Rampage Studios Finale exclusive reveals…

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With the Rampage Studios Finale opening it’s doors in just a couple of days time now, owner Jon Malmstedt has very kindly allowed me to share a few of the exclusives that’ll be up for grabs! To find out more about the show (and how to purchase tickets if you’re in the Tokyo area), be sure to head over to his blog right here for a more detailed description of what’s going down… In the meantime, lets drool over all these awesome toys!

From top left; Rampage x Paul Kaiju Dual Bat paint run, Rampage x MVH one-off Alien Hunter DX (Hag DX to be held back for Sufes 72), assorted Rampage x Grumble Toy paint runs, Rampage x Galaxy People Cyclops Pterodactyl Sephlapod paint run, Rampage Toys and Splurrt Krono one-offs, Tru:Tek x Splurrt Cadaver Twin paint run

 

Softoy Sofubi Insight: Part 1

With the mold for my Oozeball sofubi being moved to the same factory I’m currently having both the Warui Zonbis and upcoming Sumoggubōru produced at, I was thankfully given the chance to get a look at it in-person today. Infinitely more substantial than the silicone molds I’m used to when producing keshi back in the UK, the piece (commonly refferred to here as a frying pan because of it’s similar shape and long handle) is made from iron using a lost wax technique that I’ll be sharing with you guys over the next few days. Having the thing in-hand has really helped to make me realise the sheer scale of sofubi production over standard casting techniques we usually see in the indie toy scene and more importantly, fully appreciate the time and care that’s put into these toys we all know and love… Next up, an insight into casting and preparing the wax!

Softoy Round-Up: Part 1…

With so much going on throughout my trip in Japan over the past couple of weeks, I’ve unfortunately not had much of a chance to update Softoy Hobby- sorry guys! Whilst spare time is still hard to come by at the moment, I’ll be making an effort to keep you updated on what’s going on in the world of sofubi/keshi with a rather more condensed form of news starting today. Expect regular coverage to resume in the next week or so, and be sure to keep an eye out for my exclusive coverage of both the Rampage Studios Finale and Superfestival, plus insights into both sofubi production and factory painting with my upcoming trips to master painter Goto-san’s workshop and the Maruyama factory early next week… As always, thank you all for your continued support of my little blog, I hope you enjoy what I have in store!

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Longneck x Mandarake Ark’s Moon (subspecies) lottery

  • Delusion Kaiju Series No.6: Yusei Majin – Moon (subspecies)
  • Uses both Moon Maijin and Kaitei Majin parts
  • Red vinyl with gold, blue, black and green sprays
  • Size: 30cm
  • Price: 100,000yen
  • Lottery open until September 24th, application form can be found right here

Rampage Toys exclusives at the Tenacious Toys NYCC booth

  • Pink Rotten-X run: Limited to 10 priced at $150 each
  • Rampage x Konatsuya Ugly Onicorn: Limited to 34 priced at $45 each
  • Candy Color Bunny Bear 4 Pack: Limited to 10 sets priced at $20 each
  • Cyclops Dinos set: Limited to 9 sets priced at $40 each
  • All will be available from October 6th from booth #309
  • More exclusives to come!

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Five Star’s Delayed Brain exclusive NSC Spring Man and Childhood Warsman

  • Both cast in an exclusive “Keshi Lime Green”
  • Size: Approx. 190mm and 130mm
  • Price: 4,860yen and 4,500yen respectively
  • Currently available in the Delayed Brain store right here

Uky Daydreamer’s Sukurio debut

  • Size: Approx. 190mm
  • 2-Part vinyl cast in a milky white with magenta, blue and gold sprays
  • Price: 5,000yen
  • Debuting at Sufes 72 on Sunday, September 25th
  • More details can be found here

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Awesome Toy’s Robot Baron 1st release

  • Awesome Toy’s first large sofubi (pictured left), standing at 27.3cm
  • Cast in a classic Red Baron red with silver and blue sprays
  • Price: $90 plus shipping
  • Available to purchase in limited numbers right here

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Cop A Squat Toys’ “Alea Iacta Est” Fumetsu

  • Cast in clear and pink marbled vinyl
  • Sprayed by DSKI One complete with shake action LED light in the Ailesh cavity
  • Comes bagged with screen printed header
  • Price: $80 each plus shipping
  • Available right here from Noon PST on Saturday, September 24th
  • Photo credit: @xduchess_gummybunsx

Planet 3 Toys x Obsessed Panda’s Bōzu “The Ancient One” edition

  • Size: 9cm
  • Cast in flesh vinyl by Grody Shogun
  • Comes with black, silver, orange and red sprays with a handmade hat
  • Available in limited numbers right here from 9am PST today (9/24)

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Galaxy People x Tru:Tek Oozeballs

  • Painted by Galaxy People on squishy yellow vinyl
  • Limited to an edition of 5 pieces
  • Price: TBC
  • On sale exclusively at Sufes 72 on Sunday, September 25th

Anraku Ansaku x Medicom Toy’s Mini Gogamejira preorder…

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The legendary Anraku Ansaku returns to Medicom Toy for yet another preorder release this month, this time with the introduction of not one, not two, but three Mini Gogamejiras! Standing at around 4.3″ tall, the dinky 2-part figures have been produced in blue soft vinyl with metallic purple sprays, orange with metallic teal sprays and yellow with metallic green sprays, each coming in at a super-affordable 4,320yen plus shipping. Look out for them via open preorder through Medicom and the usual international outlets starting September 24th…

[info via Sofvi.Tokyo]

Soft Vinyl Mayhem 2 leftover sale…

Having opened to huge fanfare at Brisbane’s Laced earlier this month, we can now reveal that the leftovers from the Soft Vinyl Mayhem 2 show are now finally available online! Featuring a number of works from the full spectrum of sofubi and kaiju, personal highlights for us come in the form of Violence Toy’s “Scorpion” Exterminator, Gumtaro’s painted Gyogura run, Marusan’s Shrimp Monster and a one-off Taboo Guzukaiju from Leo Sofvi Bouya. Currently residing in the Bad Teeth Comics store right here, all items have been priced in Australian dollars, which with the current exchange rates being the way they are will mean there’re some sure fire bargains to be had for anyone quick enough!

Squatting Dog’s “Bat Ear” French Bulldog sofubi…

Squatting Dog are proud to announce the follow up to their debut Sum Dog figure, the adorable “Bat Ear” French Bulldog! Coming in at a super-chunky 7″ tall and 4.7″ wide, the 2-part figure has been produced in a Japanese soft vinyl with 3 different unpainted colorways initially up for grabs; “Harajuku” pink, “Factory” grey and “Bondage” black. Currently up for grabs in limited quantities through the Squatting Dog store right here, the little guy will set you back just 7,980yen plus shipping…

Kaiju TAN’s fourth Pig Pig Man release…

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Kaiju TAN is proud to announce the return of his hugely popular PigPigMan sofubi in it’s fourth official colorway! Coming in at around 6″ tall and 7″ long, the super-gross anthropomorphic beast appears to have again been produced in a flesh-tone vinyl, this time coming with a gruesome mix of bloody crimson, teal and black sprays. Limited to an edition of 30 pieces (including one hairy chase!), the fourth version of Pig Pig Man will set you back $280 plus shipping. Fancy your chances at bagging one? Then be sure to fire over your name, Instagram name, address, country, telephone number and PayPal address to pigpigmankaiju@gmail.com ASAP… Good luck to all who enter!

Awesome Toy’s blank Mulan release…

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Awesome Toy‘s Mulan returns this week for a special unpainted release! Inspired by the Poppy vintage Mazinger sets that would include a variety of different colored mini figures, the guys have produced in the 10″ femme-bot in a choice selection of fluorescent pink, yellow and violet colored soft vinyl. Currently up for grabs in limited quantities for just $90 each plus shipping, anyone interested in picking up 1 or all 3 of the figures are going to need to fire an e-mail over to sales.awesometoy@gmail.com with “MULAN” in the subject header, being sure to include their name, address, phone number, PayPal address, Facebook/IG name (optional), plus order quantity/color…

Mirock Toy’s “Zion” overseas sale…

Wasting no time since last month’s huge release, Mirock Toy have just unveiled a special round of “Zion” figures available for overseas order! Offering up a total of 4 different purchasing options this time around, we have – the painted debut of Karugaru for $160 (2 figures), Shakatti for $130, the totem-like Ryuutoukikai & Goshinngan for $48, plus the return of Kattobi Mirokumaru for $42 – all coming cast in a red vinyl with metallic blue, gold and silver sprays. Currently available via e-mail lottery, those interested in entering must send their desired product/set, name, Instagram name, country, shipping address, phone number and PayPal address to kaneko@mirock-toy.com before close on Tuesday, September 13th… Good luck to all who enter!

DRWG Co’s “The Assassin” Secret Chief keshi…

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“Sneaky; underhanded; ruthless; made from keshi-style rubber. These are all suitable adjectives for, arguably the most loathsome of The Chiefs… the Assassin! Always willing to get his hands dirty, the Assassin revels in taking his victims unaware, happy in the knowledge that he sends them to their grave full of questions. Rarely heard and rarely seen by the living, the Assassin is surprisingly astute for someone that opted to have a worm feast upon his brain…”

The guys behind DRWG Co are proud to reveal that the third figure in their ongoing “Secret Chiefs” keshi series, the “Assasin”, is now finally up for grabs! First seen in companion publication “Secret Chiefs Zine: Vol. 1″, the beautifully realised Bikkuriman-style figure has been sculpted in-scale with both the “Slave” and “Librarian”, coming in at a similarly oversized 2.25″ tall and 2.5″ wide. Produced by our very own Tru:Tek at the Disart ToyLabs, 2 different colorways are available; a standard green, limited to 20 pieces, and a rarer yellow, limited to just 5. Packed with a hand finished scroll and holographic sticker for just £12 ($17) plus shipping, the Assassin can currently be found in the DRWG store right here…

Le Kuo’s “Beast of the Purple Rain” Twinclops…

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Planet X and Vintage Vinyl Club have teamed up with international artists for a number of Twinclops micro-runs that’ll be releasing under the Project-X banner over the next couple of months, the latest coming in the form of this gorgeous “Beast of the Purple Rain” edition from Le Kuo! Standing at just over 10″ tall, featuring 6 points of articulation and coming complete with removable spiked club, the Harryhausen-esque beasts have been treated to layers of gun metal, metallic purple, red and green sprays with hand painted detailing. Limited to a run of just 5 pieces priced at $250 each plus shipping, these will be going on sale via e-mail lottery for 24 hours starting Monday, September 12th HK time. Looking at picking one up? Then be sure to get your name, Instagram/Facebook name, country, shipping address, phone number and PayPal address sent over to Vinyl.House@yahoo.com.hk within the specified time… Good luck!

Splurrt’s 5th Anniversary “Mixed Part” Cadaver Kids…

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Continuing the 5th anniversary celebration for his signature Cadaver Kid platform, the mighty Splurrt will once again be teaming up with Grody Shogun and Lulubell Toys for another round of blank sales! Seeing the return of both Mecha Brain and the standard Cadaver Kid, the pair have been cast in a selection of blue, light blue and orange mixed parts. Priced at just $55 each (TBC), look out for both figures in the Lulubell Toys store next Saturday, September 17th at Noon Pacific time…

Red Hot Style’s gold powder infused “Trans Purple” Canadian Hairless…

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Hot on the heels of Tru:Tek’s recent “Nakajima” release, up and coming sofubi brand Red Hot Style are proud to announce the return of their Canadian Hairless in an all-new colorway this week! Standing at around 5″ tall and featuring articulation in both the head and arms, these bald little guys have been cast in a semi clear purple vinyl infused with gorgeous gold powder. Limited to just a handful of pieces, the trans purple Canadian Hairless’ are currently available via e-mail order for just $78 each plus shipping. Interested in picking one up? Then be sure to fire over your details to redhotstyle@sina.com ASAP…

Terrible Whore’s “2nd” Bat Mother Fucker sofubi…

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Terrible Whore is proud to announce the arrival of his Bat Mother Fucker sofubi in it’s second official colorway this week! Drawing inspiration from classic 80’s toys, the huge 18″ long figure pays homage to one of the rarer pieces in the Madballs back catalog, the Monster Baseball Bat, featuring a similar design filled to the brim with gross-out details including exposed brains, worms and stitching. Produced in a red soft vinyl with yellow, metallic blue, green and gold sprays similar to the original Madballs design, this second edition is currently up for grabs via the usual lottery system for just 23,000yen plus shipping. Fancy picking one up? Then send over your name, address, country, telephone number and PayPal address to terriblewhore@gmail.com before close at 23.59pm Japan time on September 11th, being sure to include “BAT MOTHER FUCKER 2nd order” in the subject header… Good luck!

Paul Kaiju x MVH’s Sludge Kraken lottery…

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Yep, yet more from Paul Kaiju today, as he proudly presents his latest painted run of the Sludge Kraken! Featuring Mutant Vinyl Hardcore’s standard DX body along with PK’s Kraken head, the 8″ figure has been cast in a GID soft vinyl this time around, coming with layers of pink, metallic purple, green and orange sprays. Going on sale via a one hour raffle through the PK site starting 6pm Pacific this coming Sunday, September 11th, the Sludge Kraken has been priced at $180 plus shipping…

The return of Gravy Toy’s Randall…

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Gravy Toys‘ Bwana Spoons is proud to announce the return of Randall in an all-new painted colorway today! Standing at around 7″ tall, the boisterous bear has been cast in a clear soft vinyl this time, coming with layers of internal sprays, drips and hand painted detailing in a mix of blue, silver and black. Going on sale in limited quantities through the Gravy Toys store at 10am Pacific today (9/9), pricing for these is still to be confirmed…

Paul Kaiju x Toy Art Gallery’s “Desert Flower” Slugbeard…

Toy Art Gallery is proud to present a new edition of the towering titan itself, Paul Kaiju’s Slugbeard! Measuring in at a gargantuan 10″ tall and the same wide, the impressive sea dwelling beast comes with multiple points of articulation and even a vinyl wrecking ball attached with a real metal chain. Produced by Toy Art Gallery in a pink soft vinyl this time around, this “Desert Flower” version has been treated to a swathe of sprays and hand painted detailing in green, gold, metallic blue, purple, red and yellow. Priced at just $175 plus shipping, anyone interested in picking up the Desert Flower is going to need to enter the designated e-mail lottery between 12pm Pacific today (9/9) and 12pm Pacific on Monday, September 12th. All you have to do to get involved is fire over over an e-mail to sales@toyartgallery.com with “Slugbeard Lottery” as the title, making sure to include your name, address and PayPal address… As always, good luck to all who enter!

 

Awesome Toy’s Astro Baron…

Awesome Toy‘s Fake Baron returns this week for a limited paint run dubbed Astro Baron! Inspired by Tezuka’s classic anime Astro Boy, the 9″ super ‘bot has been cast in a fleshy pink soft vinyl this time around, coming complete with minimal masked sprays in black, green and red. Limited to just a handful of figures, Astro Baron is currently up for grabs via e-mail lottery for just $100 plus shipping. Fancy picking one up? Then be sure to send over your name, address, phone number, PayPal address and Instagram/Facebook name (optional) to sales.awesometoy@gmail.com, being sure to include “ASTRO BARON” in the subject header… Good luck!

Creepy Co’s Oozing enamel pin set…

Whilst not strictly a toy, the latest release from horror merch industry leaders Creepy Company was just too good for us Ooze-It obsessed collectors to ignore… proudly presenting the “Oozing” enamel pin! A perfect homage to the cult classic doll, this high quality hat pin perfectly recreates old Oozie’s face to a tee, coming complete with real “working” ooze holes, a tub of ooze to play with, plus a card backer that faithfully recreates the original Ooze-It packaging. Currently available through the Creep Company store right here for $19 plus shipping, a cheaper variant (top right) that comes without ooze can also be found for just $12… As with most of Creepy Co’s releases, we suggest heading over to the store quick if fancy picking them up as they certainly wont be around for long!

Super7’s M.O.T.U.S.C.L.E Series 2 general release…

Originally making a limited debut in 24-pack form at SDCC ’16 a couple of months back, Super7‘s officially licensed M.O.T.U.S.C.L.E Series 2 is now finally available via general release! Featuring all 12 new sculpts (He-Man, Stratos, Sorceress, Orko, Fisto, Battle Cat, Grayskull, Skeletor, Evil-Lyn, Kobra Khan, Spikor, and Stinkor), the authentically realised 2″ tall PVC figures have been cast in a classic fleshy-pink this time around, coming split up into 4 blister packed bundles of 3. Currently up for grabs through the Super7 store right here, each pack will set you back a wallet friendly $6 plus shipping…