MAN-E-NEWS// Blurble’s Sparrow resin test pull revealed…

“Sparrow is a dreamer, free thinker, artist and lover of food! In the early morning he can be seen riding his skateboard through the streets. In the afternoon he can be found munching on a breakfast burrito and then taken a siesta in the park. And when the sun goes down and the stars come out heContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Blurble’s Sparrow resin test pull revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Breaking Baddie custom bootlegs from Falcon Toys…

Mike Woods of the newly formed Falcon Toys kindly shares details on his debut custom bootleg series, the Breaking Baddies! Kicking things off with ‘Zuck the Product’, a loyal protocol droid by day and underground ‘chemist’ at night, the hilarious Heisenberg inspired series is due to feature a number of 3.75″ kit-bashes, with a total ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Breaking Baddie custom bootlegs from Falcon Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Solid (as a rock) Finger Five from Fig-Lab…

Having already featured numerous painted versions to instant sell-out success, Datadub’s newly opened Fig-X store is now proudly stocking the Finger Five set in a blank ‘virgin white’ soft vinyl! Created by Datadub’s own Fig-Lab imprint, the highly desirable sofubi minis feature signature characters from some of the art toy scene’s finest including Paul Kaiju,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Solid (as a rock) Finger Five from Fig-Lab…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Young Gohst ‘Shi shi Mai ish’ micro run from Grody Shogun x Ferg…

Lulubell Toys are proud to present the latest micro run of Grody Shogun x Ferg Young Gohst sofubi minis… the ‘Shi shi Mai ish’ version! The first fully painted edition of the highly popular figure, Grody has cast the little guys in a clear red soft vinyl, complete with metallic teal sprays and yellow, whiteContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Young Gohst ‘Shi shi Mai ish’ micro run from Grody Shogun x Ferg…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The UME Skulls collection for CTaTC…

Hot off the heels of the beautifully realised Darth Maul Bonehead posted earlier in the month, Rich over at UME Toys has set about applying the same distinctive weathered stencilling to nearly every single member of the UME resin family! Opting for a white on black skull design this time around (a nod to oneContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The UME Skulls collection for CTaTC…”

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators’ ‘Madball of Death’ revealed in full…

Following the debut (and sell-out!) of our latest release at Clutter’s Toy Mafia over the weekend, we’ve decided to treat you guys to a closer look at the one and only Madball of Death… Inspired by AmToys’ classic 80′s gross-out toy line, 50′s sci-fi and a dash of neo-kaiju, the incredible 2″ tall figure was designedContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators’ ‘Madball of Death’ revealed in full…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Suity-Chan and Kowaiila sofubi micro runs from Blurble x Hints and Spices…

Blurble teams up with Hints and Spices‘ Shane Haddy for his latest collaborative project… the Suity-Chan and Kowaiila custom micro runs! Created by Haddy under the mentorship of SUNGUTS during his 3 month ‘Sofubi study tour’ in Tokyo earlier this year, the super-cute minis have been cast in clear soft vinyl, featuring sprays, brushwork, and inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Suity-Chan and Kowaiila sofubi micro runs from Blurble x Hints and Spices…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Zoomoth’s latest Wonder Festival exclusive keshi teased…

With the Summer ’13 Wonder Festival just around the corner, the highly talented duo over at Zoomoth have begun teasing their latest exclusive keshi release, and judging by the first pixellated reveal, we’re most certainly in for a doozy! Consisting of 2 figures this time around, the PVC injection moulded pair have been taken fromContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Zoomoth’s latest Wonder Festival exclusive keshi teased…”

MAN-E-NEWS// New Surgeon and Dungeon Treader custom bootlegs from Green Plastic Tunnels…

Fresh from the recent collaboration with Mark Ultra, Andrew Geddes aka Green Plastic Tunnels kindly shares details of his latest pair of custom bootlegs… the Surgeon and Dungeon Treader! Originally released as a Novelty Haus exclusive back in April, the Tron booted Surgeon has been cast up in a multitude of contrasting primary coloured resinsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Surgeon and Dungeon Treader custom bootlegs from Green Plastic Tunnels…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Clutter’s Toy Mafia exclusives revealed in full…

Toy Mafia (\ˈtȯi mä-fē-ə\) Noun. An organized international body of designer toy collectors, originally founded in NYC. Toy Mafia events take place monthly and are often associated with exclusive releases and excessive partying. With June’s Toy Mafia opening it’s doors later today, the guys over at Clutter are proud to present the remaining 3 exclusivesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Clutter’s Toy Mafia exclusives revealed in full…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Finner and Sawhawk custom Glyos Crayboths from Ersico…

The mighty Ersico serves up another 2 slices of custom Glyos perfection, as he proudly presents his latest pair of Crayboths… Finner and Sawhawk! Featuring a ton of additional sculpting including extra weaponry (check out that chained mace!) and stunning, embellished finned backs, the duo have been painted in Ersico’s unmistakable weathered style, using aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Finner and Sawhawk custom Glyos Crayboths from Ersico…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Darth’ NitroBall from Muscle Things revealed…

With the swathe of GPK customs and B.U.F.F releases recently, we were beginning to wonder if Muscle Things‘ promising NitroBall project would remain on the drawing board… Well fear not! As not only do we have confirmation that the series is still in development, but MT’s Alec has also revealed a second figure- the awesomeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Darth’ NitroBall from Muscle Things revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Nama Niku’s ‘Top Rope’ Toy Mafia exclusive revealed…

Hitting our inbox a little late to be featured as promised yesterday, we nonetheless bring you the latest exclusive to be revealed for this weekend’s Toy Mafia… Nama Niku‘s debut NNWA custom keshi, Top Rope! Standing at around 1.5″ tall, the figure features a kit-bashed M.U.S.C.L.E body plus an originally sculpted wrestling ring torso with realContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Nama Niku’s ‘Top Rope’ Toy Mafia exclusive revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The resin “MC Lover” mini figure from Ron English…

Ron English comes with his latest incarnation of the iconic MC Supersized character, as he proudly presents the resin MC Lover! Originally making an appearance at Clutter’s recent ‘Thought Bubble’ show in a variety of clear colours (of which a limited batch are still available here), the hand cast piece comes in a bubblegum pinkContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The resin “MC Lover” mini figure from Ron English…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Flesh’ 3 Piece Set from Healeymade…

After what has seemed like months of torturous waiting, Healeymade‘s much anticipated ‘Flesh’ mini figure trifecta is finally upon us! Featuring all 3 of the artist’s popular custom bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E figures; M.A.S.K mash-ups Deuce Nelson, Ashura M.A.S.K and the Altar Boy, the 2″ pieces have been hand cast in resin using the traditional keshi-gomu styledContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Flesh’ 3 Piece Set from Healeymade…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Disarticulators at Toy Mafia, plus the reveal of our Madball of Death!

Toy Mafia (\ˈtȯi mä-fē-ə\) Noun. An organized international body of designer toy collectors, originally founded in NYC. Toy Mafia events take place monthly and are often associated with exclusive releases and excessive partying. We’re sure a number of you have been wondering why our posts have been a little irregular over the past couple ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Disarticulators at Toy Mafia, plus the reveal of our Madball of Death!”

MAN-E-NEWS// Painted Megara sofubis from Velocitron x Butcherbrand…

To all those, like us, who missed out on the first painted run of Megara sofubis last week, your luck may be about to change… as Butcher Brand reveals a limited batch of customs from none other than Megara producer, Velocitron! Originally available at Superfestival back in April, the 3″ tall customs have been castContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Painted Megara sofubis from Velocitron x Butcherbrand…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Gizmo keshi custom repro from Eric Nilla…

In between working on his latest Universe of Violence figure, Cythulhu, Eric Nilla has found the time to knock out yet another crazy-rare custom keshi repro… presenting Gremlins’ Gizmo! Originally released as a Japan-only vending machine figure around the time of the film’s release, the awesome 1″ tall sculpt (original pictured) was kindly donated toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Gizmo keshi custom repro from Eric Nilla…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The S.U.C.K.L.E Kickstarter campaign from The Sucklord…

It’s been almost a year since we last heard anything of the Sucklord‘s M.U.S.C.L.E inspired line S.U.C.K.L.E, so it came with great relief yesterday to hear that not only is the project alive and kicking, but has already touched down as a fully fledged Kickstarter campaign! Featuring a total of 10 different sculpts realised byContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The S.U.C.K.L.E Kickstarter campaign from The Sucklord…”

MAN-E-NEWS// New Hippovor custom resin Glyos heads from 1Shot Toys…

Whilst we eagerly wait for more details on the upcoming Snack Attack mini figure series (check out our initial reveal here), Eric over at 1Shot Toys comes with the latest batch of white hot Hippovor heads! Fully compatible with The Godbeast’s Armorvor Glyos figure, the beautifully sculpted anthropomorphic design has been hand cast in 5Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Hippovor custom resin Glyos heads from 1Shot Toys…”