12" is not stopped

[Darth Loki]

Stop stealing my phrases ^^^^^es :emperor

This line is deader than Denethor after burning alive and jumping from the top of Minis Tirith.

 

[FlyAndFight]

stop stealing my phrases ^^^^^es :emperor

this line is deader than denethor after burning alive and jumping from the top of minis tirith.

Technically, he was still alive when he jumped, hence:

this line is deader than denethor in flames upon hitting the ground... (post-jump)

....

 

[Darth Loki]

This line is deader than FlyandFight after trying to steal my thunder

 

[Seaward]

I was one of those who felt that Faramir seemed to indicate that Sideshow had a commitment to a broader line, and hoped to see additions to the line that seemed more secondary. In retrospect, it seems like the real reason that Sideshow made Faramir was due to the fact that they would never make anything that didn't hold to human proportions! I know we got the Hobbits, and I can't imagine how much was sunk into R & D for these. I just get the feeling that if Sideshow can't spray paint a Buck Body to get the desired effect, they aren't making the figure.

I think you've got it exactly right. I remember people saying that Faramir was a good sign in that it meant that Sideshow wasn't just going to be doing the fellowship (everyone assumed that would be done) but would also be branching out into more peripheral characters. But I think Sideshow underestimated the effect that the choice (combined with mounting delays and the disastrous paint) would have on people's enthusiasm.



It would be criminal not to get a Gimli PF. CRIMINAL! They wouldn't be facing any of the challenges that they had with the 1/6 scale figures, like getting a properly scaled articulated body, or how to do his armor, etc. They've already done similar things on the other PFs. They just have to do it for Gimli. I'd buy it in a second. The likeness probably wouldn't even be that big of an issue, given that most of his face is covered by his beard.

Gimli better be in the pipeline for the Premium Format line!

(I hope the entirety of the Fellowship is due before too long, but a Ringwraith would be cool too!)

 

[pixletwin]

 

[Reinhardt]

Awesome pics pixel!!! I always wondered what Christmas in Middle Earth would look like...

 

[wookster]

Great pics Pix, a very festive fellowship!

 

[pixletwin]

This line died like Frodo dangling from the Crack of Doom.

 

[FlyAndFight]

This line is deader than FlyandFight after trying to steal my thunder

 

[BadMoon]

This line died with it's head cut off just like Kurgan.

 

[pixletwin]

Ahhhh but was its death as awesome as the Kurgans?

 

[superdoug]

i'll hold onto my hope but that's because i don't want to come to terms with the fact that it's over and incomplete

 

[prefused]

72.4% of the decision behind Faramir was that Weta had ignored him and he's a fan favorite. Also with a (supposedly) continuing line - you don't just release the fellowship up front.

ok. that doesn't make any sense. how is it smart to not get the fellowship out before anything else?
even if you're hiv-positive that the line wouldn't get canceled (which it did) the fellowship is the defining element of the franchise.
are you saying Gimli is not as popular as Faramir? i don't get it.

 

[furystorm]

12" is not stopped...




... in my house!

Sam is waiting patiently, and looking mighty lonely, for all five of his fellowship and Faramir to arrive. All should be here within the next two days!

 

[creature4000]

This line is as good as gone...... freaking SS!!!

 

[inuka]

Sideshow's LOTR 12-inch line is not stopped. It is simply on hiatus. In Sideshow's dictionary, this means that we will not be getting any more LOTR 12-inch figures from Sideshow just like Planet of the Apes, Buffy, X-Files, James Bond and the list conttinues.... And I think Lara Croft has also joined that "exclusive" list recently.

 

[Darth Loki]

This line is as good as gone...... freaking SS!!!

Why are you blaming SS? These are good figures but no one is buying them. It's pretty stupid to blame a company for not wanting to through money away.

 

[bagelsncheesey]

Why are you blaming SS? These are good figures but no one is buying them. It's pretty stupid to blame a company for not wanting to through money away.

You are correct.

And (somebody please correct me if i'm wrong), I believe that in the long run, 1:6 is more $$$ to produce than PF's, especially in terms of profits.

So technically, they are doing the right thing by just sticking with PF's (for now).

 

[superdoug]

ok. that doesn't make any sense. how is it smart to not get the fellowship out before anything else?
even if you're hiv-positive that the line wouldn't get canceled (which it did) the fellowship is the defining element of the franchise.
are you saying Gimli is not as popular as Faramir? i don't get it.

well assuming that the fellowship members would be considered the must haves if they were all put out first people might be inclined to just stop there and no longer look at the line but by spacing them out it might help the side characters get more notice and sales.

at least that's why i thought they did it that way. look at their star wars line too. they didn't release luke, han, liea, old ben, chewie and vader first. they mixed in a lot of others.

 

[superdoug]

Why are you blaming SS? These are good figures but no one is buying them. It's pretty stupid to blame a company for not wanting to through money away.

i don't blame them at all. i don't think you can blame them for putting it on hold if it's not making them the profit they need to continue it and if frodo and gandalf are still available then how are merry, pipin, gimli and others suppose to sell out.