Bandai S.H. Figuarts - The Lord of the Rings

spaceghost2000 · 2024-11-14T18:09:41-0500

They’re running out the gate with 3 reveals already, could have the whole Fellowship in under 3 years.

DioramaMaker · 2024-11-14T21:33:13-0500

superdoug said:
I guess I am in the minority but I don’t think DST LOTR figures are that bad. I actually think some of them turned out really well and are upgrades from the old ToyBiz figures.

I think the problem with the DST figures is that ToyBiz simply set the bar too high, and DST barely matches what was all those years ago.

That's not to say they didn't have a ton of duds, but ToyBiz was killing it with the scanned likenesses.

Once the line reached its twilight years and they stared putting out more super articulated figures over action feature ones, they really peaked.

I think DST is just that, -fine- in the shadow of an uncomprable legacy.

dominishin · 2024-11-15T01:08:02-0500

I am confused about which toybiz sculpts we're talking about.

The ones I see look freakin' awful, way worse than these figuarts.

scumonkey · 2024-11-15T02:24:35-0500

two wrongs don't make a right

ObiGlennKenobi · 2024-11-15T03:11:59-0500

spaceghost2000 said:
No no you’re right, Toybiz really captured….
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bahahahaha ok,you got me!!
I know there are a few WTF headsculpts,but I love the line for what it was back in the day!

superdoug · 2024-11-15T06:21:07-0500

dominishin said:
I am confused about which toybiz sculpts we're talking about.

The ones I see look freakin' awful, way worse than these figuarts.

lol. Aragorn was one of their hardest ones to do well. Their super posable Helms Deep one was one of their better ones for him. At the time the line was overall fantastic and cutting edge. Its shear depth of characters was probably the largest for a movie series outside of Star Wars.