Asmus Toys: Gandalf the White

[rhboyd]

wow... really amazing input from the SOURCE! SO appreciated!! I can only imagine the thick skin you must have.... bravo!!

 

[Reefer Shark]

Asmus has already completely won me over already with Morgul Lord, Guritz, and Gothmog.

Any other figures now are just icing on the cake and I will get them all, no way am I missing out on the build-an-orc. Can't wait to see what the head sculpt is gonna look like on that one

 

[Wor-Gar]

Can't wait to see what the head sculpt is gonna look like on that one

"Trapjaw" -- the Orc that we are building in the build-an-orc scenario -- has no head sculpt; the helmet and what you see between the slats is it.

 

[dwing]

I still want all things Rohirrim related. I just bought a Gothmog for a great price(waiting for it to arrive). Thank you Asmus.

 

[kylemm]

If sauron was next after Aragorn and the witch king that would be epic. I really want a sauron but don't wanna pay 900 for a sideshow. Statue

 

[Asmus]

If sauron was next after Aragorn and the witch king that would be epic. I really want a sauron but don't wanna pay 900 for a sideshow. Statue

We will definitely make Sauron,
but not any time sooner. There is dwarfs and Lurtz needs to be taken care of~

 

[denrep-lilium]

We will definitely make Sauron,
but not any time sooner. There is dwarfs and Lurtz needs to be taken care of~

Any hope for Arwen and Galadriel?

And at some point we will need hobbits with a proper paint and details.

 

[superdoug]

There is dwarfs and Lurtz needs to be taken care of~

 

[Wor-Gar]

... Lurtz needs to be taken care of~

Oh yes! Indeed!

 

[pixletwin]

We will definitely make Sauron,
but not any time sooner. There is dwarfs and Lurtz needs to be taken care of~

What about Saruman? He is probably my most wanted.

 

[jra81984]

What about Saruman? He is probably my most wanted.

I would love Saruman for sure. I would be thrilled with Lurtz too.

Is asmus going to be doing the hero hobbits as well? I never went for the Sideshow ones and I would love to get them with updated outfits and sculpts at some point.

 

[superdoug]

Three issues I have with Sideshow hobbits.

1. The base body is too big.

2. The split at the shins is pretty ugly.

3. They never made Merry and Pippin.

I know it might be a while before Asmus gets around to being able to design a hobbit body but when they do if they are going to re-make Frodo and Sam hopefully they will make a base body more in scale but if they are only planning on making Merry, Pippin and Bilbo then hopefully they keep the body in scale with Sideshows so we can display them all together.

 

[rhboyd]

agreed on those points about the Sideshow hobbits... the proportions were SO weird... almost as if the heads were regular human size on small bodies... the accessories and costumes were good... but the whole fig just ended up looking 'off'... sigh...

 

[Wor-Gar]

I agree. The Hobbits were probably the biggest disappointment for me in the Sideshow LOTR line. I can't wait to see how Asmus improves upon them. First thing: get the scale and proportions correct.... which means, they are going to be very tiny. But that's the point.

 

[pixletwin]

Getting them down to proper scale is easy. It's making the clothes look convincing at such a small size that will be the real challenge.

 

[Wor-Gar]

How tall would they be in 1/6th? 5 inches? Definitely going to be tricky on the clothing.

 

[pixletwin]

I believe the average hobbit is 3 1/2 feet, so that would be 7 inches.

 

[Wor-Gar]

OK. And how tall is Gimli? 8-9 inches?

The SS Hobbits were really Gimli height weren't they?

 

[pixletwin]

4 1/2 feet right? So roughly 9 inches. But he is so much armor, I don't think that will present as much a problem scaled down proper as the Hobbits will.

 

[kylemm]

I'm new to collecting so forgive my ignorance. What makes it more difficult clothing wise to do a smaller figure such as a hobbit? I understand they have to design a new body, but I don't understand the clothing.

Also, is arwen and galadriel on anyone else's top for wanted figures? I think asmus could do a great job. I didn't feel like sideshow did a very good job with the head sculpt on the liv Tyler arwen statues. Or the galadriel statue for that matter. Hopefully I don't offend anyone. Just my opinion.