As promised earlier in the week, Bob Conge aka Plaseebo treats us to a full reveal of his latest resin monstrosity, ‘Chicks Gone Wild’. Similar to the recent Misfits custom series, the stunning 8″ piece will form the basis for several ultra-limited customs over the next year, the first of which coming in the formContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘EASTER Chicks Gone Wild’ resin kaiju from Plaseebo…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Easter Chicks Gone Wild’ teaser from Plaseebo…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo teases us with his latest resin release, ‘Easter Chicks Gone Wild’, but instead of offering any full shots or solid details on the figure, we’ve been treated to this rather intriguing backstory… “Remember all those yellow baby balls of fuzz and feathers taken from their mothers at three days old andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Easter Chicks Gone Wild’ teaser from Plaseebo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s ‘Tokyo Exclusive’ Skulloctopus From Outer Space for Rampage Studios…
With Rampage Toys having just completed a run of Night Gamer customs for Plaseebo (featured here yesterday), it appears that the artist has returned the favour, as he kindly shares details of his latest Skulloctopus edition, the Tokyo Exclusives… Created for the Rampage Studios gallery/shop space, the run has been limited to just 5 completelyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s ‘Tokyo Exclusive’ Skulloctopus From Outer Space for Rampage Studios…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampaging Night Gamer from Rampage Toys x Plaseebo…
Ahead of tomorrow’s hotly tipped Mechavirus custom show, the ever busy Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys/Studios is proud to present his latest custom collaboration with Plaseebo… the Rampaging Night Gamers! A mash-up of Plaseebo’s popular bulb-headed sofubi and Rampage’s signature UU, the fully articulated piece comes complete with ‘Brain Pet’, both featuring a truly stunningContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rampaging Night Gamer from Rampage Toys x Plaseebo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s BFM Mummy and Puppy Night Gamer for the “Monster from the Island” group show…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares with us 2 custom pieces he’s created for Clutter‘s upcoming “Monster of the Island” group show, the BFM (Bloody Fucken Mess) Plaseebo Mummy and Puppy Night Gamer… Cast in a soft vinyl with swirled glass eye inserts, the Tarantino inspired Mummy has been given a vivid neon green/yellow baseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s BFM Mummy and Puppy Night Gamer for the “Monster from the Island” group show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s Moleortise custom for the Art Without Borders Show…
Created as part of the Art Whino Gallery‘s upcoming “Art Without Borders” group show this weekend, Plaseebo kindly shares details of his latest custom piece, the Moleortise mash-up… Standing 5″ high, the figure utilises a heavily altered Munny body, Molezilla head and originally sculpted, shell-studded back piece. Featuring Plaseebo’s signature glass eye inserts and internal motionContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s Moleortise custom for the Art Without Borders Show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Autopsy Night Gamer from Jeremi Rimel x Plaseebo…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo has been in cahoots with yet another of the art toy scene’s finest, as he proudly presents the ‘AUTOPSY’ Night Gamer by Miscreation’s Jeremi Rimel. Re-sculpting the Night Gamers in his signature mortuary “slice and stitch” technique and hand painting them in two different “on the slab” colour schemes, the runContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Autopsy Night Gamer from Jeremi Rimel x Plaseebo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s ‘Mars Attack’ MISFITS custom for the New York Toy Fair 2013…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details of his latest “MISFITS” custom, the incredible ‘Mars Attack’ robot! Created for this week’s New York Toy Fair 2013, Mars Attack is the third entry into Plaseebo’s ultra limited custom series, featuring the standard kit-bashed and originally sculpted body with a ‘Mars Attacks’ inspired head and see-through dome.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s ‘Mars Attack’ MISFITS custom for the New York Toy Fair 2013…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The MOLEDRILLA from Plaseebo x Mechavirus…
Hot off the heels of the recent Rampage release (find out more here), Bob Conge aka Plaseebo is proud to present perhaps the most sought after Molezilla customs yet… the MOLEDRILLA’s from Todd Robertson aka Mechavirus! Originally previewed as a work in progress way back in the summer, Todd has worked his ‘mecha’ magic onContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The MOLEDRILLA from Plaseebo x Mechavirus…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The post-holiday art toy catch-up!
After an awesome 7 days away on the unique isle of Cuba (first week off this year, woot!), we’re back with all the latest news in the ‘alternative’ art toy scene, including exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E updates, reveals of our latest projects under the new ‘Disarticulators’ umbrella (a collaborative effort between our very own Tru:Tek, Zectron andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The post-holiday art toy catch-up!”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “GNAW” Misfit custom from Plaseebo…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details of the second figure to feature in the on-going Misfits custom series, the jaw-dropping “GNAW” robot… Standing at a lofty 9″ tall, the hand cast resin piece features yet another all-new head sculpt (originally previewed here) sat on top of the standard Misfits body chamber. Once again filledContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “GNAW” Misfit custom from Plaseebo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Plaseebo Ice Scream Man customs for Día Del Helado Muerto…
Following his monumental “Great White” release featured here last week, Bob Conge aka Plaseebokindly shares details of his trifecta of customs for the upcoming Ice Scream Man Custom show (Día Del Helado Muerto)… Created as 2 companion pieces, “Ice Cream” and “I Scream” feature the standard vinyl ISM meticulously painted in a mixture of spraysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Plaseebo Ice Scream Man customs for Día Del Helado Muerto…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Great White Gunkanjima kaiju from Plaseebo…
Following the work in progress shots we posted a couple of months back, Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details of his latest Gunkanjima one-off kaiju, the draw dropping White Shark. As mentioned before, this has got to be one of our favourite designs from the artist yet, with the shark head proving a perfectContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Great White Gunkanjima kaiju from Plaseebo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s Eyezon Tank for the 5th Anniversary Eyezon show…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details of his piece for the upcoming 5th Anniversary Eyezon show at Double Punch, the jaw-dropping Eyezon Tank! Once again infusing both resin and vinyl mediums, the awesome piece features the beloved Eyezon sat inside Plaseebo’s hand-cast tank design, coming complete with cut out glass eyes and a colour changingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s Eyezon Tank for the 5th Anniversary Eyezon show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New customs from Plaseebo for the Phillips Gallery…
Ahead of the opening of his latest exhibition at the Phillips Gallery this weekend, Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares with us a trio of customs that will be sitting alongside the various new prints and toys on show. First up we have the “Zombie Night Gamer”… one of our favourite takes on the wonderfullyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New customs from Plaseebo for the Phillips Gallery…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New WIP sculpts from Plaseebo…
Spotted over at KaijuMonster yesterday, Bob Conge aka Plaseebo has revealed a couple of new work-in-progress sculpts ahead of his one man exhibition this weekend… Pictured top, the Great White Gunkanjima Kaiju MFker has got to be one of our favourite designs from the artist yet, with the shark bust proving a perfect match for Conge’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New WIP sculpts from Plaseebo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Bob Conge “Recent Works” at the Phillips Gallery…
“The Toy as Art…” Following the MISFITS reveal last week (find out more here), Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details of his latest show of recent works at the Phillips Gallery, NY. Sitting alongside the very first MISFIT release (the Night Gamer Misfit), Conge will also be presenting a whole host of “Toy Shrine”Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Bob Conge “Recent Works” at the Phillips Gallery…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s “Dave Tank and The Baby Sitter Robot” customs for the GR Biennale 3…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares with us details of his entry for Giant Robot‘s upcoming Biennale 3, Dave Tank and The Baby Sitter Robot! Kit-bashed from Comet Debris x David Horvath’s recent Dave sofubi and a customised resin cast tank, Dave Tank has been sprayed in a variety of Monster Kolors, coming with Plaseebo’s signatureContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s “Dave Tank and The Baby Sitter Robot” customs for the GR Biennale 3…”
MAN-E-NEWS// “The Misfits” custom series from Plaseebo: Nightgamer Misfit…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares details of his latest on-going custom series, the ultra limited “Misfits”… Utilising a brand new body sculpt that has been hand cast in resin (which appears to have the chubby hands of a certain marshmallow man!), Plaseebo plans to release 6 of the 9” figures over the next 12Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “The Misfits” custom series from Plaseebo: Nightgamer Misfit…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Guumon’s Nederland MonsterJam revealed…
As promised in our teaser last week, we can now bring you the full-reveal of Brian Mahony aka Guumon‘s Nederland MonsterJam! On show in Amsterdam’s Concrete Image Store since last Friday, the massive exhibition played host to the works 14 of kaiju’s finest, including BLObPUS, Max Toy, Paul Kaiju, MVH LASH, Todd Robertson, and ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Guumon’s Nederland MonsterJam revealed…”
