Heavyweights from both the resin and Japanese vinyl scenes, Monstrehero and Real x Head have revealed that they will be debuting a very special collaboration at this year’s SDCC, the absolutely stunning Leechface! It appears that the figure will be a vinyl/resin mash-up, with Monstrehero creating the head and Real x Head producing the Chaos-styleContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Monstrehero x RealxHead SDCC Leechface…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// JC Rivera’s Condah Transporters at Toy Invaderz…
After teasing us with the Condah mini/skull drop a couple of weeks back (find out more here), JC Rivera proudly presents the full size Condah Transporters in all their glory! Created for the past weekend’s Toy Invaderz event , the series of hand sculpt and cast figures feature the same beautifully realised winged skull alongsideContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// JC Rivera’s Condah Transporters at Toy Invaderz…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom carded Soundwave GI Joe from Airmax…
Slipping under our radar upon release a couple of months back, we couldn’t resist sharing this amazing project from Airmax after laying eyes on it last week… Taking 2 of the 80’s most iconic cartoons/action figure lines,the 4″ tall GI Joe has been meticulously customised to look like the Transformers’ Soundwave! Replete with accessories, realContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom carded Soundwave GI Joe from Airmax…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The JuJu Totem resin figure from JFury…
From up and coming artist, to respected customiser and now toy designer, JFury‘s debut resin release, the “JuJu Totems” are a real measure of how far he’s come over the past 12 months. Immaculately sculpted, the super-clean looking resins stand at an impressive 5″ tall, with the initial run coming in the form of theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The JuJu Totem resin figure from JFury…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Acro-Zombies from Bigman Toys…
After 6 weeks of blood, sweat and tears, Bigman Toys can finally reveal the full Acro-Zombie line up in all its glory! Originally due to become a series of around 20-30 figures, spiralling costs and issues with UK supplies meant that Bigman was forced to whittle the number down to 10 in order make themContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Acro-Zombies from Bigman Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Hugo Shortpants resin magnets from UME Toys…
With “Halloween in July’s” Friday 13th date looming ever closer, Richard Page of UME Toys has revealed the first of many goodies that will be sitting alongside new characters Hugo, Belemey and Russel Bone… the Hugo magnets! Hand cast in resin and painted by Rich, the adorable little guys are due to come bagged andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Hugo Shortpants resin magnets from UME Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Universe of Violence” mini figures from Eric Nilla x Ironmask…
Mentioned in our reveal of the Gorewad Monsters earlier in the week, Eric Nilla and Ironmask have been hard at work on another M.U.S.C.L.E inspired series, the Universe of Violence! As with the Gorewad Monsters, the highly detailed mini figures have been cast in a number of different colours using a high quality flexible rubber.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Universe of Violence” mini figures from Eric Nilla x Ironmask…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Jelly Empire x Argonaut Resins Tuttz series…
From the looks of the latest teaser on her site, it appears Selina Briggs is working on a very special Jelly Empire series of Tuttz with Argonaut Resins! Due for release at some point this summer, the beautifully hand cast pieces are set to come in a number of Jelly-infused tones… no news as toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Jelly Empire x Argonaut Resins Tuttz series…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The NKOTB “Claude Rains” SDCC Edition from Healeymade…
NY based resin wizard David Healey aka Healeymade has just revealed the latest colourway of M.U.S.C.L.E x M.A.S.K mash-up NKOTB, the “Claude Rains” edition! Due to become the third Healeymade exclusive heading to SDCC next month (check the other 2 here and here), the stunning clear cast mini figure has been aptly named after theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The NKOTB “Claude Rains” SDCC Edition from Healeymade…”
MAN-E-NEWS// “…Of All Ages” DKE SDCC exclusives from Scott Wilkowski…
The masteful Scott Wilkowski has been busy putting skulls, skeletons and creepy creatures inside another batch of designer toy favourites in preparation for the follow-up to last year’s hugely successful “Skin Deep” show. For the aptly titled “…Of All Ages”, Scott has infected Ron English’s “Mousemask Murphy”, Ferg’s “Misfortune Cat”, David Horvath’s “Flatwoods”, Frank Kozik’s “Labbit”, KathieContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “…Of All Ages” DKE SDCC exclusives from Scott Wilkowski…”
MAN-E-NEWS// B.U.F.F Max, B.U.F.F Face and the newly opened Muscle Things store…
As revealed here yesterday, Nama-Niku‘s Manzilla and Pteradact-Kill made their debut on the newly opened Muscle Things store, but what we neglected to mention is that they were joined by another 2 highly anticipated figures… B.U.F.F Max and Face! Sculpt and kit-bashed by prolific M.U.S.C.L.E customiser Halfaway from Little Rubber Guys, the figures (as withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// B.U.F.F Max, B.U.F.F Face and the newly opened Muscle Things store…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Gorewad Monster minis from Ironmask x Eric Nilla…
Master caster Eric Nilla is proud to present the latest line of “Gross Minis”, the Gorewad Monsters! Sculpted by Jimmy “Ironmask” Rommel and molded/cast by Eric himself, the level of detail and character in these guys is truly astounding… check out the open chest and spewing guts on the hammer-head figure! Standing at around 1.5″-2″ tall,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Gorewad Monster minis from Ironmask x Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Belemey “Twitter” colourway from UME Toys…
“He may be the wise kid on the block but like all of us he’s addicted to Twitter. Show your love twitter and put a little Belemey on your shelf…” Originally created for UME Toys‘ upcoming “Halloween in July” event, the super-cute Belemey has made a cheeky early appearance in the form of a “TwitterContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Belemey “Twitter” colourway from UME Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Nama-Niku x Muscle Things Manzilla and Pteradact-Kill B.U.F.F release info…
Tyler over at Nama-Niku has revealed that the highly anticipated Manzilla and Pteradact-Kill will finally be available to purchase later today! Kit-bashed by Tyler using a mixture of vintage kaiju minis and M.U.S.C.L.E figures, the monumental custom bootlegs have been meticulously realised by Alec over at Muscle Things using an authentic keshi-style rubber. Part ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Nama-Niku x Muscle Things Manzilla and Pteradact-Kill B.U.F.F release info…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage x Splurrt custom Digglers plus the Cyclops Dinos pre-order from Rampage Toys…
Previewed as a work in progress last week (find out more here), Jon over at Rampage Toys has been putting the final touches to his latest batch of Splurrt customs, the “Rainbow” Digglers! Cast in glow-in-the-dark vinyl, the beautiful sofubi minis have been given a black rub coupled with Jon’s signature rainbow fades. Limited toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage x Splurrt custom Digglers plus the Cyclops Dinos pre-order from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Healeymade x L’Amour Supreme x Mishka kaiju resin for SDCC…
It appears that alongside the “Citric Summer Acid” Vrah that we posted yesterday, David Healey aka Healeymade will be debuting yet another must-have resin at this year’s SDCC… this time in a 3 way collaboration with L’Amour Supreme and Mishka! From what we can garner based on the few images that have been released so far, theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Healeymade x L’Amour Supreme x Mishka kaiju resin for SDCC…”
MAN-E-NEWS// UME Toys’ “Friday 13th” Halloween in July release update…
As mentioned in our earlier post here, Rich over at UME Toys has a whole lot more planned than just the debut of Hugo Shortpants and Belemey come Friday 13th next month… so without further ado, we bring you a quick rundown on the developments since our OG Hugo reveal last week! To celebrate bringingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// UME Toys’ “Friday 13th” Halloween in July release update…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Grimthraxx Glyos from Monsterforge x Papagrim Toys…
“Grimthraxx! The slave warrior who became a legend in and out of the arena! Once condemned to a fate of eternal combat, Grimthraxx defied his masters and led one of the greatest revolts in Glyan history. Grimthraxx grew to be a mighty general commanding the freed warriors of the Galactic Arena in their struggle toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Grimthraxx Glyos from Monsterforge x Papagrim Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Healeymade’s Vrah “Citric Summer Acid” DKE SDCC exclusive…
Anyone following David Healey aka Healeymade‘s Instagram feed over the last month or so would have seen the gun-totting Vrah pop up a few times… well we can reveal that the stunning action figure mash-up will be making his debut at DKE‘s SDCC booth (#4728) in the exclusive “Citric Summer Acid” colourway! Cast in aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Healeymade’s Vrah “Citric Summer Acid” DKE SDCC exclusive…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Cyclops Dinosaurs sofubi test shots…
After months of preparation, Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys can finally reveal the first vinyl test shots of his latest sofubi creations, the Cyclops Dinosaurs! Standing at a mini-sized 3″ (Anklo around 1.5″), the beautifully realised creations have been given a number of articulated joints, including the T-Rex’s super cute arms! Due to beContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Cyclops Dinosaurs sofubi test shots…”
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