Gory-Hole Deluxe Warui Zonbi Mini Sets at Softoyhobby

With apparel/toy brand Gory Hole‘s relaunch just around the corner, we’ve decided to give you guys a closer look at one of the many toy-related items that’ll be up for grabs in-store this Friday… the deluxe Warui Zonbi mini sets! Solely focusing on our legion of keshi fans this time around, these super-value packs consist of mini rubber versions of both Selwyn and SS Werewolf from series 1 (designed by Tru:Tek and sculpted by TTToy’s Makino-san) in a previously unreleased flesh-tone, matching soft enamel pin badges designed by Kotobuki-man, plus a matching Bikkuriman-style holographic sticker- all packed up in a custom hand cut windowed display box. 

 Limited to an edition of just 20 sets priced at $35 each, these will be going on sale right here alongside pins, patches, jewelry and t-shirts from the likes of Keith Caves, Michael Skattum, Baindots (Split Head ring pic attached), Craig Gleason, Acid Ma (Leatherface tee pic attached) and more this Friday, June 24th at 9pm London time. Keep a close eye on the Gory Hole Instagram feed for more reveals, including a few one-off Earthlys, Violence Toys and Mimi Monsters from Gory Hole's Tru:Tek!

Rampage Toys Gachapon Machine at ToyConUK

From Tru:tek -

Marking day 3 of our exclusive Tru:Tek/Disarticulator reveals for ToyCon UK this weekend, we’re proud to present a very special collaboration with Rampage Toys… the Pachi Gacha Machine! Featuring a vintage Cosmos inspired vendor/display unit realised by Tru:Tek, the little red box will be filled to the brim with custom Rampage keshi, with 2 very different series up for grabs; Cupcake Pachi In Ya Pocket, featuring 3 classic Rampage MIMP customs, and Mecha Freaks, a crazy bunch of rubber ‘bots that were created during our trip to Japan in February…

Cast by Tru:Tek in a mix of TCon inspired mint greens, magenta, and flesh, the little guys come packed in a classic red/clear gacha capsule, with each purchase securing at least one figure from both series. Priced at £6 each, or just £10 for 2, the Pachi Gacha Machine will commence vending capsules at the Rampage x Disarticulator booth (#16) when doors open this Saturday, April 12th…

INSANE ToyConUK Exclusive Glyos-Compatible Tankopula Keshi Monstrosity!

Joining the slew of exclusive kaiju, sofubi and keshi that’ll be up for grabs at the Rampage Toys x Disarticulators ToyCon UK booth next Saturday, April 12th, Tru:Tek is proud to reveal the resurrection of one of the craziest ever resin figures in keshi form… the mighty Tanklopula!

The brainchild of Triclops, Jesse Destasio and The Tarantulas, the Rampage-sculpted mini figure features signature elements from all 3 artists, including tentacles, a Nibbler chest piece and Tankhead turret- all coming fitted with fully interchangeable, 100% Glyos compatible joints.

Originally making a very limited appearance back in 2011, the latest (and most likely final) run has been produced in a urethane rubber courtesy of Tru:Tek, with the batch of 15 each coming in a special one-off colorway inspired by a wide variety of 80s, 90s and 00s pop culture.

Touching down exclusively at the Rampage/DA booth (#16) come opening time at 9am, Tanklopula has been priced at £35 a piece. Stay tuned for details of online sales, plus AP releases from both Destasio and Triclops soon!

Probably the craziest keshi-style piece I've ever seen. What a dream team of collaborators! Anyone who picks one up for me at ToyConUK gets free stuff. Will make it worth your while.

- Benny Kline

Lunartik x Tru:Tek ROYAL FAIL: LETTERS 'AVE IT!

We've been having some serious problems with the UK postal service of late (our C2E2 exclusives ending up in Australia last week being the most recent example!), 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: Wave 2, this edition, originally created for ToyCon UK earlier in the month, has been cast in a metallic plum coloured rubber with red/gold chase. Limited to just 25 pieces, each 2" M.U.S.C.L.E style figure comes signed and numbered, packaged in a beautiful custom-made mini postal box with exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E stamp and signing card. Originally on sale at the con for £25 ($38), we will be listing the figure on the Man-E-Toys store at $23 for the foreseeable future...

Valentine's Day "Love Muscle" H.U.S.T.L.E. keshi release

Following the sell-out general release of H.U.S.T.L.E last week, Tru:Tek of Man-E-Toys is proud to present the latest ultra-limited H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 colourway... the Valentine's themed "Love Muscle" edition!

Featuring a closed selection of the original 10 M.U.S.C.L.E-inspired designs, the various kit-bashes, customs and original figures have been cast in a flexible keshi-style rubber, this time around with a marbled neon pink/red finish.

Priced at $15 (including mini stat card, insert and button badge), the "Love Muscle" H.U.S.T.L.E will be hitting the Man-E-Toys store this Valentine's Day (February 14th) at 9pm GMT (London time).
Specific details-

• H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 "Love Muscle" edition
• When- February 14th, 9pm GMT
• Where- www.manetoys.bigcartel.com
• Colourway- Marbled neon pink/red
• Edition size- Undisclosed
• Price- $15 each plus shipping

The H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 1 general release this Friday!

"Following the limited release debut at the Rampage Studios opening show last month, Tru:Tek of Man-E-Toys is proud to finally present the standard 'Flesh' H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series Wave 1! Featuring 10 mini figure designs kit-bashed, customised and originally sculpted from a diverse selection of the art toy scene's finest, the 1"-2.5" tall M.U.S.C.L.E x MOTU inspired pieces have all been cast in an authentic keshi-style flexible rubber by Tru:Tek. Initially limited to a run of 40, the little guys will be offered up blind-boxed in gashapon capsules complete with mini laminated stat card, faux safety/collectors leaflet and H.U.S.T.L.E button (not pictured). Joining the 'singles' release, Tru:Tek will also be dropping an extremely limited amount of the previously released H.U.S.T.L.E Battle Pack, which will once again package 4 figures (2 from Tru:Tek and 2 randomly assorted) with a custom H.U.S.T.L.E wrestling ring."

Specific release details:

Release date: Friday, February 8th at 9pm GMT (London time)

Where: www.manetoys.bigcartel.com

H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series Wave 1 singles:

Price: $15 plus shipping ($35 for 3)

Edition size: 40

Material: Urethane Rubber

H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series Wave 1 Battle Pack:

Price: $50 plus shipping

Edition size: 5

Material: PVC/Urethane Rubber

Participating Artists: Tru:Tek, Rampage Toys, Killer Bootlegs, Brutherford Industries, Nama Niku, Taylored Curiosites, Manny X and Hungry Imp.

PLUS!!! To coincide with with the first anniversary of Man-E-Toys this month, we will also be releasing an EXTREMELY limited batch of H.U.S.T.L.E figures in some super-crazy one-off colourways! Expect a full reveal later in the week…

Clutter Exclusive 'Grape' KESH-E-FACE by Disarticulators

 

• Cast in rubber urethane
• Stands approx. 3"

Above is one of the pieces Niall Anderson (H.U.S.T.L.E.) will be entering into the upcoming (In)action Figures Show… the Clutter exclusive ‘Grape’ KESH-E-FACE! This is the debut piece from the collaborative group known as The Disarticulators. KESH-E-FACE was designed and sculpted by the Amazing Zectron, with production and packaging design handed over to Man-E-Toys' very own Tru:Tek… Influenced heavily by both M.U.S.C.L.E and MOTU (try and guess how many character references were made just from the above shot!), the 3″ tall rubber figure comes with Man-E-Face style rotating head connected by magnets, complete with authentic blister style packaging.

Priced at $35 (TBC), KESH-E-FACE will be available to purchase at the (In)action Figure Show (Saturday, January 12th) with remaining stock hitting the Clutter online store soon after… this run has been limited to just 5 pieces, so anyone interested better act quick! Stay tuned over the coming weeks for full release details on the standard open edition…

Clutter Exclusive 'Grape' H.U.S.T.L.E Sets:

• Cast in rubber urethane
• Stand approx. 2" each

"As promised earlier in the week, we can now reveal the second half of our entry for Clutter’s (In)action Figure Show next week… the Clutter exclusive ‘Purple’ H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series! Featuring a selection of Wave 1′s figures, we’ve included 3 separate one-off releases for the show; a double sided blistered 3 pack featuring designs from Brutherford Industries, Killer Bootlegs and Taylored Curiosities, a ‘You Got Grapes!’ multi-toned Skworm Hunter ‘Youth’ 6 pack, plus the first ever H.U.S.T.L.E Battle Pack, featuring a total of four figures from both series creator Tru:Tek and Rampage Toys, and a custom H.U.S.T.L.E wrestling ring to display them in… All cast in a purple flexible rubber, each set comes complete with mini laminated stat cards and safety inserts designed and produced by Tru:Tek. Due to go on sale at the show’s opening next Saturday (price TBC), any remaining stock will be hitting the Clutter store the following week… Stay tuned for more news on the H.U.S.T.L.E general release soon!"

Follow Niall (aka Tru:Tek) here:

The Disarticulators [Tru:Tek/Zectron/Bigmantoys]
http://man-e-toys.com/
http://theamazingzectron.blogspot.co.uk/
http://bigmantoys.bigcartel.com/

Resin Skulls by Niall "Trutek" Anderson

Recently a few new and dedicated people have begun writing about and participating in the designer toy industry... one of these people is Niall "Tru:tek" Anderson. Hailing from the UK, Tru:tek seems to be into dubstep as well as art toys. You might recognize him as the guy behind Man-E-Toys, which you can follow on Facebook and Twitter.

Well, Niall and I have been in touch and he decided to send me some of his resin skulls- one fancy painted and bejewelled one and of course a Tenacious Blue colorway which he marked as 1/1 on the packaging.

These skulls fit right into my resin skull collection! They're up on top of my computer along with resin skulls from Matt A*, JC Rivera, Kris Dulfer and We Become Monsters. 

Definitely check out Man-E-Toys.com as it's an interesting site that covers a lot of interesting art toys... looks like Niall has a penchant for outside-the-box stuff just like I do.

HUGE THANKS TO TRUTEK!