SoftoyHobby Archives

MAN-E-NEWS// The Ooze Corpse mini figure from Gnosis x MonsterIsland…

Originally teased here last month, Grizlli Atom aka Gnosis’ awesome Ooze Corpse mini figure will finally be making it’s debut next week! Looking like a long lost ancient Ooze-It artefact, the pocket sized figure has been produced by none other than MonsterIsland, coming cast in a semi translucent green resin with vintage-style metal hook articulation. Due to be making it’s first appearance at Toy Art Gallery’s “Idol Worship” show alongside works from Brian Flynn, Tim Clarke, Shirahama Toy, Frenzy Bros and Yakimon on April 5th, be sure to keep a close eye on both Grizli and MonsterIsland‘s IG feeds for news on edition size and pricing soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// The TAG exclusive Tri-Kami resin figure from Seymour…

Debuting back in January to huge fan fare, Seymour‘s incredible Tri-Kami resin figure is set to return as a Toy Art Gallery exclusive! Featuring an ingenious rotatable design, the wonderfully macabre piece comes with 3 different totem-esque sections that can be switched up to reveal a number of different combinations. All hand sculpted, moulded and cast by the artist, the 7″ tall figure has been treated to a very different colour scheme this time around, coming in a mix of metallic ice blue/pink sprays with black lowlights and red hand painted detailing. Limited to an edition of just 8, Tri-Kami will be joining Seymour’s latest print release “Retinal Reaper” in the TAG store this Friday, March 28th at 12pm PST, coming in at $195 each plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Kaiju’s “Unchipocalypse” raffle details…

Teased here earlier in the month, Paul Kaiju has finally revealed release details for this weekend’s Unchipocalypse raffle! Featuring a total of 15 one-of-a-kind Unchimen sofubi, each hand painted by the artist, the jaw dropping heap of kaiju poo will be offered up blind-bagged to lucky winners for just $150 each plus shipping. Running for a 24 hour period starting Sunday, March 30th at 12pm PST, those looking to enter the lottery can do so by clicking on the “Raffle Open” button in the top left hand corner of Kaiju’s site… Good luck to all who enter!

MAN-E-NEWS// Comet Debris at ToyCon UK…

Comet Debris have just revealed that they will be making their way over to the UK for ToyCon next month, bringing with them a whole slew of exhibition exclusives! Whilst we’ve only been treated to a photo of the unpainted clear green Kappa Shonen you see above so far, Comet Debris’ Koji Harmon has promised the return of his main cast of figures in exclusive new colours, the debut of an all-new CD sofubi, plus a rather intriguing Gargamel release… Stay tuned for more news as we get it!

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Professor Jameson” Sol Machine Man from Karz Works x Medicom Toy…

As if yesterday’s Planetary Organism Meshiusu wasn’t enough, Karz Works have teamed up with Medicom Toy for another Classic SF Series entry this month, the Sol Machine Man 744U-21! Heavily inspired by Neil R. Jones’ Professor Jameson space adventure novels of the 1930’s, the unique looking robo kaiju stands at just over 6″ tall, coming with a whopping with 10 points of tentacled articulation. Available in 2 different colourways, a straight grey with silver sprays and same again with additional metallic blue highlights, the Sol Machine Man can be found in the Medicom Toy store right here for 4,500yen ($44) plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// Star Case’s Scum Hunter: Phase 2 sofubi…

Teased here last week, Star Wars fan site and store Star Case have just revealed that “Wild Guess Hero” Scum Hunter: Phase 2 will be up for preorder later this week! Inspired by Star Wars’ Boba Fett, the latest addition to the Space Convoy features the same air-dried, pachi-styled sculpting that we’ve all come to know and love, coming complete with a removable mask, yellow neck tie, plus droid, Han Solo and General Grievous interchangeable heads! Cast in a black soft vinyl this time around with light blue, red and silver paint, Scum Hunter: Phase 2 is due to come bagged and headed with an additional illustration card. Touching down in the Star Case store for a 24 hour period starting Midnight (Japan time) on Saturday, March 29th, the figure has been priced at just 6,930yen ($68) plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Crystal Clear” Mini Cheestroyer sofubi from Bad Teeth Comics x Double Haunt…

Following a successful Kickstarter campaign back in November of last year, the guys over at Bad Teeth Comics are proud to reveal that their Mini Cheestroyer sofubi is now finally up for grabs in a “Crystal Clear” colourway! Based on the original Cheestroyer resin burger kaiju, this completely retooled version was designed by Bad Teeth and sculpted by Double Haunt, coming in at just over 4.5″ tall with 3 points of articulation. Up for grabs via preorder through the Bad Teeth store right here for just $35AUS ($32), orders are slated for shipping at some point in April…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Disarticulators’ GID Madballs of Death dropping this Wednesday (3/26)…

Following numerous requests from fans, The Disarticulators are proud to announce that the ever popular Madball of Death will be up for grabs in GID later this week! Inspired by AmToys’ classic 80′s gross-out toy lines, 50′s sci-fi and a dash of neo-kaiju, the incredible 2″ tall figure was designed and sculpted by Zectron, with production duties handed over to our very own Tru:Tek. Replete with a number of ingenious design features including a lenticular skull/cyclops head, exposed brain and hollowed out eyes, the pièce de résistance has got to be the figure’s central mechanism… featuring 2 magnetically joined halves that split open to reveal a grotesque tentacled parasite lurking inside! Finally made available in a classic Green Glow rubber, the run has been limited to just 10 this time around, each coming bagged and headed for $50 plus shipping. Touching down in the Man-E-Toys store this Wednesday, March 26th at 9pm London time, a number of additional surprise items will be dropping alongside, so be sure to stake out early to avoid disappointment!

MAN-E-NEWS// The Guzo Kaiju from LEO Sofvi Bouya x Medicom Toy…

“Is man merely a mistake of God’s? Or is God merely a mistake of man?” -Friedrich Nietzsche

Known for his extensive work as colour director at Medicom Toy, LEO Sofvi Bouya has just released a figure of his own, the stunning Guzo Kaiju! Standing at an impressive 10.5″ tall, the “idol monster” was inspired by the above passage from Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Twilight of the Idols”, featuring a unique blend of classic kaiju and ancient deities wrapped up in one huge figure. Coming cast in a light cream soft vinyl, colour direction has ironically been handed over to GEEK! this time around, with the figure coming in contrasting gem stone pastels and monster brown sprays. Currently up for grabs via preorder through the Medicom Toy store priced at 20,000yen ($196) plus shipping, international orders can be made through the dedicated form right here…

MAN-E-NEWS// Uky Daydreamer x Art Junkie’s UD vs AJ sofubi protos revealed…

Uky Daydreamer have revealed that they will be teaming up with Art Junkie for the release of a new sofubi mini set! Little has been revealed about the project so far, but it appears that the 2 masked luchas, “UD vs AJ”, have been designed separately by the pair, with the intention of mixing up both head and body parts for future releases (as shown in the pics above!). Due to be making their debut at Design Fiesta Vol.39 in May, be sure to stay tuned for any further developments as soon as we hear anything…

MAN-E-NEWS// Custom S.U.C.K.L.E mini figures from Topheroy…

Instantly selling out of his original batch of custom S.U.C.K.L.E figures a few weeks back (quicker than we could post them!), Topheroy has bowed to requests of fans with not one, not two, but five full sets this time around- a whopping total of 90 mini figures! Opting for the Kickstarter exclusive “Clear” as platform of choice, the huge round of customs feature all 15 figures from the original KS campaign, with each coming decked out in a tight selection of Monster Kolor sprays and hand painted detailing. Due to go on sale blind-bagged for an undisclosed sum, expect the figures in the Customantics store this Thursday, March 27th at 8pm EST…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Bugbite resin mini figures from Chris Ryniak…

Celebrating the launch of his long awaited online store this week, Chris Ryniak will be debuting an all-new mini critter, the Bugbite! Standing at around 2.5″ tall, the adorable little creatures are due to come cast in a variety of different resin finishes including clears, opaques, glitters and even a few hand paints thrown into the mix. Going on sale at the store‘s grand opening this Tuesday, March 25th at 2pm EST alongside a whole slew of other exclusive Ryniak figures, the Bubites will be sold blind bagged for just $18 each plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Planetary Organism Meshiusu from Karz Works x Medicom Toy…

Following the release of last month’s History Monster Triffid kaiju, Karz Works have once again teamed up with Medicom Toy for the next instalment in the Classic SF Series, proudly presenting the Planetary Organism Meshiusu! Inspired by sci fi novel “Yuseiseibutsu MESSIUS” (we’re still working on a translation!), the bug eyed beast stands at around 8.5″ tall, coming in what appears to be a metallic green soft vinyl with metallic blue, yellow and silver sprays. Currently available to Japanese customers over at the Medicom Toy store for 6,500yen plus shipping, international orders can be placed at the slightly higher price of $68.57 through the Rakuten Global Market here. Shipping on the figures has been slated for July 2014…

MAN-E-NEWS// New Kid Toxic customs from Blurble…

Blurble has just revealed that a new pair of Kid Toxic customs will be heading to his store at some point this weekend! Conceived/designed by the artist and digitally sculpted by iamscumbag, the 5″ tall figure has been cast in contrasting semi-translucent green and pink resins courtesy of DuBose Art, coming with a number of metallic sprays and hand painted detailing in Blurble’s signature style. Pricing on the duo is still to be confirmed at present, but we’re guessing they’re likely to come in at around $55 each when they finally touch down in the next couple of days…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Max Toy x Teresa Chiba “Kibunadon” sofubi test shot revealed…

Following our look at the finished clay proto just a couple of weeks back, Mark Nagata over at Max Toy Co has just revealed Teresa Chiba‘s Kibunadon as a soft vinyl test shot! Winner of last year’s Kaiju Gals competition, the beautiful 4.5″ tall, 5 part design was expertly sculpted by Makino-san of TTToys, with the first full run planned in April at the Design Festa gallery, Tokyo. Stay tuned for more details as soon as we get it, and be sure to head over to the Toy Karma blog right here for some further reading on Teresa and her work…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Yamashiroya Exclusive Franken Uamou sofubi…

Uamou has teamed up with Yamashiroya for an exclusive run of Franken Uamous! Cast up in an aqua green soft vinyl with masked brown sprays, red hand painted stitch detailing and a metal bolt through the head for good measure, the 3″ figures are available with 3 different expressions on offer (happy, sad and scared), coming in at just 3,500yen ($34) each plus shipping. Head over to the Yamashiroya store here to check the little guys out!

MAN-E-NEWS// The Budski mini figures from The PBKs revealed…

Hot of the heals of last month’s YOU NEED JESUS! release, Ratking over at The PBKs is proud to reveal the collective’s next release, the Budski mini figures! Comprising of 2 little smoking buddies, an adorable Kush nugget and an equally as cute stoner sloth, the 2″ pieces were designed, sculpted and cast by Ratking, with a whole slew of resin colourways planned for the near future. Likely to be making their debut in The PBKs store on April 20th (4/20 for those that know!), interested parties should keep a close eye on the Ratking IG feed here for more details soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// MAN-E-NEWS// The SLAVExONE x GUUMON “Titanium” Gero lottery details…

Teased here earlier in the week, we can now reveal the full details for Kaiju Monster‘s SLAVExONE x GUUMON “Titanium” Gero lottery! Limited to a micro run of just 7 figures, the release consists of four Titanium versions (seen in our original post), a “Black” Titanium chase, plus two one off customs (pictured), all painted using Monster Kolor by Brian Mahony of GUUMON TOY. Standing at around 6.5″ tall, the soft vinyl cast figures have been priced at $75 with domestic shipping included and just $85 shipped worldwide. Open until 10pm EST on Sunday, March 23rd, interested parties can enter the lottery by emailing KaijuMonsteR with their name, address and Paypal address. Winners will be notified via email on Monday March 24st…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Teenage Riot Figures from Kalaka Toys…

Mad genius Matias Kalaka over at Kalaka Toys is proud to present his latest custom series, The Teenage Riot Figures! Quickly garnering a name for himself with a unique blend of 80’s/90’s toy culture and neo-kaiju, Matias’ latest creations are easily our favourite yet, featuring an mash-up of 14″ KO TMNT figures and bootleg Madballs, replete with a Nag-style mop of hair, lashings of neon sprays, hand painted chest pieces, plus real metal neck chains. Limited to just 2 pieces for the time being, the pair come bagged with a custom header card, The Teenage sticker and pin. Interested parties can contact Matias directly at matias@thekalaka.com with any enquiries… Here’s hoping for more soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// New resin figures from Double Parlour…

The pair behind Double Parlour have just revealed that they’ll be debuting 2 new figures in their Etsy store this Saturday, March 22nd at 11am PST! The first to be revealed comes in the form of the beautiful albino set you see above. Featuring an all-new 5″ girl sculpt alongside 5 Bashlus-style minis, the figures have been cast in resin, coming hand painted in Double Parlour’s usual mix of fleshy and vintage palettes. Limited to just 5 sets, pricing on these is still to be confirmed. Keep track of the Double Parlour IG feed here for a full reveal of the second piece later today!

UPDATE// Uploaded mere minutes after our post went live, Double Parlour have just unveiled their second figure for release tomorrow- the jaw-dropping Boy Scout! Taking on an almost Madball-esque appearance with his array of scabs and stitches, the strangely endearing little guy has also been limited to just 5 pieces. Still no word on pricing at present, but we’re sure these will disappear quick regardless!