What's the difference between a Maquette and a Premium Format Fig?

[knowsnotoys]

Sorry for the newbie question, but what's the difference between a Maquette and a Premium Format Figure? and which ones do you prefer and why with regards to SS LOTR products?

 

[Natrix]

Maquettes are smaller and fully sculpted.

Premium Formats are larger (usually 1/4 scale) and used mixed media like cloth for clothing, etc.

 

[dragon_around]

I prefer PF.

Larger, more detailed. Compare Lurtz and the Berserker to one of the Macquettes and you see a huge difference.

 

[jonny88]

Maquettes are smaller and fully sculpted.

Premium Formats are larger (usually 1/4 scale) and used mixed media like cloth for clothing, etc.

how come the predator maquette was not called predator PF then. l always wondered that.

 

[T3xrr]

Maquettes are jus awesome and detailed

 

[FrodoEyes]

Maquettes are jus awesome and detailed

And more realistic looking than cloth, i find.

 

[RichPG]

A Maquette is a model made by a film maker to ensure that the details of a character are defined in 3d to the whole of the crew. They are made all sizes (abe sapien is 1/3 scale for example). They are usually one off pieces as all different sizes.

The premium format range are 1/4 scale mixed media pieces with cloth clothing etc. They display well together as they are all in the same scale.

 

[Balsquat]

A Maquette is a model made by a film maker to ensure that the details of a character are defined in 3d to the whole of the crew. They are made all sizes (abe sapien is 1/3 scale for example). They are usually one off pieces as all different sizes.

The premium format range are 1/4 scale mixed media pieces with cloth clothing etc. They display well together as they are all in the same scale.

This is the answer you are looking for.

 

[Vex]

How big are the upcoming Lord of the Ring maquettes? What scale?

 

[theguru1]

How big are the upcoming Lord of the Ring maquettes? What scale?

They are 1/6th scale, so a character like Aragorn will be around 30cm tall, just the same as the original SSW statues.

 

[Enigma]

That is small!

 

[FrodoEyes]

That is small!

No it isn't!!

 

[Enigma]

Well maquette just too small for me.

 

[Seaward]

The nice part of the maquette line being a slightly smaller scale is that you can display more characters with each other on a shelf. The PF line tends to hog a shelf and not leave room for much else, but I always thought 1:6 scale statues display nicely together as a collection!

 

[Vex]

The ones with display space should get the smaller ones. I only need a few premium formats to be happy, so I will get the larger scale.

 

[The Craw]

the difference is that the PF lines last about 2 years before they are put on hold and left incomplete. but the Maquette lines usually last 1 year before they are put on hold and left incomplete. of course this is 6 months after they start picking the most obscure characters you've never heard of and put them in the most bizarre poses that you can't change. hope this answers your question.

 

[MrPickles]

^^^QFT.^^^

 

[LOTRFan]

Sad thing is after all the other differences that have been mentioned, it used to also be price.