Plaseebo is pleased to announce another collaboration with one of his favourite customisers, Todd Robertson aka Mechavirus! For this offering Todd has infected the clear vinyl Plaseebo Skulloctopus From Outer Space with his “Mecha Virus”, utilising a mix of styrene, aves sculpt, electronics, doll eyes, and other found materials to masterfully craft an original edition of 6Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mechavirus x Plaseebo Skulloctopus from Outer Space micro run…”
Category Archives: sofubi
MAN-E-NEWS// The Super7 13th Anniversary Lucky Bags…
Super7 have revealed that they’ll be celebrating their Lucky 13th Anniversary with some KILLER Lucky Bags! Available in 2 different sizes, each box comes complete with a variety of limited edition pieces, including large, medium and small sized figures, unseen and unknown samples and tests, one-of-a-kind hand-painted custom pieces and other random rarities- with no two bags areContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Super7 13th Anniversary Lucky Bags…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Velocitron’s new officially licensed Hino Hideshi sofubi teased…
Ricky Wilson aka Velocitron has secured a 1 day license for Wonderfestival in July to produce another round of Hino Hideshi sofubi! Featuring all 3 previously released designs in brand spanking new colourways, from what we can gather from the teasers revealed so far, Beserk’s Guts baby will be coming in a clear blue vinyl with simpleContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Velocitron’s new officially licensed Hino Hideshi sofubi teased…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Secret Base “Hiroshi Hirakawa” Karakasa Tattoo Man and “Sakura” Spongebob sofubi at TAG…
Toy Art Gallery have just revealed that they will be unleashing 2 new Secret Base releases in-store this Saturday, May 31st at 12pm PST! First up, we have the latest edition of the Karakasa Tattoo Man, “Hiroshi Hirakawa”. Featuring a beautifully painted traditional sleeve and leg design from Three Tides Tattoo, the classic umbrella yokai comesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Secret Base “Hiroshi Hirakawa” Karakasa Tattoo Man and “Sakura” Spongebob sofubi at TAG…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Tyranbo sofubi from Cojica Toys…
Having revealed a finished proto back in February, Cojica Toys have announced that the second addition in the ongoing Kyoryuju series, the towering Tyranbo, will finally be up for grabs online this weekend! Standing at an impressive 9″ tall, the vintage sofubi-styled Rex will initially be available in 3 different colourways; “Black” coming cast in a blueContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Tyranbo sofubi from Cojica Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Color Me Blank” Semi Korosiya release from Cop A Squat Toys…
In a rare move for Adam Saul over at Cop A Squat Toys, the artist has decided to bow to the constant requests of fans and offer up a very limited batch of unpainted Semi Korosiyas! Standing at around 8″ tall and coming with 3 points of articulation, the C.A.S.T designed, Chauskoskis sculpted kaiju isContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Color Me Blank” Semi Korosiya release from Cop A Squat Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Toy Art Gallery x Ron English’s Urban Big Foot sofubi revealed…
Gino Joukar over at TAG has just unveiled a test shot of the latest exclusive figure to come from the gallery, Ron English‘s Urban Bigfoot! Standing at roughly 7″ tall and coming with 3 points of articulation, the hi-top, beanie wearing beast is due to be making it’s debut in soft vinyl at a soon toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Toy Art Gallery x Ron English’s Urban Big Foot sofubi revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Cure Toy’s Thorn Man 2nd Full Color Ver….
Cure Toys have once again teamed up with Japanese hardcore-punk band Thorn for the release of the “2nd Full Color Version” of the Thorn Ball-Man Boogie! Standing at around 9″ tall, the fully articulated figure has been cast in a bright yellow soft vinyl this time around, with a number of metallic green, purple andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Cure Toy’s Thorn Man 2nd Full Color Ver….”
MAN-E-NEWS// The first edition Kibunadon from Max Toy Co x Teresa Chiba…
Having made it’s debut earlier in the month at Design Fiesta 39, Max Toy Co have just revealed that Teresa Chiba‘s Kibunadon is finally up for grabs in the West! Winner of last year’s Kaiju Gals competition, the beautiful 4.5″ tall, 5 part design was expertly sculpted by Makino-san of TTToys, coming cast in a yellow soft vinyl with red,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The first edition Kibunadon from Max Toy Co x Teresa Chiba…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Unpainted Glow” Toxigon from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore…
After over a year since it’s initial reveal, the first release of Toxigon from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore is finally upon us! The first 100% brand new, hand sculpted figure from MVH since the DX back in 2011, the incredible figure draws inspiration from classic kaiju right through to cult b-movie horror, looking, in MVH’s words,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Unpainted Glow” Toxigon from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Frank Mysterio’s Narquito sofubi Indiegogo campaign…
Frank Mysterio has just unveiled the latest sofubi figure he hopes to get into production with the aid of crowd funding site Indiegogo, the AK47-wielding Narquito! A rather more thought provoking figure compared to his debut, Anticristo 666, the 3.5″ design is the artist’s response to the growing “Narco” scene in Mexico, a subculture thatContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Frank Mysterio’s Narquito sofubi Indiegogo campaign…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Jon Malmstedt’s custom Tunnelran for the Elegab x Plaseebo show…
Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Studios has just revealed one of the many pieces he’ll have on display at the Elegab x Plaseebo show later this week, a stunning one-off custom Elegab Ton’neran! Finally giving the awesome sculpt the realistic paint job it’s been aching for since its debut back in 2010, the mighty tunnel beast has been treatedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Jon Malmstedt’s custom Tunnelran for the Elegab x Plaseebo show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New WF exclusive Real x Nibblers and Datadub F5’s at Fig-X…
Originally making an appearance at Design Fiesta 39 a couple of weeks back, Datadub has just revealed that a number of new figures are up for grabs in the Fig-X store right now! Marking the first online release of Datadub’s very own “Don” Finger 5 sofubi, a total of 3 designs are up for grabsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New WF exclusive Real x Nibblers and Datadub F5’s at Fig-X…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ custom Samael sofubi for the upcoming TAG group show…
Having been produced in strictly limited numbers under Wonderfestival’s one day licensing agreement, we sadly don’t see too many customs of Zoomoth‘s Samael sofubi… so when we found out that Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys would finally be busting out the paints on one for an upcoming group show at TAG, we had to stand upContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ custom Samael sofubi for the upcoming TAG group show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Dr Mirock sofubi set from Mirock Toy coming soon…
Mirock Toy has just revealed that the highly sought after Dr Mirock mini sofubi set has been resurrected for an all-new painted run! Featuring all 3 designs (albeit in a mashed-up configuration), the beautifully sculpted mecha-dieties have been produced in a dark grey soft vinyl this time around, coming with a number of subtle grey sprayed highlights,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Dr Mirock sofubi set from Mirock Toy coming soon…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Elegab’s Gakkon and mixed part Bukimindas for the Rampage Studios show…
With his collaborative show alongside Plaseebo at Rampage Studios just a few days away now, Elegab‘s Nari-san has just revealed a few of the pieces he’ll have on offer… including all-new kaiju, Gakkon! Referred to by the artist as a “monster of school”, the bully busting monster has been cast in a deep purple/blue for its debutContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Elegab’s Gakkon and mixed part Bukimindas for the Rampage Studios show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// MVH x Brandt Peters’ Bag Head and Ol Scratch coming soon…
Having been teased since as far back as December, Brandt Peters and Rich of Mutant Vinyl Hardcore‘s much anticipated collaborative release has finally been confirmed for production soon! Featuring 2 all-new head designs from the pair; the super-creepy Bag Head from Brandt and devilish Ol Scratch from Rich, the guys will rather interestingly be using swappedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// MVH x Brandt Peters’ Bag Head and Ol Scratch coming soon…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Medicom Toy’s Batgirl and Catwoman for the DC Comics Retro Sofubi Collection…
Having neglected the female angle in their first 2 DC Comics Retro Sofubi releases, Medicom Toy intend to right their wrongs with the addition of Batgirl and Catwoman in this third round of figures! Once again sculpted by Bear Model and colour coordinated by Frenzy, the vintage-styled figures stand at just shy of 10″ each, comingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Medicom Toy’s Batgirl and Catwoman for the DC Comics Retro Sofubi Collection…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toy x Medicom Toy’s Fake Spectreman sofubi…
Wasting no time since the launch of their debut sofubi Fake Baron in March, the guys over at Awesome Toy have once again teamed up with Medicom Toy for another pachi-style release… Fake Spectreman! Offering up 2 different bootleg takes on the classic tokusatu character; a traditional version in red/yellow, complete with blood sucking monster companion-omake Bakura,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toy x Medicom Toy’s Fake Spectreman sofubi…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Medicom Toy exclusive King Jinx from Paul Kaiju…
Paul Kaiju has teamed up with Medicom Toy for an exclusive run of the mighty King Jinx! Cast in a purple soft vinyl this time around, the towering 10″ tall figure has been treated to a number of metallic sprays, coming complete with matching “Screaming Siren” omake. Currently up for grabs in Japan through theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Medicom Toy exclusive King Jinx from Paul Kaiju…”
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