MAN-E-NEWS// The Megara turtle kaiju from Butcher Brand…

Prolific resin artist Butch Adams of Butcher Brand has just revealed details of his first ever vinyl figure, the mighty Megara turtle kaiju! Standing at around 3.5″ tall, the soft vinyl cast figure has just been put up for pre-order on the Butcher Brand store in both black and GID unpainted colourways for a walletContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Megara turtle kaiju from Butcher Brand…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Autopsy Night Gamer from Jeremi Rimel x Plaseebo…

Bob Conge aka Plaseebo has been in cahoots with yet another of the art toy scene’s finest, as he proudly presents the ‘AUTOPSY’ Night Gamer by Miscreation’s Jeremi Rimel. Re-sculpting the Night Gamers in his signature mortuary “slice and stitch” technique and hand painting them in two different “on the slab” colour schemes, the runContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Autopsy Night Gamer from Jeremi Rimel x Plaseebo…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Bog Zeroth mash-up sofubi from Metacrypt x Critical Hit x Lulubell Toys…

“Cosmic horror unleashed. Boundless confusion unbreached. This is Bog Zeroth: two into one, all come from un-.” Metacrypt has teamed up with Critical Hit and Lulubell Toys to facilitate the early arrival of highly anticipated sofubi Shub Zeroth, as they proudly present the super limited mash-up, Bog Zeroth! Utilising the body of Skinner’s Ultrus Bog, the figure has beContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Bog Zeroth mash-up sofubi from Metacrypt x Critical Hit x Lulubell Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Blood Sacrifice’ Usirs and unpainted purple Cadaver Kids from Splurrt…

Sofubi giant Splurrt is proud to reveal the latest painted edition of highly sought after Usir figures, introducing the ‘Blood Sacrifice’ edition… Cast in a soft white vinyl replete with macabre black and crimson sprays, the strictly limited run will be dropping alongside a new batch of unpainted purple Cadaver Kids at some point thisContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Blood Sacrifice’ Usirs and unpainted purple Cadaver Kids from Splurrt…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Toys Valentine’s Day releases…

The ever busy Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys has been hard at work prepping a whole slew of releases for Valentine’s Day this Thursday, so without further ado we bring you the full rundown of the awesome selection of pieces that will be available… “HAPPY Valentine’s UU” – clear red vinyl (the first colouredContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Toys Valentine’s Day releases…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Konami Man and Konami Lady sofubi from Nerdone…

Following the hugely successful Samus Aran (Metroid) sofubi, Nerdone returned to Wonder Festival at the weekend with their latest pair of fully licensed retro game figures, the adorable Konami Man and Konami Woman! Taken from cult NES platformer ‘Konami Wai Wai World’ (which strangely featured a cameo from The Goonies’ Mikey!), the pair have beenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Konami Man and Konami Lady sofubi from Nerdone…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Kaiju Coup x Medicom Toys’ Warui Inu ‘FETCH’ edition lottery…

The ever elusive Kaiju Coup is back once again for the latest incarnation of Warui Inu, with the bloody ‘FETCH’ edition easily the most gruesome version yet… Cast in a white soft vinyl by Medicom Toys, the creepy hound stands at 6 1/2″ tall, this time around coming with a hand sculpt and resin castContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Kaiju Coup x Medicom Toys’ Warui Inu ‘FETCH’ edition lottery…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Brain Bug Boogie Man ‘Kinkeshi version’ from Cure x James Groman…

Combining 2 of our biggest passions, killer sofubi and kinnikuman, Cure are proud to announce one of the biggest releases of the year so far… the ‘Kinkeshi’ Brain Bug Boogie Man! Featuring the highly sought after, Krang-like ‘Brain Bug’ head sculpt from James Groman, the absolutely gorgeous piece has been cast in a kinkeshi-matched fleshContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Brain Bug Boogie Man ‘Kinkeshi version’ from Cure x James Groman…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Surinama ‘Valentine’s Edition’ sofubi from Whistling Pony Toys…

Up and coming toy co Whistling Pony Toys are proud to present the latest version of debut sofubi Surinama, the ‘Valentine’s Edition’… Coming cast in a clear soft vinyl, the adorable beast measures in with a rather impressive 12″ ‘horn’ span, featuring a whopping 5 points of articulation. Filled with a mixture of metallic pinkContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Surinama ‘Valentine’s Edition’ sofubi from Whistling Pony Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The 24 Hour Toy Break exclusives from October Toys…

October Toys are gearing up for the third annual 24 Hour Toy Break this Friday, with another mammoth live broadcast featuring a whole host of guests, exclusives, auctions and sales in aid of the show. With a ton of releases revealed already, we bring you a quick rundown of the figures that will be droppingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The 24 Hour Toy Break exclusives from October Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The RAMPAGE STUDIOS exclusive ‘Splurrt x Rampage Mecha Brain Cadaver Kid’ online restock…

Previously dropping unannounced last weekend to instant sell out success (check our post here), Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Studios has revealed that he will be gracing the online store with an extremely limited restock of the jaw-dropping Splurrt x Rampage Mecha Brain Cadaver Kid! Originally intended for sale in Japan only, demand for the pieceContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The RAMPAGE STUDIOS exclusive ‘Splurrt x Rampage Mecha Brain Cadaver Kid’ online restock…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Blushing’ Snybora from Chris Ryniak x Rotofugi x Squibbles Ink…

Love is in the air for the latest ‘Monster from the Midwest’, as Rotofugi proudly present the ever-so-shy ‘Blushing’ Snybora! Designed and sculpted by Chris Ryniak with paint by Joe Somers (Squibbles Ink) and Kirby Kerr (Rotofugi), this version has been cast in a grey soft vinyl with a black paint rub and beautiful pink accent sprays. AvailableContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Blushing’ Snybora from Chris Ryniak x Rotofugi x Squibbles Ink…”

MAN-E-NEWS// SpongeBob X-Ray DX ‘Vintage’ from Secret Base x Toy Art Gallery…

Toy Ar Gallery teams up with Secret Base for the latest Spongebob X-Ray DX sofubi, this time around in a gorgeous ‘Vintage’ inspired colourway. Once again featuring the same striking split design with skeletal inlay, the Nickelodeon licensed piece has been cast in a discoloured clear soft vinyl, coming with a smoky, antiqued-style spray jobContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// SpongeBob X-Ray DX ‘Vintage’ from Secret Base x Toy Art Gallery…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Ferg x Grody Shogun’s Young Gohst Lucky Bags 2012…

With the Chinese New Year just around the corner, Ferg and Grody Shogun are proud to present the Young Gohst Lucky Bags! The second non-subscription release of the highly sought after sofubi mini, each bag will once again contain 2 figures; a smoke grey base vinyl Gohst with a heavy glitter brain/tongue insert and metallic pinkContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Ferg x Grody Shogun’s Young Gohst Lucky Bags 2012…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The custom ‘Monster Kolor’ MOTUKO from Topheroy…

Hot off the heels of the recent Baby Deadbeat custom we featured earlier this week, Topheroy has wasted no time in getting to work (and finishing!) his next piece, an incredible take on Lamour Supreme’s highly sought after MOTUKO sofubi… Sprayed with the signature metallic silver base, the piece has been given a gradual fadeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom ‘Monster Kolor’ MOTUKO from Topheroy…”

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Blart and his son Abort’ custom Sewer Creeps from Skinner x Coma21…

Toys Are Sanity‘s Coma21 has teamed up with Skinner for the latest micro-run of Ian the Sewer Creep sofubis, with the Simpsons inspired Blart! The skate-punk inspired figure offers the perfect platform for a take on everyone’s favourite pre-teen delinquent, and with Skinner at the helm no expense has been spared- with each lucky purchaserContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Blart and his son Abort’ custom Sewer Creeps from Skinner x Coma21…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios exclusive Mecha Brain Cadaver Kid…

In celebration of getting the highly anticipated Rampage Studios off the ground (check out our opening coverage here), Splurrt has teamed up with Rampage‘s very own Jon Malmstedt for a huge custom painted run of Mecha Brain Cadaver Kid! Cast in a soft yellow vinyl, the stunning figures have been given a red ‘rub’ baseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios exclusive Mecha Brain Cadaver Kid…”

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 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 ‘Healthy Diet’ custom Ugly Unicorn from Rampage Toys…

Revealed as one of the many pieces to be featuring at tomorrow’s Rampage Studios opening show, interest in Jon Malmsted’s breath-taking ‘Healthy Diet’ custom one-off Ugly Unicorn has been so high that he’s decided to offer up another via lottery! Created using a crystal clear UU sofubi stuffed to the gills with Micro Cupcake KaijusContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Healthy Diet’ custom Ugly Unicorn from Rampage Toys…”