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Thank you so much!

It may not look as amazing as the promo pics , but then nothing ever does. I think just making sure his hair frames his face a bit seems to help. Overall, looks pretty good!

The face looks good. I like the expressiveness. A bit of defiance!

I had not seriously considered Asmus LotR figures as I find their releases have nice clothing and gear but are are super hit or miss when it comes to likeness, and from the pics I was disappointed with the sculpted hair on Aragorn (my fave <3 ), and was not overly keen on the 'real hair' version of him either. But I'm liking the rooted hair look on this Eomer!!

ETA: fixing mobile posting errors... ;p

Yeah, Asmus wasn't all that great in the beginning. But they seem to get better with each release. I have a feeling they might revisit Aragorn (again -- for the 4th time); they did a second, reworked Aragorn sculpt that had two options, rooted or sculpted, but honestly, I still didn't care for it. I have the ACI Aragorn, and though I haven't futzed the hair yet, TankGirlFuzzy did, and she made it look fantastic (easily the best Aragorn out there) -- for some reason Asmus always kind of makes him look like a crack addict, and though he was fairly grizzled in those movies, Viggo was a pretty handsome guy at the time. Legolas could have been stellar had it had rooted hair. I kind of hope they revisit him, as they've been talking about redoing Gandalf the Grey (to make him look more like Ian from LOTR rather than older Ian from The Hobbit). They've made adjustments (however slight) to their Arwen sculpt, and it looks much better (still not perfect), but better (I guess flawlessly beautiful women must be really hard for some of these companies to get right). If you haven't seen their Gimli, he's amazing; and though they still have difficulty with the hair line, he has to be one of the best rooted hair/beard figures I've ever seen. Asmus has also been very good about offering Expansion Packs for figures (though it would be nice if they got them right the first time -- which I think they did with Boromir, Gimli, Thorin, Thranduil & Eomer) after people complained about the head sculpts of all the Hobbits; granted you have to pay for those expansion packs, but they've been reasonably priced, and are a marked improvement over the original sculpt. Their Mouth of Sauron is absolutely amazing, and one of the coolest figures in my collection. I even bought the Tauriel figure -- though I modified her a bit to just be some random Elf Archer -- since I didn't really like the Hobbit movies much, and the head sculpt, and her breast-plate, could have been better. Not trying to talk you into getting any of those, but they are some of the coolest figures out there, by a company that takes an active interest in customer/fan reviews and support -- not many companies are willing to listen, or interact, with us, and the fact that they do is one of the reasons I fully support them.

Oh, I'm glad to hear that Asmus has been so responsive!  

And you are right, from the pics I have seen, they do seem to be improving quite a bit. Admittedly I tuned out of that whole merch franchise in general for several years, as, like you, I was not keen on the Hobbit films (I never even saw the last one, and can barely remember what I did manage not to snore or cringe through of the others). I am however a massive Tolkien fan (not just LotR, but everything, especially the First Age) and while I have my share of Tolkien books, art, even some LotR swords , etc., I was never all that into the action figures side of collecting for it. I think my early impressions of some of the statues and other collectibles was not very good, and I kinda just dismissed it all. But the more recent Asmus figures have DEFINITELY gotten my attention. : )

It would be AMAZING if they did another Aragorn. If they could get both the hair and the likeness right it would be...*heart eyes*

This guy showed up in the mail today (I blame GubernatorFan)

Stryker2011 wrote:This guy showed up in the mail today (I blame GubernatorFan)

Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen. ;D

Stryker2011 wrote:This guy showed up in the mail today (I blame GubernatorFan)

That was fast. I look forward to completing your trai... I mean I look forward to reading in the product review thread whether you are actually blaming me or thanking me for the encouragement.

GubernatorFan wrote:

Stryker2011 wrote:This guy showed up in the mail today (I blame GubernatorFan)

That was fast. I look forward to completing your trai... I mean I look forward to reading in the product review thread whether you are actually blaming me or thanking me for the encouragement.

Oh, no worries. I'm just kidding. I really like this guy. He looks amazing.

I haven't made a ton of 'major' purchases lately, as a difficult house move combined with the holiday season ended up being quite rough on the finances. Rather, for months now I've been concentrating mainly on gathering various parts, accessories, materials, and other arts and crafts supplies. I used to focus much more on collecting actual figures, but that was when I was just collecting smaller 3.75" scale stuff. Now that I'm focusing so much on 1/6 scale, it's a bit difficult for me to justify constantly purchasing new/boxed/complete figures. :/

That said, since the holidays I *have* made a couple of purchases -- some practical, some indulgent -- that I consider significant enough to mention here:

1) the s25b tbleague body:



Not an actual figure, but a purchase that has proven to be a HUGE breakthrough for me in terms of opening up possibilities for several of my WIP projects. I had been vacillating over getting one of these 'shorter' bodies for months, and honestly wish I had taken a chance on them so sooner, as it would have saved me a lot of stress. It may not be 100% perfect in terms of being an exact match for certain characters, but just having a seamless body in a more petite stature is SO helpful. As it is now, I'm hoping to use it for not just one but several figures that I'd been struggling with for a while.

Massive thanks to GubernatorFan for helping me decide on this one!


2) ThreeZero 1/6 Daryl Dixon:





A figure that's been on my wishlist for a while, and one that I finally caved in recently and 'gifted' to myself. :p I was a tad nervous as this was my first ever non-Star Wars 1/6 scale figure, so I wasn't sure what to expect in terms of overall quality. But as I mentioned on the review thread, despite the flaws that have already been noted by others, I absolutely adore him and could not be happier with him.


and last but most certainly NOT least....


3) Hot Toys Count Dooku !!!












What can I say.... Sir Christopher Lee is EVERYTHING.  <3 <3 <3

Ok, technically not a purchase, but a preorder. My undying love for Sir Chris as well as for the entire Prequels/Clone Wars/Twilight of the Republic era makes this one unmissable for me. Not only that, but he will be an extremely versatile figure for my collection, as I will be able to display him with both my 'official' Hot Toys figures as well as with several of my (eventual) Clone Wars customs. Some of my fave lightsaber duels from that period are the Anakin vs. Dooku duels (the two from the Prequel films, but also the various encounters between them throughout the Clone Wars animated series) so I can't freaking wait.

Very cool purchase on Christopher Lee. Hopefully when you get him, you’ll share your thoughts. I’d be interested to see how the head sculpt turns out.

Thanks, and I will do for sure! Like with anything, I'm sure it will be slightly different in person, but I'm hoping for the best... ^.^

My Sideshow Scout Trooper 2.0 showed up yesterday. Still waiting on the Speeder Bike from Sideshow to get mailed.

Pretty much finished my female figure. Just need her weapons to arrive, and I need to decide if I want to make a back skirt to her outfit or not.

Stryker2011 wrote:My Sideshow Scout Trooper 2.0 showed up yesterday. Still waiting on the Speeder Bike from Sideshow to get mailed.

Exciting!

And that's always a great feeling, ravrohan!

Speeder Biker shipped from Sideshow (not expected to arrive until next Tuesday, though). But these guys arrived today. The Sideshow Buboicullaar Creature Pack (Exclusive Edition -- with extra Swamp Rat):



I honestly never realized how big these things were until I opened the box. Then I had to go back and find a picture -- turns out I had seen them all along:




And my Jabba the Hutt should be shipping today, as well. (My wallet could use some ointment from all the reaming it's been getting lately. )

Ahh, how fun! I can't wait to see pics of this whole thing all set up!! I'm in Return of the Jedi heaven with all these !!!

The Sideshow Exclusive Luke Skywalker (A New Hope) showed up today. Very cool.

VERY nice!

So many wonderful Star Wars goodies!  They're really  fantastic!

I  also think Eomer looks fantastic!  I recognized who he was instantly in your photo, @Stryker2011 as I was scrolling around quickly

I also love those dogs and horses etc... only thing keeping me from grabbing one is the price, LOL... and since I'm focusing on Firefly, there are no dogs on the ship

Can't show anything yet cause I'm waiting for the packages but I should receive Fox Mulder quite soon, as well as the bathroom diorama set...





I was weak but a friend was selling his RAH frozen Elsa, I grabbed her for my gf, but I'll take some pics of her as well (reason why I know she has moveable eyes lmao)



And to finish, that's not 1/6 but 1/10th scale only, I preordered the full pack of ninja turtles when Neca announced their re-edition of the exclusives, they are on the way too, I can't wait to put my hands on these lil guys!!!

Come on, Blackpool. Don't be embarrassed. You bought Elsa for yourself. It's okay.


I bought the Emma Watson/Belle figure awhile ago, even though I haven't seen the movie, and I'm not really a fan of the actress; I just thought it was a well-done figure and set with all the accessories, and the sculpt is nice.

Nice haul. I had no idea they reissued the '80s Turtles. They look really good. Hopefully the QC on them is better than what Roger's been getting with the Gremlins.

Stryker2011 wrote:Come on, Blackpool. Don't be embarrassed. You bought Elsa for yourself. It's okay.  


I bought the Emma Watson/Belle figure awhile ago, even though I haven't seen the movie, and I'm not really a fan of the actress; I just thought it was a well-done figure and set with all the accessories, and the sculpt is nice.

Nice haul. I had no idea they reissued the '80s Turtles. They look really good. Hopefully the QC on them is better than what Roger's been getting with the Gremlins.

Haha no I swear Elsa is not for me! (I have plenty enough with my phicen, n now they have a bathtub lol)

More seriously it's a present as my girlfriend loves Disney characters and tends to get more and more addicted to toys/dolls/figures collecting (dunno who she got that from!) Personally I have very little interest for Medicom products, and even less for the Frozen franchise, I remember a cute movie with awfully annoying songs lol (but she'll make a nice guest for my incredibles!)

I totally understand you on grabbing Belle, I grabbed an Emma Watson headsculpt just for the cuteness of her smile, and I'm really happy with it even if I didn't find any use for it yet (she might become my personal MaryJane for Spiderman)

About the turtles, I heard only good things about them for now so fingers crossed, they are actually shrunk versions from their own 1/4th scale release, let's hope they know their job at that point! I'll share some pics when I get them if you want

blackpool wrote:I totally understand you on grabbing Belle, I grabbed an Emma Watson headsculpt just for the cuteness of her smile, and I'm really happy with it even if I didn't find any use for it yet (she might become my personal MaryJane for Spiderman)

About the turtles, I heard only good things about them for now so fingers crossed, they are actually shrunk versions from their own 1/4th scale release, let's hope they know their job at that point! I'll share some pics when I get them if you want

Don’t forget about this set for Mary Jane:

https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t1073-new-product-flirty-girl-collectibles-new-1-6-women-s-casual-wear-two-models-with-front-page-two-models?highlight=Flirty+Girl+Mary

And, yes. I’d like to see the Turtles when you get them.

Pretty much everything I have is a recent purchase, and my first lady is done.  I just need to decide which pictures to post.  

I got this for her, and I'm not sure it'll work out, but I regret nothing, it's pretty cool anyway.

That’s a pretty cool looking weapon. Looking forward to seeing your figure.

ravrohan wrote:Pretty much everything I have is a recent purchase, and my first lady is done.  I just need to decide which pictures to post.  

I got this for her, and I'm not sure it'll work out, but I regret nothing, it's pretty cool anyway.

Nice prop! Gotta be a use for it somewhere!

These two arrived today:

The Sideshow Exclusive Tusken Raider with the extra long rifle (snagged from an eBay seller):



There isn't anymore that I can add, that scalawag hasn't already covered on the Tusken Raider (other than I'm happy I FINALLY got one). See scalawag's review here:

https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t137-mini-review-tusken-raider?highlight=Tusken+Raider

and this showed up today, as well:



I don't have time at the moment, but if anyone's interested, I can do a mini-review of the Mr. Z Gorilla when I get back from physical therapy... Let me know.

Very nice SW find, as always!

And that Gorilla looks amazing, would of course love to see more pics. : )