Asmus Toys : Lord of the Ring thread
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Depending on the figure I could make sense of it but now they're all sticking near $250. That's as much as my The Lord of the Rings statues from Sideshow or The Hobbit from Weta. That to me is no longer something I can roll with. My HT collecting is pretty much done. I've got the characters represented. If I see an Iron Man armor I like I'll get it but only if its priced right. I ordered the PowerPose Mark 42 because it was priced ok at $164. I won't get the $300 metal figures thats just silly.
So $150 figures from The Lord of the Rings I can roll with if its a character I like.
Geb
Super Freak
It would be very cool if ASMUS followed in the spirit of their proposed ARMORED line and enabled folks to BUY a REG Ringwraith 'head', remove the ARMOR from the witchking and voila...instant one of the nine!
If you wanted MORE Ringwraiths, you'd have to buy more Morgul Lords I guess...come to think of it...they should have done it the reverse way...produce a Ringwraith with a Morgul Lord KIT!
If you wanted MORE Ringwraiths, you'd have to buy more Morgul Lords I guess...come to think of it...they should have done it the reverse way...produce a Ringwraith with a Morgul Lord KIT!
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
All the IM releases are just crazy to me, but I guess HT makes good money on them. There's not as many different materials to source out as with a clothed figure.... But I'm like you, Josh, done with HT (except SW).
Now was it just me or is the Armored line just suits of armor or will they be full figures?
Asmus is based out of Australia if I recall correctly.
It's gotten there now. Before it was 1 suit per movie maybe 2 but now its everything virtually. That's just too much especially when figures from them are now $250+ and made of metal. Forget that nonsense. In the end I'm thankful they forced me to just get 1 thing to represent the movie and stick with just focusing on Middle-earth.
Yep,
I'm with you guys...
Pretty much done with HT except SW as well...
and focus on the upcoming 1/6 LOTR
I've got Loki, Mark VII, and the PowerPose Mark 42. That's it.
Geb
Super Freak
The way it reads...it will be ARMOR only! BUT...I can't imagine NOT having some FULL figures or BODIES to buy to create new figures. NO ONE is going to want to put URUK armor on a HUMAN for their LOTR display...as cool as it may be, just wouldn't work right.
Maybe they'll do HEADS, HANDS, and FEET at somewhat of a reduced cost and you simply put them on an existing body??
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
If they do any more Indy I'm in for that as well... but kinda doubtful.
Geb
Super Freak
While I LOVE the Hot Toys sculpt work and detailed costuming...I have been VERY selective about which figures to get. I caved and got the Gantry with Iron Man...very cool set.
I currently have Luke Bespin (WHICH is simply awesome!), Ezio, Iron Man Mark I 2.0, Gantry Set with MarkIV, Indy, Batman (SDCC Ex), Jack Sparrow (DX), and Resident Evil's Alice.
Wow...I have more than I thought...
I currently have Luke Bespin (WHICH is simply awesome!), Ezio, Iron Man Mark I 2.0, Gantry Set with MarkIV, Indy, Batman (SDCC Ex), Jack Sparrow (DX), and Resident Evil's Alice.
Wow...I have more than I thought...
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
Watched a little FOTR and ROTK Monday when I was home sick... Got my son to watch the Hobbit last week! He loves the Troll scene.
Very nice!
I try to limit myself to 1-2 watchings a year. Plus I read the books every year as well so that tends to cover the bases. Then when you add in that being my main focus collecting as well as writing stuff for TORn its an effort not to overdo things.
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
I'll watch a SW OT film just about every month... Of course, my son is 4, so he's just getting into it for the first time ever... it changes the experience. That being said, those never get old for me.
Lol. Hot Toys really sucked me in last year with Indy (reward points), Sparrow (the one high end figure I bought last year) and Captain America (wife won him for me from Sideshow Christmas). This year I sold off a bunch of stuff and I gave in and picked up DX12? Batman and DX Joker 2.0 (and I have Bane, Iron Man, Catwoman; Loki and Thor in the bull pen waiting to arrive) but I am trying to quit them. Lord of the Rings is just the thing to do it too. If they are high quality I would probably end up selling most of the other stuff I have to focus on Rings. Due to room and budget issues (the cost of having a family) I am really trying to keep this hobby at cost neutral which means everytime I want to buy something I need to sell something. It's also why I am hoping that they won't be curning out 20 figures a year.
My son turns 5 this weekend and he loves the originals. So does my daughter. They haven't seen the new trilogy yet though. It's been a blast watching it with them same goes with reading the Lord of the Rings (they've only seen bits of those movies though because they are pretty intense most of the time).
It was neat seeing my daughter come greet me at the door one day really excited to tell me that Disney bought Star Wars and that they were going to be making more so we could see it in the theaters (she's 7 so she is not a cynic yet like some fans
).Also yes I will buy any Indy figure Hot Toys makes after the Middle Earth Universe the Indiana Series is next for me.
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