[Above, ‘Ed Skworm & Min-E-Face WIP protos] After several months on the drawing board, we can finally reveal to you the first of 2 incoming resin toy drops from us here at MAN-E-TOYS! Inspired by a love of classic 80’s toys and cartoons, our debut release will be coming in the form of a customContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// ‘Ed Skworm vs. Min-E-Face: Our debut resin mini figures coming soon!!!”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The GID OMFG! Kickstarter project from October Toys…
Announced on this week’s episode of Toy Break, George Gaspar of October Toys has finally decided to heed the mass of requests for a glow-in-the-dark OMFG colourway! With the original series becoming one of Kickstarter‘s most talked about art toy projects, George decided that it was only natural to offer these guys up in theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The GID OMFG! Kickstarter project from October Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Custom S.L.U.G Zombies from Adam Pratt…
Released earlier this month, the S.L.U.G Zombies (Silly Little Ugly Guys) are the latest keshi-style mini figure series from Jakks Pacific. Similar to the M.U.S.C.L.E lines of the 80’s, the 1.5″ tall PVC toys have been released in 3, 6, and 12 packs, with a total of 18 different zombies to collect (check out That Figures’Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom S.L.U.G Zombies from Adam Pratt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The 6″ PeeNut MEGA B.A.S.T.A.R.D from Triclops Studio x Unbox Industries…
Originally part of the B.A.S.T.A.R.D (Bootleg Army Stuck Together And Randomly Designed) hand cast resin series that made an appearance at SDCC 2011, Triclops‘ M.U.S.C.L.E inspired PeeNut figure is set to be released by Unbox Industries as an oversized MEGA B.A.S.T.A.R.D! Coming in 3 tasty colourways; classic M.U.S.C.L.E pink, Lagoon blue & Clops purple, the 6″ tallContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The 6″ PeeNut MEGA B.A.S.T.A.R.D from Triclops Studio x Unbox Industries…”
MAN-E-NEWS// OMFG! series 2 from October Toys: vote now…
With the final submissions for OMFG! series 2 due a couple of weeks back, George Gaspar over at October Toys has finally managed to organise the staggering 461 entries ready for voting. Competition has been fierce this time around, with the dedicated thread holding well over 8 months and 140 pages of ideas, concepts, andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// OMFG! series 2 from October Toys: vote now…”
MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Rise of the Beasts’ mini figures from Little Rubber Guys x Plastic !magination…
Inspired by the recent resurgence of M.U.S.C.L.E inspired lines such as OMFG! and SLUGs, Jon Karis of Little Rubber Guys has been working on a Kickstarter campaign with Plastic !magination to produce his own series, the Rise of the Beasts. Reaching the required project funding of $11,000 yesterday, the Rise of the Beasts is setContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Rise of the Beasts’ mini figures from Little Rubber Guys x Plastic !magination…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Artist proof and custom OMFG Crawdad Kids from Daniel Yu…
Featured here on MAN-E-TOYS a few weeks back, we’re proud to reveal that Daniel Yu aka Dory will finally be releasing the artist proof’s of his OMFG contribution, Crawdad Kid: Lobster Soup edition tonight (March 4th) at 9pm EST through his store. Limited to just 200 pieces, each 2″ hot pink Crawdad comes bagged andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Artist proof and custom OMFG Crawdad Kids from Daniel Yu…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Robot 13 mini figure reveal from Motorbot x Blacklist Studios…
Thomas Hall of Blacklist Studios has just sent over the first full shot of Motorbot‘s finished Robot 13 sculpt, leaving us with no doubt that the eventual 6 pack release will become one of the artist’s most sought after releases. Offered as part of the Robot 13 trade book Kickstarter project (featured here) to anyoneContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Robot 13 mini figure reveal from Motorbot x Blacklist Studios…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Motorbot’s ‘Squonk’ resin figure out today (plus Robot 13 update)…
Featured here as a work in progress a few weeks back, Motorbot‘s latest resin creature, the Squonk, is set to drop some time today in the Deadbear Studios store. Limited to an initial batch of around 10, Motorbot has revealed several different shimmering colourways so far, including ‘slime’ green, root beer, ocean water, sparkling creamContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Motorbot’s ‘Squonk’ resin figure out today (plus Robot 13 update)…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Robot 13: COLOSSUS Kickstarter featuring mini-figures from Motorbot x Blacklist Studios…
Co-founder of Blacklist Studios, Thomas Hall, sent us over some rather interesting information regarding the studio’s latest Kickstarter project. Set up to fund a trade book edition of their first comic series, Robot 13:COLOSSUS, Blacklist are preparing a wide variety of extras for anyone interested in investing. As well as GID t-shirts, buttons, one-off sketches,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Robot 13: COLOSSUS Kickstarter featuring mini-figures from Motorbot x Blacklist Studios…”
MAN-E-REVEAL// Custom NUKED! mini-figures from Adam Pratt…
Master customiser and close friend of MAN-E-TOYS, Adam Pratt, sent over some pics of his latest project today- a custom painted set of NUKED! mini-figures, privately commissioned by yours truly! Hand sculpt and cast by Steve Patt of Papagrim Toys, the initial set of 3 mini-figures (Clawgrugg, Skekiltor, and Oculus Viri) were released (and quicklyContinue reading “MAN-E-REVEAL// Custom NUKED! mini-figures from Adam Pratt…”
MAN-E-FEATURE// Exclusive interview with Rampage Toys’ Jon Malmstedt…
With a slew of hand sculpt and cast resin releases, an original vinyl toy, plus collaborations with the likes of Kikkake, Splurrt, Tenacious Toys, and Hints & Spices, the past 12 months have seen Rampage Toys grow to become one of the indie toy scene’s hottest properties. Founder Jon Malmstedt shows no signs of lettingContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// Exclusive interview with Rampage Toys’ Jon Malmstedt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Crawdad Kid ‘Lobster Soup’ edition artist proof OMFG! from Dory…
Our speculation last week regarding which OMFG! figure will be receiving the artist proof treatment next has been confirmed, with Singapore based sculptor Daniel Yu (aka Dory) officially revealing the Lobster Soup edition of Crawdad Kid this weekend over at premier toy blog ToysREvil. Coming headed in a similar fashion to Monsterforge’s Multiskull a/p’s andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Crawdad Kid ‘Lobster Soup’ edition artist proof OMFG! from Dory…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Multiskulls from Monsterforge…
After only just surviving the war that was fought on Friday night to secure the last remaining MS artist proofs, Monsterforge is gearing up for yet another OMFG! drop this Monday with the release of 25 custom Multiskulls. Available at 9pm EST (February 6th) from the Monsterforge shop, each figure has been hand painted andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Multiskulls from Monsterforge…”
MAN-E-FEATURE// Man-Nie, a MOTU tribute from Peter Kato…
Hot off the heels of the Valentines Tetsujin Turtle release, Peter Kato is gearing up for another couple of releases this February in the form of Man-Nie and Fright Bite ‘Jet Black’. Whilst information is still scarce regarding the latest Fright Bite edition, Peter has confirmed that Man-Nie will be going on sale in his shop shortlyContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// Man-Nie, a MOTU tribute from Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-NEWS// OMFG! ‘Pretty in Pink’ Artist Proof from Monsterforge…
Next Friday (February 3rd) at 9PM EST sees the launch of the second OMFG! artist proof (Spankey Stokes’ Stroll has come and gone), in the form of Monsterforge’s ‘Pretty in Pink’ Multiskull. The figures will be available to purchase through Monsterforge’s blog here for $3 a piece plus shipping. Buying limit has been capped atContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// OMFG! ‘Pretty in Pink’ Artist Proof from Monsterforge…”
OMFG! flesh/pink five pack from October Toys out now…
After what has seemed an age, October Toys’ Outlandish Mini Figure Guys (OMFG!) are now officially available to buy in their original pink/flesh colourway. Each blister packed set comes with the following M.U.S.C.L.E inspired 1.5″ figures- Multiskull designed and sculpted by Charles Marsh (aka Monsterforge) from South Carolina Crawdad Kid designed and sculpted by Daniel Yu (aka Dory)Continue reading “OMFG! flesh/pink five pack from October Toys out now…”
Starburst Clan Zou-chan toy reveal from Rampage Toys…
Revealed this morning on Jon Malmstedt’s twitter feed, Starburst Clan Zou-chan is the latest toy collaboration with Kikkake to drop from Rampage Toys. Pricing and edition size on the multi-hued animals (is that a bear chase?) are still to be confirmed, but release has been set for this Friday (January 20th) at Rampage’s store. Check out theContinue reading “Starburst Clan Zou-chan toy reveal from Rampage Toys…”
A week in toys…
Welcome to our second weekly round-up of the art toy scene! 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 mostContinue reading “A week in toys…”
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