The first joint project between Shirahama Toy and his better half, Yuriko Hamann
Mad Panda‘s “Array of Watch” [ARE] sofubi returns in an all-new colorway
Leading indie toy retailer/producer Super7 reveal their NYCC ’16 sofubi line-up in-full
Products available at the Super7 NYCC ’16 booth (#126) from Thursday, October 6th:
“Maroon Baboon” Wing Kong
“Speclatron” MOTU Beastman
“Speclatron” MOTU Skeletor
“Original Orange” Cab Dragon
“Mister Mint” Foster
“Autumn Blaze” Honoo
“Blue Spectre” SD Dokuwashi
“Pink” Mummy Boy and Rose Vampire micros
The macabre world of Violence Toy is shrunk down for the release of their first ever keshi-style series, Gorelords
RESTORE reveal a trio of exclusives they’ll have up for grabs at NYCC ’16 and TTF ’16
NEO JAPAN “GUREN”
IRON MEAT “BURNING SUN”
COLLECTLISTER “ZAN（斬)”
All going on sale at the Clutter NYCC ’16 booth (#603) from October 6th-9th, 2016 and at TTF from October 8th (booth undisclosed)
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Bukimi Blasters‘ Moleman sofubi returns for a trifeacta of one-off customs
The first standalone sofubi – the Sea Monster Kid or Icthy – from Death Cat Toys revealed
VideoV0mit‘s Zangotchi figure finally gets its debut release in jumbo-sized keshi form
Ron English and Toy Art Gallery‘s POULTRY REX sofubi as painted by Candie Bolton
The first painted release from CUCUMI sculptor Roooockyy
The debut of Ummikko‘s latest sofubi, Agent ORM
I was extremely honoured to get a chance to visit the factory I’ll be getting the Sumoggubōru produced at earlier this week, with friend and master-caster Cory of Science Patrol on-hand to show us the steps involved and, of course, help me pull my very own marbled Oozeballs- one of which will be offered up via IG comp very soon! For those that are interested, I’ve recorded the casting process in just 5 (not so easy!) steps which can be found on the new Softoy Hobby You Tube Channel right here…
[From top left] 1. To start, the vinyl is vacuumed to get rid of as many bubbles as possible, 2. The vinyl is then poured directly into mold, filling up to the top of the joints, 3. The mould is submerged in cooking chemicals for a certain amount of time depending on the vinyl thickness required, 4. Excess is poured out and the mold is cooked again, 5. The mold is submerged into cold water to cool down, 6 and 7. The mold is mounted on a base and the casting is cut and pulled free, 8. In some cases a centre spinning machine is employed earlier on in the casting process to again reduce bubbles, 9. Mold storage at the factory!
After 4 years of some of the most talked about shows in the indie sofubi scene, Rampage Studios opened it’s doors to the public one last time for its Finale show last Friday. A rather fitting final bow from owner Jon Malmsedt of Rampage Toys, the compact exhibition featured a slew of RT originals, paint runs and one-offs, including collaborations with past Rampage Studios participants, including Paul Kaiju, Splurrt, MVH, Grumble Toy and myself (Tru:Tek). A hugely entertaining night for all involved, the beer flowed, toys were bought and fans and artists alike were able to reflect on what has been an amazing 4 years for the studio… Below is a small visual roun up of the many, many figures Jon prepared for the show. If you’re interested in checking out a walkthrough, then be sure to head to the new Softoy Hobby You Tube channel here for a (slightly shaky!) walkthrough I recorded before the shows opening… Enjoy!
[From top left] 1. Rampage Studios shop front, 2. Rampage Toys pre-Sufes 72 display, 3. One-off RT Kanzler, one-off Splurrt Kronos and RT Namazus, 4. Tru:Tek’s Namazu and Cadaver Twin runs, 5. RT x Galaxy People Pterodactyl Sephlapods, 6. One-off RT Suited Kessagake, Camo Kessagake and Krono, 7. One-off RT Uneasy Joe, Alien Hunter DX, Gara Time Gore, Suited RT x SP Tank Heads, RT x GT Tapirs, and Ugly Unicorns, 8. RT x PK Dual Bats, 9. RT Mini and Micro display, 10. RT x Grumble mini exhibition, 11. RT “Vintage” Nibbler, 12. One-off RT Suited Kessagake.
Marking the first of my visual round-ups from the last week of my trip to Tokyo, I bring you guys some of the finest sofubi, keshi and resin that graced the halls of Superfestival 72 at the Tokyo Science Museum this past Sunday. Whilst I spent most of the day on-hand at the Rampage Toys, Galaxy People and Fig-Lab booth with a few releases of my own, I did manage to catch up with many of the artists we feature here at Softoy Hobby, chew the fat and of course, bag some of my favourite pieces as well…
[From top left] 1. Tru:Tek’s display (inc. Splurrt, PLT Toy, Science Patrol and STKL), 2. The Galaxy People booth, 3. The Galaxy People’s Oozeball run, 4. Various runs and one-offs at the Rampage Toys booth (inc. Skull Head Butt, Splurrt and MVH), 5. Kto Kto’s Sufes 72 SHARUDESU DAIMAO Vs. YUSYA AUROSU sets, 6. Newtervision’s “Toxie” Mighty Mashroom sofubi, 7. Kotobukiman’s Evil Buster keshi, 8. Nerdone’s mini M.O.T.U.L.O.S sofubi/keshi sets, 9. Refreshment/Pop Soda’s Sufes 72 Zombie Cupcake, 10. Comet Debris’ booth, 11. Astro Zombies’ booth, 12. TMNT sofubi at the Dune booth, 13. Street Fighter 2 sofubi at the Dune booth, 14. Mount Gorilla display at the One-Up booth, 15. Blackdots’ upcoming Madballs sofubi at the Yamakichiya booth, 16. Siccaluna’s Oni set at the Yamakichiya booth, 17. Blackbook Toy’s booth, 18. Sufes 72 Otomodachi of Yasuo at Aimodo’s booth, 19 and 20, Science Patrol x SQDBLSTR’s booth, 21. Ummikko x Grody Shogun’s Agent ORM at the Science Patrol x SQDBLSTR booth, 22. the Pampag Toys, Science Patrol and SQDBLSTR gacha, 23. Yokoshimajuu Rivaneusu at the Uky Daydreamer booth, 24. “Psychedelic” ULTIOTL at the Uky Daydreamer booth, 25. Siccaluna’s upcoming “Monster” sofubi, 26. Sunguts’ booth, 27. Pico Pico’s booth, 28 and 29. Marusan’s booth, 30. Kenth Toy Works’ booth, 31. Amapro’s booth, 32. Dongri Dragon Lord’s booth, 33. Shirahama Toy’s booth, 34. BLObPUS’ booth, 35. GEEK!’s booth, 36. Samurai Doll’s booth, 37. Vintage Vinyl Club’s booth, 38. Onion Fights’ booth, 39 and 40. resin garage kits at the Hell Painter booth… Click on the individual photos for a closer look.
TKOM’s Demogorgon #1 lottery
Aimodo’s Otomodachi of Yasuo Sufes 72 exclusive
Kaiju TAN’s “Freddy” Mimi Monster lottery
Kenth Toy Works’ “Space Knight Connell” at Sufes 72
Newtervision’s “Toxie” Mighty Mashroom sofubi at Sufes 72
Pop Soda x Rampage Toys Kessagake
WF exclusive Cure x Mishka x Grody Shogun Boogie Man lottery
Plaseebo x PLT Toy’s “Blood Majin From Outer Space” one-off
BigManToys x Creature Fasctory’s MUSCLE Kombat and Robokeshi 2-pack
Samurai Doll Sufes 72 release
Oltretomba’s debut sofubi revealed
Comet Debris’ Sufes 72 exclusive Tofu Kid
Gargamel/Mitari’s Armored Trooper Voltoms: Series 2 keshi
Daniel Yu’s STGCC leftover sale
Ready to ship items
Pre-order items
Splurrt x Creation’s Cinema Monster “绳艺” ver.
Uamou’s Ultra Uamou re-release
The Convict x SpiceSeed’s Sufes 72 exclusive Childhood Warsman Nikolai
Grumble Toy x Rampage Toys for the Rampage Studios Finale
Uncut’s Evil Buster keshi debut
CO.OC29’s “Metallic Peach” Gamarah Yokai Yu
TTPaint x Kearjun “Purple Reign” Kella micro-run
So now that we’ve seen the iron molds in all their glory, next up is showing you guys the first process involved in getting there- making the wax casts! Using very similar techniques seen in resin and keshi casting, the sculpt is first molded in a silicone rubber with a few subtle differences, namely employing a huge pour spout to avoid any nasty bubbles without the aid of a pressure pot. Once this has been finalised, the wax is then poured, left to set and then pulled for a lengthy course of cleaning, re-sculpting and polishing- an extremely time consuming process that I’ve been attempting to get the hang of with the Sumoggubōru over the past couple of days! Next up, taking the wax to the factory for jointing…
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