With Spring in the air and Easter just a few weeks away, mini figure maestro Peter Kato has revealed his latest resin creations, the adorable Bedtime Bunnies! Hand sculpted in Peter’s unmistakable style, the little sleepwalking critters have been cast in a mix of white and light pink resins, coming complete with a pair of contrastingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s Bedtime Bunny resin figures revealed…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Ghost Butler resin figure from Peter Kato…
Unfortunately arriving just before we closed up shop last week, we rather belatedly bring you guys the latest figure from Peter Kato, the adorable Ghost Butler! Returning to the cute “ghoulie” style of earlier figures Kawako and Fright Bite, the wonderfully minimal design mixes the likes of the Addams Family, Tim Burton and even UamouContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Ghost Butler resin figure from Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-UPDATE// The Uamou x Mogu Tanks from Peter Kato out now…
Covered extensively right here a couple of weeks back, Peter Kato‘s Uamou x Mogu Tanks are now available exclusively from Uamou Studio as part of their new Valentines range! Featuring a completely retooled version of the original Mogu Tank design, the Uamou edition comes with a newly embossed logo on the front, plus the additionContinue reading “MAN-E-UPDATE// The Uamou x Mogu Tanks from Peter Kato out now…”
MAN-E-UPDATE// The Uamou x Mogu Tanks from Peter Kato…
Whilst we briefly covered the Uamou x Mogu-Tanks earlier in the week, creator Peter Kato has very kindly shared some extra details on the incredible collaboration! “[The idea of a revised] Mogu Tank was born back in NYCC 2013, whereby Matt from Onell design had suggested that the tank base should have a driver head- AtContinue reading “MAN-E-UPDATE// The Uamou x Mogu Tanks from Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s Uamou Mogu-Tank revealed…
Our good friend Peter Kato has just revealed that he’ll be teaming up with Uamou for an exclusive edition of the Mogu-Tank. Featuring the same multi-part design as previous releases, this new version comes with a retooled tank track base that’s a lot more radical than first glances would suggest- as joining the new UamouContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s Uamou Mogu-Tank revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// December releases from Peter Kato…
Back in full swing since his return to the indie toy scene earlier this year, our good friend Peter Kato is proud to present yet another trifecta of new releases! Dropping in his web-store this Thursday, December 12th, we’re pleased to be able to give you guys a run down of what will be onContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// December releases from Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Tako Terrians and Tako-Cubes from Peter Kato…
Wasting no time since last week’s “Mocha” Mogu Tank release, Peter Kato is proud to introduce another 3 figures that’ll be hitting his store tomorrow (11/21) at 6pm EST! First up, we have the Orange & Silver Tako Cubes. Cast in a clear orange resin, the little guys have been hand painted in a aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Tako Terrians and Tako-Cubes from Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The new Mogu Tank and Army Jack restock from Peter Kato…
Fresh from his huge comeback at NYCC last month, our good friend Peter Kato is proud to present his store releases for November! Seeing it’s third edition already, the mole bearing Mogu Tank has been given a “Mocha” inspired colourway this time around, coming hand cast with a removable light tan body with dark greyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The new Mogu Tank and Army Jack restock from Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The return of Peter Kato…
After almost a year away from the art toy scene, our good friend Peter Kato is back with a slew of new releases just in time for NYCC! With a number of exclusives ready for both the Toy Tokyo and Onell Design booths, plus some early online-only pieces, we’re very proud to give you guysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The return of Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Peter Kato x H.U.S.T.L.E ToyCon exclusive Man-Nie…
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…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Love Muscle’ H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 out today…
Following the sell-out general release of H.U.S.T.L.E last week, our very own Tru:Tek is proud to present the latest ultra-limited H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 colourway… the Valentine’s themed “Love Muscle” edition! Featuring a closed selection of the original 10 M.U.S.C.L.E-inspired designs, the various kit-bashes, customs and original figures have been cast in a flexibleContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Love Muscle’ H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 out today…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Free Goodie Friday” exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 on Spanky Stokes…
Taking a brief hiatus from normal posting today as we prepare for tonight’s H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 drop, we bring you details of one last colourway up for grabs this weekend… the Spanky Stokes‘ exclusive marbled black and white! Created as a one-off for the award winning blog’s Free Goodie Friday competition, the 10Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Free Goodie Friday” exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 on Spanky Stokes…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Man-E-Toys 1st Anniversary edition H.U.S.T.L.E…
In celebration of our first year as Man-E-Toys this month, our writer and editor Tru:Tek is proud to present the latest exclusive batch of H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series figures. Featuring all 10 designs from Wave 1, each has been cast in a flexible urethane rubber in both ‘tropical’ (orange/green) and ‘bubblegum’ (blue/pink) flavours. Limited to justContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Man-E-Toys 1st Anniversary edition H.U.S.T.L.E…”
MAN-E-NEWS// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 dropping this Friday (02/08)…
Following the limited release debut at the Rampage Studios opening show last month, our very own Tru:Tek is proud to finally reveal that the standard ‘Flesh’ H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series Wave 1 will be dropping THIS WEEK! Featuring 10 mini figure designs kit-bashed, customised and originally sculpted from a diverse selection of the art toy scene’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 dropping this Friday (02/08)…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Healthy Diet’ custom Ugly Unicorn from Rampage Toys…
Revealed as one of the many pieces to be featuring at tomorrow’s Rampage Studios opening show, interest in Jon Malmsted’s breath-taking ‘Healthy Diet’ custom one-off Ugly Unicorn has been so high that he’s decided to offer up another via lottery! Created using a crystal clear UU sofubi stuffed to the gills with Micro Cupcake KaijusContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Healthy Diet’ custom Ugly Unicorn from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 full reveal…
After several teaser shots over the past couple of weeks, we proudly bring you the first wave of our H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series in all it’s glory! You may be wondering where a few of the entries have gone (the original line-up featured 15 artists)… Well, we’ve decided with the sheer volume of figures (plusContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 full reveal…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Rampage Toys and Brutherford Industries first test shot…
Signing off in style before our week away, we bring to you the first production shot of Rampage Toy‘s ‘Battle Ready’ Ugly Cenicorn and Brutherford Industries‘ Hungry Hungry Hordak for the upcoming H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series! Cast in an authentic M.U.S.C.L.E-tone rubber, the pair will be joined by another 13 designs for the gatcha capsule-style releaseContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Rampage Toys and Brutherford Industries first test shot…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Peter Kato “H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series” exclusive Man-Nie resin figure…
Just missing our H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series update yesterday (check it out here), Peter Kato has sent over a teaser of his contribution… an exclusive limited run of Man-Nies! Unique by the fact that they will be the ONLY figures both sculpt and cast by the artist (the other 14 will be handled by Tru:Tek),Continue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Peter Kato “H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series” exclusive Man-Nie resin figure…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series 1 update…
Following the first announcement a couple of weeks back (check it out here), we’re pleased to reveal that our H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series has been moving along at lightening pace, and whilst we have a whole lot of details that unfortunately have to remain secret at the moment, we’re more than happy to share the latestContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series 1 update…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series revealed…
After a tremendous response to our “Recruitment Drive” last month, we are proud to reveal details of the very first H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series! Featuring a varied mix of both new and established artists, we’ve been lucky enough to secure talent from as far afield as kaiju, resin, vinyl, plush (!), plus pieces from some ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series revealed…”
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