SoftoyHobby Archives

MAN-E-NEWS// The officially licensed Bakura kaiju from Awesome Toy…

Ahead of the highly anticipated Stretch Serpent sofubi featured here just last week, Awesome Toy have revealed yet another new figure for 2015, the 4-Armed Bakura! A follow-up to last year’s Fake Spectreman, the official P Productions licensed release takes on one of the classic tokusatsu series’ many kaiju foes this time around, offering up the quad armed beast as a towering 9″ tall figure complete with matching Bakura parasite. Marking the first release in 2 very different colorways; a standard GID and a green GID – both coming with paint apps devised by Osamutoi – the pair are currently available to Japanese customers through the Medicom Toy store right here for just 11,500yen ($97) each plus shipping. Due to licensing restrictions, Bakura is unfortunately unavailable to overseas customers, so anyone interested should make enquires with their regular forwarding service to be in with a chance of securing the pair…

MAN-E-NEWS// Max Toy Co at Wonderfestival Winter ’15…

With Wonderfestival Winter ’15 opening it’s doors in little under 2 weeks now, the guys over at Max Toy Co have decided to reveal the slew of figures they’ll have up for grabs at the event! Joining exclusive painted “GID Blue” versions of both Nyagira and Micro Negora (6,500yen and 3,000yen respectively), the team have secured a total of 3 one day licenses, offering up official versions of Mizuki Production’s Umibozu-No-Kodomo (3,500yen) and Sara-Kozo (3,800yen) from Gegege-No-Kitaro, plus a Kami-Neko & Yamamaya set (2,600yen) from Azumanga-Daio. Going on sale at the Max Toy Co WF booth (6-29-04) on February 8th, licensing restrictions mean these unfortunately won’t be available outside the event, so be sure to hit up a forwarding service in advance for a chance at bagging them!

MAN-E-NEWS// Medicom Toy’s Venom, Ghost Rider and Vision for the Marvel Retro Sofubi Collection…

Having devled into the world of DC Comics last month with the release of both The Penguin and Robin last month, Medicom Toy have returned to rival line – The Marvel Retro Sofubi Collection – for their latest round of comic-book inspired releases, taking on the mighty Venom, Ghostrider and Vision! Once again sculpted by Bear Model with coloring courtesy of Monsters Stock Farm, the vintage-styled trio each come in at around 10″ tall with 5-6 points of articulation. Currently available to Japanese customers through the Medicom store, international customers can find the pair on the Rakuten Global Market right here for just 8,640yen ($73) each plus shipping. Up for grabs until February 28th, shipping is expected in late May 2015…

MAN-E-NEWS// Snatchpunch’s Medicom exclusive “Bostyrant” sofubi…

Having seen sell-out releases at NYCC, Designer Con and Toy Art Gallery over the past few months, Joe Truck Kasher over at Snatchpunch Creature Cartel is proud to reveal that his debut sofubi – the queen of gross known as Bostyrant – has received an exclusive colorway through Medicom Toy! Designed by Joe, sculpted by Grizlli Atom aka GNOSIS and produced by Velocitron, the mid size, 4-part soft vinyl figure comes brimming with gruesome details, including multiple oozing eyes, gaping, stitched flesh and four putrid, witch-like udders- all sprayed up in a stunning multi-metallic paint app conceived by Nebulon5. Currently available in Japoan through the Medicom Toy store for just 8,500yen ($72), overseas customers are going to need to fill in the dedicated lottery form right here before close on February 10th to be in with a chance of securing the beast…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Blue and Red Oni Umaou sofubi minis…

To mark the coming of Setsubun – an annual celebration in Japan that welcomes in Spring with the banishing of demons and bringing of good luck – the guys over at Uamou have prepared a very special release, the ONI Uamou minis! Conceived by Thor and carefully hand-painted by Ayako Takagi, the limited edition series has been produced in both red and blue soft vinyl complete with yellow/black horns and loin cloth. Currently available in the Tokyo-based Uamou store for just 4,000yen each, interested parties overseas can place orders by e-mailing info@studiouamou.com with their details…

MAN-E-NEWS// James Groman x Lulubell Toys’ latest Zombiesaur sofubi revealed…

Hot on the heals of the recently revealed diplodocus proto (check it here), it would appear that another entry into James Groman‘s Zombiesaurs line will be making it out of the blocks first, the awesome, as-yet-untitled ankylosaur you see above! Designed and sculpted by James in-scale with the previous Rancid Raptor mini release, the gorgeous 2-part figure is currently at the wax prototyping stage ahead of full soft vinyl production courtesy of Lulubell Toys in Japan. Whilst a specific release date is still to be set, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for the figure’s debut over the coming months…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampage x Nerdone M.O.T.U.L.O.S lottery…

Originally released during last Friday’s 2 Year Anniversary show, Jon over at Rampage Toys has held back 2 of his hand painted M.O.T.U.L.O.S play sets for a special 24 hour lottery! Cast in a green vinyl this time around, the Nerdone sofubi has been treated to a stunning mix of black/gold sprays bad hand brushed detailing. Packed with full sets of 2012’s Rampage x Eric Nilla Nekos Fortress figures, the castles have been priced at just $80 each shipped worldwide. Those interested in entering the lottery are going to need to send an e-mail directly to Jon at rampage.toys@yahoo.com with the subject header “MOTULOS” plus PayPal address before close at 8pm Eastern time tonight…

MAN-E-NEWS// The one-off marbled “Strange Kid” Screwball from SKC x Disart ToyLabs…

As promised in our unveiling of The Disarticulator “Marble Madness” Lucky Bags earlier in the week, we can now reveal yet another round of figures that’ll be dropping in the Man-E-Toys store next Wednesday, the one-off SKC “Strange Kid” Screwballs! Based on an illustration for Strange Kids Club’s ongoing Circle Jerks sticker line, the stunning gross-out sculpt was originally undertaken by artist Jose David Cifuentes Ulloa as a fan project, quickly sparking the interest of SKC editor, Rondall Scott III, and ultimately leading to a full scale toy release. 3D printed, prototyped and produced courtesy of Tru:Tek over at Disart ToyLabs, the 3″ x 2″ rubber figure has been cast in a variety of 2, 3 and 4 color marble mixes this time around. Limited to just 10 figures priced at $35 each plus shipping, the one-off marbled Screwballs will be joining the Lucky Bags – plus a few other soon to be revealed goodies – in the Man-E-Toys store next Wednesday, January 28th at 9pm London time…

MAN-E-NEWS// The custom “Predator” Dolor resin figure from UME Toys…

Rich Page over at UME Toys has kindly shared some information and pics of his latest custom creation, taking on Triplikid‘s awesome Dolor resin figure and transforming it into one of cinematography’s most iconic foes. Here, Rich explains a little about the project…

“Last year at NYCC I met up again with top chap Rich (great name) from Triplikid and was lucky enough to snag a blank Dolor of him – as soon as I’d seen the toy knew I needed to make him into one of my all time favourite film badasses, the PREDATOR! It’s taken some time but here he is… I must say I’m always blown away with the detail and quality of Triplikid’s resins, so good! I was going to pop this guy in the store today but just received an email from ToyCon UK reminding me it’s only a couple of months away – so I’m going to hold onto him until then. If you fancy seeing him make sure you pop over to the booth I’m sharing with Jon-Paul Kaiser…”

Interested parties can head over to the UME Instagram page here to take a closer look at the beast…

MAN-E-NEWS// The officially licensed “Bill Rizer” Contra keshi from Zoomoth…

With Wonderfestival Winter ’15 coming up in just a couple of weeks time, the guys over at Zoomoth have revealed the first 1 day license they’ve secured for the event, once again taking on Konami’s classic run-and-gun platformer Contra! Focussing on one of the game’s main protagonists Bill Rizer – a follow-up to the previously released Lance Bean – the sub machine gun totting commando has been perfectly realised in Zoomoth’s oversized keshi-scale, coming in at a super-detailed 2.5″ tall. Due to be produced in the now standard palette of flesh, red, green and blue, the rubber minis will be up for grabs at the Zoomoth Wonderfestival booth for around 3,000yen ($30) each- time to get a reliable toy mule sorted, or face those steep aftermarket prices!

MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas’ Future Nibbler for Clutter’s InAction Figure 3 Show teased…

The third instalment in Clutter Magazine‘s ongoing InAction Figure show is set to become their biggest yet with a whole slew of new artists joining the fray, the biggest in our minds coming in the form of the elusive Tarantulas. Marking their first official appearance since ToyCon ’14 last April, it would appear from the teaser above that they’ll be offering up the very last batch of Future Nibbler resin figures. Pictured here minus attachments, expect a full reveal of the highly sought after Glyos-compatible figure as we get closer to the event…

MAN-E-NEWS// The War on Prehis x Small Angry Monster Battlesaur resin figures…

The fine chaps over at Goodleg Toys have teamed up with none other than Adam Pratt aka Small Angry Monster to bring you a new generation of merciless killers! Featuring a total of 3 Battlesaurs from the ongoing War on Prehis line, these jumbo-sized figures have been produced in resin by Goodleg and then painstakingly painted by S.A.M in his unmistakable style. Unleashing on the Goodleg Toys store today (1/23) at 11pm Berlin time (GMT+1) alongside a whole host of other WoP goodies, pricing for these stunning figures is still to be confirmed…

MAN-E-NEWS// Blurble and SelfishLittle’s new figure revealed…

Following the success of The Muckster, Blurble has joined forces with SelfishLittle once more for the release of an all-new figure that’ll be dropping soon! Whilst we only have the above image to go on at present, it would appear that the as-yet-untitled piece has taken on a more Eastern-inspired aesthetic this time around, drawing equally from traditional Japanese art and yokai as well as the gross-out style both artists have quickly become known for… Stay tuned for more news on this intriguing figure as soon as we have it!

But that’s not all… Previously teased here just yesterday, we can now reveal full-release details for both Ooze and Toxic in My Pocket mini figures! Standing at around 3″ tall each, the pair have been cast in a squishy GID green rubber, coming in at just $12 a piece. Look out for them in the Blurble store this Saturday, January 24th at 3pm Pacific…

MAN-E-NEWS// Deku the Buster “2nd Colorway” from UkyDaydreamer…

Uky Daydreamer are proud to announce that their new figure -Deku the Buster – is set to receive it’s second colorway this weekend! Standing at 4.7″ – around twice the size of Uky’s usual mini output – and coming with 3 points of articulation plus removable helmet, the Japanese astronaut has been treated to a life-like mix of red sprays, washes and dry-brushed weathered detailing on a jet black vinyl. Priced at just 4,500yen ($39) plus shipping, Deku the Buster will be up for grabs via the Uky Daydreamer store this coming Sunday, January 25th at Noon Japan time…

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Hell Raiser” Night Gamer #2 from Plaseebo…

Bob Conge aka Plaseebo is proud to introduce the second figure in his ongoing line of vinyl Night Gamer customs inspired by Hell Raiser, taking on the cult horror’s leading protagonist Frank to horrifying effect! Coming complete with mangey black hair, inset teeth, exposed nose bone and gruesome eyes, the regenerating monster is illuminated from within by an internal motion activated color-changing LED unit complete with replaceable batteries. Signed and dated by the artist, Frank will be available from the Plaseebo web store next Wednesday, January 28th for an undisclosed sum…

MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toy’s bootleg Stretch Serpent sofubi teased…

With the success of both FAKEBARON and FAKESPECTREMAN now tucked firmly under their belt, the guys over at Awesome Toy have started work on an all-new bootleg style sofubi, taking on Kenner’s infamous “Loch Ness” Stretch Serpent! Easily the most obscure and hard to obtain figure from the iconic Stretch Armstrong line – with recent auctions securing prices topping $9000 – fans of the figure will now finally be able to secure a version that, whilst won’t stretch like the original, will be relatively easy to obtain, and more importantly won’t break the bank! Due to be produced in soft vinyl, Awesome Toy have made a number of adjustments to better suit the medium, including a slightly revised head plus a curling tail similar to Leo Boya’s Guzo Kaiju that replaces the original’s straight design. Whilst a release date is still to be confirmed, the near finished teaser of the neck joint shown above would suggest we don’t have too much longer to wait before Nessy makes it into production… Keep track of the Awesome Toy Instagram feed here for more developments soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// New Mecha Zag sofubi in the Gargamel 2015 Lucky Bags…

Having only dropped in the West just yesterday, we’re already starting to see some of the Gargamel Lucky Bag contents filtering through into social media, the biggest surprise so far coming in the form of an all-new Mecha Zag! Revealed here by Super7 owner Brian Flynn, this blank, mixed part figure features the standard body of the mid-large size Zag, albeit with a never-before-seen mechanised head. We’re still unsure as to whether this is how the final product will remain once it receives an official release, or whether the head will be joined by a new mecha body too, but you can be sure that as soon as we find out you guys will be the first in the know…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Ooze and Toxic in My Pocket mini figures from Blurble…

Blurble has just revealed that the mini version of his highly popular Oozey figure – Ooze in My Pocket – is set to return soon alongside a similarly reduced version of Kid Toxic! Produced in the classic Ooze-It green using a keshi-style rubber courtesy of DuboseArt, the pair of 3″ tall figures will be hitting the Blurble store at some point this weekend. Pricing is still to be confirmed, but we’re guessing the little rubbery guys will be up for grabs at around $20 each plus shipping. Keep a close eye on Blurble’s Instagram feed here for full details on the drop soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// Healeymade’s “All Sorts” resin mini figure 3 packs revealed…

Teased here a couple of weeks back, Healeymade‘s “All Sorts” mini figure sets will be dropping alongside the previously revealed Interceptor 3.75 this week! Featuring a trifecta of sub 3″ figures that originally debuted back in 2012; Luftmaus, Zoner and Sogmoore, the pieces are due to come packed together in a randomly assorted mix of solid “test shot” colorways including lime, purple and pink. Touching down in the Healeymade store at some point this Friday, January 23rd – presumably at either 3pm or 9pm Eastern – the All Sorts 3 pack will set you back just $30 each plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Secrets of the Ooze resin action figure from Monster Island…

As huge fans of the cult 1970’s Ooze-It doll, we couldn’t help but smile when we saw the latest custom bootleg action figure from Monster Island, the hilariously titled Secrets of the Ooze! Featuring the iconic rubbery doll’s instantly recognisable face and crater-like nubs, the 5.5″ piece has been created from a modified Playmates 89′ TMNT figure, coming recast in resin and treated to an authentic green paint app with detail hugging back wash. Whilst the fate of the figure still remains uncertain, we’re putting our money on the slimy chap making his first appearance at Clutter’s upcoming InAction Figure 3 show next month. Stay tuned for more details soon!