2.08.2012

Futuretro!

This Friday, February 10th at 7PM EST, the Four Horsemen and Toy Tokyo will open the doors at the Toy Tokyo Underground Gallery to unveil Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro, a celebration of 45 years of The Outer Space Men and a rare look inside the creative powerhouse known as Four Horsemen Studios.

From the Horsemen:

"Their second annual show at the TT Underground showroom in New York City will feature many all-new, never before seen items and even some fan favorites and toy industry classics from the Four Horsemen's past, present and future! Get an up close and personal look at action figure work that's seldom (if ever) been seen outside the Four Horsemen's own studio.


Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro will begin with a special opening night for friends and fans at TT Underground Friday night - February 10th 2012, and will run through most of the following week.
 

And if you're a fan of the Four Horsemen's licensed action figure line, The Outer Space Men, then you're NOT going to want to miss this show! There's going to be a specially featured Outer Space Men display that will most likely never be seen in this form again, as well as some special events surrounding the 45th anniversary of The Outer Space Men!

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!"

-4H  (clipped from the 4H blog)


Click over to the Horsemen Blog to catch up on all the details that surround this crazy show!

One particularly special part of the festivities is that the creator of the original OSM, Mel Birnkrant, will be in attendance on Friday night -this aspect alone is worth the trip! Between the Horsemen and Mel, you will be in the company of the best in the toy business, all in one spot.

There is also an open call OSM custom show on top of everything else (and fresh off his domination of cable TV, an appearance by the notorious Sucklord himself).

Marc, Jesse and I (the booby prizes) will also be coming down for the show on Friday night and possibly unveiling a thing or two in the gallery. We hope to see some of you guys and maybe go for an East Village Food Crawl later that evening. Crif Dogs is calling us!

All in all, a great time on the horizon!


26 comments:

  1. I'll be in attendance for this 100%. It'll be like a mini-con weekend but just one night LoL. Still a much needed break after all the wackiness going on for me these days.

    Just....just no kielbasa this time *shudders* O_O....

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    1. Chris! Jesse is warming up for an encore performance that is just for you!
      Months of training will pay off when he goes "Primal Rage" on a fresh plate of untamed kielbasa.
      It will seriously be worse than last time.

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    2. ROFL! Part of me is slightly curious how he could make it worse then the last time...but I'll not mention anything that crosses my mind to avoid giving him any more diabolic ideas on how to violate a polish sausage. O_o....

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  2. Can't wait to see pics from the show! I hope you're unveiling an OSM scale Pheyden. That be the bees knees.

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    1. No OSM scaled Pheyden this time, but there are some new OSM visuals on deck. Mel and the 4H have been in overdrive for this event. Incredible things are in store that have already melted most of my good eye after viewing!

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  3. I'll be stopping by, though work the next day will probably make my appearance brief. Also, there is an awesome pirogi place nearby, if anyone's interested in pre-show food or snacking...

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    1. Roy! Jesse is a pierogi junkie, so that might have to be tested. He has only ever really had the frozen and bagged styles. Only recently did he have a proper one back at NYCC 2011.
      Which spot are you talking about?

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    2. I'll make a money bet he's talking either Odessa or the Ukrainian Restaurant... both are amazing for pierogis

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  4. Awesome! I was already going... Let me know when you guys are in town, missy and I would love to see you, naturally

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    1. It would not be a proper trip to NYC without seeing you two! We can watch Jesse defile food items once again!

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    2. awesome! I tried calling... you're a busy busy man Matt! we are looking forward to seeing further acts of food debauchery! We'll aim to get to Toy Tokyo early, call me when you can!

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  5. Looking forward to seeing what you unveil! :D

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    1. Nothing will come close to the beauty that you just unleashed!

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    2. Phffssshhh! All subjective good sir! :) Still super excited to see what you bring.

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  6. For the peeps who can't make it are they still selling sets on the FH site after the show or during?

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    1. I'm pretty sure that the online sets will be available after the weekend, maybe towards the middle of next week. I'll get some more info.

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    2. I wanna say they've announced that there will be 100 sets for storehorsemen... They did this for the Scarabus exclusives last year.

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  7. mikemz hey Matt looking foward to seeing you guys at the show

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    1. You suck...I knew you would end up going bro. Have fun and give Matt lots of crap for me. I also guarantee you will snaggin' a set of these sweet OSM exclusive sets, like I told you you would.

      TGB

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  8. Oh, sweet! I was wondering if you guys would be coming by :D

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  9. Anyone willing to help me snag a set of the figures? You going, Red?

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  10. Show looked like alot of fun and great stuff over there.

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