Gandalf the Grey PF

[Seaward]

Can we agree to disagree on some of these points? People have different tastes and different opinions on what they like, and neither company will please every particular fan. I really like our community here, and I liked that the LOTR board typically avoided some of the needless personal attacks.

I still can't wait for this Gandalf though, and I hope that Alter Ego has a shipping notice coming the week after Labor day. My wife needed a new computer, and it would be great to have a week or two of breathing room before the credit card takes another hit! I still have no idea where I might display this though.

 

[FrodoEyes]

I'm getting worried about Woodsy's sanity....... i get the impression he'll explode any minute! Seriously dude, chill out. People on the Weta board DO care about price increases, change in the base, etc. And Weta promptly reply and own up to their mistake and promise to rectify it, not say 'sod it' and let us keep the product that wasn't advertised, ala SS moria orc. The fact that their employees are constantly there to talk to makes it better. And because of that, we got Bag End, Rivendell, and a massive poll to see which ones will come after, and they ask for fan input as to what they want to see, and how they want to see it.
As to accusing Blu of making childish comments...... hello??? Shall i quote your good self and drag all that back up again? I'm glad you seem to be trying to take more of a back-seat posting wise, because i seriously think it's affecting your health! Incidentally nice picture you're trying to paint of yourself as a calm coffee-drinking forum participator lightly discussing the days news!
As to 'hero worship' and kicking SS, to be honest i don't see anything different on either forum. People praise and criticise every piece just the same.
I think this whole argument has been blown out of all proportion. Yes people have been cancelling either the PF or maquette in favour of the other, and that might be why the regular GTG PF still isn't sold out, but no doubt it will eventually and SS get their money. People may be just waiting for the right time financially, like me.
Over everything else, even after the personal attacks you've levelled against me, i DO now think you're fair to all companies. I don't believe you have a vendetta against Weta, just as i and other people who collect Weta stuff don't have a vendetta against SS. The problem i think is how you come across - as a newer member has already stated on here. You can be a bit extreme with your views and especially your words and that's why you keep getting these 'tags'.

 

[Bullseye]

This will be kept but probably put onto the flexi. Want all of the fellowship in PF form.

The new maquette looks very nice but too small for me. My days of collecting 1/7, 1/6 or 1/8 are over.

 

[cstojano]

This will be kept but probably put onto the flexi. Want all of the fellowship in PF form.

The new maquette looks very nice but too small for me. My days of collecting 1/7, 1/6 or 1/8 are over.

Interesting correlation between the size of collectibles getting larger and the size of houses (now) supposedly getting smaller again. So where do all these 24 inchers fit in your houses? And don't say in the bedroom

 

[Seaward]

For me, my collecting is taking on a much more narrow focus, and I am keeping a very select few items to display, so the size of the Premium Format figures isn't too much of an issue. I'll be keeping the first few maquettes on order too, to see how they display with each other.

These figures are still pretty honking huge!

 

[LOTRFan]

For me, my collecting is taking on a much more narrow focus, and I am keeping a very select few items to display, so the size of the Premium Format figures isn't too much of an issue. I'll be keeping the first few maquettes on order too, to see how they display with each other.

These figures are still pretty honking huge!

It isn't too hard to be selective with LOTR sadly; so while it is my primary focus, I still have some room left. Nevertheless, it has become about characters; so for example, the ML LSB is in conflict with the upcoming PF - I will only keep one of those. I made an exception for the Aragorn maquette, it is just too cool; but beyond that, the maquettes will be on a very strict case by case basis for me (i.e. characters that I don't have yet, or are significant improvements - Arwen, Legolas, maybe Boromir).

 

[Bullseye]

Interesting correlation between the size of collectibles getting larger and the size of houses (now) supposedly getting smaller again. So where do all these 24 inchers fit in your houses? And don't say in the bedroom

All over the house LOL.

 

[theguru1]

The honest truth here is you guys couldn't care less whether the numbers of SS's two Gandalf's effect each other or not. Whether some people cancel the PF in favour of the maquette, or vice versa has absolutely no bearing or effect on you....and you know it. This is nothing more than a subtle shot at SS for something that is so insignificant it's not even worth talking about. Even if sales of one were to effect the other....so what?

Actually, I've not had either on pre-order and have no current plans to get them.
But that's not the point. Someone said that ppl were cancelling and they shouldn't be surprised if SS don't do the fellowship in PF form.
I pointed out that one extra reason for the cancelling was the choice of two Gandalf statues being on pre-order at the same time, nothing more, nothing less, I was just pointing out the fact as being an extra reason for some of the cancellations.
Then I got slammed, 'Your wrong, you don't know what your talking about, where's the proof...', etc, etc ,etc.
I think by now, we all agree (don't we), that outside of the usual reasons for not ordering, cancelling orders, etc (which applies to every other pre-order, so it's nothing new), that in this case, having both up for pre-order at the same time, is having an effect on the orders and cancellations of each other.
That's all I've said, that's all I'm saying. Is it good, bad, doesn't matter, a large or small effect, I don't know and your right, I don't care. I was just pointing something out that was relevant to the other postings at the time.

 

[Blu Falcon]

BF, what's with all the stupid, childish posts lately? I have never personally attacked you in spite of the fact we don't agree on much. Yet you don't seem to have a problem making stupid comments like these and others.....gimme a break, and grow up while you're at it.

You know, I decided a long time ago I don't want to be one of those losers who spend most of their day on the computer, in particular those who spend their day bouncing from one forum to the next. I like to check my emails in the morning, come over here for a few minutes to see if there's anything happening, all the while sipping on my coffee. Then I get on with my life. Because I'm only on the computer briefly I don't need or want to spend time on multiple forums.....and I chose this one.

Not because I'm afraid, and not because I had my feelings hurt. I simply couldn't stomach the blatant two-faced hypocrisy of guys like you who dissect everthing SS does, while giving Weta a free pass no matter what they do. The cult-like status some of you guys have elevated Weta to isn't just disturbing, it's downright scary. Why would I want to spend my time on a forum where 65% of the time the devotee's are kissing Weta's a**, and the other 35% they're slamming SS? A place where honest objectivity was "tossed out the window" a long time ago.

And after learning that a certain SSF member was banned over there for nothing more than accurately stating that Weta was also guilty of significantly raising the prices of their environments [in response to Weta worshippers like you slamming SS for the pricing of the maquette line], I don't have the slightest doubt I made the right choice. So much for freedom of speech...... Funny how every single one of you hypocrites remained silent when Weta did exactly what SS did. In textbook cult-like fashion the guy was mobbed, ganged up on, and then banned....in that order. Ya, that's the kind of place I want to spend my time......

Now I know the immediate response of you and other Weta worshippers will be to brand me a SS lover, but you'll be lying if you do so...and you know it. You know full well what I had to say about SS concerning the death of the LSB line, sentiments I personally shared with SS, and for which, I somehow doubt I'm ever going to show up on SS's Christmas card list. And everyone around here knows full well I don't have the slightest problem slamming SS when they mess up like they did with GTW, Galadriel, and the Moria Orc just to name a few. The same MO where I not only slammed SS for changing the colour and quality of one of the statue components [this sounds eerily familair to what another LOTR collectible company just did ], I questioned both their honesty and integrity for shipping them before posting final prod. pic's. Comments that got me branded as a SS hater, no less . So please, don't bother with the labels. I don't love/hate Weta and I don't love/hate SS, they are simply both companies whose products I purchase. Unlike you guys, I don't use two different measuring sticks to judge Weta and SS, I use the same one. And unlike you guys, I have no desire to befriend the employee's of one company or the other, I've seen what happens to objectivity and honestly when you do so....and it's not pretty. I prefer a professional relationship where they remain the company and I remain the consumer. Tell you what, the day you ever see me telling others around here to make sure they write positive reviews about a SS statue on SS's website in order to help SS sell more of them [the way you told other worshippers to do so concerning Weta's Smaug statue ], you can label me an unhinged, overtly-biased SS lover all you want.

And what I'd really like to know is why you guys feel the need to come over here and take shots at SS in the first place, some subtle, some not so subtle? You guys have a home where you've turned SS bashing into an artform, so why the need to come here and do the same? You don't see SS supporters going over to your forum and saying anything negative towards Weta so why don't you show the members over here the same courtesy that has been extended to you. The honest truth here is you guys couldn't care less whether the numbers of SS's two Gandalf's effect each other or not. Whether some people cancel the PF in favour of the maquette, or vice versa has absolutely no bearing or effect on you....and you know it. This is nothing more than a subtle shot at SS for something that is so insignificant it's not even worth talking about. Even if sales of one were to effect the other....so what? Do you think SS really cares which version of Gandalf someone buys? You buy the PF....SS wins. You buy the maquette instead....SS wins. You buy them both.....SS really wins. So where's the downside for SS in all this? What exactly is their crime? They've given PF supporters the opportunity to purchase the PF [after a wait of almost 5 years!] and they've given supporters of the new line the opportunity to purchase a pure statue version.....so what exactly is the problem here? Seems to me, instead of criticing SS for the horrible crime of giving collectors multiple choices you should be more concerned about a Weta line [the 1/12 scale "Toybiz without the articulation" line] that was announced more than a year ago and has absolutely nothing to show for it. If you can remove your lips from Weta's a** for long enough maybe you can ask them about that instead. Personally, I'll take multiple choices from SS, over no choices from Weta every day of the week.

Wow. You extracted all that from a joke I made about your teeth? lol

What ever happened to thick skins around here?

Congrats to The Josh and Woodsy. Welcome to my Ignore List.

 

[Adoptedscot]

....and with that, I think peeps should just forget arguments and move along. People have different taste, that's what makes this hobby a little more interesting, when it comes to buying then each to their own I say.

While I love the PF I'm gonna be cancelling mine. I have no room, no money and if I really want it down the line will try to source it locally.
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[DaveMac]

....and with that, I think peeps should just forget arguments and move along. People have different taste, that's what makes this hobby a little more interesting, when it comes to buying then each to their own I say.

While I love the PF I'm gonna be cancelling mine. I have no room, no money and if I really want it down the line will try to source it locally.
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Sounds like a plan! A cunning plan

Just wish it was one I could stick to with all the goodies floating about.
I'm weak I tell ya and the lure of the poly is strong!

I needs more guiness to strengthen my resolve, but GTG with a light up staff is staying


p.s. Good to see you're still cracking the whip to keep some of us Orcs in line

 

[Bullseye]

Just put this on the flexi. Have the others so I am keeping this.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Just put this on the flexi. Have the others so I am keeping this.

That's what I'm doing. Keeping the EX on FLEX!

I have a feeling that this one will be more popular down the road, once people see it in-hand. It's just so iconic, and if you're going to have just ONE LOTR PF in the collection, Gandy is the clear winner to me.

Iconic figure in an iconic pose...instantly recognizable. And with the light up staff too!

Can't wait for this guy...Even if my Flex plan pushes getting him until closer to Christmas.

 

[Bullseye]

Yep it will make for a more interesting Christmas LOL. This and IM should be here just in time. Now waiting for shipping notices on other orders which will also end up on flexi.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Yep it will make for a more interesting Christmas LOL. This and IM should be here just in time. Now waiting for shipping notices on other orders which will also end up on flexi.

HAHA! Me too. I already have he MOLA RAM PF on Flex, Gandy is going on FLEX...so too will TOD Indy and Jack Sparrow...

Easier to keep them all when I spread out the payments like that.

 

[Bullseye]

Yep. Flexi is your friend when your collecting multiple lines.

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

....and with that, I think peeps should just forget arguments and move along. People have different taste, that's what makes this hobby a little more interesting, when it comes to buying then each to their own I say.

While I love the PF I'm gonna be cancelling mine. I have no room, no money and if I really want it down the line will try to source it locally.
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I am with you Shel... Sad but it is what I must do.

 

[LOTRFan]

I have a feeling that this one will be more popular down the road, once people see it in-hand. It's just so iconic, and if you're going to have just ONE LOTR PF in the collection, Gandy is the clear winner to me.

Iconic figure in an iconic pose...instantly recognizable. And with the light up staff too!

Moria PFs for the win!

Frodo, Legolas, Gandalf and the Moria Orc will make for a really awesome display! I would imagine that when SS does the Gimli PF he will have to come from Moria as well.

 

[Trustey]

So stoked, this is going to be one of Sideshows best PF's ever. The definitive piece for a LOTR fan as well IMO.

 

[The Josh]

Frodo, Legolas, Gandalf and the Moria Orc will make for a really awesome display! I would imagine that when SS does the Gimli PF he will have to come from Moria as well.

A Gimli PF will be freaking great.

Hopefully in the near future I'll get a bit more money saved up and I'll be able to go back and get this.