Gandalf vs. Balrog Diorama First Pics

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Can't believe nobody else posted pics yet!

Cancelled mine a while back due to money issues. The balrog looks amazing, but at the same time, I don't think I'm going to collect dios anymore. Only PFs from now on.
 
Dio, shmio????


Why does everyone think that all they can collect one type of a line??

Collect what you want, who cares if its a PF, SSW, SS Dio, you like you buy!!!
 
Dio, shmio????


Why does everyone think that all they can collect one type of a line??

Collect what you want, who cares if its a PF, SSW, SS Dio, you like you buy!!!


Well said I agree, you know for a while I almost was going along with other folk when they said, "I'm not getting into another line" or "If I buy that it means getting into another line" I buy what I like and don't feel the need to complete lines anymore, After all if we all did that every collection would look exactly the same! :lol
 
Got mine a few days ago #464 and not too bad, I'm still on the fence about the piece. Mostly what everyone else has been taking about, the cartoonish Gandalf and the clear flames. Here is a pic with flash.

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is gandalf weathered at all :confused: dunno if its just the flash but he looks pretty clean to me, i remember in the film hes pretty dirty in that scene. those mines aint clean :lecture
 
Nice pics there at the end.

The Balrog looks fantastic. Equal to the SS/Weta offerings in terms of sculpt and paint apps. The whip material is fine with me. I think a polystone whip would have been too fragile. This one appears to be sturdier and captures the "glow" of flame a little better. Works with the flames on his back.

Unfortunately, I feel that Gandalf looks just as bad as he did in the proto and SDCC pics. Gandalf hurts this piece for me. He looks "simple", for lack of a better term, compared to the fidelity of detail found in the Balrog. I also would have preferred having him posed on the Balrog's chest, plunging Glamdring in.

Funny as my wife said the same thing, "gandalf should have been standing on his chest stabbing away instead of hanging on"...... yes he is too simple and too clean, Gandalf is the eyesore on this piece, his overall look, sword looks like crap, most of all I HATE the way when connected to the Rog, it is VERY obvious where its connected to the Balrogs horn, very crappy craftsmanship on this, it like they didn’t even try to hide the seam, WTF???? Also very comical on the color mismatch of the flame whip and what’s painted on Gandalfs ankle, who’s is on charge of QC, Stevie Wonder, SS you hear of quality control??!!!!! Overall I give this a 5 of 10, not sure if I am going to keep this one, sad as it did have potential…....................:confused:
 
Funny as my wife said the same thing, "gandalf should have been standing on his chest stabbing away instead of hanging on"...... yes he is too simple and too clean, Gandalf is the eyesore on this piece, his overall look, sword looks like crap, most of all I HATE the way when connected to the Rog, it is VERY obvious where its connected to the Balrogs horn, very crappy craftsmanship on this, it like they didn’t even try to hide the seam, WTF???? Also very comical on the color mismatch of the flame whip and what’s painted on Gandalfs ankle, who’s is on charge of QC, Stevie Wonder, SS you hear of quality control??!!!!! Overall I give this a 5 of 10, not sure if I am going to keep this one, sad as it did have potential…....................:confused:

pretty much smack on what i felt after assembling my piece also.
definately not up ssc standards imo. also in regards to the very obvious horn/gandalf seam. i really wasn't to happy with the huge seams on the attachment of the wings either.
the whip is not only hard to attach to gandalf, but mine doesn't seem to fit completely into rog's hand either, the square part of the whip sits up slightly in his hand.:( not to mention that where it attaches to gandalf, it's way to thick in proportion to the rest of the whip on gandalf's ankle. i believe it should of been alot thinner.

overall for me a 5 out of 10 is high maybe a 3-4 for me.:(
i'm most likely going to return mine, since it also has some slight damage to rog's body also. very sad, this piece has so much potential.:monkey2
 
pretty much smack on what i felt after assembling my piece also.
definately not up ssc standards imo. also in regards to the very obvious horn/gandalf seam. i really wasn't to happy with the huge seams on the attachment of the wings either.
the whip is not only hard to attach to gandalf, but mine doesn't seem to fit completely into rog's hand either, the square part of the whip sits up slightly in his hand.:( not to mention that where it attaches to gandalf, it's way to thick in proportion to the rest of the whip on gandalf's ankle. i believe it should of been alot thinner.

overall for me a 5 out of 10 is high maybe a 3-4 for me.:(
i'm most likely going to return mine, since it also has some slight damage to rog's body also. very sad, this piece has so much potential.:monkey2

thanks for that you just saved me $300 bucks. :duff i was still on the fence on thid piece.
 
thanks for that you just saved me $300 bucks. :duff i was still on the fence on thid piece.

i'm sure that alot of people will be happy with this piece, and maybe i just got a bad one. but for sure, my advise is wait until you see at your lcs and make your final decision then. that way you can judge for yourself about the seams and quality of workmanship.:cool:
 
Sorry to hear that you both aren't enamored of your dio. It's not perfect, but I like it; then again, I am a huge fan of that scene in the book and will buy pretty much anything featuring the Balrog.

Out of curiosity, what other LOTR dios do you own, if any? This was my first LOTR dio, so I have nothing to compare it to.
 
Sorry to hear that you both aren't enamored of your dio. It's not perfect, but I like it; then again, I am a huge fan of that scene in the book and will buy pretty much anything featuring the Balrog.

Out of curiosity, what other LOTR dios do you own, if any? This was my first LOTR dio, so I have nothing to compare it to.

really i don't think i have any other lotr dios. i've got alot of stuff in boxes still.
heck i love the rog as much as the next person, and maybe i shouldn't even be criticizing this version, since i have the daddy rog and it's just not fair to even begin comparing the two. but there is alot more that could've been done to make this piece legendary IMO.

glad you like yours and please enjoy him, as all collectibles should be.:peace
 
very sad, this piece has so much potential.:monkey2

Very sad indeed, how to you mess up the epic formula that is Gandalf vs. Balrog. I can understand that wall plaques (SSW) aren't everyone's cup of tea; but this should have been a no-brainer.


Bummer. :monkey4
 
Sorry to hear that you both aren't enamored of your dio. It's not perfect, but I like it; then again, I am a huge fan of that scene in the book and will buy pretty much anything featuring the Balrog.

Out of curiosity, what other LOTR dios do you own, if any? This was my first LOTR dio, so I have nothing to compare it to.

Still not sure if I am going to keep this one, dont get me wrong the Balrog sculpt is spot on bar that dam connection to Gandalf!!! :banghead :mad:
This piece should have had the Rog standing up ready charging GTG! Oh well what could have been...........Dino I only have the Fell beast Dio and that Bad-A$$ is a KEEPER!!! Too bad this one fell short........IMHO
 
I was SO looking forward to this piece until I saw it at Con last year. Didn't like Gandalf then and, unfortunately, still don't. :monkey2

Would love to know why they didn't go with him stabbing the 'Rog in the chest.
Seems like a no-brainer to me as that would make it so much more powerful and iconic.
:dunno



Why does everyone think that all they can collect one type of a line??

Collect what you want, who cares if its a PF, SSW, SS Dio, you like you buy!!!
That's what I do! :D
 
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