Splurrt has just unveiled his latest figure destined for soft vinyl, the provisionally titled Crawling Dragging Skeleton! Inspired by 80’s toy line Ma-Ba Zombies, the crazy looking sculpt adopts a similar approach in design to the iconic mini figures- scrapping the bottom half of the character in favour of just a head, torso and arms!Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Splurrt’s Crawling Dragging Skeleton sculpt revealed…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Kaiju Kaos: Smackdown 1st Anniversary Kickstarter campaign…
Celebrating the first year of tabletop/art toy crossover series Kaiju Kaos: Smackdown in style, creator Bryan Borgman has teamed up with Acheson Creations for a truly momentous Kickstarter campaign! Offering up a total of 12 new figures to compliment the past year’s releases, Bryan has secured designs from some of the biggest names in the indie miniContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Kaiju Kaos: Smackdown 1st Anniversary Kickstarter campaign…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Nerdone’s KO Neclos Fortress sofubi playset revealed…
Nerdone have just revealed their latest sofubi release, the KO Neclos Fortress! Created as an unauthorised playset for the original Neclos Fortress keshi, the stunning castle stands at around 6″ tall, matching both the original figure’s scale and chunky aesthetic to a tee. Due to be making it’s debut at Wonderfestival on February 9th inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Nerdone’s KO Neclos Fortress sofubi playset revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Glyos x OMFG mini release from Onell Design…
Onell Design have teamed up with October Toys for the first Glyos mini release of 2014! Featuring the long awaited arrival of both OMFG series 2 and 3 in the old Pheyden blue, the 5 figure sets will also be joined by a matching OTMFG Zombie Pheyden (explaining the slightly darker hue of the recentContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Glyos x OMFG mini release from Onell Design…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Killer Bootlegs’ Hitchcock Artist Proof Sale…
Instantly selling out upon release last month, Killer Bootlegs has just revealed that the Hitchcock action figure will be making one last appearance before retirement in a special Artist Proof run! A three-way collaboration between KB, Ham FX and The Adam X, the chunky 3.75″ custom bootleg features a digitally sculpted head and kit-bashed BossContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Killer Bootlegs’ Hitchcock Artist Proof Sale…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Death Vapor Vs. YAZU “Breaking Baddie” 2 pack from Falcon Toys…
Created for Clutter‘s recent (In)Action Figure 2 show, Mike Woods over at Falcon Toys is proud to present the latest addition to the growing line of Breaking Baddie releases, the Death Vapor Vs. YAZU 2 pack! Marking the series’ first card backed release, the pair have been cast in exclusive Crystal Blue Persuasion & Hazmat YellowContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Death Vapor Vs. YAZU “Breaking Baddie” 2 pack from Falcon Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Disarticulators’ Ooze-Claw sale tonight…
With the highly anticipated Ooze-Claw sale going live on the Man-E-Toys store tonight (1/15) at 9pm London time, we thought we’d give you a quick recap of the three separate releases that’ll be on offer- plus an exclusive look at the remaining custom one-offs that we held back from our post yesterday! Ooze-Claw General Release// CreatedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Disarticulators’ Ooze-Claw sale tonight…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Winter Blues” Zombie Pheyden and Deadbeat from October Toys…
Coming just in time to banish those Winter Blues, the guys over at October Toys have just unleashed yet another colourway of their popular OTMFG duo! Featuring both Scott Tolleson’s Baby Deadbeat and Matt Doughty/L’amour Supreme’s Zombie Pheyden, the figures clock in at around 1.5″ and 2″ respectively, both coming cast in an injection moulded Icy-BlueContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Winter Blues” Zombie Pheyden and Deadbeat from October Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// One-off Oozeball and Claw sets releasing tomorrow…
With the Ooze-Claw display stands touching down in the Man-E-Toys store tomorrow (9pm London time), we’re proud to unveil the third and final part of the gargantuan release… a micro run of custom one-off Oozeball & Claw sets! Cast up by our very own Tru:Tek in a number of different colourways, including both two andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// One-off Oozeball and Claw sets releasing tomorrow…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The FAKE BARON sofubi from Awesome Toy revealed…
The guys over at Awesome Toy have just unveiled an early sculpt for their debut sofubi, FAKE BARON! Heavily inspired by a collection of Pachi (bootleg) Red Baron menko cards from the 70’s, the awesome figure is already starting to take shape, featuring the iconic ‘bots signature winged ears and riveted belt. With still aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The FAKE BARON sofubi from Awesome Toy revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Cosmos Alien Ooze-Ball and Claw set revealed…
With the launch of the Disarticulators‘ Ooze-Claw display stand in just a couple of days time, we’ve decided to unveil one of the many surprises that’ll be accompanying the drop… the “Cosmos Alien” Ooze set! Taking direct inspiration from the original Cosmos Alien (Ooze-It gachapon bootleg) print ad, the Ooze-Ball has been cast in aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Cosmos Alien Ooze-Ball and Claw set revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys Superfestival 64 leftovers online now…
It’s the Monday after Superfestival, so we all know what that means… a fully stocked Rampage Toys store! Currently being added to as I type this, the list of leftovers so far include a number of customs (including THAT Shark Fighter mash-up!), Goto-san painted Cyclops Dinos and Manotaurs, “squishy” My Little Unicorn micros, Imps andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys Superfestival 64 leftovers online now…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Gankingu exclusive Comos Alien A and B from Medicom Toy…
Medicom Toy have teamed up with Japanese toy store Gankingu for the latest exclusive Cosmos Alien colourway! Part of Medicom’s ongoing reissue of the infamous Ooze-It gachapon bootlegs, both Alien A and Alien B mini figures are up for grabs, coming cast in a squishy purple vinyl with metallic purple sprays this time around. PackedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Gankingu exclusive Comos Alien A and B from Medicom Toy…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Kaiju Kaos: Smackdown “Alien Week” from Bailey Records…
Continuing their run of themed releases, Bryan Borgman over at Bailey Records is proud to reveal that a swarm of aliens will be invading the world of Kaiju Kaos all next week! Touching down in the Bailey Records store tomorrow (12/1) at 9pm Eastern, the event is set to play host to a whole slew of intergalactic mini figures,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Kaiju Kaos: Smackdown “Alien Week” from Bailey Records…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Galaxy People’s Sensorbat sofubi at Superfestival 64…
Teased here as a wax proto back in November, Brian Bunting is proud to reveal that the latest Galaxy People figure will be debuting at Superfestival 64 tomorrow! Entitled “Sensorbat”, the figure is said to be the series’ first bad guy, coming with a similar pachi inspired “arms up” design, a speaker styled chest (presumablyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Galaxy People’s Sensorbat sofubi at Superfestival 64…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “IV Corners Battle Royal” sofubi concept and custom from Nama Niku…
One of the few artists that really helped push the custom kinkeshi scene to the forefront in 2013, Nama Niku has just revealed finished concepts for a fully fledged Kinnikuman-inspired sofubi! Originally created as an entry for October Toys’ upcoming OMFG Series 5, the design has been styled on Nama’s popular Top Rope mini figure,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “IV Corners Battle Royal” sofubi concept and custom from Nama Niku…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Frenzy Barbarian sofubi/resin mash-ups at Fig-X…
Kicking 2014 off in style, Datadub over at FigLab has just secured a whole slew of new Frenzy Barbarians for the Fig-X store! Featuring a number of painted runs and custom one-offs, the real draw has got to be the inclusion of some all-new characters- each coming with the standard 6″ soft vinyl body, butContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Frenzy Barbarian sofubi/resin mash-ups at Fig-X…”
MAN-E-NEWS// GeekWok: Wave 2 from UME Toys…
With the debut run selling out in a matter of minutes, Richard Page over at UME Toys is proud to present another batch of adorable GeekWoks! Originally conceived in an illustration for a fan, the uber cute character was transformed by Rich into 3D at the tail end of last year, with the hand sculptedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// GeekWok: Wave 2 from UME Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// UoV2: Chaos Dimension mini figures from Metal Monkey x Eric Nilla…
To all those that’ve sorely missed the Universe of Violence over the past few months, you’re in luck, as with the help of Justin “MetalMonkey” Gaze, the mini figure line will be returning soon for an all-new second series! Entitled the “Chaos Demension”, the resurrected line is set to feature an ongoing supply of new figuresContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// UoV2: Chaos Dimension mini figures from Metal Monkey x Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Monkey 3000’s Madball inspired “Conjoined Ape” resin…
Up and coming artist Monkey 3000 has recently unveiled his latest figure to hit the resin, the awesome Conjoined Ape ball! Infusing elements of neo-kaiju with AMToys’ iconic Madballs line, the super smooth sculpt features a Nag-Ball inspired 2-faced design, coming in at around 2.5″ of solid hand cast resin. Currently undergoing a few minorContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Monkey 3000’s Madball inspired “Conjoined Ape” resin…”
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