The guys over at Violence Toy have teamed up with TAN for a special run of one-off Mimi Monsters! Limited to just 13 of the 5.5″ tall slimy cyclops, each has been cast in an orange soft vinyl and treated to a swathe of unique paint apps including rubs, sprays and brushed detailing. Going on sale in the Violence Toy store this coming Saturday, June 25th at 3pm Pacific time, these can be yours for just $140 each plus shipping…
Making it’s debut at Soft Vinyl Garden’s Oz Comic Con booth a couple of weeks back, the debut sofubi from Solo Is Toy, “Molochowl”, is set for it’s first general release this weekend! The latest figure to jump on the recent trend of 2-headed monster designs, this beast features a very similar aesthetic to the iconic horned Jack the Giant Killer-inspired Bemon, coming in at a super-chunky 10.8″ tall with 7 points of articulation. Limited to a run of just 20 figures cast coming in a mix of unpainted blue, green, flesh and black soft vinyl, this first wave of Molochowls will set you back $200 each plus shipping. Interested in picking one up? Then be sure to fire over your name, country, address, telephone number and post code to soloistoys@foxmail.com between Saturday, June 25th and Thursday, June 30th… Good luck to all who enter!
As promised, we bring you yet more gruesome goodies that’ll be featuring as part of Gory Hole‘s relaunch this week… the Acid Ma and Michael Skattum t-shirt sets! Featuring designs inspired by Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface and The Thing’s Norris Head Crab respectively, these stunning b/w illustrations are screen printed oversized in the UK on Gildan heavyweight box shirts. Going on sale via limited preorder for just $25 each, early purchasers will receive a matching Heinous Head Crab lapel pin in the case of Skattum’s design, whilst adoptees of Acid Ma’s shirt will receive either an Acid Freddy pin or Acid Avenger patch- for FREE! Look out for both of these and more in the Softoy Hobby-powered Gory Hole store this Friday, June 24th at 9pm London time…
With the highly anticipated Xenoplasm group show touching down at Melbourne’s Outre Gallery in just a couple of weeks time, our very own Tru:Tek exclusively reveals the 2 entries he’ll have up for grabs! First off, we have the Slimerball micro-run. A mash-up of the Oozeball and STKL Toys‘ Uneasy Joe (in particular, his arms!), this limited edition of just 3 balls have been treated to various slime-green, purple and pink sprays to resemble everyone’s favourite little spud Slimer, coming complete with yellow-sprayed glass eyes to match the original 80’s Kenner toy…
Next, we have the Norris Oozecrab one-off. Once again featuring a number of arms from STKL’s Uneasy Joe (5 this time!), the custom, based on the fateful Norris from cult horror flick The Thing, has been treated to layers of fleshy sprays, blood splatters, a blood shot glass eye stalk and a gruesome hi-gloss finish. On display alongside a whole host of other one-offs and painted runs at the event on July 8th, interested parties can get a preview of what will be on offer by checking out the event’s dedicated Instagram feed right here…
Originally teased way back in December of last year, the Salamander D5 from Jeff Lamm x Paul Kaiju is now finally ready to be unleashed onto the general public this week! Featuring the body of Lamm’s hugely popular Space Mining Division 5, the lumbering Unbox Industries-produced piece comes with both the OG SMD5 robot head and a reduced version of PK’s Salamander Joe, both of which look right at home under the figure’s semi-translucent helmet. Standing at an impressive 10″ tall and featuring 5 points of articulation, the Star Eater has been treated to a gorgeous copper paint app based on a master from PK, coming complete with a detail hugging rub and eye-catching c-thru red to clear fades. Going on sale in the Unbox store this Saturday, June 25th at 3pm Pacific time, pricing for Salamander D5 is still to be confirmed…
Fresh from their last blank release just a couple of weeks back, the UGLYDOLL Mini Monsters from toy legends David Horvarth/Sun-Min Kim and Toy Art Gallery return in their first official painted colorway! A series of eight adorable mighty mites that features all of your UGLYDOLL favorites, including BABO, JEERO, OX, WAGE, BATTY, TARGET, ICE BAT and WEDGEHEAD, each figure stands at around 2″ tall and features a simple 2-part design. Produced in a gorgeous unpainted glittery pink sofubi and treated to blue/silver sprays with hand painted detailing, the little guys will be offered up at $15 each or just $75 for the full set. Look out for them in the TAG store at 12pm Pacific today (6/22)!
Rotten Studio‘s Jorge Fortiz Mendieta is the latest artist to take on Leeeeee Toy’s unique Earthly platform, proudly presenting the “EarthlyBean” one-off release! Featuring both male and female versions of the Eco-conscious toy, the pair have been cast in a flesh-tone vinyl this time, coming complete with layers of multi-colored “jelly bean” style sprays and detailing. Currently residing in the Rotten Studio store right here, the pair will set you back just $160 each shipped worldwide… Look out for the next custom Earthly release coming from our very own Tru:Tek later this week!
Following months of teasers and reveals, the first version of Electric Monarchy‘s Bukkake keshi will finally be available to purchase through Art Whore this weekend! Taking its name from a sex act we’ll once again refrain from describing here, this gloopy, gross-out mini figure has been sculpted by Macsorro based on a design from EM’s Fint and Ralph Niese, coming in at just over 2″ tall and almost the same wide. Produced by our very own Tru:Tek in a keshi-style rubber, this first version had been cast in a rather fitting (albeit totally disgusting!) off-white GID that closely resembles a certain human secretion… Urgh! Packed in a deluxe, branded grip seal bag with signed artist card and mystery mini figure, Bukkake will be making his way into the Art Whore Store this Saturday, July 25th at 1pm Australia time… Look out for word on further editions very soon!
Gravy Toys‘ Bwana Spoons will be concluding his recent run of Friday releases this week with a painted run of Borris the Bee! Designed by Bwana with sculpt and production duties courtesy of Gargamel, the 5″, 2-part sofubi has been cast in what appears to be a clear vinyl this time around, coming with a swathe of both internal and external c-thru sprays in Bwana’s unmistakable style. Touching down in limited quantities on the Gravy Toys store this Friday, June 24th at 10am Pacific time, pricing for Borris is still to be confirmed…
Continuing their never ending barage of internationally available exclusives, Japanese lifestyle brand Convict are proud to offer up their version of Wazuri’s Zou to overseas customers this week. Standing at around 5″ tall, the beautifully sculpted figure has been cast in The Convict’s signature blue soft vinyl this time, coming complete with subtle metallic highlights and brushed detailing. Currently up for grabs via lottery for just $82 plus shipping, interested parties can enter by e-mailing Convict at info@convict.jp with their name, Instagram name, country, shipping address, phone number, PayPal address and the name of the product (WAZURI ZOU CONVICT LIMITED COLOR GUNJO) between Tuesday, June 21st and Thursday, June 23rd… Good luck to all who enter!
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo is proud to present the first in a series of customs using our very own Tru:Tek’s Oozeball sofubi… the rather aptly titled Octoozeball! Featuring a flesh-cast ball mashed up with a hand cast resin “Octo” base, the 5.5″ long figure has been fitted with a switched, color-changing LED unit with replaceable batteries mounted in the base that creates a molten lava effect from within the ball. Finished with layers of Monster Kolor sprays and hand painted detailing, the signed and dated figure will be going on sale in the Plaseebo store this coming Friday, June 24th. Pricing is still to be confirmed…
Regular as clockwork, Elegab comes this week with his latest round of monthly lottery sales! This month, fans have a total of 3 different figures to try their luck at; the planetary being known as Meteorg, coming in a clear vinyl with metallic purple, green, gold and blue sprays, the Puppet Seijin and his minions in a blue vinyl with metallic red, gold and silver sprays, and long time favourite, the Monster Patrol Car, cast in a vivid purple vinyl and treated to metallic blue, silver and gold sprays. Priced at just 8,300yen ($75) each, anyone interested in bagging the trio is going to need to head over to the Elegab site here and follow details on how to enter before the lottery’s close on Thursday, June 23rd… Good luck!
Having only seen 2 extremely limited releases since its debut earlier in the year, the highly sought after Rikidizer 3 sofubi set will finally be available to the general public (albeit in limited numbers) as a Medicom Toy exclusive this week! Produced by Goro with help from NagNagNag, the ultimate super ‘bot borrows elements from a number of classic Kaiju mecha, including Mach Baron, King Joe and Gundam, to form one of the most exquisitely designed and produced sofubi we’ve ever witnessed.
Featuring a main body unit as well as a number of detachable, transforming elements that can be integrated with a matching play set base (included), all parts have been cast in a soft vinyl with matching white, red, blue, silver and yellow masked sprays. Going on sale via lottery through the Medicom store starting Friday, June 24th, Rikidizer 3 will set you back 42,000yen plus shipping…
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Science Patrol‘s hugely popular Mastodon Tank sofubi has returned this week in a ton of new colorways! Loosely based on the ride-in tanks found in SNK’s cult run-and-gun Metal Slug, the 3″ tall, 2-part mini has been hand cast by SP in a variety of marbled colorways including orange/green and black/yellow, each coming blind bagged for the extremely reasonable sum of just $27 each. Currently residing in the SP store alongside a whole slew of standard solid colorways, we suggest heading over quick to avoid disappointment as these tend to sell out pretty quick!
Uamou‘s signature sofubi mini returns this week in an all-new “Quiet Galaxy” colorway! Standing at just under 3″ tall, the super-cute 2-part mini has been produced in a glossy pitch black soft vinyl this time, coming with metallic blue and pink sprays with a glitter finish courtesy of master painter Goto-san. Currently up for grabs in limited numbers through the Uamou store for just 3,000yen plus shipping, expect to see the little guy joined by a number of other “Quiet Galaxy” releases over the next couple of months…
Artist Chairman666 has just unveiled the latest figure from his Purple Toy imprint, the awesome Youth Tiger (清河联合)! Whilst info on the piece is still thin on the ground at present, it would appear that the demonic pro wrestler has been loosely based on the iconic Tiger Mask, featuring similar boots, pants and headgear as the legendary fighter. Utilising a simple 2-part design that we’re presuming has been cast in soft vinyl by production partner Unbox Industries, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for Youth Tiger’s first release very soon. Keep a close eye on Chairman666’s Instagram feed here for the full lowdown!
Up and coming artist Papalemon of PLT Toy continues his onslaught of releases with the arrival of yet another new figure this week, the jaw-dropping Miyajuana! Taking on a similar humanoid aesthetic to the previously released Blood Maijin and Ultra Bastard, the lumbering beast stands at a lofty 9.8″ tall with 6 points of articulation, coming cast in a black soft vinyl courtesy of Unbox Industries and treated to silver and red sprays inspired by Gargamel’s classic Thrashout colorway. Going on sale via e-mail lottery starting Monday, June 20th for $135 each plus shipping, interested parties are going to need to fire over their details to plttoys@foxmail.com before close on Thursday, June 23rd… Good luck to all who enter!
James Groman and Toy Art Gallery‘s hugely popular BC Blaster series is set to return this week in their first painted colorway… the “Frost Bite” edition! Featuring a total of 5 different designs; Tanklasaurus, Pteranajet, Jurassic Shark, Strike-asaur and Rocket Rex; each 5″ long, 2-part figure has been cast by TAG in a Japanese soft vinyl, coming with pink, silver and black sprays over an arctic blue rub. Available for $45 each or just $175 for the set, the “Frost Bite” BC Blasters will be touching down in the TAG store store today (6/17) at Noon Pacific time…
Healeymade is proud to announce that his Quackula sofubi has returned this week in an all-new painted colorway dubbed “Weapons Manufacturer”! Based on the artist’s original custom bootleg release – a loving tribute to both Count Duckula and Universal Monsters – the Naoya Ikeda-sculpted figure stands just shy of 7″ tall and comes with a total of 4 points of articulation. Once again produced in a black soft vinyl, Quackula has been adorned in red, silver and chrome brushed detailing to resemble GIJoe antagonist Destro. Limited to just a handful of pieces, the “Weapons Manufacturer” Quackula can currently be found right here for $130 plus shipping…
Wasting no time since its debut painted release just last month, up and coming sofubi brand Red Hot Style are proud to announce the arrival of the latest painted run of Canadian Hairless figures! Standing at around 5″ tall and featuring articulation in both the head and arms, these bald little guys have been cast in a clear vinyl this time, coming with a striking internal paint app in a rainbow of red, orange and purple. Limited to an edition of just 16 pieces this time around, the Canadian Hairless’ will be available via e-mail order for just $120 each plus shipping. Interested in picking one up? Then be sure to fire over your details to redhotstyle@sina.com when ordering commences on Saturday, June 18th at 9pm HK time…
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