cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message four horsemen toy design studios type private corporation industry toys founded 1999 founder jim preziosi eric treadaway h. eric cornboy mayse and christopher dahlberg headquarters butlers place new jersey us number of employees 6 2013 website 1 four horsemen studios is a collectible figure design studio and manufacturer specializing in creating sculptures of toys and action figures . the company was founded in the late 1990s as a contractor to mattel and have since grown to an independent studio creating their own line of figures as well as manufacturing third party designs under license . contents 1 history 1.1 original lines 1.1.1 seventh kingdom 1.1.2 magma corps 1.1.3 gothitropolis 1.1.4 symbiotech 1.1.5 other original lines 1.2 licensed lines 1.2.1 the outer space men 1.2.2 power lords 1.3 work for mattel 1.3.1 dc comics lines 1.3.2 masters of the universe 1.3.3 thundercats 1.3.4 max steel overseas figures 1.4 work for others 1.4.1 neca 1.4.2 toy biz 1.5 the fan ex project 1.5.1 fan ex 2005 1.5.2 fan ex 2006 1.5.3 fan ex 2007 1.5.4 fan ex on kickstarter 2 members 3 awards and honors 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the four horsemen of four horsemen studios are jim preziosi eric treadway h. eric mayse and christopher dahlberg . the four partners met while employed as figure sculptors at mcfarlane toys . in september 1999 the four left mcfarlane to found four horsemen studios where in a partnership with mattel they created hundreds of figures for mattel s masters of the universe the dark knight harry potter dc universe classics and man of steel toy lines among others . in 2005 four horsemen studios began creating their own properties and designing and manufacturing the toys to support them . the studio has developed several in house properties including seventh kingdom gothitropolis magma corps and symbiotech . in early 2010 the horsemen made the leap into licensed action figures . the studio signed a deal to produce figures based on the 1960s sci fi toy line the outer space men . a second license 1980 s brand the power lords has been purchased in 2013 . original lines edit seventh kingdom edit the first original line to make it into production seventh kingdom s xetheus won the first fantastic exclusive competition in 2005 . magma corps edit magma corps was the second original line to see actual product . a vinyl figure of argus a leader within the mercury city police force was created in 2006 . gothitropolis edit the third original line to actually be produced as figures gothitropolis includes scarabus the time keepers and all the members of the raven flocks via two kickstarters . symbiotech edit the fourth original line symbiotech has yet to see any actual production but has down quite well over the years in fan ex voting . the line was announced as the next to go into production but has since been put on hold while licensed lines take precedence . symbiotech designs that have been shown to the public suggest a humanoid and beast character in symbiosis with each other . each design had two figures that could combine or interact . other original lines edit other lines that have been shown during fan ex voting but have not had any other information about the made public at this thine include chrysalis zodiac pack alien line licensed lines edit the outer space men edit licensed from their original creator mel birnkrant in 2010 the outer space men take a new look at the 1968 action figure line by the colorforms company . using mel s designs and a new joint technology created by onell designs called glyos four horsemen toy design studios produced a new line of figures with interchangeable parts . power lords edit the power lords license was acquired in 2012 and the first figures went into production in 2013 . working again with the original designer of a classic toy line this time with wayne douglas barlowe and the glyos joint system from onell design four horsemen toy design studios added to both giving us new characters and the expanded glyos joint system . work for mattel edit dc comics lines edit mattel has commissioned four horsemen studios for most if not all the figures in the dc comics lines including man of steel dark knight rises . dc universe classics and young justice . masters of the universe edit four horsemen studios were responsible for the figure sculpts of the 200x re imaging of mattel s masters of the universe toy line and helped bring about the masters of the universe classic an adult collectors figure line . they will continue to work for mattel in the new 2015 club 200x line . thundercats edit 4h studios are currently sculpting all the figures for mattel s thundercats line which is being sold exclusively on mattel s direct to consumer site mattycollector.com . the characters are in scale with mattel s masters of the universe classics figures . thundercats is licensed to mattel by warner bros. max steel overseas figures edit many of the gigantor figures that were part of the max steel line in europe and latin america are sculpts by members of four horsemen studios work for others edit neca edit neca four horsemen studios were contracted to sculpt the teenage mutant ninja turtles line in 2008 . toy biz edit several figures that were part of the toy biz marvel comics lines from 2001 2005 were sculpted by four horsemen studios the fan ex project edit in 2005 four horsemen studios created a whole new way to interact with their fan base and let those fans participate in the design process called the fantastic exclusive project quickly shortened by the fan base to be called the fan ex project . they started by giving the fans several original line names and brief descriptions than let the fans choose which one would be made into actual figures . once the line was chosen fans would then decide which figure then scale articulation accessories and even repaints . the final choices would be combined into a figure and sold by the studio . fan ex 2005 edit the seventh kingdom line was the winner of the first vote in the newly created fan ex . the character the fans chose was xetheus the champion of mynothecea a minotaur from the animal kingdom . there were 7 variations of the figure produced in very limited numbers . there were about 250 of each figure with xetheus himself getting around twice that . fan ex 2006 edit for the second year of voting seventh kingdom again and this time ramathorr captain of the anitherian guard . also from the animal kingdom ramathorr was an elephant and there were a total of nine figures offered . 4 elephants 2 mutants 1 rhino 1 hippo and 1 boar . unfortunately production issues left many of the original figures with breakage issues . four horsemen studios paid for a second production run to make sure fans ended up with quality product . fan ex 2007 edit in the third year a new line won the first round of voting . gothitropolis took the stage and the big bad of the story line scarabus . 10 figures would be released in this year but production issues rising costs at the chinese factories pushed the actual sales of these figures to 2010 . in between four horsemen studios offered the time keepers also from gothitropolis 2008 and queens court 11 ladies representing 5 of the seven kingdoms . fan ex on kickstarter edit the fan ex project moves its fulfillment to kickstarter members edit jim preziosi original horseman eric treadaway original horseman h. eric cornboy mayse original horseman sherri lynn cook christopher dahlberg original horseman . chris amicably left the company in 2012 and is currently the owner of berger inc. awards and honors edit poppies toy industry awards 2007 best male figure under 12 judges pick clayface 2008 best male figure 5 11 judges pick donatelo 2009 best overall line low end judges pick dc universe classics 2009 best overall line low end fan pick dc universe classics 2009 best build a figure judges pick kilowog 2009 best build a figure fan pick kilowog 2010 best overall line low end judges pick masters of the universe classics 2010 best overall line low end fan pick masters of the universe classics 2010 best male figure 5 11 judges pick trapjaw 2010 best female figure under 11 judges pick evil lyn 2010 best female figure under 11 fan pick she ra 2010 best build a figure fan pick darkseid 2010 best overall line low end judges pick masters of the universe classics 2011 best overall line low end fan pick masters of the universe classics 2011 best male figure 5 11 judges pick scarabus 2011 best build a figure fan pick bane 2012 best female figure 5 11 judges pick sorceress 2012 best female figure 5 11 fan pick sorceress toyfare hall of fame 2008 inaugural class see also edit masters of the universe mattel mcfarlane toys mel birnkrant neca onell design outer space men power lords wayne barlowe references edit external links edit official website 4h power lords website mel birnkrant s outer space men v t e superhero toy lines dc batman batman action figures batman legacy batman total justice batman unlimited the dark knight dc comics super hero collection dc direct dc minimates dc stars collection dc super friends dc superhero barbies dc superheroes dc super hero girls dc universe dc universe all stars dc universe classics dc universe infinite heroes green lantern green lantern classics justice league unlimited lego batman lego dc super heroes movie masters sgt. rock superman man of steel super powers collection swamp thing teen titans warlord wonder woman wonder woman and the star riders world s greatest super heroes young justice marvel captain america the first avenger the classic marvel figurine collection hulk classics iron man the armored avenger lego marvel super heroes marvel legends marvel 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