Fresh from the success of the Blue Harvest Sale, Peter Kato is proud to present his latest resin series, the Two-Toned Metal Fusions! Created as a sucessor to the original myplasticheart exclusive Metal Fusions, Turtle Tetsujin is joined by Fright Bite for this super-limited release. Double cast in Blue-Orange resin, Turtle Tetsujin comes complete withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Two-Toned Metal Fusion” series from Peter Kato…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Shih’s Bevil the Devil Broccoli…
Any followers of cute kaiju legend Paul Shih would have noticed a certain vegetable based figure in the works over the past couple of weeks… which can reveal will be ready imminently! Entitled Bevil the Devil Broccoli, the 4.5″ tall figure is currently in the moulding process, so test shots should be ready (fingers crossed)Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Shih’s Bevil the Devil Broccoli…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Finger Five Series 1 from Fig-Lab coming soon…
Revealed way back at the end of January, Fig-Lab’s much talked about “Finger Five” Series 1 is finally ready for worldwide release! One of the most unique art toy project’s we’ve seen to date, the mini-series features five 1.5″ sofubi ‘finger puppet’ style figures designed by some of the scene’s biggest characters- Paul Kaiju, Suckadelic, MonstreHero,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Finger Five Series 1 from Fig-Lab coming soon…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Condah Transporters from JC Rivera…
Following in the wake of both Bearlee and the soon to be released Platoon Hero (more info later this week), Chicago based artist JC Rivera continues his resin onslaught with the reveal of the Condah Transporters! Landing in Rivera’s store last night as a prelude to the myriad of resin pieces he will be featuringContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Condah Transporters from JC Rivera…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The carded GID Sharkgut from Killer Bootlegs…
As mentioned in our reveal of the Killer Krayons earlier in the week, Peter over at Killer Bootlegs has been hard at work producing a special variant of the Sharkgut Wayne Gracey bootleg… the carded Glow in the Dark edition! Kit-bashed from a vintage Ree Yees, Bossk, Nien Nunb, and Whiplash from He-man, the marbled GID castContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The carded GID Sharkgut from Killer Bootlegs…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Pharoah’s Guards mounted resin figures from Eeks…
Graffiti/toy artist Eeks shares with us his latest resin works, the stunning Pharoah’s Guards series! Originally created for the MAD Gallery’s “Heavy Hitters” show (June 1st, St Louis), the hand sculpt and cast resin skulls have been mounted on a variety of wooden plaques, each given a superb mix of washes, sprays and rubs forContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Pharoah’s Guards mounted resin figures from Eeks…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Nama Niku x Muscle Things’ “Manzilla” for B.U.F.F…
Freshly revealed yesterday comes the latest figure in the B.U.F.F (Billions of Unusual Fearless Fighters) line, the Nama-Niku x Muscle Things “Manzilla”! Part sculpted, part kit-bashed by Tyler over at Nama-Niku, the rubber urethane cast figure features the head and mane of a vintage Gozilla mini figure meticulously grafted onto a M.U.S.C.L.E, coming complete withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Nama Niku x Muscle Things’ “Manzilla” for B.U.F.F…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Galactic Jerkbags x Suckadelic KARATE CHUMPS…
The unofficial Suckadelic fan club “Galactic Jerkbags” have teamed up with the Super Sucklord himself to bring a new line of bootlegs… the KARATE CHUMPS! Limited to an edition of just 30 pieces, each KARATE CHUMP is custom made my the Sucklord, giving you full control over the head design and colours used. Above areContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Galactic Jerkbags x Suckadelic KARATE CHUMPS…”
MAN-E-FEATURE// The Zombie Cake! MIMP mash-up mini-resin from Rampage Toys…
As we delve into the world of custom keshi/M.U.S.C.L.E in the build up to ‘Ed Skorm vs. Min-E-Face‘s release, we’ve decided to feature a piece by the artist that first inspired us to undertake the project, the Zombie Cake! from Rampage Toys’ Jon Malmstedt. Although not strictly M.U.S.C.L.E (the figure has been modified from the HunchbackContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// The Zombie Cake! MIMP mash-up mini-resin from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Robot 13 mini-figures from Motorbot…
Even after his grisly encounter with an Exacto knife last week (check Instagram for the grisly details!), the ever prolific Motorbot has soldiered on, and whilst not busy casting a vast array of Meatsters, he’s been putting the final touches to the highly anticipated Robot 13 resin 5 pack! As you can see from the shotContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Robot 13 mini-figures from Motorbot…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Worryknott DIY resin sculpture from Stuart Witter x Jon Burgerman…
Laying dormant since its production back in 2007, the stunning Worrynott desktop sculpture from Stuart Witter and Jon Burgerman has finally seen the light of day once more! Representing the anxiety of artistic collaboration, the piece was originally passed between the two artists until the worried looking concoction reached the final sculpt we see here.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Worryknott DIY resin sculpture from Stuart Witter x Jon Burgerman…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Killer Krayons from Killer Bootlegs…
Peter over at Killer Bootlegs has been working on several projects for his new “Killer Krap” line, the first coming in the form of these awesome assault riffle bullet shaped crayons! Dubbed the “Killer Krayons”, Peter will be releasing these in the standard colours found in Crayola’s 8 packs; red, yellow, blue, green, orange, brown, violet,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Killer Krayons from Killer Bootlegs…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Grim Creepers from Tim Stephson available now…
Exclusively revealed here a couple of weeks back, Tim Stephson’s Creeper Factory is now finally open for business! Solely designed, sculpted, cast and painted by the man himself in Austin Tx, the long awaited Grim Creepers are available in four standard colourways; silver/black, red, pink and blue, alongside five very special one-off pieces… the ZombieContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Grim Creepers from Tim Stephson available now…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Super Rare M.U.S.C.L.E Can V.2 from Nama-Niku x Muscle Things…
As we prepare for the launch of our exclusive Super Rare M.U.S.C.L.E Can colourway, we bring you the first shots of its latest incarnation, Version 2! Created by Nama-Niku and Muscle Things, the newly revised design features a whole host of new non-poster figures (from our count, there appears to be 8 crammed in thisContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Super Rare M.U.S.C.L.E Can V.2 from Nama-Niku x Muscle Things…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Pharaoh Hounds Series 3 from Argonaut Resins…
Eric over at Argonaut Resins is proud to reveal that the long awaited Pharaoh Hounds Series 3 will be landing on the AR store this Wednesday, June 6th at 12 Noon EST. Alongside the plethora of beautiful super-limited designs, there will also be five all new regular (6.5 inch) Tuttz to match a few of the HoundsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Pharaoh Hounds Series 3 from Argonaut Resins…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Rivet Wars sculpts from Ted Terranova…
As major influence in our pursuit of getting our own resin toys off the ground, it always comes with great pleasure to find out what Rivet Wars creator Ted Terranova has lined up next… and boy are we in for a treat this time! Since the release of the Quad Stug box set last month,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Rivet Wars sculpts from Ted Terranova…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Elephantos wave 4 from Turbopistola…
Turbopistola is proud to present the fourth round of his popular Elephantos mini figures. Cast in a variety of different opaque and clear resins, the latest batch of 2″ minis has been limited to just 7 hand finished pieces; Orange Sparkle, Blue Dream, Ethernaut, Gooch 5, Hard Candy, Smoke 1 and The Smell of Blood.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Elephantos wave 4 from Turbopistola…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Caution” Yellow Mini MAD*L from MAD…
Swiftly following the “Toxic” GID Edition drop a couple of weeks back, MAD presents the sixth instalment in the Mini MAD*L series, the fan chosen “Caution” Yellow! As with previous releases, the strikingly bright figure will be limited to 20 hand cast and meticulously polished 3″ minis. Set to land on the MAD Toy store at some point thisContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Caution” Yellow Mini MAD*L from MAD…”
MAN-E-UPDATE// ‘Ed Skworm vs. Min-E-Face “Noir” production shot…
As we loom ever closer to the release of our first M.U.S.C.L.E custom bootleg 2 pack, ‘Ed Skworm vs. Min-E-Face, we’ve decided to share with you the first production shot (with sprues still attached!) of the super-rare “Noir” edition that we will be offering up to our readers a week before the figures’ official release.Continue reading “MAN-E-UPDATE// ‘Ed Skworm vs. Min-E-Face “Noir” production shot…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The visible skeleton Stormtrooper LEGO bootleg from 2bitHACK…
Sitting alongside the recently revealed “Smiley Copper” action figure (check it out here), 2bitHACK has been hard at work on yet another project, the as yet untitled “visible skeleton LEGO Stormtrooper” bootleg! Revealing an initial kit-bash test pull last week featuring a de-armed, mini-legged LEGO Stormtrooper with the strap-line “Test pull… The nontest pulls will beContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The visible skeleton Stormtrooper LEGO bootleg from 2bitHACK…”
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