Originally revealed way back in November as part of our H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series, Peter Kato‘s Man-Nie exclusive unfortunately got held back due to time restraints on the project… Well we’ve most definitely not forgotten the little guy, instead preparing him for the ToyCon UK release he deserves! The only figure not to be produced byContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Peter Kato x H.U.S.T.L.E ToyCon exclusive Man-Nie…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The ToyCon exclusive ‘Fake Plastic Teas’ from Uncle Absinthe…
UK based artist Uncle Absinthe kindly shares details of his first ever art toy release, the Fake Plastic Teas… A custom run based on the ‘Mini Lunartik in a Tea Cup’ mini figure platform, each piece has been painstakingly adorned with roughly 500 individually sculpted tea leaves, coming signed, numbered and packaged in it’s ownContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ToyCon exclusive ‘Fake Plastic Teas’ from Uncle Absinthe…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The SKORPLOK mini figure from Super Sandbagger…
JR Deem aka Super Sandbagger kindly shares details of his latest mini figure creation, the awesome SKORPLOK… Taking inspiration from a variety of retro mini figure lines, vintage kaiju and even Star Wars, the M.U.S.C.L.E scaled piece is set to be making it’s debut in resin soon, with a whole host of both military andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The SKORPLOK mini figure from Super Sandbagger…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Bulletpunk’ Multiskull OMFG custom from Terrthom…
Up and coming toy customiser Terrthom proudly presents his first OMFG custom, the Multiskull Bulletpunk tribute… One of the most original mini figure customs we’ve seen in a while, the stunning little piece features kit-bashed parts from various mech model kits painted in the infamous samurai bot’s gold and black colour scheme. Going on saleContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Bulletpunk’ Multiskull OMFG custom from Terrthom…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Kaiju Kaos ‘Earwig’ and ‘Optithulhu’ colourways from Bailey Records…
Bowing to pressure from fans since the initial ‘Black’ release a couple of months back, Bryan Borgman of Bailey Records has just revealed a slew of new brighter colourways for both ‘Earwig’ and ‘Optithulu’ Kaiju Kaos:SD figures! Cast (and sculpted in the case of Earwig) by Papagrim’s Steve Patt, each version, barring the standard ‘GamerContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Kaiju Kaos ‘Earwig’ and ‘Optithulhu’ colourways from Bailey Records…”
MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Vandalface’ resin figure teaser from Hoakser…
Uk based graffiti-cum-toy artist Hoakser teases us with an image of his upcoming resin release, the Vandalface mini figure… Based on an original sketch by the artist, the little guy is due to be making his debut at Killer Bootlegs’ Toys Are Us show in strictly limited quantities, with a variety of different colourways (plusContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Vandalface’ resin figure teaser from Hoakser…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The OMFG Series 3 Kickstarter campaign…
Wasting no time since the release of OMFG Series 2 just a few months back, George Gaspar over at October Toys proudly presents the third instalment of the hugely popular community driven mini series… Once again using Kickstarter to fund the project, Series 3 features 5 all-new figures chosen by the October Toys forum community,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The OMFG Series 3 Kickstarter campaign…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ToyCon exclusive B.A.S.T.A.R.D’s from Triclops Studios…
The Triclops boys are proud to announce that their latest batch of B.A.S.T.A.R.D custom bootleg mini figures will be primed and ready to drop exclusively at ToyCon next month! Consisting of a whopping 12 different designs kit-bashed and resculpted from a diverse collection of 80’s and 90’s mini figures, the guys have stated that theseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ToyCon exclusive B.A.S.T.A.R.D’s from Triclops Studios…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Big Metal Fan’ resin figure from Hungry Imp…
Travis McIntosh aka Hungry Imp kindly shares details of his latest resin figure, The Big Metal Fan… Envisioned as a “sort of dimension hopper searching for the ultimate metal show”, the great little figure was originally sculpted on top of a Playmobil figure and then recast by Travis in a clear resin. Hand painted inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Big Metal Fan’ resin figure from Hungry Imp…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Puripuriman custom keshi from Imperfecz Toys…
Ok guys, we’re extremely late on this one (2 months to be precise!), but the latest custom keshi from Imperfecz Toys was quite simply too good to ignore… Based on one of the few obscure Kinnikuman/Ultimate Muscle cartoon characters that failed to ever see an official kinkeshi release (We’re guessing this is largely due toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Puripuriman custom keshi from Imperfecz Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Nuclearman custom bootleg mini figure from Bigmantoys…
Originally previewed here a couple of weeks back, our good friend Lee over at Bigmantoys has just put the finishing touches to his latest custom bootleg release, the rather aptly titled Nuclearman… Influenced by late 90s FPS characters (a certain Duke instantly springs to mind!) and the Kinnikuman tradition of parodying various other movies and comics,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Nuclearman custom bootleg mini figure from Bigmantoys…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The new Disarticulator Studio Blog…
With a huge selection of mini figures in the pipeline, we thought is was about time we started a dedicated site for our group project, The Disarticulators… Due to feature regular posts direct from the studios of the Amazing Zectron, Lee Burbridge of Bigmantoys and myself, Tru:Tek, the blog will be THE first place to find out any of ourContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The new Disarticulator Studio Blog…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The H.U.S.T.L.E x Ironmask H.O.R.D.E mini figure series revealed…
With ToyCon UK looming ever closer, we decided it was about time to start revealing the TON of exclusives we’ll be bringing along… and what better way to start than with our latest H.U.S.T.L.E collaboration? Teaming up with Man-E-Toys regular Ironmask, we introduce the line’s first sub brand, the mighty H.O.R.D.E: Hundreds of Really DangerousContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The H.U.S.T.L.E x Ironmask H.O.R.D.E mini figure series revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Black Ice” and “Black Fire” Deadbeets from Skinner x Scott Tolleson…
Scott Tolleson teams up with Skinner for the release of the latest batch of Deadbeet customs, as he proudly presents “Black Ice” and “Black Fire”… Sprayed in Skinner’s signature mix of metallic blue, green and black with contrasting firey red and yellow detailing, the 7” tall Black Ice sofubi has been limited to just 10Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Black Ice” and “Black Fire” Deadbeets from Skinner x Scott Tolleson…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The March ‘Universe of Violence’ release from IroNilla…
Ironmask and Eric Nilla aka IroNilla come with the third monthly instalment of ‘Universe of Violence’, with the mini figure series’ first standard size release, ‘Arn Hellstorm’… Sculpted in Ironmask’s unmistakable chunky style, the awesome M.U.S.C.L.E inspired viking wrestler (original sculpt pictured) is currently be cast up by Eric in a flexible keshi-style rubber. DueContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The March ‘Universe of Violence’ release from IroNilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Pharoah Hound prototype from Argonaut Resins…
Eric Nocella kindly shares images of the latest figure to join the Argonaut Resins family, the Mini Pharaoh Hound! Joining the recently re-sculpted full-size Pharaoh, the 5″ tall piece (pictured here as a final wax sculpt) will soon be making the perfect companion piece to the Mini Tuttz in many a toy collection, with aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Pharoah Hound prototype from Argonaut Resins…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Death Cap ‘Amanita Must Scare Ya’ resin figures from WeBecomeMonsters…
“Amanita Must Scare Ya, commonly known as the maggot agaric (pron.: /ˈæɡərɪk/) or zombie amanita (pron.: /ˌæməˈnaɪtə/), is a reanimorphic and psychoactive necromycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of northern Transylvania, Amanita Must Scare Ya has been unintentionally introduced to many countries in the southernContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Death Cap ‘Amanita Must Scare Ya’ resin figures from WeBecomeMonsters…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Omnitron: Mutogen Series 1 from AColorfulMonster…
Briefly mentioned in our coverage of the Skegg resin pre-order a couple of weeks back, AColorfulMonster has just revealed details of his latest kaiju-inspired line, the Omnitron: Mutogen Series 1! Featuring 3 unique types of mutation, “Lips”, “Spikes” and “Worms”, the super-creepy creations have been hand sculpt, cast and painted by the artist in hisContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Omnitron: Mutogen Series 1 from AColorfulMonster…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// WIP Martin Hairybottom H.U.S.T.L.E mini figure from UME Toys…
With the H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 releases now in full swing, we’ve decided to start sharing some of the entries that’ve been pouring in for Wave 2, the first of which coming from our good friend Richard Page over at UME Toys… Entitled Martin Hairybootom, the micro-sized incarnation of UME’s flagship character has beenContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// WIP Martin Hairybottom H.U.S.T.L.E mini figure from UME Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The NUCLEARMAN (Duke Nukem) custom M.U.S.C.L.E from Bigmantoys…
Like so many of us, our good friend Lee over at Bigmantoys was a huge fan of the original Duke Nukem 3D, but was always a bit disappointed by the severely limited range of merch… I mean, every good 90’s videogame character worth their salt has their own mini figure, right? Well 17 years (andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The NUCLEARMAN (Duke Nukem) custom M.U.S.C.L.E from Bigmantoys…”
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