If you’ve been following us on Twitter or Instagram (@trutek) over the last couple of weeks, you may have noticed a few shots of our latest resin project, the Lost “Dia de los Muertos” Skulls… well today we’ve finally decided to give you guys the lowdown, with 2 massive points we have to get offContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Lost “Dia de los Muertos” Resin Skulls finally revealed!”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Bridget Rhee’s “Buddy’s Den” at TT Underground…
“Buddy is a hunter. A cute adorable one. But Buddy doesn’t prize the ordinary wild animal, he seeks to collect the eccentric– fantastic, strange, and unique creatures and odds and ends from the likes no one has ever seen before.” Peter Kato kindly shares with us the first group art show from friend, artist andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Bridget Rhee’s “Buddy’s Den” at TT Underground…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Hang Gang’s “May the 4th be with you” group art show revealed…
With a number of Star Wars themed celebrations taking place around the world last Friday, we decided to get a piece of the action by heading down to the highly anticipated “May the 4th be with you” group art show at FullCircle, Leeds. Curated by Barry over at the Hang Gang, the massive event playedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Hang Gang’s “May the 4th be with you” group art show revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// UPDATE: ‘Ed Skworm vs. Min-E-Face test pull shot #2…
As you may remember, we have been working on a couple of resin releases over the last few months, with our first M.U.S.C.L.E bootleg 2 pack, ‘Ed Skworm vs. Min-E-Face, finally nearing completion (find out more about their progress here and here). Today we reveal the latest colour-test pull shot from Steve Patt over at Papagrim Toys-Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// UPDATE: ‘Ed Skworm vs. Min-E-Face test pull shot #2…”
MAN-E-NEWS// “Cans” custom sculpt and those Wookie magnets from Rich UME…
Richard Page over at UME Toys bombards us with yet another quality custom sculpt, the hip-hop loving “Cans”! Based on a sketch Rich did a while back (pictured below), this guy has been in the sculpting stage for the past week, so it was great to see him finally emerge with a huge blast ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “Cans” custom sculpt and those Wookie magnets from Rich UME…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Freshly Caught “Fruity” Feelings from Taylored Curiosities…
Penny Taylor of Taylored Curiosities kindly shares with us the latest addition in her long line of aromatherapy designer plushes, the Freshly Caught “Fruity” Feelings. A successor to the hugely popular Freshly Caught “Worry” released a while back, the latest summer inspired edition stands at a mere 1.5″ tall, has been made in a superContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Freshly Caught “Fruity” Feelings from Taylored Curiosities…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Suckadelic’s “Toy Lords of Chinatown” Episode 3 screening party…
“After a year of speculation, rumors, and forgetting about it completely, the next chapter of the exciting SUCKADELIC Comedy-Drama-Supervillain Soap Opera is ready to be unleashed on the World!” At long last, the Super Sucklord has finally finished the third instalment of the acclaimed internet viral series, “Toy Lords of Chinatown”, and is holding hisContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Suckadelic’s “Toy Lords of Chinatown” Episode 3 screening party…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s customs for the “BITS” show at Lot F Gallery…
Follow the reveal of both “HD2” and the “Toy Shrine” print series earlier in the week, Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares with us the 3 custom pieces that will be featuring at tomorrow’s “BITS” show at Lot F Gallery (find out more here)… Mickeybabypuppy// First up comes Plaseebo’s collaboration with the mysterious Kaiju Coup…Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s customs for the “BITS” show at Lot F Gallery…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Bwana Spoons x T9G vinyl figures for “TxB” at TAG…
In one of the most exciting collaborations we’ve seen this year, three of Bwana Spoons‘ most cherished characters, Marty the Magician, Globby and Killer have been given the full work out by none other than T9G! Production appears to be moving along nicely (pictured above are the final wax sculpts), so we’re hoping that theseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Bwana Spoons x T9G vinyl figures for “TxB” at TAG…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ dinosaur sofubi teaser #2…
Following the first official teaser for his latest sofubi release (pictured below for all of those who missed it!), Jon over at Rampage Toys shares with us the second cycloptic dinosaur to feature in the series, an adorable anklyosaurus! The veggie eating, four legged creature, along with 2 others, is currently being cast in wax inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ dinosaur sofubi teaser #2…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Ronin” custom Horselington from JC Rivera…
We’ve been closely following the progress JC Rivera‘s Horselington custom on Instagram for quite some time now, so it came with great pleasure to find the finished shots of said project in our inbox this morning! Privately commissioned, Rivera was tasked with creating a Samurai inspired piece, with the end results taking form as theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Ronin” custom Horselington from JC Rivera…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Primaries” resin figures from Amanda Visell…
After a week of teasers on her blog, Amanda Visell has finally released her new “Primaries” series out into the wild! Featuring 5 different creatures sculpted in Visell’s unmistakable style, the 3″ tall figures have been hand sculpted, cast and painted at her studio in Los Angeles. Featuring a bear, lion, pegasus, rain monster andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Primaries” resin figures from Amanda Visell…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Slash” custom Street Shark from Adam Pratt…
What with his stunning Candy Coated Custom Show entry, numerous commissioned projects, a micro resin drop and an upcoming blind boxed custom Android series, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Adam Pratt has little time for personal projects… but as you can see from his latest stunning piece, the “Slash” Street Shark custom, he alwaysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Slash” custom Street Shark from Adam Pratt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Summer Ninja” NOTM from Shawnimals…
“This fair-weather Ninja celebrates everything that comes along with warm weather and sunshine, and utilizes those very things as delicious but deadly ninja weaponry! Popsicle-chucks, sprinkle spikes, and ice cream slicks are perfect choices for a whole new kind of snack attack…” Helping to usher in the start of summer (and the beginning of aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Summer Ninja” NOTM from Shawnimals…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Podgonauts Edition B from Podgy Panda x Cris Rose…
Podgy Panda and Cris Rose are proud to present the latest addition to the Podgonauts family, “Custard” Edition B! Part of the Panda Exploration Corp, each “custard” jump suited figure comes with a laser engraved disc embedded in its chest, an articulated head and removable dome. Weighing in at a staggering 250g, the 3″ xContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Podgonauts Edition B from Podgy Panda x Cris Rose…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Pretty Boi “Magnificent Bastard” from ESC Toy x Monster Kolor…
Following the huge success of past collaborations, Erick Scarecrow of ESC Toy once again teams up with Monster Kolor for another super-limited release, the “Magnificent Bastard” Pretty Boi! Coming in the metallic rainbow of colours we saw in the recent Wet Suit Maria release, the hand sprayed resin release has been capped at just 5Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Pretty Boi “Magnificent Bastard” from ESC Toy x Monster Kolor…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Lamour’s Мишка Be@rbrick in colour plus the MOTUKO sofubi…
Мишка are proud to reveal that their recent Be@rbrick Series 23 entry will be getting the full colour treatment! Designed by Lamour Supreme, the stunning piece has been adorned with all manner of monstrous Мишка imagery, made all the more better with his trademark use of vibrant colours; with magenta ears/brains, classic blue Keep Watch iris, andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Lamour’s Мишка Be@rbrick in colour plus the MOTUKO sofubi…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Bob Conge’s jumbo folio giclee prints for the “BITS” show…
Joining the awesome “HD@: Humpty Dumpty Reanimated” custom at the upcoming “BITS” show at Lot F Gallery (read more here) comes the latest wave of prints from artist Bob Conge (aka Plaseebo). Featuring a mixture of found objects, vacuum tubes and Bob’s signature doll and Mickey Mouse pieces, these twisted toy shrines will be availableContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Bob Conge’s jumbo folio giclee prints for the “BITS” show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The DIY vinyl Zukie from Alison Perez…
After a year in the works, Alison Perez aka Miss Zukie is putting the finishing touches to her debut designer vinyl release, the DIY Zukie! Coming initially in blank white vinyl with a fully customisable box, the 4″ figure is set to drop for just $9.95 plus shipping. Available on the Zukie store from MayContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The DIY vinyl Zukie from Alison Perez…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New “Grim” and “Wookie” customs from Rich UME…
Following last week’s work-in-progress look at Richard Page’s “Grim” Bambaboss custom, the UME Toys owner proudly reveals the custom in full! Coming replete with an all manner of hand sculpted accessories including a reaping sicle, back pack and hanging fox tail, Rich has really gone to town on the piece, adding boney fingers, subtle clothing detailsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New “Grim” and “Wookie” customs from Rich UME…”
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