SoftoyHobby Archives

MAN-E-NEWS// Catfighter, God Dam and TexHex resin minis for the B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage show…

With the hotly tipped B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage Show open it’s doors at Tokyo’s Rampage Studios next week, Triclops have revealed not 1, not 2, but 3 awesome new mini figures for the event! Joining the previously teased Catfighter from Rampage’s Jon Malmstedt, the guys will be dropping the hilarious Tex Hex alongside one of our favourite entries into the long running series yet- the Gundam inspired God Dam! Available alongside a number of figures from the last wave of B.A.S.T.A.R.Ds (check them out here), the custom bootleg minis have been cast in a huge selection of different resin tints, each coming bagged and headed in the new overhauled design… Opening Friday, May 24th, any remaining pieces from the show will be heading to the Rampage store soon after. Stay tuned for more reveals later in the week!

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Cuddley Lagann’ custom OMFG from Terrthom…

Up and coming mini figure customiser Terrthom proudly presents his latest OMFG kit-bash, the Cuddley Lagann! Using turboPISTOLA’s popular Cuddlehard as the platform of choice this time around, Terrthom has cleverly replaced the original arms and legs with Gundam kit parts, rounding the piece off with the addition of a new head. Painted and distressed in a red/black palette inspired by Gainax’s popular mecha anime, Gurren Lagann, the neat little piece is up for grabs in the Terrthom store right now for just $25 plus shipping… Terrthom has stated he’ll be updating his store on a near-daily basis, so be sure to keep checking back for more soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Design Fiesta 37…

With Design Fiesta 37 opening it’s doors next weekend, Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys has started to reveal some of the goodies he’ll be bringing along to the event… lovers of Rampage sofubi are going to need to take note, there’s some seriously cool figures you most definitely wont want to miss out on! Here’s a quick rundown of what’s been announced so far-

DF 37 X-Ray Ugly Unicorns- Cast in a clear/GID marbled soft vinyl, these once again see the return of the popular X-Ray cellophane inserts, this time around with some beautiful pink fade work. Limited to an edition of 4 including 1 clear red chase.
Topheroy UU’s- Design Fiesta will finally see the long awaited release of the Topheroy UU micro run! Limited to 5, these have been painted in Toph’s signature metallic Monster Kolor fades, black detailing and hi-gloss coat.
Design Fiesta Dinos- With the clear red UU’s proving a huge success, Jon has had a limited batch of the Cyclops Dino sofubis cast in the same colour! Coming with silver/grey and white sprays plus yellow and black detailing, these guys have been limited to 4 sets.
Rampaging Deadbeats- The first sofubi collaboration to be revealed for the event, Jon tackles Scott Tolleson’s highly popular Deadbeat figure head on, painting the little fellas in Rampage’s infamous mix of neon V-Color sprays and brush detailing. Edition size (and a full reveal!) are to come, but judging by the pic above our money is on 8.

Available at the Rampage/Refreshment/Pop Soda booth (# C-359), Jon has stated that a number of the pieces will be heading online after the first day (May 18th). We suggest setting your alarms if you live state side though- the drop is planned for 6am EST! Stay tuned for more Design Fiesta reveals next week…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Photon Ranger custom bootlegs from Motorbot…

Following the success of the hugely popular Land Sharks (a few of which are still up for grabs here), resin artist Motorbot comes with his latest custom bootleg release, the Photon Rangers! Recast from an unidentified mini figure line, the Glyos-esque creations have been produced in a number of different one-off hand finished variants including GID, tinsel and clear marbles. Priced at a wallet friendly $11 plus shipping, the little guys are up for grabs ‘blind bag’ style on the Meat Head Toys store right here…

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘The Imp’ vinyl figure from Unbox industries x Fos…

Teased here last month, the hotly tipped collaboration from FOS and Unbox Industries is finally upon us! The first ever toy from the founder of Britain’s longest running and most infamous skateboard company HEROIN, the ‘Imp’ stands approx 16cm tall, coming with four points of articulation. Featuring a unique hollowed out design, the super-creepy beast even glows in the dark from the inside out via his ghoulish empty eye sockets! Dropping towards the end of May, each figure has been individually bagged with a header from FOS for just $30 each. With the pictured sleek black version up for grabs first, we’ve been told that more colourways, plus some special repaints are on the way… Stay tuned for info on those soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// Zeon’s Moving Castle custom Gundam from Dunpeel…

Moving away from our regular indie toy postings, we bring you a custom piece from established Gundam customiser Dunpeel we simply couldn’t ignore… presenting Zeon’s Moving Castle! Inspired by the towering mass of organic machinery seen in Studio Ghibli’s iconic anime HWC, the piece has been created using multiple Gundam ‘Zaku II’ kits, including the 1/48 Megasize, several 1/100 Master Grades and a backpack from the RX-78-2 Gundam. Brought together with the help of some seamless additional sculpting, the piece has been faithfully painted in Zaku’s original olive, black and red tones, coming mounted on a scaled grass base… Unfortunately details on availability are still forthcoming, but if you’re interested in checking out how the piece was put together, head over to the original posting at FG-Site here.

[Info/pics- FG-Site via TomoPop]

MAN-E-NEWS// The Playful Gorilla x 4TheLuvOfToyzNY ‘Tee and Toy’ set…

Cash Cannon over at 4TheLuvOfToyzNY has once again teamed up with vector wizard Playful Gorilla for the release of their very first ‘Tee and Toy’ set! Featuring Cash’s recently released ‘Busted Trooper’ and ‘Bobafetted’ resin figures, the Star Wars inspired minis are joined by accompanying designs from Playful Gorilla that have been digitally printed direct to garment cotton tees. Available in a number of different buying options starting from $45, we have our eyes on the ‘Mega Combo’ pack- whereby as well as bagging both figures and t-shirt designs, lucky purchasers also receive a sticker and badge pack (featuring work from both artists), plus a secret 5″x7″ Star Wars inspired print for just $95! Head over to the Playful Gorilla store here to grab yours…

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘MUSCLE/MASK’ Snigator Claw custom bootleg from Healeymade…

It’s been a while since we’ve seen any new M.U.S.C.L.E customs from the Healeymade camp, so it came with great pleasure this week to find that the artist has just tackled none other than fan favourite, the Snigator Claw! Posted on Instagram at the beginning of the week with the tag ‘MUSCLE/MASK’, we can only assume that this will be the latest in the series of M.A.S.K inspired figures- although the sculpt that replaces the original Snigator head strangely appears a lot more dynamic than that of the popular 80’s toy line… Unfortunately details on the release are still scarce, but with the original line-up also recently teased in a previously unseen ‘flesh’ colourway, we’re guessing we won’t have long until they hit the store. Stay locked on the Healeymade IG feed here for more details soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Baby Deadbeats Series 3 from DLux…

Having sold out of the previous 2 runs in a matter of hours, the mighty DLux returns with his latest (and greatest!) batch of custom Baby Deadbeats! Featuring a total of 8 one-off figures, the Scott Tolleson designed mini has been painted up in a huge selection of Monster Kolor neons and metallics (our favourite being the awesome Skeletor inspired purple, blue and green!), finished off with some fine brush detailing and a liberal coating of hi-gloss. Available blind-bagged for just $25 a piece, the little guys are up for grabs in the DLux store right now…

MAN-E-NEWS// Battling Bastards: El Cabroncito custom bootleg from Scraped Resin…

The bootleg universe of the Battling Bastards just got a ‘LITTLE’ bigger, as El Cabroncito, the death-defying Mexican mini, joins Ultimate Carlos’ army of lucha thugs for the latest release from Scraped Resin! Kit-bashed and re-sculpted from various lucha figures, El Cabroncito differs slightly from the previous release in terms of scale and articulation- instead opting for a smaller, static design resembling the lucha ‘idols’ commonly found adorning dashboards and spiritual altars in Mexico. Initially coming in the pictured ‘Santo’s Blood’ colourway, the figures have been cast in a 2-part process using stage-blood red and silver-bullet coloured resins, with no paint applied. Limited to just 6 in this edition, each figure will be packaged with an El Cabroncito vinyl sticker, a limited edition saint card commerating the Santo’s Blood colourway, plus a header card featuring Lucha Libre legend El Santo. Dropping on the Scraped Resin store this Wednesday, May 8th at noon PST, El Cabroncito can be yours for just $30 plus shipping… Head over to the dedicated blog here for the full lowdown on the project.

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘The Ghost Pig’ resin figure from Big Trubble…

“You may eat his flesh, but you can’t consume his soul. The pig is released from his corporeal body just before the first bites are taken. He’s now free to explore the spirit world and haunt his tormentors for years to come…”

Since the reveal of the ‘Leader‘ resin figure a couple of months back, we’ve been dying to see how Big Trubble‘s Laird Henderson could possibly top such an amazing piece- well here’s the answer, as the Toronto based artist proudly presents his latest release, The Ghost Pig! A total change in direction from the foreboding Leaders, the hilarious figure has been designed, hand sculpted and cast by Laird, with cell vinyl application by Tara Krebs. Weighing in at an impressive 7″ tall, the beautifully executed piece has been limited to just 30 pieces, with limited supplies available at both Magic Pony and the Big Trubble store for $200 plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Invader’ 1a & 1b resin figures from Scott Wilkowski…

Hot off the heals of his recent Altar Beast collaboration with Monster Worship for C2E2 (check it out here), Scott Wilkowski unleashes yet another skeletal masterpiece in the form of the ‘Invaders’… What appears to be a sculpt from either a canned or forthcoming ‘Infected’ custom Android project, the beautiful piece has been cast in 2 different colourways; 1a being a marbled white and green resin, with 1b coming in green and purple. Available in extremely limited supplies directly through the artist’s blog here, each ‘Invader’ comes complete with display stand for just $60 plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Garbage Pail Kids ‘MiniKins’ mini figures…

We very rarely feature toys outside of the indie/art toy scene, but upon hearing that Topps would be releasing a new Garbage Pail Kids mini figure series a couple of weeks back, we simply couldn’t resist sharing the full release details with you guys now that they’ve finally emerged! Rebranded from Cheap Toys to MiniKins, the new 1″ sculpts will be made from a soft, rubbery material that we’re hoping will sit nicely alongside the original 2 series. Aside from the name change, there will be a number of other differences from the original line, so without further adieu, we bring you a rundown of what to expect come the series’ launch this October-

26 different mini-figures and stickers
Each “Single Blind Pack” will contain 2 mystery figures and two stickers
Each “Jumbo Blind Pack” will contain 3 mystery figures, 1 visible figure, and four stickers
Base version are fully-painted in multiple colors to match the original sticker
Chase versions are available in 4 different colors: Neon Blue & Neon Red (1:3 packs), Neon Green (1:4 packs), Neon Yellow (1:12 packs)

Stay tuned for more info on the hotly tipped comeback soon!

[Info- GeePeeKay]

MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s ‘Oxymoron Carnivale’ for TAG’s YHWH Show…

Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details of his latest custom monstrosity, ‘Oxymoron Carnivale’ for Toy Art Gallery‘s YHWH group show! A combination of vinyl and hand cast resin with feathers, the outstanding piece features the recently revealed ‘Obese’ body sculpt (seen in the previously revealed ‘Burger King‘), standing at a lofty 14″ tall. Hand painted in a number of neon Monster Kolor sprays, the one-off piece comes signed by the artist. Details on the show are still scarce at the moment, but for the full artist roster, head over to the TAG site here.

The YHWH Custom Show at TAG

May 11 – May 26, 2012

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The debut vinyl figure from Radioactive Uppercut…

Getting the scoop straight from the source, we’re very proud to reveal exclusive details of the debut vinyl toy line from John Santagada’s Radioactive Uppercut studio! After 9 years in the Collectible Toy Industry providing hundreds of award-winning, brand-strengthening products for such companies as DC Direct, Mezco Toyz and Gemmy Industries, John has finally decided to go it alone on a project that has been 6 years in the making. A true labour of love, the series will feature a number of 4″ vinyl figures, the first of which will be making an appearance in the form of a Kickstarter campaign planned for late June. Whilst details are still scarce, we’ve been told that fans of old sci-fi and horror flicks, 80’s toys, garbage pail kids and comic books of the 50’s and 60’s (yep, he’s pretty much listed all of us!) are going to want to sit up and take note, as this is one series YOU WON’T want to miss out own! Stay tuned for more teasers and reveals as we get closer to the start of the campaign, and be sure to head over to the official Radioactive Uppercut Facebook page here and ‘like’ for all the latest updates…

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Sunburst Dave’ from Killer Bootlegs x The Mark Ultra…

Just in time for summer, Killer Bootlegs comes with the latest ‘sunburst’ iteration of The Mark Ultra‘s “Dave” custom bootleg! Completely remolded, cast, and airbrushed in brilliantly bright red-yellow Monster Kolor sprays, “Sunburst Dave” is the first colourway in a new collaborative series from the pair. Limited to just 5 pieces, the awesome figure can be found on the Killer Bootlegs store right here for just $60 plus shipping… Stay tuned for the next release soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// Split Kit Month at Muscle Things…

In honour of NolanJP’s beautifully crafted ‘Split Kit’ custom GPK Cheap Toy (get the full lowdown here), Muscle Things will be hosting ‘Kit Month’ right throughout May! Starting this Tuesday, May 7th at 11am PST, MT will be dropping 2 new colours of the figure each week, starting with the pictured Novo Yellow and Neon Red. Cast in the now infamous ‘black magic’ rubber, the little guys will be available in the Muscle Things store right here for around $25-$30 plus shipping. Stay tuned for more colourway reveals next week…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Nama Niku x Ironhaus x Eric Nilla ‘Iron: Grinder’ mini figure teased…

Joining the ‘Deathmatch‘ work-in-progress we posted a couple of weeks back, it appears that Nama Niku and Ironhaus have yet another mini figure in the works judging by this awesome header art posted yesterday! Whilst information is purely speculative at the moment, we guess that the figure will be an extension of Nama Niku’s popular Meatgrinder keshi customs- the difference being that this time it’ll be 100% originally sculpted! To be cast by none other than Eric Nilla in a flexible keshi-style rubber, we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for the usual wide ranging selection of colours including GID, thermal colour changing and the obligatory M.U.S.C.L.E flesh. Expect an update on this highly promising project soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// The GID B/W swirl Evil Origami from alto x DMS…

To celebrate their awesome collaborative piece being nominated for ‘Best Resin’ at the Designer Toy Awards this week, alto and DMS have teamed up once again for another batch of the ever popular Evil Origamis! Cast in the ToyCon UK exclusive GID with unique black enamel paint swirls by DMS, the 3″ resin figure has been limited to just 7 pieces this time around, priced at $49.99 plus shipping. Head over to the DMS store here to secure yours now…

MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Critter and Lobsterman mini figures from Topheroy x The Disarticulators…

Following the ‘My Pet Monster‘ Critter custom posted earlier in the week, we proudly present 2 more Disarticulator customs from the insanely talented Topheroy! Once again tackling the 1″ Critter platform with flare, the resin figure, cast by our very own Tru:Tek, has been given Toph’s infamous rainbow fade of Monster Kolor sprays, finished with metallic black detailing and a liberal coat of hi-gloss. Joining the Critter comes another design from our resident super-sculptor Zectron, the TTFTD Lobsterman. As with the Crite, this guy has also be cast in resin, this time around coming in an Iron Man-esque mix of metallic red and yellow sprays with black detailing. Unlike the previously revealed Critter, these guys are actually available for sale (yay!)- priced at just $25 a piece, they can be found on Topheroy’s Customantics store right here… Stay tuned for more Toph x Disarticulator action soon!