Mine arrived at last and I was so close to just putting it straight up on eBay without even opening the box but figured ‘what’s the harm in looking?’
This thing is as good as it is bad and I agree with the above that it’s far far closer to a $250 figure than the $750 asking price (plus an extra $30 to order from Kit.)
A third party could top this for a quarter the price. Asmus could have topped this in their first year of operating. The fact they still haven’t attempted an Uruk is what drove me to gamble on this run.
The material choice for the leather parts is too thin, especially considering it’s required to hold the shin guards in place- and the straps are glued to the shoes, which means you can’t turn the feet without ripping them clean off. Fortunately, mine were torn fresh out of the box- so plenty of foot articulation for me…
The inaccuracies are plentiful, lazy choices were made, the ragged cuts on the fabric are cartoonish, the staining of the phicen is easily damaged/removed, the gripping hands are lacking detail and not fit for purpose, the feet don’t support the weight of the body.
My experience was also dampened by the figure falling over the second I looked away from it and crashing to the ground, shattering the port on the left foot and tearing the entire shinguard off the leg so that foot is now fixed to the body with blue tax.
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For the pros, the sculpted weapons and armour looks pretty good and are painted well. They are quite brittle though so I’d prefer a more durable material.
The head overall is decent. It’s painted pretty well and the hair work is good enough- a little rough around the hairline and needs to be proofed up where it’s tied for a more accurate look. That neck seem is an eyesore so, as with the figure as a whole, you need to pose it in a way that hides the inadequacies.
I’ve basically landed on exactly what the SSC Premium and sweat Classic statue did.
Oh, I bought a base that can pass for Amon Hen ages ago which really helps sell this piece, and is especially helpful since mine will now never stand unassisted.
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Yes, it looks good here after a ton of finessing, but I get no joy from handling it. Any part could break at any point.
I’ve kept my Weta statue in the box until I could decide which Lurtz will join my display; since I’ve broken this stupid thing I guess I have to keep it.
You never know, it might look quite good paired with InArt Aragorn whenever I have time to open one of those.
