MEL BIRNKRANT APPEARING AT FUTURETRO!!

Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro is less than two weeks away and we've just gotten  the confirmation that the original creator of the Outer Space Men and toy industry icon Mel Birnkrant will be our very special guest of honor on the opening night - February 10th, 2012 at the TT Underground Gallery in NYC!

Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet Mel and many other soon to be announced toy industry greats appearing all evening to meet and chat with action figure fans! We're really excited to announce to you the names on our growing guest list over the next couple of weeks, and you're ALL invited to come to this very special gathering of geek culture.

And speaking of geek culture, we've already gotten in a few of the Outer Space Men customs done by OSM fans and simply out, they're AMAZING! If you haven't gotten your Outer Space Men customs finished and out to us, what're you waiting for?!? We wanna' put your stuff on display right alongside our own stuff for all the world to see, and we can't wait to see what you're gonna' do with our figures! The deadline's coming up quick so be sure to go HERE the check out all the details and get your entry in to us soon.

Last, don't forget about the AMAZING set of super limited Outer Space Men figures redesigned by Mel Birnkrant himself specifically for Futuretro! This extra special set of figures will be signed by Mel AND The Four Horsemen, and will also come with an exclusive Outer Space Men print by fan favorite illustrator and frequent Four Horsemen collaborator, Nathan Baertsch! All of that for only $125.00! What a steal! If you want a sneak peek into Mel's brain as he created this new variation on his old classics, check out the "Custom Colors" section of his "Sketchbook" website HERE.

The show's absolutely free, so come on by, chill out with us and some amazing toy industry dignitaries for a couple hours, have a free brewsky on us, and say 'hey' at Futuretro!

Beerlao - the official beer of Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro

-FH-

TOYPOCALYPSE 2: FUTURETRO REVELATIONS!

Beginning February 10th 2012 at 7pm EST, Four Horsemen Toy Design and TT Underground Gallery in New york City presents Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro - The Four Horsemen's  second gallery show!

The Opening reception of the show begins on Friday night Feb. 10th from 7pm until 10pm.

Saturday Feb. 11th through Wednesday Feb. 15th: 2pm until 7pm.

Featuring special items from the past, present and future of Four Horsemen Toy Design, Futuretro will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Outer Space Men acton figure line with a special edition extremely limited set of Outer Space Men figures re-vamped by the original Outer Space Men creator himself, Mel Birnkrant!

The Outer Space Men Cosmic Creators series - The Birnkrant Edition figures consists of alternate versions of four of Mel Birnkrant's most famous creations. The set featuring Metalmorpho, Deep Blue Astro-Nautilus, Goldiac and Blazing Inferno will be signed not only by Mr. Birnkrant himself, but also each of the Four Horsemen. Each set of figures will also come with a special edition Outer Space Men print by fan favorite illustrator and frequent Four Horsemen collaborator, Nathan (Baena) Baertsch! Each set is $125.00 at the Futuretro gallery show.

-FH-

INFINITY EDITION OUTER SPACE MEN WAVES 3 & 4 IN STOCK AND SHIPPING NOW!!

You read that right! We finally got the shipment of the Infinity Edition Outer Space Men waves 3 & 4 in stock at Store Horsemen last week and we've been boxing orders up and preparing them for shipping. The first batch of about 100 domestic orders shound ship out tomorrow via FedEx Ground and shipping of all remaining domestic and internatinal orders wil continue over the next week or so. Depending on how quickly we can get things boxed up and prepared to ship, we hope to ship boxes out every Friday and Tuesday over the next couple of weeks until all the orders are shipped. Lock your doors and bar your windows! The Outer Space Men will be invading your domain soon!

-FH-

THE 4th & FINAL FIGURE IN THE OSM COSMIC CREATORS SERIES - THE BIRKRANT EDITION: BLAZING INFERNO!!

This is the fourth and final figure in the exclusive Outer Space Men Cosmic Creators Series - The Birnkrant Edition... Blazing Inferno! This is Inferno as re-designed by Outer Space Men creator and toy industry legend, Mel Birnkrant!

This first image shows Blazing Inferno under normal studio lighting.

The second image with more dramatic lighting reveals Blazing Inferno in all his fiery translucent glory!

Along with Deep Blue Astro-Nautilus, Metalmorpho and Goldiac, Blazing Inferno will be available beginning February 10th exclusively at the Four Horsemen's Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro gallery show at TT Underground gallery (beneath Toy Tokyo) in New York City.

Each set will be signed by both Mel Birnkrant and the Four Horsemen and will also come with a limited edition Outer Space Men print created by fan favorite and frequent Four Horsemen collaborator, Nathan (Baena) Baertsch!

Only 100 sets of these exclusive Outer Space Men figures will be available at TT Underground for $125.00 per set, and there's no limit to the number of sets you can purchase, so be sure to get there early to make sure you get yours!

-FH-

THE 3rd IN THE OSM COSMIC CREATORS SERIES - THE BIRKRANT EDITION: GOLDIAC!!

Our apologies for not posting these two images yesterday. Unfoseen circumstances delayed or planned reveal. But fear not, today we reveal the third character in the Outer Space Men: Cosmic Creators Series - The Birnkrant Edition! Goldiac!

As before the first shot is done with basic studio lighting.

And this second photo is done with more dramatic lighting to show the spectacular qualities of the paints for this edition!

-FH-

THE 2nd IN THE OSM COSMIC CREATORS SERIES - THE BIRKRANT EDITION: METALMORPHO!!

Presenting the second reveal of the Outer Space Men Cosmic Creators Series - The Birnkrant Edition: Metalmorpho!

The first shot of the figure is under normal lighting.

Under more dramatic lighting. This shot really puts the "metal" in Metalmorpho!

-FH-

THE OSM COSMIC CREATORS SERIES - THE BIRKRANT EDITION: DEEP BLUE ASTRO-NAUTILUS!

Every other weekday for the next week or so, we're going to be revealing each of the characters in the Cosmic Creators Series - The Birnkrant Edition Outer Space Men sets as re-imagined by original OSM creator himself, Mel Birnkrant!

Today we're revealing the underwater dwelling monstrosity of the OSM universe: Deep Blue Astro-Nautilus!

This first shot shows Deep Blue Astro-Nautilus under basic lighting.

This next show shows how dramatically different the iridescent paint looks under more intense lighting.

Come back this Monday, Wednesday and Friday for more OSM reveals!

-FH-

OSM INVADE USA!

We've just been informed that the Infinity Edition Outer Space Men waves 3 & 4 have arrived at the US port and if everything goes good with US Customs, we should have them in our warehouse on Monday or Tuesday and they should begin shipping the following Tuesday (Jan. 24th). Keep your fingers crossed! The OSM may be invading your house soon!

-FH-

OUTER SPACE MEN EXCLUSIVES AT TOYPOCALYPSE 2: FUTURETRO!

We said in a previous press release that the Outer Space Men were going to be featured in this years gallery show - Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro to celebrate the OSM's 45th anniversary, and that includes some extremely limited, very special Outer Space Men exclusives!

We're proud to announce the first in the special edition Outer Space Men: Cosmic Creators series - the Birnkrant Editions! That's right, original Outer Space Men creator, Mel Birnkrant will be taking waves 1 and 2 of the Outer Space Men and putting his own eclectic spin on a paint overhaul of them, and Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro will be the place to get them!

Other than overseeing every aspect of what we're doing with his galactic children, this will be Mel's first new stab at the Outer Space Men that are actually going into production since he created them 45 years ago, and we couldn't be more excited about it.

Each four figure set, featuring newly re-designed paint by toy industry legend, Mel Birnkrant, will also be graced with highly coveted signatures by Mel himself as well as the Four Horsemen, and will be strictly limited to only 100 sets sold at the Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro gallery show at TT Underground gallery and 100 sets to be sold through Store Horsemen after the end of the gallery show.

Not only will you get all four figures with that set, but you'll also get an amazing limited edition Outer Space Men print created exclusively for the show by fan favorite artist and frequent Four Horsemen collaborator, Nathan Baertsch (or Baena for those of you in the know)!

Each four figure set and print will be $125.00 at the TT Underground gallery in New York City, and $125.00, plus shipping through Store Horsemen.

The show begins with a special opening reception on Friday, February 10th at 7pm and goes through the following Thursday, February 16th. Specific schedules to be released soon.

Now, we know you're wondering where the images are at. Well, FANtastic FANatics and OSM fans, just stop back here tomorrow, and next Monday, Wednesday and Friday when we'll reveal one by one each of the Outer Space Men - Cosmic Creators series: The Birnkrant Edition waves 1 & 2 characters created by Mel Birnkrant himself!

-FH-

TOY NEWS WEBSITE - IT'S ALL TRUE AWARDS SCARABUS #1 & #2 SPOTS FOR 2011!

Scarabus is once again taking top honors at It's All True by winning the number one spot as voted by fan favorite toy blogger NoisyDvL5 as well as the number two spot awarded to him by Noisy's blog partner, Vault!

Other Four Horsemen created winners were the Crime Syndicate 5-Pack from Mattel's DC Universe Classics, and Vikor from Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics! We're not going to tell you what slots they took though. To find that out, head on over to It's All True's 2011 Retrospective: Our Five Favorite Figures.

Thanks to NoisyDvL5 and Vault for giving Scarabus some love and congratulations to all of the other winners!

Also, don't forget to check out It's All True's 2011 Highlights & Disappointments for more Four Horsemen mentions.

-FH-