MAN-E-NEWS// Spinning Head Sunshine x Spinshine from Brown Noize Productions x Muscle Things…

Following our look at the 3D printouts last month (find out more here), Alec over at Muscle Things has just posted the very first test shot of Brown Noize Production’s highly anticipated Spinning Head Sunshine x Spinshine M.U.S.C.L.E custom! Although not an official reveal (the above shot was taken from the Muscle Things banner), it’s greatContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Spinning Head Sunshine x Spinshine from Brown Noize Productions x Muscle Things…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Grim Jim” GPK Cheap Toy custom from Eric Nilla…

After what has seemed like an age since it’s first reveal (find out more here), Eric Nilla‘s incredible “Grim Jim” GPK Cheap Toy custom is finally available for public consumption! Sculpted to fit perfectly amongst the original 80’s mini figures, Grim Jim offers a near perfect representation of the original trading card design, featuring theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Grim Jim” GPK Cheap Toy custom from Eric Nilla…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bootleg” Spiderman and Iron Man Grody customs from Blurble…

The mighty Blurble is proud to present his latest batch of Grody Shogun customs, the “Bootleg” Spiderman and Iron Man! Taking both the Dracula and Frankenstein Monster sofubis, Blurble has given the pair suitably heroic paint jobs in the style of the crappy bootlegs you’d find at a swapmeet… featuring washed out colours, over simplifiedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bootleg” Spiderman and Iron Man Grody customs from Blurble…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Ocu-lar Beings from Hellgnome x Topheroy…

Kaiju custom wizard Topheroy kindly shares details of his latest collaboration with Hellgnome, the Ocu-Lar Beings! Featuring a huge selection of Hellgnome’s latest resin figures including the new Intergalactic Zombie design, Topheroy has given them a full Monster Kolor workout in his trademark mix of metallics and tight black detailing. Due to be touching downContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Ocu-lar Beings from Hellgnome x Topheroy…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Guumon’s Diagomis at NYCC 2012…

With just a few weeks until NYCC 2012, Brian Mahony of Guumon Vinyl Labs has been busy putting the final touches to another insane batch of one-off Diagomi kaijus! Cast in a selection of different soft vinyls including blue, red and glow-in-the-dark, each figure has been hand sprayed and rubbed in a variety of vividContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Guumon’s Diagomis at NYCC 2012…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Infected: Flatwoods Revisited Red from Scott Wilkowski x Giant Robot…

To all of you out there that have unfortunately missed out on the “Infected” works of Scott Wilkowski over the past year, your luck could be changing soon… as Giant Robot have revealed the first figure in the series to get a general release, Flatwoods Revisited Red! Created to coincide with  the Giant Robot Biennale 3:Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Infected: Flatwoods Revisited Red from Scott Wilkowski x Giant Robot…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Wonderfest Grody Shogun x MVH Mash-Up lottery…

Originally available to attendees of this year’s Wonderfest, Luke Rook over at Lulubell toys has saved 3 of the breathtaking Grody Shogun x MVH Mash-Ups for his legions of devotees! A combination of the infamous “Monster” body and “Sludge Demon” head, the gruesome sofubis have been hand painted in a mixture of purple, green andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Wonderfest Grody Shogun x MVH Mash-Up lottery…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Plastic Playhouse’s “Monzira” Manzilla custom…

 “His back spines alight as he charges up for his atomic breath attack…” It’s been a while since we’ve featured the work of Plastic Playhouse, so to celebrate the amazing success of our Nama x Nilla exclusives a couple of weeks back, we’ve decided to take a look at a recent custom he’s created based on the duo’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plastic Playhouse’s “Monzira” Manzilla custom…”

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 $300Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Shogun Warriors from Skinner…”

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

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

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 andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Venom one-off sculpt from UME Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// “The Misfits” custom series from Plaseebo: Nightgamer Misfit…

Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details of his latest on-going custom series, the ultra limited “Misfits”… Utilising a brand new body sculpt that has been hand cast in resin (which appears to have the chubby hands of a certain marshmallow man!), Plaseebo plans to release 6 of the 9” figures over the next 12Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “The Misfits” custom series from Plaseebo: Nightgamer Misfit…”

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

Following the breathtaking custom Soundwave from last month, Rich over at UME Toys has resurrected another childhood favourite in his unmistakable “spindly” style… Spiderman’s arch nemesis, Venom! Based on a highly popular illustration Rich did of the alien symbiote a few years back (of which a copy hangs proudly on our studio wall!), the sculptContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The WIP Venom sculpt from UME Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Night Terror resin from Matt A*…

After months in development and production, Matt A*‘s jaw-dropping Night Terror is finally available to pre-order! Hand cast and meticulously finished in an oily colour changing paint, the steampunk infused owl comes in at an impressive 16″ tall, with a monstrous 24″ wing span. Featuring a clear acrylic stand and fully rotating base, Matt A*Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Night Terror resin from Matt A*…”

MAN-E-NEWS// “Neon Green” Underling and Wookalar B.U.F.F from Nama-Niku x Muscle Things…

Following the massive restocking we featured here last week, Alec over at Muscle Things has unleashed yet more custom M.U.S.C.L.E goodness into the store in the form of a “Neon Green” Underling and Wookalar B.U.F.F! Masterfully kit-bashed and re-sculpted by Tyler of Nama-Niku, the beastly duo have been cast in Alec’s super-secret “Black Magic” rubber,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “Neon Green” Underling and Wookalar B.U.F.F from Nama-Niku x Muscle Things…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The resin “Bone Heads” from JFury…

Following up the rather awesome JuJu Totems from a couple of months back (find out more here), prolific customiser Justin “JFury” Philips proudly reveals his second resin line… the Bone Heads! Featuring a trifecta of 2″ x 2″ resin skulls based on Justin’s unmistakable clown aesthetic, each has been given a unique finish that echoContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The resin “Bone Heads” from JFury…”

MAN-E-UPDATE// The Teddy R.B.S. IV “open helmet version” from Dust out now…

Fully revealed in all its painted glory at the tail end of last week (find out more here), Dust‘s R.B.S. IV “open helmet version” is finally available to purchase! Standing at 65mm tall, the fully articulated teddys have been painted in the German artist’s signature mix of military greens, each featuring a minute hand painted skullContinue reading “MAN-E-UPDATE// The Teddy R.B.S. IV “open helmet version” from Dust out now…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Forest and Ocean Guardians from Mujuworld…

Following the previously posted work-in-progress shots a couple of weeks back, Miss Muju has revealed that the Mini Guardians will finally be making an appearance in the Mujuworld shop at the beginning of next week! Available in either Forest (green) or Ocean (blue) colourways, the 4.5″ tall handpainted, signed and numbered figures have been limited toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Forest and Ocean Guardians from Mujuworld…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Diazombie charity auction from Bigmantoys…

Remember the special edition “Diazombie” from our Acrozombies post a while back? Well Bigmantoys are proud to reveal that the stunning little guy will finally be up for auction soon! The extra wait on the figure has been for good reason, because unlike the previous Acrozombies, Diazombie now comes complete with a whole playset’s worthContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Diazombie charity auction from Bigmantoys…”