Outer Space Men Sofubi Pink Original Orbitron Action Figure

I like it. The Sofubi Pink Original Orbitron is a design I like, in a color I like, and Gary Schaeffer and Mel Birnkrant gave me a tour of the figure's ins and outs when I visited them in February of this year.
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Review: Outer Space Men Sofubi Glow in the Dark Orbitron Action Figure

After over a hundred small figures at increasing prices, I dragged my feet on Sofubi Glow in the Dark Orbitron - obviously I want a glow guy, but I held off until it was in stock. I was given the opportunity to preview it during Toy Fair (thanks Gary and Mel!) and what we have here is pretty close to what I saw there - but it's a little shinier, and the joints are a little looser. It's not as solid as the Colossus Rex [FOTD #2,131] and it's also a bit taller than the "giant," with looser joints. I'm not loving that. The accessories are gorgeous, with a much more three-dimensional star accessory. When I got him, I set him up on a shelf - and he was missing when I came home. The leg joints are loose enough that gravity pulled him down and he was hanging from a shelf by his star, for dear life, for at least a little while. He's got a strong grip. Orbitron's claws may be the most perfect hands to grip any action figure accessory in quite some time.
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Review: Outer Space Men Cosmic Radiation Zero Gravity Action Figure

I have enjoyed the Cosmic Radiation Zero Gravity figure, but it's wildly inessential. Regular Zero Gravity [FOTD #2,041] already glows in the dark and for $5 more has a cardback and a more interesting paint job. The Infinity version has a preposterously detailed human head, thanks in part to some of the best paint you'll see on a human head the size of a peanut. Commander Comet is often similarly as good - you can't not be impressed by it. 
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Outer Space Men Blue Glow Packaging

If you're a toy collector of a certain age, "Blue Stars" hold a certain meaning for you - and now it can hold new meaning with the Outer Space Men Bluestar Series revealed on Instagram. Glow in the Dark Blue Astro-Nautilus, Xodiac, and Inferno were teased - and the packaging is gorgeous.  (Gary and Mel, t-shirts please.)

These are expected around Black Friday.

Outer Space Men Sale - OSMLABORDAY2019 for 20% Off

Today is a good day to buy.  If you go to The Outer Space Men Shop, you can save 20% off with code OSMLABORDAY2019.  I just grabbed a couple of the now-in-stock Sofubi Orbitron figures the other week with another sale code - you might want to pick up anything you might be missing.

Orders above $100 get a free t-shirt. (Nobody gave me a free shirt!)    Details on Instagram.

One caveat - the glow Orbitron has jointed ankles, and the plastic there is a little softer and thinner.  For those of you who collect a lot of toys, that means only one thing - it falls over without support, usually within a couple of hours.  I would strongly recommend picking up doll stands as support for these 12 3/4-inch vinyl figures at online or a local craft hut.

Review: Onell Design Glyos OSM Colossus Rex Tyraxsis

Crossovers are far and few between in this line - cosmically speaking, anyway - as it has been nearly eight months since the last one. OSM Colossus Rex Tyraxsis must have been in the works for a long time, as I remember Matt Doughty of Onell Design talking about doing a special version back in 2011 - years before the figure even saw production for the first time - and I had no idea what he had planned for the mold. According to his notes, the Tyraxsis is a dinosaur-inspired colorway, and I see it - it looks like it would fit nearly any terrible lizard toy.
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Review: Outer Space Men White Star Zero Gravity Action Figure

Manufactured in 2018 but not released until June 2019, this Outer Space Men White Star Zero Gravity ticks a box. With it, your collection of white plastic figures to customize is completed! Probably. That makes for a stellar collection of 21 white-as-white-can-be figures, the irony of which is not lost with this character.
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