Konatsuya’s Hang Gang exclusive “Pink Siamese” Negora for ToyCon UK…

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Hang Gang secures an exclusive version of Konatsuya‘s classic figure for ToyCon UK

  • Size: 4.5″
  • Articulation: 1 points (waist)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: TBC
  • Negora comes cast in a pink sofubi for this release, complete with white/black sprays and hand painted detailing
  • Going on sale alongside a number of other exclusives at Hang Gang’s ToyCon UK booth starting this Saturday, April 29th

Yamakichiya’s Tagosaku debut…

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Yamakichiya latest figure in their ongoing “Future Ape” series debuts this week

  • Size: 10.8″ (TBC)
  • Articulation: 4 points (base, arms, neck)
  • Price: 7,000yen
  • Tagosaku features a design inspired by classic sci fi robots including Lost In Space’s B-9, incorporating a similar domed head section, pipe-like arms and a tank track base
  • Features an additional cockpit piece so that Yamakichi’s SAL9000 can ride inside, plus 2 interchangeable faces
  • Comes cast in a mix of white and clear sofubi
  • Currently available in the Yamakichiya store

Super Seven’s Secret Society 2017 memberships…

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Super7 announce the return of their Secret Society Membership this week

Available to purchase through the Super7 store from April 28th until May 19th, $125 will secure you, amongst other things-

  • A minimum of two precious idols known only to initiates (i.e toys)
  • An SSSS uniform (i.e t-shirt)
  • Extra privileges including advance access to all artefact releases as well as exclusive artefact release offers

 

Death Cat Toys’ 5 Points exclusive Berserker keshi…

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Death Cat Toys‘ Johan Ulrich reveals release details for the first keshi in his ongoing Elder Demons line

  • Size: 2.5″
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: TBC
  • The oversized Berserker has been designed by Ulrich and sculpted by Largaburg, coming in-scale with the recent wave of larger keshi
  • This first release sees a limited amount cast in flesh, green, blue/red and red/blue keshi-style rubber
  • Each figure comes packed in a Neclos-inspired box with artwork from Johan
  • Going on sale May 20th-21st at 5 Points booth 322

SoftoyHobby at ToyCon UK…

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Our very own editor-in-chief Tru:Tek reveals the slew of goodies he’ll have available at UME ToysToyCon UK booth (#T3) this Saturday, April 29th

Featured runs and one-offs include-

  • “Dokuro King” Smog BallsSubmission Toy‘s homage to pollution kaiju and Madballs has been produced in a clear purple sofubi, coming with black and silver masked/free sprays, metallic red detailing and an orange keshi insert inspired by Takara’s classic Dokuro King. Limited to 10 painted and 10 blank, priced at £60 and £85 respectively
  • “Silver Strobe Mine” Oozeballs- Matching the recently released Smog Balls, the Oozeball gets the SSM treatment. Cast in black sofubi and treated to silver/purple sprays and metallic green detailing. Limited to 5 including a “Split” GID one-off, priced at £70 and £80 respectively
  • “Silver Strobe Mine” Warui Zonbis- Completing the trinity of Tru:Tek’s current sofubi line-up in the SSM style, the Warui Zonbis come with black, silver and neon purple sprays with metallic green painted detailing. Going on sale alongside a special TCon teal blank set with pink gacha-style bases, both versions come packed with matching keshi micros. Priced at £65 and £45 each
  • “Holo” Kamengo micro-run- TakePico x One-Up‘s sofubi mini comes cast in a neon green complete with dark green rub, silver, teal and neon purple sprays and hand painted detailing courtesy of Tru:Tek. Limited to 5, these have been priced at £40 each
  • “Tin Foil Hat” Telebobo micro-run- Tru:Tek takes on KaijuTAN/Unoblab’s OG Telebobo in his signature bloody style. Cast in a flesh soft vinyl, each has been treated to layers of crimson rubs, sprays and hand painted detailing with a hi-gloss finish. Limited to 5 (4 of which are for sale), pricing and exact release details are still TBC
  • “Pussy Patrol” Sons of Brodarr micro-run- Ahead of a special collab for Brodarrfest next month, Tru:Tek offers up his own take on Gravy Toys‘ OG Sons of Brodarr; Jeff, Lonny and Private Hooligan. Cast in a Japanese sofubi, each has been treated to layers of flesh, pink, mint green and teal sprays with subtle hand painted detailing. Limited to 6, priced at £40 each
  • “Bloody Disgusting” Primitive Monster micro-run- Cast in a white soft vinyl, Frank Mysterio‘s Mexican-produced monstrosity receives fleshy rubs and sprays for this release, finished with hand painted detailing and a slimy-looking hi-gloss coat. Limited to 3, priced at £95 each
  • “Bloodsucker” Gosaura one-off- Having the honour of painting one of the first of Planet X‘s latest kaiju, the orange-cast Gosaura has layers of flesh, dark purple and magenta sprays on top of a purple rub. Pricing still TBC
  • “Mecha” Duwa one-off- Held back from the recent Tru:Tek micro-run, this single Toysbian Duwa has been given the full Submission Toy treatment, featuring a mix of fleshy sprays contrasting against weathered olive metal-like acrylic dry brsuhing and detailing. Priced at £210
  • One-Off Koningus- Tru:Tek has painted up a couple of Ummikko‘s classic ape, coming in a dark blue sofubi with a selection of metallic sprays and hand painted detailing. Priced at £55 each
  • One-Off Uneasy Joes- The latest round of STKL‘s little guy as painted by Tru:Tek. Cast in a mix of pink, green and white sofubi, various one-offs will be available for £35-£40 each
  • “Plastic Police” Mutant Cop one-off- Violence Toy‘s slimy officer of the law comes cast in a muted green soft vinyl, coming with layers of crimson, black, gold and silver sprays over a detail-hugging rub. Comes packed with hat and baton accessories for £200

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Look out for details of online sales for any leftovers early next week!

Awesome Toy x BLObPUS’ Twins limited release…

Originally debuting at Superfestival 74, a limited amount of BLObPUS‘ Twins paint runs for Awesome Toy are available for overseas sales this week

  • Size: 9″
  • Articulation: 4 points (neck, waist, arms)
  • Edition size: 5 each
  • Price: $120 each plus shipping
  • BLObPUS has painted 2 different versions of the Twin for this release, a “Silver” coming in white vinyl with silver, neon pink, white and blue, plus “Gold”, also in white vinyl, this time with gold, tea, red, white and black
  • Interested parties are going to need to send their name, address, phone number, PayPal address and Instagram/Facebook name (optional) to sales.awesometoy@gmail.com, being sure to include “Blobpus TWINS SF2017” in the subject header along with your desired figure

Comet Debris at ToyCon UK ’17…

Comet Debris returns to the UK with a quintet of exclusives for ToyCon this weekend

Featured releases include-

  • Kappa Kid in dark pink sofubi with yellow and purple sprays for £25
  • Tofu Kid in pink sofubi with blue and yellow sprays for £25
  • Oni Kid in marbled red and glow sofubi with black and yellow sprays for £25
  • Kappa Shonen in clear orange vinyl with teal, blue, yellow and purple sprays for £40
  • Ace Robo in green sofubi with pink and grey sprays for £40

All will be available from the Comet Debris ToyCon UK booth (T6) starting Saturday, April 29th

Gravy Toys’ Jungle Boogie Steven debut…

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The long awaited Jungle Boogie Steven from Gravy Toys‘ Bwana Spoons debuts in a mixed-part colorway colorway this week

  • Size: 5″ (TBC)
  • Articulation: 3 points (neck, arms)
  • Edition size: Capped at 100
  • Price: $48
  • Designed and sculpted by Bwana based on his first ever toy design with Super7, the all-new Steven makes his first appearance in  a blank mixed-part colorway; a “greeny” green and olive green if orders stay below 49, plus additional watermelon-swirl and translucent, gold flake-infused parts at 50 and 75 orders
  • Currently available in the Gravy Toys store right here

5233 Toys’ Boobiekong, Boomkong and Tank set…

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Newcomers 5233 Toys‘ Boom and Boobie Kong finally see the light of day this week

  • Size: 6″ (TBC)
  • Articulation: 3 points each (waist, arms)
  • Price: $160 plus shipping
  • Designed and sculpted by 5233 with both figures featuring the same arms and torso/legs, Boom and Boobie Kong have been produced in a flesh-tone soft vinyl for their first release, with black/gold sprays, bloody splatters and hand threaded hair
  • Set comes packed with a bloody tank omake
  • Available via email lottery until April 28th HK time, interested parties are going to need follow 5233 on IG right here, repost the above image with hashtags #boobiekong, #boomkong and #5233toys, and then send their name, Instagram ID, address, telephone and PayPal to toys5233@yahoo.com

UhOh Toys’ Sufes 74 exclusive Cut Nose online release…

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UhOh Toys‘ leftover Cut Nose from this past weekends Sufes 74 make their way online tomorrow

  • Size: 8″
  • Articulation: 5 points (neck, arms, legs)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: TBC
  • Dubbed as a mutated buffalo that has merged with snakes and other reptilian creatures over time, Cut Nose has been designed/sculpted by UhOh Toys and produced in a clear sofubi, coming with metallic pink, green and silver sprays for this release
  • Going on sale alongside a handful of other Sufes exclusives in the UhOh Toys store this Wednesday, April 26th at 6pm Pacific

Alien Robot Monster’s S.D. Joe LOBAT (Little Offensive Battle Tank) keshi…

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ARM‘s much-anticipated keshi homage to GI Joe sees its first release this weekend

  • Size: 2.5″ (TBC)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: $30 plus shipping (TBC)
  • Inspired by iconic toy line/cartoon series GI Joe’s Steeler and his MOBAT tank, ARM’s miniaturised rendition has been digitally sculpted in a similar style to classic 80’s keshi line Spiral Zone, featuring an articulated turret and removable driver
  • Comes cast in a Bandai kinkeshi green for this first release
  • Going on sale in the ARM store this Sunday, April 30th at 3pm Pacific time
  • Interested parties can try their luck at an early set by entering the latest ARM competition. Details on how to enter can be found here

6/28’s ToyCon UK exclusive Mitt Bumper Racer…

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6/28‘s MITT sofubi returns as a ToyCon UK exclusive this week

  • Size: 3.3″
  • Articulation: 1 point (waist)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: TBC
  • Designed and sculpted by the artist, this bumper car bully has been cast in a red sofubi with brown, black, white and blue sprays for this release, coming with interchangeable legs and bumper car base
  • Going on sale at the Hang Gang ToyCon UK booth starting Saturday, April 29th

The Rampage Toys x Oltretomba lottery…

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Rampage Toys‘ Jon Malmstedt takes on Oltretomba‘s self-titled debut figure for a special lottery sale this week

  • Size: 11.5″
  • Articulation: 5 points (neck, arms, legs)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: $250 plus shipping
  • The gruesome neo-kaiju beast has been cast in a soft vinyl and treated to layers of directional neon/metallic sprays, extensive brushwork and a sparkly jewel eye courtesy of Malmstedt
  • Currently available via e-mail lottery, interested parties are going to need to send their name, address and telephone number to rampage.toys@yahoo.com, being sure to include “Oltretomba Lottery” in the subject header

Obsessed Panda x Aesome Toy’s “Phantom Pup” Nipper the Dog micro-run…

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Awesome Toy join forces with OP for the first painted online release of Nipper 

  • Size: 7″
  • Articulation: 6 points (neck, legs, tail)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: $100 plus shipping
  • Nipper comes cast in a GID soft vinyl for this release, complete with black, purple and green sprays with hand painted detailing courtesy of OP’s Michael Devera
  • Going on sale in the OPCustoms store at 9am Pacific this Friday, April 28th

Blue Moon Toy’s YuYuRabbit debut…

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Up and coming toy producer Blue Moon unleash their debut figure via lottery this week

  • Size: 7.1″
  • Articulation: 3 points (neck, arms)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: $80 plus shipping
  • Designed and sculpted by Blue Moon Toy, YuYuRabbit has been produced in a deep pink soft vinyl for its first release
  • Available via e-mail lottery for the next 22 hours, interested parties are going to need to send their name, Instagram ID, address, country, telephone number and PayPal address to bluemoonkaiju@gmail.com

Sunguts’ “Chaos Ver.” XXX-LA and Breast Gods for Fetifes…

Sunguts‘ controversial kaiju returns alongside Breast God for Fetifes this weekend

  • Size: 8″ (XXX-LA), 3.5″ (Breast God)
  • Articulation: 5 points (XXX-LA), 1 point (Breast God)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: 6,000yen (XXX-LA), 2,500yen each (Breast God)
  • XXX-LA comes cast in a marbled blue and white sofubi complete with pink sprays for this release
  • The Breast Gods return in their standard flesh-tone vinyl with pink sprays
  • Going on sale at Tokyo’s Fetisfes this coming Sunday, April 30th

Chokehazrd’s ToyCon UK exclusive “Meth Mike” Noxious…

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Chokehazrd‘s debut sofubi returns for it’s second official painted run this weekend

  • Size: 7″
  • Articulation: 5 points (eye, arms, legs)
  • Edition size: 5
  • Price: TBC
  • Cast in a lime green Japanese soft vinyl, Noxious has been treated to metallic and ivory sprays, hand painted detailing and a fitted glass iris
  • Going on sale at Chokehazrd’s ToyCon UK booth starting this Saturday, April 29th

Uamou’s Movie Galaxy Series…

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Uamou‘s soubi minis return in a gorgeous “Movie Galaxy” colorway this week

  • Size: 2.5″ – 3″ each
  • Articulation: 0-1 point each
  • Price: 2,000yen – 3,000yen each
  • Featuring the original Uamou, Fortune Uamou and Bastard sofubi minis, each has been cast in a black soft vinyl and treated to a cosmic orange/blue metallic accents courtesy of Goto-san
  • Currently on sale in the Uamou store right here

Big Moon Aiz’s Mashin Planet Dragon [BLObPUS Paint Ver.]…

Big Moon Aiz’s action figure-style sofubi returns as part of BLObPUS‘ latest lottery sale

  • Size: 4.3″
  • Articulation: 4 points (neck, waist, arms)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: 10,000yen plus shipping
  • Dragon comes cast in what appears to be a black sofubi for this latest release, coming with metallic blue, red, gold and silver sprays courtesy of BLObPUS
  • Packed on a blister-style backer card
  • Currently up for grabs via e-mail lottery, interested parties are going to need to send their name, country, address, telephone number and PayPal address to shopping@blobpus.jp

Studio Peak Hour x Algangu’s “Deep and Dangerous” Kappa-kun…

Lifestyle brand Studio Peak Hour team up with Algangu for the release of their first ever sofubi

  • Size: 2.8″
  • Articulation: 0 points (fitted with cap base)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: 4,600yen plus shipping
  • The Kappa-kun head has been produced by Algangu in a light green sofubi for its first release, coming with masked dark green, black and white sprays
  • Available via preorder in the Peak Hour store until Sunday, April 30th