MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The new Disarticulator Studio Blog…

With a huge selection of mini figures in the pipeline, we thought is was about time we started a dedicated site for our group project, The Disarticulators… Due to feature regular posts direct from the studios of the Amazing Zectron, Lee Burbridge of Bigmantoys and myself, Tru:Tek, the blog will be THE first place to find out any of ourContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The new Disarticulator Studio Blog…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Lonely Yeti ‘Ice’ edition from JFury x Vinyl Riot…

Online designer toy emporium Vinyl Riot are very proud to announce their first ever exclusive in the form of JFury‘s Lonely Yeti ‘Ice’ edition! The second iteration of Justin’s popular mini figure, the adorable little guy stands at roughly 2″ tall, this time around coming cast in an icy, clear blue resin. Limited to justContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Lonely Yeti ‘Ice’ edition from JFury x Vinyl Riot…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Species 246 resin figure from DuBose Art x Tenacious Toys…

The guys over at Tenacious Toys are excited to announce their new weekly calendar of micro-run art toy releases, the tentatively titled Super Series Sunday! Consisting of a different resin or custom run each week, the super limited pieces will drop on the Tenacious Toys store each and every Sunday for the foreseeable future… StartingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Species 246 resin figure from DuBose Art x Tenacious Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Love Muscle’ H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 out today…

Following the sell-out general release of H.U.S.T.L.E last week, our very own Tru:Tek is proud to present the latest ultra-limited H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 colourway… the Valentine’s themed “Love Muscle” edition! Featuring a closed selection of the original 10 M.U.S.C.L.E-inspired designs, the various kit-bashes, customs and original figures have been cast in a flexibleContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Love Muscle’ H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 out today…”

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The “Kinkeshi Flesh” Mekamess Dirty Thieving Bootlegger Proofs from Nama Niku x H.U.S.T.L.E…

Hot off the heels of our recent H.U.S.T.L.E debut, we’re proud to bring you details of the first artist proofs up for grabs, the “Kinkeshi Flesh” Mekamess from Nama Niku! Pictured here alongside the standard M.U.S.C.L.E flesh edition, the piece has been cast in the neon-beige of the original Kinnikuman mini figures by H.U.S.T.L.E creatorContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The “Kinkeshi Flesh” Mekamess Dirty Thieving Bootlegger Proofs from Nama Niku x H.U.S.T.L.E…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Konami Man and Konami Lady sofubi from Nerdone…

Following the hugely successful Samus Aran (Metroid) sofubi, Nerdone returned to Wonder Festival at the weekend with their latest pair of fully licensed retro game figures, the adorable Konami Man and Konami Woman! Taken from cult NES platformer ‘Konami Wai Wai World’ (which strangely featured a cameo from The Goonies’ Mikey!), the pair have beenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Konami Man and Konami Lady sofubi from Nerdone…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Free Goodie Friday” exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 on Spanky Stokes…

Taking a brief hiatus from normal posting today as we prepare for tonight’s H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 drop, we bring you details of one last colourway up for grabs this weekend… the Spanky Stokes‘ exclusive marbled black and white! Created as a one-off for the award winning blog’s Free Goodie Friday competition, the 10Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Free Goodie Friday” exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 on Spanky Stokes…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Man-E-Toys 1st Anniversary edition H.U.S.T.L.E…

In celebration of our first year as Man-E-Toys this month, our writer and editor Tru:Tek is proud to present the latest exclusive batch of H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series figures. Featuring all 10 designs from Wave 1, each has been cast in a flexible urethane rubber in both ‘tropical’ (orange/green) and ‘bubblegum’ (blue/pink) flavours. Limited to justContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Man-E-Toys 1st Anniversary edition H.U.S.T.L.E…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The 24 Hour Toy Break exclusives from October Toys…

October Toys are gearing up for the third annual 24 Hour Toy Break this Friday, with another mammoth live broadcast featuring a whole host of guests, exclusives, auctions and sales in aid of the show. With a ton of releases revealed already, we bring you a quick rundown of the figures that will be droppingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The 24 Hour Toy Break exclusives from October Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 dropping this Friday (02/08)…

Following the limited release debut at the Rampage Studios opening show last month, our very own Tru:Tek is proud to finally reveal that the standard ‘Flesh’ H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series Wave 1 will be dropping THIS WEEK! Featuring 10 mini figure designs kit-bashed, customised and originally sculpted from a diverse selection of the art toy scene’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 dropping this Friday (02/08)…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Galaxxor exclusive Treegar from Ben Spencer x Bigmantoys…

Our good friend and partner in crime, Lee of Bigmantoys, has been cooking up a few Treegar exclusives since the designer action figure’s release back in October, the first to emerge coming in the form of the Glaxxor ‘Lava Lamp’ edition (TBC)… Cast by Lee in a variety of clear marbled colours, the resin figuresContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Galaxxor exclusive Treegar from Ben Spencer x Bigmantoys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// SpongeBob X-Ray DX ‘Vintage’ from Secret Base x Toy Art Gallery…

Toy Ar Gallery teams up with Secret Base for the latest Spongebob X-Ray DX sofubi, this time around in a gorgeous ‘Vintage’ inspired colourway. Once again featuring the same striking split design with skeletal inlay, the Nickelodeon licensed piece has been cast in a discoloured clear soft vinyl, coming with a smoky, antiqued-style spray jobContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// SpongeBob X-Ray DX ‘Vintage’ from Secret Base x Toy Art Gallery…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios online store now open for business!

Following the hugely successful Rampage Studios opening show on Friday, the first batch of leftover stock has hit the online store… coming in the form of our first batch of Disarticulator figures, plus the debut of H.U.S.T.L.E! Featuring extremely limited runs of Higekami, Tiny Terrors from the Deep, KESH-E-FACE, plus a slew of H.U.S.T.L.E capsulesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios online store now open for business!”

MAN-E-RECAP// The Rampage Studios opening show…

Previewed here on Man-E-Toys all throughout this week, the highly anticipated Rampage Studios debut show opened it’s doors yesterday to a huge crowd of adoring fans. With influential players in the scene such as BLObPUS, Datadub, Uamou, Hints & Spices and Devilrobots rubbing shoulders alongside sofubi and mini figure diehards alike, the great little spaceContinue reading “MAN-E-RECAP// The Rampage Studios opening show…”

MAN-E-PROFILE// “Break Fighters” HIGEKAMI: Master of Beard-Fu from The Disarticulators…

Presenting the third release that we will be unveiling as ‘The Disarticulators‘ at the Rampage Studios opening show on Friday, we bring you HIGEKAMI: Master of Beard-Fu! The first release in an on-going series called “Break Fighters”, a make-believe early 90’s scrolling beat ’em up, the absolutely beautiful 2″ figure has once again been designedContinue reading “MAN-E-PROFILE// “Break Fighters” HIGEKAMI: Master of Beard-Fu from The Disarticulators…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios opening: Full line-up revealed…

With the Rampage Studios debut show opens it’s doors this Friday (January 25th), the man behind the incredible project, Jon Malmstedt, kindly shares with us what exactly will be going down- including that all important roster of artists! Believe us when we say, ANYONE with even a passing interest in either mini figures or sofubiContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios opening: Full line-up revealed…”

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators and H.U.S.T.L.E at Rampage Studios- full reveal!

After what has seemed like a lifetime in the studio, we can now finally present to you guys the HUGE selection of figures we’ll be dropping at the upcoming Rampage Studios opening and show… Featuring a total of 18 all-new mini figure designs spread across 5 different series from both H.U.S.T.L.E and Disarticulator brands (ourContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators and H.U.S.T.L.E at Rampage Studios- full reveal!”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Galactic Jerkbags x Sucklord x Onell Design exclusive…

Unofficial Suckadelic fan club Galactic Jerkbags has once again teamed up with the Sucklord himself for their latest exclusive release, which this time around appears to be featuring the talent’s of Onell Design‘s Matt Doughty too! Word on the project is still close guarded, but from what we can tell of the info released soContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Galactic Jerkbags x Sucklord x Onell Design exclusive…”

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-XCLUSIVE// The birth of The Disarticulators!

Whilst the H.U.S.T.L.E Series has and will continue to dominate pretty much every waking minute of our lives for the foreseeable future, there has been another huge project that we’ve been dying to let out of the bag since it’s conception back in July- Well, with 3 all-new separate releases ready to drop in theContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The birth of The Disarticulators!”