Asmus - Gandalf the White - Crown Line

[superglue81]

I think they nailed the resemblance

 

[Stryker2011]

Now if we can get a Saruman that looks this good. Chris deserves it.

 

[Bilbo Skywalker]

Best prototype from asmus ive seen. Great job!

 

[FlyAndFight]

So far, so good.

 

[davejames]

I guess I'm the only one who's just not really seeing the likeness on this. Especially compared to their excellent Gandalf the Gray proto. All I see here is just a generic old man.

But maybe the official preview pics will win me over...

 

[FlyAndFight]

Could be the angle of that last photo but it seems to be missing the droopy eyelids found in the film proto pic above it.

EDIT: I viewed the Sideshow video again and it does capture the eyelids very well. I'm really liking this sculpt, so far.

 

[CrankbaitJon]

The GtG Proto and this GtW both looks better than the InArt one IMHO. The question is how will the production piece look and how much. I still think the skin tone is too dark but I guess they were purposely bright in the movie.

 

[Galacticat]

Shadowfax looks like a Mr. Z Thoroughbred. They can correct me if I’m wrong.

I like the Mr. Z horses- but I don't think they are the same sculpt (is that what you are suggesting?) This shot seems to show more detail - he looks pretty great. I like the texture they used for the hair too.

Another photo from a different angle. Looks great!
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[Stryker2011]

Still looks like a Mr. Z to me. If it isn’t, that’s cool too.

 

[kengiu]

Poco da aggiungere questo è un capolavoro !

 

[Stryker2011]

Poco da aggiungere questo è un capolavoro !

Translation: “Little to add this is a masterpiece!”

 

[Xman1990]

Asmus do you have a rough estimate when Gandalf the white will be going up for sale ?

 

[PersonOfTheYear]

They said about a month after the initial reveal.

 

[Pianoteam]

They said about a month after the initial reveal.

Preorder right? Not actually ready?

 

[rjszar]

Preorder right? Not actually ready?

It will be ready to go.

 

[FlyAndFight]

I've got a healthy amount of reward points with Sideshow. If there are no differences between the releases, I'll most likely take the delay and save some money going that route.

 

[CrankbaitJon]

This is just a shot from a random scene where I assume light isn't blasting into his face. It's just the the skin tone of the figure looks too tanned. It stood out in the photos of the figure because everything is white. I hope it's just a camera thing.

 

[FlyAndFight]

The skin tone does come across a little bit too tan but I think that you may be correct in that the color balance of the photo may have been tweaked due to the white outfit throwing the balance off.

 

[user 72759]

I tried to match the color temperature of the outer robe on the Asmus shot to the real character shot. I didn’t use any masks or anything just wanted to see how the skin color changed if the outfits matched.

Doesn’t prove anything since we don’t know the fabric is the same color but still interesting.

I think the sculpt could use a bit more warmth/red around the nose and cheeks to be more lifelike.

 

[Xman1990]

People pick fault with literally anything!

I think it looks fantastic, I will be ordering.

asmus version 1 Gandalf the white always reminded me of the return of the king video game … asmus has come on so much since I think this figure looks fantastic.