MAN-E-NEWS// The “Fallen Hero” resin figure from JC Rivera…

After what seems like an age since the reveal of JC Rivera‘s jaw-dropping Platoon Hero resin (check it out here), the Chicago based artist is proud to announce that the first official edition will be dropping this week! Entitled “The Fallen Hero”, the winged grenade-cum-spray can has been hand cast and painted in a black resin, coming imbued in a beautiful floral style embossing. Limited to just 10 pieces this time around, The Fallen Hero will be dropping in Rivera’s store this Friday (September 14th) for $75 plus shipping… stay tuned for news of more colourways soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// New Gorewad Monsters from Ironmask x Eric Nilla…

Following the teaser images we posted a while back, Ironmask of Ironhaus Productions is proud to present the latest batch of Gorewad Monsters! A joint project between Ironmask and Eric Nilla, the micro-sized figures have been produced to run alongside their bigger brothers, The Universe of Violence. Initially coming in a set of 3 (pictured in the bottom row), another 6 gruesome sculpts have been added to the fray… and boy are we in for a treat! From the muscle bound owl creature, through to the Freddy Krueger inspired head, all lovers of the strange will find something to take home! Unfortunately the above image is all we have to go by as of yet, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for release details very soon!

As mentioned in previous posts, Ironmask will be revealing 3 different concept sketches each week, asking fans to vote on who should feature in the next Universe of Violence series… The first 3 choices, Ig, Racht and Hyenaman are up on the site now, so be sure to get your vote in before closing tomorrow! Head over to the Ironhaus blog here for more details, and stay locked for further UoV developments over the coming weeks…

MAN-E-NEWS// New Occupy Cybertron and Gay Energon figures from The Sucklord…

After months of agonising waiting, The Sucklord’s Occupy Cybertron figures have finally made it into the Suckadelic store! As with the previous editions, there are two very different figures to choose from; the standard Occupy Cybertron bootleg in a fetching Optimus Prime inspired red, white, blue and black, and the “Delux” version, which stands at a “Mego” sized 8″, coming complete with cloth outfit and gold pin, packaged on a wood panel backing card. Priced at $85 and $375 respectively, the dreaded “ONE PERCENT” Supervillains can be found on the store right here… Joining the long awaited pair, The Sucklord has also released yet another Transformers bootleg in the form of Beta Banjee, the latest figure in the Gay Energon line! Hand cast and painted in the usual mix of pink and silver, the 3.75″ figure comes mounted on a blister card. Limited to just 50 pieces, Beta Banjee can be yours for just $85 plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// The “White” CheTrooper Artist Bust from Urban Medium…

Following the super-limited “Battleship Grey” release back in July (find out more here), Urban Medium and DKE Toys are proud to present the latest iteration of the CheTrooper Artist Bust, this time in the striking “stormtrooper” inspired white we’ve been crying out for for years! Produced in an “open run” similar to the original black edition, the 6″ tall resin figure should be available in all good designer toy retailers soon for just $50 a piece. Anyone interested in stocking the bust should hit up DKE’s wholesale team here.

MAN-E-NEWS// Johan Bramwell Ulrich’s Cybin kaiju…

Following the success of the first batch of Cybin kaiju figures a couple of months back (pictured below), tattoo artist cum toy designer Johan Bramwell Ulrich is proud to reveal that the next batch will be making their way to the Texas Lowbrow Tattoo convention this weekend! Coming in either green or orange colourways, the latest edition has been limited to an edition of just 20 pieces at an expected retail price of $50 each. Hit Johan up through his Facebook page here for more details…

MAN-E-XTRA// The Topheroy Cybin army coming soon…

If like us you’re more than a little bit disappointed that the second wave of Cybins will be sold as a con exclusive, then fear not, as Johan has teamed up with the mighty Topheroy for the first official painted run! Featuring beautiful metallic blue, pink and black sprays, the stunning figure should hopefully be available through Johan’s FB page soon. No news on how many will be available, but guessing from the shots above, these are going to be limited to just 10…

MAN-E-NEWS// New WIP M.U.S.C.L.E x M.A.S.K custom from Healeymade…

Following the hugely popular “MUSCLE MASK MASK MUSCLE” custom bootleg released last year (pictured bottom), it appears that resin maestro Healeymade is working yet another awesome looking design… Kit-bashed from the Satan Cross M.U.S.C.L.E (the teacher of the original’s Ashuraman), with the head of M.A.S.K’s Miles “Wolf” Mayhem (Venom’s leader), the figure interestingly doesn’t feature the Venom mask as before… here’s hoping it comes as a removable accessory! No news on an exact release date for this one, so stay tuned for more details plus a full reveal soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Shogun Warriors from Skinner…

Spotted over at Toybot Studios this morning come the latest customs from Skinner… the incredible Shogun Warriors! Bringing the jumbo machinder sized figure bang up to date, the vintage bots have been expertly sprayed in Skinner’s usual vivid choice of colours, finished off with striking hand-brushed thunder bolts and visible guts. Priced at just $300 a piece (a steal considering the prices the originals go for!), anyone interested should hit up Skinner through his Twitter feed here with any enquiries…

MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s “Dave Tank and The Baby Sitter Robot” customs for the GR Biennale 3…

Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares with us details of his entry for Giant Robot‘s upcoming Biennale 3, Dave Tank and The Baby Sitter Robot! Kit-bashed from Comet Debris x David Horvath’s recent Dave sofubi and a customised resin cast tank, Dave Tank has been sprayed in a variety of Monster Kolors, coming with Plaseebo’s signature LED light unit in the head… Keeping a watchful eye over the mischievous creature, the Baby Sitter Robot (based on GR’s mascot) has been given a similar LED treatment, complete with silver sprays, weathering and a super-creepy baby accessory! Created as part of the Biennale’s Project Remix, the show is set to feature custom from over 80 artists based on Uglydoll creator David Horvath’s many vinyl figures. Head over to the Giant Robot site here for more details…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Glow-In-The-Dark Rat Skulls from Manny X…

Originally featured here a month ago today, it comes with great pleasure today to reveal that Manny X‘s GITD Rat Skulls will finally be available next week! Hand cast in 2 choices of vibrant glow in the dark tints, either blinding green or electric blue, each skull comes bagged and carded with free stickers… Following the success of both Absynthe and Glitter editions, Manny has decided to release these guys as an “open edition”, the catch being that they’ll only be available for 4 days! Starting Monday, September 10th up until September 13th, the little guys (2″x 1″) will be in the Patrullax store for just $13 plus shipping…

MAN-E-TOYS back in the game tomorrow…

We’d just like to give a massive apology (again!) for the lack of posts over the last week… The “Critters inspired” mini figures have proven popular beyond our wildest dreams (over 200 cast and sold in 2 weeks!), but we’re finally nearing completion on all orders- so usual blogging will finally resume again tomorrow! Thanks to all of those who supported and bought the little guys… expect more in the very near future!

MAN-E-NEWS// Sergey Safonov’s Dream Boat, Bayloom Shaker and the Flirps…

Continuing his work in the world of porcelain, Russian artist Sergey Safonov kindly shares with us details of his latest wave of objet d’art… Skilfully blending the aesthetic beauty of his characters and themes with utilitarian, everyday objects, Sergey’s first two pieces come in the form of the Dream Boat dish (candle holder) and Bayloom Sea Salt Shaker. Produced in a stunning glossy white porcelain, the pair are available through Sergey’s store here for just $25 and $30 respectively…

Joining a restock of the much loved original Bayloom, Sergey proudly presents the Flirps mini series! Produced in the same glossy white porcelain, the 6 characters (Odino, Hool, Dedos, Kamo, Remino and Rekeke) are available individually for $20 or just $120 for the set (inc. Bayloom). Intended for display just about anywhere, these little guys will look just as good in the kitchen, bathroom, or even outside as they will on your shelf… Check them out in Sergey’s store right here.

MAN-E-NEWS// OMFG! Series 3 submissions…

With the final submissions for OMFG! Series 3 due last week, George Gaspar over at October Toys has finally managed to organise the staggering 144 entries ready for voting. Although down from last time (stricter requirements and a much shorter deadline has resulted in a drop of around 300 submissions), competition has been as fierce as ever, with the dedicated thread holding well over 272 pages of ideas, concepts, and wip sculpts from a wide variety of both established and up-and-coming artists… Anyone interested in voting should head over to the dedicated October Toys forum thread, where you can make your choice of up to 5 submissions. Whilst all the entries are available to view together here (be patient, loading all 144 can take a while!), we’ve decided to give you a quick rundown of a few that caught our eye…

NOTE// OMFG! Series 3 voting ends September 29th.

MAN-E-NEWS// MPH exclusive Sea Mod and Sogmoore resin figures from Healeymade…

Sorry guys! A little late on this one, but here goes… Featured here last month for private sale only, Healeymade‘s Sea Mod and Sogmoore are now available for general sale as myplasticheart exclusives! Bootlegged from the iconic Capatain Crunch and Soggy cereal toys, the little guys have been cast in a multitude of beautiful clear resins, finished in either matt or clear gloss. Both featuring modifications from their original design, the Captain has had his head replaced with an unidentified character (can you tell who it is?), whilst Soggy has had additional sculpting around the face to replace the original flat, stickered design- hence the name Sogmoore, a Soggy with a bit more! Sold as blind-bagged 2 packs, the pair are available right here for just $44.99 plus shipping…

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// Massive release update from UME Toys…

After just two days away from the blog (sorry guys, the Critters took over for a while!), we’ve come back to a whole stack of current and future releases from Rich over at UME Toys (including one that involves our very own Tru:Tek!), so without further ado, we bring you a rundown of what you can expect to see soon…

The Bonehead Keyrings// Can’t wait for the NYCC Bonehead skulls to arrive? Then you’ll be glad to know that they’ll be making an appearance in “mini” keyring form on the UME Toys store this Friday at 9am London time! Each meticulously hand cast and painted, the Bonehead Keyrings have been priced at just £5.50, coming complete with a special hand-cut sticker.

Fletcher the Fatcat// Looking to collect funds for his imminent trip to New York, Rich will also be releasing a limited batch of latest UME addition “Fletcher the Fatcat” alongside the Bonehead Keyrings this Friday. Coming in an edition of just 6 pieces (5 bronze and one gold chase), the 3″ tall resins will be available for just £22 each plus shipping… Look out for more hand painted runs soon!

The UME x Man-E-Toys Dita the Cat// Last, but by no means least, we bring you an exclusive look at the finished sculpt for our first official collaboration with UME Toys… Dita the Cat! Sculpted by Rich, with production duties handed over to Man-E-Toys’ Tru:Tek, Dita is set to feature in a number of different finishes including hand paints from Rich and clear glosses from Tru:Tek. Anyone heading to NYCC next month will be able to catch a glimpse of her in person at the Tenacious Toys booth (#3121). Expect more news on this awesome project soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// The 8.5″ Crawdaddy and “Splicer” Crawdad Kid customs from Daniel Yu…

Following a sell-out appearance at last weekend’s STGCC, Daniel Yu aka Dory has revealed that a limited number of both “Splicer” Red Crawdad Kid customs and the mighty Crawdaddy have been made available for general release! Here’s a quick run down of the two awesome releases…

OMFG! Crawdad Kids Toys R Evil “Splicer” Red edition// Taken from Daniel’s seemingly endless batch of OMFG! Crawdad Kid AP’s, the Toys R Evil exclusive comes with re-sculpted claws and a battle-ready red colour scheme (with super-limited gold claw chase!). Coming in an edition of just 20 pieces, a small batch will be available through Toys R Evil soon. Mail subscribers will be getting first dibs, so be sure to sign up as soon as possible…

[To sign up, email toysreviler@gmail.com with the subject title: ‘ADD ME TO THE MAILING LIST’]

Crawdaddy 8.5 inch resin figure// The latest OMFG! figure to get the “mega” treatment, Daniel proudly presents Crawdaddy… standing at a whopping 8.5″ of solid hand cast resin! A perfect replica of our favourite crustacean overlord, the jaw-dropping piece will be made available on a “commission-only” basis, each hand painted by Daniel in a wide choice of colours. Priced at just $200, interested parties should contact FLABSLAB at get.flabby@flabslab.com with any enquiries… Who’s your crawdaddy?!

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Summer 1986” Patients from Patient No. 6…

As summer draws to a close on the western hemisphere, resin genius Patient No.6 squeezes in his latest “holiday” themed pieces just in the nick of time, with the release of the “Summer 1986” Patients… Featuring the familiar worm-headed Patient sculpt, the latest edition comes in two different varieties, Duck (Blue) and Croc (Green), each with their own themed rubber ring, flippers and even goggles! Limited to just 20 pieces of both, the figures have been priced at $96 each or just $156 for the pair. Head over to the Patient No. 6 store here to check them out…

MAN-E-NEWS// Triclops’ Pig Buddha B.A.S.T.A.R.D for TAG’s “One Year On Melrose” show…

As part of Toy Art Gallery‘s “One Year On Melrose” anniversary show, Triclops Studio have produced a super-limited edition of never-before-released B.A.S.T.A.R.D, the Pig Buddha! Originally cut from the original line before production, the spiritual hog has been resurrected in a series of just 3 resin pieces. Hand cast in a glow in the dark resin (a first for the B.A.S.T.A.R.D series!), the bagged and headed figures will be available at the show’s opening on September 15th… Head over to the Toy Art Gallery site here for more information.

The PeeNut Painters Series coming soon…

Joining news of the TAG exclusive Pig Buddha, Triclops have also revealed details of a very special Mega B.A.S.T.A.R.D release… the PeeNut Painters! Still in the early stages, the project is set to feature 5 micro PeeNut runs from 5 of the scene’s most talented airbrushers. The guys are keeping tight lipped with regards to who will be featuring, but we’re guessing from the blurred shots (above), both Skinner and Paul Kaiju are on-board… Expect more news soon!

MAN-E-NEWS// The RealxHead Chaos Warriors from Medicom…

Joining the previously posted “Mock Head” Frenzy Barbarians in the Medicom Toys store this Sunday (9th September), RealxHead will be launching their latest batch of Chaos Wariors; “Chaos Meow”, “Kaosurya”, plus the highly anticipated Uamou collaboration “Riaruuamou”… A truly stunning piece, the head has been sculpted in the familiar horned design (which strangely works so well on top of the Chaos body), but what really sticks out is the enormous amount of detail that has gone into the landscape of creatures across the face- absolutely breathtaking! Priced at just 5,500yen (approx. $70), the 12cm tall figures will unfortunately (as with all Medicom releases) only be available in Japan… so if you’re interested, you better get signed up to the likes of Rakuten now!

MAN-E-NEWS// The Grody “Guts” customs from Blurble…

Hot off the heels of the recent “Everybody Loves the 80’s” Gusto drop (check him out here), Blurble is proud to present his latest batch of Grody goodness, the “Guts and All” and “Mini Guts” custom Monster and Ojisan… Sprayed in a mixture of clear, opaque, neon and metallic Monster Kolor with hand brushed detailing, Blurble has finished the pair off by inserting “visible” guts in their mid-sections! Priced at $50 and $43 respectively, the soft vinyl figures are available through the Toxic Vinyl store here…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Venom one-off sculpt from UME Toys…

Wasting no time since our work-in-progress reveal over the weekend, Richard Page of UME Toys proudly presents his take on Venom in all its fully painted, web-slinging glory! In keeping with the minimalist sculpt, Rich has chosen a wonderfully  simple black, white and pink colour scheme, working his “distressed” magic into the meticulously restyled logo and eye holes. Coming complete with a previously unrevealed “bolt” of webbing, the new addition really sets the piece off, offering a great contrast in detail to the figure’s smooth, curved lines… Due to be making an appearance at NYCC next month, the 7″+ tall one-off piece is likely to be priced upwards of £200. Stay tuned for a full-painted reveal of Rich’s next resin figure, the adorable Fletcher the Cat, tomorrow.