Taking his toy game to a whole new level, Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys has just revealed that he will be releasing an official Tsuburaya-licensed version of Jamira at Wonderfestival in July! Whilst we only have the above teaser to go by, we’re presuming that the soft vinyl kaiju will be going on sale under theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ officially licensed Jamira kaiju teased…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Siccaluna’s Garage Kit Monster Series at Lulubell Toys…
Following our post last week, Lulubell Toys have just revealed full release details for Siccaluna’s newly-titled Garage Kit Monster Series! Featuring 4 classic, albeit renamed, b-movie creatures; Space Man (Gillman), the Drifter (Frank), Ancient One (Mummy) and Violent Beast (Kong), all have been realised in a monstrous 9″ of soft vinyl, each coming packed unassembled forContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Siccaluna’s Garage Kit Monster Series at Lulubell Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The C.A.S.T x D-Lux Semi-Korosiya micro-run…
Adam Saul over at Cop A Squat Toys is proud to reveal that he’s teamed up with custom painter D-Lux for the latest run of Semi Korosiya! Cast up in a gorgeous creamsicle orange soft vinyl this time around, the 8″ kaiju has been treated to an eye-catching mix of tiffany blue and metallic pink directional spraysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The C.A.S.T x D-Lux Semi-Korosiya micro-run…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Cosmegira and Ollie one-off customs from Rampage Toys…
Having spoiled Design Fiesta attendees over the past couple of days with a huge selection of customs and original figures, Jon over at Rampage Toys has thankfully held back a couple of the bigger pieces for online sales! Featuring the previously posted Yamomark Cosmegira and MVH Ollie, the stunning pair are currently up for grabsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Cosmegira and Ollie one-off customs from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The one-off Yamomark Bazooka custom from Gorgoloid…
In addition to their original resin kaiju releases, Gorgoloid have revealed that they will also be releasing various custom painted Japanese vinyl pieces in-store, the first of which coming in the form of this gorgeous one-off Yamomark Bazooka. Utilising the recently released blank flesh version as a base, the 9″ tall soft vinyl figure has beenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The one-off Yamomark Bazooka custom from Gorgoloid…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Kaiju’s shop-drop this Saturday…
As promised in our coverage of the Dark Blue Mockbat yesterday, Paul Kaiju has revealed a whopping total of 4 new releases that’ll be heading to his store this Saturday, May 17th! With so much up for grabs, the figures will be split into 2 separate drops at 1pm PST and 3pm PST respectively. Here’s aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Kaiju’s shop-drop this Saturday…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas x Rampage Toys’ Kickstarter-style project announced…
As if all of this week’s Design Fiesta prep wasn’t enough, Jon over at Rampage Toys has just revealed that he’ll be teaming up with The Tarantulas for a private Kickstarter-style project to fund something that, in his words, will be “utterly awesome”! Whilst details are still very thin on the ground at the moment,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas x Rampage Toys’ Kickstarter-style project announced…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Siccaluna’s B-Movie Monsters at Lulubell Toys + IG competition…
Originally debuting at Wonderfestival back in February, Siccaluna‘s Classic Movie Monsters will finally be making an appearance in the West courtesy of Lulubell Toys! To celebrate the imminent coming of Frank, Kong, Mummy and Gillman in 8″ of glorious soft vinyl, Lulubell’s Luke Rook is currently holding a competition on IG for the chance to winContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Siccaluna’s B-Movie Monsters at Lulubell Toys + IG competition…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Kaiju’s Dark Blue Mockbat raffle details…
Continuing his onslaught of releases this year, the mighty Paul Kaiju has just revealed details for this weekend’s “Dark Blue” Mockbat raffle! What has got to be one of the most eye catching painted runs of the 6″ beast so far, the figure has been cast up in a dark blue soft vinyl, coming with anContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Kaiju’s Dark Blue Mockbat raffle details…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ custom Mockpilot and Chibi Jinx micro-run for Design Fiesta 39…
Joining the ton of figures we’ve featured over the past couple of days, Jon over at Rampage Toys is proud to present another pair of Design Fiesta exclusives that are going to leave overseas collectors positively green with envy… a one-off custom Mockpilot and a Chibi Jinx micro-run! One of the first artists to be givenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ custom Mockpilot and Chibi Jinx micro-run for Design Fiesta 39…”
MAN-E-NEWS// VICE Japan’s “A Day With…” featuring Mori Katsura of Real x Head…
Turning to Japanese Sofubi impresario Mori Katsura of RealxHead, premier sub-culture magazine VICE Japan have just unveiled the latest digital short in their ongoing “A Day With…” series, taking a rather interesting look into the life of the legendary soft vinyl producer! With the help of Fig-Lab‘s Datadub, producer/director Anthony Knight of 1K Films takes viewers on aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// VICE Japan’s “A Day With…” featuring Mori Katsura of Real x Head…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Yamomark’s Cosmegira kaiju overseas release…
Having debuted at Superfestival a couple of weeks back, Yamomark have finally made the first run of their latest kaiju, Cosmegira, available to overseas customers! Standing at around 9″ tall, the epic “space caterpillar monster” has been cast in a vintage yellow for the release, complete with red, orange, metallic green and black sprays. CurrentlyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Yamomark’s Cosmegira kaiju overseas release…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Design Fiesta 39…
With Design Fiesta 39 opening its doors this weekend, Jon over at Rampage Toys has started to tease the huge selection of figures that’ll be up for grabs at his booth! Whilst a few big ticket items have been revealed so far, including a micro-run of MVH Ollies (just check out that hand painted eye!) andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Design Fiesta 39…”
MAN-E-NEWS// TKOM’s Demogorgon sofubi proto revealed…
Revealing the awesome Double Think proto just a couple of week back (check it here), it came with great surprise today to find that artist TKOM has unveiled yet another of his creations making it’s way into sofubi production soon, the horned beast Demogorgon! Originally making an appearance back in January as part of a collaborative showContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// TKOM’s Demogorgon sofubi proto revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Aggar” Altered Beast sofubi from Geek Life x Sega…
Japanese retro apparel and lifestyle brand Geek Life are proud to reveal the first figure in their upcoming Sega Retro Game Sofubi Collection, Aggar, the iconic first stage boss from Altered Beast! Pictured here in an unpainted flesh soft vinyl, the wonderfully realised demon stays 100% true to the game’s original design, featuring the sameContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Aggar” Altered Beast sofubi from Geek Life x Sega…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Spring ver.1” Ammonaito sofubi from Mechavirus…
Celebrating the launch of his new online store, Todd Robertson aka Mechavirus has just revealed that a fresh batch of Ammonatio sofubi will be touching down this Friday, May 9th! Dubbed the “Spring ver.1″ edition, the 3.75″x9” figure has been produced in Japan using a white soft vinyl, coming with a number of neon metallic MonsterContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Spring ver.1” Ammonaito sofubi from Mechavirus…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The D-Lux x SLAVExONE Gero micro run revealed…
Joining Splurrt‘s “Arctic” Geros (full details here) as part of SLAVExONE‘s May Madness releases, D-Lux has just been revealed as the latest artist to take on the crazy looking cycloptic beastie! Once again limited to a micro-run of just 6 figures, the 6.5″ tall Gero has been cast in a gorgeous Tiffany-blue soft vinyl, coming withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The D-Lux x SLAVExONE Gero micro run revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Elegab’s Bukimindar kaiju…
After a slight hitch last week, Elegab‘s latest monstrosity, the stunning Bukimindar, has finally made it’s first appearance! Dropping via the usual lottery system on the Elegab site right here (scroll down to the bottom for the English translation), a total of 3 different colourways for the lofty 10″ kaiju are up for grabs; a solid red, aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Elegab’s Bukimindar kaiju…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Koningu sofubi from Ummikko…
Originally teased way back in February in unpainted green and flesh test shot colours, the debut sofubi from Ummikko (Monkey 3000), entitled “Koningu”, will finally be up for grabs next week! Sticking with the artist’s reoccurring primate theme, the wonderfully realised figure appears to draw from a number of different influences, including vintage sofubi, Hirota Saigansho’s GorillaContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Koningu sofubi from Ummikko…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Splurrt x SLAVExONE “Artic” Geros revealed…
Following in the recent footsteps of both Guumon and Blurble, Splurrt is the latest to take on SLAVExONE‘s neo-kaiju beastie, proudly presenting the “Artic” Geros! Cast in a white soft vinyl, the 6.5″ figures have been decked out in Splurrt’s signature mix of icy blue, silver and black sprays. Edition size, pricing and an exactContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Splurrt x SLAVExONE “Artic” Geros revealed…”
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