Renewed Kreations is proud to present the arrival of his first ever soft vinyl toy, the Slime Skull! Originally released in resin last year, this new and improved design stands around 4″ tall (TBC), utilising a simple 2-part vinyl design. To be produced in Japan using a GID sofubi for this first release, a total of 20 preorder slots are currently up for grabs in the Renewed Kreations store. Priced at just $50 each, we’re told to expect shipping with 6-12 months…
Rampage Toys are proud to reveal that they’ll have a trifecta of exclusives for release through Medicom Toy over the next few weeks! First up, we have the second Medi colorway for the ever popular Kesagake. Standing at around 10.5″ tall with articulation in the arms, waist and neck, the ferocious grizzly has been cast in a bright yellow soft vinyl with blue, gold and red sprays. Look out for him in the Medicom store right here on Sunday, April 24th, where he’ll be available for a month via preorder for 21,600yen ($199)…
Next, we have the latest Medicom exclusives from Rampage’s ongoing Ultra Kaiju series. Featuring new entries Red King and Pigumon, these officially Tsuburaya-licensed figures have also been cast in bright yellow, coming with a plethora of pastel cream, orange and blue sprays that match Kesagake. Going on sale via the Project 1/6 store starting May 8th for 8,640yen ($80), anyone outside of Japan is going to need to hit up a forwarding service to bag the pair..
[info courtesy of Sofvi.Tokyo]
Mr DLux is the latest artist to take on the hugely popular Mimi Monster for a special micro-run release! Designed and sculpted by Tan, the 6″ tall, 2-part slimy cyclops has been produced in a bright red vinyl this time around, coming with a slew of metallic grey, green and ivory sprays with meticulous hand brushed detailing. Going on sale in the D-Lux store at Midnight Eastern time this coming Friday, April 15th, pricing and edition size for these is still to be confirmed…
Joining the new wave of similarly themed patches that have just touched down in his store, Grizlli Atom is proud to reveal the first of a series of figures inspired by infamous wrestlers of the 80s and 90s! Whilst we have very little info to go on at present (even the name is still to be decided!), we can confirm that the piece has been directly inspired by James Groman’s cult classics the Madballs, featuring a two-sided head that resembles the one and only “Baby Bull”, Big Van Vader. Designed by Grizlli with the aid of CheapPopShop, sculpted by Macsorro and currently undergoing keshi-style production courtesy of our very own Tru:Tek, interested parties won’t have long to wait until they’ll be able to get there hands on these beauties… More news on the first release as soon as we have something confirmed!
Having already seen 2 releases since its comeback in October last year, the resurrection of Nakajima’s classic Astro-Mu 5 line continues this month with the arrival of yet another goodie/baddie combo… Jupirosu [Jupiter] and Satan Ace Kenzan [Saturn]! Near-identical to the original 10″ tall soft vinyl figures, the pair have been produced by Medicom in a classic trans yellow vinyl complete with authentic, vintage-style sprays and hand brushed detailing overseen by The Galaxy People. Packed with all the design features you’d expect from a fully-fledged Astro-Mu 5 remake, personal highlights for us include glitter pipe cleaner filled limbs, removable gloves and boots, back/chest button controlled “yes/no” head articulation, plus mountable pulleys for string aided flight. Touching down in the Medicom Toy store via open preorder starting Sunday, April 24th, Jupirosu and Satan Ace Kenzan will set you back just 15,984yen ($133) each plus shipping…
[info courtesy of Sofvi.Tokyo]
Debuting at ToyCon UK ’16 over the weekend, Mintyfresh‘s exclusive Byron and Rangeron from Koraters and T9G will finally be available online later today! Standing at around 5″ tall each, the adorable duo have been cast in a gorgeous clear green soft vinyl complete with inset black eyes. Going on sale in the Mintyfresh store right here at 10am Eastern time, pricing for the pair is still to be confirmed, although we’re guessing they’ll set you back somewhere similar to their original retail of £40 ($60)…
Shigeo Endo over at Bukimi Blasters is proud to announce the return of his mixed-part releases with a whopping total of 9 one-off figures that have just landed in his store! Featuring a selection of parts from both Evil Demon and Mole Man, each 6.5″ tall figure comes in a random assortment of colors complete with severed head omake. Currently available in the Bukimi store right here, these guys will set you back just $89 each plus shipping…
Skull Toys are proud to announce that their Dokuro-Saurer sofubi has returned for it’s second round of international sales! Designed by Skull Toys and produced by RealxHead, the skeletal mono-horned dino stands at around 7″ tall and features 5 points of articulation. Cast in a white soft vinyl with a detail-hugging black rub, the latest version of Dokuro-Saurer will set you back just 10,000yen ($92) plus shipping. Interested parties are going to need to fire over their name, address, phone number and PayPal address to go_go_starman@yahoo.co.jp before Friday, April 15th Japan time…
Awesome Toy have teamed up with Izumonster of Blood Guts Toys for a special one-off Shikabane Kaiju dubbed the “Peanut Eater”! Inspired by peanut butter brand Planter’s iconic Mr Peanut mascot, the 9″ tall “Flesh Eater” Shikabane has been produced in what appears to be a black soft vinyl, replete with peanut shell yellow and brown sprays, black and white hand brushed detailing, plus the pièce de résistance- a custom made felt top hat! Going on sale via Instagram auction within the next couple of hours, interested parties should keep a close eye on the Awesome Toy feed right here for details on how to bid on this hilarious piece…
Hot on the heals of last month’s Ashuraman release, Japanese lifestyle brand Convict are proud to offer up another “Childhood” Kinnikuman exclusive to overseas customers this week, the “Clear Ver. Silver” Warsman [Nikolai]! The first figure in Five Star Toy’s new chibi line of official Kinnikuman figures, the iconic hooded wrestler has been produced in a mix of clear brown and pearl white vinyl this time around, coming with masked white and black sprays with subtle silver accents. Currently up for grabs via lottery for just $95 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 (NSC-CHWARSMAN NIKOLAI COMIC CLEAR VER. SILVER) before close on Thursday, April 14th… Good luck to all who enter!
After a long week of casting keshi, painting sofubi and cutting header cards for ToyCon UK ’16, I’m finally back in the writers chair here at Softoy Hobby! I’ll be resuming our regular coverage later on today, but beforehand, I thought you guys might enjoy a quick pictorial roundup of some of our favourite pieces that were available on the day…
Look out for details of our leftover sale – including one-off Oozeballs, Warui Zonbi sets and more! – over the next few days…
*Apologies once again for the slightly crappy iPhone pics! We’ll be investing in a camera for better show coverage very soon…
Hey guys! I’d just like to give my regular readers a huge apology for the lack of coverage over the past few days. Unfortunately with ToyCon UK ’16 coming up and running this thing on my own, something had to give whilst I prepare the exclusives I’ll have up for grabs at my booth with the one and only Stkl Toy. I will be back with a full rundown of anything sofubi/keshi related from the event over the weekend, plus details of next week’s leftover sale, but in the meantime, I suggest keeping a close eye on my Instagram feed here (@trutek if you have the app) to stay abreast of the various exclusives (including the WZ set above!) I’ll have up for grabs… Fans of Oozeballs, Warui Zonbis and GID colorways- you guys are in for a treat!
Thanks for all your continued support, see you on the other side of ToyCon!
Tru:Tek
Joining an all-new, soon-to-be-revealed resin mini, StickUp Monsters‘ Javier Jimenez has just revealed a pair of exclusives that he’ll have up for grabs at ToyCon UK ’16 this weekend! First up, we have the “Stray” Wananeko. Factory painted in various shades of brown, the 5.5″ tall soft vinyl figure comes packed with a ghost blaster weapon and header illustrated by the talented artist Pedro Delgado, aka Kid Kaos. Next, we have a very limited run of just 3 hand painted Wananeko’s, the “Outlaw” edition. Featuring his Ghost Blaster, a cloth poncho and a cowboy hat, this badass yokai cat is looking for some furniture to use for target practice! Touching down at booth #10-12 (Martian Toys) alongside the new resin mini we’ll be featuring later in the week, pricing for both “Stray” and “Outlaw” Wananekos is still to be confirmed…
Monkey 3000 over at Ummikko is proud to reveal that his Koningu sofubi will be making an appearance at ToyCon UK ’16 this weekend in a gorgeous “British Beetle” colorway! Standing at around 5.5″ tall and featuring articulation in the arms and waist, the vintage-style Kong figure has been produced in a green soft vinyl this time around, coming complete with stunning gold, red and metallic green sprays. Limited to just 10 pieces priced at £35 each, the “British Beetle” Koningus will be up for grabs at STKL and our very own Tru:Tek’s booth come opening time on Saturday… Look out for more exclusives from the pair throughout the week!
Miscreation Toys‘ Autopsy Zombie Staple Baby is set to make a comeback this week as part of a blind bag “Neon Puke” release this week! Coming in at around 9″ from head to toe, the fully articulated undead infant has been produced by Lulubell Toys in 2 different marbled colorways; neon pink/blue and neon green/purple; with a number of mixed part variants as well as 3 custom chases from MT’s Jeremi Rimel thrown into the mix. Priced at just $125 each, the “Neon Puke” Autopsy Zombie Staple Babies will be touching down in the Miscreation store this Friday, April 8th at 12pm Pacific for $125 each plus shipping…
The incredible Guzo Kaiju from Leo Sofvi Bouya returns this week in a gorgeous “Jade GID” colorway! Coming in at a sizeable 13″ tall, the impressive “Idol” kaiju comes with articulation in the waist arms and head. Produced in a stunning unpainted marble jade green and GID soft vinyl, the figure is currently up for grabs via lottery for 25,000yen ($226) plus shipping. All you have to do for a chance at picking up the piece is e-mail Leo at leosofvibouya@gmail.com with your name, Instagram name and address by Sunday, April 10th… Good luck to all who enter!
Following our coverage of Ace Robo a couple of days back, Comet Debris‘ Koji Harmon treats us to 2 more exclusives he’ll have up for grabs at ToyCon UK ’16 this week! First up, we have the latest version of the ever-popular Kappa Shonen. Standing at around 6″ tall and featuring 3 points of articulation, the figure has been produced in a gorgeous green and GID marbled vinyl complete with masked purple, blue and lime sprays.
Next, we have Koji’s first painted run of his entry into Gravy Toys’ Suns of Brodarr series, frog warrior Garak! Coming in at around 5.5″ tall, the little guy appears to have been cast in a bright green soft vinyl complete with metallic green, silver and gold sprays. Going on sale at the Comet Debris booth (#41) this Saturday, April 9th, the pair have been priced at £40 and £35 respectively… Look out for word on CD’s next exclusive tomorrow!
The guys over at Lulubell Toys are proud to announce the latest collaboration between RealxHead and Grody Shogun, the awesome Seishinto San! Said to be part of the constant evolution and devolution of the always elusive “PEANUT” character, this warrior interpretation stands at 9″ tall, coming with articulation in the arms and head. Going on sale alongside a whole host of Grody one-offs for just $85 plus shipping, look out for Seishinto San in the Lulubell Toys store today (4/4) at 5pm Pacific time…
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