Exclusive Reveal: The Planetoid Raiders Accessory Packs

It’s your last day to back the new Kickstarter campaign for the new line of retro sci-fi action figures, The Planetoid Raiders. A line of toys evoking the ’70s Tomland Toys cult classic Starroid Raiders line of action figures.

Created by Wandering Planet Toys — the good people behind the recent (ish) Kolchak the Night Stalker, Nancy Drew, The Prisoner, Laurel and Hardy action figures — these weird, 1:18 scale sci-fi figures come with their own mini-comic by writer Chris “Doc” Wyatt and artist Chris Anderson, as well as a whole host of add-ons, including an old-school lunch box, additional Arcade Raider figures and more.

The original figures by Tomland Toys were clearly knock-offs of Star Wars figures, but fondly remembered. Well, they must be, judging by how well the campaign has done.

The first wave of figures features the “brave Captain Oton, heroic Helmsman Ryot, WarLor the Mysterious Space Traveler, the trusty rusty robot Yogun, and the rest of the team.” 

But here’s more on the history of the original toyline fom 1978:

“In 1977, the year before Kenner officially licensed their classic Star Wars figures, Hong Kong-based indie toy manufacturer Tomland Toys released a wave of action figures loosely inspired by Star Wars. The Starroid Raiders were cheaper and leaner than their Kenner counterparts and could be bought in drug stores and gas stations at low cost. These figures were ugly space weirdos that definitely resembled aliens from a galaxy far far away …  just maybe not the exact galaxy fans were thinking of. While many viewed these otherworldly characters as “knock-offs,” their attention-grabbing head sculpts and bright color schemes made them lovable. These misfits and underdogs of the toy box have become highly sought after by collectors around the world. Now, Wandering Planet Toys’ Planetoid Raiders action figures honor Tomland Toys’ wacky tradition of retro cosmic madness. The odd space characters sport designs that look to the past, while also playing with modern design concepts that breathe new life into their retro-futuristic aesthetic.”

But today we can exclusively reveal the accessories that will come with these figures, as well as a look at the figures themselves:

You can check out the campaign and pledge here. But hurry, it is the last day!