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…”
Category Archives: sofubi
MAN-E-NEWS// GID Monkeynauts from Dski One x The Galaxy Monkeys…
Following the “My Bad Homie” test paints that dropped at the tail end of last year, Eddie Dobson of The Galaxy Monkeys is proud to finally present the first custom painted run of the incredible Monkeynaut sofubi… Handing over painting duties to the more than capable hands of Dski One, the glow-in-the-dark soft vinyl figuresContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// GID Monkeynauts from Dski One x The Galaxy Monkeys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Unpainted ‘Black’ Pollen Kaiser and Luftkaiser from TAG x Paul Kaiju…
Toy Art Gallery have once again teamed up with the mighty Paul Kaiju for the release of the unpainted ‘Black’ Pollen Kaiser and Luftkaiser! Cast in a luxurious soft black vinyl (with the Pollen Kaiser receiving a pink cats-eye unique to this release), the unpainted black really helps to highlight Paul’s expert sculpting on theseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Unpainted ‘Black’ Pollen Kaiser and Luftkaiser from TAG x Paul Kaiju…”
MAN-E-NEWS// MVH x Scarecrowoven’s “Alien Chest Burster” DX Sludge Demon lottery
Originally making an appearance at last year’s NYCC, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore are proud to reveal that their jaw-dropping collaboration with gross-out illustrator Scarecrowoven, the ‘Alien Chest Burster’ DX Sludge Demon, is finally seeing it’s first official release. Featuring the standard Sludge body with an all-new head design from Scarecrowoven, the figure has been cast in aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// MVH x Scarecrowoven’s “Alien Chest Burster” DX Sludge Demon lottery”
MAN-E-NEWS// Fuei Shokai’s Judgement 1 and 2 for the (In)action Figure Show…
Masters of the super-creepy, Fuei Shokai come with 2 suitably shocking entries for tonight’s (In)action Figure Show… Judgement 1: Slenderman and Judgement 2: Slit-mouthed Woman. Consisting of mini dioramas made up of broken glass, shattered lightbulbs, barbed wire, and hanging bones, each screw-top jar comes with either a hand painted Slenderman or Slit-mouthed Woman sofubiContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Fuei Shokai’s Judgement 1 and 2 for the (In)action Figure Show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Lamour Supreme’s ‘Black Easter’ custom MOTUKO for the (In)action Figure Show…
With Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show opening tonight, we’ll be bringing you the final set of reveals over the course of today- the first of which coming in the form of Lamour Supreme‘s ‘Black Easter’ MOTUKO (Masters of the Universe Knock Off)… One of the most sought after sofubis in the art toy scene since it’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Lamour Supreme’s ‘Black Easter’ custom MOTUKO for the (In)action Figure Show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// A Grody New Year at Lulubell Toys…
Luke Rook over at Lulubell Toys has been painting up a storm of Grody goodness to start 2013 with a bang, the first of which will be hitting the store this weekend! Featuring painted Grody runs including the Major Tripper Ojisans, Getting Trippy Karakuri, plus collabs with Uamou, Siccaluna and Blobpus, all figures have beenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// A Grody New Year at Lulubell Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios opening and show revealed…
After months of keeping tight lipped, we’re proud to finally reveal details of the soon to be opened Rampage Studios and HUGE opening show! A gallery/shop based in central Tokyo (near Ikebukuro), Jon over at Rampage Toys will be filling the space with a huge selection of sofubi, rubber, resin, customs and artwork from some ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage Studios opening and show revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The MOLEDRILLA from Plaseebo x Mechavirus…
Hot off the heels of the recent Rampage release (find out more here), Bob Conge aka Plaseebo is proud to present perhaps the most sought after Molezilla customs yet… the MOLEDRILLA’s from Todd Robertson aka Mechavirus! Originally previewed as a work in progress way back in the summer, Todd has worked his ‘mecha’ magic onContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The MOLEDRILLA from Plaseebo x Mechavirus…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The post-holiday art toy catch-up!
After an awesome 7 days away on the unique isle of Cuba (first week off this year, woot!), we’re back with all the latest news in the ‘alternative’ art toy scene, including exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E updates, reveals of our latest projects under the new ‘Disarticulators’ umbrella (a collaborative effort between our very own Tru:Tek, Zectron andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The post-holiday art toy catch-up!”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Doom Trooper’ Star Case Commander from Rampage Toys…
As a few of you may know, Star Case‘s line of bootleg Star Wars-style sofubis hold a very special place in our heart here at Man-E-Toys, so when choosing an artist to paint up our latest blank Destro Commander we knew there could only be one… our good friend Jon over at Rampage Toys! GivenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Doom Trooper’ Star Case Commander from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The NIBBLERS Project from The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab…
Just a quick reminder that the highly anticipated NIBBLERS Project from The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab will FINALLY be touching down in the Fish Tank Castle store this evening! Featuring a tripple-A selection of one-off NIBBLER customs from some of contemporary kaiju’s finest, the Real x Head produced soft vinyl figures will also be joined byContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The NIBBLERS Project from The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Medicom exclusive “Final Fusion” Mockhead from Frenzy Bros x Paul Kaiju…
Spotted over at KaijuMonster, it appears that the Frenzy Bros and Paul Kaiju will be teaming up once again for the last in the Mockhead barbarian series, with the reveal of the aptly titled “Final Fusion” colourway… This time around cast in a bright yellow vinyl with black gold and red highlights, the Medicom ToysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Medicom exclusive “Final Fusion” Mockhead from Frenzy Bros x Paul Kaiju…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “my bad homie” Monkeynaut sofubi from Monos de Galaxia…
Eddie Dobson over at Monos de Galaxia is proud to announce that the first batch of Monkeynaut sofubis are finally available for general release! Originally due to debut at this year’s Designer Con, Eddie wasn’t particularly happy with the overall finish of the first painted run (although we’re still having trouble seeing why from the aboveContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “my bad homie” Monkeynaut sofubi from Monos de Galaxia…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ToysREvil exclusive “Black Friday” Dinos from Rampage Toys…
As part of ToysREvil‘s massive Black Friday sale event, Jon over at Rampage Toys has produced a very special run of awesome Cyclops Dino sofubis… in a sleek jet black vinyl! Coming with hand painted eyes and teeth, the trio of mini figures (Ankylo-Clops, Bronto-Clops and the mighty T-Clops) will be available in strictly limitedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ToysREvil exclusive “Black Friday” Dinos from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The BLObPUS [RAOH] kaiju pre-order…
The mighty BLObPUS is set to release his lastest monstrosity into the wild this month, with the pre-order announcement of [RAOH]… Standing at a lofty 26cm tall and 20cm wide, the stunning soft vinyl cast figure is available in 3 separate ‘pricing plans’; the single painted Green [RAOH] coming in at 11,550yen (approx. $142), theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The BLObPUS [RAOH] kaiju pre-order…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Shubler mash-up custom from Rampage Toys…
Jon over at Rampage Toys kindly shares with us his latest custom commission, the breathtaking Shubler mash-up! Combining 2 of our most highly desired sofubis, the recent Shub Zeroth and Splurrt’s Diggler, the beautiful piece has been hand finished in Jon’s signature mix of vivid gouache brush work and meticulous black rubs… leaving us allContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Shubler mash-up custom from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Monster Boogie from Max Toy Company…
Mark Nagata of Max Toy Co has just revealed details of brand new sister company, Monster Boogie. Working alongside Yo Miyamoto (concepts) and Yoshihiko Makino (designer & sculptor) in Japan, Mark has created Monster Boogie to explore new toys and collaborations that wouldn’t necessarily fit into the Max Toy brand- the first coming in the formContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Monster Boogie from Max Toy Company…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Krawluss preorder from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore…
We’ve been waiting with baited breath since seeing the first digital sculpts a while back, so it came with great pleasure yesterday to find Mutant Vinyl Hardcore‘s stunning Krawluss finally up for preorder! Co-designed with Skinner (each taking one half) and realised by Shinbone Creative, the impressive 8″ tall figure is due to come castContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Krawluss preorder from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The NIBBLERS Custom Project from The Tarantulas…
After months of delays and set backs, The Tarantulas’ long awaited NIBBLERS Custom Project will finally be upon us! Featuring 10 one-off custom NIBBLER sofubis from some of the Japanese vinyl scene’s finest including Real x Head, Uamou, BLObPUS, Frenzy Bros, Paul Kaiju, NERD ONE, Atom A and Skull Toys, the Fig-Lab produced figures willContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The NIBBLERS Custom Project from The Tarantulas…”
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