MAN-E-NEWS// WIP custom Munny and Ammonaito from Adam Pratt…

Adam Pratt kindly shares details of his latest two work-in-progress projects, the Mechavirus x Halfbad Ammonaitos and the HateMale custom Munny… One of our favourite resin pieces to emerge from the past year, we were delighted to hear that Adam had finally settled down to work on Todd Robertson’s Ammonaitos, and as you can seeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// WIP custom Munny and Ammonaito from Adam Pratt…”

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// “On Your Desk” Instagram character from JC Rivera x Shinbone Creative…

Since Shinbone Creative took over production of JC Rivera‘s Instagram character a while back (find out more here) news on it’s release has been scarce, so it came with great pleasure yesterday to find that along with a name change, the figure has been given it’s first ‘real-world’ reveal! Retitled as “On Your Desk” (possiblyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “On Your Desk” Instagram character from JC Rivera x Shinbone Creative…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Sloblife 2” custom Trikky from Hoakser…

Following the instant sell-out success of the original Sloblife custom (find out more here), Hoakser kindly shares with us the latest instalment, Version 2… Refining pretty much every aspect of the original design, the stunning 14.5cm tall piece comes complete with sculpted man boobs, back fat and bum crack, a newly revised “clean” paint job,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Sloblife 2” custom Trikky from Hoakser…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Forest Warrior vinyl figure from Bigfoot out now…

After months of teasers and reveals (plus a limited release at Wondercon ’12), San Francisco based artist Bigfoot is proud to reveal that the mighty Forest Warlord is now available to purchase. Standing at a humungous 11″ tall, the long-awaited follow up to StrangeCo’s 2004 Bigfoot figure comes in 4 marvelous colourways; OG Brown, theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Forest Warrior vinyl figure from Bigfoot out now…”

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// Poison Sweet “Sickling” Edition from Yosiell Lorenzo…

Yosiell Lorenzo has revealed that he will be releasing a very special custom series of his Poison Sweet figure, the adorable Sickling Edition! Taking the unmistakable vintage aesthetic from the highly sought after Sickling resins, Yosiel has painted up 7 of the 6″ tall vinyl figures including a rare Albino variant. Coming complete with new customContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Poison Sweet “Sickling” Edition from Yosiell Lorenzo…”

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 1:6 scale threeA compatible resin skulls from 13ART…

As I am sure all of our regular readers are aware, we have a certain penchant for resin skulls… so it came with great pleasure yesterday to stumble upon the breathtaking work of Taiwanese artist, 13ART aka Skull Man! Hand sculpted and cast in resin with the utmost level of detail and style, 13ART’s skullsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The 1:6 scale threeA compatible resin skulls from 13ART…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Mecha Brain Monster Kara from Mechavirus…

As if the slew of Ammonaitos this week weren’t enough (find out more here and here), Todd Robertson aka Mechavirus proudly presents his latest Grody custom, the Mecha Brain Monster Kara! Featuring a mixture of clear body parts from the Monster and Karakuri sofubis, Todd has painted the glistening beast in a mixture of neon and metallicContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mecha Brain Monster Kara from Mechavirus…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Vicious Fun exclusive “Bone Glow” Daigomi from Guumon…

Brian Mahony aka Guumon is putting the final touches to the latest batch of Daigomis, the “Bone Glow” Vicious Fun exclusives! Standing at an impressive 9.5″ and weighing in at 15 ounces, the monstrous kaiju beast has been cast in GID vinyl, coming complete with a pro black rub. The detail in the piece isContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Vicious Fun exclusive “Bone Glow” Daigomi from Guumon…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Grody Shogun Melt Monsters from Monsterarm…

Melt kaiju king Kevin Herdeman aka Monsterarm is proud to present his latest batch of crazy customs, the Grody Shogun x Melt Monster mash-ups! Limited to four one-off creations, the six armed “Hugs Not Drugs”, GrodySaurus Rex, and two Grody Pin-up Kewpies, the figures have been given the true Monsterarm treatment, featuring a mixture of meltedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Grody Shogun Melt Monsters from Monsterarm…”

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 “Bra(v)ery” custom Bambaboss from Daniel Yu…

Daniel Yu aka Dory kindly shares with us his latest privately commissioned piece, the “Bra(v)ery” custom Bambaboss! Taking inspiration from V for Vendetta (hence the bracketed V), Daniel has really gone to town on the 5.5″ figure, sculpting three removable masks, various weapons and holsters, plus the huge plume of smoke jutting from the guy’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bra(v)ery” custom Bambaboss from Daniel Yu…”