Hot off the heels of his first show in LA (A Cry For Help In A World Gone Mad), Justin P aka We Kill You is proud to present his first collaboration with CBNC (Chubby Boob Nerd Crew), the Chubbs resin figure. Hand cast and painted in a variety of vivid colours, each one-off customContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Chubbs resin figure from We Kill You x Chubby Boob Nerd Crew…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Adam Pratt’s ‘Thomas the Rage Engine’ for the Candy-Coated Custom Show…
Stepping up his custom game once again, Adam Pratt shares with us his entry for the upcoming Candy-Coated Custom Show (find out more here)- the awe-inspiring ‘Thomas the Rage Engine’! Featuring the iconic British steam train kit-bashed with a Dust Walker amongst a host of other pieces, the beautifully finished figure comes with a stunningContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Adam Pratt’s ‘Thomas the Rage Engine’ for the Candy-Coated Custom Show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Josh Mayhem’s custom Playsam Streamliner for the Playsam 500…
Josh Mayhem has sent over a work in progress shot of his entry for Super7’s upcoming Playsam 500 custom show. Following a similar aesthetic to Josh’s popular Askew Rangers custom series (albiet with a slightly more appropriate racing green colour scheme), the Streamliner is set to feature a plethora of mounted guns, working spring loadedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Josh Mayhem’s custom Playsam Streamliner for the Playsam 500…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rich UME’s ‘Radiation Suit’ Marty McFly for Just in Time…
Richard Page over at UME Toys has just revealed his latest custom sculpt, ‘Radiation Suit’ Marty McFly. Created for Flatties‘ upcoming collaborative charity project, ‘Just in Time’, Rich was tasked with making a toy themed around the world of the legendary Back to the Future movies, using the memorable scene when Marty first touches down in 1955 asContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rich UME’s ‘Radiation Suit’ Marty McFly for Just in Time…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Toys Exhibition at Studio Uamou…
After months of preparation, Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys finally opened the doors to his debut solo show at Studio Uamou in Tokyo’s Akihabara today. Armed to the teeth with customs, original pieces and a whole host of paintings including 5 Ugly Unicorns (2 micro runs and 5 customs) and around 60 Uamous (featuring a run ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Toys Exhibition at Studio Uamou…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Screaming for the Sunrise ‘Pearl’ edition from Yoskay Yamamoto x Munky King…
Coinciding with Yoskay Yamamoto‘s exhibition, “Joke’s On Me”, this weekend (March 24th) at Lebasse Chinatown, Munky King are proud to present the fourth edition of the artist’s ‘Screaming for the Sunrise’ figure. Coming in a mesmerising ‘Pearl’ colourway, the 6″ tall vinyl dragon comes with a removable sheer ribbon and is packaged in a decadentContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Screaming for the Sunrise ‘Pearl’ edition from Yoskay Yamamoto x Munky King…”
MAN-E-NEWS// UME Toys’ Bassett D Kay custom sculpture for the Candy-Coated Custom Show…
Richard Page of UME Toys is proud to reveal the return of Bassett D Kay, now more tooth-rotingly grotesque than ever! Standing at around 5″ tall, the nightmarish ode to Bertie Bassett (mascot of the British sweets, Bassett’s Liquorice Allsorts) was created for Tenacious Toys‘ first ever exhibition, The Candy-Coated Custom Show. To be held atContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// UME Toys’ Bassett D Kay custom sculpture for the Candy-Coated Custom Show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys project updates…
Gearing up for his first solo exhibition at Studio Uamou next week, Jon over at Rampage Toys has given us a sneak peak of the vast amount of original and custom creations that will be on offer. Featuring a staggering list of 80+ sofubi and 100+ other items, the show will include 15 Ugly Unicorns (2Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys project updates…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Motorbot’s ‘Quarter Eater’ resin figure for Vinyl Thoughts 2…
Featured here a few times in various forms of development, Motorbot‘s ‘That Thing Ate My Quarter’ has been revealed in its final form replete with a snappy new name, the ‘Quarter Eater’. Available in an exclusive GID colourway at the opening of the Vinyl Thoughts 2 custom art show tonight (Thursday, March 15th 7:00-11:00pm), the beautifullyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Motorbot’s ‘Quarter Eater’ resin figure for Vinyl Thoughts 2…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Vinyl Thoughts 2 exclusive 10-Doh! from Squid Kids Ink!…
Created exclusively for this week’s Vinyl Thoughts 2 custom show, Nate Mitchell of Squid Kids Ink presents the latest addition to the 10-Doh! family. Based upon the iconic NES cartridge design, the 7″ tall ABS/PVC cast figure features a Mario Bros 2 inspired front label, with the show details emblazoned on the rear. Limited toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Vinyl Thoughts 2 exclusive 10-Doh! from Squid Kids Ink!…”
MAN-E-NEWS// We Become Monsters’ Swamp Ghoul Mickey custom for the Play Imaginative x Disney show…
Christopher Moore aka We Become Monsters has just sent over pics of his submission for the Play Imaginative x Disney Custom “Mickey” Show, entitled Swamp Ghoul Mickey. Flexing his renowned sculpting muscle, WBM has used a mixture of acrylic, resin, and epoxy to create one of the most imaginative entries yet. Painted in the lime green/fleshContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// We Become Monsters’ Swamp Ghoul Mickey custom for the Play Imaginative x Disney show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Lambert’ custom Kracka from UME Toys…
“Lambert loves his match – don’t try and take it off him or he’ll kick off metal dragon hidden fire style.” Rich over at UME Toys has sent us some pics of his latest custom pieces, the first coming in the form of ‘Lambert’ the clockwork dragon. Painted in an expertly weathered bronze colour scheme,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Lambert’ custom Kracka from UME Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s custom Garamon for the Garamaniacal custom show @FOE Gallery…
With the ‘Gagamaniacal’ custom show opening at the FOE Gallery this Friday (February 10th), we decided to take a quick look at Bob Conge’s (aka Plaseebo) contribution, the mighty Garamon and Skulloctopus From Outer Space. Standing at 14″ tall, the glow in the dark vinyl toy comes with internal colour changing LEDs that are controlled viaContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s custom Garamon for the Garamaniacal custom show @FOE Gallery…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Karoushi from Grody Shogun & Velocitron: Works available online NOW…
Karoushi, the latest show from the warped minds of Grody Shogun and Velocitron, has finally been made available for online consumption. Opening on Friday (February 3rd) at the Toy Art Gallery, a huge amount of the toys on show sold in a matter of minutes, but luckily for us TAG have held some back, withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Karoushi from Grody Shogun & Velocitron: Works available online NOW…”
MAN-E-FEATURE// Exclusive interview with Skin Deep creator, Scott Wilkowski…
(photo taken from Scott’s personal artist proofs) Gaining notoriety for his breathtaking clear skeletal style of (official!) bootlegging, Scott Wilkowski‘s career in art toys has lead numerous successful projects, including the hand sculpt and casted Green Death robot, the Bud and Yoka custom series, Lulubell’s Creature Feature, and most recently, the Skin Deep show. DebutingContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// Exclusive interview with Skin Deep creator, Scott Wilkowski…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Grody Shogun & Velocitron present Karoushi @TAG…
Opening at the Toy Art Gallery tomorrow (Friday, February 3rd), Karoushi is the latest collaborative art show from sofubi/kaiju supremos, Grody Shogun and Velocitron. Promising a whole host of insane custom artwork, collaborations and mash-ups, both Ricky and Luke will be on hand at the opening reception for a live chat and custom painting viaContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Grody Shogun & Velocitron present Karoushi @TAG…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Megaman ‘Gutsman’ Galaxxor custom from Ben Spencer…
Created for OhNo!Doom’s forthcoming videogame tribute show, Super Button Mashers, Megaman character ‘Gutsman’ has been given the Monster Hunter Robo treatment from Galaxxor creator, Ben Spencer. No news yet as to wether this stunning piece will be available to purchase, but we’ll keep you informed of any developments in the coming weeks… I was recentlyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Megaman ‘Gutsman’ Galaxxor custom from Ben Spencer…”
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