MAN-E-NEWS// The return of Toy Art Gallery’s “Lifesize Fiberglass Figure Series”…

Toy Art Gallery is proud to announce that the latest pieces in their “Lifesize Fiberglass Figure Series” are now available for purchase! Featuring an eclectic mix of artists from around the pop, toy and fine art world, the line offers incredibly affordable renditions of familiar works at an enlarged, 2 foot scale. Featuring Brian Flynn’s Doku Rocker, KMNDZ’s WallContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The return of Toy Art Gallery’s “Lifesize Fiberglass Figure Series”…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Toy Tokyo’s NYCC ’15 exclusive “Modzilla” one-off sofubi from Ron English…

Popaganda‘s Ron English has just revealed that he’ll be teaming up with Toy Tokyo for a special round of NYCC ’15 exclusive Modzilla sofubi! Standing at a monstrous 13″ tall and featuring a whopping 20 parts – including removable Rabbbit and Bunnny figures – the figure has been produced by Toy Art Gallery in a JapaneseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Toy Tokyo’s NYCC ’15 exclusive “Modzilla” one-off sofubi from Ron English…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Wonderfestival exclusive “Evil MC” sofubi from Ron English x Blackbook Toy…

Having seen extremely limited runs in unpainted black and white soft vinyl, BlackBook Toy‘s latest collaboration with Ron English and Popaganda – Evil Mc – is finally set to receive its first (semi) painted coloway just in time for Wonderfestival Summer ’15 next week! Based on the reoccurring character seen in many of English’s paintings, the sinister-looking fast foodContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Wonderfestival exclusive “Evil MC” sofubi from Ron English x Blackbook Toy…”

MAN-E-NEWS// BlackBook Toy’s “Evil Mc” sofubi revealed in full…

Originally teased here back in December of last year, BlackBook Toy‘s latest collaboration with Ron English and Popaganda – Evil Mc – has finally been revealed in full! Based on the reoccurring character seen in many of English’s paintings, the sinister-looking fast food anti-mascot has been realised in 3D by the talented Chop over at Monster Farm, standingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// BlackBook Toy’s “Evil Mc” sofubi revealed in full…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Mousemask Murphy in Airplane “Camo” edition from Blackbook Toy x Ron English…

Nigo over at Blackbook Toy is proud to reveal that Ron English’s Mousemask Murphy in Airplane sofubi is set to make a comeback this week in a special “Camo” colorway! Designed by English and sculpted by Knuckle-san of Little Chop Design, the 6.5” tall figure appears to be produced in an olive colored soft vinylContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mousemask Murphy in Airplane “Camo” edition from Blackbook Toy x Ron English…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Spring Time” Modzilla sofubi from TAG x Ron English…

Seeing in the start of the new season in style, the guys over at Toy Art Gallery are proud to reveal that they’ll be offering up a special “Spring Time” version of Ron English’s mighty Modzilla sofubi later on today! Standing at a monstrous 13″ tall, the technically impressive figure features a total of 20 softContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Spring Time” Modzilla sofubi from TAG x Ron English…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Toy Tokyo exclusive “Blue Glitter” McSupersized sofubi…

Toy retailer Toy Tokyo have teamed up with Secret Base for an exclusive “Blue Glitter” edition of Ron English’s McSupersized sofubi! Standing at around 7” tall, the classic piece has been produced by Secret Base in a clear vinyl this time around, complete with blue glitter skeletal insert with subtle black rub. Currently available inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Toy Tokyo exclusive “Blue Glitter” McSupersized sofubi…”

MAN-E-NEWS// “Glow in the Dark Week” at Toy Art Gallery…

The guys over at Toy Art Gallery are proud to announce that they’ll be kicking off a whole week dedicated to Glow in the Dark this Wednesday, January 5th! 2 different figures from TAG’s extensive vault of sofubi will be up for grabs in GID, the first coming in the form of Boglins creator TomContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “Glow in the Dark Week” at Toy Art Gallery…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Ron English x BlackBook Toy’s Evil Mc sofubi teased…

BlackBook Toy have just revealed that they’re teaming up with pop artist Ron English for an all-new take on Ronald McDonald for their latest sofubi, Evil Mc! Based on the reoccurring character seen in many of English’s paintings, the sinister-looking fast food anti-mascot has been realised in 3D by the talented Chop over at Monster Farm. With the figureContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Ron English x BlackBook Toy’s Evil Mc sofubi teased…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Ron English’s “Status Factory” at Toy Art Gallery…

Pop Surrealist Art legend Ron English will be heading to Toy Art Gallery for a special one-day only toy release and book signing this Sunday, July 13th!  On hand at the Melrose gallery location from 2-4pm, Ron will be unveiling his latest collaborative toy projects with the gallery, Modzilla and the Urban Bigfoot, as well as signing hisContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Ron English’s “Status Factory” at Toy Art Gallery…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Toy Art Gallery x Ron English’s Urban Big Foot sofubi revealed…

Gino Joukar over at TAG has just unveiled a test shot of the latest exclusive figure to come from the gallery, Ron English‘s Urban Bigfoot! Standing at roughly 7″ tall and coming with 3 points of articulation, the hi-top, beanie wearing beast is due to be making it’s debut in soft vinyl at a soon toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Toy Art Gallery x Ron English’s Urban Big Foot sofubi revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Supersized Me SSF sofubi from Ron English x Secret Base…

Secret Base have teamed up with Popaganda‘s Ron English for the latest round of Supersized Me sofubi! The first of 4 planned releases that feature an all-new internal skeleton sculpt, the 6.5″ tall figure has been cast up in a clear soft vinyl, with masked yellow and red sprays that leave just the black-rubbed skull visible. Currently upContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Supersized Me SSF sofubi from Ron English x Secret Base…”

MAN-E-NEWS// MC Supersized (Green Vers.) artist proofs from Popaganda x Secret Base…

♫♪ On the eleventh day of Xmas Madness, POPaganda offered to me, MC Supersized (Green Version) APs! ♫♪ As part of Ron English and Popaganda‘s “Twelve Days of Xmas Madness” promotion, the guys proudly present their penultimate release… the MC Supersized (Green Ver) artist proofs! Standing at around 7″ of Japanese soft vinyl, the SecretbaseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// MC Supersized (Green Vers.) artist proofs from Popaganda x Secret Base…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The SDCC exclusive “Supersize Me Bootleg” from Ron English x Toy Tokyo…

The guys over at Toy Tokyo have just previewed a rather interesting exclusive currently gearing up for SDCC next week… Ron English‘s Supersize Me Bootleg! In a similar vein to the recently released Supersize mini resins, it would appear that English has taken the idea one step further in creating a whole army of hand castContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The SDCC exclusive “Supersize Me Bootleg” from Ron English x Toy Tokyo…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The resin “MC Lover” mini figure from Ron English…

Ron English comes with his latest incarnation of the iconic MC Supersized character, as he proudly presents the resin MC Lover! Originally making an appearance at Clutter’s recent ‘Thought Bubble’ show in a variety of clear colours (of which a limited batch are still available here), the hand cast piece comes in a bubblegum pinkContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The resin “MC Lover” mini figure from Ron English…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Ron English’s Action Jackson for the (In)action Figure Show…

With most of the artists featuring in tonight’s (In)action Figure Show coming from either a bootleg, mini figure or neo-vintage background (Galaxxor, ManOrMonster?, Bigmantoys et al), we were left very intrigued as to what legendary pop artist Ron English would come up with… Well thankfully his piece ‘Action Jackson’ was amongst the entries Trustpigs sentContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Ron English’s Action Jackson for the (In)action Figure Show…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show featuring The Disarticulators…

It comes with great pleasure today to announce details of the very first group art exhibition that we (Tru:Tek, Zectron and Bigmantoys) will be participating as The Disarticulators… Clutter‘s (In)action Figure Show! Without further ado, we bring you the official press statement- “The (In)action Figure Show,” an art toy show focused on elevating the traditionalContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show featuring The Disarticulators…”

MAN-E-NEWS// “…Of All Ages II” from Scott Wilkowski x DKE Toys…

Following the exclusive “Flatwoods Revisited” release at Giant Robot’s Biennale 3 last month, Scott Wilkowski teams up with DKE Toys once again for the latest batch of infected resins, “…Of All Ages II”. Featuring the long awaited arrival of Ron English’s Mousemask Murphey in Scott’s unmistakable skeletal style, the figure has been cast in bothContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “…Of All Ages II” from Scott Wilkowski x DKE Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Toy Tokyo x Secret Base McSupersized “Black”…

Spotted over at Hypebeast earlier today comes the latest Toy Tokyo exclusive of Ron English‘s “McSupersize Me” sofubi, the Black edition! Cast by Secret Base in a soft black vinyl with white, red and black detailing, the figure is available through Zozotown now for just 7,140yen. Whilst not as striking as last year’s X-Ray release, the sleek blackContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Toy Tokyo x Secret Base McSupersized “Black”…”

MAN-E-NEWS// “…Of All Ages” DKE SDCC exclusives from Scott Wilkowski…

The masteful Scott Wilkowski has been busy putting skulls, skeletons and creepy creatures inside another batch of designer toy favourites in preparation for the follow-up to last year’s hugely successful “Skin Deep” show. For the aptly titled “…Of All Ages”, Scott has infected Ron English’s “Mousemask Murphy”, Ferg’s “Misfortune Cat”, David Horvath’s “Flatwoods”, Frank Kozik’s “Labbit”, KathieContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “…Of All Ages” DKE SDCC exclusives from Scott Wilkowski…”