The Outer Space Men - Galactic Holiday 2017 Customs

Via the official Outer Space Men Instagram:

A new set of hand-painted Galactic Holiday figures are up through artist Chris Douglas.  It's $180 shipped, and only 20 sets are being produced.  They're pretty fancy.   This year, it's Orbitron, Gemini, and Cyclops.  We don't know what the base color figures are, but were I to gamble I'd wager on their being White Stars.

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2013 Galactic Holiday Outer Space Men Revealed - They're Customs

On December 10, at 3 PM EST, the 2013 Galactic Holiday action figures go on sale at Store Horsemen.  This year, they opted to do customs and according to the site, did a run of about 20 pieces - any over that order will be pre-orders and ship later.

There are two tiers - Galactic Holiday 2013 and Ultra Galactic Holiday.  Ultra Galactic Holiday are limited to 1 of each available for backorders with prices of $50-$65 each, the standard Galactic Holiday is $200 for the set or $35-$45 each.

  

While certainly an interesting twist, I do not collect custom figures.  It appears the Galactic Holiday figures may be redecorated SDCC 2013 Alpha Phase figures while the Ultras could be Beta Phase figures.  I will say this - the Ultra Ones look sharp.  If those were a regular mass-produced release, I'd totally buy a set.  Click here to see them on Source Horsemen.

Tangent: Major Matt Mason-inspired Glyos Scorpio Custom

Check out this Matt Doughty-engineered custom Glyos build inspired by Major Matt Mason Scorpio at Onell Design!

Major Matt Mason is the line which inspired Mel Birnkrant and Colorforms to release the original Outer Space Men, which inspired Mattel to make a few of their own aliens, all of which inspired Matt Doughty to do Glyos, which the Four Horsemen used to remake the Outer Space Men in Glyos form, and now we've got this guy. Whew!

Sadly this unique build from Mr. Doughty does not appear to be for sale, but the pieces to make it - and several other new figures - will go up for sale at 9:30 PM Eastern on Sunday, September 8.  Click here for details.

ExtraTOYrrestrial Custom Outer Space Men Action Figures

At Toypocalypse 3: ExtraTOYrrestrial, there was a surprise batch of custom action figures!   I made this gallery at 16bit.com showcasing the many figures on display.

Also notable were some lighted figures, which were in awesome diorama boxes.  The video is hosted on that page. Click here to see them all.

GALLERY: Futuretro Outer Space Men Customs

I added another Four Horsemen gallery over at 16bit.com. Go check it out for over 80 shots of amazing custom figures!

Outer Space Men Customs Show to Celebrate 40th Anniversary

From The Four Horsemen:

"In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Four Horsemen's licensed action figure line, The Outer Space Men, the Four Horsemen are inviting you to create you very own Outer Space Men customs that will be displayed at the show alongside the work of the Four Horsemen themselves!"

The show starts February 10 and the entry form may be found here. I can't wait to see them!

Outer Space Men Customs of the Week (Or Whenever)

Since Glyaxian Xodiac sold out (you did get your order in, didn't you?) you might need something new. Because you, like me, are impatient. To kick things off, THEGODBEAST made a special Bio-Jumper specially designed for the Alpha Phase Alpha 7 figure. (He sells the spider-like creature and others as Bio-Jumpers, read more about them here. At press time, this one can be found for sale here for a mere $15.00.) Bio-Jumpers don't plug in to the neck sockets like Glyos heads, but rather sit atop their heads sort of like a hat or a helmet. They're based on sketches from Matt Doughty, but sculpted, molded, and forged by the force of nature known as THEGODBEAST.

On the October Toys forum, user Ericso posted some crab add-ons that are some of the most amazing things I've seen as add-on part. (I gotta find a way to get the crab head and claw in pretty much any color.) His customized parts are colored to match Alpha 7 as well, plus the Beta Phase Inferno figure from last year's New York Comic Con set.

While not Outer Space Men-specific, Ericso also made this figure. It's friggin' beautiful. The crab parts were also crafted by THEGODBEAST from an actual crab part. If you're interested in these bits and pieces, you can go to his blog, read more, and contact him directly for making a purchase-- no price list on these specific items, but most of his stuff is pretty darned reasonable, especially considering the edition size.

Custom Outer Space Men: Metamorpho Redone

Reader Seth sent us a link to his blog, which features a series of revised Metamorpho figures. There's a nifty deep red version pictured, plus you can see some close-ups of his otherworldly head repaints on his blog The Man Purse.