Rounding off our rather impromptu ‘Mini Figure Monday’, we bring you the latest project to come from our very own Tru:Tek… the Disarticulator x Rampage Toys Cupcakes in Space! An amalgamation of Tru:Tek’s TTFTD Bio-Drone and Rampage’s classic Cupcake Luchador keshi, the 4-part rubber mini figure has been cast in a multitude of vivid colours,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Disarticulators x Rampage Toys’ ‘Cupcakes in Space!’ for the Tokyo Junkie 5 Exhibition…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// New resin and custom drop from turboPISTOLA…
Never one to rest on his laurels, the ever busy turboPISTOLA is proud to present yet another swathe of incredible customs and original figures! Featuring a mix of Monster Kolor sprayed OMFG, hand brushed Kidrobot minis, plus Solar Color Dust-tinted resins, we bring you a rough rundown of what you can expect after the drop-Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New resin and custom drop from turboPISTOLA…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Heisenberg’ custom bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E from Healeymade…
Hot off the heals of the MUSCLE/MASK Snigator Claw posted here last week, Healeymade comes with yet another custom bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E, the ingenius Heisenberg! Kit-bashed and resculpted from the popular rock man figure, Iwao, the Breaking Bad inspired piece features the iconic pork pie hat, shades and goatee of the cult series’ Walter White. ToContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Heisenberg’ custom bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E from Healeymade…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Artist’s Proof Cry-Borg and OMFG ‘New Recruits’ colourway from Rufus…
Joining turboPISTOLA’s Cuddlehard, Rufus‘ incredible Cry-Borg OMFG Series 2 figure is now available in the standard Artist Proof ‘Hot Pink’! Limited to 200, 100 of which have already been claimed thanks to a promotion for Ruf’s “Scrap Metals” facebook page, gifts to family and friends, trades, and a small quantity being held back for future projects,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Artist’s Proof Cry-Borg and OMFG ‘New Recruits’ colourway from Rufus…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Catfighter, God Dam and TexHex resin minis for the B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage show…
With the hotly tipped B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage Show open it’s doors at Tokyo’s Rampage Studios next week, Triclops have revealed not 1, not 2, but 3 awesome new mini figures for the event! Joining the previously teased Catfighter from Rampage’s Jon Malmstedt, the guys will be dropping the hilarious Tex Hex alongside one of ourContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Catfighter, God Dam and TexHex resin minis for the B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Cuddley Lagann’ custom OMFG from Terrthom…
Up and coming mini figure customiser Terrthom proudly presents his latest OMFG kit-bash, the Cuddley Lagann! Using turboPISTOLA’s popular Cuddlehard as the platform of choice this time around, Terrthom has cleverly replaced the original arms and legs with Gundam kit parts, rounding the piece off with the addition of a new head. Painted and distressedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Cuddley Lagann’ custom OMFG from Terrthom…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Photon Ranger custom bootlegs from Motorbot…
Following the success of the hugely popular Land Sharks (a few of which are still up for grabs here), resin artist Motorbot comes with his latest custom bootleg release, the Photon Rangers! Recast from an unidentified mini figure line, the Glyos-esque creations have been produced in a number of different one-off hand finished variants includingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Photon Ranger custom bootlegs from Motorbot…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Playful Gorilla x 4TheLuvOfToyzNY ‘Tee and Toy’ set…
Cash Cannon over at 4TheLuvOfToyzNY has once again teamed up with vector wizard Playful Gorilla for the release of their very first ‘Tee and Toy’ set! Featuring Cash’s recently released ‘Busted Trooper’ and ‘Bobafetted’ resin figures, the Star Wars inspired minis are joined by accompanying designs from Playful Gorilla that have been digitally printed directContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Playful Gorilla x 4TheLuvOfToyzNY ‘Tee and Toy’ set…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘MUSCLE/MASK’ Snigator Claw custom bootleg from Healeymade…
It’s been a while since we’ve seen any new M.U.S.C.L.E customs from the Healeymade camp, so it came with great pleasure this week to find that the artist has just tackled none other than fan favourite, the Snigator Claw! Posted on Instagram at the beginning of the week with the tag ‘MUSCLE/MASK’, we can onlyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘MUSCLE/MASK’ Snigator Claw custom bootleg from Healeymade…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Baby Deadbeats Series 3 from DLux…
Having sold out of the previous 2 runs in a matter of hours, the mighty DLux returns with his latest (and greatest!) batch of custom Baby Deadbeats! Featuring a total of 8 one-off figures, the Scott Tolleson designed mini has been painted up in a huge selection of Monster Kolor neons and metallics (our favouriteContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Baby Deadbeats Series 3 from DLux…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Battling Bastards: El Cabroncito custom bootleg from Scraped Resin…
The bootleg universe of the Battling Bastards just got a ‘LITTLE’ bigger, as El Cabroncito, the death-defying Mexican mini, joins Ultimate Carlos’ army of lucha thugs for the latest release from Scraped Resin! Kit-bashed and re-sculpted from various lucha figures, El Cabroncito differs slightly from the previous release in terms of scale and articulation- insteadContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Battling Bastards: El Cabroncito custom bootleg from Scraped Resin…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Garbage Pail Kids ‘MiniKins’ mini figures…
We very rarely feature toys outside of the indie/art toy scene, but upon hearing that Topps would be releasing a new Garbage Pail Kids mini figure series a couple of weeks back, we simply couldn’t resist sharing the full release details with you guys now that they’ve finally emerged! Rebranded from Cheap Toys to MiniKins,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Garbage Pail Kids ‘MiniKins’ mini figures…”
MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Sunburst Dave’ from Killer Bootlegs x The Mark Ultra…
Just in time for summer, Killer Bootlegs comes with the latest ‘sunburst’ iteration of The Mark Ultra‘s “Dave” custom bootleg! Completely remolded, cast, and airbrushed in brilliantly bright red-yellow Monster Kolor sprays, “Sunburst Dave” is the first colourway in a new collaborative series from the pair. Limited to just 5 pieces, the awesome figure canContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Sunburst Dave’ from Killer Bootlegs x The Mark Ultra…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Split Kit Month at Muscle Things…
In honour of NolanJP’s beautifully crafted ‘Split Kit’ custom GPK Cheap Toy (get the full lowdown here), Muscle Things will be hosting ‘Kit Month’ right throughout May! Starting this Tuesday, May 7th at 11am PST, MT will be dropping 2 new colours of the figure each week, starting with the pictured Novo Yellow and NeonContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Split Kit Month at Muscle Things…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Nama Niku x Ironhaus x Eric Nilla ‘Iron: Grinder’ mini figure teased…
Joining the ‘Deathmatch‘ work-in-progress we posted a couple of weeks back, it appears that Nama Niku and Ironhaus have yet another mini figure in the works judging by this awesome header art posted yesterday! Whilst information is purely speculative at the moment, we guess that the figure will be an extension of Nama Niku’s popularContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Nama Niku x Ironhaus x Eric Nilla ‘Iron: Grinder’ mini figure teased…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Critter and Lobsterman mini figures from Topheroy x The Disarticulators…
Following the ‘My Pet Monster‘ Critter custom posted earlier in the week, we proudly present 2 more Disarticulator customs from the insanely talented Topheroy! Once again tackling the 1″ Critter platform with flare, the resin figure, cast by our very own Tru:Tek, has been given Toph’s infamous rainbow fade of Monster Kolor sprays, finished withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Critter and Lobsterman mini figures from Topheroy x The Disarticulators…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Hippo Titan Soldier paint test WIP from Ben Spencer x ManOrMonster? Studios…
He’s been a while in the making, but the Ben Spencer x ManOrMonster? Studios ‘Hippo Titan Soldier’ is finally gearing up for release! Originally due to go on sale at C2E2 last weekend, the massive workload of both Ben and MoM? for the event meant that the project unfortunately got a little held up- althoughContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Hippo Titan Soldier paint test WIP from Ben Spencer x ManOrMonster? Studios…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Battle Cat’ custom Laser Beast from Ersico…
Hot off the heals of the recent Baxter Stockman custom Glyos posted earlier in the week, Ersico comes with yet another show-stopping piece… the Battle Cat inspired Laser Beast! Taking popular ‘Tiger Burn’ from the iconic 80’s toy line, Ersico has set about faithfully replicating the colours of He-Man’s trusty stead, using a mixture ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Battle Cat’ custom Laser Beast from Ersico…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Deluxe Rankin Bass ‘Gollum’ from HamFX x Killer Bootlegs…
Making it’s debut at the Toys Are Us group show last month in a limited GID colourway, the ‘Deluxe Rankin Bass’ Gollum is finally ready for general release! Brewed from the fires of Mt. Doom, the fully articulated, mag jointed resin figure was sculpted by Tyler Ham of HamFX, with mould, casting and airbrushing dutiesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Deluxe Rankin Bass ‘Gollum’ from HamFX x Killer Bootlegs…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Mortal Kombat ‘Goro’ M.U.S.C.L.E custom from Plastic Playhouse…
The highly talented Plastic Playhouse delves into 90’s pop culture once more as he proudly presents his latest M.U.S.C.L.E custom… an ode to Mortal Kombat’s Goro! Using the four armed ‘Ashuraman No Sensei’ figure, PP has painted him up in the final boss’ familiar orange tone, complete with subtle washes, meticulous highlights and even aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mortal Kombat ‘Goro’ M.U.S.C.L.E custom from Plastic Playhouse…”
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