thenammagazine
Super Freak
Well, it seems like the lurkers and latecomers are finally joining us in picking up the torch where Sideshow dropped it and completing The Fellowship. To save everyone's sanity, both those who've completed the build from the repetition of reposting the same thing over and over again to answer the many forthcoming questions, and the newcomers from being bombarded with "search is your friend" or having to peel through hundreds of pages and thousands of posts in the Gimli Custom thread, it's all right here. While some builds and pieces may differ (and they look great too!), here's the popular gist of what was used to make a 1:6 Gimli Custom worthy of fitting right in with your Sideshow 12" LOTR figures, and just how we went about building the little bugger...
Gimli Custom Menu
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO GET STARTED:
Gimli Proper:
ToyBiz "rotocast" Gimli, ToyBiz "soft" Gimli, and DiD (Dragon in Dreams) Gimli. All are pictured in order of listing, below. Since every single aspect of this build has been long sold out and discontinued, your best bet for nabbing these pieces is ebaY or Amazon.com.
ToyBiz "rotocast" Gimli
Shoulder Armor, Gauntlets & Boots
ToyBiz "soft" Gimli (green, red or blue box - green pictured)
Headsculpt and Helm (seems like it's not worth it, but the sculpt is SSC quality)
DiD Gimli
Clothes, Axes, Harness, and Body
Accessories to make your Gimli POP!:
Ignite's 1/6 Teutonic Knight Chain Mail Hauberk, Soldier Story "Kirby" Green Beret fat suit (though just about any 1:6 fat suit will do) and Sideshow Frodo/Sam Lothlorien cloak with elven broach (solely for consistency across the line) and a rarer than rare Sideshow LOTR stand should you have the luck of the Irish and score one (really, good luck man! ). Most of these can be gotten at Monkey Depot or Toy Anxiety when in stock or other 1:6 retailers who kit out their figures. When all else fails, try ebaY.
Gimli Custom Menu
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO GET STARTED:
Gimli Proper:
ToyBiz "rotocast" Gimli, ToyBiz "soft" Gimli, and DiD (Dragon in Dreams) Gimli. All are pictured in order of listing, below. Since every single aspect of this build has been long sold out and discontinued, your best bet for nabbing these pieces is ebaY or Amazon.com.
ToyBiz "rotocast" Gimli
Shoulder Armor, Gauntlets & Boots
ToyBiz "soft" Gimli (green, red or blue box - green pictured)
Headsculpt and Helm (seems like it's not worth it, but the sculpt is SSC quality)
DiD Gimli
Clothes, Axes, Harness, and Body
Accessories to make your Gimli POP!:
Ignite's 1/6 Teutonic Knight Chain Mail Hauberk, Soldier Story "Kirby" Green Beret fat suit (though just about any 1:6 fat suit will do) and Sideshow Frodo/Sam Lothlorien cloak with elven broach (solely for consistency across the line) and a rarer than rare Sideshow LOTR stand should you have the luck of the Irish and score one (really, good luck man! ). Most of these can be gotten at Monkey Depot or Toy Anxiety when in stock or other 1:6 retailers who kit out their figures. When all else fails, try ebaY.
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