“The Toy as Art…” Following the MISFITS reveal last week (find out more here), Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details of his latest show of recent works at the Phillips Gallery, NY. Sitting alongside the very first MISFIT release (the Night Gamer Misfit), Conge will also be presenting a whole host of “Toy Shrine”Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Bob Conge “Recent Works” at the Phillips Gallery…”
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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 latestContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Johan Bramwell Ulrich’s Cybin kaiju…”
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 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,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Grody “Guts” customs from Blurble…”
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 Mecha Bootleg Kongs from Todd Robertson x Toybot Studios…
Todd Robertson aka Mechavirus continues his onslaught of dream collabs with the the reveal of the latest Bootleg Kongs from Toybot Studios! Cast in resin and coming with a massive 13 points of articulation, the Mecha Bootleg Kongs have been limited to just three breathtaking pieces, each adorned with Todd’s signature infusion of found objects,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mecha Bootleg Kongs from Todd Robertson x Toybot Studios…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Summers Cauldron” group show at FOE…
The legendary FOE Gallery goes big for their last show before their move to the new Main St location, with the announcement of Summers Cauldron! Featuring three of the contemporary kaiju scene’s finest, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore, Paul Kaiju (pictured) and Elegab alongside local favorite Eric Talbot, expect plenty of illustration, one-offs, mash-ups, short runs and many more surprises… Opening its doors tomorrow (Friday,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Summers Cauldron” group show at FOE…”
MAN-E-NEWS// “It Came From San Diego” mini show at Grasshut…
Bwana Spoons is proud to present Grasshut‘s latest mini kaiju show, It Came From San Diego! Featuring a whole host of SDCC goodies that Bwana managed to snare at the Con last month, the show will play host to 5 hand paints or customs from some of the scene’s finest, including Gargamel, HealeyMade (Dino Bros previously featured here),PaulContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “It Came From San Diego” mini show at Grasshut…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Wonder Festival leftovers…
After a very fun (but hot!) Wonder Festival yesterday, Jon over at Rampage Toys has revealed that a selection of unsold figures will now be offered up to his dedicated international fans! Whilst the stunning painted orange Cyclops Dinos unfortunately sold out, Jon has stated that both Grumble Toy collaborations, Lilth and Wormrah, are availableContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Wonder Festival leftovers…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Guumon’s Nederland MonsterJam revealed…
As promised in our teaser last week, we can now bring you the full-reveal of Brian Mahony aka Guumon‘s Nederland MonsterJam! On show in Amsterdam’s Concrete Image Store since last Friday, the massive exhibition played host to the works 14 of kaiju’s finest, including BLObPUS, Max Toy, Paul Kaiju, MVH LASH, Todd Robertson, and ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Guumon’s Nederland MonsterJam revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// A trifecta of Grody customs from Blurble…
Blurble kindly shares details of his latest batch of Grody Monster customs, Sea Monkey of Death, Chief Hydra and Sunbaked Monster! Featuring a mash-up of various Grody sofubis, custom accessories and in the Sea Monkey’s case, an all-new hand cast resin head, the creepy-yet-cute figures have been expertly painted in a variety of Monster KolorContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// A trifecta of Grody customs from Blurble…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Nederland MonsterJam @Concrete Image…
Previously featured here last week, Brian Mahony aka Guumon has kindly leaked another 4 pieces that will be featuring at the Nederland MonsterJam in Amsterdam later this week. Joining an awesome custom mecha-Daigomi and one-off Ammonaito from Todd Robertson, Plaseebo brings his latest vinyl/resin infused pieces, the mighty Gunkajima Kaiju and Skulloctopus From Outer Space…Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Nederland MonsterJam @Concrete Image…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Daigomis for the Nederland MonsterJam…
With the Nederland MonsterJam just around the corner, show creator Brian Mahony aka Guumon, has started revealing a few of the pieces that are set to feature… the first coming in the form of these breathtaking Daigomi customs! A joint piece by Will Long and Todd Robertson, the guy on the left has been splitContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Daigomis for the Nederland MonsterJam…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Thanos BOOTLEG from Lamour Supreme…
Lamour Supreme has revealed the latest editions of the highly sought after BOOTLEG kaiju, this time inspired by Marvel’s Mad Titan, Thanos! Produced by Adfunture and hand sprayed by Lamour in Thanos’ signature gold, blue and purple colour scheme, the figure is set to drop in Sweeden at some point this week… no exact newsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Thanos BOOTLEG from Lamour Supreme…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Cosmic Squadron from Max Toy’s Mark Nagata…
Swiftly following last month’s awesome Todd Robertson collaboration, the Cosmic Squadron are back… this time at the hands of Max Toy‘s Mark Nagata! Revealed on his Twitter feed yesterday, the set of four vinyl figures have been painted in Nagata’s unmistakable “galaxy” style, featuring other-worldly airbrushing, meticulously brushed facial detailing and subtle additions including cigarettesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Cosmic Squadron from Max Toy’s Mark Nagata…”
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