Asmus Toys : Gandalf the Grey

[Cman]

Wow! The fact that they are going the route of professional customizers who charge hundreds for hair jobs alone by using Tibetan lamb and applying the hair via glue is absolutely mind blowing! Well done Asmus!


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[tacoma34]

Pre ordered. Wanted one LOTR character to represent the best trilogy ever! Never owned an Asmus figure, hoping this turns out great!

 

[lordnastrond]

I had to pre-order it looks really great.
I hope you get a little extra (accessory-wise) for your money though, considering the price hike.
Looking forward to more pics/details soon!

 

[Thainitty]

I have the first release and love him and I preordered the new Crown series too....just too good to pass up plus you can never have enough Gandalf’s

 

[Wor-Gar]

Well, at least its not $400

Looks great but is that all the pictures, just the three? Am I missing anything? The hairing looks fantastic but I'd like to see the outfit and the gear as well to see what other upgrades we have for the Crown Series.



I guess the contracts came back signed then. Congratulations, Asmus! You definitely deserve the LOTR/Hobbit license.

 

[thebreen]

...We will have a plan for those in this forum (will be a majority) who owns a previous Gandalf to purchase a new head,
we will try to keep it under $50 USD(?),
however, the complexity of bring such a difficult technique to the production is very difficult to calculate at this point, so the price is NOT sure yet.

Thanks for that! Personally, even if the head went to $100, a ‘head-only’ option would be greatly appreciated! I just hope those of us who didn’t buy from Asmus directly can still take advantage of that offer!

The new head looks amazing! I just hope that expensive new hair stays in place when removing or adding Gandalf’s hat.

I look forward to the full announcement! I am super excited!

 

[Asmus]

All new hands too
and a new base.
That is all I know at moment

 

[Rzeznikk]

It's fun watching all the HT apologists lose their **** over this release and its price tag on Facebook.



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[Bucky Underbelly]

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All new hands too
and a new base.
That is all I know at moment

I love this. Yes, the new head is absolutely fantastic, but I always appreciate when companies include something other than the standard hands. So many great posing possibilities!

(Looking forward to the base, too!)

 

[Wor-Gar]

Oh this is a tease. I thought this was the announcement... no wonder there's so few pics. Also thought it odd to announce on Saturday.

Thanks for the sneak, Asmus!

 

[Rzeznikk]

I'm sure it's still too early to tell/discuss, but are we looking at a redo of all the Fellowship with this series? Or just certain ones like Gandalf, Aragorn...Legolas?

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[ladyshanz]

What’s the estimated release on this?

On Facebook they estimated Q4 2019.

 

[kyekye]

got mine pre-ordered. Please make it just like the prototype!

 

[Life_m2000]

On Facebook they estimated Q4 2019.

Thanks, that’s awesome!

 

[Life_m2000]

Another teaser image.
The quality of the hands looks to have improved also.

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[Sierra122]

Nothing beats LOTR for me, jumped on this straight away.

Well done to Asmus, this guy looks to be on another level.

 

[Rzeznikk]

On Facebook they estimated Q4 2019.

With the amount of work that goes into hairing at this quality I'm very doubtful this will release in 2019...

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[Stryker2011]

He’s holding the journal in that pic. Oh man, new hands, new accessories — it looks like buying a whole new figure is going to be the only option, unless they include that stuff in the head sculpt expansion pack.

 

[Lejuan]

He’s holding the journal in that pic. Oh man, new hands, new accessories — it looks like buying a whole new figure is going to be the only option, unless they include that stuff in the head sculpt expansion pack.

It’s unrealistic to expect that Asmus would offer accessories along with the head sculpt. I’m stoked just to be able to get the head separately - but tbh it’d seem that the whole figure set is an all-round step up in quality on the previous release and if the final promo pics look as good as the teasers I’ll find it hard to resist stumping up for the whole thing.

 

[Rydeck]

So, will this new Gandalf be offered at other merchants or will the Crown line be an Asmus website exclusive?