Accessories
Man oh man! This is where Sam crushes every other figure I've ever owned. I mean, you kind of feel bad for the guy. He's like an army surplus store but with a Costco and a General Store thrown in to boot. He has EVERYTHING you could want. Come on kids, let's see!
The backpack is SO cool! You can store what you like inside and it's got all kinds of nifty little pockets and pouches sewn in. The straps have wires in them, so you can adjust them to make them look more natural on his shoulders. The one thing wrong is that the bottom of the straps are sewn in, whereas in the film the cape would have had two holes in it through which would go the straps, thus removing the issue of having to bunch the cape in at the sides. A future custom job, I foresee.
The pots and pans--oh mama! The detail is just sickeningly good. the little rivets, the metal coloring--I was tempted to cook some little eggs in them, but alas! He doesn't come with a tinder box. But he DOES come with sausage! Lots of it! Evidently Hobbits never travel without it, and being a good Hobbit, Sam has a whole slew of 'em. The little wire on the kettle, the hooks, everything--it's a marvelous little collection of cooking ware.
He has his sword too, which is great--I had been used to Toy Biz's armory of bendy spears and twisted blades, so to have a weapon so straight and sturdy and well-done is wonderful. It fits in the sheath smoothly, and both fit nicely around his waist on the little belt.
Then he has His water skin, which is very cool, and the side bag which you can fill with even more stuff! I put his extra hands in there, which is both useful and morbid, depending on how much you think about it. They are great little sculpts, and come on and off way better than any other previous Sideshow figure. Superb.
Oh, and he also has the exclusive lembas bread, which is small, lovely, and enough to last a day at most. It's a good thing he brought so much meat because Sideshow was being really miserly when they rationed out this exclusive. If Frodo starves on the way to Mount Doom, I'm blaming you, Sideshow.
