InArt: The Lord of the Rings - Aragorn 1:6

[chrisstbh]

Is t just me or do these sculpts look just a little different. Almost like the sculpted hair one looks more lively?

They’re the same. The lighting is just a little different and the sculpted hair just makes it look different.

 

[satanatos]

Premuim all the way for my King. And also because he will be sitting next to GtG so cant have one rooted and the other not.
OSK indeed glitched several times with Internal error 500 that shows the server housing the site being overloaded , but persistence won and I put up the PO at last. Plenty of time to save up for him too!

 

[Buttmunch]

This really is the first Aragorn item I feel really got Viggo’s likeness right. Some have gotten close and most are nowhere near where they should be. His stubbly beard probably doesn’t help things either but he’s got to be up there for hard to capture likenesses. I’m all-in, so please finish the fellowship!

 

[satanatos]

This is my thinking. I’d definitely want to put him behind glass no matter what. I don’t think I’ll touch it too much but I’d be afraid to touch it at all with rooted hair.

There are gloves so you do not "stain" it with greasy fingers

 

[The Buffinator]

I am totally blown away.

And 'I'm in' for Gandalf and Aragorn... and no doubt Legolas.

Can't praise this figure enough based on pictures. It does look like InArt's best figure yet. Pretty amazing considering what they showed just a few months ago.

So, premium or standard? I wasn't tempted by their previous releases, but I pulled the trigger on the premium for this guy. Hopefully we'll have at the very least in-hand pics of him before I have to decide on adding Legolas.

 

[DioramaMaker]

I'm dancing between 2x premium or 1x premium and 1x Standard, but leaving towards the later.

I would kinda like to have a Strider/Weathertop look and an Amon Hen look. Speaking of which, a flaming torch would be a cool addition.

In a perfect scenario, they'd offer a set that has both sculpts included.

 

[Wor-Gar]

So, premium or standard?

Premium for sure.

 

[Mike86]

I kind of don’t like the rush of selling these figures. It’s like you have two or three days to buy this expensive figure. Impulse buy now or miss out. Kind of a turn off.

 

[Sassafras]

What the actual ****, that's phenomenal. I quite literally went slackjawed going through the photos. WOW.

One of the most peculiar things which blows me away was I hadn't noticed looking through the listings the difference between sculpted vs rooted. I was waiting for some elaborate base or extra to make an appearance. That's some -insanely- good sculpted hair, it's spot on to the framing and look Aragorn often has.

Oooohho this is tough. Gandalf is rooted by default...this is a way to go all in on rooted for the line...my wallet says no but my heart says all in on InArt LOTR. This is the type of line that you get to keep in the living room display because your SO loves LOTR just as much.

I oddly feel bad for Asmus. They seem to actually like the source material, since isn't Andy (I think his name is) ex-Weta? It must be pretty gutting to see this roll out of the gate for another company. How can you measure up to that after working on the license all these years? Credit where credit is due, the GTW release was a massive step forward, but then came Boromir and we went right back.

I don't want to condemn Asmus the way I have Sideshow, but I feel like they should play to their strengths and do a creatures of Middle Earth line. Orcs, Uruks, Nazgul, etc. Much like Sideshow had a shot to make supporting cast creatures for Star Wars, Asmus could really exist alongside InArt in a complementary fashion. I know the availability of each respective brand's product is different, but...

*Shrug*. IMO there's room for everything, for me yeah I love a great sculpt like everyone, but ASMUS has managed to pull off beautifully detailed clothes, a whole set of diecast weapons for Gimli and 2 swords for Thorin (Orcrist being detailed AND tinted); great small diorama backgrounds.

I'm more sanguine because Aragon ISN'T my favorite Middle Earth character. But you get a lot of bang for the buck with ASMUS$$$$, as well as a company that interacts with the fans. Tho speaking of side characters I wish ASMUS would do a few more dwarves, since they actually developed a great dwarf body.

I'll probably order because I need a Ranger Aragorn, but actually thought either the sculpt or expression seemed a bit soft for me - not the sculpt itself, but a bit of a gentler expression than what I was expecting. Or maybe that's eye position. Also because there's time to save to pay off, and the price isn't off from what HT is doing now.$$$$ And - I'll wait for any excitement until the production.

 

[satanatos]

And now the long wait to display GtG with Aragon as pipe pals

 

[JorjeCroft]

This is my thinking. I’d definitely want to put him behind glass no matter what. I don’t think I’ll touch it too much but I’d be afraid to touch it at all with rooted hair.

I can understand. Only rooted item I'll have is 1/3 JND Superman statue, which gonna stay in the sealed glass for eternity and nobody gonna touch it lol For 1/6 I prefer sculpted for many reasons... While I keep them in the cabinet with a glass window,take a good care,time to time I still touch them with gloves,pose them and take pictures. I'm very picky person and if single hair strand doesn't stand as it should be I get a mental breakdown So I prefer the sculpted hair for another reason.
In this case there is no wrong choice. They both look amazing imo.

 

[a-dev]

the site laggy for me too but seems its fine now

Hi Kit - just curious - anyone who has ever sold anything finds flaky buyers frustrating, people who say they'll buy your figure and then back out. Therefore I don't want to be such a person myself - indeed, I already ordered and then cancelled the Inart Joker from you and was embarrassed at having done so regardless of the reasons I had.

But here's the problem, these Inart figures are creating huge hype while seemingly offering very limited windows of opportunity in which they can be ordered. This inevitably creates intense 'fear of missing out' and I expect a lot of people will order completely on impulse something which perhaps wasn't even on their radar the previous day. Impulse preorders have the highest likelihood of being cancelled when people come to their senses or something else comes up in life which means they cannot proceed with the purchase.

Will cancellations of preorders create a huge headache for you as a retailer with these figures or is it only a problem if people expect the NRD refunded?

 

[Misterbadguy]

Proto they showed in October (not at Vegas but in Thailand, correcting myself here). This seems like a fairly significant improvement. How old was the figure they showed there, I wonder.

 

[Wor-Gar]

It’s like you have two or three days to buy this expensive figure.

Do we only have 2-3 days to PO this?

 

[Mike86]

Do we only have 2-3 days to PO this?

For the premium at least. Kit is til the 9th and KG Hobby is til the 10th. Not sure about others.

 

[JorjeCroft]

Hi Kit - just curious - anyone who has ever sold anything finds flaky buyers frustrating, people who say they'll buy your figure and then back out. Therefore I don't want to be such a person myself - indeed, I already ordered and then cancelled the Inart Joker from you and was embarrassed at having done so.

But here's the problem, these Inart figures are creating huge hype while seemingly offering very limited windows of opportunity in which they can be ordered. This inevitably creates intense 'fear of missing out' and I expect a lot of people will order completely on impulse something which perhaps wasn't even on their radar the previous day. Impulse preorders have the highest likelihood of being cancelled when people come to their senses or something else comes up in life which means they cannot proceed with the purchase.

Will cancellations of preorders create a huge headache for you as a retailer with these figures or is it only a problem if people expect the NRD refunded?

I think we are adult enough here to not jump on hype trains I've experienced that in my early years and then was stuck with the items I didn't love. Now I'm wiser and very selective. We all knew this Aragorn figure was coming for eternity so I don't think anyone will regret or cancel this release. This is a definitive figure in this hobby. It doesn't matter you are the fan or not.
Joker is another story, he has so many alternatives, he wasn't as special as Aragorn.
(Sorry Joker fans,but we already have 5030502 Joker figures)

 

[Wor-Gar]

Oh wow. Didn't know.

I also missed when this is expected to release? Anyone know?

 

[pixletwin]

Oh wow. Didn't know.

I also missed when this is expected to release? Anyone know?

4th Q 2023

 

[GaryPool]

This is literal perfection. From a licensed 1/6 company this and their Batman look to be the best 1/6 figures on the market. Really, really hoping this and Batman come out looking at least 90% as good as the prototypes, mostly the proportions of looking not just like a human being, but the character themselves.

Spot on likeness and magnificent upgrade to the previous proto, this will be an order.

 

[pixletwin]

@Kit Chen said the preorders for this figure may be coming with Aragorn's ranger cloak. Has anyone heard whether that is for both the standard and the premium preoders?