Merry and Pippin picture thread: the Fellowship is finally complete

[ProgMatinee]

That's what I thought too. Repaint is no biggie though.

except the cost of the paint was a premium from Snyderman.

I have to say Pix, your clothing was the best part of this experience. I will probably have to sell off my set, but I am grateful for you and you're MinLaw for the help. Not planning to profit by it, just hope to get the investment back.

 

[pixletwin]

Understood. Sorry you can't complete the journey.

 

[The Ween]

Frodo really looks spooky in those pics.

 

[El Skutto]

Looks good, Skutto! Are you going to get Frodo and Sam repainted to match the skin tone of the other two?

I might. I have a buddy who's a pretty good artist - he might be willing to simply re-do the fleshy bits for free. But I'm more than happy with the hair, eyes and eyebrows as they are; the eyes even have a bit of added gloss for that Hot Toys-like effect.

 

[El Skutto]

Frodo really looks spooky in those pics.

I'd say that both Frodo and Sam look somewhat ill compared to the healthier glow on both Merry and Pippen. They might be a bit too tanned, but at least they don't look like they're dying.

 

[FlyAndFight]

I prefer Eric's Pippin but Snyderman's Merry. I'm not a fan of Eric's hair sculpt on either of his hobbits, though.

And to be honest, Pippin looks way to serious on both sculpts. I would have loved if one had gone with raised eyebrows and slight grin on Pip. Would have captured the character much better.

 

[jason2885]

I prefer Eric's Pippin but Snyderman's Merry. I'm not a fan of Eric's hair sculpt on either of his hobbits, though.

And to be honest, Pippin looks way to serious on both sculpts. I would have loved if one had gone with raised eyebrows and slight grin on Pip. Would have captured the character much better.

I agree Snydermans Merry is really a home run. It looks so awesome. I think the two Pippins are very close and I prefer Erics Merry the least but they are all alot better than having nothing.

 

[The Ween]

I'd say that both Frodo and Sam look somewhat ill compared to the healthier glow on both Merry and Pippen. They might be a bit too tanned, but at least they don't look like they're dying.

Frodo looks like when he was bit by Shelob! I know it's just the pics making him look that way.

I wish I could paint.

 

[thenammagazine]

I didn't know Merry had a stroke!

The hair looks god awful too. Merry has a pseudo lopsided mullet of dripping frosting and Pippin's is lopsided as all hell too and looks like a mop . Add that with the douchy, after-the-fact price hike and it's an easy pass. The likenesses are there, but there's just too much wrong to justify that price for these.

 

[carbo-fation]

His Merry is def. off but his Pippin looks decent. Just get the Pippin head from Erick and the Merry head from Snyder-Man, unpainted for $45 shipped. That should give you two pretty decent looking sculpts until Dave gets his.

 

[pixletwin]

I analyzed and analyzed these two sets of sculpts.

Sosa's faces are clearly better IMO but the hair he sculpted looks so half-assed. Plus I don't think he sculpted ears on them, which is an important feature for me. I just wish I knew for sure what neck Sosa was picturing them on. I have a nagging feeling that, in hand, these sculpts will be too big. Especially if those are TT necks he has them on. I don't think those are SSC Hobbit necks. I wish he would have answered my question in his thread.

Snyderman's sculpts do a better job in capturing the SSC look... Weird thing is I was actually thinking of doing the opposite: getting Sosa's Merry and Snyderman's Pippin.

 

[The Ween]

His Merry is def. off but his Pippin looks decent. Just get the Pippin head from Erick and the Merry head from Snyder-Man, unpainted for $45 shipped. That should give you two pretty decent looking sculpts until Dave gets his.

Is he still working on that?

 

[carbo-fation]

I thought Dave was still trying to get Merry done at least.

 

[Darklord Dave]

I thought Dave was still trying to get Merry done at least.

Yah, well I've paid for it in full - but ever seeing it is a fool's quest, I fear.

 

[pixletwin]

That is lame Dave. Bad form on their part. Really bad form.

 

[thamesvalidude]

Even so, thanks for kicking the whole thing off Dave. I am happy with Snyder-man's sculpts so my fellowship is finally complete and i'm sure it wouldn't have happened had you not "got the ball rolling!"

 

[Darklord Dave]

I've got them on order with Erick anyway - so guess I better get on with the outfits.

No one has done anything in that direction, have they?

 

[carbo-fation]

What do you mean? Are you asking if people have already made the clothes for the hobbits? Just look at the dye thread created by Pix.

 

[pixletwin]

I received syberman's heads. Glad I decided to get these ones over Sosa's. My Fellowship is just a couple paint jobs away from completion and this journey I embarked on nearly 2 years ago will finally be complete.

 

[dwing]

If anyone is still looking for hobbit bodies, I have two frodos and two sams. PM me. I will be updating a sale thread but waiting for pics to load.