Whilst the recent 8-Ball Kickstarter shattered it’s target funding, creator John Santagada over at Radioactive Uppercut has bowed to the requests of fans who missed out by offering up the figure in both “Standard” and “DIY” colourways one last time! Standing at around 4″ of Japanese produced soft vinyl and coming with articulation in theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “8-Ball” Radioactive Rumbler last chance preorder…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Miscreation Toys’ “The Crawling Dead” group show at Toy Art Gallery…
Toy Art Gallery have revealed that they will be teaming up with Miscreation Toys‘ Jeremi Rimel for the first ever Autopsy Babies custom show, The Crawling Dead! Utilising the recently released “Autopsy Zombie Staple Baby” sofubi as the platform of choice, over 40 artists will be offering up their take on the controversial figure, rangingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Miscreation Toys’ “The Crawling Dead” group show at Toy Art Gallery…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Mechavirus’ Ammonaito sofubi test paints revealed…
It would appear that Mechavirus‘ long awaited Ammonaito sofubi is finally nearing it’s first release, with the reveal of the first ever test paints courtesy of Monster Kolor! Originally seeing numerous releases in resin, the tentacled kaiju has been completely re-tooled for the new medium, featuring a slightly upscaled body, tighter/deeper detailing and a much moreContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Mechavirus’ Ammonaito sofubi test paints revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The FLV. Ver Brain Bug Boogie-Man from Cure Toys…
Cure Toys have just revealed the latest figure to get the FLV. treatment, James Groman’s Brain Bug Boogie-Man! Cast up in an unpainted neon green soft vinyl with neon pink “brain bug” and pincer, the 8″ tall figure will be dropping exclusively in the Secret Base store this Sunday, February 23rd for just 10,000yen ($98).Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The FLV. Ver Brain Bug Boogie-Man from Cure Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas x Rampage Toys ToyCon exclusive Nibbler mash-ups revealed…
The Tarantulas have just revealed that they will be teaming up with Rampage Toys for a run of custom Nibbler mash-ups! Whilst information is still pretty scarce at the moment, it would appear that both parties have been working on a number of one-off figures that utilise parts from the RealxHead Nibbler as well asContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas x Rampage Toys ToyCon exclusive Nibbler mash-ups revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toy’s FAKE BARON test paint and wax proto revealed…
Unfortunately dropping under our radar amongst the hoards of toys at Wonderfestival last week, Awesome Toy‘s FAKE BARON made it’s first public appearance at the Medicom Toy booth! Heavily inspired by a collection of Pachi (bootleg) Red Baron menko cards from the 70′s, the stunning figure was on display as a finished test paint, comingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toy’s FAKE BARON test paint and wax proto revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom painted “Camo” Kaiju Eyezon from Mark Nagata…
Mark Nagata has just revealed his latest one-off custom to hit the Max Toy Co store, a breathtaking “Camo” Kaiju Eyezon! Painted up in the same painstaking style as the recent Camo Negora Tanks from a few weeks back, the impressive 10″ figure has been cast in a white soft vinyl complete with “Artic” blueContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom painted “Camo” Kaiju Eyezon from Mark Nagata…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “PK Version” Minions set at Lulubell Toys…
Lulubell Toys have just revealed the latest batch of Minions to hit the store, a blind bagged micro run painted by none other than Paul Kaiju! Conceived by Skinner, sculpted by PK and produced by Grody Shogun, the 5″ tall figures have been cast in a mix of orange and black soft vinyl this timeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “PK Version” Minions set at Lulubell Toys…”
MAN-E-REPORT// Velocitron Wonderfestival booth recap…
Securing yet another one day license at Wonderfestival to produce official Hino Hideshi inspired sofubi, it was no wonder that Ricky Wilson aka Velocitron‘s booth was one of the first on our agenda last Sunday! Seeing the re-issue of Hell Girl, the poor child was joined by fellow Hell Baby character Gaki, alongside one ofContinue reading “MAN-E-REPORT// Velocitron Wonderfestival booth recap…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Elegab February lottery sales…
Elegab‘s February lottery sales are now live! Once again, a total of 3 figures are up for grabs this month; the goofy looking Dancheera in a gorgeous pink soft vinyl with neon/metallic sprays for just 8,400yen ($81), the awesome Monster Patrol Car, cast in a “biscuit” coloured vinyl with metallic and pearlescent sprays, and alsoContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Elegab February lottery sales…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Atomic Uchuujin “Crystallized Corpuscle” watch buttons revealed…
Promised to you guys at the beginning of last week, we can now finally reveal the companion piece to the Disarticulators‘ latest figure Atomic Uchuujin… the “Crystallized Corpuscle” watch buttons! Closely based on the human blood draining watches found in the banned Ultra7 episode “From A Planet With Love” (the very same that influenced AU’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Atomic Uchuujin “Crystallized Corpuscle” watch buttons revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Skull BxBxBoogie from Cure x Secret Base…
Cure Toys have just revealed that they’ve teamed up with Secret Base for an all-new Skull BxBxBoogie mash-up! Featuring the Killer Tomatoes inspired Boogie head and standard Fighter body, the figure will be up for grabs in 2 blind-bagged colourways; a purple cast body with red head and green/blue detailing, and an inverse with green,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Skull BxBxBoogie from Cure x Secret Base…”
MAN-E-REPORT// Zoomoth Wonderfestival booth recap…
Any regular readers of the blog will know how much we’re digging the custom keshi scene right now, so it came with great pleasure during Wondefestival to be able to head over to the Zoomoth booth and finally check out their wares in person! Bringing one of their most impressive displays yet, the space wasContinue reading “MAN-E-REPORT// Zoomoth Wonderfestival booth recap…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Medicom Toy’s Cosmos Alien prototypes at Wonderfestival…
Medicom Toy provided one of the most expansive displays of soft vinyl at Wonderfestival over the weekend, and whilst unfortunately none of the figures were for sale, we did get a glimpse at some amazing upcoming projects- the first we’re posting coming in the form of all-new Cosmos Aliens! Building on the recent resurrection ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Medicom Toy’s Cosmos Alien prototypes at Wonderfestival…”
MAN-E-REPORT// Cosmo Knight Alpha store visit…
One of the many, many highlights of our trip over to Japan, we were lucky enough to make the pilgrimage over to the legendary Cosmo Knight Alpha shop on our last day. Run by Longneck’s Yoda-san, the modest sized space in Sakae-cho is home to easily one of the biggest collections of rare soft vinylContinue reading “MAN-E-REPORT// Cosmo Knight Alpha store visit…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Incredible Zulk resin action figure from Falcon Toys…
A man most certainly after our hearts, Mike Woods over at Falcon Toys has combined the best of both Star Wars and Kaiju for his latest resin figure, the Incredible Zulk! Looking like a mutated, overgrown Zuckuss (or 4-LOM depending on which SW line you grew up with!), the insectoid beastie has been cast inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Incredible Zulk resin action figure from Falcon Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios exclusive “Preview Edition” Atomic Uchuujin from The Disarticulators…
Whilst we’ve had to forgo regular posting in preparation for our trip to Japan later in the week, we have time to share one exclusive with you guys… the first production shots of The Disarticulators‘ latest keshi, Atomic Uchuujin! Inspired by banned Ultra 7 character Alien S’Pell (head over to Ultraman Wiki here to find out more), theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios exclusive “Preview Edition” Atomic Uchuujin from The Disarticulators…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Jetturre’s unpainted “Flesh” Hormorah at Lulubell Toys…
Lulubell Toys have just secured yet another must have figure for those starved Jetturre fans in the West, an unpainted run of the mighty Hormorah! Produced in conjunction with Handsome Taro, the humungous figure stands at around 9.75″ tall, coming cast in a flesh coloured soft vinyl for this limited run. Priced at just $75Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Jetturre’s unpainted “Flesh” Hormorah at Lulubell Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Real x Head’s new Antroid, Snakun and Fortune Cat Babies at Lulubell Toys…
Lulubell Toys have just unleashed a fresh batch of Real x Head goodness in-store! Joining new “Milky” versions of Fortune Cat Baby priced at $8 each, plus the debut of Snakun in army green for just $12, the pièce de résistance has got to be the latest version of the Antroid ‘bot, standing at 7.5″Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Real x Head’s new Antroid, Snakun and Fortune Cat Babies at Lulubell Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Skull Head Butt Wonderfestival exclusives revealed…
It’s been a few months since we last heard anything from Skull Head Butt, so it came with great pleasure today to find they’ll be carting along a total of 7 exclusives to Wonderfestival next Sunday, February 9th! Joining the Nag inspired Gabeji-X and fearsome Gorilla Anger, SHB have rather interestingly teamed up with Target EarthContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Skull Head Butt Wonderfestival exclusives revealed…”
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