TAG x Uglydolls’ “Glitter Pink” Uglydoll Mini Monsters…

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Fresh from their sellout debut release just a few weeks back, the UGLYDOLL Mini Monsters from toy legends David Horvarth/Sun-Min Kim and Toy Art Gallery return this week in an all-new 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, the little guys will be offered up at $12 each or just $72 for the full set. Look out for them in the TAG store at 12pm Pacific today (6/2)!

Tru:Tek’s “Pigu” Mimi Monsters and “Killed Kane” Gamarah…

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Our very own Tru:Tek has teamed up with TAN for a very special painted run of Mimi Monsters this week, proudly presenting the Pigumimis! Coming in at around 5.5″ tall and featuring articulation in the neck, these slimy cyclops’ have been cast in a gorgeous orange vinyl this time, complete with metallic red, flesh, plum and black sprays inspired by classic kaiju infant, Pigumon. Limited to a run of just 5 pieces, these little guys will be going on sale in the Softoy Hobby store at a random time this Friday, June 3rd for $140 each plus shipping. Want the optimum chance at scoring one? Then be sure to switch on your Instagram notifications for Tru:Tek’s feed as he’ll be posting on there before the drop!

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But that’s not all… As a prelude to another upcoming micro-run release, Tru:Tek will also be offering up a one-off “Killed Kane” Gamarah via silent auction on Friday too. Designed and sculpted by Co.Oc29 for his ongoing Yokai Yu line, the 8″ tall amphibious kaiju has been cast in a green soft vinyl this time, coming with a multi-layered flesh paint app, copious blood splatters, plus a chest bursting worm omake inspired by the fateful Gilbert Kane scene from Alien. Available to bid on for a 24 hour period starting 0.00am – 23.59pm this Friday, June 3rd, interested parties will be required to direct message their maximum bid to Tru:Tek on IG (@trutek), with the highest securing the figure. A winner will be notified with 24 hours of close, with payment expected within 3 days… Look out for news of the micro-run (plus more Mimis) from Tru:Tek soon!

Secret Base’s marbled double-por Skull Bee…

Hot on the heels of their recent Mixed Part Skull Brain release, the guys over at Secret Base have been hard at work on yet another beautifully produced fight figure… the marbled double-pour Skull Bee! Standing at around 5″ tall and featuring articulation in the head and arms, the classic piece has been treated to a rather unique casting process, coming in a clear vinyl that has been re-poured with a marble green and pink. Currently up for grabs through the Secret Base store right here, the latest Skull Bee will set you back just 6,480yen plus shipping…

Planet-X’s Twinclops sofubi revealed…

Up and coming sofubi producer Planet X are proud to announce that their first ever figure “Twinclops” will be making its debut very soon! A mash-up of the infamous 2-headed beast from 1962’s Jack the Giant Killer and Ray Harry Hausen’s classic Cyclops, the near 10″ tall, digitally sculpted creation comes with an impressive 6 points of articulation as well as a fully removable battle club. Pictured here in a white test shot soft vinyl, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for details on Twinclops’ first release over the next few weeks…

Angel Abby x P.P.Pudding’s Journey to the West sofubi prototypes revealed…

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Angel Abby have joined forces with P.P.Puddng for a new line of sofubi minis based on Wu Cheng’en’s 16th century literary classic, Journey to the West! Featuring a total of 4 figures – what we can presume to be Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, Xaunzang and Dragon Prince Tang – each stands at around 3.5″ tall, feature 3 points of articulation, and in the case of Monkey King, comes with a cloud for the figure to sit in. Pictured here as finished clay prototypes, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed that we see these in soft vinyl over the next couple of months…

Target Earth’s KaijumonsteR exclusive Lowbrow Golem…

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Hot on the heals of last week’s Dump Golem release, KaijumonsteR are proud to reveal yet another exclusive from Target Earth… the one-off blind bag Lowbrow Golems! Standing at around 9″ tall with 5 points of articulation, the Dustman-inspired figure has been cast in a grey soft vinyl this time around, with a limited run of just 10 coming in a number of unique metallic and flat sprays. Priced at $450 each plus shipping, these guys are currently being offered up via e-mail lottery until Wednesday, June 8th. Fancy your chances? Then be sure to fire over your name, Instagram name, country, shipping address, phone number and PayPal address to kaijumonstergallery@gmail.com… Good luck to all who enter!

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Awesome Toy’s “1st Edition” Mulan sofubi…

Awesome Toy are proud to reveal that their Mulan sofubi is now available in her first official colorway! Bearing more than a passing resemblance to classic femme ‘bot Aphrodite A, the beautifully realised piece comes in-scale with AT’s original Fake Baron at 10″ tall, featuring 5 points of articulation plus THAT all important design feature- fully removable rocket boobs! Produced in a red soft vinyl and treated to simple silver and cream sprays, the first edition Mulan can currently be found in the Toy Underground store via preorder for just $100 plus shipping…

Secret Demon Services’ “Prince” Smalmack and “Marbled” Dani…

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Making a welcome return this weekend, Secret Demon Services‘ Smalmack will be touching down in-store alongside a “Marbled” Dani today in an all-new “Prince” colorway! Standing at around 8.5″ tall and featuring 5 points of articulation, the horned beast comes complete with Dani arms, custom striped, hand threaded beard, and subtle purple/black sprays over milky white vinyl. The latest Dani on the other hand, has been kept unpainted this time around, coming cast in a gorgeous GID/blue vinyl with matching Dani’s Door omake. Priced at $90 and $60 respectively, the pair will be touching down in the SDS store at 11pm London time today (5/29)… But that’s not all! To all those that ever wondered how Dani came to be, you’re in luck, as SDS’ Kyle Renard has teamed up with artist James Lawrence for a special “The Origin of Dani” comic strip! Printed on a single sheet of authentic vintage comic paper, the beautifully illustrated Volume 1 will be going on sale alongside Smalmack and Dani for just $10…

Mutant Vinyl Hardcore’s Doji San 3.0 prototype revealed…

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Rich over at Mutant Vinyl Hardcore has just unveiled the latest prototype he’ll have winging its way over to Japan for soft vinyl production soon, the awesome Doji San 3.0! Originally released in resin and quickly followed up in soft vinyl, this third interpretation of the yokai-inspired monster comes with a number of new design elements, including much needed articulation in the arms and legs, a plethora of new masks, plus a “super duper” surprise that we’re told will be revealed in due course. Currently undergoing the final stages of tweaking before production, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for the little guys’ first release over the next few months…

The Toyful exclusive “Warsman” NSC-Childhood sofubi…

Japanese retailers Toyful have secured an exclusive version of Five Star Toy’s Warsman [Nikolai] Childhood sofubi! The first character to feature in the officially licensed “Nostalgic Sofubi Collection” Kinnimuman series, the chibi-styled Warsman stands at around 4″ tall, coming with articulation in the arms, waist and neck. Cast in a gorgeous unpainted neon pink sofubi for the release, the Toyful exclusive Warsman will be touching down in limited numbers right here on Sunday, May 29th for just 4,500yen plus shipping…

New Rimey sofubi from Plugman…

Plugman (originally G.R.U.P Design) are proud to announce the return of their “Rimey” Midnight Parade sofubi this week! Standing at around 4″ tall and featuring 2 points of articulation, the Kenth Toy Works sculpted piece is currently up for grabs in a number of both new and previously released colorways; the BB-filled “Pop Dream”, priced at 6,800yen ($62), the black base “Hollow Violet” and “Hollow Blue” for 4,000yen ($36), plus the gold accented “Kurogane” clear “Citron Orange” and “Peach Clear”, also priced at 4,000yen ($36) each. Up for grabs via e-mail lottery until Sunday, June 5th, interested parties are going to need to fire over a message to grupdesign@yahoo.co.jp with their name, country, shipping address, phone number, PayPal account and desired colorway ASAP… Good luck!

Konatsuya x P.P.Pudding’s Cosmic Cat Lobo vs. Great Negora “Tiger Showdown” set…

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Konatsuya and P.P.Pudding have teamed up for their latest collaborative release, the Cosmic Cat Lobo vs. Great Negora “Tiger Showdown” set! Featuring both artist’s most recent mid-size offerings, the formidable pair come in at around 7″ tall, both coming with an impressive 7 points of articulation. Cast in contrasting yellow and blue soft vinyl, the pair have been treated to a number of masked and free sprays in green, silver and gold. Going on sale through a number of Japanese retailers starting Monday, June 6th, a full list of stockists can be found right here…

Grizlli Atom’s “Flesh” Squeakshow sofubi…

Previewed just a few days back, Grizlli Atom‘s Squeakshow sofubi will be making its debut this week! Featuring a total of 5 different figures; Lil’ Grizlli (A) and (B), Pashka and Lil’ Jimmy Ken; the vintage-style squishy toys have been produced in a super soft vinyl complete with squeaker in the base. Up for grabs in an unpainted flesh tone for their first release, look out for all 5 Squeakshow members in the Grizlli Atom store this coming Friday, May 27th at 6pm Eastern (pricing TBC)… Fingers crossed we see a painted release soon!

UPDATE// Grizlli has kindly informed us of the pricing on these guys. For the Grizlli Bears and Jimmy Ken, you’ll be looking at just $20 each, whilst Pashka and Chupacabra will set you back $30…

Target Earth’s KaijumonsteR exclusive Dump Golem…

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KaijumonsteR have secured yet another exclusive release this month, joining forces with Mr Sato of Target Earth for a round of one-off Dump Golems! Standing at an impressive 8.5″ tall, the fecal fiends have been cast in a grey soft vinyl with metallic blue, tan and silver sprays, each coming complete with a one-off colored “dump”. Limited to a run of just 5 pieces priced at $225 each, these guys are currently being offered up via e-mail lottery until Wednesday, June 1st. Fancy your chances? Then be sure to fire over your name, Instagram name, country, shipping address, phone number and PayPal address to kaijumonstergallery@gmail.com… Good luck to all who enter!

Splurrt x TAG’s Ghost of Broken Bones sofubi…

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Having only seen a handful of releases since its debut 2 years ago, the Broken Bones sofubi from Splurrt and Toy Art Gallery makes a welcome return this week in an all-new “Ghost of Broken Bones” colorway! Designed and sculpted by Splurrt based on the split-torso MaBa Zombie line, the 5″ tall figure has been produced by TAG in a gorgeous clear soft vinyl with embedded silver glitter this time around. Going on sale in the TAG store this Friday, May 27th at 12pm Pacific, the Ghost of Broken Bones will set you back just $70 plus shipping…

Obsessed Panda’s “Hulk Boy” Earthly micro-run…

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Custom powerhouse Michael Devera of Obsessed Panda is proud to unveil his latest painted run, this time taking on Leeeeee Toy‘s Earthly for an edition he’s rather aptly named Hulk Boy! The first release to feature as part of Leeeeee Toy’s ongoing Custom Project, the limited run of just 4 figures have once again been cast in a flesh tone sofubi, this time coming with metallic green and purple sprays inspired by Marvel’s green giant, the Hulk. Coming packed in a deluxe box with removable “Boy” mask and leaf accessory, Hulk Boy will be touching down in the Obsessed Panda store this Saturday, May 28th at 9am Pacific for $140 each plus shipping…

Rampage Toys x Gravy Toys’ Paleo Don and Morel Black revealed…

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Having worked on numerous paint runs together in the past, long time buddies Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys and Bwana Spoons of Gravy Toys have finally joined forces to work on an all-new sofubi release…  the unlikely duo Paleo Don and Morel Black! Co-designed by the pair with sculpting and production courtesy of Rampage, the dapper looking figures feature a suited body in a similar action figure-vein to the Suns of Brodarr line, with interchangeable Don/Morel head and arms from RT and GT respectively. Pictured here in test-shot form, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for the first release within the next couple of months…

Super7 x Gargamel’s Powercon exclusive “Prototype Green” Beastman sofubi…

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With Skeletor releasing to huge fanfare, Super7 and Gargamel have been hard at work on bringing yet another MOTU villain into the world of sofubi, the mighty Beastman! Styled to look like the classic sofubi minis of the 1980’s, the 4″ tall figure features articulation in the arms and waist, coming complete with his signature whip. Debuting exclusively at Powercon via the Super7 booth on June 4th in an unpainted “Prototype” green soft vinyl, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for Beastman’s first general release soon…

Candie Bolton x Grody Shogun’s “Foofy” Boshineko at Lulubell Toys…

Following the success of their latest Quackers run, Grody Shogun and Candie Bolton have once again paired up for another sofubi release… the adorable “Foofy” Boshineko! Sitting tall at around 6″, the 2-part cap wearing kitty has been produced by Grody in a white soft vinyl, coming with neon sprays and spot detailing from Candie that have been inspired by fellow artist Lisa Frank (the little guy has also been named after Candie’s own cat too!). Currently available painted to order until June 1st for just $60 each, Foofy can be found in the Lulubell Toy store right here…

Blurble’s “Fukster Mouse” YouZha micro-run…

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Kearjun has joined forces with Blurble for the latest painted run of YouZha zombies, proudly presenting the Fukster Mouse edition! Standing at around 8″ tall and featuring 5 points of articulation, the soft vinyl figure – inspired by Fulcu’s cult classic Zombi 2 – has been produced in black this time around, coming with red, yellow, flesh and white sprays that pay homage to Disney’s figurehead. Whilst exact info on the release is still thin on the ground at present, we can confirm that there’ll be at least 4 figures in the run that’ll be touching down in the Blurble store this Friday, May 26th at 5pm Pacific. Keep a close eye on Blurble’s Instagram feed for the full lowdown soon…