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-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-PROFILE// The ‘Rampage Exclusive’ Masters of the Bootleg: KESH-E-FACE figure from The Disarticulators…

Continuing the rundown of Disarticulator figures we’ll be unveiling at this week’s Rampage Studios opening, we bring you the piece that has perhaps garnered us the most attention so far… the ‘Rampage Exclusive’ Masters of the Bootleg: KESH-E-FACE! The first Disarticulator release to crossover into the world of H.U.S.T.L.E, the oversized mini figure  has been created asContinue reading “MAN-E-PROFILE// The ‘Rampage Exclusive’ Masters of the Bootleg: KESH-E-FACE figure from The Disarticulators…”

MAN-E-PROFILE// ‘Tiny Terrors from the Deep’ mini figure 3 pack from The Disarticulators…

With the much talked about first toy show at the newRampage Studios opening it’s doors later this week, we’ll be giving you guys the full lowdown on all the various figures we’ll be debuting as The Disarticulators. Today we start with our first truly collaborative project, the Tiny Terrors from the Deep mini figure pack… FeaturingContinue reading “MAN-E-PROFILE// ‘Tiny Terrors from the Deep’ mini figure 3 pack from The Disarticulators…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Brutherford Industries’ ‘Giant’ Hungry Hungry Hordak for the (In)action Figure Show…

Saving quite possible our favourite piece until last, we are very proud to present Brutherford Industries‘ entry into Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show… the ‘giant’ Hungry Hungry Hordak! Based on his design for our very own H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series (check him out here), the stunning piece was upscaled to 7″ and 3D printed as a one-offContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Brutherford Industries’ ‘Giant’ Hungry Hungry Hordak for the (In)action Figure Show…”

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

As we’re just putting the final touches to our various contributions for the upcoming Rampage Studios opening (find out more here), we thought we would tease you guys with a little group shot before a full reveal tomorrow… Featuring 18 different mini figure designs spread across 5 series including H.U.S.T.L.E, Break Fighters, and Tiny TerrorsContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators and H.U.S.T.L.E at Rampage Studios- full reveal tomorrow!”

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-NEWS// The Rampage Studios opening and show revealed…

After months of keeping tight lipped, we’re proud to finally reveal details of the soon to be opened Rampage Studios and HUGE opening show! A gallery/shop based in central Tokyo (near Ikebukuro), Jon over at Rampage Toys will be filling the space with a huge selection of sofubi, rubber, resin, customs and artwork from some ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios opening and show revealed…”

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Clutter exclusive KESH-E-FACE for the (In)action Figure Show…

As promised at the tail end of last week, we bring to you an exclusive reveal of one of the pieces we’ll be entering into the upcoming (In)action Figures Show… the Clutter exclusive ‘Grape’ KESH-E-FACE! Our debut piece as the collaborative group known as The Disarticulators, KESH-E-FACE was designed and sculpted by the Amazing ZectronContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Clutter exclusive KESH-E-FACE for the (In)action Figure Show…”

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 full reveal…

  After several teaser shots over the past couple of weeks, we proudly bring you the first wave of our H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series in all it’s glory! You may be wondering where a few of the entries have gone (the original line-up featured 15 artists)… Well, we’ve decided with the sheer volume of figures (plusContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 full reveal…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show featuring The Disarticulators…

It comes with great pleasure today to announce details of the very first group art exhibition that we (Tru:Tek, Zectron and Bigmantoys) will be participating as The Disarticulators… Clutter‘s (In)action Figure Show! Without further ado, we bring you the official press statement- “The (In)action Figure Show,” an art toy show focused on elevating the traditionalContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show featuring The Disarticulators…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Ewoking Dead’ and ‘David’ resins from Killer Bootlegs…

Unfortunately missing out on the full release whilst we were away, we nevertheless bring you details of Killer Bootlegs‘ latest figures, the Ewoking Dead! Based on the illustration by Jonathan Fallon (of the same name), the figure has been booted from a vintage “Teebo” Ewok figure, coming with an array of gruesome sculpted zombie gutsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Ewoking Dead’ and ‘David’ resins from Killer Bootlegs…”

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Coal Lump Grump’ and ‘Ray Skull’ H.U.S.T.L.E figure from Hungry Imp…

“This year The Grump is feeling a bit out of the holiday spirit. Something about the “Good Will to All Men” bit just isn’t doing it for him. So, he’s decided to do the only thing he knows and ruin it for everyone else! This Christmas, be sure to leave a note for Santa lettingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Coal Lump Grump’ and ‘Ray Skull’ H.U.S.T.L.E figure from Hungry Imp…”

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!”

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Rampage Toys and Brutherford Industries first test shot…

Signing off in style before our week away, we bring to you the first production shot of Rampage Toy‘s ‘Battle Ready’ Ugly Cenicorn and Brutherford Industries‘ Hungry Hungry Hordak for the upcoming H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series! Cast in an authentic M.U.S.C.L.E-tone rubber, the pair will be joined by another 13 designs for the gatcha capsule-style releaseContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Rampage Toys and Brutherford Industries first test shot…”

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// ‘HEXAPOD’ H.U.S.T.L.E and 7 Seals teasers from Menace Inc Studios…

Swiftly following our reveal of Taylored Curiosities ‘Seedling Warrior’ yesterday, we are very proud to share yet another work in progress figure for the upcoming H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series… the mighty HEXAPOD from Jeff Beck over at Menace Inc Studios! Kit-bashed from various M.U.S.C.L.E figures, the six-armed beast is due for additional sculpting and customising beforeContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// ‘HEXAPOD’ H.U.S.T.L.E and 7 Seals teasers from Menace Inc Studios…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Christmas Seedling resin micro figures from Taylored Curiosities (plus exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E update!)…

Penny over at Taylored Curiosities kindly shares details of her first festive themed release for 2012, the glittery Christmas Seedlings! Coming cast in both sparkly green and red resin with felt holly leave sprouts, the 1.2″ tall micro figures are accompanied by an originally illustrated Seedling sticker and mini pack of Christmas Tree seeds. All signed,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Christmas Seedling resin micro figures from Taylored Curiosities (plus exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E update!)…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The RhymeSquare “BEARALL” resin figure from Jon Paul Kaiser…

A little late on these guys due to our internet problems, but here goes… Jon Paul Kaiser is proud to present his first resin figure for new music/art venture RhymeSquare with the release of “BEARALL”. Originally debuting at the Designer Toy Awards last month in exclusive gold and pink colourways, BEARALL sees general release inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The RhymeSquare “BEARALL” resin figure from Jon Paul Kaiser…”