{"id":31548,"date":"2015-07-24T04:32:49","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T09:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=31548"},"modified":"2015-07-24T04:38:51","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T09:38:51","slug":"outer-space-men-infinity-gamma-x-fourth-dimension-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=31548","title":{"rendered":"Outer Space Men Infinity
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<\/a> When the Outer Space Men made their return in 2010, they were as alien to me as they are alien. After that introduction, I learned what I could and wrote an article about them, learned more through lengthy e-mail conversations with their original creator, Mel Birnkrant, and happily gobbled up the line as they rolled out. Thing is, when I saw the original thirteen designs, I had a clear favorite: the Man from the Fourth Dimension, Gamma-X. <\/p>\n

Now, because the way my lucks runs, Gamma-X would end up being the last of the original thirteen for the Four Horsemen to recreate. So, four years after I started collecting the new OSM, Gamma-X made his way into my hot, chubby little hands. And\u2026 I forget I had him. The Four Horsemen had generously provided some OSM & Power Lords samples to me last year. We ran a week of OSM reviews. We ran a week of Power Lords review. And, Gamma-X, because I wanted to spend more time on head was held back\u2026 and then life got in the way. A promotion at work. My wife was pregnant. And my happy little OSM Infinity display went on without a key member. <\/p>\n

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Last week, it was reported that the Four Horsemen\u2019s Outer Space Men license had reached its end. It\u2019s bittersweet as the 4H introduced me to the OSM and their sculpting talent has basically overtaken my shelves. We\u2019ve also got so many Treadaways at this point that we probably can\u2019t count them all. The upside is that OSM isn\u2019t done \u2013 the line will continue with the aid of the uber-talented Matt Doughty from Onell Designs. I don\u2019t know a toy line that will have had so many superstar talents with a hand in the mix. I think there\u2019s a lot to look forward to, but first I need to look back. <\/p>\n

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Gamma-X was in the fabled & unreleased second series of the Outer Space Men back when, so he\u2019s not as widely known nor does he hail from a planet in our Solar System. Instead, he hails from the Fourth Dimension. His packaging featured crazy geometrical shapes and had the coolest planet icon in the upper right corner \u2013 it was Earth, but shaped like a cubed bizarro-world. It was inside a sphere, inside another cube being bisected by a plane, and then a star orbiting the whole thing. It\u2019s unique among the designs and stands out as a result. <\/p>\n

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The figure itself carried that geometric theme over. Of all the designs, Gamma is the least organic. He still has the bipedal, humanoid design \u2013 he\u2019s an Outer Space Man \u2013 but his features are largely all faceted giving him an almost robot like appearance. <\/p>\n

The Four Horsemen carried that over faithfully to their version of the figure, right down to the uneven limbs and elongated feet. It\u2019s a great sculpt and this is probably a good time to remind everyone again that the 4H sculpted these 1:1. <\/p>\n

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Now, for the most part, I don\u2019t display the OSM with their helmets. We\u2019re here on Earth last I checked and while they may not theoretically breathe oxygen, we overlook it so I can see the great head sculpts. Gamma though, he makes that tough. Gamma features more of a shell than a helmet. It\u2019s nearly full-bodied, going from head to thigh and encapsulating his whole upper torso & head. And he looks that much cooler with it on. The extra circles, particularly the lenses through which he would see the world really enhance the figure and so he\u2019s going to be keeping it. I do have to point out that it tends to only really close at one end or the other, so if you have it tight at the top for the accessory (I\u2019ll get to that) then the bottom will be open. It stays on just fine though. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Like the other OSM, the mix of great aesthetics and Glyos connections limits the articulation to swivel joints. You have your basics: neck, shoulders, waist, hips, elbows, knees, and ankles and they all work great. If you have him wear his shell, as I will, you do lose some hip & waist range which kinda immobilizes the figure, but I don\u2019t know that there was a good way around it without messing up how great the shell looks. I would\u2019ve liked a little more movement in the line overall, but I do enjoy the mix & match aspect of the Glyos parts, so I\u2019m good. I was a little disappointed his antennears weren\u2019t separate Glyos pieces. <\/p>\n

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His paint\u2026 I foolishly almost missed this. The original\u2019s \u201cdraw\u201d was that he would glow in the dark. And so too does this Gamma! This was tricky because he\u2019s not made of the usual semi-translucent white GITD plastic. He\u2019s actually painted GITD. I will admit that it doesn\u2019t work as well. It\u2019s not as bright and has an accidentally cool (to me) speckling effect. I did have to use a black light to snag this pic, so remember he will be dimmer in hand. All the silver paint is sharp and looks great mixed in with his off-white base color. The only real complaint I had on the paint was that this regular edition only featured a painted silver backing instead of a chromed piece. A chromed piece does exist as part of a special weapons kit \u2013 I wish I\u2019d been paying attention as I could\u2019ve ordered it easily back then, but will have to work a bit to track it down now. The silver piece is okay, but just doesn’t look as sharp as I bet that chromed one does. <\/p>\n

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Other than his shell, Gamma included two accessories, his classic pistols. I had some camera issues crop up and only managed to snag a quick close-up of each pistol and not one where they\u2019re mounted on his head. Either of them will fit in a peg hole atop the shell (this is why the shell needs to be closed at the top for sure). I think it\u2019s a cool look, but I\u2019ll be displaying him holding on to both guns. I just feel that\u2019s how he and Cyclops roll. Both pistols are great and faithful sculpts with a mix of silver & the GITD paint. The weather vane one, intended for the top of his head had an extra clear cap that is removable. Mine stays on pretty well, but be wary it gets dropped. It\u2019s tough to pick up on in a carpet. <\/p>\n

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Overall, Gamma-X woud\u2019ve been a great figure to end on (there are a few new characters after him, notably the already reviewed Jack and the various ladies. They were in the box with Gamma, so I\u2019ll look to get them up soon). He\u2019s a great design, faithfully recreated, and kinda steals the OSM show for me as a favorite. I\u2019m feel a little bit silly saying that, after setting him by the wayside for so long, but in a way, it made for a nice surprise, getting a new figure this week as we hear about the OSM\u2019s third life through Onell. May it be as great and fruitful as their time spent with the Horsemen! <\/p>\n

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