Prologue Elven Warrior Maquette

[blue_rogue]

Would it be wise for SS to stray from the main characters so early into the maquette line?

 

[woodsy]

Would it be wise for SS to stray from the main characters so early into the maquette line?

I think it is extremely wise for SS to "mix things up" a bit. I don't think anyone wants to see SS constantly bombard collectors with the same characters time after time. There's nothing wrong with SS throwing in the occasional long-desired character that hasn't ever been done before, such as a Prologue Elf, Eomer, Faramir, etc....As a matter of fact, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if characters such as Faramir and Eomer have the highest ES's to date.

The drawing seems to portray movement, so I would guess maquette. I'll take it in any form but, if we ever get a PF, a fantastic pose would be the one where the orc army is charging and the Elves are poised with their swords, ready to eviscerate the first orc to reach them.

 

[mr.thrifty]

Only because we know the next two PF's [and probably the only two we'll see this year ] are shaping up to be the Mordor Orc and Ringwraith on Steed.

I've heard this rumor as well. how definite do you think we'll see at least a preview this year?

if we ever get a PF, a fantastic pose would be the one where the orc army is charging and the Elves are poised with their swords, ready to eviscerate the first orc to reach them.

Now that would be completely awesome...

 

[woodsy]

I've heard this rumor as well. how definite do you think we'll see at least a preview this year?

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Not only do I think we'll see a preview, by the sound of things we should have it by the end of the year.

 

[mr.thrifty]

I'm indebted to ones like you for all your info....

I sure hope SS unveils that bad beast soon, along with the Elven Warrior....

 

[FrodoEyes]

I think it is extremely wise for SS to "mix things up" a bit. I don't think anyone wants to see SS constantly bombard collectors with the same characters time after time. There's nothing wrong with SS throwing in the occasional long-desired character that hasn't ever been done before, such as a Prologue Elf, Eomer, Faramir, etc....As a matter of fact, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if characters such as Faramir and Eomer have the highest ES's to date.

I agree, most of the people that have expressed concerns over this line state the fact that SSW have already done those characters in that scale, and want characters not done, so i guess one of the most popular of those 'background' characters would be a good test for the durability of the line.
I think Sideshow may be a bit cautious over Faramir, however. Wasn't one of the reasons for making a figure of him because he wasn't done by SSW? And look how that decision worked out. A statue though is different, i think, but i doubt he'd have one of the largest edition sizes. I think that maybe characters like him and Eomer would wait until confirmation that SS will be doing all members of the fellowship.

 

[FrodoEyes]

I'm indebted to ones like you for all your info....

Well, to be fair it's just info he's repeating that has already been announced

And i agree we need a PEW in that stance, but if it's a PF i probably won't get it. And i guess it would be a PF, because that kind of 'static' pose is obviously too 'boring' for the maquette line

 

[woodsy]

I'm indebted to ones like you for all your info....

I sure hope SS unveils that bad beast soon,along with the Elven Warrior....

My pleasure, and same here. SS launched the maquette line back on Feb. 16th, 2010 during ToyFair with an excellent video presentation.....hopefully they will do something similar this year.

Well, to be fair it's just info he's repeating that has already been announced

And i agree we need a PEW in that stance, but if it's a PF i probably won't get it. And i guess it would be a PF, because that kind of 'static' pose is obviously too 'boring' for the maquette line

You may be onto something....

 

[cstojano]

My pleasure, and same here. SS launched the maquette line back on Feb. 16th, 2010 during ToyFair with an excellent video presentation.....hopefully they will do something similar this year.



You may be onto something....

I'm definitely feeling PF if this is the PEW. I agree the pose fits perfectly with other PFs but I also think it is a shame they aren't use the "ready" pose from the prologue.

I also don't see something like a PEW fitting into the maquette line at all. However, the fancy armor would make a great PF.

 

[choopie]

Such an intricate costume is perfect for Sideshow to tackle in the PF line. That's what the PF line is all about. Would be a shame to waste it on the maquette line, IMO, not that a PEW in the maquette line would be a poor choice. However, Sideshow should honor the repeated requests of collectors and finish the Fellowship in the maquette line first before tackling such generic characters.

At any rate, PEW in PF = bought; PEW in maquette = pass.

 

[woodsy]

Personally, I'll buy it no matter what the medium, but I'll stick with my belief it's a maquette, at least for now. A maquette would be significantly easier for SS to produce, both in terms of time and effort. And based on the fact SS has already provided us with this brief glimpse, I have to believe we will see this character sooner as opposed to later....and there is no way we'd see this character in PF for at least a year, or perhaps two, depending on what SS has in store for 2012.

 

[The Josh]

Looking at my personal calendar I believe its a maquette. I might actually order this depending on if the pic is the final pose or not.

 

[woodsy]

Looking at my personal calendar I believe its a maquette. I might actually order this depending on if the pic is the final pose or not.

So far, all of the conceptual drawings have very closely resembled the final statue, so I don't see anything changing radically with this one....are you happy with the pose as it is?

 

[cstojano]

So far, all of the conceptual drawings have very closely resembled the final statue, so I don't see anything changing radically with this one....are you happy with the pose as it is?

I'm telling you elves do not pose this way. It is completely out of character to be flexing muscles with closed fists like this. This pose says brute strength, again it reminds me of something from 300, not elegance, calm, agility. Think of how gimli vs legolas was portrayed. Anyway, none of this may matter from SS's perspective. It would be a great piece but not in the spirit of the movies though.

 

[The Josh]

So far, all of the conceptual drawings have very closely resembled the final statue, so I don't see anything changing radically with this one....are you happy with the pose as it is?

Yeah, they really haven't changed much so I don't expect it to be. I would pick something closer to the scene from the opening of FOTR but I like it enough to place an order.

 

[woodsy]

I'm telling you elves do not pose this way. It is completely out of character to be flexing muscles with closed fists like this. This pose says brute strength, again it reminds me of something from 300, not elegance, calm, agility. Think of how gimli vs legolas was portrayed. Anyway, none of this may matter from SS's perspective. It would be a great piece but not in the spirit of the movies though.

You must own the calendar because I certainly don't see flexed muscles or clenched fists, though it wouldn't bother me in the least if that were the case. Elves were not emotionless robots, and in the heat of battle would have be susceptible to adrenaline rushes just like everyone else.

As for elegance and calm, perhaps someone should have told Gil-Galad that, he doesn't look very calm or elegant to me :

Nor do Legolas or Haldir for that matter :

As a matter of fact, Legolas seemingly enjoyed himself so much while slaughtering Uruk Hai at Helm's Deep, he and Gimli turned it into a competition.

 

[The Josh]

Another thing this line while from the movie gives us looks at various types of things within these characters. The Elves had power and were strong.

 

[woodsy]

Another thing this line while from the movie gives us looks at various types of things within these characters. The Elves had power and were strong.

Absolutely. Not to mention, thousands of years to practice with weapons certainly would have helped them to become killing machines.

 

[The Josh]

Yeah, probably pretty good at it. The thing is the SSW statues of Elrond and the Archer both showed grace with a bit of power. This probably will as well with maybe a bit more power. So far thats exactly what the line has been as I said giving us looks at other aspects of these characters.

 

[woodsy]

Yeah, probably pretty good at it. The thing is the SSW statues of Elrond and the Archer both showed grace with a bit of power. This probably will as well with maybe a bit more power. So far thats exactly what the line has been as I said giving us looks at other aspects of these characters.

Absolutely, and this is something we've discussed since day 1. Through alternate poses and/or costuming SS has managed to highlight different aspects of each characters personality Seeing as you do have the calendar Josh ...does the PEW look muscle-bound and with clenched fists?....I really can't tell from the small pic posted in this thread.