Outer Space Men Galactic Holiday 2012 Arriving

The Outer Space Men Galactic Holiday 2012 are arriving now!   Mine was dropped off at 8:30 AM, which is, all things considered, pretty surprising.

In an interesting twist, this year the items come semi-packaged.  Each figure is packed in a sealed clear plastic bag, just like Onell Design Glyos figures have been for the bulk of the year.

The twist is that flat, unused packaging is also included.  Note 2 Zip bags, 2 Gemini/Orbitron header cards, 2 backer cards, and a flat, unfolded Cyclops box were also included in the order.  Interesting!  I'm interested in seeing if later shipments will come packaged normally, but I gotta say I hope the Four Horsemen keep doing it this way.  Flat, unused packaging is a fun collectible and I generally discard "used" packaging for most figure lines.

If you haven't ordered this set yet, they're in stock at Store Horsemen as I write this.  $50!

Galactic Holiday 2012 Shipping Now - Outer Space Men

Hey everybody!  I just got my ship notice for the Galactic Holiday 2012 editions of Cyclops, Gemini, and Orbitron figures.  No estimate for delivery yet, but I've got a FedEx tracking number and will post here as soon as they show up.    Last year it took about 4-5 days, so Happy Holidays and let's keep it vague if it'll be before or after Christmas for now!

As far as I know final figure photos with color accessories are not yet available, so big, big, big kudos on them for putting such a priority on getting the figures out the door!  I really appreciate it.  Now back to watching for the FedEx truck.

UPDATE: Our pal @JohnDoctorKent sent us our first-ever look of the final figures! Note Orbitron has white painted eyes and red gear.  Cyclops has green gear, as does Gemini, and so far we haven't seen if they have painted details yet.  The set we ordered should be here December 27, so more then... if not sooner!

UPDATE #2: Our pal @JohnDoctorKent sent us unhelmeted figures with the gear off!  Hooray!  Check it out.

Review: Outer Space Men Cosmic Creators Four Horsemen Xodiac Action Figure

By virtue of having one extra exclusive figure, Xodiac rules the roost as most-repainted Outer Space Man. Oddly, there's still room for more. As "Glowdiac," this metallic green version sports a purple head under his helmet, leaving the door wide open for more colors should anyone have the good sense to do banana yellow at some point. (Well, beyond customs, I saw an awesome yellow custom at Futuretro last February.) Like the others in this set, I appreciate that I can just look at the Four Horsemen Cosmic Creators series and go "Oh, these things are screamingly different." (Not that the Mel Birnkrant ones aren't nice, but nuance doesn't always translate in JPEGs. There's no nuance with neon.)
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Review: Four Horsemen Outer Space Men 2.0 Inferno Action Figure

The 2.0 edition of Inferno feels that it actually succeeds in the mission to make these figures as close to the 1960s bendable concepts as possible. While Xodiac has slightly different accessories and Astro-Nautilus is like 10% different, Inferno has undergone some interesting changes to give the figure non-electronic "light-up" properties, similar to Blazing Inferno from earlier in the year.
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Outer Space Men Galactic Holiday 2012 Revealed, Preorder, Free Shipping

Here's the skinny.
1. Store Horsemen is offering Free Shipping on everything through Tuesday November 27.  More here.
2. Galactic Holiday 2012 is coming! Gemini is clear, Cyclops is red, Orbitron is blue.  Accessories will be red, green, or random vac-metal and not silver as shown in the picture above. (I wish it were silver!)
3. These are expected to arrive in mid-December and shipped before Christmas.  Arrivals... well, maybe in time for Christmas.
4. The American-colored trio is unfinished and will have added paint details.

So, preorder by Tuesday and it's $50 delivered in the USA, which isn't bad at all.

Beta Wave Outer Space Men Arriving Now

THEY'RE HERE!  The latest batch of Outer Space Men are arriving in mailboxes, if you didn't pick yours up in person from New York.  They're available from Action Figure Xpress (where I ordered mine) as well as Store Horsemen.

Action Figure Xpress just happens to have slightly cheaper shipping and they ship pretty quickly, so all things being equal you may just want to give them a shot first.  This round of Orbitron, Cyclops, and Gemini are reportedly limited to 300 sets, which, it turns out, may actually be too large of a run for the needs of the market these days, unfortunately.

Review: Four Horsemen Outer Space Men Alpha Phase Orbitron Action Figure

Taller than many of the other figures in this line, Orbitron is only second to the giants Colossus Rex and Cyclops in terms of size so far. This pink pre-paint stands at about 4 1/4-inches high, cast in a translucent pink plastic similar to the "Nonilla" color used for Glyos figures earlier this year. (Minus, of course, the glitter.) The striking figure has crisp sculpting and even a few painted details, with three pale blue dots making up his eyes and chest. A swell star pattern on his stomach pops when lit just right, and the overall look and feel is exquisite for an alien based at least loosely on the Metaluna Mutants of This Island Earth.  
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