Opening at the Toy Art Gallery tomorrow (Friday, February 3rd), Karoushi is the latest collaborative art show from sofubi/kaiju supremos, Grody Shogun and Velocitron. Promising a whole host of insane custom artwork, collaborations and mash-ups, both Ricky and Luke will be on hand at the opening reception for a live chat and custom painting viaContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Grody Shogun & Velocitron present Karoushi @TAG…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Pocket Baseball Boy from Super7…
Spotted during last weekend’s Mummy Boy Mania show, ‘Pocket Baseball Boy’ is the latest Mummy Boy creation from Super7’s Brian Flynn. Standing at around 3″ tall, the vinyl figure is set to drop soon in un-painted form, with more (as yet unconfirmed) colourways to follow. Check our custom round-up this Thursday for a full revealContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Pocket Baseball Boy from Super7…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Lady Darkness & Kaiju Negora toys from Max Toy Co…
After what has seemed like an age, Max Toy Co are finally releasing Lady Darkness upon the general public. Originally made available to Max Toy Club members, the remaining figures were put online in the Max Toy shop today (Tuesday Jan 31st @ 10 AM WC). With only 6 of the masked edition up forContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Lady Darkness & Kaiju Negora toys from Max Toy Co…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Monster Worship Superfestival 58 releases…
Originally available to purchase exclusively at Superfestival 58, limited quantities of Monster Worship’s ‘Grape Edition’ vinyl figures can now be picked up through their store here. Coming un-painted, the four toys available are as follows- Greasebat 7″- $75 Three points of articulation Cannibal Fuckface 8″- $75 ‘Long live the new flesh’ Four points of articulation,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Monster Worship Superfestival 58 releases…”
MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Dark Side of the Ugly’ Rainbow GID Ugly Unicorn from Rampage Toys…
The beginning of the week brings yet another awesome toy reveal from Jon over at Rampage Toys, this time in the form of the ‘Dark Side of the Ugly’ rainbow GID edition of the popular Ugly Unicorn toy. Standing at 5″ tall, the soft vinyl figure will be available for open pre-order on the RampageContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Dark Side of the Ugly’ Rainbow GID Ugly Unicorn from Rampage Toys…”
Red & black Rebel Ink vinyl toys from Secret-Base x SuperFest 58…
Released at TOYSHOW in Japan earlier this month (January 9th), Secret Base’s latest collaboration with Usugrow, the Rebel Ink figure, is now available to all who couldn’t attend the event. Coming in an exclusive red and black colourway, the 4″ tall vinyl toy can be purchased either through phone order (03-3403-8188), or via the online storeContinue reading “Red & black Rebel Ink vinyl toys from Secret-Base x SuperFest 58…”
Update// This week’s releases from Rampage Toys…
Today we bring you a few more details and near complete pics of the latest collaboration with Rampage Toys and Splurrt, the Cadaver kid. Limited to an edition of 10, the pink, yellow, white, and silver hand sprayed vinyl toys will be available exclusively through Rampage Toys’ Big Cartel here on Friday morning (January 27th,Continue reading “Update// This week’s releases from Rampage Toys…”
The Cadaver Kid vinyl toy from Rampage Toys x Splurrt…
Revealed through Jon Malmstedt’s twitter feed yesterday, Rampage Toys are gearing up for another Friday drop this week in the form of Splurrt collaboration, the Cadaver Kids. Coming hand cast and sprayed by Jon, the figures have been limited to an edition of only 10- so be sure to hover around the Rampage store thisContinue reading “The Cadaver Kid vinyl toy from Rampage Toys x Splurrt…”
Bwana Spoons’ “Earth Restroyer’s Revenge” custom Hedorans revealed…
Psychedelic supremo Bwana Spoons has just revealed his latest custom toy project, the ERV (Earth Restroyer’s Revenge) glow-in-the-dark Hedoran from Gargamel. Limited to only ten figures, the GID Hedoran has been decked out in ‘a gabillion colors of spray and hand paint’ in true Spoons style. The figures will be available from the Grass Hut shopContinue reading “Bwana Spoons’ “Earth Restroyer’s Revenge” custom Hedorans revealed…”
January toy releases from Paul Kaiju announced…
Featured in our toy round-up last week, Paul Kaiju’s “Red Eye” Boss Carrion finally touches down this Saturday (January 14th, undisclosed time) alongside a swathe of other new releases. The long awaited Poison Touch and Seagool “Swamp Gas” variant complete the line up of production toys this month, whilst five one-of-a-kind custom painted Boss CarrionsContinue reading “January toy releases from Paul Kaiju announced…”
January releases and new teaser from Super7…
The usually barron January is set to be a costly month for Super7 collectors this year, with not one, but five new releases over the coming weeks. Out today (January 12th) at Noon PST, the first to figures come in the form of “Early Morning” Garuru (Itokin Park) and “Sunburnt Yellow” Prick (Brian Flynn), bothContinue reading “January releases and new teaser from Super7…”
Super7 x Star Wars Boba Fett Super Shogun teaser…
Following the success of their Star Wars Stormtrooper Super Shogun early last year, premier US kaiju house Super7 have recently teased the latest addition to their stellar series,the intergalactic bounty hunter, Boba Fett. Blending the towering Japanese robo aesthetic of Jumbo Machinder (known as Shogun Warriors in the west) with Kenner’s classic Star Wars actionContinue reading “Super7 x Star Wars Boba Fett Super Shogun teaser…”
New Feature// A week in toys…
In our endeavour to search for exclusive content for the site, we regrettably miss a lot of the art toy industry’s biggest stories throughout the week. To combat this, we’ve decided to create a new weekly feature that helps sum up some of the most important developments in the scene. Unfortunately our first post isContinue reading “New Feature// A week in toys…”
UPDATE// The Rising Tide 2 @ Rotofugi artwork reveal
Covered here on TTF a couple of weeks back, the artwork for Rotofugi’s latest group show, The Rising Tide 2, has finally been made available to purchase through their online store. Curated by LiLJapan, the show features the work of several Japanese and Japanese/American artists including Max Toys’ Max Nagata, Skulltoys, Shun Nakatsura, Uamou, and Kenta Shimbo.Continue reading “UPDATE// The Rising Tide 2 @ Rotofugi artwork reveal”
LEGO x Super7 Concept Prototypes by Devilboy
Exclusively revealed on leading art toy blog Toys R Evil last week, Saddest Devil creator Toby Dutkiewicz, aka Devilboy, has been working on a concept toy line that melds the accessibility of Lego with the style and flare of Super7’s renowned kaiju toys. Created alongside Super7 artist and designer Brian Flynn (who supplied both the original vinylContinue reading “LEGO x Super7 Concept Prototypes by Devilboy”
The Rising Tide 2: New Works by Japanese & Japanese-American Artists @ Rotofugi
Opening this Friday (December 9th), Rotofugi is proud to present it’s second installment of “The Rising Tide”. Exhibiting new works from 10 leading Japanese and Japanese-American artists including LiLJAPAN, Skulltoys, Mark Nagata and Uamou, the show is set to play host a wide selection of eastern inspired art; paintings, kaiju toys, art customs and papercraftContinue reading “The Rising Tide 2: New Works by Japanese & Japanese-American Artists @ Rotofugi”
Custom Eyezon Kaiju by Max Toy’s Nagata for Heteromorphism + Toy Karma 3 Update
Not content on resting on the laurels of his hugely successful Toy Karma 3 exhibition which opened it’s doors last week (full update featured below), Max Nagata of Max Toys has just revealed his entry for the highly anticipated Heteromorphism show, set to drop this weekend (September 24th). In-line with his offering for Toy Karma,Continue reading “Custom Eyezon Kaiju by Max Toy’s Nagata for Heteromorphism + Toy Karma 3 Update”
Toy Karma 3 @Rotofugi Gallery
Now in it’s third run, Toy Karma, in association with Max Nagata’s Max Toy Company, will be finally opening it’s doors at the Rotofugi gallery on September 10th. Celebrating the weird and wonderful world of Japanese Kaiju toys (made famous by the likes of Godzilla, Mothra and Ultraman in the 70’s), the exhibition has beenContinue reading “Toy Karma 3 @Rotofugi Gallery”
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