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Olórin
Freaked Out
Great pics Josh!
bill59
Super Freak
Looks great in the natural sunlight. 
Thanks for sharing Josh.
Bill
Thanks for sharing Josh.
Bill
Red
Super Freak
Excellent pics Josh thanks for sharing.
Despite the issues really looking forward to this.
Despite the issues really looking forward to this.
N2Darkness
Freaked Out
Review isn't up yet but here are a few more shots.
I think yours has the same gap issue as mine. You must be happy with it as you haven't mentioned it.
My take is that most of these are the same. I would bet all have that gap, issues with the long building, and the placement of the central belfry in the back. The fit on those buildings was just not tight. Some will be bothered, others less so. I have yet to see a piece posted that lacks these issues. I hope Weta calls China and correct this for the rest of the run. In this case, it may not be best to be first.
Yeah, I'm starting to expect pretty much all of them to have much the same issue. It's just such a fine margin of error that it takes very little for a mm gap to show up.
It's a pitty really, since it mostly could have been prevented very easily. Where that building is sitting, the base part is clearly hollow, if only what it was sitting on was a few mm thicker, then a minor missalignment wouldn't result in a gap, if you can all see what I'm getting at.
The issue is the factory, there's no way this shouldn't be considered a production error and QC should pick it up. Everyone loves Weta, wants them to succeed and the environment line to continue. I think people are giving them a bit of a pass. The more pics I see the more unhappy I am with the back of the piece. That belfry tower is misaligned and I don't think this is a factory issue. It still looks awesome, but for me I think I can pick this up down the road for well below retail.
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Great photos, Josh!!
That's my plan as well. Considering the fact that the numbered and open end versions are "exactly" the same, I'm in no rush to pick one up just yet. There's really no limited edition of the piece, per se. Just some that have a number painted on the bottom. Not enough to pay the exhorbitant price just yet. I'll wait just like I did with Bag End and get an amazing deal in the end.
That's my plan as well. Considering the fact that the numbered and open end versions are "exactly" the same, I'm in no rush to pick one up just yet. There's really no limited edition of the piece, per se. Just some that have a number painted on the bottom. Not enough to pay the exhorbitant price just yet. I'll wait just like I did with Bag End and get an amazing deal in the end.
Red
Super Freak
Not the NZ, Aus one's as yet as was meant to be charged a few weeks ago. I can wait though with Chrissie and all and especially if they're giving them all the once over.
This new trend of having an art print as the exclusive is just not cutting it. Have to spend more money to frame if anyone really cares. No more stupid art prints please. And, this art print is not aesthetically pleasing, too bland and blocky.
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