Asmus Toys : Aragorn thread

[Sankari]

Sauron would be absolutely epic and a must buy for me. I haven't heard anything about Gandalf or guritz either. I passed on guritz, but have Gandalf on pre order.

Did you mean eowyn? I haven't heard much about arwen, but that would be awesome if they did her. I love live Tyler's character in lotr

I meant Eowyn, sorry, freudian slip

 

[kylemm]

I meant Eowyn, sorry, freudian slip

No problems! I would absolutely love to have a arwen to go with Aragorn. Any input asmus?

 

[Lee in MI]

Agreed!!!

Hold the phone... what shenanigans abounds? I'm confused over where we are with Aaragorn, or rather where Asmus is.

Here's the first pic...

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Which looks exactly like the most recent pic...

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But inbetween was this photo that everyone got excited about...

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Fact is, the above is a photoshop amalgamation of an actual photograph of Strider and the sculpt laid over -- check the right eye closely. This is why this sculpt looks so close.

Here's the laid in pic...

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So I really don't see the progress here.

 

[Geb]

Yep...Asmus' latest post with Aragorn sculpt looks exactly like the original they posted but with paint apps and better lighting. I'm not sure we are seeing any progress yet?

 

[kylemm]

I'm not sure that we have. These things take time though. I'm sure they are working on it right now.

Well... hopefully. Im excited to see if they can pull off a real likeness to the character

 

[Bucky Underbelly]

Yeah, apart from the new photo being in color (and blurrier) I'm not really seeing any difference between those two. If that's what the final sculpt ends up looking like, I'm going to pass.

But ... if they can get to something that looks like that middle pic, it would be an instant buy for me.

I shall keep my crossables firmly crossed ...

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yes, the blurred-between-the-two picture is the best I've seen. I hope they take the time to match that. If so, it will pay off for them in spades.

 

[melkorjunior]

As far as all things Aragorn go, in my opinion the very best Viggo as Aragorn sculpt we've ever gotten--the one that is actually the closest likeness--was the NECA 1/4 scale. Though it is far from perfect, it's the only one that was a close enough likeness for me to ever actually spend money on...
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The main mistake Asmus seems to be making in my opinion is they aren't making the nose and nostrils wide enough. Also the eyes on the Asmus sculpt are too close together. The NECA 1/4 scale made neither of those mistakes and so is fairly close to Viggo; it just needs a better paint job.

 

[hoodonit00]

I personally think Eric Sosa made the best sculpt.

 

[Bucky Underbelly]

Yes, the blurred-between-the-two picture is the best I've seen. I hope they take the time to match that. If so, it will pay off for them in spades.

Absolutely.

If they could manage to match that middle look, I would probably buy two.

 

[The Josh]

The split that's above looks better. All they need to do is really look at the SS statue Trevor did to see what a spot on Viggo looks like.

 

[kylemm]

I guess now all we can do is sit back and wait to see what asmus comes out with. I'm sure they are working on it right. Now.

 

[Darklord Dave]

As far as all things Aragorn go, in my opinion the very best Viggo as Aragorn sculpt we've ever gotten--the one that is actually the closest likeness--was the NECA 1/4 scale. Though it is far from perfect, it's the only one that was a close enough likeness for me to ever actually spend money on...
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The main mistake Asmus seems to be making in my opinion is they aren't making the nose and nostrils wide enough. Also the eyes on the Asmus sculpt are too close together. The NECA 1/4 scale made neither of those mistakes and so is fairly close to Viggo; it just needs a better paint job.

See, this proves that Viggo's likeness is completely subjective. To me the best we've seen is Trevor's from Sideshow's 1/6 maquette:

 

[kylemm]

See, this proves that Viggo's likeness is completely subjective. To me the best we've seen is Trevor's from Sideshow's 1/6 maquette:
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I agree it can be subjective. However, I don't think at this point asmus looks like any of those sculpts. If they come back with a good sculpt I'll buy in a second. Otherwise I might pass or go with aci. I'd prefer to stay with asmus though.

 

[The Ween]

Hmmmmmm... Sorry, but I am not seeing anything that would persuade me to replace my SSC Aragorn.

Me neither. And everyone knows how much I love Viggo.

 

[The Ween]

See, this proves that Viggo's likeness is completely subjective. To me the best we've seen is Trevor's from Sideshow's 1/6 maquette:
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I agree with this. Get it close to this and it's a buy.

 

[The Ween]

The new photoshop image is almost SPOT on...I'd still like to see a few stray strands of hair across the forehead...it would diminish the SIZE of the forehead a bit I think. Great job YC!

It does? I'm just not seeing it. IMO, that whole sculpt needs to be redone. It's just waaaay too off.

Sorry.

 

[drjedisith]

yeah i have to agree. the sculpt really needs to be totally reworked

 

[Gipetto0812]

Hold the phone... what shenanigans abounds? I'm confused over where we are with Aaragorn, or rather where Asmus is.

Here's the first pic...

View attachment 114416

Which looks exactly like the most recent pic...

View attachment 114417


But inbetween was this photo that everyone got excited about...

View attachment 114418

Fact is, the above is a photoshop amalgamation of an actual photograph of Strider and the sculpt laid over -- check the right eye closely. This is why this sculpt looks so close.

Here's the laid in pic...

View attachment 114420



So I really don't see the progress here.

yep I thought we were having huge progress with that "in between" sculpt so idk what's what now

 

[hoodonit00]

As much as I hate to do it I'm going to have to backtrack and agree that the resemblance is not as good as it should be. I won't go as far and say it looks nothing like him but it should be much better. When they first showed Gandalf it was clear to see who it was supposed to be. What was shown was near Hot Toys quality. I just can't honestly feel the same about this sculpt. Seems like a step back. I think I was just excited to see the reveal that I was over looking the likeness issue. Hope the final reveal is much better.