GIMLI Customs...

[Reinhardt]

where did you get the DiD gimli? i still need one of these! i have a bunch of parts here and there, and don't even know what else i need now... can't keep track anymore!

 

[denger4000]

where did you get the DiD gimli? i still need one of these! i have a bunch of parts here and there, and don't even know what else i need now... can't keep track anymore!

if you're asking me I bought in like 2004 when it came out, on ebay.

 

[Reinhardt]

i was able to find one! woohoo!!

 

[El Skutto]

i was able to find one! woohoo!!

Good job! They used to be fairly common on eBay and sold for about $15-$20. But ever since this custom project came along they've been getting much harder to find, and regularly sell for around $40 or so.

Same goes for the rotocast or "soft" Gimli figures. They show up for auction considerably less often than they used to.

 

[Husker75]

Yeah, i agree. Very hard to find now. I got my DiD and soft gimli on ebay for 30 each, and really lucked out. I am just waiting on the head and shoulder armor from EC to complete him. I have him set up with my figures though, and he looks GREAT. I'm SO happy with him! Just want m and p now!

Goodluck on your custom! It really is a lot of fun!

 

[Reinhardt]

Thank you kind sirs! i am very excited. i know there are a few more pieces I'm going to need - will post here and in the Want to Buy threads to see if people have them.

Off the bat, i know i need a helmet for him.

 

[El Skutto]

Thank you kind sirs! i am very excited. i know there are a few more pieces I'm going to need - will post here and in the Want to Buy threads to see if people have them.

Off the bat, i know i need a helmet for him.

I listed off the parts list in post #1371, just a couple of pages back. Basically, you need the DiD Gimli and either the Toybiz "soft" Gimli or the Toybiz rotocast Gimli (or both).

Other than that, there are the optional parts like the fat suit and the chainmail hauberk that are recommended, but hardly necessary to complete the figure.

 

[Reinhardt]

I listed off the parts list in post #1371, just a couple of pages back. Basically, you need the DiD Gimli and either the Toybiz "soft" Gimli or the Toybiz rotocast Gimli (or both).

Other than that, there are the optional parts like the fat suit and the chainmail hauberk that are recommended, but hardly necessary to complete the figure.

thanks man. yeah, i still need the helmet, and the gauntlets and boots, and then i am complete!

 

[Entropy]

Finally got a pic of the painted armor up:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1585791#post1585791

 

[dortizjr1]

Has anyone tried an Eomer custom using the TB 11" Eomer?

 

[lerath666]

I agree. The fat suit isn't to make the character look fat, it's to give him that powerful, barrel-chested appearance that dwarves are supposed to have. Once you have him in the clothing, the padding smooshes a bit and fills out the empty spaces to give his torso a nice, rounded appearance. He doesn't have a six-pack, but he could crush you to death with a bear hug.

Note that you still need to take in the material of his outer coat, even with the fat suit. I just folded it in at the rear and used the belt to hold the folds in place.

Well, everyone is welcome to their opinion, of course. And that is what makes all these customs so fun!

But personally, my opinion is this. he needs the fat suit. The did body is EXTREMELY thin. and even for someone like aragorn, i'd want it bulked a tiny bit. The fat suits are not exactly pot bellied. The one i ordered is a bit thick throughout. Gives some chest girth, some belly, and even some down the thighs. This is necessary to me. If you watch that scene with the chain mail in two towers, you can see clearly that gimli has.. well.. ^^^^^ tits. Is he a lardo? No. I'm probably fatter. But Davies was NOT that thin when he played gimli either. Even in dwarf scale, he's a big guy. Some of gimli's bulk is muscle, some of it armor, and clothing. But to make him thin, in my opinion, is a mistake.

I'm also going for movie accuracy.. and since gimli could never keep up with the rest of them, he was clearly also out of shape. dwarves are sprinters, remember?

Mostly though, my inspirational quote is this:

"Salty Pork????!?!?!?!"

Actually, Icouldn't agree more! Never quite understood why people thought the fat suit was needed here. Gimli is short and stocky, not fat. In some of the pics, Gimli almost looks slimmer than John Rhys-Davies (must be an illusion). So I did the exact same thing as you with my WIP Gimli custom - extensively altered the DID costume. The too-small Toybiz head is still a problem, but I'm hoping a custom beard will compensate for that a little.

I'm going against the grain here, but I don't think Gimli was a fatso. A bit hefty perhaps, but not "let's stop at the bakery and get some donuts!"...kind of fellow.

I think that while the fatsuit fills out the DiD tunic quite well, it's because...there's tooooo much fabric!!

A good buddy of mine, whose been collectin' and creatin' w/me for years, had the same thought. So, yesterday, he shows me what he did. Just sewed in the DiD tunic!! A simple solution that makes a heckuva difference! Just the right amount of bulk, without being a donut/burger dwarf!


While the movies made Gimli at times a bit of a buffoon (chainmail too big at Helm's Deep, falling off the horse, etc.) especially if you read the books, he is a hard core adventurer. Hacking, slashing, running after Merry and Pippin, there is no way he could be a fatso.

Again, stocky, short and stocky, but a fat donut eater? LOL!

Ain't opinions great?

depends. Most depictions of dwarves have them as being a Little fat. but having a gut dosn't make you incapable of being an adventureer. think about the kingpin from Marvel. big, roly-poly guy, but it's a layer of fat ontop of muscle. Think George Foreman another big roly-poly guy who can knock the crap out of you.

Even in tolken, and in MOST fantasy settings Dwarves Drink ALOT of beer, and eat foods that are not exactly healthy ( red meets, rost duck, etc) But they are capable nonetheless.

Few years back I played in a boffer LARP as a dwarf. the majority of the other dwarves wint for the "dwarf-gut" as well. I wish I had picturesd of this one guys armor. he took it a little far, but it was still great. He had a "dwarven muscled breastplate" It was a brass breastplate that had a hammered out Beer gut and man-****s on it.

Point is, Dwarves can be Fat, and still knock the ever living snot out of things.

 

[Entropy]

About 90%. Still needs a bunch of little details as well as the eyes.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Man, that's looking awesome! I can't wait to replace my TB sculpt with yours.

 

[Reinhardt]

amazing paint up so far!!!!!

 

[Indiana Fett]

About 90%. Still needs a bunch of little details as well as the eyes.

Weird, I had responded to this and then edited it and it disappeared! Guess I hit the 'delete' button by accident. hehe

AWESOME repaint Entropy. Can't wait to see the finished piece. I have small_studios Josh lined up to repaint mine!

 

[Entropy]

Vanilla, strawberry and chocolate. (runty, no necked Toybiz on the right, raw cast on left)

 

[Entropy]

 

[Memnoch]

Looks awesome. I may just have to try painting mine on my own when it comes. Which I cannot wait for it to come.

 

[King Darkness]

Looks great so far EC!

 

[The Craw]

did anybody buy a couple toybiz gimlis and have an extra helmet they wanna sell me? i don't really wanna track down a figure for just the helmet.