It's Diorama time!!

[Batty]

If they're like the Marvel Vs. line, does that mean they won't have legs?

 

[The Josh]

No they'll have legs.

 

[King Darkness]

No they'll have legs.

Except the one were a Nazgul is busting out of a chimney and Frodos on his back

 

[speedracer]

Be still my bank account another money drain comin up..

 

[gambit]

If they're like the Marvel Vs. line, does that mean they won't have legs?

hey come on, I was having a good day untill I read this.

as much as I love the VS diaroma series, that much I hate the legless diaroma bust series.

It will be a real disappointment for me if SS will manufacture bust VS diaromas

 

[Batty]

hey come on, I was having a good day untill I read this.

as much as I love the VS diaroma series, that much I hate the legless diaroma bust series.

It will be a real disappointment for me if SS will manufacture bust VS diaromas

Sorry. I was just wondering.

 

[Bannister]

This officially ends my LOTR 12" figure collection.

 

[LOTRFan]

Hmm, maybe I am the only one not all that excited (but mind you I am reluctantly jazzed):

1) They are listed as being mostly in 1/9 scale, imagine a hobbit at 1/9 scale ....


ok, did you do it?

2) They aren't exactly cranking out the PFs and 12" figs, and while these are likely stemming from two different sources, really --- first things first. I am certain that if the GORE group gets their hands on these, they will be amazing!


I am in wait and see mode; it will take something amazing (which SS is more than capable of :eek) to get me to bite.

 

[gambit]

may be they will not do any hobbit at all,

may be it will be only big creatures like, ents, nazgul, balrog and therefore the scale is 1/9?

 

[Radagaster]

1/9 scale is not that small. Imagine the 1/4 scale Lurtz we all have. Now shrink that by half and you have a 1/8 scale. Ditto with Frodo. 1/9 scale is actually 2/3 the size of current Weta statues. To fit a good diorama like Sam carrying Frodo up Mt Doom . . .you have to allow some scenery in, which takes up the other 1/3 of the picture.

I can imagine Sideshow doing the full Fellowship lineup in this scale, broken up into 3 -4 bases that interlock. Basically think of these as possible VS editions for LOTR.

The first one better be a bang-up job! This will help relieve my disappointment in the 1/4 PF that is Frodo.

 

[The Mike]

If they produce something with the entire Fellowship then I'll buy without hestiating but with everything else I've been spreading my funds around with this will be a regretable pass...

 

[Calle_Sandell]

YEAH!!!!!!!! OMG... this is so freaking cool!!!!
I can't wait!!!!!

I will be floating on tiny clouds all day!!

 

[Darren Carnall]

nah, not interested sorry . I'm sure they'll be great though. I just want my 12" fellowship built up

 

[KitFisto]

If they produce something with the entire Fellowship then I'll buy without hestiating but with everything else I've been spreading my funds around with this will be a regretable pass...

I pretty much agree with this. If they do a piece that includes the entire Fellowship I may have to bite, but nothing else would grab my attention as I just don't have the money and or space for this line.

 

[choopie]

This is the first I've learned of this (yes, I live under a rock ), and I'm approaching this new line with caution. If this line is like the statue (not bust) Marvel pieces, then this could be cool. But my purchases will be based on what scenes and characters are designed. With the price point these things will have, I can't be a completist. But, I'm thankful we are getting more poly!

 

[Fritz]

I'm going to give it a chance but if these dioramas are like Spidey/Venom and Fantastic 4 then it's an easy pass for me. If they are like the "vs" line in that scale then I'm warming up to it. But for me my first choice is still Premium Format. Since I can't collected everything, 12" will probably suffer and I doubt I'll get all of the dioramas either. I'm concentrating on Premium Format and since we only get one per year, that's more manageable. And that's the main reason I'm not overly excited with this announcement, I really wish more emphasis was put on PF, this announcement just further dilutes the LotR pool. But I also understand that it may be cheaper to produce this type of collectible and PF isn't overly a great seller.

 

[Boba Fett]

I think I am going to sit on the fence for this line until I actually see some production stills. I'll decide then.

 

[El Roranous]

I think we need more PFs not dioramas. I wish they would crank out more of those bad boys before diving into something else.

 

[LOTRFan]

I think we need more PFs not dioramas. I wish they would they would crank out more of those bad boys before diving into something else.

I think many of us feel the same way, but I imagine that these will be coming from two different sources. The PFs and 12" figs seem to be generated in-house by SS's staff sculptors. I imagine that this new line could/will be done by the GORE group, and so while it might appear that they are holding one another up, it shouldn't work out that way.

 

[Corwin]

Interesting

Well I've not got into the PF Line (yet).
I sold the only 12" figure I bought.
While I like the look of the GG Busts I'm not a collector of Busts as such (only picked up the 4 Last Alliance ones from SSW) so will be passing on them.

So I'm quite excited to see what Sideshow can do with this line.