I’m starting to quietly wonder if InArt is having issues with Aragorn since both he and Gandalf were announced reasonably close to each other and there is no sign of Aragorn’s imminent release.
Not thinking of problems in the general sense, as I’m sure they have the logistics and wardrobe all ready to go by now, it’s just that those initial photos of the prototype set the bar SO UNBELIEVABLY HIGH, that I wonder if they are having difficulties getting the run of production figures to clear that bar.
A depressing thought, I realize… but the expectations on this figure above all others (which many, myself included, have dubbed potentially the greatest 1/6 figure of all times) are so high that disappointment in the final product from collectors who are so eager to have this piece in their collections is something InArt fears to suffer.
So to Queen/InArt’s credit, it seems they will not be rushed. That’s a very good thing, of course. My only fear being whether it’s even possible for a production figure to meet the expectations they’ve set without a ton of expertly rooted wool hair covering 35% of the sculpt.
My hope is that the reason the release is taking as long as it is, is that they’ve decided (for the critical sculpt paint at least) to turn this over to the same artist (or group of same) that completed the prototype, and just let it take as long as it needs to. That’s probably impractical given how my pieces collectors excitedly preordered of this masterpiece, but if anyone can do this, InArt has shown that it is them.
My fortune favor the foolish…
