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

[Earth 616 Collector]

Sanctum Toys is located in Malaysia. I purchased the Batsignal with them to test them with a cheaper product. They originally responded fast to any emails, but now are ignoring me. They even pulled their site offline last week for a few days and I wondered if that was the moment they were skipping town.

Even if i ever get my Batsignal, I would never purchase from again or recommend them to anyone. Their were a few people on here recommending them earlier this year. I'm not sure how anyone could put a fellow collector through that.

Also combing through their site and policies, they do not give back cash refunds for canceling, only store credit. Huge red flag as no legitimate company would do that unless they have a cash flow problem.

I still have 6 months to file a refund with my credit card company. Even if I can't get my refund, I'm only out about $130. This is definitely another Toys Wonderland situation, so I feel bad for anyone that has a lot of money tied up there.

I doubt I test any more companies in the Asia area in the future. I will stick with OSK as the go to, then Giantoy and KGHobby.

 

[WonderlandOllie]

Yes what also doesn’t make sense is that they gave me a refund instantly, and then an additional refund for the PayPal fees I incurred. So ended up giving me a little more than I originally paid! That’s what kind of made me feel they could be legit, but had a scam posting service. Guess I’ll never know…

 

[Mr.Tanker]

Finally got my Gandalf from Specfiction. I already have Aragorn, and honestly figured Gandalf wouldn't be nearly as impressive by comparison.

Boy, was I wrong.

I have yet to really futz him—the hair is a little wild—but this figure is still ridiculously impressive right out of the box.

Collectively, Gandalf and Aragorn put every other 1/6 figure I have ever bought to shame.

 

[QuiGonFishing]

I don’t usually toot my own horn, but DAMN! I’m GREAT!

 

[Tolkien Nerd]

I don’t usually toot my own horn, but DAMN! I’m GREAT!

You toot away! That is amazing!

 

[Bleah]

I don’t usually toot my own horn, but DAMN! I’m GREAT!

 

[Mr.Tanker]

Just incredible.

 

[HyperDrive]

I’ll ask the professionals before doing something stupid.

So, since May, I’ve had Gandalf with mismatched sleeves: left hand through the sleeve and the right hand without the sleeve. Ideally, I’d like to have both hands/thumbs through the sleeve holes but the shirt sleeves are way too short and I’m not able to peg the right hand without pulling on the shirt and tearing it even more than it already is… even if managed to get the right hand through, the movement in the arms would be pretty hindered. At this point, I can’t even remove the left hand without fear of tearing the material around the thumb since it’s being pulled tight.

What’s the best thing to do here so I’m able to have both hands in the sleeves? Cut the sleeves along the arms? If so, what would be the best location to make the incision at?

Another reason why I’d like to come up with a solution is cause I also want to be able to have an easier time going forward if I want to swap between both looks: with sleeves (Mines of Moria) and without (The Shire/meeting with Saruman) and as of right now I’m essentially stuck with the mismatched sleeves lol.

I bought the Asmus shirt for the extra length in the sleeves but upon further inspection, I’d rather keep the stock shirt, since I prefer the material, color and quality.

Any input!? Thank you in advance.

 

[HyperDrive]

Also, the manual calls for both of these hands to be “holding gestures” but are they supposed to have a different grip diameter?
I just tried having the right hand hold the sword, and it’s way too loose now.. does not hold it. I bet it’s loosened up after holding the Moria staff this whole time, that’s unfortunate..