--- Gandalf LSB Pics ---

[RoboDad]

Thanks everyone for all the kind words. This bust was especially fun to photograph. It captures Gandalf's personality so well, and has such amazing detail. That's what I was trying to show in the close-up shots.

Utterly awesome...what camera and lighting did you use to create such professional pics!!

Please share!!

The camera isn't really anything special, just my trusty old Canon Digital Rebel with a 28-135 IS lens. The lighting is a couple of Alien Bees studio flash units with some poor man's soft boxes.

 

[JosephCPR]

Very beautiful pictures RoboDad, really nice. Would you have any pic of the bust next to something...?? to compare the scale. Is it much taller than Marvel LSB?

 

[Sazabi]

Mine just arrived. No problems with the paint, no breakage and its 015/450! Woo! :chew

 

[FlyAndFight]

Great photos, RoboDad!!!

The bust does look great, but I'm just not liking the white portion of the base. It looks like it's whitewashed or the paint was too thin. Is this the norm?

 

[RoboDad]

Great photos, RoboDad!!!

The bust does look great, but I'm just not liking the white portion of the base. It looks like it's whitewashed or the paint was too thin. Is this the norm?

Yep, it is as it is supposed to be. The base is actually painted with a creamy yellow color, but it has been made to look sort of antiqued. It's hard to tell whether the darker "antiquing" color was drybrushed over the top, or whether it is an undercoat, with the yellow paint thinly applied over the top. I think it is the former. But either way, the effect is very nice.

 

[tomandshell]

I think this is a new record for double digits reported by board members.

 

[The Ringer]

This thing is absolutely amazing! Got mine today!

 

[grond33]

I think this is a new record for double digits reported by board members.

I just got mine. #17/450.

 

[Trilogy]

Great shots RoboDad!

 

[TOE]

Ohhhh, so pretty indeed Robodad.

The likeness looks great, imo.

Congratz everyone.

 

[FeatheredSerpent]

mine should be here today, can't wait to see it!!

 

[Mesa]

Got mine today, #118. It's much smaller than I was expecting, not that that is a bad thing, will help with display options. I've only seen the ML LSB in person, and that was huge. I guess it will help to maintain the scale: Sauron > ML > Gandalf. So the Balrog must be HUGE.

 

[gideon]

I must agree with Flyandfight in not liking the cream colored base. I would have greatly preferred something darker. Other than that this is a wonderful piece, low edition, great price, tremendous sclupt and quality. Please do some orcs in this manner.

 

[grond33]

Here is Gandalf LSB at home with the other Gandalfs.

 

[carbo-fation]

I got mines today and I love it! Absolutely beautiful! Now I need to get the others. Morgul Lord first and then the Cave Troll.

 

[WrathofSauron]

Here is Gandalf LSB at home with the other Gandalfs.

What a beautiful display you have there Grond I will have my LS bust soon enough and I have all of the same Gandalfs you got here but they look really great in the cabinet together, well done!!

 

[Geb]

While I don't have nearly the display as Grond (that is sweet dude), and not quite the nice pictures of RoboDad (please share your picture taking techniques), I do have a ton of new high-res images over at The Green Dragon!

Please take a minute to check them out: Gandalf LSB Archives

Here is a quick one for viewing pleasure:

Geb

 

[carbo-fation]

Thanks for the side-by-side pic, Geb. I wish Sideshow would keep the bases the same and not have them in such different sizes.

 

[RoboDad]

Wow, that really is a significant size difference. And I hadn't really thought about it until now, but it is strange that the base is nameplate-free for Gandalf and the Wiki, but not for any of the others. Very odd.

 

[gtb]

Perhaps that's the reason (gandalf without nameplate and hugh base) of the lower cost for the piece compared to the Morgul Lord and Sauron.

Somehow, IMO, for human head, if the size is too huge, it doesn't goes that way...