Statue Aragorn Maquette - Link in 1st post.

[The Josh]

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That he can. Without a doubt, the best sculptor out there.

Lets not forget Tim, Andy, and Matt for sure. Plus SS has several others that are damn good 2.

 

[theguru1]

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OK, I've just heard back from the master himself and it has been confirmed......the hooded and non-hooded facial sculpts are indeed identical.

O'well, there you go, bad photo skills... if only SS had shown one of the un-hooded images as a teaser, all this drama could have been avoided

 

[Agent23]

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Great pictures, thanks for posting woodsy.

 

[woodsy]

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Lets not forget Tim, Andy, and Matt for sure. Plus SS has several others that are damn good 2.

Absolutely, and lets not forget Jeff Yeager, Steve West, Pablo Viggiano, and Martin Canale and the Gore Group just to name a few. But until someone can absolutely nail likenesses the way Trevor can, and do so on such a consistant basis, I'll stick with the opinion that Trevor is the best of the best. Besides, it was the great Andy B. himself who once said Trevor was the most talented sculptor he's ever seen....who am I to argue with him

 

[Fritz]

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IMO this will be the only line we'll see the whole fellowship.. so those on the fence might want to choose.

I will go back and pick them all up the day the ninth fellowship member is announced.

Yes, hopefully they make a Rohirrim Merry.

 

[woodsy]

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woodsy, your last few posts have very valid points.

It's obvious you're a true blue LOTR collector, and I appreciate your input.

Great pictures, thanks for posting woodsy.

My pleasure Allan, and thanks for your kind words.

 

[Isildur's bane]

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Thanks for the in progress pics Woodsy. So this proves once again what bad painting can do for a sculpt.

Unhooded or not, this is the best Aragorn likeness we have gotten except for the PF prototype which was flawless

 

[Anubis]

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Yes, hopefully they make a Rohirrim Merry.

However I must admit i'm a little gutted they're doing Osgiliath boromir insted of Fellowship gear.

 

[woodsy]

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Yes, hopefully they make a Rohirrim Merry.

However I must admit i'm a little gutted they're doing Osgiliath boromir insted of Fellowship gear.

I believe Frank is appearing at Yuk Yuk's 'til the end of the week.....

I imagine a fellowship Boromir is in the plans somewhere down the road , but for now I think this is a great choice as an Osgiliath Boromir has never been done before, by anyone. Unfortunately SS's in a damned if they do, damned if they don't situation. If they started with a fellowship Boromir we'd be hearing comments like "Oh great, another Boromir statue, how about doing something original for a change SS" or " Sorry SS, I already own the SSW statue and since they're the only one's who can capture the essence of Boromir 'cause they worked on the movies.....pass" Personally, I've gotta give SS credit for doing something different.

 

[Anubis]

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I imagine a fellowship Boromir is in the plans somewhere down the road , but for now I think this is a great choice as an Osgiliath Boromir has never been done before, by anyone. Unfortunately SS's in a damned if they do, damned if they don't situation. If they started with a fellowship Boromir we'd be hearing comments like "Oh great, another Boromir statue, how about doing something original for a change SS" or " Sorry SS, I already own the SSW statue and since they're the only one's who can capture the essence of Boromir 'cause they worked on the movies.....pass" Personally, I've gotta give SS credit for doing something different.

Oh don't get me wrong, I absolutely agree it's the right thing to do, for exactly those reasons. And I think it's a given any PF Boromir would be in Fellowship garb. I'm sure Osgiliath Boromir will look good anyway based on Aragorn, and i'm looking forward to it.

 

[woodsy]

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Oh don't get me wrong, I absolutely agree it's the right thing to do, for exactly those reasons. And I think it's a given any PF Boromir would be in Fellowship garb. I'm sure Osgiliath Boromir will look good anyway based on Aragorn, and i'm looking forward to it.

Absolutely. I was hoping this was the PF preview SS is planning for after SDCC, but then I remembered they also said we weren't going to see a Gimli or Boromir PF in 2010. Looks like it might an Orc PF previewing after the Morgul Lord...which is also fine with me!

 

[The Josh]

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Absolutely, and lets not forget Jeff Yeager, Steve West, Pablo Viggiano, and Martin Canale and the Gore Group just to name a few. But until someone can absolutely nail likenesses the way Trevor can, and do so on such a consistant basis, I'll stick with the opinion that Trevor is the best of the best. Besides, it was the great Andy B. himself who once said Trevor was the most talented sculptor he's ever seen....who am I to argue with him

I agree lets not forget them either. I guess for me though you cant lose with any of them.

 

[FrodoEyes]

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I LOVE TREVOR!!!!

if we can be assured that he'll do ALL the maquettes, i may be sold on the whole line! Just hope a shop over here will take orders of them cos i don't wanna pay shipping/tax from America

Now, to sell the SSW one to finance this

lol i probably won't, i'll have both! Why the hell not!

Oh and i'd actually like a Rohirrim Merry to go with the Gondor Pip, so bring it on SS!!

 

[Adoptedscot]

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Oh and i'd actually like a Rohirrim Merry to go with the Gondor Pip, so bring it on SS!!

Oooo, Hobbits, Hobbits, Hobbits
We needs 'em, especially if created by Trevor
x

 

[The Ween]

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O'well, there you go, bad photo skills... if only SS had shown one of the un-hooded images as a teaser, all this drama could have been avoided

Maybe that's why they call it a teaser. They just tease the hell out of us!

 

[The Ween]

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However I must admit i'm a little gutted they're doing Osgiliath boromir insted of Fellowship gear.

I'm hoping for that in the PF!

 

[mr.thrifty]

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Well the hooded Pic still looks Poop... and the EX is a must.
There will be no way I'll pay that much...

I will go back and pick them all up the day the ninth fellowship member is announced.

Now that sounds like my kind of plan...

 

[firefly2121]

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I dont have the Aragorn PF, so I might have to order this one later today...

 

[Seaward]

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Who I am kidding? I will certainly order this tonight through the newsletter. The cost is a little more than I expected, but I can certainly take advantage of Flexpay, and the penny pincher in me is finally swayed to get the exclusive through Sideshow instead of the 10% discount through a retailer. It has been so long since I ordered directly from Sideshow though, I am not sure I still know how!!!

 

[Red Metal]

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Finally, had a chance to look at the pics and they're still not that impressive. For about $60 more, I can get a PF that is larger and has more design elements. The face sculpt looks much better without the hood, but everything else is just alittle "meh". Too pricey for what it is, IMO.

Plus, there's the Laker/Celtics final tonight and I probably can't be pulled away from that...