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MAN-E-NEWS// The Meatgrinder Namakeshi from Nama Niku x Ironhaus x Eric Nilla…

Following the recently posted teaser art a couple of weeks back (check it out here), Tyler over at Nama Niku proudly presents the latest addition to the ever growing Namakeshi family… the fearsome Meatgrinder! A truly monstrous mini figure collaboration, the awesome creature was sculpted by Ironhaus‘ Jimmy Rommel using Tyler’s infamous meatgrinder head, coming cast in a multitude of neon rubbers (including removable title belt!) by none other than Eric Nilla. No official word on the general release as of yet, but you guys will be the first to know once we hear anything!

MAN-E-NEWS// Ultimate Skull and Cobra’s Roid Randys for Toy Mafia…

Joining the recently revealed Micro Kaiju Negoras from Mark Nagata, Clutter are proud to present the second exclusive figure up for grabs at next weekend’s Toy Mafia… Roid Randy from Ultimate Skull and Cobra! Restyling their first resin creation, the Skullgasm, into a fully fledged designer action figure, the impressive piece stands at a lofty 6″ of hand cast resin, coming with 4 points of articulation (both peg and magnetic!). Cast in a Toy Mafia exclusive neon pink and black, Roid Randy has been limited to 5 of 2 pictured combinations, priced at just $65 a piece. As with the Micro Negoras, any remaining stock will be hitting the Clutter online store on Monday, May 27th at 12pm EST. Stay tuned for the reveal of the remaining 2 figures from Monster Island and Devil Boy soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// Elephantos t-shirt pre-order from turboPISTOLA…

Looking to push the Elephantos brand to new heights in 2013, turboPISTOLA has a number of awesome projects in the pipeline for the highly popular mini figure’s adoring fans- the first coming in the form of this rather sleek looking t-shirt! Up for pre-order through the turboPISTOLA store right now up until June 3rd, the double sided, screen printed design comes on a high quality teal American Apparel Jersey T-Shirt (slim fit type) with maroon artwork. Grab yours now for just $18 ($20 2XL+) plus shipping… We’ll have some more exclusive details on the future of Elephantos soon, including a rather interesting collaboration with our very own Tru:Tek!

MAN-E-NEWS// The Mecha Greasebat sofubi from Jeff Lamm x Monster Worship…

Ending almost a year of speculation, Monster Worship have finally revealed images of the latest figure from Jeff Lamm… Mechanized Greasebat (Heavy Armored) aka Mecha Greasebat! Once again sculpted by the legendary Chauskoskis, the incredible figure appears to be roughly the same scale as the original design (around 7″), this time coming with 2 confirmed arm attachments- the pictured mace club and the rather interestingly titled ‘Rocketfire’! Tentatively mentioned as ‘coming soon’, we’re guessing the first round of figures will be making an appearance at SDCC in some form or another… Stay tuned for more info as soon as we hear anything!

MAN-E-NEWS// The DrilOne Drone mini figure custom from Small Angry Monster…

Resident Argonaut Resins artist Adam Pratt aka Small Angry Monster has just revealed his latest custom mini figure masterpiece, this time around working his magic on none other than DrilOne’s ‘Drone’ resin! Standing at around 2″ tall, the beautiful little figure has been customised using a number of army kit parts, the piece de resistance surely coming in the form of the awesome grafted-on t-rex style arms (and grenade launcher!)- a feature that according to DrilOne has been included in the upcoming full-size Drone release! We’re still not sure as to whether this particular guy will ever be available, but if you’ve been lucky enough to score one of the figures in the recent drops, we’re sure Adam won’t mind you hitting him up through his IG feed here for a similar piece…

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Nex’ designer action figure pre-order from Dead Hand Toys…

Building a reputation for his beautifully crafted resin mini figures, Brian Ahlbeck over at Dead Hand Toys has bucked the trend with his latest release, as he proudly presents the ‘Nex’ designer action figure! Originally making an appearance in 2 exclusive colourways for last month’s Toys Are Us show at the Rockford Art Deli, the articulated brain-beast will be up for grabs in the pictured ‘standard’ edition of hand painted pink, green orange and silver starting today (May 17th), until midnight on Sunday. Dropping in the Dead Hand Toys store right here, expect to pay just $40 plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ ‘Neon Golden Deadbeats’ for Design Fiesta 37…

We brought you a guys comprehensive guide to the Rampage Toys Design Fiesta exclusives last week, but there was one figure in particular that we weren’t able to reveal in full at the time… Well the wait is over, as Rampage’s Jon Malmstedt proudly presnts the ‘Neon Golden’ Deadbeats! Tackling Scott Tolleson’s ridiculously popular figure with ease, Jon has sprayed the clear cast soft vinyl piece in a mixture of neons and metallics, finishing up with some nerve-rackingly tight hand painted details. No news with regards to edition size on these, but John has mentioned that any remaining stock from the show will be heading to the online shop on Saturday evening (May 18th) Japan time (around 6am EST)… Check out our previous post here for the full list of DF 37 exclusives!

MAN-E-NEWS// Heroic Form Prince Algor ‘Candy Shop Edition’ from Rampageo Industries…

Fresh from the success of last month’s debut ‘mega’ drop, Jesse Chagnon of Rampageo Industries is gearing up for the latest release in the ongoing ‘Exciting World of Jalldoon’ series, as he proudly presents Prince Algor in Heroic Form: Candy Shop Edition! Starting Monday May 20th and running right through to Monday June 10th, Jesse will be offering up Jalldoon’s plucky protagonist via pre order in 3 Translucent colours; Candy Apple (green), Lemmondrop (yellow), and Twin Cherry (red). Single versions of the neo-mag articulated figure will be priced at just $46, whilst a 3 Pack of all the colours will be available for just $115 (all prices include US shipping) right here in the Doom Kick store. We’ve been told that this will be the last time that Prince Algor will be available in Heroic Form, so be sure to nab 1 (or 3!) whilst you can! Head over to Doom Kick here for the full drop details, plus bio information on the new characters…

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Rax the Terrible’ custom M.U.S.C.L.E from Killer Bootlegs…

Creator of H.U.S.T.L.E’s Jobba the Hurt, the one and only Killer Bootlegs throws his hat back into the custom M.U.S.C.L.E (wrestling) ring with his latest release… Rax the Terrible! Kit bashed using M.U.S.C.L.E’s iconic ‘baddie’ Terri Bull and the Piranha driver from M.A.S.K, Rax Sly, the figure has been cast in clear resin, coming airbrushed in a multitude of one-off C-Thru Monster Kolor sprays. Limited to just 20 blind bagged pieces, Rax the Terrible will be hitting the Killer Bootlegs store this Friday, May 17th at 5pm CST for a wallet friendly $12.50 plus shipping… We have word that another super secret release will be dropping at the same time, so be sure to set your alarms for this one to avoid missing out!

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Floating Shadow’ resin figures from Healeymade…

Originally making an appearance as a GID ‘Suck Shop’ exclusive a couple of weeks back, David Healey’s latest custom bootleg, the Floating Shadow, will finally be hitting the Healeymade store later on today! Cast in a mixture of semi translucent purple and neon yellow resin, the ghoulish 3.75″ tall figures have been finished with black hand painted detailing and a light gloss coat. Limited to an edition of 10 this time around (TBC), expect to find them right here from 9pm EST for just $60 plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Micro Bastard mini figures from Ironhaus Pro…

They’ve been a while in coming, but Ironhaus Pro‘s Micro Bastards are finally ready to be unleashed in the wild! The first self produced series from the artist, the debut line-up of 1.5″ mini figures features 3 common designs plus one chase, all cast in a mixture of different finishes using a flexible keshi-style rubber. With a ‘soft’ release of just 10 figures going on to sell out in a matter of minutes last night, Jimmy will be putting a more substantial batch in the newly opened Ironhaus store later this week. Expect to pay just $13 plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Mecha: Wave 1 resin figures from DMS…

After months on the drawing board, DMS‘ highly anticipated Mini Mechas are finally set for a full general release! Measuring in at just under 3″ of hand cast resin, each figure comes with a weathered and battle damaged paint job, available mounted on a resin base in either ‘Blue Steel’ (limited to 5 pieces) or ‘Corroded Chrome’ (limited to 11 pieces) colourways. Priced at a very reasonable $19.99 plus shipping, the little ‘bots will be heading to the DMS store this Friday, May 17th at 6pm BST…

MAN-E-NEWS// May’s Toy Mafia featuring Micro Kaiju Negoras from Mark Negata…

Toy Mafia (\ˈtȯi mä-fē-ə\)
Noun.
An organized international body of designer toy collectors, originally founded in NYC. Toy Mafia events take place monthly and are often associated with exclusive releases and excessive partying.

Following the success of last month’s first ever Toy Mafia event at NYC’s Concrete, Clutter are proud to reveal that May’s is set to be even bigger than before- with a total of 5 exclusive toy releases up for grabs this time around! First up is a painted run of the highly popular Micro Kaiju Negora from Mark Nagata. Standing at 2.5″ tall, the soft vinyl cast figure has been hand painted by the artist in a mixture of yellow/red sprays and gold detailing. Limited to an edition of just 12 pieces priced at $30 each, any remaining figures will be heading to the Clutter online store on Monday, May 27th at 12pm EST. Stay tuned for the reveal of the remaining 4 figures soon!

Clutter’s Toy Mafia at Concrete NYC

Saturday, May 25th, 8pm

Featuring music from BAAM BADA

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Aqua’ BEVIL and ‘Sakura Flavoured’ Sushi Kaiju resins from Paul Shih…

New Zealand’s Paul Shih returns with his unique blend of cute kaiju, as he proudly presents not 1, but 2 new resin releases! Originally made available at NZ’s art/comic event Chromacon over the weekend, ‘Aqua’ BEVIL and ‘Sakura Flavoured’ Sushi Kaiju have been rotocast by Paul, coming in a beautiful array of sprayed and hand brushed pastels. Both limited to an edition of 10 with a price tag of $50 for Bevil and $60 for Sushi Kaiju, the adorable pair will be touching down in Paul’s online store this Friday, May 17th at 1pm Pacific time…

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The ‘8-Ball’ Radioactive Rumbler vinyl figure revealed…

Hot off the heals of our exclusive teaser last week, John Santagada over at Radioactive Uppercut kindly shares some more details about his upcoming debut vinyl line, including a peak at the project’s first figure, the fearsome 8-Ball! Revealed as the ‘Radioactive Rumblers’, the ongoing series is set to feature a number of 4″ designs inspired by old sci-fi and horror flicks, 80’s toys, garbage pail kids and comic books of the 50’s and 60’s, each coming rotocast in vinyl with a number of ‘city crushing’ points of articulation (3 in the case of 8-Ball!)… As mentioned in our previous post, John will be funding the project through Kickstarter, with a tentative ‘live’ date set for July 1st. Alongside basic ‘entry’ tiers that include trading cards, comics and of course the standard figure, a number of custom 8-Balls have also been donated for the cause, with artists Ed Long and Damien Glonek of Living Dead Dolls, Frank and Martina Russo from MF Gallery and Monsterforge all confirmed so far… We’ll be bringing you guys a comprehensive lowdown closer to the Kickstarter campaign, but in the meantime, be sure to head over to the Radioactive Uppercut Facebook page here for all the latest developments!

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Cakefighter’ sofubi from Rampage Toys x Frenzy Bros…

Originally made available at Superfestival 62 last month, the Cakefighter head from Rampage Toys is now set to receive a full painted figure release! Sculpted by Rampage’s Jon Malmstedt and cast by Eric Nilla in a flexible keshi-style rubber, the awesome design has been mounted on the Frenzy Bros’ popular barbarian sofubi, coming complete with chained, hand cut vinyl capes and either flesh or blue Micro Cupcake keshis! Limited to just 4 pieces this time around, the Cakefighters will be making their debut at the upcoming B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage Toys Show (May 24th), with any remaining stock hitting the online store soon after…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Disarticulators x Rampage Toys’ ‘Cupcakes in Space!’ for the Tokyo Junkie 5 Exhibition…

Rounding off our rather impromptu ‘Mini Figure Monday’, we bring you the latest project to come from our very own Tru:Tek… the Disarticulator x Rampage Toys Cupcakes in Space! An amalgamation of Tru:Tek’s TTFTD Bio-Drone and Rampage’s classic Cupcake Luchador keshi, the 4-part rubber mini figure has been cast in a multitude of vivid colours, coming complete with a clear plastic dome top. Debuting at the junk food inspired Tokyo Junkie 5 Exhibition next week, a general release has been tentatively set for May 31st… Stay tuned for full release details next week!

Tokyo Junkie 5 Exhibition
Featured Artists: Rampage Toys, Devilrobots, Art Junkie, Mad Barbarians, Hidaka Makoto
Opens May 24th at Plateaux in Ikebukuro (Tokyo), with artists in attendance at the May 31st opening party- event is set to be live streamed!

MAN-E-NEWS// New resin and custom drop from turboPISTOLA…

Never one to rest on his laurels, the ever busy turboPISTOLA is proud to present yet another swathe of incredible customs and original figures! Featuring a mix of Monster Kolor sprayed OMFG, hand brushed Kidrobot minis, plus Solar Color Dust-tinted resins, we bring you a rough rundown of what you can expect after the drop-

All new custom and open edition Elephantos figures that will make your knees shake!
Custom OMFG figures
Custom Goon Squad DJ Aya Holla figure
Custom Meltdown Dunny
Custom Pirate Lion Battle Beast
Big fun for broken homes!

Priced between $15-$45 plus shipping, the above will be hitting the turboPISTOLA store today (May 13th) at 1pm Eastern… Stay tuned for some exclusive Elephantos news right here on Man-E-Toys soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Heisenberg’ custom bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E from Healeymade…

Hot off the heals of the MUSCLE/MASK Snigator Claw posted here last week, Healeymade comes with yet another custom bootleg M.U.S.C.L.E, the ingenius Heisenberg! Kit-bashed and resculpted from the popular rock man figure, Iwao, the Breaking Bad inspired piece features the iconic pork pie hat, shades and goatee of the cult series’ Walter White. To be cast in a clear blue resin to resemble White’s signature methamphetamine (hence the use of Iwao!), the figure should hopefully be making an appearance on the Healymade store at some point in June. Stay tuned for full release details soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// Artist’s Proof Cry-Borg and OMFG ‘New Recruits’ colourway from Rufus…

Joining turboPISTOLA’s Cuddlehard, Rufus‘ incredible Cry-Borg OMFG Series 2 figure is now available in the standard Artist Proof ‘Hot Pink’! Limited to 200, 100 of which have already been claimed thanks to a promotion for Ruf’s “Scrap Metals” facebook page, gifts to family and friends, trades, and a small quantity being held back for future projects, the remaining stock is up for grabs on the Rufus store right here. Shipped ‘loose’, the AP Cry-Borg has been priced at a very reasonable $5 plus shipping…

As if the AP drop wasn’t enough, Rufus has also secured his very own OMFG Series 2 colourway- the ‘army men’ green inspired New Recruits! A perfect contrast to the many vivid neons and metallics of past OMFG exclusives, the New Recruit pack contains all 5 OMFG Series 2 characters (SHIRTLE, GRIMM GOURD, CRY-BORG, CUDDLEHARD, & PUKE KNIGHT), sealed in package with exclusive header art by Rufus. Priced at $10 plus shipping, head over to Ruf’s store here to secure yours now…