Enter: Dungeon Beast! Exclusive Shirt Preview
If you asked me who my favorite Canadians are, you’d probably expect me to say the Trailer Park Boys. It’s a tough call, but honestly, I gotta go with the boys from King Hideous Toys. Told y’all I’d be dropping these lil’ blog posts, and here we are. I just wrapped up painting my micro-run collab with King Hideous Toys and wanted to yap about it for a bit—plus, show y’all the collab shirt we’re doing with these figures’ release.
You might be asking, “What the fuck is a micro-run?” or “What’s King Hideous Toys?” Keep reading, and you’ll find out.
In Sofubi land, a micro-run is basically a small batch of painted figures done in collaboration with toy makers. It’s cool because not all makers paint, so these collabs let painters try new sculpts or styles they’ve never tried before. And if you’re still lost on what “Sofubi” even means, scroll to the bottom for some Sofubi 101 videos, then come back here.
This micro-run is technically years in the making
—not ’cause I took years painting it, haha, but because life got in the way. I’ve been dealing with skill regression and other crap
(there’s an article on that if you’re curious).
When I first got into Sofubi painting, King Hideous Toys reached out to me. We talked about painting, soft vinyl, metal music—the works. The idea of doing a micro-run came up and, of course, I jumped on it! The boys are saints; they totally got that I needed to handle my mental health before finishing these figures. That support let me handle my personal shit and come back swinging, ready to paint Sofubi.
Now that all FOUR figures are done, I wanna show off the sick shirt you get for free when you grab one of these four figures.
These shirts will be available only to the four lotto winners purchasing the painted figures in this micro run. Don't worry, there will be other items available that will not be limited. There will be more posts on the website of the four painted figures, merch, and more! Sign up for the newsletter to get early access to the gallery site when it goes live before the public.