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MAN-E-NEWS// The “Lord Demonico” Designer Con exclusive from Scraped Resin x The Mark Ultra…

The first of 2 Designer Con exclusives we’ll be unveiling from Robert Rodriguez over at Scraped Resin, Lord Demonico is the artist’s latest collaboration with The Mark Ultra. Standing at 3.75″, this supernatural terrorist has been jointly kit-bashed and recast by by the pair, with Ultra focusing on the body (a rehash of the recent Chrono Cultist), whilst Rodriguez focused on the head and detachable helmet. Cast in a mix of purple, black and clear yellow resin, the figure comes packed in a resealable blistered backer with art from Rodriguez. Available at the Resin Syndicate booth (#512) from 9am on Saturday (11/9), Lord Demonico has been priced at just $40 a piece… Stay tuned for news on Scraped Resin’s other release, La Parka, on Man-E-Toys tomorrow!

MAN-E-NEWS// The Frankenball7 sofubi from Super7 x Secret Base…

Brian Flynn over at Super7 has just revealed a collab figure from heaven, proudly presenting the Frankenball7 sofubi! Teaming up with Secretbase, the ingenious Frankenghost mash-up will be available in 2 different editions; an Obake version that’ll only be available to purchase at the SB store, and a Goner that’ll be exclusive to Super7, both cast in a swirled green and white soft vinyl with grey bodies. No news of edition size, pricing or release dates as of yet, so be sure to keep a close eye on the Super7 blog for more details soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Designer Con exclusive Creep Brigade from Coma21 x Nebulon5…

“Some days aren’t worth getting out of bed. You look over and all you see is chunks of rotting pizza a few pieces of candy and a video game you already beat last night. It days like this when a Creep needs to get out of the house! Grab the deck hit the streets and Skate! Ian is so wrecked from a week of pizza binges and horror flicks he needs to get out side and get a nice glow put back in his skin. Do you feel the same way? Then join the Creep Brigade! We live by one simple motto: Creep Rot Die…”

Coma21 has teamed up with Nebulon5 for a special run of his ever popular skate punk sofubi, proudly presenting the Designer Con exclusive Creep Brigade! Cast in a GID soft vinyl for this run, the Sewer Creep has been lavished with a number of neon and metallic sprays, finished with a rather striking black striped shirt. Limited to an edition of 10 with pricing estimated at around $70 each, the Creepo Brigade will be up for grabs at the Spanky Stokes booth from 9am on Saturday (11/9)…

MAN-E-NEWS// Triplikid’s Mirth and Dolor online release…

Following a hugely successful debut at NYCC last month, Triplikid is proud to reveal that his two new figures, Mirth and Dolor, will finally be available in-store this Friday (11/8) at Noon EST! With a number of different options available including painted and DIY versions (plus a few cheeky Gropers!), we bring you the full rundown of what exactly will be on offer…

Mirth// Digitally sculpted and produced in resin by Mana Studios, the toothy Mirth stands at a lumbering 5″ tall, coming packed with his own flower accessory. Available in a beautiful hand painted edition of 25 for $80 each, Mirth will also be up for grabs in a blank DIY white for just $40.

Dolor, the Hunter// Again, sculpted and produced by Mana Studios, this rather more intricate piece stands 4.5″ tall, coming with a set of chains, 3 mountable skulls and an axe accessory. Offered up in a hand painted edition of 25 for $80, an unassembled, blank DIY version will also be available for $40.

NYCC Exclusive GID Groper// Bowing to public demand, Triplikid had a batch of 12 GID Gropers specially made for NYCC! With just 7 pieces left at $75 each, these will be joined by a strictly limited number of the previously released painted, DIY and grey versions (prices TBC).

MAN-E-NEWS// The Misfits inspired Sparrows from Blurble…

Gutted you’ll be missing out on Blurble‘s previously posted Designer Con exclusives? Well to all those unable to attend the event, you’re in luck, as he’s only gone and saved the best for online! Coming in the form of a Sparrow micro run, the limited batch of 3 figures have been cast up in a black resin this time around, featuring a skeletal white paint job inspired by none other than The Misfits. Touching down in the Blurble store at some point this week, each bagged and headed piece is due to come packed with a black hat and skateboard accessory for an estimated $30 each. Keep a close eye on Blurble’s Instagram feed here for exact release details soon…

UPDATE// These will be going on sale this Friday, November 8th at 3pm PST. Limited to 4 pieces, they have been confirmed at $30 plus shipping… Thanks goes to Blurble for the extra info!

MAN-E-NEWS// Mechavirus’ Ammonaito sofubi test shot revealed…

Originally teased back in August, it would appear that Mechavirus‘ sea-dwelling kaiju, the Ammonaito, has finally made the leap to sofubi! After countless resin customs and painted runs, the tentacled beast has been completely re-tooled for the new medium, featuring a slightly upscaled body, tighter detailing and a much more dynamic pose. Revealed here as a blank white test shot, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed that the first full release will be touching down shortly. Interested parties can keep up to date by following the Mechavirus Instagram feed here…

MAN-E-NEWS// Fig-Lab’s Finger Five sofubi blanks available now…

Joining the tokusatsu inspired Finger Five sofubi (posted here), Fig-Lab have just released a whole host of unpainted sets in the Fix-X store! Featuring all 5 designs from Paul Kaiju, Monstrehero, Sucklord, Lamour Supreme and Onell, the sets are currently available in chocolate brown, black, GID and hot pink soft vinyl. Coming in at a wallet friendly 5,000yen plus shipping, the little guys can be found alongside the previously posted Biter One, Sucktreman and Saru Maru right here…

MAN-E-NEWS// Scott Wilkowski’s double cast Galactic Jerkbag and S.U.C.K.L.E. Sucklord for Designer Con…

Master of the double cast, Scott Wilkowski has just revealed his entry for this weekend’s Super Suck-Up 2 show! Teaming up with Galactic Jerkbags, the artist has opted to work with the fan site’s familiar mascot instead of the standard Sucklord Bootleg, resulting in a stunning clear purple cast figure with a worm-like skeleton embedded inside. Limited to an edition of 50 blister backed figures, these will be going on sale at the DKE Toys/Super Suck-Up Designer Con booth starting Saturday (11/9) at 11am for $100 each. But that’s not all! Joining the Galactic Jerkbag, Scott will also be releasing his smallest double cast to date… a S.U.C.K.L.E. Sucklord! Standing a just 2″ tall, the little guy has been produced in a clear blue resin complete with a minute skeleton inside- just perfect! No news on edition size or pricing as of yet, so be sure to stay glued to Scott’s Instgram feed here for more details soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// Monstock’s Mons-keshi set…

Swiftly following the singular release of the Tsutenkakurobo keshi in both Retro and Original designs, Monstock return with the first ever Mons-keshi 4 pack! Featuring the 2 aforementioned figures, these have been joined by another 2 all-new sculpts, similar “building kaiju” Towerman and the Kinnikuman inspired TumoriDX. Standing at around 7cm each, the mini figures have been produced in a yellow, keshi-style injection moulded PVC for this release. Available in Japan via lottery on the Monstock blog, collectors in the West are going to need to contact forwarding service M-World at m-world-service@dream.jp with any enquiries…

MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Kaiju’s Designer Con line-up revealed in full…

Joining Mutant Vinyl Hardcore‘s previously posted Designer Con line-up, booth partner Paul Kaiju has just revealed an equally impressive selection of goodies! Featuring a total of 9 micro runs and 17 one-offs, including Mockpilots, King Jinx’s, Mr REE’s, plus a “Slate” Jinx Man, all figures will be up for grabs via lottery, with draws held at 12pm on Saturday (11/9) and at 2pm on Sunday (11/10). Interested parties can head over to the Paul Kaiju blog right here to find out exactly what’ll be on offer on what day… Good luck to all who enter!

MAN-E-NEWS// Blurble’s Designer Con release at the Lulubell Toys booth…

Blurble has just revealed that he will be hosting a release at the Lulubell Toys Designer Con booth (#120) this Sunday, November 10th at 11am! Featuring a trio of confirmed figures alongside a host of other fun and silly toys, we bring you a quick rundown of what’ll be on offer…

Custom Sparrows// Blurble teams up with Johan Ulrich of Death Cat Toys for a micro run of Sparrow hand paints! Sprayed in a gorgeous sparkling red colour scheme, the figure has been limited to just 6 pieces, each coming with a skateboard and hat accessory for $30 each.

Space Age Sparrows// The latest ‘blank’ Sparrow release from Blurble, these guys have been cast by DuBose, featuring clear pink, glitter and nuclear green (glow) swirls. Limited to 7, the Space Age Sparrows can be yours for just $20 a piece.

Black Light Sludgies// Marking the third outing for Blurble’s psychedelic, nuclear tea drinking beastie, Sludgy has been cast in a black light reactive clear neon pink and blue swirl. Limited to 5 pieces, each comes packed with Sludgy’s trusted tea flask for just $15 each.

MAN-E-NEWS// The custom “My Pet Monster” Autopsy Baby from Topheroy…

Topheroy proudly presents his latest custom masterpiece, the “My Pet Monster” Autopsy Baby! Cast in a clear blue resin for this incredible one-off, Topheroy has adorned the gruesome infant in a mixture of neon red, purple, blue and orange sprays 100% faithful to the cult 80’s plush (the MPM chains reference in the staple stitches being the icing on the cake for us!). Unfortunately not for sale at present, we’ll be keeping our fingers and toes crossed that a similar run in the recently unveiled Autopsy Baby sofubi will rear it’s ugly head soon… Well, we can hope anyway!

MAN-E-NEWS// Fig-Lab’s tokusatsu inspired Finger Five set…

Debuting at Design Fiesta 38 over the weekend, it would appear that Fig-Lab‘s tokusatsu inspired Finger Five sofubi will be getting a general release soon! Featuring all 5 designs from Paul Kaiju, Monstrehero, Sucklord, Lamour Supreme and Onell, each has been given a makeover based on a different show, including the pictured Barom One “Biter One”, Spectreman “Sucktreman” (in pachi colours) and the Lion Maru “Saru Maru”. Hopefully touching down in the Fig-X store at some point later this week, expect to pay around 2,000yen (approx. $20) per figure, or 10,000yen for the set (plus bonus Datadub figure!).

MAN-E-NEWS// The ManOrMonster? Studios Designer Con exclusives revealed…

Following the test shot revealed over the weekend, ManOrMonster Studios can finally unveil the 2 all-new figures they’ll have up for grabs at Designer Con over the weekend! First up we have the previously posted Heisenborg… Based on artwork originally created by Ryan Browne, the hilarious homage to the king of chemistry was designed/kitbashed by Brad Rader of Battle Babies fame, with production handed over to MoM’s Brandon Barker. Standing at 4.5″ tall and featuring WoW compatible neo-mag joints, the resin figure is actually the first ever carded MoM figure, coming complete with an Iron Man inspired paint job, test tube accessory and a Sky Blue background diorama, all housed in a resealable plastic clamshell. Limited to an edition of 6, Heisenborg will be available from the Galactic Jerkbags booth (#122) for $75 a piece.

Next up we have yet another MoM? x Battle Babies collab, as Brandon and Brad team up for the release of ARMY BRAT! Featuring a creepy mix of kitbashed dolls and tanks in the unmistakable BB style, the figure has been cast in resin by MoM?, featuring WoW compatible articulation and a weathered army green paint job. Again limited to 6 pieces, each coming housed in a custom made box, the ARMY BRATs will also be available at booth #122, priced at $80 each…

MAN-E-NEWS// Mighty Jaxx x Daniel Yu’s Oi! Cthulhu (stealth) Designer Con exclusive…

Mighty Jaxx have teamed up with Daniel Yu for the latest colourway of the ever-popular Oi! Cthulhu resin, a Designer Con exclusive ‘Stealth’! Hand sculpted by Daniel, the 6″ tall Lovecraftian figure comes fully articulated, complete with magnetic interchangeable hands and mini devil wings. Cast in an unpainted smoked clear resin for this release, the Stealth Oi! Cthulhu has been limited to just 50 pieces this time around, priced at an estimated $70 each. Going on sale at the Mighty Jaxx Dcon booth (#116) this weekend, any leftovers will be heading to the online store soon after…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Toy Art Gallery x AOI Designer Con exclusive Ion Men…

Any Old Ion have teamed up with Toy Art Gallery for a Designer Con exclusive run of Ion Men! Available in two different colourways; a mixed part, unpainted ivory/black and a graphite sprayed blue with red vinyl cape, the modular soft vinyl figures have been limited to just 10 of each. Priced at an estimated $25 a piece, the little guys will be available at the TAG booth (#215) from 9am this Saturday, November 9th… Unable to attend the event, but still want an Ion Men fix? Then you’ll be glad to know that both standard and REMIX build artist proofs are still available from the Turbopistola store right here.

MAN-E-NEWS// Gorogoloid at Monster Kolor’s “It came from the Pressure Pot” group show…

Famed for his awesome resin kaiju Rhaal, Barry Allen aka Gorgoloid has just revealed that he will be taking part in Monster Kolor‘s upcoming “It came from the Pressure Pot” group show! Releasing a new Rhaal in a beautiful Monster Kolor dyed, lime green colourway, the beast is joined by two all-new kaiju creations; the marbled teal Oculis and the pink dyed Avilar. Up for grabs at the show’s opening at Monster Kolor Studios on Saturday, November 9th, any remaining pieces will be available from the MK online store soon after…

MAN-E-NEWS// The MVH Designer Con line-up revealed in full…

In what has got to be one of the most killer selection of toys we’ve seen to date, Rich Montanari Jr over at Mutant Vinyl Hardcore has just revealed a huge line-up of Designer Con exclusives… attendees beware, you’re going to be leaving penniless when you see what’s up for grabs! Featuring a monumental total of 13 micro runs (all of editions of 10 or under) and 10 one-offs, the crazy list includes unpainted Sam Heinous’, the Tar Man Dokuro DX, an Ollie/Krawlus mash-up, plus the first ever Krawlus hand paints. Up for grabs via a lottery system at the event, Rich has stated that in the very unlikely event of anything not selling, we can expect it in the MVH online store soon after…

MAN-E-NEWS// Buffmonster’s Silver Glitter and GID “Double Heather” Melty Misfit Cheap Toys..

Hot off the heals of the jaw-dropping Graffiti Petey reveal last week, Buff Monster returns to the original Melty Misfit Cheap Toy, Double Heather, for one more release! Standing at around 1.5″ tall (in scale with the original GPK figures), the Mitch Martinez sculpted piece has been once again cast by Healeymade, coming in both Silver Glitter and GID Green coloured resins. Due to touch down in the Buff Monster store tomorrow (11/6) at 10am Eastern time, expect to pay around $15 each (TBC) plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// Grody Shogun’s Suck Sensei sofubi for Super Suck-Up 2…

Featured here as a wax proto last week, Luke Rook aka Grody Shogun has just revealed his entry for Super Suck-Up 2 in full! Entitled Suck Sensei, the 3″ tall micro appears to have been cast in a black soft vinyl, coming with a thick layer of silver sprays, hand painted detailing, plus a detachable light sabre accessory! Limited to an edition of 50 for the show, each figure comes blister backed on a custom card for $100 a piece. Touching down at the Super Suck-Up/DKE Toys Designer Con booth this coming Saturday, November 9th at 11am, any remaining pieces will be heading to the Suckadelic store soon after…