cast up in theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Nama-Niku’s ‘Kinkeshi Flesh’ Mekamess auction on LRG…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Skeletor and Faker custom Muscles of the Universe from Small Angry Monster…

Hot off the heals of the Viper Ashuraman paint-up we posted last week, Adam Pratt aka Small Angry Monster has put his hand to yet another 2 custom bootleg mini figures, this time around turning his attentions to Eric Nilla x Wolf Voigt’s Muscles of the Universe line… Taking the series’ Skeletor and He-Man, AdamContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Skeletor and Faker custom Muscles of the Universe from Small Angry Monster…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Supefestival 62…

Opening it’s doors this morning to the usual hordes of sofubi and kaiju fans, the 62nd bi-annual Superfestival played host to one of the biggest showings from Rampage Toys yet, so big in fact that one booth was barely enough to contain the staggering selection of mini figures and sofubi! With a number of collabs,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Supefestival 62…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Warlords of Wor’s ‘Clawbber’ C2E2 debut…

He’s been a long time in coming, but Warlords of Wor‘s follow-up to the mighty Bog-Nar is finally upon us… presenting Clawbber! Kit-bashed and intensely re-sculpted from a number of different vintage action figures by ManOrMonster? Studios‘ Brandon Michael Barker, the beautiful piece has once again been cast in resin with the now standard WoWContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Warlords of Wor’s ‘Clawbber’ C2E2 debut…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Melty Misfits Cheap Toy from Buff Monster x Healeymade…

Previewed here a few days back, Buff Monster‘s much anticipated Melty Misfits custom Cheap Toy will be available to purchase later today! Continuing Buff’s homage to the beloved Garbage Pail Kids, the mini figure has been sculpted by Mitch Martinez to mirror one of the first series’ most popular characters Double Heather, albiet with aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Melty Misfits Cheap Toy from Buff Monster x Healeymade…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Phalanx mini exposition at C2E2 revealed…

With Chicago’s C2E2 opening it’s doors later this week, Ben Spencer over at Nerd City proudly presents the entire Phalanx line-up in full! A mini exposition featuring an incredible collection of neo-vintage 5.5″ action figure customs, bootlegs and original figures, the strictly limited designs will be available to view and purchase from the Nerd CityContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Phalanx mini exposition at C2E2 revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Ray Skull H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Proofs from Hungry Imp x Tru:Tek…

They’ve been a long time coming what with our various other commitments, but the H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 APs are finally making their way to the various artists involved, the first batch up for grabs coming from Hungry Imp… Cast in a clear blue resin by series creator Tru:Tek, the MOTU/M.U.S.C.L.E inspired Ray SkullContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Ray Skull H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Proofs from Hungry Imp x Tru:Tek…”