So, it looks like Wochit News posted coverage of our Four Horsies Kickstarter on YouTube after spotting us on CNET! But that was in 2015. And they didn't tag us or link to our Kickstarter sooo.... we didn't find out about this video till now. But anyway, it's hilarious and worth sharing! The voiceover is magical.
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Four Horsies figure are available NOW in our shop
Four Horsies have been delivered! Pocalypse has begun!
Are you ready fore the Pocalypse?! You better be, because it's coming right to your door! Our Kickstarter has now been fulfilled and the Four Horsies sets and NEW 4" Lil Maddies are ALL available right here in our shop! And with NEW international shipping options, we are circumventing the US Postal Service's recent pricing apocalypse, and launching our own toy Pocalypse globally!
Four Horsies Will Be Delivered to our Warehouse Tomorrow
Tomorrow the truck delivers the Four Horsies to our warehouse!
Expect another update soon.
We will begin packing Kickstarter rewards tomorrow afternoon. This process will take a while. Thanks for your patience!
Follow our social media (IG in particular: @the4horsies) for images of the delivery and packing process!
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Four Horsies container ship is in port now
Container should be offloaded very soon and sent to our warehouse for fulfillment to backers in early January.
After we complete that, ALL Four Horsies figures will be available to the public in our shop here.
Once everyone receives their Horsies, the 'Pocalypse can begin!
Stock up on marshmallows...
Red Hellfire Lil Maddie in stock and shipping now
Click here to purchase a 4" Red Hellfire Lil Maddie from our shop! The rest of the Four Horsies sets and Lil Maddie colorways will arrive by sea shipment later this year. Stay tuned for more info on that.
More production shots from the Four Horsies Factory of the Pocalypse
Wrapping up production now, will post more detailed info about arrival dates once we have that info!
Four Horsies and Tween Maddies are in production!
We have great news: after several rounds of refinement, the Four Horsies sets and the 4in Tween Maddies are in production. Below we will share a few images of some of the final samples that will be pretty much how they will look. For all of these figures Klim has been favoring translucent figures with paint deco over that. So ALL of them have some sort of translucency, even Clash. Hard to see in the Clash image but the final version has a translucent smoke gray body under the armor.
For your reference, in the images with the Four Horsies figures, the final version we are going with is on the right, and the previous version is on the left. VERY minor changes and updates between last version and final version but Klim is a perfectionist and wants to make sure these figures are as awesome as can be.
Also to note: all 4 Four Horsies figures have articulated jaws!
We also have many of the swag items for the Kickstarter in hand already, or in production now. Just received these proofs of our super cool Four Horsies button packs - four 1.25" buttons in a blister pack. These will be available in our web store alongside the Four Horsies figures once we've completed shipping to backers.
We are looking at a potential arrival date of after NYCC in October, will update this blog with more images and info when they are available.
SDCC Scavenger Hunt for the Four Horsies
We had an awesome time participating in a scavenger hunt during SDCC which was set up by CNN iReporter Chris Morrow - the whole thing was run on her Twitter account. We donated some of our 6-inch Maddies to the event, as well as some of the Four Horsies wall graphics by Walls360. It was great to meet all the fans and get Little Maddie into their hands and on camera as well! Chris was interviewed by Fox 5 San Diego and our Maddies were there with her during the segment. Big ups to Chris Morrow for organizing this awesome event, and to Chevy for sponsoring the hunt at SDCC!
Our friends at 3D Retro will have a limited selection of the original 6-inch Maddies for sale at Booth 5045. Also on hand (but not on sale yet) will be the paint samples of the upcoming 4-inch Four Horsies of the Pocalypse figures. Stop by the 3D Retro/DKE booth to pick up some free Four Horsies swag (very limited availability)
6-inch Maddie for sale at SDCC
Pics of Four Horsies factory paint samples from Licensing Expo; timeline on production & delivery
As you read in the past update, we received the factory paint samples before we left for the Licensing Expo. These are samples produced by the factory for Klim to examine, take notes on, make sure paint is right, functionality is right, and actually to mess around with until he breaks them. Sad, but that is part of the pre-production process. Klim will pass notes back to the factory and have them make the minor adjustments so that the figures are exactly as he wishes them to be.
You will see from the pics below that our clear figures are CRYSTAL clear and look super cool. The painted figures are also insanely awesome- all painted Four Horsies figures are actually cast in translucent plastic so that they retain elements of translucency on some parts. Gives an extra added level of detail and visual complexity.
You will also see in some of the pics that our glass cases at the Licensing Expo had lights inside them, which made taking pictures a little difficult, but definitely showed off the translucency!
One of the many highlights of this show was Seth Green stopping by to chat and take pics of the Four Horsies. He was stoked that we are making these figures!
As for production schedule, Klim will finalize his notes and tweaking next week- that means tweaks to both the figures and the moulds they come from. The packaging size/blister has been developed and the artwork will be designed next. Production of the actual figures will begin in about 2 weeks, and the production process takes 45 days. After that, the trip from the factory to our warehouse will be another 30 days. So we are looking at approx 3 months until we begin delivering rewards packages that contain the Four Horsies figures (September), assuming we have no delays in customs or in transit.
Ghost now has a base with special surprise
We also decided to make a small addition to the Ghost figure. As many of you might recall, anything Ghost touches dies instantly. Even his best friends and his Pal. This makes him pretty nervous, as you might imagine. When Klim designed Ghost, he positioned Ghost stepping gingerly and nervously - that means 2 hooves on the ground, 2 raised in the air, with as little hoof touching the ground as possible. This is Ghost's nervous existence, 24/7/365.
Since these figures are all articulated, and Ghost is a skinny little thing, moving his heavy head to one side or another will throw off his delicate balance a bit. Klim was adamant: "We don't make toys that tip over." So we decided to include a removable base for Ghost- Ghost's Death Field. Anything inside Ghost's Death Field is subject to his Necrotic Touch.
The awesome thing about including the Death Field base is that you get to own the first appearance of a 'Pocalypse Pal character - Ghost's little bird Pal is named Chappie... and he's dead. Died when he got inside Ghost's Death Field. More images to be released later on, but for now, here are the initial mockups from the factory:
Four Horsies packaging mockups
We are super excited that we are nearing the end of the design / adjustment phase and moving into production. As such, we now have images of the mockups of the packaging for the Four Horsies boxed set, as well as the separate 4" Tween Maddie figure. Obviously... the boxes won't be plain white when you get them. They will be covered in colorful artwork. But here are the first images straight from the factory:
Four Horsies of the Pocalypse at Las Vegas Licensing Expo Booth W194
In early June, Bigshot Toyworks will be exhibiting at the Las Vegas Licensing Expo at Booth W194. We will be showing off some of our best client work, as well as our FUnicorn and Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse brands, plus other brand new properties! Click here to read the full press release. If you're attending the Licensing Expo, we are now taking appointments: email projects@bigshottoyworks.com to arrange a time and day with us.
Four Horsies & Tween Maddie test shots
Four Horsies & Tween Maddie molds
Images from the factory: tooling masters for Ghost
First images of Ghost 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.
Images from the factory: tooling masters for Clash
First images of Clash 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.
Images from the factory: tooling masters for Raven
First images of Raven 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.