I never thought we'd have to resort to cobbling together the rest of the Fellowship, but if that's what we gotta do, then so be it!
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I never thought we'd have to resort to cobbling together the rest of the Fellowship, but if that's what we gotta do, then so be it!
Second to certain Hobbits, Gimli is a must have for any LOTR collection. 
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I decided to post pics now... Gimli's more important than sleep! The pics aren't the best, but DiD did a decent job on the face sculpt, parts of the costume are quite good, and the axes are very nicely made. I think he'd be a good base for building an ultimate 1:6 Gimli.
Edit: Now it's really late... I'll post comparison pics tomorrow, for anyone who's interested. Good night & Happy Halloween!
Edit: Now it's really late... I'll post comparison pics tomorrow, for anyone who's interested. Good night & Happy Halloween!
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You got a DiD Gimli for $15? Nice! Where - how? I need one too.
Let me know about what we spoke about when you can.
I don't have the ToyBiz Gimli here for comparison right now, but here are some pics of the DiD Gimli with SSC's Frodo and Boromir. He looks to be just about the right height and proportion standing next to the other figures. Unfortunately, he probably won't be as easy to find as ToyBiz Gimli.
I don't really like too much about the did one. And while the weapons are nice, that they're metal turns me off.
I don't have the ToyBiz Gimli here for comparison right now, but here are some pics of the DiD Gimli with SSC's Frodo and Boromir. He looks to be just about the right height and proportion standing next to the other figures. Unfortunately, he probably won't be as easy to find as ToyBiz Gimli.
That seems to work well enough. Very nice.
Thanks, WG. The figure isn't without issues... for example, because of his beard his head has almost no mobility, which is unfortunate. The head sculpt isn't bad at all, though, and with a good repaint would look really good, imo.
The costume is also pretty decent, although his pauldrons and vambraces could probably use an upgrade. His gauntlets are made of knit fabric and look more like mittens, but they don't look all that bad. The weakest part of his costume is the chain mail hauberk, but as someone suggested already, there are other options, like using the ones from Dragon's "Timeline" figures.
I actually like his metal weapons. He comes with 5 different axes. They aren't too heavy and are nicely made with real wooden hafts, wrapped with a leather-like material.
With all this I think it would be an excellent figure to customize/accurize, and would look a lot less toyish than the ToyBiz figure, imho. When I first got him I was only planning to swap out the axes later on when SSC got around to making Gimli, but when I saw the figure itself I realized it was a lot nicer than I'd expected. Now I'm really glad I held on to it.
The costume is also pretty decent, although his pauldrons and vambraces could probably use an upgrade. His gauntlets are made of knit fabric and look more like mittens, but they don't look all that bad. The weakest part of his costume is the chain mail hauberk, but as someone suggested already, there are other options, like using the ones from Dragon's "Timeline" figures.
I actually like his metal weapons. He comes with 5 different axes. They aren't too heavy and are nicely made with real wooden hafts, wrapped with a leather-like material.
With all this I think it would be an excellent figure to customize/accurize, and would look a lot less toyish than the ToyBiz figure, imho. When I first got him I was only planning to swap out the axes later on when SSC got around to making Gimli, but when I saw the figure itself I realized it was a lot nicer than I'd expected. Now I'm really glad I held on to it.
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I got lucky. I did the normal ebay search and found squat. Then I googled did gimli and found a uk ebay one where the seller was from the US. Cost was 10+for shipping. I'll pm you-found it and of course it was the last box.
Cool, thanks!
Mudshark: I definitely see a lot of good things about the DiD Gimli. I think a combination of both figures would be ideal in lieu of no SS Gimli. Of course, finding one, especially now, won't be easy. But hey, it's not like we got no time.
My thoughts exactly! 
Btw, I also got my DiD Gimli from an eBayer in the UK... wonder if it's the same person. He also had some Gandalf the Whites listed. It might be a good idea to get one of those now for the costume and staff, to convert one of SSC's Gandalfs into the White Wizard. 
Btw, I also got my DiD Gimli from an eBayer in the UK... wonder if it's the same person. He also had some Gandalf the Whites listed. It might be a good idea to get one of those now for the costume and staff, to convert one of SSC's Gandalfs into the White Wizard.
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Already there. I have the clothes on the body and just need to attach the head-it will need a repaint though. Here are some pics that got me going-not my figure and sorry if they belong to someone here-just used for reference:
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Amazing work. I believe that there are two different ones shown.
Amazing work. I believe that there are two different ones shown.
You got to put that in the CUSTOMS THREAD here! That's excellent!
Is that the DiD Gandalf outfit? Is that a GG head? Or is it a total custom? I know the staff is from DiD...but the tunic looks different.
Is that the DiD Gandalf outfit? Is that a GG head? Or is it a total custom? I know the staff is from DiD...but the tunic looks different.
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sorry, just checked again and it looks like they've sold out.
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That Gandalf the White looks amazing!
Wow, a couple of days ago, there were quite a few of DiD Gimli's on Ebay,
now all are gone!!
now all are gone!!
Does anyone know where I can get a DiD Gandalf the White? Any info would be much appreciated.
Edit: Never mind... I found him already.
Edit: Never mind... I found him already.
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