shades of Mordor Dio!

[Kratos]

Stop calling me that!

 

[The Ringer]

Pictures today!

 

[Malice]

Stop calling me that!

Pictures today!

yes please.

 

[DinoDB1975]

All the previous LOTR Dios were sub-titled: "The Crack of Doom" was sub-titled Frodo and Gollum, "The Walls of Helms Deep" was subtitled Aragorn vs. Uruk-Hai, "The Treachery of Saruman" was Gandalf vs. Saruman, "Dark Counsel" was Grima and Theoden, "Battle Above the Black Gates" was subtitled Fell Beast vs. Gwahiir, and "The Duel of Light and Fire" was subtitled Gandalf vs. the Balrog. In keeping with form, "The Shades of Mordor" dio would have to be the Nazgul/Ringwraiths vs. something...there has been some speculation on this thread that the other three hobbits may be in it, or even Aragorn...but to make it screen accurate, that wouldn't be possible as Aragorn did not appear until after Frodo had already put on and taken off the One Ring. The other hobbits could be in it, off to the side as they were thrown by the Nazgul after they attempted to defend Frodo. My guess is that "The Shades of Mordor" will be subtitled Ringwraiths (or Nazgul) and Frodo, with the regular edition having another sculpt of Frodo (perhaps translucent)?

I guess we will see in a few hours.

 

[Kratos]

^^^
Hmm maybe?

 

[DinoDB1975]

Anyone get the e-mail that Sideshow always sends out before a PPO? They were suppose to send one today and usually there is a link in the e-mail accessing Sideshow's production blog with preview pics. I understand that it's only 2:45 PM Sideshow time (that is Pacific time in the U.S.), but they usually send out the pre-PPO e-mails pretty early.

Just paranoid that my IP is gonna label it spam.

 

[Kratos]

maybe It will come tomorrow?

 

[Isildur's bane]

Anyone get the e-mail that Sideshow always sends out before a PPO? They were suppose to send one today and usually there is a link in the e-mail accessing Sideshow's production blog with preview pics. I understand that it's only 2:45 PM Sideshow time (that is Pacific time in the U.S.), but they usually send out the pre-PPO e-mails pretty early.

Just paranoid that my IP is gonna label it spam.

Havne't received it either. Probably will be soon though.

 

[Kratos]

Do we receive it two days before the PPO or one day before?
I can't remember

 

[DinoDB1975]

It's usually two days. And the link on Sideshow's site itslef says that Newsletter members will receive an e-mail on April 15.

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=6543

Must see pics now....

 

[Kratos]

Do we receive pics when there is a PPO?

 

[DinoDB1975]

Yeah, usually the e-mail is a reminder about the PPO (when, limits, etc.) and there is usually a paragraph that says something along the lines of "Newsletter members get a special preview of the [piece]" (I'm paraphrasing this, of course) and they give a link to their Production Blog with preview pics.

They did this for the Legolas Premium Format figure, the Storm Shadow 12" figure, and every other PPO item that I can remember.

 

[Kratos]

Lets hope so cause at the moment it shows on the Production Blog, Ray Park playing with himself. Darth Maul Vs Snake Eyes

 

[The Ringer]

Pictures are up.

A little disapointed but it still looks pretty neat.

 

[Seaward]

I get the need to make the Exclusive accessory a separate piece, but that looks a little odd, and underwhelming.

The IRS just broke the bank, so looks like I am sticking to the PF line only anyway.

 

[Malice]

Pictures are up.

A little disapointed but it still looks pretty neat.

 

[Patient Zero]

The Dio base is craptacular! Looks good, but I agree that "underwhelmed" is what I am feeling with this one. I still like it though, but I feel it had more potential.

 

[Kratos]

Pictures are up.

A little disapointed but it still looks pretty neat.

Looks alright I can see what you mean its a bit disappointing
But I'll order anyways

 

[woodsy]

I gotta say the sculpts and the overall dio. are fantastic, though the base itself leaves a bit to be desired. While I was hoping for some Weathertop landscaping I wasn't optimistic about it, but had there been some pillars, rubble, etc...I think the ringwraith section would have made for a much more desireable stand alone piece. As it stands the excl. really is a "must have".....probably moreso than any other LOTR excl.

 

[-Super Hans-]

looks awesome

who ever sculpted the ringwraiths is a genious they look great