Bootleg maestro 2bitHACK has revealed test pulls of his latest line of upcoming figures, the Mi Empire Loca ‘Street Soldiers’! Featuring previous releases Vato Trooper, Prisoner #C3P0 and Homie Chewie alongside all new creation Lil Chewie, all of the kit-bashed and re-sculpted pieces have been cast by 2bitHACK in an authentic ‘army men’ green. NoContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mi Empire Loca ‘Lil Chewie’ and ‘Street Soldiers’ from 2bitHACK…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The (In)action Figure Show ‘Faker Bear and Horse Fighters’ from Steve Seeley…
Illustrator Steve Seeley once again resurrects the awesome Inaction Figures for Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show (two separate entities btw!), with the reveal of the Faker Bear and Horse Fighters! Cast by legendary neo-vintage artist Giant Japanese Monster, Bad!, the 5.5″ figures have been painted in the blue and purple of He-Man’s infamous evil clone Faker,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The (In)action Figure Show ‘Faker Bear and Horse Fighters’ from Steve Seeley…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Novelty Haus x themarkultra bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E 3 pack…
Deviating from the awesome line of 3.75″ action figure bootlegs he’s been churning out recently, up and coming artist themarkultra is proud to present his latest project… the bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E 3 pack! Taking familiar faces of previous works including the Shadow Trooper and MKultraman, Mark has meticulously kit-bashed the heads with 3 of our favouriteContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Novelty Haus x themarkultra bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E 3 pack…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// Clutter exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E for the (In)action Figure Show…
As promised earlier in the week, we can now reveal the second half of our entry for Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show next week… the Clutter exclusive ‘Purple’ H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series! Featuring a selection of Wave 1’s figures, we’ve included 3 separate one-off releases for the show; a double sided blistered 3 pack featuring designs fromContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// Clutter exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E for the (In)action Figure Show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Ballon Knot Head Guy’ B.U.F.F from Ironoak x Muscle Things…
After a brief hiatus from B.U.F.F whilst working on various collaborative projects, Alec over at Muscle Things is proud to present the latest addition to the clan… the provisionally titled ‘Ballon Knot Head Guy’! Designed by Ironoak and kit-bashed/sculpted by Alec, the awesome little custom M.U.S.C.L.E should be heading into production soon, with some hintsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Ballon Knot Head Guy’ B.U.F.F from Ironoak x Muscle Things…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios opening and show revealed…
After months of keeping tight lipped, we’re proud to finally reveal details of the soon to be opened Rampage Studios and HUGE opening show! A gallery/shop based in central Tokyo (near Ikebukuro), Jon over at Rampage Toys will be filling the space with a huge selection of sofubi, rubber, resin, customs and artwork from some ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios opening and show revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// D.E.A.T.H custom M.U.S.C.L.E figures from Edge of Doom…
“From a garbage pile far far away comes this horrible troop of decent economic action toy heroes! They were born in the fire, raised in space and live for war, o yea and you can’t forget death.” Up and coming bootleg artist Edge of Doom is proud to present his debut toy line, the D.E.A.T.HContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// D.E.A.T.H custom M.U.S.C.L.E figures from Edge of Doom…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Clutter exclusive KESH-E-FACE for the (In)action Figure Show…
As promised at the tail end of last week, we bring to you an exclusive reveal of one of the pieces we’ll be entering into the upcoming (In)action Figures Show… the Clutter exclusive ‘Grape’ KESH-E-FACE! Our debut piece as the collaborative group known as The Disarticulators, KESH-E-FACE was designed and sculpted by the Amazing ZectronContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Clutter exclusive KESH-E-FACE for the (In)action Figure Show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Luchadores del Espacio custom bootlegs from Eddie Dobson…
Following the successful debut of the Monkeynaut sofubi last month (expect news on the incoming colourways soon!), Eddie Dobson returns with his latest custom bootleg, the Luchadores del Espacio! Once again running with the familiar space theme, the awesome figure has been booted from a vintage luchador and astronaut that have in turn been recastContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Luchadores del Espacio custom bootlegs from Eddie Dobson…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Flesh to the Death’ Lucha Sharks from Ben Spencer…
Galaxxor‘s Ben Spencer proudly presents his entry for the upcoming (In)action Figure Show, the ‘Flesh to the Death’ Lucha Sharks! Cast by Marty ‘Godbeast‘ Hansen in an authentic M.U.S.C.L.E flesh tone, the rad looking edition has been limited to just 3 pieces with pricing still to be confirmed. Can’t make it to the show nextContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Flesh to the Death’ Lucha Sharks from Ben Spencer…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Wrestlers of the Universe custom bootlegs from Goodleg Toys…
Bringing yet another awesome MOTU inspired release to the table, Goodleg Toys are proud to announce that the previously featured Wrestlers of the Universe (WOTU) line is finally up for grabs! Starting with the ‘custom’ releases, the guys have released several one-off pieces including Dead Diebia$e, Evilgrip, Million Dollar Arm and British Eyefrog (pictured), each coming kit-bashedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Wrestlers of the Universe custom bootlegs from Goodleg Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// M.U.S.C.L.E’s of the Universe: Skelitor one-off from Eric Nilla…
Following the hugely successful rubber re-casting of the M.U.S.C.L.E’s of the Universe customs last month (which can still be purchased here), Eric Nilla is proud to present a very special one-off… Taking the Skelitor figure (originally created by Wolf ‘SolarColorDust’ Voigt), Eric went for an authentic Skelitor purple complete with yellow spot application- all rubber,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// M.U.S.C.L.E’s of the Universe: Skelitor one-off from Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 full reveal…
After several teaser shots over the past couple of weeks, we proudly bring you the first wave of our H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series in all it’s glory! You may be wondering where a few of the entries have gone (the original line-up featured 15 artists)… Well, we’ve decided with the sheer volume of figures (plusContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 full reveal…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show featuring The Disarticulators…
It comes with great pleasure today to announce details of the very first group art exhibition that we (Tru:Tek, Zectron and Bigmantoys) will be participating as The Disarticulators… Clutter‘s (In)action Figure Show! Without further ado, we bring you the official press statement- “The (In)action Figure Show,” an art toy show focused on elevating the traditionalContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show featuring The Disarticulators…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Lucha Shark ‘El Tiburon’ presale details…
“From the corner of the Galaxxorverse that is Hive World X-544 comes El Tiburon, Leader of The Lucha Sharks! He’s never met an opponent or a Michelada that he couldn’t finish…” Swiftly following the test shots we posted last week (check them out here), Ben Spencer is proud to reveal pre-sale details for the firstContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Lucha Shark ‘El Tiburon’ presale details…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Crazy Spirit action figure from Weird Luke…
Man-E-Toys favourite Weird Luke kindly shares details of his latest slab of resin trash, the Crazy Spirit action figure! The first bootleg-style toy in a new line based on the artwork of New York punk bands, ‘bat boy’ was designed by Crazy Spirit band member Sam (check their music here), and sculpted and produced byContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Crazy Spirit action figure from Weird Luke…”
MAN-E-NEWS// ‘MOTUMU’ Star Wars x MOTU mash-ups from ManOrMonster? Studio…
Brandon of ManOrMonster Studio has just revealed details of his latest neo-vintage designer action figure line, MOTUMU (sadly no translation for the acronym as of yet!)… A more straightforward custom project than the ongoing Warlords of Wor series, MOTUMU appears to feature the heads of our favourite Star Wars characters on top of resin castContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘MOTUMU’ Star Wars x MOTU mash-ups from ManOrMonster? Studio…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Triclops Studio’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Tortoises…
Created as part of Clutter’s upcoming Action Figure Custom Show, Triclops have revealed work-in-progress shots of their latest bootleg series… the Teenage Mutant Ninja Tortoises! Kit-bashed with a mixture of original sculpting and vintage TMNT figures, the hilarious figures have been cast in an amphibian green resin, with a special purple Beebop chase and aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Triclops Studio’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Tortoises…”
MAN-E-NEWS// HTF Spiral Zone Series 2 keshi remake from Eric Nilla…
As predicted in our post last week, the HTF Spiral Zone tank set remake from Eric Nilla will be hitting the master caster’s store soon! Originally cast up for a private commission, the Series 2 keshi (rubber mini figure) is easily one of the rarest and most sought after of the Spiral Zone line, soContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// HTF Spiral Zone Series 2 keshi remake from Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Ewoking Dead’ and ‘David’ resins from Killer Bootlegs…
Unfortunately missing out on the full release whilst we were away, we nevertheless bring you details of Killer Bootlegs‘ latest figures, the Ewoking Dead! Based on the illustration by Jonathan Fallon (of the same name), the figure has been booted from a vintage “Teebo” Ewok figure, coming with an array of gruesome sculpted zombie gutsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Ewoking Dead’ and ‘David’ resins from Killer Bootlegs…”
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