what do you think of it, Alatar?
It's a gorgeous figure imho. I think he's worth the hefty price tag. He has tremendous shelf presence. Head sculpt 10/10. It's a faithful replica from the movie. Easily on par with Gimli and Boromir in that aspect. Imo even more accurate to the movie than even those two. It's Gandalf from the film trilogy.
You have to keep in mind the above photos include closeups in a brightly lit room. Right now as I type this, with the bright ceiling light turned off just looking over at him now next to me on the shelf, the hair looks great with some softer, more dynamic ambient light and shade bringing out it's details. As does his robe. He looks amazing.
With a little futzing the hat can be made to look almost passable... but not quite. They just didn't leave enough space on the inside of the hat for it to fit perfectly as it should. The best I can get it is close but no cigar. And honestly for a $350 figure it should fit like a glove (or, well, a hat). Seriously though, Asmus should consider sending us a replacement eventually. Fortunately his hair is so cool looking that most will want to show that off anyway. But sometimes you want him in that iconic hat! The hat itself looks great too. It's a shame.
I'm off from work tomorrow. I'll post some more shots. With his cloak on, hood both on and off. And with his other staff which has the crystal in it. And with the hat. And posed holding both Glamdring and his staff.
Tomorrow is going to be fun because I'm also firing up a new computer that I legitimately needed for business purposes, but happily it can also run BG3. Taking me back to my A Land Far Away days. But anyway.