Awesome Toy‘s take on the classic Mothman monster sees its second unpainted release Size: 9″ Articulation: TBC Edition size: TBC Price: $100 plus shipping Mothman (a.k.a. Bat Beast of Kent) has been produced in a GID soft vinyl, remaining unpainted for this release Currently available in the Toy Underground store right here
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The Eternal Tears of a Willow’s [The Whore] Self Portrait…
The Eternal Tears of a Willow‘s latest figure makes its painted debut this week Size: 4″ (TBC) Articulation: 1 points- (neck) Edition size: TBC Price: $60 plus shipping Designed and sculpted by EToaW, the Jinmenken-inspired Self Portrait comes cast in a cream/flesh soft vinyl, complete with crimson/black sprays for this release Currently available via lottery,Continue reading “The Eternal Tears of a Willow’s [The Whore] Self Portrait…”
Awesome Toy’s “Black” Bat Beast of Kent…
Awesome Toy‘s take on the classic Mothman monster sees its first unpainted release Size: 9″ Articulation: TBC Edition size: 10 Price: $90 plus shipping Mothman (a.k.a. Bat Beast of Kent) has been produced in a black soft vinyl, remaining unpainted for this release Currently available via e-mail order, interested parties are going to need toContinue reading “Awesome Toy’s “Black” Bat Beast of Kent…”
Awesome Toy’s “First Painted Limited Release” Ningyo…
Awesome Toy‘s Ningyo Mermaid finally receives its first limited paint release this week Size: 11.5″ Articulation: 3 points (neck, arms) Edition size: TBC Price: $130 plus shipping Designed and sculpted by Awesome Toy, Ningyo comes cast in what appears to be a white soft vinyl, complete with layers of metallic/black/red sprays and hand painted detailingContinue reading “Awesome Toy’s “First Painted Limited Release” Ningyo…”
Nomiwa’s “Jigsaw” Tengyu and Hannya…
Nomiwa‘s collaboration with Unbox returns in a SAW-inspired colorway this week Size: TBC Articulation: TBC Edition size: TBC Price: $220 per set plus shipping Produced by Unbox Industries in a black soft vinyl, these Tengu/Spongebob mashups – Tengyu and Hannya – have been treated to layers of white, red and black sprays and dry brushing courtesyContinue reading “Nomiwa’s “Jigsaw” Tengyu and Hannya…”
Awesome Toy’s Shin Jinmenken…
Awesome Toy‘s Jinmenken return with an all-new body this week Size: 7″ Articulation: 6 points (legs, head, tail) Edition size: TBC Price: $120 each, $240 per set plus shipping Featuring the legs/body of the original Nipper release, the Jinmenken comes with 2 alternate heads; either skull or human Cast in ivory vinyl with blue/black spraysContinue reading “Awesome Toy’s Shin Jinmenken…”
Convict’s “2nd Ver.” exclusive Slit Mouth Woman…
Convict secure a second exclusive colorway of Siccaluna’s Slit Mouth Woman this week Size: 13″ Articulation: 5 points (neck, arms, legs), plus removable clear plastic, blood splattered cape Edition size: TBC Price: $163 plus shipping Siccaluna’s Kuchisake Onna comes cast in a flesh tone vinyl with brown, black and clear black sprays and metallic highlights Available viaContinue reading “Convict’s “2nd Ver.” exclusive Slit Mouth Woman…”
Awesome Toy’s “2nd Release” Mr T-Bone…
Awesome Toy’s Mr T-Bone returns in an all-new colorway inspired by BA Baracus himself Size: 9″ Articulation: 1 point (neck) Edition size: TBC Price: $120 each plus shipping Featuring the original sitting-dog Jinmenken body, Mr T-Bone features a new head based on the A Team’s Mr T Comes cast in a dark brown soft vinyl with red,Continue reading “Awesome Toy’s “2nd Release” Mr T-Bone…”
Awesome Toy’s Mothman UMA at Medicom Toy…
Awesome Toy debut the second figure in their UMA (Unidentified Mysterious Animal) Series as a Medicom Toy exclusive this month Size: 9″ Articulation: TBC Edition size: TBC Price: 10,800yen plus shipping Mothman (a.k.a. Bat Beast of Kent) has been produced in a black soft vinyl for its debut release, coming with simple silver sprays and detailingContinue reading “Awesome Toy’s Mothman UMA at Medicom Toy…”
Awesome Toy’s “Mr T-Bone” Jinmenken…
Awesome Toy’s Jinmenken returns with an all-new head inspired by BA Baracus himself Size: 9″ Articulation: 1 point (neck) Edition size: TBC Price: $120 each plus shipping Featuring the original sitting-dog Jinmenken body, Mr T-Bone features a new head based on the A Team’s Mr T Comes cast in a dark brown soft vinyl with black, goldContinue reading “Awesome Toy’s “Mr T-Bone” Jinmenken…”
Awesome Toy’s “Black” Ningyo…
Awesome Toy unveil the latest figure in their ever growing line-up of large-size sofubi, a homage to one of Japan’s most infamous folk tales, the Ningyo Mermaid Size: 12″ Articulation: 3 points (neck, arms) Edition size: TBC Price: $120 plus shipping Designed and sculpted by Awesome Toy, Ningyo debuts in a black soft vinyl, remainingContinue reading “Awesome Toy’s “Black” Ningyo…”
Candie Bolton’s Fiji Mermaid micro-run…
Awesome Toy have called upon the talents of Candie Bolton for the latest painted release of Fiji Mermaid sofubi! Designed and sculpted by none other than Gorgoloid, the 3″ long, 2-part figure has been cast in a flesh tone soft vinyl coming complete with gorgeous metallic rainbow sprays, hand painted detailing and a glittery gloss coat. Limited toContinue reading “Candie Bolton’s Fiji Mermaid micro-run…”
Awesome Toy’s “Cartoon” Big Foot lottery…
Hot on the heals of yesterday’s Ambassador Mulan post, we bring you yet another Awesome Toy figure up for grabs via lottery this week, the “Cartoon” Big Foot! Based on a highly sought after vintage gorilla sofubi mini, the 10″ tall figure has been produced in a dark blue soft vinyl this time around, comingContinue reading “Awesome Toy’s “Cartoon” Big Foot lottery…”
Boon Velvet’s She Headless Horse sofubi…
Returning to the waking world of the creative after a six year break due to debilitating health issues, Boon Velvet steps back in under a new name and into the world of toy design with the launch of the first figure in the ongoing “Yokai Americana” series, the She Headless Horse! Standing close to 9.5″ tall andContinue reading “Boon Velvet’s She Headless Horse sofubi…”
Siccaluna’s Convict exclusive Slit Mouth Woman…
Continuing their seemingly endless barage of internationally available exclusives, Japanese lifestyle brand Convict are proud to offer up their version of Shikaruna Koubo’s Kuchisaki Onna (the Slit Mouth Woman) to overseas customers this week. Standing at around 13″ tall and featuring 5 points of articulation, the classic folklore-inspired figure appears to have been produced inContinue reading “Siccaluna’s Convict exclusive Slit Mouth Woman…”
D-Lux x Awesome Toy’s “GID Camo” Jinmenken…
Kaiju customiser D-Lux has teamed up with Awesome Toy for another round of Jinmenken sofubi this week! Featuring both “Human” and “Skull” variants of the 9″ tall mutt, the pair have been cast in a GID vinyl this time, coming with camo-style metallic purple, teal and neon yellow sprays with hand brushed detailing. Limited toContinue reading “D-Lux x Awesome Toy’s “GID Camo” Jinmenken…”
Teresa Chiba x P.P.Pudding’s Inu-Harigon revealed…
The guys behind sofubi house P.P.Pudding have teamed up with Japanese artist Teresa Chiba for the first figure in their upcoming FolkToy Kaiju series… the stunning Inu-Harigon! Whilst details on both the project and figure are still unclear at present, it would appear that the Buddhist dog comes in at a mid-sized 4″-6″ tall, comingContinue reading “Teresa Chiba x P.P.Pudding’s Inu-Harigon revealed…”
Angel Abby x P.P.Pudding’s Journey to the West sofubi prototypes revealed…
Angel Abby have joined forces with P.P.Puddng for a new line of sofubi minis based on Wu Cheng’en’s 16th century literary classic, Journey to the West! Featuring a total of 4 figures – what we can presume to be Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, Xaunzang and Dragon Prince Tang – each stands at around 3.5″ tall,Continue reading “Angel Abby x P.P.Pudding’s Journey to the West sofubi prototypes revealed…”
Violence Toy’s Fiji Mermaid paint run…
Hot on the heels of Mechavirus’ release earlier in the week, the guys behind Violence Toy have just been revealed as the latest artists to take on Awesome Toy‘s Fiji Mermaid sofubi! Designed and sculpted by Gorgoloid based on the infamous folk tale of the same name, the creepy 2-part amphibian has been produced inContinue reading “Violence Toy’s Fiji Mermaid paint run…”
Mechavirus x Awesome Toy’s Fiji Mermaid micro-run…
Awesome Toy have called upon the talents of Todd Robertson aka Mechavirus for the latest painted release of Fiji Mermaid sofubi! Designed and sculpted by none other than Gorgoloid, the 3″ long, 2-part figure has been cast in a light pink soft vinyl coming complete with gorgeous metallic red, black and purple sprays. Limited toContinue reading “Mechavirus x Awesome Toy’s Fiji Mermaid micro-run…”
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