Argenesis Xycoss

Enyriun MK VIII Gendrone Union

Enyriun MK VII Gendrone Alliance

The Gendrone War

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Note: Please place only ONE ORDER WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR tonight. We usually see an increased volume of traffic during a new release and need everyone's cooperation to ensure things operate smoothly. After the initial dust settles, we will lift all limits. Thanks for your understanding and support. Have fun!

Thank You!!!

What a whirlwind! The turnout for the Tuesday night release was intense, with some heavy traffic flowing through the store. Thank you for the solid response to the new round of stuff!

Along with the hustle on the site, there was also some old school activity on the blog over the last few days, with both positive and negative feedback being shared. Though a few comments were pretty charged up, the open lines of communication between all of us are always 100% encouraged and respected, even if sometimes things get a little bit bananas. We are dedicated to making you happy, but for some of you that might not happen until after you give our system a chance. For everyone new to our end of the pond, we're truly interested to hear what you think.

Over the next month, we'll be focusing on a couple projects that are in various stages of progress, a major one being a crossover with the incomparable Mori Katsura, the creative genius behind Real X Head Japan. Mori and I have been working away on a new "series blending" concept we call Stryker Lock. Starting next week we'll be posting about the details behind Stryker Lock including when we'll be releasing the first domestic wave of these new figures. They travel great in the pocket and make for some fun scale warping characters, depending on what world you decide to have them visit.

Wrapping up, our team has been steadily working away since Tuesday night, concentrating on processing and packing all the orders. After we hit the post office tomorrow morning,  just about everything should be shipped out. Major props to Michelle for her Rain Man-like invoicing abilities and the Megan/ Pj/ Marcus shipping juggernaut! I would be in a van down by the river without them.

Marcus has also once again brought his mutant pixel mixing abilities to the table, producing the new animation you see above! From the looks of it, Elder Exellis may have acted too late, as a Rebellion slowly rises to become an Empire.

Thank you from the whole family for making this such an exciting release! As always, Glyos owes its continued existence to each and every one of you.

Mission Details

After a few delays with some overseas shipping, everything is finally in place for the new assortment to roll out! 

This wave has a few special points of interest, a major one being our first crossover production run of Toyfinity's Maxx Zero, from their Robo Force line. Due to the combined creative development of Maxx Zero, the core figure was loaded with many hidden configurations while being prototyped by Ron and I at the shop. One particular build, the Gendrone Force Defender, was designed to eventually surface in our ongoing story arc. The idea behind this specific form centers around a lost piece of Old War technology discovered by Argen while mining the database of a prototype Buildstation located in the Sendollest Drifts for information. Argen soon puts the Gendrone Force Defender into full production, pulling it from obscurity to join the ranks of the Gendrone Rebellion. Special thanks go out to John Kent and the Toyfinity team for sharing the mechanical madness that is Robo Force with us!

The other focus for this wave is of course the metallic Ultra Bronze, which is meant to evoke an AD&D/Golden Axe/Ray Harryhausen vibe. Forged in the metallic Ultra Bronze PVC, both Skeleden and the Neo Granthan in particular are inspired by the days of playing Sega's Golden Axe while on my lunch break during the dreaded days of summer school. Hopefully this new hue adds some fun to the mix!

We are still on track for this Tuesday, March 31st at 9:30PM EDT. 
 

The Sendollest Drifts


Dungeon Traveler Skeleden -Sendollest Mutation (Ultra Bronze w/ painted eyes, Ultra Bronze Skeleden head/ armor/ upper arms/ thighs/ axe, Traveler base body/ upper arms/ thighs/ Pheyden head) $12
Dungeon Traveler Skeleden -Sentinel Mutation (Light Aqua/Dark Aqua w/ painted eyes, Light Aqua Skeleden head/ armor/ upper arms/ thighs/ axe and Dark Aqua Traveler base body/ upper arms/ thighs/ Pheyden head) $12
Dungeon Traveler Skeleden -Reverse (Maroon/ Maxx Gray w/ painted eyes, Maroon Skeleden head/ armor/ upper arms/ thighs/ axe and Maxx Gray Traveler base body/ upper arms/ thighs/ Pheyden head) $12

Elder Exellis -Sendollest Guard (Ultra Bronze w/ painted eyes, removable belt, LSA head, Dark Traveler head/ scarf/ inner scarf) $8

Axis Buildman Argen MK XV -Sendollest Guard (Ultra Bronze w/ Aqua visors and White tampos -Includes new two part head and scarf) $12
NOTE- Each Axis Buildman is made up of one Buildman and one Axis Joint Set.

Advanced Phaseon Enyriun MK IV -Sendollest Guard (Ultra Bronze w/ Aqua visors and White tampos) $10
NOTE- Each Advanced Phaseon is made up of one Phaseon and one painted Hub Set

Gendrone Force Defender -Sendollest Guard (Ultra Bronze w/ Aqua/ Dark Aqua accents and White tampo) $16
(Special Reconfigured Edition of Toyfinity's Robo Force Maxx Zero)

Neo Sincroid -Sendollest Guard (Ultra Bronze w/ Aqua visors/ White tampos and bonus Glyan head) $8

Noboto -Sendollest Guard (Ultra Bronze w/ painted eyes, White tampos and bonus Protoclone head ) $8 

Gobon -Sendollest Guard (Ultra Bronze w/ Aqua eyes and White tampo) $8

Armorvor  -Neo Granthan Sendollest Hunter (Ultra Bronze/ Dark Aqua Paint with Aqua visors and bonus head/ backpack) $10 -Features all new Neo Granthan head
Armorvor  -Neo Granthan Pyrotellica (Clear Orange/ Metallic Silver Paint with Black visors and bonus head/ backpack) $10 -Features all new Neo Granthan head
Armorvor  -Neo Granthan Dreadvalken Sentry   (Maroon/ Maxx Gray Paint with Black visors and bonus head/ backpack) $10 -Features all new Neo Granthan head

Crayboth -Sentinel MK II $4
Crayboth -XXX $4

Swing Joint Set -Ultra Bronze $4

Hub Set -Ultra Bronze w/ Aqua accent and White tampo $4
NOTE- Each Hub Set is sold in a specific Drone configuration.

Axis Joint Set -Ultra Bronze $4

Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster Single Set -Ultra Bronze w/ Aqua accent $2 

Super Crayboth -Sentinel Pod Leader (Light Aqua Vinyl/ Dark Aqua paint/ Black accents) $25

Thank you for checking out the latest round! More pics as we close in on Tuesday!

A Bit of Darkness

Connections 3

The Gamma Conflict

illustration by Nate Baertsch

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The limit of ONE ORDER WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR will remain in place. We are seeing a high volume of traffic and need everyone's cooperation to make this as smooth as possible. After the initial dust settles, we will allow customers to place another order. Thanks for your understanding and support!

EDIT: You may place additional orders and limits have been lifted. Thank you!

Also note that past releases are still available over at the Buildstation.

Huge thanks to the amazing Nate Baertsch for another exceptional illustration. You are on fire! The technique used to represent the GITD effect came out great!

Mission Details

After 4 consecutive snow storms filled with some sweet plowing and shoveling, I have finally been able to complete the list for this wave!

There's a little commentary about this round after the details: 

We are confirmed for this Sunday, February 23rd at 9:30PM EST!

There will be purchasing limits on select items: 

-Argen/Buildman (2 limit per customer)

-Armorvor (4 limit per customer) 

-Travelers (3 of each style per customer)  



The Gamma Conflict

 
Hades Pheyden MK III (Black Metallic/GITD Green head w/ painted eyes, chest, hands and knees/packed with scarf, Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster w/ painted accent/extra pelvis, Sarvos head and GITD Belt) $12
Spectre Force Sarvos (GITD Green w/ painted eyes, head, chest, pelvis, hands and knees/packed with extra head) $8    
Dark Traveler Rallakris (GITD Green w/ painted eyes, removable belt and inner/outer scarves) $8
Elder Exellis -Gendrone Ultra Corps (Ultra Silver w/ painted eyes, removable belt and bonus LSA head) $8

Axis Buildman Argen MK X -Gendrone Ultra Corps (Ultra Silver w/ Black visors and White tampos -Includes new two part head and scarf) $12
Axis Buildman -Gendrone Spectre Force Warrior (GITD Green w/ Aqua visors and White tampos -Includes new two part head and scarf) $12
NOTE- Each Axis Buildman is made up of one Buildman and one Axis Joint Set.

Advanced Phaseon Enyriun -Gendrone Ultra Corps (Ultra Silver w/ Black visors and White tampos) $10
Advanced Phaseon -Gendrone Spectre Force (GITD Green w/ Aqua visors and White tampos) $10
NOTE- Each Advanced Phaseon is made up of one Phaseon and one painted Hub Set.



Neo Sincroid -Gendrone Ultra Corps (Ultra Silver w/ Black visors and White tampos) $8
Neo Sincroid -Gendrone Spectre Force (GITD Green w/ Aqua visors and White tampos) $8
 
Noboto -Gendrone Ultra Corps (Ultra Silver w/ painted eyes, bonus head and White tampos) $8 
Noboto -Gendrone Spectre Force (GITD Green w/ painted eyes, bonus head and White tampos) $8

Gobon -Gendrone Ultra Corps (Ultra Silver w/ Black visors and White tampo) $8
Gobon -Gendrone Spectre Force (GITD Green w/ Aqua visors and White tampo) $8

Armorvor -Gendrone Ultra Corps Mimic (Ultra silver w/ Black visors) $8

Crayboth -Ultra Silver $3
Crayboth -GITD Green $3



Swing Joint Set -Ultra Silver $4
Swing Joint Set -GITD Green $4

Hub Set -Ultra Silver w/ Black accent and White tampo $4
Hub Set -GITD Green w/ Aqua accent and White tampo $4
NOTE- Each Hub Set is sold in a specific Drone configuration.

Axis Joint Set -Ultra Silver $4
Axis Joint Set -GITD Green $4
Axis Joint Set -Metallic Black $4 
 
Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster Single Set -Ultra Silver w/ Black accent $2
Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster Single Set -GITD Green w/ Aqua accent $2



Core Block -Hades Traitor (Dark Gray/Black w/ Aqua accents and White tampo print) $12 

Conversion Set (consists of 2 short Rig Arms for customizing vinyl figures) -Hades Traitor (Dark Gray/Black w/ Aqua accents and White tampo print) $12 



There is one small item in this release that has been in the works for literally years (like many of our weirdo projects), and it's an all new full production two piece Argen head, shown in the top pics! The original drawing for Argen's new noggin was drafted back in 2011, and evolved over the years as Ralph, Marcus and I worked on Argen's story arc. The final design pays homage to my favorite Marvel villian, Ultron.

Speaking of Ultron, the silver PVC you see in the Argen pics was matched up with the last Ultron figure that Hasbro released a while back. Using that Ultron figure as a color guide, the particular mix that our factory proceeded to pull off came out pretty good. The resulting marbled texture looks like it's made of a trapped iridescent golden light, blended with some extremely intense swirls of vibrant silver pigment. In honor of the source material, we are calling this PVC hue Ultra Silver.

Since old Argen is sporting something new, it only made sense that Hades should receive a kick in the cosmic pants as well. Packed with a variety of extra parts, including a Phase Arm/Gobon Blaster, Hades has been run in Black Metallic, which is a first around here. He has also received some brand new paint applications, making him the most decorated production Hades to date!

We've also brought back the Block (even if it is a traitorous version)! There's been a very satisfying feeling to messing around with some fresh Blocks again. I've missed running those big vinyl assortments. Maybe we'll have to remedy that this year. Perhaps with a Glyaxia Command colored selection?

To wrap up, I wanted to dedicate this new assortment of GITD and silver PVC to the Grand Master, Mel Birnkrant. His classic OSM character, Gamma X, was the inspiration for running these specific types of plastic together, as they are the design foundation of Mel's incredible and timeless Man from the 4th Dimension! You are still the King, Mel!

Thanks for reading this belated weather beaten word scramble! More pics will pop up as we get closer to Sunday!


EDIT: The PVC has also been returned to a softer durometer, for easier building.

An Old Agenda

Searcher Phaseon

The Searcher Phaseon shown above is a variation of the Advanced Phaseon, using 1 Hub Set and 1 Phaseon in its construction. I keep swapping the 3 way connectors from the mid section to the backpack, as I kind of like both options. The painted Hub Set definitely adds some needed spice to the mix -Tampo Mania style!

Plus One