12" Aragorn Image Thread

[Wor-Gar]

More pictures...

 

[sunohc]

Then Don't. Buy. It.

No offense Amanaman, and it's not directed at you specifically, but I'm beginning to think that folks have jumped on the "b***ch wagon" and are bellyaching just to bellyache. Pretty much all the disappointments, reservations, and criticisms have been said in the 350-something posts in this thread.

alright, we can be like the hasbro figure fans and just don't buy the ones that look horrible and not complain or ask for something better everytime.

 

[Seaward]

I don't see the major catastrophe that others seem to see, and figures always look better in hand than in pictures, so I will be waiting to see how it looks when he arrives. Some of the zoomed-in closeups look like he could use a little lighter beard, and the body shots look like he could be a little more weathered, but overall I am still hopeful. The first shot posted by Wor-Gar above looks great, he just needs to be "dirtier", and the hooded shot with the pipe that Dave used in his review looks really nice. I can't wait to strap an extra set of Boromir gauntlets on this guy though!!!

 

[Buttmunch]

More pictures...

The mud seems pretty hit and miss on these doesn't it? I hope I get a "hit."

 

[Seaward]

I hope the mud doesn't look like it was applied by paintbrush or finger tip, but it just needs to look a little more "lived-in" Viggo made Strider look like the guy hadn't been under a roof in decades.

 

[Wetanut]

alright, we can be like the hasbro figure fans and just don't buy the ones that look horrible and not complain or ask for something better everytime.

Nothing wrong with expressing dissatisfaction, disappointment, outrage, whatever. I am a strong beliver in expressing views and giving critiques and criticisms where deserved. But I would think over 350 posts would have already brought home the point?

 

[Sachiel]

The mud seems pretty hit and miss on these doesn't it? I hope I get a "hit."

I don't think it's the mud that's the problem. It's the [rest of the] coat. Too new looking.

 

[TOE]

I'm simply pointing out difference between the methods Sideshow's factory used in the production process versus my expectations.
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why is the paint application still an issue around here. It has been established long ago, i think since Anakin came out, that factory paint will not be the same as the prototype. Is it really hard to understand?

 

[Customikey]

The more pics I see, the more excited I get! The design on the costume is great, the head isn't deformed, and the accessories are tops! I cannot wait to get this guy on my painting table! There is an AWESOME figure in there! I'm so stoked. I'm sorry for the rest of you guys who hate the figure that you haven't even received yet, but I'm just too damned excited about Strider for words. Woops.....wettums.

 

[tomandshell]

I like how the boots look in this shot.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Released in Hong Kong.

Where is mine?? I want mine.......

https://www.toysdaily.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=56785&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

I went back to these pictures in the very first post of this thread, and I have to say I really think the coat looks good here. I think people shining a bunch of light on it to take pics is making it look shinier than it actually is.

 

[The Josh]

I went back to these pictures in the very first post of this thread, and I have to say I really think the coat looks good here. I think people shining a bunch of light on it to take pics is making it look shinier than it actually is.

The coat is my main concern and like you said in the pics where the light isn't shining right on it the coat doesn't look as "new".

 

[Poggle the Greater]

The coat is my main concern and like you said in the pics where the light isn't shining right on it the coat doesn't look as "new".

Nah, it still looks new.
Of course some flying puffballs of dust did attack the bottom of it.

So let's see, as long as you display him in a darkened room and/or keep him covered in his cloak, he's great. Now those who only got the regular version truly have reason to be steamed that they didn't get the cloak because now they can't hide his craptasticness.


Some of the attempts to convince yourselves and others that this figure isn't thisclose to being made by Hasbro is comedy gold.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Nah, it still looks new.
Of course some flying puffballs of dust did attack the bottom of it.

So let's see, as long as you display him in a darkened room and/or keep him covered in his cloak, he's great. Now those who only got the regular version truly have reason to be steamed that they didn't get the cloak because now they can't hide his craptasticness.


Some of the attempts to convince yourselves and others that this figure isn't thisclose to being made by Hasbro is comedy gold.

I'll ignore the childishness of the last comment, and just say that having in a room with normal lighting as opposed to having him bathed in bright lights for picture taking purposes does not equate to needing to display him in a dark room.

 

[Poggle the Greater]

I'll ignore the childishness of the last comment, and just say that having in a room with normal lighting as opposed to having him bathed in bright lights for picture taking purposes does not equate to needing to displaying him in a dark room.

I'm not trying to be being childish, just realistic.

If you can honestly say that just because one pic where it's in the dark looks better because you're hiding the fact somewhat that the jacket looks brand spanking new in the light then you're just fooling yourself.

Think about the illogic behind that reasoning.

It seems to me that many around here who love to call others "chicken littles" are guilty of being even bigger birds of their own.

"Oh yeah, Aragorn's jacket looks totally weathered from down here!"

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

I'm not trying to be being childish, just realistic.

If you can honestly say that just because one pic where it's in the dark looks better because you're hiding the fact somewhat that the jacket looks brand spanking new in the light then you're just fooling yourself.

Think about the illogic behind that reasoning.

But it's not in the dark in those pics, it's just not being flooded with light like the other pics. You put that much light on that material and it's going to make it shine, and the picture is only going to magnify that. I'm not trying to convince you that I'm right and you're wrong. This is just my honest opinion based on the pictures I've seen and not me trying to "fool" myself into liking it.

 

[Sachiel]

why is the paint application still an issue around here. It has been established long ago, i think since Anakin came out, that factory paint will not be the same as the prototype. Is it really hard to understand?

Doesn't mean they can't do it better.

 

[KamenGuyver]

More pics from~

https://www.ezhobi.net/discuz/viewthread.php?tid=11842&page=3&extra=page=1

The boots look so plastic ....

 

[pjam]

More pics from~

https://www.ezhobi.net/discuz/viewthread.php?tid=11842&page=3&extra=page=1

The boots look so plastic ....


Thanks for the pics kg, yeah, the boots look a bit "mego", need repainting, weapons and sachel need weathering too, with jacket.

That last pic makes the eyes look distinctly different from the proto sculpt, more wide open, higher brow line, I'm sorry, but this last batch of pics won't help settle this debate IMO.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I was feeling better about this figure when I posted my pix...but now with these I'm back on the 'nervous' wagon. Every time some pictures are posted that look OK, someone finds some that don't.

I have no idea what to expect when I open my box, but it seems as if the shipping notices have begun to go out. Several people at RS are expecting him by Friday. That's Friday the 13th by the way.