MAN-E-NEWS// The Hell Cats from Arganaut Resins x Robbie Busch…

After the success of the McBoing Boing Hell Hounds back in December, Argonaut Resins have once again teamed up with Robbie Busch for the launch of the all new 8″ Tuttz artist custom series. Retaining the hellish flames of his previous work, the series consists of 5 one-off customs in the form of a MonoContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Hell Cats from Arganaut Resins x Robbie Busch…”

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Gus’ resin figure from Blurble x Rampage Toys…

Jon over at Rampage Toys has recently revealed images of the final sculpt from his latest collaboration with Blurble, entitled ‘Gus’ (or Gusto). Heading for the silicone and resin vats over at the Monstre Hero studio as we speak, the beautifully designed figure sees the long awaited debut of Blurble’s characters in 3D- and here’s hoping it’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Gus’ resin figure from Blurble x Rampage Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Moof’ resin figures from Jason Freeny x Jailbreak Collective…

Initially sculpted by Jason Freeny over six months ago, and later released as an edition of 2 on his store, the much sought after ‘Moof’ figure is finally seeing an official release in conjunction with art toy purveyor, the Jailbreak Collective. Limited to an edition of just 25, the hand sculpt and cast 2″x2″ resinContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Moof’ resin figures from Jason Freeny x Jailbreak Collective…”

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// Turtle Tetsujin : Hinomaru Charity Special from Peter Kato…

Peter Kato has just sent over some rather interesting news regarding his latest charity based toy project- the Hinomaru Charity Special Turtle Tetsujin. As we near the 1 year anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami in Japan, the country’s people are still recovering from the effects of this catastrophe, so to show a continued effort to support their rebuilding,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Turtle Tetsujin : Hinomaru Charity Special from Peter Kato…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Suckadelic x Phillips de Pury auction and action figure…

The Philips de Pury auction house is pimping out a huge selection of the finest Suckadelic wears in their latest art auction, Under the Influence. Featuring a staggering 78 pieces, the lot includes 70 resin bootleg figurines, two vinyl figurines, full printed cardboard backing and plastic packaging, four photographs, and two printed catalogues. Anyone lucky enoughContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Suckadelic x Phillips de Pury auction and action figure…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Jelly Empire Zombies from Selena Briggs…

Ruler of the Jelly Empire, Selena Briggs, has just revealed the latest batch of Jelly Zombies, which are poised to drop exclusively on the Jelly Empire store on Wednesday, March 7th at 3pm EST. Limited to an edition of just 3, each hand cast, painted, and customised resin Jellybot comes with its own unique accessory-Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Jelly Empire Zombies from Selena Briggs…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Exclusive Frombie releases for Wondercon 2012…

As mentioned in our GID Maria post yesterday, the Frombies will be out in force for this year’s Wondercon (booth #285), with the first batch of planned releases announced today. First up, the friendly zombies will be dropping an exclusive ‘Glow in the Dark’ edition of flying squirrel SB, who will be available to orderContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Exclusive Frombie releases for Wondercon 2012…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Pandeer resin figure from Welkid x My Royal Ego…

Welkid has just revealed his latest project with ‘Lord on Board’ creator, My Royal Ego, the Pandeer resin figure. As the name would suggest, the 9″ tall beast takes its aesthetic from both the panda and deer- resulting in a beautiful character whose balance of curves and blocked shapes is reminiscent of a humanoid takeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Pandeer resin figure from Welkid x My Royal Ego…”

MAN-E-NEWS// New teaser of the Micro-BUDS from Ferg…

Since the reveal of Ferg‘s micro flame-head BUD last month, news on the much requested mini-figure had gone quiet- that was until an unassuming photo ended up on Instagram last week… Featuring the micro-BUD in both bomb and flame form, the Scott Wilkowski (interviewed here) sculpted figure appears to have already entered production. Information onContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New teaser of the Micro-BUDS from Ferg…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The MAN-E-TOYS custom Pembelton Stranglefoot from UME Toys…

As featured here last Thursday, Rich over at UME Toys has decided to shun a general release for his long awaited Pembelton Stranglefoot figure in favour of a much more personal route- offering up one-of-a-kind customs to anyone looking to take the plunge in purchasing the beautiful resin toy. We wasted no time in requestingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The MAN-E-TOYS custom Pembelton Stranglefoot from UME Toys…”

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// Brutherford Industries’ ‘Snack-Size’ Ice Scream Man revealed…

Ever since the release of Brutherford Industries‘ Ice Scream Man a couple of weeks back, popularity for the figure has gone through the roof (with some finding homes as far out as Russia!), so it came with great pleasure this weekend to find out that Bryan is already hard at work on his next project- theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Brutherford Industries’ ‘Snack-Size’ Ice Scream Man revealed…”

MAN-E-FEATURE// Exclusive interview with Galaxxor creator Ben Spencer…

Now in it’s ninth edition, Ben Spencer’s Galaxxor: Monster Hunter Robo figure has swiftly become one of the most sought after designer toys in the industry. Heavily influenced by the hunched 5.5″ action figures of the 70’s and 80’s, the series has gained a reputation through Ben’s instantly recognisable sculpt, a seemingly endless supply ofContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// Exclusive interview with Galaxxor creator Ben Spencer…”

MAN-E-FEATURE// The Glyos creations of Marty “GodBeast” Hansen…

(Wolf various Glyos customs / original Armorvor Wolf prototype, cast by TGB) Being relative newcomers to the Glyos universe, we had only really known of Marty “Godbeast” Hansen from his prototyping/casting work on Ben Spencer’s Galaxxor series- that was until we happened upon his blog this week… Skimming through the hundreds of beautifully sculpt andContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// The Glyos creations of Marty “GodBeast” Hansen…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Pembleton Stranglefoot customs from UME Toys available now…

Rich over at UME Toys has just given us a heads up on the long awaited Pembleton Stranglefoot resin figure. Opting out of a traditional ‘general’ release, one-of-a-kind personalised custom Pembletons are taking their place, available directly from the man himself for just £50 each including shipping! Rich gives us the lowdown… “Pembelton seems toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Pembleton Stranglefoot customs from UME Toys available now…”

MAN-E-NEWS// RJ-K5 Astrofresh Basketball Droyds from JK5 x Kidrobot…

New York artist JK5 (of Flowbot fame) has just revealed his latest collaboration with Kidrobot, the Astrofresh Basketball Droyds. Combining two of the artist’s greatest passions, a certain George Lucas film and basketball, the 8.5″ figures have rather interestingly been crafted in resin- could this be marking a change for the almost exclusively vinyl Kidrobot?!Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// RJ-K5 Astrofresh Basketball Droyds from JK5 x Kidrobot…”

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-NEWS// ‘Love Sick’ Cherry of the Month from Lou Pimentel…

Lou Pimentel‘s Cherry of the Month for February is finally touching down today (February 21st) at 3pm EST, in the rather belated ‘Love Sick’ colourway. Coming in a deep translucent red resin, the 3″ tall Siamese cherries have been cast with an actual pill inside! Produced by Matt Anderson, the Love Sick cherries have beenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Love Sick’ Cherry of the Month from Lou Pimentel…”