MAN-E-NEWS// Askew Rangers: Buggz The Toxic Bunny by Josh Mayhem

Josh Mayhem is proud to reveal the latest addition to the ever growing Askew Rangers series, Buggz the Toxic Bunny. Standing at a whopping 15″ tall, the stunning one-off piece was painstakingly created through a mixture of original sculpture, kit-bashing and toy customisation. Replete with the Askew Rangers’ trademark overwhelming array of weaponry and accessories, Mayhem’s use of crisp lines, minimal colours and  a simple paint foundation mean that any added extras never detract from the figure’s highly considered design.

Available to purchase from Tenacious Toys for just $300 plus shipping, Buggz joins another 9 Askew Rangers in-store. With prices ranging from $75 to $300, there’s an entry point for anyone interested in bagging one of these unique creations. Check out the full series exclusively at Tenacious Toys here…

With upcoming shows including the Play Imaginative x Disney ‘Mickey Mouse’ custom group show in Singapore, the Playsam 500 custom group show at Super 7 in San Francisco, and the Bellicosity custom group show at Toy Art Gallery in Los Angeles, expect to see a lot more from Josh soon. Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks, and be sure to head over to the Mayhem site for any custom commission requests…

MAN-E-NEWS// Robobunzilla And The Atomic Carrot by Plaseebo for the Bellicosity Show…

Bob Conge aka Plaseebo shares with us his entry for the upcoming Bellicosity Show at TAG next Friday (March 23rd), entitled “Robobunzilla And The Atomic Carrot”. Featuring the freaked-out character design and sculpting style we’ve come to expect from the legendary artist, Plaseebo’s Robobunzilla takes Nathan Hamill’s cute looking figure into the creepy realms of neo-kaiju to great effect. Coming with light effective LEDs in Robobunzilla’s eyes and in the clock of the Atomic Carrot, the beautifully hand sprayed design manages to pop in both light and dark. No news with regards to pricing on the one-off piece, so be sure to head over to TAG’s site after the show’s opening for more details…

“Robobunzilla is a bio-robotic bunny monster that gets his energy from the Atomic Carrot that he found in a landfill outside of Los Alamos, New Mexico in the 1950’s.  The energy is sent from the electro-transmission unit on the Atomic Carrot to the power receptor eyes on the Robobunzilla.”

“Here’s lookin at you kid”

Featuring a staggering list of the industry’s finest including A Little stranger, Cris Rose, J*Ryu, Jon Paul Kaiser, Julie West, Luke Chueh, Touma and Valley Dweller, Nathan Hamill’s Bellicosity: A Bellicose Bunny Custom Show will be running at the Toy Art Gallery from March 23rd to April 6th. Stay tuned next week for an in-depth reveal of what is gearing up to be the biggest custom exhibition this year…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Mutation X51Z resin figure from 11 year old JAMS available now…

Revealed here a few days ago, Mutation X51Z from 11 year old Jacob Siegelbaum (aka JAMS) is now available to purchase exclusively through his newly opened store. Standing at 2.5″x3.5″, the hand cast resin space slug is available in translucent amber, translucent purple, translucent yellow, translucent blue, creamy yellow, creamy blue, and of course, a DIY specific blank white. Priced at just $15 each, be sure to head over to the store quick before they’re all gone.

Anyone who missed JAMS’ first release, the Tenacious Toys exclusive blue Dropping Jaw, will be glad to know that the beautifully minimal design is also on his store in a wide variety of colourways including the dazzling limited edition Opal. Dropping Jaw is available for a mere $10 a piece ($15 for the Opal) plus shipping now…

MAN-E-NEWS// Super Hungry Zukies & Tiny Zukie World from Alison Perez…

Swiftly following last weeks Spring/Summer drops, the ever busy Alison Perez aka Miss Zukie been hard at work preparing her latest 2 projects, the charming Super Hungry Zukies and Tiny Zukie World…

First up come the food loving Super Hungry Zukies. Limited to an edition of 4, each hand sculpted Zukie comes with his own picnic bench and a variety of delectable treats to devour. Available in either blue, light blue, red or yellow, the Zukies come housed in the now standard 3″x3″x3″ plexi glass display for protection. Priced at $65 each plus shipping, the Super Hungry Zukies will be available from Alison’s store on  Wednesday March 21 at 12pm EST.

Next we have Tiny Zukie World. Around half the size of the standard Zukies, each of the minis comes housed in a slick 2″x2″x2″ lidded plexi glass box. Created from a mixture of sculpey, real stone and hobby grass, the Tiny Zukies will be available in purple, green, yellow, pink, blue, light blue and turquoise. Dropping alongside the Super Hungrys, the little critters can be yours for just $25 each plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// Frederick the Beetle by Bwana Spoons x Super7…

With Bwana Spoons‘ Steven the Bat receiving his final swan song last month (the Twilight Skies edition, available here), we were left wondering if Super7 would ever be able to fill his shoes- that was until we caught wind of Spoons’ latest creation yesterday…

Aptly named Frederick the Beetle, the 4″ tall creature is to become the latest addition in the long running Monster Family. Cast in green vinyl, with dark green, red, yellow and white sprays, Frederick will be making his debut in-store on March 24th at 11am PST for just $35, swiftly followed by a ‘Frederick Fest’ launch party in the evening featuring original paintings, one-off customs and a selection of party games!

MAN-E-NEWS// Franjyu Dodoro ‘Lulubell US Exclusive’ from Amapro Vinyl…

New from Amapro Vinyl comes the US exclusive release of Franjyu Dodoro. Available to pre-order from Lulubell Toys today (March 15th) at 5pm PST, this super-freaky slice of neo-kaiju has been cast in flesh coloured vinyl with pink, purple & black hand sprayed detailing. Coming in a strictly limited edition, the 5″ tall figures have been priced at just $25 each plus shipping. Anyone interested should hit up the direct link here…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Spongebob Squarepants X-Ray DX from Secret Base x Nickelodeon x TAG…

Revealed here a few weeks back, the highly anticipated Nickelodeon x Secret Base collaboration will finally be making its debut in the western hemisphere this week in the form of the Toy Art Gallery exclusive, Spongebob X-Ray DX. Available in the TAG store from tomorrow (March 16th), the 5″ tall soft vinyl figure features a split full colour/see-thru x-ray design similar to the SB x Ron English ‘McSupersize’ release from last year. Coming packaged with one of 5 different t-shirt designs (2 Secret Base versions and 3 Secret Base x DOARAT versions), Spongebob X-Ray DX will be dropping in super-limited quantities for just $185 each…

MAN-E-NEWS// Motorbot’s ‘Quarter Eater’ resin figure for Vinyl Thoughts 2…

Featured here a few times in various forms of development, Motorbot‘s ‘That Thing Ate My Quarter’ has been revealed in its final form replete with a snappy new name, the ‘Quarter Eater’. Available in an exclusive GID colourway at the opening of the Vinyl Thoughts 2 custom art show tonight (Thursday, March 15th 7:00-11:00pm), the beautifully sculpt and cast resin figure comes with original decal art from  Lance Reine and hand painted detail from Motorbot himself.

Pulled from the Vinyl Thoughts 2 shop earlier this week, a standard black edition of Quarter Eater will once again be available to purchase online tonight after the show. Limited to just 30 pieces, the figure should be available for around $25 shipped. Be sure to get in quick, because these angry little guys wont be around for long…

UPDATE// That Thing Ate My Quarter has been made available on the Deadbear Studios store, rather than on the VT2 site as previously thought. Priced at just $20 each plus shipping, the black edition can be purchased directly here.

MAN-E-NEWS// Cyborg Space Barbarian ‘Hallogrim’ from Galaxxor creator Ben Spencer…

Following the divulge of Drowlok and Wardraak last week, Galaxxor creator Ben Spencer has revealed the third figure in the Cyborg Space Barbarian series as Hallogrim. Consisting of an expertly painted vintage MOTU body, with a helmet sculpted by Ben and produced in resin by Marty “The Godbeast” Hansen, Hallogrim, Wardraak and Drowlok will be making their debut alongside another 2 of General Gorgax’s henchmen at Nerd City’s C2E2 booth. Priced at just $40 each, expect to see Galaxxor’s sworn enemies vanish quick…

Photos by Jim Kyle

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Warning Asian!’ 10-Doh! Wondercon 2012 exclusive from Squid Kids Ink…

Following the announcement of the ‘Vinyl Thoughts 2’ 10-Doh, Squid Kids Ink are proud to present yet another edition in the form of the gold ‘Warning Asian!’. Featuring label art inspired by the Year of the Dragon from illustrator/toy designer Kwestone, the ‘Warning Asian’ cartridge will be making its debut at Squid Kid Inks’ Wondercon 2012 booth (#373) this Friday (March 16th), with any remaining ending up on the Squid Kids Ink shop soon after. Limited to 100 pieces, the PVC/ABS cast figures are set to retail for just $50 each.

Squid Kids Ink will also be revealing the latest series of plush Squibs at the Con. Coming in 3 new colourways (light grey, aqua blue, pink) and 4 different sizes (mini, standard, hat, colossal), the ever-surprised looking mollusks can be yours for as little as $10 a piece…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Mutation X51Z resin figure from 11 year old JAMS x Tenacious Toys…

Recently revealed on Tenacious Toys‘ Instagram comes the latest creation from 11 year old art toy prodigy Jacob Siegelbaum aka JAMS, the Mutation X51Z resin figure. As with his debut ‘Dropping Jaw’ release (featured here), the mini is set for an exclusive release through Tenacious Toys, only this time around cast in the standard TT solid blue. Available to purchase on the site soon, expect these super-limited creatures to drop for around $10-$15 a piece…

MAN-E-NEWS// The Toy Tokyo exclusive Pink Thunder Turtle Tetsujin & FrightBite from Peter Kato…

Swiftly following the release of the beautiful Hinomaru Charity Turtle Tetsujin (find out more here) with myplasticheart, Peter Kato has just revealed the Toy Tokyo exclusive Pink Thunder Turtle Tetsujin and FrightBite. Cast in a striking clear neon pink resin, Peter has hand painted the figures in a sleek matte black, finished off with custom made thunder bolt decals. Available to purchase now from the NY based store, the pair have been priced at a very reasonable $25 and $20 respectively…

On another related note, we are proud to announce that Peter’s long awaited web shop has finally opened it’s doors for business this month. Featuring a whole host of Kato related goodies including the First Turtle Tetsujin, Jet-Black Fright Nite, Kawako, our good friend Man-nie, plus a dazzling array of buttons, be sure to head over to the site soon to quench your mini-resin thirst…

MAN-E-NEWS// OMFG! series 2 from October Toys: vote now…

With the final submissions for OMFG! series 2 due a couple of weeks back, George Gaspar over at October Toys has finally managed to organise the staggering 461 entries ready for voting. Competition has been fierce this time around, with the dedicated thread holding well over 8 months and 140 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 October Toys forum here, 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 461 can take a while!), we’ve decided to give you a quick rundown of a few that caught our eye…

Voting end date will be determined and posted on the October Toys forum soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// Deluxe Ninja Monkey Wondercon 2012 exclusive from Hyperactive Monkey…

Hyperactive Monkey have recently revealed that they will be attending this year’s Wondercon with the exclusive Deluxe Ninja Monkey in tow. Designed by Jerome Lu of Hyperactive Monkey, sculpted by Squid Kids Ink, and manufactured by Mana Studios, the latest addition to the Ninja Monkey family comes with a heady list of extras including a removable cloth cloak, 2 removable katana blades, 2 ninja stars, 1 kusarigama, and a 3.25” by 4” mini-print. Limited to only 20 pieces and set to retail for a very reasonable $50, the 5″ tall vinyl figure will be available from the Hyperactive Monkey booth (#373) this Friday through Sunday (16th-18th March).

MAN-E-NEWS// The Gumdrop minis from 64colors…

The guys over at 64colors have just revealed images of their latest toy line, the Gumdrop tub minis. Originally released as a limited GID edition way back at the beginning of last year, Marshall’s sweet shaped sidekick will finally be available on general release soon. Coming in a confectionary inspired P.O.S tub, Gumdrop appears to be arriving in 6 different colours (purple, blue, red, orange, green and yellow), with at least 2 expressions to choose from (happy and sad) the grand total of figures available stands at an estimated 12 for the series. Information on pricing and availability are still scarce, but expect more news to follow on the 64colors Tumbr soon…

MAN-E-NEWS// Vinyl Thoughts 2 exclusive 10-Doh! from Squid Kids Ink!…

Created exclusively for this week’s Vinyl Thoughts 2 custom show, Nate Mitchell of Squid Kids Ink presents the latest addition to the 10-Doh! family. Based upon the iconic NES cartridge design, the 7″ tall ABS/PVC cast figure features a Mario Bros 2 inspired front label, with the show details emblazoned on the rear. Limited to an artist proof edition of just 15, the figure can be purchased ahead of the show for just $40 shipped ($35 pick-up) from the Vinyl Thoughts store.

As previously mentioned last week, Motorbot has also been preping an exclusive figure for the upcoming show. ‘That Thing Ate My Quarter’ has been made available in a special GID ‘Cheat Code’ colourway, granting purchasers exclusive early access to VT2 on the day of opening for just $20 a piece. Anyone unable to attend the show can still grab the 2″ figure from the Vinyl Thoughts store (albiet minus the GID) for an extra $5 for shipping and handling…

Vinyl Thoughts Art Show 2
Thursday, March 15th 7:00-11:00pm
The Quixotic World
2824 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75226

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Work of Art’ winner Kymia Nawabi’s ‘Alana’s Girl’ resin figure…

Winner of Bravo’s ‘Work of Art’ show a couple of months back, artist Kymia Nawabi presents her first resin figure to be produced with fellow contestant, the Sucklord, in the form of the beautiful ‘Alana’s Girl’. Based on a winning painting for the show (Alana’s Story), the hand sculpt 2.5″ figure was cast at the Sucklord’s studio and painted with acrylics by the artist herself. Uniquely packaged in a 4″x4″x4″ box of dirt, the figure has been limited to an edition of 50, priced at $85 each plus shipping. Head over to Nawabi’s store now to secure yours…

“While on the reality television competition show, Work of Art, I won the challenge in the fourth episode entitled Back To School. I was paired up with a brilliant girl named Alana, who brought in a drawing of a carrot on the beach. In this challenge I had to make an artwork related to Alana’s piece, so once I had her speak with me about her drawing, it came out that this is the carrot that killed a young girl after she ate EVERYTHING! The drawing I made, Alana’s Story, won this challenge and for the win Simon de Pury will be auctioning off my work for the proceeds to go to Studio In A School!” – Kymia Nawabi

MAN-E-NEWS// The Greater Tropical Night Gamer from Plasebo x Leecifer…

Bob Conge aka Plaseebo is proud to present his latest “In Cahoots” collaboration with Lee “Leecifer” Gajda, The Greater Tropical Night Gamer. Following in the footsteps of Nervis Wrek, Daniel Goffin, Tod Robertson and JAY222, Leecifer has put his spin on the popular Night Gamer figure, featuring the trademark use of vivid colours and meticulous fades that we’ve come to know and love him for.

Standing at 7″ high, the hand painted and embellished figure comes with glass eye inserts and a motion activated LED unit inside the head. Limited to an edition of 8, 6 of the pieces will be available from the Plaseebo store on Wednesday, March 14th with a price tag of just $250 each plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// Exclusive “Dr. Morkenstein” Mork colourway from Art Attack Toys x MAD x Pobber Toys…

MAD and Pobber Toys have revealed the latest addition to the Mork family, the Art Attack Toys exclusive ‘Dr Morkenstein’. Featuring a sleek black and white colour scheme with gloss detailing, the vinyl figure comes with the words ‘Danger’ and ‘Beware’ emblazoned on his gloves and make-shift helmet. Limited to just 50 pieces, Dr Morkenstein will be available from the Art Attack Toys site from April 1st for just $79.95 plus shipping…

MAN-E-NEWS// Cyborg Space Barbarian Wardraak from Galaxxor creator Ben Spencer…

Following the divulge of Drowlok earlier this week, Galaxxor creator Ben Spencer has revealed the second figure in the Cyborg Space Barbarian series to be the mighty Wardraak. Consisting of an expertly painted vintage MOTU body, with horned helmet sculpted by Ben and produced in resin by Marty “The Godbeast” Hansen, Wardraak and Drowlok will be making their debut alongside another 3 of General Gorgax’s henchmen at Nerd City’s C2E2 booth. Priced at just $40 each, expect to see Galaxxor’s sworn enemies vanish quick…