Confirmed: Sideshow no Longer Holds the licence for 1:6 LOTR

[pixletwin]

So all you who were keeping them home fires burning may feel free to dowse your torches.

 

[Karma]

Sidehow no longer has 12" licence

confirmed in chat by brant

 

[pixletwin]

Re: Sidehow no longer has 12" licence

lol you beat me by mere seconds: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55734

 

[Kuzeh]

Man, I'm so disappointed by this...
I was hoping they might resurrect it with the Hobbit coming...

 

[pixletwin]

They might still. It just means that Gimli, Merry, Pippin, nor any other character from LOTR will be made by Sideshow in 1:6.

 

[kl241]

This is why I will no longer collect new lines from Sideshow. They never finish what they start.

 

[SSC_Nerd]

That royally bites. So Warner took it away from them since it wasn't doing so hot? At least they got all the other LOTR stuff going strong (enough.)

I take it you got this from the chat?

 

[tomandshell]

apologies, but we do not currently possess the license for 12" LOTR. Hopefully, another company will take up the Ring...

Confirmed by Brant.

 

[OSCORP]

Not really surprising. Hopefully they get the Hobbit license or better yet Hot Toys.

 

[SSC_Nerd]

In that case, I have a complete collection, and of the exclusives to boot! Hooray!

There were some real nice ones in the line, my favorites being Boromir first, then Gandalf.

 

[Wor-Gar]

This is old news.

 

[pixletwin]

This is old news.

Yup.

 

[Vader AL]

Wonder if anyone will pick this up...considering the production cost to do the figs right and licensing fees compared to how slow they sold i doubt it.

 

[Shai]

PF's and Statues FTW !!!!

 

[DinoLast]

I doubt anybody will pick this up.
Lotr is more suited to statues

 

[Kuzeh]

I doubt anybody will pick this up.
Lotr is more suited to statues

Nonsense.... 1/6 SS figures are their finest...

 

[EVILFACE]

So who has it now? I don't see anyone besides SS/HT/Medicom doing a better job on them.

 

[-Super Hans-]

hope DID picks up the license and runs with it. still alot left to to be done with this line.

 

[SwedishHeat]

Dude, I knew the writing was on the wall, but seriously, F that.

That is so disappointing.

 

[tnaig001]

If hot toys gets the license my wallet is going to bolt