ACI Toys: 1/6 ARAGORN (Improved Production Copy updated!)

[Fremen]

This is not good news:

From BBTS
After reviewing the listing, it does not appear that we have received our entire shipment at this time.
However, it is quite likely that we will be receiving more in the near future....

I really hope they will be getting more in.

 

[DiFabio]

Damn. So what happens to the preorders if they don't get anymore? I've had my order for awhile, does it just get canned?

 

[jra81984]

This is not good news:

From BBTS
After reviewing the listing, it does not appear that we have received our entire shipment at this time.
However, it is quite likely that we will be receiving more in the near future....

I really hope they will be getting more in.

You never know it could just be a few shipments and they are just staggering out. This happens from time to time. Its not worry time yet!

 

[Fremen]

Okay jra81... Let's not worry everyone, yet.

 

[slamscaper]

Mine just shipped from timewalker toys

 

[okieh 2]

@ chilipep: looks amazing !!

Did you glue the additional hair - or how did you attach it ?

 

[Stachel]

This is not good news:

From BBTS
After reviewing the listing, it does not appear that we have received our entire shipment at this time.
However, it is quite likely that we will be receiving more in the near future....

I really hope they will be getting more in.

Agreed. I do not like the tone of this reply.

 

[emeraldknight]

This is what my seller told me today:
"
Hello,

Thank you for your message. For this item, we are actually waiting to hear back from our distributor regarding the incoming shipment. Hopefully it will be soon, but I can tell you that the ports in long beach and surrounding area have been backed up for months and they are just now starting to catch back up with all the ships waiting to dock and unload cargo. So that may be affecting the arrival of your order. As soon as we hear anything, we will update you. If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask.

Regards,"

 

[DiFabio]

Considering BBTS have been "preorder-sold out" for some time, I'm sure they have an order quota that ACI will meet right?

 

[starduster]

Considering BBTS have been "preorder-sold out" for some time, I'm sure they have an order quota that ACI will meet right?

You would think so...but who knows? I certainly hope so.

 

[chilipep66]

@ chilipep: looks amazing !!

Did you glue the additional hair - or how did you attach it ?

thanks man! yep, there was quite the process of glue and hair spray used! very time consuming!

 

[nexus]

Chilipep66 the hair mod looks fantastic. Maybe you can share the tips you got from Jacob.

Hopefully everyone's preorders will get filled.

 

[Sankari]

heres my finished aragorn hair mod fellas! Want to thank Jacob Rahmier for helping me source some materials, I ended up adding lots of hair from a wig to get the desired wave effect. lots of hair spray and lots of water. I love the result!

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This is the best mod I've yet seen. Could you share how you've accomplished that ? Definitely will have it as inspiration. [emoji122]

 

[SwedishHeat]

This is what my seller told me today:
"
Hello,

Thank you for your message. For this item, we are actually waiting to hear back from our distributor regarding the incoming shipment. Hopefully it will be soon, but I can tell you that the ports in long beach and surrounding area have been backed up for months and they are just now starting to catch back up with all the ships waiting to dock and unload cargo. So that may be affecting the arrival of your order. As soon as we hear anything, we will update you. If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask.

Regards,"

These arrived in the US last week. They are not held up in the ports.

When I contacted the distributor to get more, a number of weeks ago, they told me it was sold out and put me on a wait list. I really doubt more are coming later. Like ACI said a few weeks back, only 800 were made and they are sold out. It was a licensing issue. I think maybe they were just carved out a tiny piece of the LOTR license, as Asmus got it first.

But like I mentioned earlier in the thread, with what ACI did with the Roman General, I wouldn't be surprised to see a "Ranger Clothing Set" and a "Ranger Accessory set" happen sometime in the future.

 

[SwedishHeat]

heres my finished aragorn hair mod fellas! Want to thank Jacob Rahmier for helping me source some materials, I ended up adding lots of hair from a wig to get the desired wave effect. lots of hair spray and lots of water. I love the result!

Nicely done, those two small strands in the front are what really sell the whole job. That's signature Strider right thurr.

 

[Lee in MI]

BBTS has it listed on my pre-order as 2nd quarter.

 

[starduster]

I cancelled the Ringwraith to insure Aragorn shipped and I have now been charged. I'll have to reorder the Ringwraith next week.

 

[slamscaper]

Hopefully bbts ends up getting the rest of their order.

 

[jra81984]

I cancelled the Ringwraith to insure Aragorn shipped and I have now been charged. I'll have to reorder the Ringwraith next week.

I had to make that choice as well. They were actually both shipping at the same time, but I didn't want to be hit with that near $600 charge all at once lol.

 

[starduster]

I had to make that choice as well. They were actually both shipping at the same time, but I didn't want to be hit with that near $600 charge all at once lol.

I was going to try and pull it off, but seeing as some people still haven't been charged and the whole "we didn't get out full shipment yet" thing, I didn't want to risk it. LE Ringwraith is now listed as in stock, so that helped my decision.