Mount Doom Frodo & Sam Dio

[LOTRFan]

Frodo's hair surprisingly stays laid down even when carried.

 

[Red]

Not sure exactly where you are in Australia, but you should be OK Anthony...10 AM in L.A. = 3 AM in Sydney.

He's half an hr behind Syd so 2-30 it is Guru no prob then.

 

[woodsy]

He's half an hr behind Syd so 2-30 it is Guru no prob then.

Thanks Matt, I stand corrected...but yeah 2:30 AM should work out perfectly for him.

 

[FrodoEyes]

When does it go up UK time?

 

[GondorGirl]

When does it go up UK time?

6PM, I believe

 

[Adoptedscot]

6pm I think FE
I will be here with a million windows open
Gots to get me one of these beauties
x

 

[theguru1]

Thanks Matt, I stand corrected...but yeah 2:30 AM should work out perfectly for him.

yeah, great

Tho if its not a night/day I have to work, then I could stay up that late, done it in the past. So may just be able to sneek it in, assuming that I want it at all.

 

[FrodoEyes]

6PM, I believe

6pm I think FE
I will be here with a million windows open
Gots to get me one of these beauties
x

That's brilliant, i finish at 6 but on a Friday i can just go in half an hour early and finish half an hour early, only takes 10-15 mins to get home. I'll be ready!

 

[GondorGirl]

That's brilliant, i finish at 6 but on a Friday i can just go in half an hour early and finish half an hour early, only takes 10-15 mins to get home. I'll be ready!

Great to hear would be sacrilage to miss this

 

[Kratos]

I think this looks alright
I can understand the size may be a problem for some as a few may of thought it'd be a bigger piece but oh well

 

[woodsy]

I think this looks alright
I can understand the size may be a problem for some as a few may of thought it'd be a bigger piece but oh well

SS has stated from the very beginning this line would be 1/9 scale and to date all of them have been with the exception of the FB and Balrog's dio.s, which have been of an even smaller scale, for obvious reasons. I think alot of people would have liked this to be larger in scale [myself included], but I can't see why anyone would think this was going to be bigger, or why anyone would surprised at how small it actually is.

 

[GondorGirl]

SS has stated from the very beginning this line would be 1/9 scale and to date all of them have been with the exception of the FB and Balrog's dio.s, which have been of an even smaller scale, for obvious reasons. I think alot of people would have liked this to be larger in scale [myself included], but I can't see why anyone would think this was going to be bigger, or why anyone would surprised at how small it actually is.

In total agreement Woodsy I have been a little surprised by peoples surprise in the size of this...but I have to say personally I am happy with this size, especially seeing as it will be able to display with the COD, if it had have been bigger then I think they would have looked funny together and IMO these pieces are crying out to be displayed together.

 

[woodsy]

In total agreement Woodsy I have been a little surprised by peoples surprise in the size of this...but I have to say personally I am happy with this size, especially seeing as it will be able to display with the COD, if it had have been bigger then I think they would have looked funny together and IMO these pieces are crying out to be displayed together.

True enough GG. I think these two have to be the same size. Had one been larger than the other, it would have stuck out like a sore thumb. But beyond all that, licensing agreements are pretty specific in nature and while SS no doubt has a some leeway to make some particular dio's smaller than 1/9 scale, it doesn't appear they have the licensing rights to make them any larger than 1/9 scale.

 

[GondorGirl]

True enough GG. I think these two have to be the same size. Had one been larger than the other, it would have stuck out like a sore thumb. But beyond all that, licensing agreements are pretty specific in nature and while SS no doubt has a some leeway to make some particular dio's smaller than 1/9 scale, it doesn't appear they have the licensing rights to make them any larger than 1/9 scale.

Yeah I agree with you on that, or they really would have done by now, I reckon both this and the COD would have been more like 1/6 if they did have the licence too

 

[The Josh]

I'm not sure why folks expected this to be bigger when it was announced I totally figured it would be on par with the Crack of Doom.

 

[The Ringer]

Well I think it looks amazing and will be a definite purchase for me!

 

[woodsy]

Yeah I agree with you on that, or they really would have done by now, I reckon both this and the COD would have been more like 1/6 if they did have the licence too

I agree, and personally speaking I would have preferred both of these dio's in 1/6 scale. While both are memorable scene's I just don't think 1/9 scale captures those moments as effectively as something a little larger would have.

 

[GondorGirl]

I agree, and personally speaking I would have preferred both of these dio's in 1/6 scale. While both are memorable scene's I just don't think 1/9 scale captures those moments as effectively as something a little larger would have.

I agree right back at you some of the detail is inevitably lost which is a shame but both the pricepoint and ease of display do provide some compensation

 

[Ktjn]

After watching the video...Why is Frodo's face so clean?

As for the size, Yeah it's really small, but that was to be expected.

I wonder, will there be another piece that will accompany this "dio"? Sam's looking up and it's possible he may be looking at Gollum on the rock?

 

[woodsy]

I agree right back at you some of the detail is inevitably lost which is a shame but both the pricepoint and ease of display do provide some compensation

True, and true.

After watching the video...Why is Frodo's face so clean?

As for the size, Yeah it's really small, but that was to be expected.

I wonder, will there be another piece that will accompany this "dio"? Sam's looking up and it's possible he may be looking at Gollum on the rock?

I don't think so, unless SS doesn't care about the accuracy of the scene. Frodo's head was on Sam's left shoulder at the point where they were jumped from above by Gollum. The dio. depicts the scene where Frodo was first picked up by Sam, and his head was lying on Sam's right shoulder.