The guys behind hotly tipped new mini series, Mystical Warriors of the Ring, have just revealed the very first test shots of debut figure Ulric Wolfman… believe us when we say, any keshi, M.U.S.C.L.E, or wrestling enthusiasts are NOT going to want to sleep on this one! Designed by Mark Vasquez, digitally sculpted by Simon Grell and currentlyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Mystical Warriors of the Ring’s ‘Ulric Wolfman’ test shot…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Custom vintage action figures from Kuri…
Up and coming illustrator and regular October Toys forum member Krystal Lord (aka Kuri) has just revealed images of her latest project- taking on a whole host of vintage action figures and customising them in her wonderfully unique style! Featuring a mixture of standard 3.75″ Star Wars and Thundercat toys, plus a 12″ tall (1/6th)Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom vintage action figures from Kuri…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios online store now open for business!
Following the hugely successful Rampage Studios opening show on Friday, the first batch of leftover stock has hit the online store… coming in the form of our first batch of Disarticulator figures, plus the debut of H.U.S.T.L.E! Featuring extremely limited runs of Higekami, Tiny Terrors from the Deep, KESH-E-FACE, plus a slew of H.U.S.T.L.E capsulesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios online store now open for business!”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Rommelverse ‘Scummo the Cat’ mini figure from Ironmask…
Whilst cranking out figures left, right and centre for the ever growing IroNilla brand, Jimmy Rommel aka Ironmask has managed to squeeze in a new line all of his own… welcome to the Rommelverse! Offering up a variety of different kaiju-style monsters in the standard M.U.S.C.L.E scale, the first release is set to come inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rommelverse ‘Scummo the Cat’ mini figure from Ironmask…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Scorpion Girl mini figure from Metal Monkey…
Anyone with even a fleeting interest in last year’s OMFG Series2 submission list will instantly recognise Metal Monkey’s popular ‘Scorpion Girl’ design, which now thanks to the talents of Ed Gein aka Bryan Fulk has been fully realised in 3D! Offering a near perfect rendition of the much revised character, the stunning piece has been sculptedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Scorpion Girl mini figure from Metal Monkey…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Bloodshot’ custom bootleg from 5.5 Customs…
Dwaine Espinoza over at 5.5 Customs is proud to present his latest custom bootleg action figure, the amazing ‘Valentine’s Day’ exclusive Bloodshot! Kit-bashed from a variety of vintage MOTU action figures including Clawful and Mantenna that have been recast and painted in the striking red/black colourway you see above, coming bagged and headed with customContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Bloodshot’ custom bootleg from 5.5 Customs…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom ‘Baby Deadbeat’ mini figure from Topheroy…
With a general release just a week ago, the custom toy community has wasted no time in getting to work on Scott Tolleson x October Toys‘ Baby Deadbeat mini figure, the first out of the blocks coming from the mighty Topheroy… Primarily a kaiju artist, it’s been amazing to see how easily Toph has managedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom ‘Baby Deadbeat’ mini figure from Topheroy…”
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-NEWS// The B.U.F.F ‘Strawberry’ 5 Pack from Muscle Things…
Following our look at the trio of new B.U.F.F figures last week, Alec over at Muscle Things has wasted no time in prepping them for release, as he proudly reveals the latest B.U.F.F 5 Pack! Featuring the previously unveiled big head Suguru, Pandaman custom and Balloon Knot Head, the little guys are joined by anContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The B.U.F.F ‘Strawberry’ 5 Pack from Muscle Things…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Monster Head Racers from Grody Shogun…
Joining the hilarious ‘Grody Mask‘, Lulubell Toys have revealed their latest supermarket cheap-toy inspired release, Grody Shogun‘s Monster Head Racers! Featuring both vampire and frankenstein heads from the popular Monster sofubis, each hand painted, randomly assorted figure comes with a wind-up mechanism ingeniously grafted onto the base. To be found exclusively on the Lulubell ToysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Monster Head Racers from Grody Shogun…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Killer Kaiju Melts from Killer Bootlegs x Concocted Curriodities…
Originally previewed way back in November, Peter Goral of Killer Bootlegs is proud to present his latest collaboration with Concocted Curriodities, the Killer Kaiju Melt series! Created using KB’s recent ‘Killer Kaiju’ that was in-turn kitbashed from a variety of 3.75″ vintage action figures, the stunning customs have been given the ‘melt’ treatment courtesy ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Killer Kaiju Melts from Killer Bootlegs x Concocted Curriodities…”
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-NEWS// The WOTU “Ice Series” custom bootlegs from Goodleg Toys…
With the near instant sell-out success of the WOTU (Wrestlers of the Universe) test-casts under their belt, the guys over at Goodleg Toys have wasted no time in getting to work on the first official run… as they proudly present the Ice Series! Featuring one of the most popular colourways from the initial line-up, aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The WOTU “Ice Series” custom bootlegs from Goodleg Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios opening: Full line-up revealed…
With the Rampage Studios debut show opens it’s doors this Friday (January 25th), the man behind the incredible project, Jon Malmstedt, kindly shares with us what exactly will be going down- including that all important roster of artists! Believe us when we say, ANYONE with even a passing interest in either mini figures or sofubiContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios opening: Full line-up revealed…”
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-NEWS// The 2-Tone Skelitor M.U.S.C.L.E’s of the Universe from Eric Nilla…
Originally teased way back at the beginning of the month, Eric Nilla has just dropped his latest batch of MOTU (M.U.S.C.L.E’s of the Universe) figures, the special edition 2-Tone Skelitors… Originally created by Solar Color Dust’s Wolf Voigt, the M.U.S.C.L.E x MOTU mash-up has been recast using a special ‘spot’ technique that results in theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The 2-Tone Skelitor M.U.S.C.L.E’s of the Universe from Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The G’n’G Arthur and Splatterhouse Rick Taylor keshi from Zoomoth…
Following our look at the incredible Spatterhouse: Part 2 keshi sculpt last week, the supremely talented Zoomoth are proud to reveal the 2″ figure in all it’s fleshy, rubbery goodness! Joined by the equally amazing ‘Arthur’ from fellow cult 80’s side-scroller Ghosts ‘N’ Goblins, the pair will be available exclusively at Wondefestival next month. Unfortunately,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The G’n’G Arthur and Splatterhouse Rick Taylor keshi from Zoomoth…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bag O’ Freaks” mis-cast grab bags from Edge of Doom…
Continuing the custom bootleg theme we appear to have running through today’s posts, we bring you details of D.E.A.T.H creator Edge of Doom‘s latest release… the “Bag O’ Freaks” mis-cast resin grab bags! Featuring a staggering selection of randomly packed Star Wars-infused mini figure mutants, failures and even a few sneaky future teasers, each bagContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bag O’ Freaks” mis-cast grab bags from Edge of Doom…”
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// The Jitsu resin Chopping Hand from Huggington’s Twisted Toys…
Following our look at Bombermat Toys earlier today, we bring you details of yet another intriguing custom bootlegger to emerge recently- Huggington’s Twisted Toys… Details on upcoming projects are pretty scarce at the moment, but it would appear that the guys will be focusing on modifying classic action figures with an eye to enhancing theirContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Jitsu resin Chopping Hand from Huggington’s Twisted Toys…”
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