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

[Wor-Gar]

Noticed today that I have 2 weathered hands rather than 1 being clean.

That's 3 of my 4 inart figures to have this.

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Wait -- is one supposed to be "dirty" and one supposed to be "bloody"?

 

[MojoMonkey]

InArt doesn't seem to seal their paint as well as Hot Toys at least based on my Gandalf figure. My figure has a visible paint rub on the end of his nose after Gandalf face-planted onto my hardwood floor from a bottom Detolf shelf (I opened the door not seeing that the figure was leaning against the door). Not taking the chance with Aragrorn.

Yep, not taking any chances. As soon as I noticed, I put him on a spare Asmus LOTR crotch grabber.

 

[Godfather1408]

Wait -- is one supposed to be "dirty" and one supposed to be "bloody"?

I'm not sure both are exactly the same just weathered different so pretty sure it's meant to be clean.

 

[dantes2501]

My Gandalf seemed solidly attched to the base. One day I found him on the floor. It's not that the magnets aren't strong enough. It's the ankle pegs. Your figure MOVES ever lo slightly. It may take a few months, but if the figure isn't perfectly balanced the weight will eventually cause the figure to lean and the ankle pegs to bend. And your figure WILL fall.

 

[RandomHero]

My Gandalf seemed solidly attched to the base. One day I found him on the floor. It's not that the magnets aren't strong enough. It's the ankle pegs. Your figure MOVES ever lo slightly. It may take a few months, but if the figure isn't perfectly balanced the weight will eventually cause the figure to lean and the ankle pegs to bend. And your figure WILL fall.

More free advertising for cocoboloboy bases, lol.

 

[Bleah]

That looks pretty good. Yah, since I washed out all the original product his hair looks more like Sam Bankman-Fried.

I think mine is gonna take a combination of heat and after reading about getting "wet look" hair, super hold gel as well as clips to literally weight the hair as it dries. The positive tho is assuming this is mohair that's a tough fiber, plus I've got so much hair don't have to worry about shedding. Usually I have the opposite problem with rooted sculpts with not enough hair.

Shame this isn't Thorin, who could benefit from this kind of fiber. Or Gimli. If they do Legolas I'll be interested in what kind of fiber. I don't know if mohair can be completely straightened to look like "elf hair".

Thanks.

Direct heat might destroy the wool or mohair (if it is mohair because of the sheen). I'm thinking of suits when pressed, there is usually a cloth or something between the iron and the suit to prevent the fabric from getting damaged. Also, those are woven threads made to woven fabrics unlike this.

 

[GrimmReapah]

Oke i might over edited this, but i kinda like it

 

[Sassafras]

Thanks.

Direct heat might destroy the wool or mohair (if it is mohair because of the sheen). I'm thinking of suits when pressed, there is usually a cloth or something between the iron and the suit to prevent the fabric from getting damaged. Also, those are woven threads made to woven fabrics unlike this.

Good point . I'll probably just go with wetting the hair, products, and weighting the hair with mini clips to dry.

Which basically is just redoing what InArt had done, except reducing some of the curl and/or clumping the hair more finely.

Was hoping to have less product but there's just too much thickness here, and I don't have the nerve to try to thin it out manually. Or the experience.

 

[QuiGonFishing]

The hair futzing on this guy is at another level compared to any other figure I've owned. I'm not complaining, just stating that you should expect to spend an hour or so with this sculpt out of the box getting it to look screen accurate. In the film, his hair is basically straight and then descends into so fairly significant curling about 3/4 of the way down from being wind-blown, horse riding, Battle sweat, etc.

I have no issue with how InArt prepared the hair for shipping, because the product they used provides the necessary hold on the wool hair so it keeps its shape (more or less) after futzing. But if you want him to look right, you really need to turn about 75% to 85% of those tight-ish curls into loose-ish waves until you get to the bottom.

And the bonus you get after spending the time and doing all that is that you will get a noticeable (and required, in my opinion) increase in the overall length of his hair! I was able to get at least a good extra couple centimeters of length once the curls came down.

 

[Sassafras]

The hair futzing on this guy is at another level compared to any other figure I've owned. I'm not complaining, just stating that you should expect to spend an hour or so with this sculpt out of the box getting it to look screen accurate. In the film, his hair is basically straight and then descends into so fairly significant curling about 3/4 of the way down from being wind-blown, horse riding, Battle sweat, etc.

I have no issue with how InArt prepared the hair for shipping, because the product they used provides the necessary hold on the wool hair so it keeps its shape (more or less) after futzing. But if you want him to look right, you really need to turn about 75% to 85% of those tight-ish curls into loose-ish waves until you get to the bottom.

And the bonus you get after spending the time and doing all that is that you will get a noticeable (and required, in my opinion) increase in the overall length of his hair! I was able to get at least a good extra couple centimeters of length once the curls came down.

Thanks, yeah, I wasn't expecting to do anything except minor futzing. Like, I don't have super freeze hair gel. But no worries, anyone who buys extra weapons, mugs, horses, etc. can get hair gel and spend some time.

Long term project would be how to make a "Rohan" saddle in 1/6 which of course doesn't exist.

 

[Luisenigma1]

My Aragorn has just arrived at LA's Customs. I'm so hyped to get this soon. I even bought Topo's ranger cloak from Kit just now. We'll see how it looks and if there isn't a need to add more weathering.

 

[chrisstbh]

Honestly I can’t even think of any potential figure that could top this for me. Maybe if Hot Toys actually ever lets me give them my money for a rooted Anakin.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Some say, it is not up to their standards.

I am not one of them.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Some say, it is not up to their standards.

I am not one of them.

Hes definitely one of the best figures in my collection. Maybe in the top 3 or 5. Haven't decided where he lands yet.

 

[Nyhargo Dirge]

Hes definitely one of the best figures in my collection. Maybe in the top 3 or 5. Haven't decided where he lands yet.

Sweet Jesus - who tops him?!

 

[Stryker2011]

Sweet Jesus - who tops him?!

I can’t think of any. Of the 500+ figures I own, including customs, this and the InArt Gandalf are easily the best figures in my collection. Do they have their problems? Sure. Absolutely. But that doesn’t detract much from the overall presentation.

 

[Karst]

Pretty happy with how his hair looked almost straight out of the case, some minimal adjustment was made

I still want to fix that bit of hair on the lower right in the picture, but it has so much product I might as well call that chunk sculpted, lol

Going for the Two Towers look at the moment

 

[Gipetto0812]

Noticed today that I have 2 weathered hands rather than 1 being clean.

That's 3 of my 4 inart figures to have this.

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Wait -- is one supposed to be "dirty" and one supposed to be "bloody"?

The standard hand is the “dirty” hand. None of them are supposed to be “clean” or without weathering.

The “bloody” hand(s) are exclusive to the Premium version along with the shards of Narsil, but they’re just bloodied versions of the relaxed “dirty” hands he already comes with. The standard/sculpted hair versions don’t come with the bloody hands.

 

[Sktchwlkr]

Good point . I'll probably just go with wetting the hair, products, and weighting the hair with mini clips to dry.

Which basically is just redoing what InArt had done, except reducing some of the curl and/or clumping the hair more finely.

Was hoping to have less product but there's just too much thickness here, and I don't have the nerve to try to thin it out manually. Or the experience.

Sorry to hear you’re having quite the time taming his hair. I assume that isn’t the experience InArt wants their customers to have. Would this be considered a defect? Could you theoretically ask for a replacement head or something? If a case can be made for a paint mishap, I feel like one can be made for a rooted hair issue.

 

[Bo Shrek]

My Gandalf seemed solidly attched to the base. One day I found him on the floor. It's not that the magnets aren't strong enough. It's the ankle pegs. Your figure MOVES ever lo slightly. It may take a few months, but if the figure isn't perfectly balanced the weight will eventually cause the figure to lean and the ankle pegs to bend. And your figure WILL fall.

Never understood the beef collectors have with crotch grabbers. I would prefer 100% insurance that my $450 figure will not fall even if it hinders my display pose!