Asmus Toys : Gandalf the Grey

[ImABarRoomHero]

Usually Asmus follows their tease with a full blown info page pretty quickly. I think the Saruman tease and preorder were like the same day.

 

[hoodonit00]

Usually Asmus follows their tease with a full blown info page pretty quickly. I think the Saruman tease and preorder were like the same day.

We can only hope. With the pose they have him in I wonder if he will come with a rock like base?

 

[ImABarRoomHero]

We can only hope. With the pose they have him in I wonder if he will come with a rock like base?

That would be awesome. As great as the cart looked I hope it was just a diorama for the show. I would like to keep the price point down and I don't have room for that thing. I would much prefer a solid base and a few accessories. I have an extremely detailed and way too expensive Gandalf the Grey costume that I splurged on for Halloween a few years back. After looking at a few photos of it, if Asmus can nail all the separate entities of the outfit then this figure will look amazing. As long as he has his pipe, staff(s) and sword I'll be happy.

 

[FlyAndFight]

That tailoring is out of sight

Literally.


What can be almost seen does look interesting. Looking forward to better pics.

 

[Bucky Underbelly]

Fingers crossed!

Things I'm hoping for:

1) Molded hat. Fabric hats in this scale tend to look bizarre and puffy. If they don't go with a molded hat, I may mod my old SS Gandy hat to fit.

2) Widow's peak. It's such a key part of his likeness, I really hope they can achieve it with the real hair.

3) Fabric details. Like Saruman's, Gandalf's costume has a lot of tiny, subtle detail. Particularly in the textures. I really hope they can capture that in 1/6 scale.

4) Sculpted head. There's no way in hell that they'd include it, but I would LOVE it if they'd also include the fully sculpted head they showed off at the beginning of this thread. It's gorgeous. I understand the practical reasons for real hair, but that sculpt is just beautiful.

Now let's see some more pictures!

 

[Keegan]

Blew it out in photoshop. Not much more to go on...

 

[ImABarRoomHero]

Blew it out in photoshop. Not much more to go on...

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Was waiting for someone to do this. Looks like FOTR staff, no scarf so not Hobbit related. Not sure if his satchel is there or not. Can't wait to see more.

 

[SithThundercracker]

I hope that is NOT the crappy, shiny, undersized Glamdring they used for GtW.

 

[Wor-Gar]

That tailoring is out of sight

"You shall not pass".

Lejuan was on a roll and no one noticed. I like those gags.



Very happy to see this so soon. Hope the true reveal happens quickly. Asmus really looks like its kicking ass on this franchise... and its very exciting.

 

[Lejuan]

With Leia in the pipeline, Gandalf is the figure to wrap up my collection. I'm keeping my expectations in check, but how great it'd be for this to end up the flagship figure in the line.

 

[Wor-Gar]

... how great it'd be for this to end up the flagship figure in the line.

I think it has a very good chance.... Asmus knows its important and it seems like they've been besting themselves with each LOTR release.

 

[WolfBoy]

oh god yes.

asmus, will you offer free shipping if bought directly from your website like you did with saruman?

 

[cmiller99]

Must see more!

That tailoring is out of sight

 

[Asmus]

 

[rjszar]

That looks absolutely unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Asmus]

fabric hat, implant hair and fabric boots.

We give it all we got for Gandalf the Grey.

 

[rjszar]

Just placed my order. Asmus is at the top of their game right now.

 

[Rydeck]

Very nice. I don't think Gandalf's face is that wrinkly, but I presume that some of those fine details will soften in production.

 

[rjszar]

Very nice. I don't think Gandalf's face is that wrinkly, but I presume that some of those fine details will softening in production.

Well, he was more wrinkled in the Hobbit since he was older. It's not like it's wrong. It's already in stock, so should know very shortly.

 

[Asmus]