The highly talented Plastic Playhouse delves into 90’s pop culture once more as he proudly presents his latest M.U.S.C.L.E custom… an ode to Mortal Kombat’s Goro! Using the four armed ‘Ashuraman No Sensei’ figure, PP has painted him up in the final boss’ familiar orange tone, complete with subtle washes, meticulous highlights and even aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mortal Kombat ‘Goro’ M.U.S.C.L.E custom from Plastic Playhouse…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Nuclearman custom bootleg mini figure from Bigmantoys…
Originally previewed here a couple of weeks back, our good friend Lee over at Bigmantoys has just put the finishing touches to his latest custom bootleg release, the rather aptly titled Nuclearman… Influenced by late 90s FPS characters (a certain Duke instantly springs to mind!) and the Kinnikuman tradition of parodying various other movies and comics,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Nuclearman custom bootleg mini figure from Bigmantoys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// WeBecomeMonsters’ “Ate the Wrong Mushroom” custom sculpt for GAME ON…
“In a world where flowers can let you spit fireballs, and mushrooms can make you grow instantly or even gain an extra life, eating the wrong mushroom can have terrifying effects…” Chris Moore aka WeBecomeMonsters kindly share details of his latest one-off custom sculpt, “Ate the Wrong Mushroom”… Created for 1AM‘s upcoming GAME ON groupContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// WeBecomeMonsters’ “Ate the Wrong Mushroom” custom sculpt for GAME ON…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The NUCLEARMAN (Duke Nukem) custom M.U.S.C.L.E from Bigmantoys…
Like so many of us, our good friend Lee over at Bigmantoys was a huge fan of the original Duke Nukem 3D, but was always a bit disappointed by the severely limited range of merch… I mean, every good 90’s videogame character worth their salt has their own mini figure, right? Well 17 years (andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The NUCLEARMAN (Duke Nukem) custom M.U.S.C.L.E from Bigmantoys…”
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// 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-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// Custom Splatterhouse Sega Genesis keshi from Zoomoth…
We have to admit that we’ve only stumbled upon the mind-boggling work of keshi (rubber mini figure) artist Zoomoth recently, but judging by his latest sculpt reveal, the Rick Taylor ‘Splatterhouse: Part 2’ Sega Genisis keshi, we’ll be featuring him a hell of a lot more in the future! Sculpted in casteline wax, the incredibleContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Splatterhouse Sega Genesis keshi from Zoomoth…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Flavor Monster sofubis from Lulubell Toys x TRUTH Games…
“The invasion has seeped into Arizona, and the Wild Strawberries are on the front lines!” Created in conjunction with TRUTH Games, Lulubell Toys are proud to present the first online release of the Flavor Monsters… Based on the new gaming app available for both Android and iPhone in which you must fight off the Flavor MonstersContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Flavor Monster sofubis from Lulubell Toys x TRUTH Games…”
MAN-E-REVEAL// The Man-E-Toys exclusive SD Splatterhouse Rick from Eric Nilla…
Following on from our look at the Super Rare M.U.S.C.L.E Can yesterday, we bring you day two in our week of Nama x Nilla Man-E-Toys exclusives, this time around showcasing the mighty SD Splatterhouse Rick… The only figure from the group of 5 that has been solely sculpted and produced by Eric Nilla, the beautifully realised “Super Deformed”Continue reading “MAN-E-REVEAL// The Man-E-Toys exclusive SD Splatterhouse Rick from Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Smoke Grey Ironheart resin figures from Blackgard…
“Ironheart is an armored figure shrouded in mist and shadow. He has recently been sighted around the perimeter of Castle Blackgard, although his purpose there is still unknown. Some say he is a Gardian of the Castle itself, while others have specuated that he is looking for a way inside.” It looks like we won’tContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Smoke Grey Ironheart resin figures from Blackgard…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Game Over” Video Game Culture Art Exhibition at GR2…
This past Saturday saw the opening of Giant Robot‘s latest group exhibition, the video game themed “Game Over”. Featuring well over 90 artist from the world of low brow art including Grody Shogun, Luke Cheuh, Peter Kato and Martin Hsu, the huge show covered a wide variety of mediums including custom toys, original sculptures, printsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Game Over” Video Game Culture Art Exhibition at GR2…”
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