We were greeted this morning with a very exciting e-mail from Steve Patt over at Papagrim Toys, who kindly sent us over the very first test-pull shot of our debut resin release, ‘Ed Skworm vs. Min-E-Face! Following on from our extensive reveal a couple of weeks back (find out more here), Steve has since madeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// First test pull shot of our debut release, ‘Ed Skworm vs. Min-E-Face!”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Munny Bunny from Neese…
DMS kindly shares with us details on his wife Neese’s latest plush/plastic hybrid, the ever so cute Munny Bunny! Limited to an edition of 10, the 7″ Munnys (10″ with ears!) have been spray painted matt cream, with three types of high quality faux fur used; honey for the body, white for the tail and short creamContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Munny Bunny from Neese…”
MAN-E-NEWS// JC Rivera’s “Platoon Hero” debut on the Tenacious Toys Kickstarter campaign…
With only 5 days left, Tenacious Toys‘ are planning one last push for their Uncle Argh Kickstarter campaign, and what better way to do it than to offer up JC Rivera‘s recently revealed “Platoon Hero” as a reward?! After hearing of AW177’s generous custom Munny donation, fellow artist Rivera stepped up by offering one ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// JC Rivera’s “Platoon Hero” debut on the Tenacious Toys Kickstarter campaign…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Josh Mayhem’s Askew Rangers Playsam custom for Playsam 500…
Originally featured here as a work-in-progress a few weeks back, Josh Mayhem reveals the latest soldier to join the Askew Ranger ranks, Captain Havoc and his Playsam Battlecruiser! Created for the upcoming Playsam 500 custom show, the stunningly realised piece includes a custom removable 2.5″ Cat Qee, 3 working spring loaded custom Super7 Super Shogun Missiles, and a refillableContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Josh Mayhem’s Askew Rangers Playsam custom for Playsam 500…”
MAN-E-NEWS// “Grim” the 3A Bambaboss custom from Rich UME…
Richard Page of UME Toys reveals his latest work in progress- “Grim”, the custom 3A Bambaboss of death! Featuring a beautifully sculpted skull and modified hoody (check out the raised skull logo- ace!), Grim is set to come with a number of accessories including a reaping scythe, rucksack, foxes tail and lamp. Already primed andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “Grim” the 3A Bambaboss custom from Rich UME…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Chuppi art toy night light from Tado x Mathmos…
Iconic UK brand MATHMOS have teamed up with graphic art duo TADO to create Chuppi – the perfect interactive child’s nightlight AND collectable art toy! Standing at around 4″ tall, the LED colour changing figure comes with reusable stickers for 18 different characters, giving both young and inexperienced customisers a perfect place to start. Chuppi canContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Chuppi art toy night light from Tado x Mathmos…”
MAN-E-TOYS// “Oh No HD2” teaser sketch from Plaseebo…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo has kindly sent us the above tentative sketch of his latest upcoming creation, provisionally titled “Oh No HD2” (we’re still trying to decipher its meaning, bear with us!). Very little information is available at present, but from what we can glean from the image, this piece is set to feature aContinue reading “MAN-E-TOYS// “Oh No HD2” teaser sketch from Plaseebo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Superfestival 59…
Fresh from his recent debut show at Studio Uamou, Jon over at Rampage Toys has been readying yet another ginormous batch of customs for next week’s Superfestival! Featuring the first official painted run of Manotaur (replete with Ugly Unicorn sidekick!), Jon will also be dropping several collaborations, with Ilanena’s “Penguin Metrobayakan”, Chima Group’s “Neon Metallic” Amedasu,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Superfestival 59…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Box-O-Zombies customs from Adam Pratt…
With the utterly brilliant “Box-O-Zombies” touching down a few weeks back, our good friend Adam Pratt wasted no time in getting to work on them, with his first batch getting a full reveal last week. Consisting of 6 pvc “green soldier” style mounted figures, the Box-O-Zombies’ high level of realism and adherence to scale overContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Box-O-Zombies customs from Adam Pratt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Jelly Empire at MoCCA Fest 2012…
Jellybot Empress, Selina Briggs, kindly shares with us a promo for the upcoming Jellybot 2.0 release. Set to make its debut at this weekend’s MoCCA Fest (28th/29th April), the newly refined design (now including head articulation!) will be available alongside a whole host of other customs and crossovers, including the Jellactic Troops in both redContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Jelly Empire at MoCCA Fest 2012…”
MAN-E-NEWS// JC Rivera’s customs for the Most Wanted: Behind The Hype show…
The ever busy JC Rivera (yes, this is the third post he’s featured in this week!) is proud to reveal his entry for 1AM‘s Most Wanted show, not one, but five amazing customs! Featuring a seven eared 8″ and 3″ Dunny, a horned 7″ and 5″ Munny, and a 3″ Dunny, Rivera’s trademark skull motifContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// JC Rivera’s customs for the Most Wanted: Behind The Hype show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// eeKs’ “Screamer” resin bust now available…
Hot off the heels of his recent “NomNoms” collaboration with JC Rivera, eeKs is proud to reveal that the highly anticipated “Screamer” bust is finally available to purchase. With an initial run in white resin, the 4.5″ x 4.25″ monstrosity comes ready for customising, or if you prefer, can be hand painted by eeKs onContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// eeKs’ “Screamer” resin bust now available…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Krink NYC vs. Monster Kolor Paint Battle at Kidrobot NY…
Next month sees Kidrobot NYC play host to the first ever Krink NYC vs. Monster Kolor Paint Battle! With Auks One and Mr Munk fighting in the Krink corner, Matt Walker’s calling on the talents of Lamour Supreme and the Sucklord to throw down some paint for the MK team. Featuring a plethora of liveContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Krink NYC vs. Monster Kolor Paint Battle at Kidrobot NY…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Quad Stug Box Set [Update] from Adam Pratt x Rivet Wars…
Featured here last week, Ted Terranova and Adam Pratt‘s custom “Blighter Quad Stug” box set will finally be touching down in the Rivet Wars store next week- replete with a whole host of unexpected treats! Featuring 5 custom Quad Stugs from our good friend Adam, each lucky collector who manages to snag one will alsoContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Quad Stug Box Set [Update] from Adam Pratt x Rivet Wars…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom “Sai Kang Warriors” from Daniel Yu…
Daniel Yu aka Dory (creator of the awesome Crawdad Kid OMFG figure) kindly shares with us his latest project, the “Sai Kang Warriors”. Celebrating the often overlooked labourers that keep our environment safe and clean, the 5 heavily modified Playmobil figures have been expertly sculpted with epoxy clay and hand painted with acrylics. Truly some of theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom “Sai Kang Warriors” from Daniel Yu…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom “Vandalised Graffiti Truck” from Hoakser…
Since opening his newly designed site, UK based graffiti artist Hoakser has once again been hitting the customs hard, with his first reveal coming in the form of the breathtaking “Vandalised Graffiti Truck”! Hand painted with acrylics, and weathered to the high standard we’ve come to expect from the artist, the transformed old toy truck hasContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom “Vandalised Graffiti Truck” from Hoakser…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Mecha DIY resin figure from DMS…
Swiftly following the first painted test pull of the ‘Mini Mecha’ (featured here), UK based artist DMS is proud to reveal that it will be making its debut on the DMS store today (April 20th) in Blank/DIY form! Standing at 2.75″ tall, the untreated (slight sanding/flash removal required) hand-cast figure has been designed for toy customisers andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Mecha DIY resin figure from DMS…”
MAN-E-NEWS// A slew of new projects from Miss Zukie…
We were beginning to worry that Alison Perez aka Miss Zukie was showing signs of slowing down (ok, it’s only been a week since our last Zukie post!), so it came with great pleasure yesterday to find not one, but three new custom projects and a contest announcement in our inbox yesterday! First up weContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// A slew of new projects from Miss Zukie…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Mecha painted test pull from DMS…
UK based toy designer and customiser DMS has been working on a follow up to the mighty T42 custom for some while now, with the highly anticipated ‘Mini Mecha’ finally revealed as a painted test pull. Already looking absolutely stunning, the hand sculpt and cast resin figure is set to stand at around 3″ tall,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Mecha painted test pull from DMS…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Mini Berties from Rich UME…
With threeA‘s DIY Mini Berties shipping a couple of weeks back, the art toy community has wasted no time in getting to work on these little beauties, with Richard Page of UME Toys‘ efforts being some of the best we’ve seen so far. Procuring 5 from close friend JPK last weekend, Rich set about cuttingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Mini Berties from Rich UME…”
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