Review – Galaxxor

Ben Spencer’s Galaxxor resin toy (blog, Twitter) is one of those designs I’ve been drooling on since I first spotted it. Well, great news for all of us because while I was visiting Matt Doughty (Onell Design) I got a chance to see the Galaxxor master sculpt. And, because I care, I snapped some pics and am now ready to share my thoughts on Spencer’s Galaxxor masterpiece.

An Almost Featureless Design

And by featureless I do not mean “without character or style,” but merely that this is a smooth, minimalistic approach to robot/action figure design. With just a few curves and even fewer details Spencer brings Galaxxor into our dimension as a stout, ready-to-fight robotic being with more sculpted details in his hands than any other part of his body. I’ve gotta say that Galaxxor gives me a real Mysterio (Wikipedia) vibe and I kinda hope that a Mysterio-colored version, complete with cape, comes out soon.

Crazy Heavy Bot

I’m not completely sure what Spencer used to sculpt Galaxxor, but this master is almost as heavy as the Glyos Zoneye (review here) custom. And that’s impressive, since the roughly 5.5-inch tall figure isn’t anywhere near as wide or round as the Zoneye.

Comin’ to Smash Your Face!

The photos above and below give you a good look at the toy’s fist from different angles. This really is the most detailed part of the sculpt, and I love how Spencer sunk so much energy into such a small part of the design; it’s a really drastic departure from the minimalist lines of the rest of the toy and makes it feel like each piece was really thought through. And the fact that both fists are next-to-identical shows that a lot of time was spent getting the fingers just as they appear.

Articulation

Below you can see one of the shoulder pegs. The toy has only two points of articulation — each arm rotates at the shoulder — but it’s enough for a resin toy that’s meant for display. If I had been asked I would have recommended another peg at the waist and neck — it would be cool to see that dome rotate around — but what we get here is perfectly functional and a great first effort at toy design.

Closing Thoughts

It has been about a year since I first saw pics of Galaxxor online and I cannot express how much fun it was to find the master sitting on Matt’s desk. Ben Spencer has my respect; this is a neat design and other than a few rough spots in the sculpt it’s almost completely smooth. And smoothing out a sculpt is a major headache.

If you’re a resin toy collector I suggest keeping your eye on the Galaxxor blog and try to score yourself one of these. Nice design and I am pretty sure this would look good in almost any resin toy collection.

Philip Reed continues to try to score a Galaxxor of his own. He’s waiting for both the perfect colorway and a slowdown in travel and taxes.