Joining the debut of standard Mini 10-Doh! figures at this year’s SDCC, Squid Kids Ink have revealed a very special edition of Luke Chueh‘s Emo Bear cartridge coming in black! Limited to an edition of just 100 pieces, each Mini 10-Doh! has been signed, numbered and “murdered” (splattered with crimson paint!) by Luke himself. ComingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Black Emo Bear SDCC exclusive mini-10doh! from Luke Chueh x Squid Kids Ink…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab NIBBLERS teaser…
Following the reveal of the upcoming Fig-Lab x The Tarantulas NIBBLERS release (find out more here), The Tarantulas released the above tentative image over the weekend. Featuring the eye indent similar to the standard Nibbler sofubi, the figure appears to be coming in an unorthodox (for The Tarantulas) mix of neon blue/pink sprays and glitter!Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab NIBBLERS teaser…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Forrest Digglers from Rampage Toys…
Hot off the heals of his recent collaboration with Uamou, Jon Malmstedt has revealed that he will be dropping the latest batch of Rampage Toys x Splurrt customs as soon as next week! This time around featuring the recently released Forrest Diggler, Jon has set to work on a number of glow-in-the-dark casts, giving theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Forrest Digglers from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bra(v)ery” custom Bambaboss from Daniel Yu…
Daniel Yu aka Dory kindly shares with us his latest privately commissioned piece, the “Bra(v)ery” custom Bambaboss! Taking inspiration from V for Vendetta (hence the bracketed V), Daniel has really gone to town on the 5.5″ figure, sculpting three removable masks, various weapons and holsters, plus the huge plume of smoke jutting from the guy’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bra(v)ery” custom Bambaboss from Daniel Yu…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Eyesore” custom Trikky from Hoakser…
Continuing his onslaught of recent customs, UK based graffiti artist Hoakser is proud to present his latest Trikky creation, Eyesore! Marrying the various styles that Hoakser has developed over the last year, Eyesore cherry-picks the best aspects of the artist’s sculpted work, mixing them with the weathered aesthetic of the highly popular “Vandalised Vinyl” series.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Eyesore” custom Trikky from Hoakser…”
MAN-E-NEWS// WARUI INU “Mange” edition from Kaiju Coup…
The elusive Kaiju Coup is proud to present the latest addition in their creeped-out neo-kaiju series, the horrific Warui Inu ‘Mange’ edition. Manufactured by Medicom Toys in Japan, the 6.5″ tall vinyl figure has been cast in pink vinyl, coming complete with gross mangey fur, oozing sores and decaying teeth! Easily Kaiju Coups most twited creation yet,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// WARUI INU “Mange” edition from Kaiju Coup…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The new Thundercrap Spiki set plus Revolver Girl SDCC exclusive from Rotobox…
Just in time for the upcoming Anime Expo (June 29th – July 2nd), Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica are proud to present their latest wave of Thundercraps figures, this time coming in a 3-piece box set! Originally previewed here way back in January, the final roster has been confirmed as Evil Lion-Oh Really, OG Cheatarah, Siberian Tigrowl and Goldigger Cheatarah.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The new Thundercrap Spiki set plus Revolver Girl SDCC exclusive from Rotobox…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Au Naturel” Waniphant custom from Rampage Toys…
Created as a special “added extra” for today’s Rampage Toys x Uamou collaboration, the Waniphant from Hints and Spices has once again been given the Rampage makeover! Hand sprayed and brushed in Jon’s “Au Naturel” palette of grey, pink, white, flesh and black, the absolutely gorgeous one-off sofubi can be found on the Rampage ToysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Au Naturel” Waniphant custom from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “CrapZombies” SDCC exclusive CrappyCat set…
Hot off the heels of the recent “Oh Schnapps” Poison Plum drop, Vanbeater and DKE Toys are pleased to reveal that the next CrappyCat 2 pack will be the SDCC exclusive CrapZombies! Limited to 100 sets that will only be available to attendees of the con, the zombified CrappyCat and FlunkMonkey will be available forContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “CrapZombies” SDCC exclusive CrappyCat set…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Blurble’s Marty the Magician TxB custom…
“This guy is tripping pretty hard on the little toad he licked. Not sure what was going through his mind at the time!” Wasting no time since the figure’s release at the TxB show last month, Blurble proudly presents one of the very first customs of the newly re-sculpted Marty the Magician! Coming in Blurble’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Blurble’s Marty the Magician TxB custom…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Gammy” custom Trikky from Hoakser…
Continuing his return to form, UK graffiti artist Hoakser is proud to present his latest piece, “Gammy” the custom Trikky! Created as a follow-up to Cold Heart and Upset (check them out here), the bruised and battered creature features suitably swollen sculpted features, Hoakser’s signature ‘dirty’ paint style, plus a whole host of lovingly craftedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Gammy” custom Trikky from Hoakser…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Frenzy customs from Rampage Toys…
Revealed in our Rampage Toys round-up last week, Jon Malmstedt has posted yet another tantalising image from his forthcoming Frenzy custom release. Due to drop on Friday, July 6th, Jon will be painting up 5 of the sofubi house’s wrestler figure in his signature palette of neon hued sprays, including one very special green-headed “chase”Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Frenzy customs from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The DIY Fonzo from Freak Store…
Venezuelan designer toy outlet Freak Store are proud to reveal that their very first vinyl release, the adorable Fonzo, is set to land his very own DIY edition soon! Based on the store’s owners French bulldog, the Gary Ham designed figure stands at 6″ tall, and with a nicely balanced (and relatively neutral) shaped body to get toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The DIY Fonzo from Freak Store…”
MAN-E-NEWS// “The Host” custom Munny from Adam Pratt…
Adam Pratt kindly shares with us his latest project, “The Host” custom 4″ Munny! Whilst an unusual choice of platform for the prolific mini figure customiser, Adam has taken it in his stride, creating a beautifully over the top piece that has the Halfbad stamp all over it… Featuring a poor green fellow being consumedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “The Host” custom Munny from Adam Pratt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The 3″ QiQi figure from Ziqi x Creo Design…
“QiQi is a cute and adventurous little red monster. He loves to explore and try out new things. He especially loves doing these with his friends. You will never get bored when you are with QiQi.”– ZIQI After a long hard wait, Ziqi and Creo Design are proud to reveal that their collaborative project, theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The 3″ QiQi figure from Ziqi x Creo Design…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The new “Nibblers” teaser from The Tarantulas…
Fresh from the release ‘The Space Pirate of Fishtank Castle’ last month, The Tarantulas have cleared the Fishtank Castle store in preparation for a very special project next month. All we can garner so far from the new shop banner is that the new release will be featuring The Tarantula’s signature Nibbler character in a collaborationContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The new “Nibblers” teaser from The Tarantulas…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The UNKL x Toynami SpongeBob and Friends Series 1…
“Absorbent and yellow and porous is he! SpongeBob SquarePants!” Previously revealed here a couple of months back, the unlikely collaboration between Unipo creators UNKL, Toynami and Nickelodeon has finally been confirmed… SpongeBob and Friends Series 1 will be touching down soon! Five figures have been confirmed so far; Spongebob, Patrick, The Flying Dutchman, Squidward andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The UNKL x Toynami SpongeBob and Friends Series 1…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Mecha Monster Kara from Todd Robertson…
Fresh from his FOE exclusive Ammonaito release (find out more here), Todd Robertson aka Mechavirus shares with us his latest organic/mechanic infusion, the breathtaking Mecha Monster Kara! Created from the body parts of the Monster and Karakuri sofubis, Todd has seamlessly melded his signature mix of cogs, motors and fuses to create one of the strongestContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mecha Monster Kara from Todd Robertson…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The BURNY custom Kracka from Hoakser…
Hot off the heals of “Sloblife” earlier this week (find out more here), UK based graffiti artist Hoakser continues his return to form with the magnificent “BURNY” custom Kracka! Created for Andy Kelly’s (@zombiekel) upcoming “Dragons” custom show at the Sho Gallery, BURNY has been made using a mixture of air-dry clay sculpting and kit-bashing,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The BURNY custom Kracka from Hoakser…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Golden Warrior Askew Rangers custom from Josh Mayhem…
Josh Mayhem kindly shares with us the latest tooled-up custom in the Askew Rangers series, the mighty Golden Warrior! Created for the upcoming “Battle of a Lifetime” themed multi-media show (Saturday, June 9th 2012 @Pehrspace Gallery, LA), the custom Bic Buddy has been given the steampunk workout, featuring a mixture of cogs, panels and pistonsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Golden Warrior Askew Rangers custom from Josh Mayhem…”
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