Uamou are proud to present the latest release to hit their Atelier-based retail space, the Crayon Boo sofubi micros! Standing at around 1″ tall, the adorable Uamou companion figures have been produced in a selection of 7 playful matt colours this time around. Currently available at the store for an undisclosed sum – we’re guessing around 600yen ($6) – overseas customers can snap up the little ghosts by e-mailing Uamou directly at info@uamou.com…
Toy Art Gallery is proud to present Paul Kaiju’s Pollen Kaiser in a special Lavender colorway! Standing at around 10″ tall, the stunning figure has been cast in a lavender purple soft vinyl this time around, coming complete with gold, black, red, yellow and silver sprays courtesy of Shirahama. Packed with its signature removable staff weapon and a red dolls eye insert, the figure will be up for grabs at the TAG store today (10/24) at Noon PST for $145 plus shipping…
Whilst we wait with baited breath for the next figure in Geek Life‘s Sega Retrogame Sofubi Collection – Space Harrier’s cycloptic Mammoth boss – the Japanese retro apparel brand has just revealed a second “Hugger Damage” colorway for their first release, the mighty Aggar! Taken from cult beat ‘em up Altered Beast, the gruesome first stage boss has been sculpted by Masami Yamada, standing at a lofty 9.5″ tall. Coming cast in what appears to be a clear red vinyl with internal black double-pour, the fully articulated figure comes complete with a separate interchangeable head, plus flaming projectile omake. Currently available to Japanese customers through the Geek Life store, overseas preorders can be placed through BlackBook Toy right here for just 11,800yen ($111) until Tuesday, October 28th…
Breathing new life into his signature sofubi, Toby Dutkiewicz over at Devils Head Productions has just revealed the first test shot of the new “Bodhisattva” Alavaka head! Said to be a convert from Buddhism to the evil ways of the Alavi Demon, the flesh eating monk is set to make the perfect companion to previous Alavaka releases. With Dutkiewicz currently planning the first batch of releases as we speak, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for a debut run over the next few weeks. Keep track of the DHP Instagram feed here for more details soon!
Whilst unfortunately Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys won’t be making it over to DCon this year in-person, he will be sending a rather awesome collaboration for the event… the Punk Drunkers Lab Mice mash-ups! Featuring the body of Splurrt’s sofubi vermin with Punk Drunkers’ Cure produced mascot head, the little guys have been produced in both yellow and black (not shown) soft vinyl, coming complete with a mix of neon and metallic sprays from Jon, as well as a hand painted P.D. logo on the chest. Available at the Punk Drunkers DCon booth from November 8th-9th for an undisclosed sum, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for more PD x Rampage action soon!
Originally teased way back in May, Kalaka Toys‘ Mr Teenage is finally set for an exclusive release at Mishka‘s Brooklyn-based location next week! Drawing inspiration from TV and toys right across the 80s and 90s, including TMNT, MOTU and of course, the A-Team, the creepy cycloptic creation has been kit-bashed and re-sculpted from a number of KO action figures, coming cast in a brown resin with a choice of 2 different bootleg-style paint apps. Going up for sale alongside Splurrt’s Walking Cadaver debut (check it here) next Wednesday, October 29th, a standard, printed cardback version will be available alongside a super-limited hand painted edition (ltd 5) for an undisclosed sum… Keep track of the Kalaka Toys Instagram feed right here for full release details closer to the date!
With Nevermore Pictures attempting to revive cult 80’s classic Critters with their recently announced fan film Critters 3D, both Retroband and Worthy Enemies have jumped on board to help kickstart the project with an exclusive action figure released based on the furry little beasts! Coming in at around 1:18 scale, the 2″ tall resin figures have been sculpted, cast and painted by Retroband, with custom handmade card backers featuring art from Worthy Enemies. Currently available via preorder in the Nevermore store ahead of of the film’s upcoming Kickstarter campaign, the figure can be yours for $125 plus shipping… But that’s not all! As a little incentive to purchase early, the guys will also be offering up an exclusive 10″x15″ glossy poster and 8″ die cut sticker! That not enough for you?! Then you’ll be pleased to know that the first 50 people to snag the figure will also be entered into a lottery to win a companion “Bounty Hunter” figure too- more on him soon! Interested parties can head over to the Nevermore Pictures site here to find out a little more about the project…
Keeping with the Halloween theme, Healeymade has revealed that he’ll have a festive “Trick or Treat” version of Toil and Trouble up for grabs later on today! Standing at around 3″ tall, the stunning piece has been kit-bashed from a vintage Disney’s Snow White figurine, coming complete with two mini ‘witch head’ hands- a subtle reference to the 3 hags in the infamous play, Macbeth – and coming cast in a gorgeous swirled orange and black resin. Presumably limited to an edition of 20 pieces, the figure will be up for grabs in the Healeymade store tonight (10/23) at 9pm EST for just $25 plus shipping…
Coming just in time for Halloween, Butch Adams of ButcherBrand is proud to present a special one-off “Pumpkin Patch” Megara custom! Standing at around 3.5″ tall, the soft vinyl mini has been treated to Butch’s signature layered acrylic work, coming in a mix of light orange and green textured paint with red and yellow eyes. Priced at just $60 shipped in the US, anyone interested in bagging the figure can PayPal Butch the monies to butcherlee127@gmail.com– the first to send it over bags the figure, so be sure to act quick to avoid disappointment!
Debuting at the Rampage Toys x Tru:Tek NYCC booth in prototype form a couple of weeks back, The Disarticulators are proud to reveal that their sofubi Oozeball will finally be available to preorder this week as part of our HUGE post-NYCC sale! A follow-up to last years hugely popular keshi-ball release, the DA’s Tru:Tek has completely redesigned the figure from the ground up for the new medium, opting for a more organic, Ooze-It like face, paper clay-style textures and the pièce de résistance… a hidden face inspired by Georges Méliès iconic 1902 silent movie, Le Voyage dans la Lune! Beautifully sculpted by none other than Zectron, the 2-part design has been upscaled from the original 2″ diameter to little over 3″- making it both more in-keeping with the classic Madball scale, and, more interestingly, compatible with a wide variety of mid-sized kaiju with the capped base removed… Currently undergoing wax prototyping over in Japan, the figure is set to be produced in a super-squishy soft vinyl mirroring the original Ooze-It doll, with this first “OG” release coming in an unpainted, pantone perfect deep green (artist interpretation subject to change). Up for preorder in the Man-E-Toys store for a month starting this Friday, October 24th at 9pm GMT until Monday, November 24th, the OG sofubi Oozeball has been priced at just $50 shipped worldwide. ETA for the figure has been set for late January/early February 2015…
Note: This will be your one and only chance at bagging the figure through preorder, all future runs will be super-limited exclusives so be sure to snag one whilst they’re readily available!
Japanese toy retailer and producer Jungle has just revealed a whole slew of figures that’ll be touching down in-store this coming Saturday, October 25th at 1pm Japan time! Featuring the return of 10b Factory’s adorable steampunk inspired Moguming in a lavender purple and Moguring in a pea green, the pair will also be joined by a new batch of Skulltula’s Baby Skeleton Soldier, each coming complete with sword in a choice of either blue, orange, army green or red soft vinyl. Unfortunately we have no word on pricing at the moment, but judging on past releases, all 3 figures will set you back around 1,000yen ($9) to 2,500yen ($23) each plus shipping…
Blurble has revealed that he’ll be following up last year’s hugely popular Goo & Roo mini figures with an all-new custom bootleg creation soon, the Blood Brothers! Kit-bashed and re-sculpted by the artist from various vintage minis, including Bam Bam Ji and Warsman from M.U.S.C.L.E, the two headed beast has been cast up by Dubose Art in a marbled pink and blue keshi-style rubber. Presumably featuring alongside Blurble’s extensive line-up of releases for DCon next month, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for an online release of the little guy soon after…
Frank Kozik has just revealed that his Salary Ika sofubi is set to return for a special “Mr Treat” colorway! Created as one of four exclusives the artist will be bringing along to the grand opening of new San Francisco-based toy store Woot Bear, the 9″ tall figure has been produced in a black soft vinyl this time around, coming complete with yellow, brown and orange sprays plus white and green masked detailing. Touching down at the event next Saturday, October 25th at 6pm, be sure to keep an eye on the shop’s dedicated Facebook page here for exact release details soon…
Shingo Yasuda over at Tokyo-based clothing brand Milkboy has teamed up with Dune Toy for the release of his debut sofubi, the Donut Zombies! Standing at around 4″ tall and coming with 4 points of articulation, the tasty little undead treats will initially be offered up in 2 different colorways; a “Survivor” pink and “Zombie” blue, each coming with a mass of sprays, hand painted detailing and googly eye inserts. Due to be touching down in the Milkboy store in the near future, the figures will be up for grabs at just 7,800yen ($73) each or 14,000yen ($131) for the pair. Stay tuned for more details on the drop very soon!
“Despair is a demon from the 10th Circle of Hell; the level where people who make bad cinematic adaptations of classic toy properties are flayed for eternity. Not your average demon, Despair suffers from severe anxiety disorder and crippling depression. Satan himself even banished Despair from Hell for being a major bummer…
Cast out upon the earth in a fiery geyser of lava and tears, Despair landed in the parking lot of a comedy club that was hosting a weekly open mic night. Despair put his name on the sign-up sheet, got on stage, and told his story. Since then, he has been punishing himself, night after night, on comedy stages of varying quality throughout the Midwest. He dances and lashes himself for audiences with hopes of selling t-shirts and CDs to drunk people who will not wear or listen to them.”
Originally teased a few weeks back, we can now bring you full release details of the debut figure from comedian and avid toy collector Adam Quesnell… Behold, DESPAIR! Created to celebrate the recent release of his album “Can We Afford This Much Despair?” on Stand Up! Records, Adam has teamed up with illustrator Terence Brown II, October Toys, and our very own Tru:Tek of the Disart Toylabs to bring you the 3″ rubber toy of your saddest nightmares… Standing at around 3″ of 100% UV resistant rubber, the super squishy figure was designed by Terrance and sculpted by the OT team, coming cast in a multitude of colors and finishes by Tru:Tek, including; Marbled Orange/Blue (ltd 20), Stealth (ltd 10), GiD (ltd 10), Neon Green (ltd 20), Neon Purple, (ltd 20), Neon Orange (ltd 20), Hot Pink (ltd 20), Flesh (ltd 20), Red (ltd 15) and Blue (ltd 20). Touching down in the newly opened FAQ Comedy store on Halloween night (10/31) at 6.66pm CDT, Despair will be up for grabs “open bag” style, coming packed with a download code for the album at just $25 each plus shipping… But that’s not all! On top of the many, many different colorways on offer from day one, Adam has also teamed up with Stand Up! to provide the label with their own exclusive releases. First up we’re promised a red/black marble with a super-limited clear blue to follow shortly after- expect more details on both of those soon!
Originally dropping in super-limited quantities a few weeks back, UME Toys‘ Baby Bark returns for another limited run! A loving homage to Guardians of the Galaxy’s adorable dancing sapling, Baby Groot, the originally sculpted figure stands at around 7″ tall in-pot, coming hand cast in solid resin and treated to a number of realistic acrylic washes courtesy of UME’s Richard Page. Limited to an edition of just 20 this time around – each coming signed and numbered on the base – Baby Bark can be found in the UME Toys store right here for just £50 plus shipping…
Joining the creepy-cute Makori and Lampu, the guys over at Shimomoku have revealed that a third figure in the ongoing Kinokeshi series will be available soon! Pictured here in prototype form, the as yet untitled figure retains the same porcelain like qualities as the previous releases, this time coming in at a slightly smaller 2″ tall when standing on all fours. Unfortunately we have no word on an actual release as of yet, but we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed we se the little guy in the Shimomku/Jungle store before the year is out…
Super7 is teaming up with sofubi house P.P. Pudding to release a delicious Halloween treat, the translucent orange and black Nut Chan vinyl figure! Standing at around 3″ tall, the adorably robotic figure has been cast in traditional S7 clear orange soft vinyl with black sprayed details. Touching down in the Super7 store next Thursday, October 30th at Noon PST, the Halloween Nut Chan has been priced at just $25 a piece plus shipping…
Teased in test shot form at the Rampage Toys x Tru:Tek NYCC booth earlier in the month, Splurrt‘s Walking Cadaver is set to make its debut exclusively at Mishka‘s NYC location this week! Featuring the highly sought after Cadaver Twin body with an all-new zombie head sculpt, the 7″ tall figures have been produced in the same bright purple as the original test shot, coming complete with green, blue and purple sprays plus a choice of either blonde, grey or red hair. Touching down at the store at some point next Wednesday, October 29th for an undisclosed sum, be sure to keep an eye on Splurrt’s Instagram feed here for full details on the release very soon…
Having debuted at their NYCC booth a couple of weeks back, Lulubell Toys are proud to reveal that they’ve secured another batch of RESTORE‘s unpainted GID Neo Japan sofubi for online preorder! Standing at around 7.5″ tall with 5 points of articulation, the blank soft vinyl figure comes complete with a removable honcho knife that can either be placed in-hand or neatly stored on the back plate. Limited to an edition of just 10 for this online release, the figure can currently be found on the Lulubell Toys store right here for just $90 plus shipping…
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