We mentioned last week that Rampage Toys‘ Jon Malmstedt had finally put the awesome Cyclops Dino sofubis up for pre-order… well today we bring you the first production shots of the cute little critters in their full colours! Available in either neon green, purple and orange (or mixed parts), the three mini-figures, T-Clops, Bronto-Clops and Anklyo-ClopsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Cyclops Dinos from Rampage Toys final reveal…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Monstrehero x RealxHead SDCC Leechface…
Heavyweights from both the resin and Japanese vinyl scenes, Monstrehero and Real x Head have revealed that they will be debuting a very special collaboration at this year’s SDCC, the absolutely stunning Leechface! It appears that the figure will be a vinyl/resin mash-up, with Monstrehero creating the head and Real x Head producing the Chaos-styleContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Monstrehero x RealxHead SDCC Leechface…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The SDCC “Frostbite” Molezilla from Plaseebo…
Neo-kaiju legend Bob Conge aka Plaseebo is proud to reveal that he will once again be working with Dragatomi on a very special SDCC release, the exclusive Frostbite Molezilla! Limited to just 5 pieces, the 7″ tall hand painted figure has been cast in glow-in-the-dark vinyl, coming complete with inset dolls eyes and applied iceContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The SDCC “Frostbite” Molezilla from Plaseebo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys vs. The Hang Gang Ugly Unicorns…
Always striving to make the world of sofubi more accessible to the UK art toy scene, The Hang Gang have secured yet another awesome toy for their store… the exclusive Ugly Unicorn from Rampage Toys! Cast in The Hang Gang’s signature pink, the figures have been finished in a mixture of black and red spraysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys vs. The Hang Gang Ugly Unicorns…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Kinnikuman “London Olympics” Robin Mask sofubi…
Very rarely do we feature Kinnikuman here on MAN-E-TOYS, but after clocking this guy on the Nama-Niku blog we couldn’t resist sharing! Based on iconic Kinnikuman character Robin Mask, the 8″ tall sofubi has been created for Five Star Toy‘s Flag Design Series… and in keeping with the upcoming 2012 London Olympics, has been castContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Kinnikuman “London Olympics” Robin Mask sofubi…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Super7 Trading Cards and SDCC line-up revealed…
Super7 have finally revealed their full line-up of exclusives for next month’s SDCC… and judging by the staggering list of 12 new figures, this will be their biggest year yet! Featuring a whole host of favourites decked out in gorgeous new colourways including “Skulletor” Pumpkin Boy and the “Chocolate Racer” Casket Cruiser, the main attractionContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Super7 Trading Cards and SDCC line-up revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Mecha Kappa from Todd Robertson…
Todd Robertson aka Mechavirus shares a pic of his latest private commission, the custom Mecha Kappa! Taking the once cute Comet Debris sofubi, Todd has replaced the “melt” style body with an altogether more sinister clear-cast kaiju piece. Finished in a mixture of metallic red, blue and green Monster Kolor sprays, the creature’s stomach hasContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Mecha Kappa from Todd Robertson…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Mishka x L’Amour Supreme SDCC custom Bootleg…
Revealed yesterday on both L’Amour Supreme and Mishka‘s Instagram feeds comes the latest custom “Bootleg” figure, this time around featuring an all new oversized skull sculpt! Set for an exclusive SDCC release at the Toy Tokyo booth (Friday afternoon), the awesome looking sofubi has been cast in a biege vinyl over at Adfunture, coming completeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mishka x L’Amour Supreme SDCC custom Bootleg…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage x Splurrt custom Digglers plus the Cyclops Dinos pre-order from Rampage Toys…
Previewed as a work in progress last week (find out more here), Jon over at Rampage Toys has been putting the final touches to his latest batch of Splurrt customs, the “Rainbow” Digglers! Cast in glow-in-the-dark vinyl, the beautiful sofubi minis have been given a black rub coupled with Jon’s signature rainbow fades. Limited toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage x Splurrt custom Digglers plus the Cyclops Dinos pre-order from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Dester Commando sofubi from Star Base…
Japanese Star Wars blog Star Case are proud to present their latest exclusive sofubi release, the Dester Commando! With a design based on the vintage Japanese Stormtrooper robots of the late 70’s, the must-have piece comes cast in clear vinyl with one side revealing a mixture of wires and circuitry embedded underneath! Coming complete withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Dester Commando sofubi from Star Base…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Mike Egan’s “Bones” DKE SDCC exclusive…
DKE Toys have revealed yet another exclusive figure headed to next month’s SDCC, artist Mike Egan‘s debut toy release, “Bones”. Manufactured and hand painted by the mighty Luke Rook (Grody Shogun) in Japan, “Bones” takes Egan’s signature “Dia de los Muertos” style skull character and transforms it into a beautifully realised 8″ sofubi. Limited toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Mike Egan’s “Bones” DKE SDCC exclusive…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Cyclops Dinosaurs sofubi test shots…
After months of preparation, Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys can finally reveal the first vinyl test shots of his latest sofubi creations, the Cyclops Dinosaurs! Standing at a mini-sized 3″ (Anklo around 1.5″), the beautifully realised creations have been given a number of articulated joints, including the T-Rex’s super cute arms! Due to beContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Cyclops Dinosaurs sofubi test shots…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Rose Vampire “OUTERSPACED” Casket Cruiser from Super7…
“The Rose Vampire Casket Cruiser is blasting off! Deep into the heart of the Milky Way blazes the Cosmic Rosferatu, kicking it into high gear and letting his cape flap in the solar wind. Transparent Glitter vinyl camouflages the Rose Vampire against the night sky, his roaring engine the only signal of his approach. BeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Rose Vampire “OUTERSPACED” Casket Cruiser from Super7…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “BEVIL” resin figure from Paul Shih…
Following our recent look at the work-in-progress BEVIL (find out more here), Paul Shih has revealed that the super-cute kaiju creature will be touching down in his store later this week! Set to come in a beautiful green fade OG colourway, with the first wave limited to just 15 hand cast and painted pieces. PricedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “BEVIL” resin figure from Paul Shih…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab NIBBLERS teaser…
Following the reveal of the upcoming Fig-Lab x The Tarantulas NIBBLERS release (find out more here), The Tarantulas released the above tentative image over the weekend. Featuring the eye indent similar to the standard Nibbler sofubi, the figure appears to be coming in an unorthodox (for The Tarantulas) mix of neon blue/pink sprays and glitter!Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab NIBBLERS teaser…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Forrest Digglers from Rampage Toys…
Hot off the heals of his recent collaboration with Uamou, Jon Malmstedt has revealed that he will be dropping the latest batch of Rampage Toys x Splurrt customs as soon as next week! This time around featuring the recently released Forrest Diggler, Jon has set to work on a number of glow-in-the-dark casts, giving theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Forrest Digglers from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Au Naturel” Waniphant custom from Rampage Toys…
Created as a special “added extra” for today’s Rampage Toys x Uamou collaboration, the Waniphant from Hints and Spices has once again been given the Rampage makeover! Hand sprayed and brushed in Jon’s “Au Naturel” palette of grey, pink, white, flesh and black, the absolutely gorgeous one-off sofubi can be found on the Rampage ToysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Au Naturel” Waniphant custom from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Blurble’s Marty the Magician TxB custom…
“This guy is tripping pretty hard on the little toad he licked. Not sure what was going through his mind at the time!” Wasting no time since the figure’s release at the TxB show last month, Blurble proudly presents one of the very first customs of the newly re-sculpted Marty the Magician! Coming in Blurble’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Blurble’s Marty the Magician TxB custom…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Frenzy customs from Rampage Toys…
Revealed in our Rampage Toys round-up last week, Jon Malmstedt has posted yet another tantalising image from his forthcoming Frenzy custom release. Due to drop on Friday, July 6th, Jon will be painting up 5 of the sofubi house’s wrestler figure in his signature palette of neon hued sprays, including one very special green-headed “chase”Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Frenzy customs from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Shih’s Bevil the Devil Broccoli…
Any followers of cute kaiju legend Paul Shih would have noticed a certain vegetable based figure in the works over the past couple of weeks… which can reveal will be ready imminently! Entitled Bevil the Devil Broccoli, the 4.5″ tall figure is currently in the moulding process, so test shots should be ready (fingers crossed)Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Shih’s Bevil the Devil Broccoli…”
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