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Time Keeper War Armor update! We listened to fan requests, and when we tooled the new War Armor up for the Time Keepers, we made the spear tips in a way that they'll fit over the original thin peg of the spears (with which there were some breakage issues), and also down further onto the spear shaft itself for stability and durability!

What you're seeing here are unpainted test shot versions of the Time Keeper War Armor  placed onto one of the original red Time Keepers (Baraeth: Messenger of Malice).

To find out how and when this new Time Keeper War Armor will be available, be sure to keep watching future Scary-Shots!

-FH-

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Not really much more to say than: INTERCHANGEABLE FACE-PLATES! Some people speculated, and yep, many of the face-plates are going to be interchangeable amongst the various heads (the goat & ram heads are not).

This was something that we didn't expect when we sent the 2-up prototypes to the factory, and when the test shots came back from the factory like this it sparked an idea in our heads. We think you're going to like the results. More about that soon.

Below are just a few examples of face-plate interchangeability. Please go to the SCARY-SHOTS thread on the FANtastic Exclusive message boards and let us know what you think!

-FH-

SCARY-SHOT 9 & 10!!

Since we had a busier day than usual yesterday and weren't able to upload the Scary-Shot for the day, we're giving you both 9 & 10 today!

These are the last two Scarabus variants that are going to be available for fans to purchase. Yep, we were able to get all ten Scarabus variants into production and into your hands, and that's not all!

Just wait until we show you just how you're going to be able to purchase these and wait until you get to see everything that comes in the package. We think you'll see that you're going to be getting your money's worth!

Next week: Even MORE Scary-Shots!

-FH-

FOUR HORSEMEN FRIDAY - THE EVENING EDITION

Just a quick look on the inside at Four Horsemen Studios this week. A shot of Horseman Chris Dahlberg doing some sculpting on a mysterious unknown object. Well, we know what it is, but we can't let you know until Mattel reveals it at the 2011 International Toy Fair in February.

In the first photo we see Chris sculpting with one of our most common sculpting instruments - a dental tool. Because we use a wax based clay called Castelene (which you can purchase from The Compleat Sculptor), we can heat the metal dental tools with an alcohol torch in order to be able to more easily cut into and shape the clay.

In this next image Chris is actually using the alcohol torch on the clay itself in order to help smooth out the clay and give the surface a nice sheen.

Next week - painting!

-FOUR HORSEMEN-

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Today were revealing one of Scarabus' personal guardsmen!

There was a lot of speculation (even amongst ourselves) as to whether we were going to be able to afford to include as many Scarabus variants as we'd originally planned - especially with the rising production costs for action figures.

As you're going to see in the next few days, we were able to keep a lot more of our original vision of Scarabus intact than we were expecting, and we're extremely excited t be able to get these awesome figures into collector's hands so they can be just as impressed with the quality as we are.

-FH-

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Here's the third and last of the "Egyptian inspired" Scarabus variants! Will this be the last of the Scarabus variants, or have the Horsemen discovered some ingenious way to include even more of these wonderful variant versions of Scarabus?

Tune into this same scary channel tomorrow to find out!

-FH-

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Picture's worth a thousand words...

-FH-

FOUR HORSEMEN FRIDAYS - LAZY EDITION...

Yeah, we missed Four Horsemen Friday yesterday, so we're making up for it today - Saturday! It's not that we're really lazy (well we are, but that's not the cause of the delay this time), we just got a bit more distracted than normal yesterday because the NEW YORK TIMES CAME IN TO INTERVIEW US!!

Yep! THAT New York Times! Crazy, huh? No idea when or if it'll ever go to print, but we'll let you know when we hear anything right here, so keep your eyes peeled.

Anyhoo... On to this installment of Four Horsemen Fridays - Lazy Edition.

Today we're continuing with the set for the Scarabus photo shoot.

Here you see the set as it's nearly finished with jest a few things to wrap up before shooting begins. The columns are finished and in place - they're nothing more than PVC pipe with a turned down part attached to the bottoms and then painted like black marble. The background's been textured and painted, and the drapery is there, just not in it's final position yet.

By the way, this isn't the only set we're doing for this photoshoot. It's just the most involved, so we thought you'd like to see how it all came together.

Remember that empty hole in the back of the set? Well it's now been filled with a faux stained glass window. That's nothing more than clear sheets of plastic with the stained glass window image printed on it and then attached to a thin piece of plexi-glass to which we added a little "stained glass" looking surface texture. We then light that from behind as is being demonstrated in the image below by our very own Horseman, Chris Dahlberg.

And those cool little candle sconces on the walls in the images above? Nothing more than re-painted Time Keeper parts re-assembled with melted birthday candles on top. Wait until you see the images with the set fully lit and those candles lit as well! It looks awesome!

Last for today's Four Horsemen Friday - here are a couple of shots of the set almost completely finished and ready to shoot. As you can see, the faux marble flooring's in place. The lighting's all set up and ready to go, and the drapery is all in place and hanging all around Scarabus as it should.

That's it for today. Be sure to come back next week for another insider's look at Four Horsemen Studios!

-FH-

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And since you've already seen this guy in the photo set shots above, we figured we might as well reveal the first of Scarabus' Egyptian inspired minions!

Yes you've seen this guy before, but there was always question as to whether we'd actually be able to put any of these guys into production because of soaring production costs. Well, here's your answer! This guy's in production right now with Scarabus!

Will any of Scarabus' other variant versions make the cut? Be sure to check back on Monday to find out!

-FH-

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While yesterday we revealed the last of the Sarabus variants, today we're showing off the first of Scarabus' guardsmen.

-FOUR HORSEMEN-

Tomorrow: Four Horsemen Fridays: Scary-Shot Edition!