Sassafras
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IMO for shelf display this is great - sort of gives that emphasis for normies etc. - e.g. you know what it is a few feet away and the light sparks off it. I want one."Authority is not given to you to deny the return of the king, Steward!"
-Gandalf the White
[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003]
Got my Caveman Jesus a brand new shiny stick off Aliexpress!
Still warming up to it. Not sure if I like or dislike how shiny it is. But this one is diecast, is scaled better than the Asmus and has the ruins down the blade. Nice cheap alternative.
InArt prices are rising quicker, and quicker even for their standard/sculpted hair figures. If they’re going to continue to raise their prices even on standard offerings, then collectors are going to expect more from them with each price hike.
Well, yes. One reason I decided to risk a second rooted Aragorn - not just because if InArt, but price hikes in general. As prices rise, basically I've gotta opt out. Another reason was a kind of defeat. . After larger versions of Aragorn were made available, along with WETA still not getting his face right after 20 years...I gave up. If I'd owned the ASMUS Ranger I wouldn't have bought the InArt anyway, but I didn't back when.
Decided to cut my losses - IMO this is the best portrait out there of a face any number of people seem to have problems with; and it's my preferred outfit that I can kitbash. So I gambled. Not that I can afford, or want, 1/3 statues anyway. I just want to put a period on this character, because futzing and comparing pictures I feel like a weirdo staring at Viggo's face this much.
The twins. It's been an interesting journey, hair-wise. Didn't end up with a silky-waved prototype look but I'm not unhappy with a rumpled by-the-campfire and a wet look either. For the new one, it's a good enough job thank Ch*&^% I don't think I'm gonna do anything to it. In any case outside clothes/accessories I've had enough hair styling for a while.
Tho it's a shame I'm not rich so I could get a third one and slap some blood on. Just checked One Sixth and only the Standard is available so guess that's that then. Now they need to do Thorin.
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