Never let it be said that McFarlane Toys doesn’t keep Halo collectors on their toes, as this week they announced a new Halo 4 project coming totally out of the blue: a Halo 4 “Forward Unto Dawn” statue! Not only is this statue inspired by “Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn” something that Halo fans knew nothing about until this week, but the statue is going to be going up for sale this Friday, November 2nd, and then will be shipping out to customers next month (December 2012)! McFarlane Toys must have some seriously ONI-caliber security on the payroll in order to keep a project this major under wraps for so long!

Someone at McFarlane must also have quite a flair for the dramatic, because adding to the mystique of this statue’s release is the fact that the product itself won’t be revealed until just 15 minutes before it goes up for order at 1:15PM EST on 11/2/12! The actual product reveal will take place during the airing of the final episode of the “Forward Unto Dawn” digital series at 1:00PM EST that day.

Though we won’t know the exact specifics of this Halo Forward Unto Dawn statue until Friday, we do know that this is going to be among the most enormous Halo collectibles ever released, as it measures 14″ tall by 13″ wide by 7″ deep. Each of these statues will be hand-painted and come with a hand-signed McFarlane certificate of authenticity. You must be a member of the McFarlane Toys Collectors Club to order, but you can join the club free and instantly at the McFarlane Toys website.

The “Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn”-inspired statue will cost $225 and will come with free shipping in the United States and Canada (which is always a big plus for what’s sure to be a large and heavy package). I’ll add more coverage of the statue on Friday when it is revealed, but with an edition size of just 500 pieces being produced, if you think you might want one of these statues, I’d highly recommend being at your computer when pre-orders go live at the McFarlane Toys Online Store!