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Post by countzackula on Jul 27, 2012 9:16:14 GMT -6
You've probably seen the mini bootlegs of the old Outer Space Men (aka Colorforms Aliens) around. There are six, and often packed with six small, solid ships under the name...crap...I forget the name of the box set! Anyway, I got hold of this ship, alien, and mini UFO as an eBay win...all in the lot. From south o' the border...land of bootleg wonders, so I'm wondering about it. The big ship appears brand spankin' new...superb shape. Even had a plastic spacer in the cockpit/hatch. It has the quality of a Trendmasters toy...kinda crappy, yet still decent. The missile launcher actually fires! The other fake missile launcher pivots and the extra missiles are removeable. The hatch opens to reveal a dual gun. It's supposed to be spring-loaded and operated by a gold lever on the back, but it doesn't seem to work nicely at all. The little UFO, I'm positive was not part of the set (if it is indeed a set). It's made of different plastic and is older-looking. There's wear and rust on the metal wheel axles underneath. The big ship...any help? Is it indeed something at least semi-legit? Was it bootlegged from something? Any help is appreciated!
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Post by 3 3/4"collector on Jul 28, 2012 2:53:49 GMT -6
i actually have not seen or heard of any outer space men bootlegs. ive been collecting the new 4 horsemen ones but thats it. what size are these bootlegs? if you remember the name i would love to know.
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Post by victoryleo19 on Jul 28, 2012 9:26:05 GMT -6
That thing is pretty friggin cool man. Outer space men are awesome, I still intend to get the 4Horsemen ones but I'm so lazy about it. That ship is almost like a battle station kind of. Wicked cool man. Great find !
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wumarsha
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Apr 19, 2024 18:53:08 GMT -6
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Post by wumarsha on Aug 1, 2012 20:11:10 GMT -6
The wholes sets are attracting me, I wonder when I can get some similiar one. Cool you
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Post by countzackula on Aug 2, 2012 15:58:52 GMT -6
The bootleg figures are actually pretty small...and as far as I can tell are not modern. Only a couple of inches high. All have the same color scheme ( I really shoulda dug the rest of the boys out, but I'm missing Alpha 7). "They" also made all-grey ones which may be made of plastic or vinyl. I coulda swore there was an ID or discussion thread here somewhere about 'em...but I couldn't find it.
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