MAN-E-NEWS// Dead Hand Toys’ ‘Tri-Color Blue’ Greads for Super Series Sunday…

Premier designer toy outlet Tenacious Toys have joined forces with Dead Hand Toys‘ Brian Ahlbeck for arguably the biggest Super Series Sunday release yet… the ‘Tri-Color Blue’ Greads! Limited to an edition of 20 pieces, each figure has been hand cast by Brian in a mixture of 3 different blue coloured resins, coming with aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Dead Hand Toys’ ‘Tri-Color Blue’ Greads for Super Series Sunday…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Solid pink ‘Sue’ resin mini figure from Buff Monster x Healeymade…

Following the instant sellout success of the Double Heather Melty Misfits Cheap Toy a couple of weeks back, Buff Monster has once again teamed up with Healeymade for his latest impromptu resin drop… solid pink Sue! The last of this figure to feature the original ‘Super Suck Up’ action figure head, the retina burning minisContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Solid pink ‘Sue’ resin mini figure from Buff Monster x Healeymade…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Deadbeat, Turtum Micci and Skekiltor from turboPISTOLA…

Fresh from the huge OMFG/Elephantos drop last week, the ever busy Daniel Smith aka turboPISTOLA kindly shares yet another batch of customs ready for release! Flexing his newly found Monster Kolor muscle, Daniel has gone to town on 3 very different pieces; ESC Toys’ Turtum Micci mini ($40), Scott Tolleson’s GID Deadbeat sofubi ($130), andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Deadbeat, Turtum Micci and Skekiltor from turboPISTOLA…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Animal People’ resin mini figures from Konosuke Chishma…

Making an appearance at Design Fiesta over the weekend, Jon over at Rampage Toys has managed to secure a batch of the latest mini figures from Japanese capsule toy artist Konosuke Chishma, the uber-cute Animal People! Standing at a micro-sized 1″ of hand cast resin, the series features 5 different sculpts; Shark, Octopus, Bear, KoalaContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Animal People’ resin mini figures from Konosuke Chishma…”

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Legend Edition’ Critters, Saplings and more from Bigmantoys…

With 8 new sculpts in the pipeline (including a couple of Disarticulator projects!), an upcoming kaiju, plus a ton of other toy-related commitments, our good friend and partner in crime, Lee of Bigmantoys, will be unleashing the last batches of his most popular figures this week! Featuring a number of one-off NUCLEARMEN, Saplings and BiotronContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Legend Edition’ Critters, Saplings and more from Bigmantoys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Final Boss’ WIP mini figure from Ralph Niese x The Tarantulas x Triclops(?)…

Legendary illustrator and sculptor Ralph Niese has once again teamed up with The Tarantulas for the latest NIBBLER release, although this time around it’s a little different to the Glyos resins the pair are famed for! Taking inspiration from the iconic M.U.S.C.L.E line, the stunning ‘FINAL BOSS’ stands just a little taller than a standardContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘Final Boss’ WIP mini figure from Ralph Niese x The Tarantulas x Triclops(?)…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Morrow resin micro figures from Taylored Curiosities…

“Have you heard the legend of the Morrow? These tiny creatures existed thousands of years ago before the last ice age. Luckily they had magic on their side and managed to escape through a portal and save their race. These days the Morrow tend to pop in and out of our world. They can use theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Morrow resin micro figures from Taylored Curiosities…”

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Rax the Terrible’ custom M.U.S.C.L.E from Killer Bootlegs…

Creator of H.U.S.T.L.E’s Jobba the Hurt, the one and only Killer Bootlegs throws his hat back into the custom M.U.S.C.L.E (wrestling) ring with his latest release… Rax the Terrible! Kit bashed using M.U.S.C.L.E’s iconic ‘baddie’ Terri Bull and the Piranha driver from M.A.S.K, Rax Sly, the figure has been cast in clear resin, coming airbrushedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Rax the Terrible’ custom M.U.S.C.L.E from Killer Bootlegs…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Mecha: Wave 1 resin figures from DMS…

After months on the drawing board, DMS‘ highly anticipated Mini Mechas are finally set for a full general release! Measuring in at just under 3″ of hand cast resin, each figure comes with a weathered and battle damaged paint job, available mounted on a resin base in either ‘Blue Steel’ (limited to 5 pieces) or ‘CorrodedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Mecha: Wave 1 resin figures from DMS…”

MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Aqua’ BEVIL and ‘Sakura Flavoured’ Sushi Kaiju resins from Paul Shih…

New Zealand’s Paul Shih returns with his unique blend of cute kaiju, as he proudly presents not 1, but 2 new resin releases! Originally made available at NZ’s art/comic event Chromacon over the weekend, ‘Aqua’ BEVIL and ‘Sakura Flavoured’ Sushi Kaiju have been rotocast by Paul, coming in a beautiful array of sprayed and hand brushedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ‘Aqua’ BEVIL and ‘Sakura Flavoured’ Sushi Kaiju resins from Paul Shih…”

MAN-E-NEWS// New resin and custom drop from turboPISTOLA…

Never one to rest on his laurels, the ever busy turboPISTOLA is proud to present yet another swathe of incredible customs and original figures! Featuring a mix of Monster Kolor sprayed OMFG, hand brushed Kidrobot minis, plus Solar Color Dust-tinted resins, we bring you a rough rundown of what you can expect after the drop-Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New resin and custom drop from turboPISTOLA…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Catfighter, God Dam and TexHex resin minis for the B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage show…

With the hotly tipped B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage Show open it’s doors at Tokyo’s Rampage Studios next week, Triclops have revealed not 1, not 2, but 3 awesome new mini figures for the event! Joining the previously teased Catfighter from Rampage’s Jon Malmstedt, the guys will be dropping the hilarious Tex Hex alongside one of ourContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Catfighter, God Dam and TexHex resin minis for the B.A.S.T.A.R.D x Rampage show…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Photon Ranger custom bootlegs from Motorbot…

Following the success of the hugely popular Land Sharks (a few of which are still up for grabs here), resin artist Motorbot comes with his latest custom bootleg release, the Photon Rangers! Recast from an unidentified mini figure line, the Glyos-esque creations have been produced in a number of different one-off hand finished variants includingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Photon Ranger custom bootlegs from Motorbot…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Playful Gorilla x 4TheLuvOfToyzNY ‘Tee and Toy’ set…

Cash Cannon over at 4TheLuvOfToyzNY has once again teamed up with vector wizard Playful Gorilla for the release of their very first ‘Tee and Toy’ set! Featuring Cash’s recently released ‘Busted Trooper’ and ‘Bobafetted’ resin figures, the Star Wars inspired minis are joined by accompanying designs from Playful Gorilla that have been digitally printed directContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Playful Gorilla x 4TheLuvOfToyzNY ‘Tee and Toy’ set…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘MUSCLE/MASK’ Snigator Claw custom bootleg from Healeymade…

It’s been a while since we’ve seen any new M.U.S.C.L.E customs from the Healeymade camp, so it came with great pleasure this week to find that the artist has just tackled none other than fan favourite, the Snigator Claw! Posted on Instagram at the beginning of the week with the tag ‘MUSCLE/MASK’, we can onlyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘MUSCLE/MASK’ Snigator Claw custom bootleg from Healeymade…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The GID B/W swirl Evil Origami from alto x DMS…

To celebrate their awesome collaborative piece being nominated for ‘Best Resin’ at the Designer Toy Awards this week, alto and DMS have teamed up once again for another batch of the ever popular Evil Origamis! Cast in the ToyCon UK exclusive GID with unique black enamel paint swirls by DMS, the 3″ resin figure has beenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The GID B/W swirl Evil Origami from alto x DMS…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Critter and Lobsterman mini figures from Topheroy x The Disarticulators…

Following the ‘My Pet Monster‘ Critter custom posted earlier in the week, we proudly present 2 more Disarticulator customs from the insanely talented Topheroy! Once again tackling the 1″ Critter platform with flare, the resin figure, cast by our very own Tru:Tek, has been given Toph’s infamous rainbow fade of Monster Kolor sprays, finished withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Critter and Lobsterman mini figures from Topheroy x The Disarticulators…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘My Pet Monster’ Critter custom from Topheroy…

We recently sent over a big batch of Disarticulator resin blanks to the mighty Topheroy to get to work upon, and as you can see by the above images, it’s taken no time for him to get down to business! First up we have a private commission for our resident super-sculptor Zectron… Taking inspiration fromContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ‘My Pet Monster’ Critter custom from Topheroy…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The ROYAL FAIL: LETTERS ‘AVE IT! H.U.S.T.L.E sale…

We’ve been having some serious problems with the UK postal service of late (too many to list here!), so to celebrate our hate of the Royal Mail we’ll be offering up the new ROYAL FAIL: LETTERS ‘AVE IT! mini figure for 40% off! Created by Matt ‘Lunartik‘ JOnes in conjunction with Tru:Tek’s upcoming H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series:Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The ROYAL FAIL: LETTERS ‘AVE IT! H.U.S.T.L.E sale…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Phalanx mini exposition at C2E2 revealed…

With Chicago’s C2E2 opening it’s doors later this week, Ben Spencer over at Nerd City proudly presents the entire Phalanx line-up in full! A mini exposition featuring an incredible collection of neo-vintage 5.5″ action figure customs, bootlegs and original figures, the strictly limited designs will be available to view and purchase from the Nerd CityContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Phalanx mini exposition at C2E2 revealed…”