Joining the vast collection of current collaborations Eric Nilla‘s been working on recently, he proudly introduces the first custom figure from M.U.S.C.L.E enthusiast Phil Staszkiw, the Cthulhu! Originally sculpted and kit-bashed almost 10 years ago, the Lovecraft inspired beast had been gathering dust on Staszkiw’s shelf until a chance encounter with Mr Nilla… Now finally makingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Cthulhu M.U.S.C.L.E custom from Staszkiw x Nilla…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The M.I.S.T.E.R.S Lobokeshi series from I Designs…
Luke over at I Designs (Imperfecz) is proud to reveal that the long awaited Lobokeshi mini figures will be finally hitting the Imperfectz store soon! Created for horror blog Cinema Insomnia, and based around it’s host, the glasses wearing, mustachioed Mr Lobo, the series consists of 8 different figures, each kit-bashed from different classic 80’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The M.I.S.T.E.R.S Lobokeshi series from I Designs…”
MAN-E-NEWS// SpinningHeadSunshine x SpinShine from Brown Noize Productions x Muscle Things…
After months of agonising waiting, the breathtaking SpinningHeadSunshine x SpinShine M.U.S.C.L.E custom from Brown Noize is finally heading into full production! Hand cast by Alec over at Muscle Things in his superior blend of “black magic” rubber, the 2 part figure will initially be available in a 100% accurate M.U.S.C.L.E flesh tone (check out how closeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// SpinningHeadSunshine x SpinShine from Brown Noize Productions x Muscle Things…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// WIP H.U.S.T.L.E “Skworm Hunter” 3 pack revealed…
With ‘Ed Skworm Vs. Min-E-Face finally hitting the Man-E-Toys store in little under an hour, we’ve decided to celebrate by exclusively revealing the next batch of incoming figures… the Skworm Hunters! Allies of Min-E-Face, the Skworm Hunters are due to come in a blistered pack featuring 3 all new designs; Skworm Hunter Grunt/Archer, Skworm HunterContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// WIP H.U.S.T.L.E “Skworm Hunter” 3 pack revealed…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The H.U.S.T.L.E ‘Ed Skworm Vs. Min-E-Face 2 pack dropping this Friday…
Right guys… after months of agonising set backs, the first batch of H.U.S.T.L.E mini figures are finally ready to drop! The debut toy line from our very own Tru:Tek, the “M.U.S.C.L.E” inspired series is set to feature a whole host of bootlegs, customs and original toys with more than a hint of 80’s nostalgia… DedicatedContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The H.U.S.T.L.E ‘Ed Skworm Vs. Min-E-Face 2 pack dropping this Friday…”
MAN-E-NEWS// October Toys’ OMFG Series 2 first test shot…
George Gaspar over at October Toys is proud to reveal the very first production test-shot of the upcoming OMFG Series 2 figures. Pictured here in a rather sleek looking green PVC rubber (which will unfortunately NOT be making it into the final colour exclusives), the 5 awesome designs just need one last tweak before headingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// October Toys’ OMFG Series 2 first test shot…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The MOTU M.U.S.C.L.E customs from Voigt x Nilla…
Originally created back in early 2011, Wolf Voigt’s (of SolarColorDust fame) MOTU M.U.S.C.L.E figures have become some of the most highly sought after customs in the mini figure community to date. Produced in very limited batches of resin, the pair of figures (H-Man and Skeletor), were created by shrinking down the original MOTU action figuresContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The MOTU M.U.S.C.L.E customs from Voigt x Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The B.U.F.F Press Podium Accessory from Muscle Things…
Joining the slew of new figure releases over the past couple of months, Alec over at Muscle Things is proud to present the very first B.U.F.F accessory… the Press Podium! Sculpted and cast by Alec in his special “black magic” rubber formula, the flesh coloured stand features microphones, press statement and even a blank diskContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The B.U.F.F Press Podium Accessory from Muscle Things…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Ironmask’s Dr Dark “Fistful of Aliens” custom…
Taking Yes! Toys’ Fistful of Aliens, a little known mini figure series from the late 90’s, Ironmask has set about working on custom versions of the many subset “Shaddows” bosses that never made it into production… the first being the rather sweet looking Dr Dark! Sculpted to fit the scale of the original line, the 1″Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Ironmask’s Dr Dark “Fistful of Aliens” custom…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Spinning Head Sunshine x Spinshine from Brown Noize Productions x Muscle Things…
Following our look at the 3D printouts last month (find out more here), Alec over at Muscle Things has just posted the very first test shot of Brown Noize Production’s highly anticipated Spinning Head Sunshine x Spinshine M.U.S.C.L.E custom! Although not an official reveal (the above shot was taken from the Muscle Things banner), it’s greatContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Spinning Head Sunshine x Spinshine from Brown Noize Productions x Muscle Things…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Grim Jim” GPK Cheap Toy custom from Eric Nilla…
After what has seemed like an age since it’s first reveal (find out more here), Eric Nilla‘s incredible “Grim Jim” GPK Cheap Toy custom is finally available for public consumption! Sculpted to fit perfectly amongst the original 80’s mini figures, Grim Jim offers a near perfect representation of the original trading card design, featuring theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Grim Jim” GPK Cheap Toy custom from Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Chibi Poo-Shine from Whisky Sasquatch x Eric Nilla…
Continuing the endless release of awesome M.U.S.C.L.E customs this year, the elusive Whisky Sasquatch (can you guess who he is?!) is proud to present his latest figure, the hilarious Chibi Poo-Shine! Ingeniously customising the original Sunshine robot M.U.S.C.L.E into a micro “chibi” size, the figure is set to come with 4 interchangeable heads; Moon Shine,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Chibi Poo-Shine from Whisky Sasquatch x Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plastic Playhouse’s “Monzira” Manzilla custom…
“His back spines alight as he charges up for his atomic breath attack…” It’s been a while since we’ve featured the work of Plastic Playhouse, so to celebrate the amazing success of our Nama x Nilla exclusives a couple of weeks back, we’ve decided to take a look at a recent custom he’s created based on the duo’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plastic Playhouse’s “Monzira” Manzilla custom…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Sitting” Adam Bomb custom from Eric Nilla…
Following the “Grim Jim” custom we posted last month (find out more here), Eric Nilla has just revealed details of his latest GPK Cheap Toy release, the “Sitting” Adam Bomb! Arguably the most popular (and elusive!) figure from classic 80’s mini figure line, Eric has kit-bashed and re-sculpted the standing figure to better represent theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Sitting” Adam Bomb custom from Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Gorewad Monsters from Ironmask x Eric Nilla…
Following the teaser images we posted a while back, Ironmask of Ironhaus Productions is proud to present the latest batch of Gorewad Monsters! A joint project between Ironmask and Eric Nilla, the micro-sized figures have been produced to run alongside their bigger brothers, The Universe of Violence. Initially coming in a set of 3 (picturedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Gorewad Monsters from Ironmask x Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// OMFG! Series 3 submissions…
With the final submissions for OMFG! Series 3 due last week, George Gaspar over at October Toys has finally managed to organise the staggering 144 entries ready for voting. Although down from last time (stricter requirements and a much shorter deadline has resulted in a drop of around 300 submissions), competition has been as fierce as ever,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// OMFG! Series 3 submissions…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The 8.5″ Crawdaddy and “Splicer” Crawdad Kid customs from Daniel Yu…
Following a sell-out appearance at last weekend’s STGCC, Daniel Yu aka Dory has revealed that a limited number of both “Splicer” Red Crawdad Kid customs and the mighty Crawdaddy have been made available for general release! Here’s a quick run down of the two awesome releases… OMFG! Crawdad Kids Toys R Evil “Splicer” Red edition//Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The 8.5″ Crawdaddy and “Splicer” Crawdad Kid customs from Daniel Yu…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New stock in the Man-E-Toys store today!
As if you guys haven’t already gathered, we’re preparing to launch a shed-load of new stock on the Man-E-Toys store later tonight! Joining the various Nama x Nilla figures that we’ve been revealing over the past week (check them all out here), we will also be adding more marbled, neon and flesh “Critters inspired” mini figures, plus aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New stock in the Man-E-Toys store today!”
MAN-E-REVEAL// The Man-E-Toys exclusive Half Baked Vs. Meatgrinder and Chibi Meatgrinder from Nama x Nilla…
The fourth and final reveal before our Nama x Nilla exclusives hit the store tomorrow, we’re proud to present Half Baked Ham Vs. Meatgrinder 2-pack, plus the ever-so-cute Meatgrinder Chibi! Kit-bashed and re-sculpted from a variety of different M.U.S.C.L.E figures, the meaty creations have been hand cast in an authentic keshi style rubber by Eric Nilla… OnceContinue reading “MAN-E-REVEAL// The Man-E-Toys exclusive Half Baked Vs. Meatgrinder and Chibi Meatgrinder from Nama x Nilla…”
MAN-E-REVEAL// The Man-E-Toys exclusive Manzilla 2 from Nama x Nilla…
Now at day 3 in our week of Nama x Nilla “Man-E-Toys Exclusive” reveals, we’re proud to present our favourite figure of the bunch… the awesome Manzilla 2! Making an appearance several times on our blog over the last couple of months, the ingenious custom M.U.S.C.L.E has been re-sculpted and kit-bashed using a vintage Godzilla miniature by Nama-Niku’sContinue reading “MAN-E-REVEAL// The Man-E-Toys exclusive Manzilla 2 from Nama x Nilla…”
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