Eagle vs Fellbeast Diorama

[Boba Fett]

This is just absolutely beautiful to the point that I caved in and ordered it, despite that I have no room at all to display this.

Time for a sale!!

 

[Fritz]

I don't do the 'vs' line. Not that the line isn't nice but I gotta draw the line somewhere. That being said, I will do this one, It's freaking beautiful.

Also, love the Weta style base!

PS. This has a bigger display radius than General Grievous which was very difficult to find a spot for. Where the **** am I going to put this baby?

 

[The Josh]

Some additional thoughts on the piece, after studying it over.

1. As previously mentioned, I LOVE that the base is similar to the SS/Weta style. It will fit in perfectly with my other SS/W pieces.

2. IF the ES is 750, this may very well become the GRAIL of this line.

3. I believe the parts breakdown will be as follows:
a) Base.
b) Rocky outcrop/Fellbeast torso and Eagle as one piece.
c) Fellbeast left wing and right wing will both be separate pieces.

I can already see that a huge box will be needed, in order to minimize breakage.

I like the base being similar as well. A nice touch IMO.

I don't about it being "the" grail of this line even with an ES of 750. I can think of two other pieces or more (depending on how one is done) that I would say would be grails before this. Not that this can't or couldn't be either.

I'd agree with the breakdown and should make for a very large box.

 

[woodsy]

Some additional thoughts on the piece, after studying it over.

1. As previously mentioned, I LOVE that the base is similar to the SS/Weta style. It will fit in perfectly with my other SS/W pieces.

2. IF the ES is 750, this may very well become the GRAIL of this line.

3. I believe the parts breakdown will be as follows:
a) Base.
b) Rocky outcrop/Fellbeast torso and Eagle as one piece.
c) Fellbeast left wing and right wing will both be separate pieces.

I can already see that a huge box will be needed, in order to minimize breakage.

I think even if the ES is much higher [1250-1500] it will still be the grail piece of the dio's. There are many very expensive, sought after Weta pieces that have high ES's. Look at the Weta FB statue for example. An ES of 3000, much smaller in size and painted purple and it's still worth close to 3X it's original cost. I can see this dio. being very sought after 2-3 years down the road, even if the ES is higher than we would all prefer.

 

[RoboDad]

I don't about it being "the" grail of this line even with an ES of 750. I can think of two other pieces or more (depending on how one is done) that I would say would be grails before this. Not that this can't or couldn't be either.

I know exactly which pieces you mean, and I agree that when those are announced, they may very well eclipse this piece in terms of popularity. But for now at least, this one definitely has grail written all over it.

 

[DarthSid]

Ordered this today as well

 

[Fritz]

If this has an edition size of less than 1000, at SDCC this year I will dress up like...

...oh wait, didn't we hear something similar from someone else before?

I agree that this piece will have a broader audience than any of the pieces release by Sideshow (not SSW) so far in any LotR line.

 

[The Josh]

I know exactly which pieces you mean, and I agree that when those are announced, they may very well eclipse this piece in terms of popularity. But for now at least, this one definitely has grail written all over it.

Well, its popular for sure. I really have not be disapointed in anyway with how these pieces have been done. I've got both the Frodo and Aragorn pieces and they are just sweet and the GTG one from all the pics (including the High Res) looks to be just amazingly well done. This to me is a very exciting line and only keeps getting better.

 

[FlyAndFight]

Josh, I agree that there are a couple of other pieces that could possibly eclipse this one, if done right:

1. The Fellowship Nine

2. Gandalf vs The Balrog


The key here is "if done right". I haven't found a negative thing to say about this piece. It's got movement, drama and beauty, and all in a classical style.

Plus, it not only pleases the film fans but the traditionalist book fans as well.

 

[carbo-fation]

This is simply amazing! I seriously stoked! Best diorama ever!!!! Anybody on the fence should really add this one to their collection even if they don't collect this line. This'll make a great stand-alone piece!

 

[carbo-fation]

The key here is "if done right". I haven't found a negative thing to say about this piece. It's got movement, drama and beauty, and all in a classical style.

Plus, it not only pleases the film fans but the traditionalist book fans as well.

Couldn't have said it better myself! I don't see anything wrong with this piece. This is what I always envisioned when the sideshow announced the vs. line.

 

[The Josh]

Josh, I agree that there are a couple of other pieces that could possibly eclipse this one, if done right:

1. The Fellowship Nine

2. Gandalf vs The Balrog


The key here is "if done right". I haven't found a negative thing to say about this piece. It's got movement, drama and beauty, and all in a classical style.

Plus, it not only pleases the film fans but the traditionalist book fans as well.

Those are the pieces to which I speak of but I have no doubts about them being done right. They haven't done a LOTR dio wrong yet. They've all been Home Runs. So I see no reason for the trend not to continue.

 

[woodsy]

I know exactly which pieces you mean, and I agree that when those are announced, they may very well eclipse this piece in terms of popularity. But for now at least, this one definitely has grail written all over it.

Obviously a Balrog vs Gandalf or a Fellowship dio will have the potential to surpass this piece in popularity. But to my way of thinking part of what makes a grail, a grail, is the ES. A balrog dio could easily have an ES that is 3-4X larger than anything we have ever seen in the dio. line and if this is the case I'm not so sure it would be considered THE grail piece simply because of availability...no matter how spectacular it may look.

 

[carbo-fation]

Obviously a Balrog vs Gandalf or a Fellowship dio will have the potential to surpass this piece in popularity. But to my way of thinking part of what makes a grail, a grail, is the ES. A balrog dio could easily have an ES that is 3-4X larger than anything we have ever seen in the dio. line and if this is the case I'm not so sure it would be considered THE grail piece simply because of availability...no matter how spectacular it may look.

I agree. A low ES is essential for a piece to become a grail. The ES doesn't have to be necessarily very low, but low enough that the piece won't be flooding the market.

 

[The Josh]

I agree. A low ES is essential for a piece to become a grail. The ES doesn't have to be necessarily very low, but low enough that the piece won't be flooding the market.

ES helps but IMO isn't essential. It has to be WANTED to be a grail or so well done that it doesn't matter.

 

[tomandshell]

Some of the later SS/W pieces were pretty iconic and extremely well done, and if the ES had been quite a bit lower, they could have become grails. If there were only 1000 Saurons in the world, he would be a grail. A grail is by definition something hard to get your hands on, and it's not that hard to obtain a piece with an ES of 9,500 pieces.

 

[woodsy]

I agree. A low ES is essential for a piece to become a grail. The ES doesn't have to be necessarily very low, but low enough that the piece won't be flooding the market.

Absolutely...look at the Weta Sauron or Gandalf on Shadowfax statues. IMO two of the best statue's ever made yet with ES's of 9500 and 8500 respectively [and both still available at less than retail cost] they will never attain grail status.

 

[Ktjn]

I think even if the ES is much higher [1250-1500] it will still be the grail piece of the dio's. There are many very expensive, sought after Weta pieces that have high ES's. Look at the Weta FB statue for example. An ES of 3000, much smaller in size and painted purple and it's still worth close to 3X it's original cost. I can see this dio. being very sought after 2-3 years down the road, even if the ES is higher than we would all prefer.

Another factor that comes into to play, this piece wasn't done by Weta. I think thats one of the reasons the other SS dios are just sitting there at discounted prices with dealers and the secondary market. Same with Gentle Giants pieces.

 

[The Josh]

Another factor that comes into to play, this piece wasn't done by Weta. I think thats one of the reasons the other SS dios are just sitting there at discounted prices with dealers and the secondary market. Same with Gentle Giants pieces.

I agree to a point that some people can't get over the fact these (meaning all pieces since the SSW line) didn't have a Weta hand making. I love the SSW pieces I have but don't make it a requirement that they help make the pieces. They did the movies so they're technically involved in them anyways.

 

[RoboDad]

ES helps but IMO isn't essential. It has to be WANTED to be a grail or so well done that it doesn't matter.

I think the "wanted" factor is a given in most peoples' grail speculation here. What we're talking about, as Tom said, is the sense of urgency that a low ES brings. We all have limited funds, so if there are two pieces I want, but only enough funds right now for one, I'm much more likely to try to get the one now that will be harder to find (and more expensive to buy) later. The one that is plentifully available will go on the back burner, or wait for a possible sale.