Images from the factory: tooling masters for Calamity

First Calamity images from the Four Horsies factory! The first step to producing the Four Horsies figures is the creation of the "tooling masters" which help with nailing down the engineering of each of these figures. Will post more images (we have several of each figure) on the Four Horsies FB and blog.

Approximately 45 days from now, the molds will be completed, and a couple weeks after that we will have our first paint samples and first "test shots" from the molds. These dates are all fluid and timeline is approximate. Will post similar images of the Tween Maddie figure once we have them.

Hope everyone enjoys seeing these figures come to life! Our journey to the Pocalypse has begun!

Four Horsies of the Pocalypse Kickstarter is FUNDED!

We are very excited to announce that the Four Horsies of the Pocalypse campaign on Kickstarter has ended and has been overfunded! That means that we have extra money to put MANY additional figures into production!

We will be producing the 4" Four Horsies figures in original painted colorway (seen above), as well as Glow in the Dark and Clear.

We will be producing a limited number of the Four Horsies figures in a special Kickstarter Exclusive green/purple colorway, with extra/variant accessories and head shapes.

We will also be producing a 4" Tween Maddie figure in original (seen in center of above image), GID and clear colorways.

AND we hit our $100K mark so we will be creating four new 2" MicroMini MicroMaddies in four poses, in the same colorways: original (purple painted), GID and clear.

Stay tuned to this blog for updates on production, which will begin after Chinese New Year wraps.

NEXT GOAL: $100K - 2" MicroMini MicroMaddies in four poses

Above are the 2" MicroMini MicroMaddies which will be unlocked once we hit $100K! These will be in 4 poses, in at least 3 colorways each (original, GID and clear) and they will be available as Add-Ons for $8 each, or pick 4 for $25. Looks like we might get there but we only have 6 hours now to do it! Back the Kickstarter now to make these happen!

Mockups of 4" Tween Maddie revealed as Stretch Goal is unlocked!

 All of the above 4" Tween Maddies figures are NOW available ad Add-Ons at $25 each, or grab all four pieces for $90! Back the Kickstarter at $100 or more to have access to these awesome new 4" sculpts! Click here to back the Four Horsies Kickstarter.

Four Variant KS Exclusive Four Horsies figures unlocked at $80K

At our next Stretch Goal of $80K, two more Kickstarter Exclusive Variant figures will be unlocked: Clash with variant head and colorway, and Calamity with variant gas mask and colorway! Like the two earlier Ghost and Raven variants, these figures can be tacked onto any $100+ pledge by adding $20 per figure to the amount of your pledge. Add $80 to get all four figures! Or pick and choose your favorites! Click through to back the Kickstarter now.

Four Horsies Kickstarter FUNDED; Stretch Goals Unlocked: Exclusive Ghost & Raven figures unlocked!

STRETCH GOAL 1 UNLOCKED: FREE STICKERS AND BUTTONS

We want to give all of you a huge thank you and high fives for taking us past our first Stretch Goal mark of $70K! That means ALL backers at $100 or higher will receive a FREE button pack and a FREE sticker pack!

STRETCH GOAL 2 UNLOCKED: KS EXCLUSIVE RAVEN & GHOST ADD-ONS

We also have some very exciting news to tell you about the NEXT Stretch Goal. We really wanted to speed up the process of making the Kickstarter Exclusive figures available to our backers, and Klim is really excited about them, so he has already committed to creating these variant figures. That means we are DEFINITELY making these Ghost and Raven variants!

Just to reiterate: these variant head shapes might pop up later in other releases for cons and other events, but the Kickstarter Exclusive colorways you see here will ONLY be available to you. We will only make enough to satisfy the Add-Ons placed by backers during this Kickstarter campaign.

The KS Exclusive variant Raven and Ghost figures are available as Add-Ons to all backers who opted for at least 1 set of the Four Horsies figures, or the Maddie bust (and, of course to all backers who backed multiple sets and combos at or above $100).

Each Add-On Variant figure will be $20- all you do is increase your pledge by $20 if you want one of them, or $40 if you want both. These are available as Add-Ons NOW! Heck, you can buy 5 or 10 of each if you like! Up to you. We will keep track of who wants what via the surveys we send after the KS closes on February 18th.

STRETCH GOAL 3: KS EXCL CLASH & CALAMITY

Once we hit $80K, we will unlock the matching KS Exclusive variants of Clash and Calamity. Your Add-Ons for Ghost and Raven will help us get to $80K! And don't forget to share this Kickstarter with your friends on your networks like Twitter or Facebook, as those shares are incredibly helpful to raise awareness! You can see we are posting every day ourselves, but we only have a few networks at our fingertips, and each one of you controls another useful network!

Here's that link again: http://kck.st/1AK6xRg

FOLLOW ALONG WITH FOUR HORSIES DEVELOPMENT

As you have probably realized by now, the Four Horsies brand is developing and evolving right in front of your eyes. While we appreciate you following all of our official posts on Twitter and IG @the4horsies, and our Facebook, you will get additional insights into Klim's creative process by following him on IG @bigshotklim. He tends to post work in progress sketches and renders there, really exposing the creative process as he develops the characters and storyline. That's also where he will be posting images from Toy Fair, where we will exhibiting and showing off our wares and creative services Feb 14-17.

FOUR HORSIES of the POCALYPSE KICKSTARTER IS NOW LIVE!

Click here to back the Four Horsies Kickstarter, which is now live! You can pick up the Four Horsies figures in 4-piece sets in the colorway(s) of your choice - original (pictured above), Glow in the Dark, or Spirit World Clear - or pick up all three sets! In addition, we have many fun swag rewards like sticker packs, a Four Horsies mug, a cool new t-shirt, a laser-etched wood iPhone cases and skate decks, button packs, a NEW Headmistress Maddie resin bust and more! Click through to the Kickstarter to get your pledge in... before it's too late!

the4horsies on Instagram

We've just set up an Instagram account for the Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse: @the4horsies (just like our Twitter) so we can keep all of you posted on the launch and progress of the next Kickstarter in the most efficient way possible! Next posts will show you some of the cool artwork we've been working on for this Kickstarter... including some of the new rewards and some new art by Podypanda of the Four Horsies characters!

Getting ready for the Four Horsies Kickstarter

As we await the release of the Little Maddie figures from customs inspection hell, we are busying ourselves with prepping all the different parts of the next Kickstarter! We are tossing around different rewards ideas- of course we will have MULTIPLE rewards tiers of the Four Horsies figures (with some Maddies sprinkled in as well, for people wanting to buy the full series)... but we are also discussing stickers, wall graphics, buttons, wallets, keychains, busts and much more! Klim is like a fountain of awesome new Four Horsies graphics- they just keep exploding out of his computer.  Here is one of MANY new graphics. Will share more info as have it... look for the next KS to launch soon!

PRepping for the launch of the next Kickstarter...

As we get ready for the next Kickstarter (launching soon, before Christmas if all goes as planned), we are generating a lot of cool images which we just have to share...

Keep an eye on this page. As we get ready to launch, we will be posting lots more pics of the Four Horsies figures, and exact info on the Kickstarter. This KS will include rewards such as: the full set of the Four Horsies in a boxed set (original, GID and Spirit World colorways), apparel, accessories, artwork, stickers and many more rewards!

Also, if you missed out on Little Maddie, we will make her available as well inside the Four Horsies Kickstarter. For now, to buy Maddie on her own, you can preorder her here. Maddies are in customs right now, releasing next week for fulfillment first to Kickstarter backers, and then everyone else.

Little Maddies are en route to us now

This image was taken on Nov 3rd or 4th as the entire Little Maddie production run (original, clear and GID) was loaded onto a truck headed for the port. After a sea voyage, the next stop for Little Maddie is our US warehouse! We will keep you updated on the progress of this shipment. Expect another update in a couple weeks. Once the shipment is closer to arriving, we will have a better sense of the exact dates of our packing and shipping of Kickstarter rewards to backers.

We've heard that many of you have been very excited about the arrival of Maddie as well as the launch of the next Kickstarter for the remaining Four Horsies... we've decided on a Black Friday (Nov 28th) launch of the Four Horsies Kickstarter! More info on that as soon as possible.

Little Maddie factory: packing and shipping finished products!

We're very excited to announce that our production run of Little Maddie figures is about to hit the water. We will post arrival dates here on this blog, as well as info about the next Four Horsies of the Pocalypse Kickstarter which we will launch as Little Maddie KS backers are receiving their rewards. Stay tuned! The end really is NEIGH!

Meet Maddie and the Four Horsies of the Pocalypse at NYCC Booth 208

If you're coming to New York Comic Con, make sure you stop by our booth (Booth 208 in the section of NYCC called "The Block"). We will be there all 4 days, displaying final packaged Little Maddie figures as well as protoypes of the rest of the Four Horsies figures to whet your appetite for the next Kickstarter!

Stop by, take pics, grab a Four Horsies postcard! You will be the first to know when we launch the next Kickstarter! NYCC is October 9 through 12 at the Javits Center on the far west side of Manhattan.

To see what else will be at the collective-style Tenacious Toys booth, click here:

http://bit.ly/NYCCbooth208

Little Maddie final packaging

Little Maddie production update: shots from the Four Horsies factory

Production is now underway for the Little Maddie figures! More updates will be posted soon. Next one will contain pictures of the final packaging. Very exciting!

Little Maddie production samples have arrived for final approval

Paint looks great on original colorway, Spirit Maddie is crystal-clear, and GID is glowing up a storm. So Little Maddie is officially in production as you read this! Pics of that process will be revealed soon.