Guerreros del Espacio - He-man bootleg

[skullbooska]

Does anyone have info on this figure line? How many figures total? How rare? When did they come out?? In all my years of collecting, Ive only seen the red beastman knockoff loose in someone's collection pics and this carded skeletor knockoff, which I am lucky enough to own (due to a sweet gift from my girlfriend.)

[countzackula]

Definitely seen some before, but how big are they? Regular MotU scale or smaller like the Fantastic Stars figures?

Is it me, or are his hips solid and unmovable? Also, it looks almost like his feet could pop off...like they were seperate from the rest of the body mold...hmmm...

[skullbooska]

same size as the regular motu line. and yeah, his hips are solid and hiis feet (at the boot) are separate pieces, and look like they can removed. hmmmm indeed.

[The Riddler]

I havent seen too many of these... Very cool...I like the colors on him better than the real Skelly....

[countzackula]

Here's a different kind of Guerreros del Espacio figures. Made by Far Men...same Spanish company that made my beloved Rugby guys!



These four packaged guys came as a set (?) on a secondary, larger card with the same title header. The smaller packs were tucked into slots on the larger card. Were they sold that way? I've seen other Spanish action figures done up like that. I do not have said larger secondary backer, since I opted for cheaper shipping...coming from Spain and all. Sadly, they guy I got these off of didn't fold up the bigger card and send it...buuuut...I'm opening these anyway!




The two headliner guys are the spittin' images of He-Man and Skeletor. The He-Man rip-off looks very close to the card art, while the Skeletor guy is kinda off. Eh...expected.

The bodies are solid, blow-molded plastic and fairly sturdy. The boots or lower legs are separate and can detach. Armor is removeable just like most knock offs or the real MotU figures. Weapons are actually decent but tend to fall out of certain guys' hands. Expected. The shields just have stickers applied to them...I had to re-glue them back on.



The arms are made of a hard rubber and on my samples, seem to all be based of of the Beastman/Stratos MotU sculpt. And check out the dye job this Mister T look-alike has! Missed his hair and got white ears instead...d'oh!

Here's a side view of the Skeletor guy...like I said...a far cry from the card art! I can picture this guy gummin' down applesauce. And those bananas sticking out of his hood are supposed to be horns. It's hard to see in a photo, but under those skeletal duck lips is a set of humanoid teeth tucked way back there.



While we're at it...here's a close-up of what I assume to be this line's answer to MotU's Trap Jaw...this thing. Looks like a re-animated Ronald Reagan!...... Too soon? Yeah, I'm horrible.



Oh, and here's a close-up of the "good guy" armor...took me forever to work out a good shot. Really need to bone up on my photography skills. Hope you can make out the weird little insignia on there...yes? Looks like...the, uh...bust...of a chihuahua?! WHa-?! How in the...why in the...what the heck? I dunno...they obviously worship the little buggers on whatever MotU knock off planet they hail from.



I kinda wish they'd have made an attempt to color in the He-Man guy's undies...I mean, with that odd armor, he looks like he belongs in a 1991 swimsuit calendar!

Well, as a parting shot (for now), here's a larger MotU-sized Guerrero del Espacio with a smaller-scale Rugby figure. What a-do!



I know they made more...I know I want more!

[tootles]

Great series. The blue guy reminds me a bit of Faker, although the face does suggest he was influenced by Trapjaw.

I always wondered who did the work on bootleg toys. There are times that I think they used legit sculptors whose work is mangled by cheap 80s production. Other times, I think they got their kids to sculpt the figures and draw the artwork.

[Megatron]

You got a shot of the back of the card or a color group shot?

Mar 22, 2011 22:57:25 GMT -6 skullbooska said:

Does anyone have info on this figure line? How many figures total? How rare? When did they come out?? In all my years of collecting, Ive only seen the red beastman knockoff loose in someone's collection pics and this carded skeletor knockoff, which I am lucky enough to own (due to a sweet gift from my girlfriend.)

[skullbooska]

sadly, the back of the card is blank

the he-man figure pictured (upper left) is pretty damn close to the figure Count has above, maybe just a little more detailed. The other one noteworthy is the red (armorless) Beastman. He's got little horns!

[toyking82]

i love this KO line!....has anyone seen any of the other figures loose?
(the Series with all the characters on the card front)

I think Skelly and the He-Clone (lol!) are the only 2 i have ever seen

[skullbooska]

Since my initial post last year, I've gotten another skeletor, a carded he-man and the Beastman one as well. He's loose and beat up but I'll get a pic up after I get situated after my move. Cool as hell!

I've seen the Stratos type one in a few collection pics as well.

[toyking82]

I'm impressed!
very cool, can't wait to see!

well if you see any others, give me a heads up (loos or packaged) i wanna try and find the whole set!

Aug 8, 2012 0:08:34 GMT -6 skullbooska said:

Since my initial post last year, I've gotten another skeletor, a carded he-man and the Beastman one as well. He's loose and beat up but I'll get a pic up after I get situated after my move. Cool as hell!

I've seen the Stratos type one in a few collection pics as well.

[drekkus]

i have he-man. skelly and zodac

and am dying to get the rest

[toyking82]

Drekkus, you have any pics of Zodac???
If so, share! LOL

Aug 8, 2012 23:10:47 GMT -6 drekkus said:

i have he-man. skelly and zodac

and am dying to get the rest

[drekkus]

Aug 9, 2012 8:29:51 GMT -6 @toyking82 said:

Drekkus, you have any pics of Zodac???
If so, share! LOL

Aug 8, 2012 23:10:47 GMT -6 drekkus said:

i have he-man. skelly and zodac

and am dying to get the rest

Found one on my photobucket:

[toyking82]

Ha!
THAT is funky as hell!

His blaster looks pretty sweet
Great to see him up close
(this makes me want them all even more!)

Aug 9, 2012 23:50:56 GMT -6 drekkus said:

Aug 9, 2012 8:29:51 GMT -6 @toyking82 said:

Drekkus, you have any pics of Zodac???
If so, share! LOL

Found one on my photobucket:

[homeschoolman]

his face is like rocketeer meets c3po from droids the cartoon. weeeeirdo!

[figuremod73]

Im amazed at how many MOTU knockoffs there actually was.
Now they dont have any figures at all of this sort on the toy shelves. (not counting wrestling figures.)

[skullbooska]

heres the beastman knock I promised pics of (o' so long ago). i love his little horns!

[shootingstarnight]

They all look almost the same as the originals The first one I noticed was the Skeletor one These would be nice to have just for the effect Nice Find!!