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…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Rudolf one-off custom from Elmos Empire..
UME Toys‘ youngest member, the embarrassingly talented Elmos Empire, has been at the toys once again as she reveals her latest piece, the stunning Rudolf one-off custom… A mash-up of vinyl and custom resin pieces hand cast by the artist herself, the super clean figure has been given a fittingly minimal paint job in brown,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rudolf one-off custom from Elmos Empire..”
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 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…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New stock in the Rampage Toys store…
After a slight delay, Jon over at Rampage Toys has finally managed to fully restock the store with a whole host of goodies from the past 3 months of conventions and festivals! Featuring a whole host of exclusive painted and unpainted Ugly Unicorns, various sofubi customs, and Pachi Cake phone straps, our favourite has toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New stock in the Rampage Toys store…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Plaseebo Ice Scream Man customs for Día Del Helado Muerto…
Following his monumental “Great White” release featured here last week, Bob Conge aka Plaseebokindly shares details of his trifecta of customs for the upcoming Ice Scream Man Custom show (Día Del Helado Muerto)… Created as 2 companion pieces, “Ice Cream” and “I Scream” feature the standard vinyl ISM meticulously painted in a mixture of spraysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Plaseebo Ice Scream Man customs for Día Del Helado Muerto…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Apex Predator Evolved Beast Diggler WIP from Splurrt…
Following the debut of Mecha Brain Cadaver Kid a couple of months back, the mighty Splurrt has been hard at work on the latest monstrosity to join his ever growing line of highly sought after sofubis… the Apex Predator Evolved Beast Diggler! Standing a little taller than the previous Diggler release, the awesome looking figureContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Apex Predator Evolved Beast Diggler WIP from Splurrt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Lulubell Toys Designer Con exclusives…
After a monumental turnout at NYCC last month we kind of guessed the guys at Lulubell Toys would be taking things easy for this year’s Designer Con… but judging by the previews that hit our inbox this morning, they’re coming bigger and better than ever! Featuring the best of kaiju and sofubi from Arizona toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Lulubell Toys Designer Con exclusives…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Misery Indiegogo campaign from CREAMOUS…
“Reminding you of the rainbow after the rain…” Founder of up and coming art toy house CREAMOUS, Alan Leong is looking to take his first step into the world of vinyl with the announcement of “The Misery” Indiegogo campaign… Originally produced as a 3.2″ resin figure (that unfortunately went right under our radar!), the adorableContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Misery Indiegogo campaign from CREAMOUS…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Smoke Break DCon 2012 exclusive from Manny X…
Manny X kindly shares details of his latest resin/vinyl custom mash-up, the Smoke Break DCon exclusives… Featuring the body of Muttpop’s Gobi with Manny’s signature resin Rat Skull as a head, the stunning little figures have been given a sleek black and gold paint scheme with black cigarette accessory. Limited to just 3 pieces, SmokeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Smoke Break DCon 2012 exclusive from Manny X…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Great White Gunkanjima kaiju from Plaseebo…
Following the work in progress shots we posted a couple of months back, Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details of his latest Gunkanjima one-off kaiju, the draw dropping White Shark. As mentioned before, this has got to be one of our favourite designs from the artist yet, with the shark head proving a perfectContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Great White Gunkanjima kaiju from Plaseebo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// MOTUKO painted run from Lamour Supreme x Shamrock Arrow…
After a whole year of unpainted con exclusives (that have eluded our grasp EVERY single time!), the mighty MOTUKO (Masters of the Universe Knock Off) finally sees it’s first official general release in the form of the awesome painted run you see above! Designed by Lamour Supreme and sculpted/produced by Shamrock Arrow, the fully articulatedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// MOTUKO painted run from Lamour Supreme x Shamrock Arrow…”
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