Statue Gandalf the Grey Maquette - Order NOW, Link in 1st post!.

[FrodoEyes]

Yup. The GTG maquette pose is a bad choice, billowing cape and all. It's a shame as the others look like they've come out really well so far. What we really needed was the GTG PF in maquette size and style

 

[The Josh]

Flowing cape for some I suppose is an issue. The Ex just makes it look so awesome to me. As I've said before it was quite impressive in person as was the PF though it was a bit more.

 

[Agent23]

for me the pose works well with the exclusive. and that is how I am going to display it.

 

[The Josh]

Agreed the exclusive is the best option.

 

[Monkey_Djinn]

I'm going to stick my neck out here and say that I actually like the billowing cape, I think it adds drama and movement to the piece. I use to feel that PFs were the best and ultimate pieces, but the more i see of maquettes, the more I (I-ME-I) feel that PFs can SOMETIMES seem a bit lifeless, whereas maquettes have more scope for capturing dynamic poses/movement.

Wizards have, for me, always been about long flowy, billowing robes, and I'm really looking forward to this.

 

[woodsy]

Yup... all excellent point and everything I was saying from just about the very beginning.Only when I said it, I was branded some SS hater, troll, Weta zealot, etc, etc.


Truely, on just reading that, my jaw almost hit the floor

Instead of providing us with your revisionist view of history, maybe you should go back and read your own posts. If you are too lazy to do that, then let me refresh your memory, because I did go back and re-read them. We did discuss the Gandalf vs Gandalf issue last summer, and obviously there were some here who stated if they had to pick one or the other [dues to finances, space issues, etc...] it would be the PF due to the incredible likeness, great pose, etc....though that number was not significant as you were suggesting, nor have you ever provided the numbers to back up your claim.

But that was not the primary point of your posts. Once again, as in about 95% of your posts in the last year you used that issue to criticize SS. It was pretty clear after some of the amazing pic's started coming out of SDCC you could no longer take shots at the Aragorn or Gandalf maquettes, nor could you tout the death of the maquette line, so with those options no longer available to you, you decided to question SS's business plan/strategy. Considering the fact SS went from a company producing plastic bobbleheads to the number #1 producer of high-end pop art collectibles in 5 years your remarks were about as idiotic as humanly possible, but I have no doubt you meant everything you said. I did remark back then how touching I thought your concern for SS's financial well being was, though since you've bought a grand total of one SS product in the last year and have stated you will no longer buy anything from SS unless it is 100% perfect [a percentage you clearly don't expect from the numerous other companies you have purchased from in the past year]....you obviously never had any intention of backing your faux concern with your wallet.

The truth is you spend that vast majority of your time around here firing your insecure little jabs at SS, always the first to pounce when SS screws up. Yet strangely, you have nothing to say....ever, when SS does something exceptional....what a shocker that is. So yes, the ""SS hater, troll, Weta zealot, etc..." labels do apply, and are accurate, but, your revisionist view of history aside, they have nothing to do with your Gandalf observations.

Now that you've been provided with a dose of reality....you can pick up your jaw now.

 

[furystorm]

I hope to never cross woodsy, or get on his wrong side!

 

[woodsy]

I hope to never cross woodsy, or get on his wrong side!

I think you're safe fury.....you don't seem to have some hidden agenda, and you do appear to be rational and coherent.

 

[The Josh]

I'm going to stick my neck out here and say that I actually like the billowing cape, I think it adds drama and movement to the piece. I use to feel that PFs were the best and ultimate pieces, but the more i see of maquettes, the more I (I-ME-I) feel that PFs can SOMETIMES seem a bit lifeless, whereas maquettes have more scope for capturing dynamic poses/movement.

Wizards have, for me, always been about long flowy, billowing robes, and I'm really looking forward to this.

I don't have a problem with it myself. It gives some life to the piece I think.

 

[woodsy]

I'm with alot of you guys...I don't have the slightest problem with the pose. The regular pose looks fine to me and I think the excl. pose is excellent. Based on the conceptual drawings we first saw I was actually more concerned with the Gimli pose myself....

 

[The Josh]

Really? I was totally stoked with Gimli. I love the power that pose has in it. Tim did a great job

 

[woodsy]

Really? I was totally stoked with Gimli. I love the power that pose has in it. Tim did a great job

Oh, don't get we wrong, I love the character and I'm really looking forward to the maquette. To me, and I'm basing my observation strickly on the conceptual drawing, the whole thing with Gimli leaping in the air just seemed a bit cartoony.... Trust me though, after seeing that Gimli sneak peek Prod. video there is nothing cartoonish-looking about this maquette.....just sheer awesomeness.

 

[The Josh]

Yeah, this thing is gonna kick ass kinds of ass. I'm not shocked though Tim has had major success with the LOTR line.

 

[woodsy]

Yeah, this thing is gonna kick ass kinds of ass. I'm not shocked though Tim has had major success with the LOTR line.

No doubt, someday it's going to kick some serious butt....unfortunately that's not going to happen until SS releases it!

 

[The Josh]

This is true. We need to get it in the que already.

 

[FrodoEyes]

Wizards have, for me, always been about long flowy, billowing robes, and I'm really looking forward to this.

Yes but not Tolkien's Gandalf!!

Fury, say what you want, Woodsy ain't king of the boards, y'know!

 

[woodsy]

Yes but not Tolkien's Gandalf!!

That's correct. Tolkien's Gandalf also wore a blue hat, PJ's didn't. PJ wrote and directed the LOTR movies, Tolkien didn't.

Fury, say what you want, Woodsy ain't king of the boards, y'know!

That's true fury. Not only am I not the king of this board, I've never claimed to be. But I do call things the way I see them.

 

[FrodoEyes]

That's correct. Tolkien's Gandalf also wore a blue hat, PJ's didn't. PJ wrote and directed the LOTR movies, Tolkien didn't.



That's true fury. Not only am I not the king of this board, I've never claimed to be. But I do call things the way I see them.

True that!

Ah, yes, i'd forgotten about the blue hat..... and the eyebrows that stick out beyond the rim of his hat.... now imagine THAT if you will!

 

[woodsy]

True that!

Ah, yes, i'd forgotten about the blue hat..... and the eyebrows that stick out beyond the rim of his hat.... now imagine THAT if you will!

...and I'd completely forgotten about the eyebrows.

 

[theguru1]

Instead of providing us with your revisionist view of history, maybe you should go back and read your own posts. If you are too lazy to do that, then let me refresh your memory, because I did go back and re-read them. We did discuss the Gandalf vs Gandalf issue last summer, and obviously there were some here who stated if they had to pick one or the other [dues to finances, space issues, etc...] it would be the PF due to the incredible likeness, great pose, etc....though that number was not significant as you were suggesting, nor have you ever provided the numbers to back up your claim.

O' Please, there has been people which went for the PF over the statue, just as there are those that don't overally like the pose. You want numbers, how about the fact that after beeing 'Officially Sold Out' (using your defination there from the Aragorn thread of what a waitlist item is, which of course isn't actually sold out). The Gandalf Ex came back for 30+ on pre-order (after one assumes SS filled any waitlist orders for it) and of course the Reg has yet to reach YOUR 'Offical Sold Out' ie, waitlist status. At the time of writting this, the Ex is still up for pre-order.

So even tho the shipping Aragorn has turned out pretty well (and yes I have posted that else where, didn't see the point in posting it here, you and Josh are more then enough praise), it's not generated a massive order rush for the others. No doubt they will hit waitlist (sorry, I mean 'Officially Sold Out" at some point soonish, but you would have thought Aragorn shipping would have really made that happen fast, especially since the edition size of Gandlaf and Legolas is much smaller.

So, lets recap.

I said the Gandalf PF would impact the Gandalf statue, especailly since the PF shipped first and turned out so well - which you now agree with me.

I said that most are happy with the SSW Gandalfs that they have and thus less likely to spend $250 on another Gandalf - again, you now agree with me.

I said that the Arwen statue would be a real interesting test for the line, given the SSW one has some issues and so far, there's only be a single Arwen statue, at any scale - again, you now agree with me.

I also said that, based on the initial full promo group shot which included Arwen, that the likeness looked a little off, as did a couple of others say, tho happy to wait and see full/better photo's. You of course accused me once again of being a 'SS hater', saying how can you judge on a single, small preview image. Only then you turned around to report (based on some source), that the sculpt is being 'tweaked' to improve the likeness, all but confirming that my initial thought was correct. - so again, you agreed with me.

I've said that for those looking to mix'n'match between new SS and old SSW, especially within set groups, like say the fellowship, that the new statues may look a little out of place, due to the larger/higher base. Now since I don't own one, and you don't listen to anyone who isn't an owner, you just dimissed my concern. I guess it's now a shame that some recent owners of the Aragorn statue (which while great), doesn't fit in all that well with the older SSW items. - so maybe you will now agree.

Now, time for your jaw to drop..... I've put a waitlist order in for the Aragorn Ex..... yes, it seems to have turned out that well, at least the unhooded head, something still irks me about all the photo's of the hodded one, so that rules out the Reg, but if I can get the Ex, then good, if not, nevermind. This will just give me a Strider, that takes up less room and is cheaper then the PF. I however won't be replacing my Aragorn at the Black Gates statue, I'll just keep that as a complete fellowship member SSW set. I also won't be getting Gandalf or Legolas or Gimli, etc, more then happy with the ones I have.
If the Arwen likeness has been improved as you say, then that's still a real goer and as such, her and Aragorn would go well together.