shades of Mordor Dio!

Malice · May 21, 2009

bonsey said:
Taking the base and swords into account I still dont see how this can be 1/9th scale...maybe it wil be but the hefty price tag and height of 12" suggests otherwise to me. Would they really charge $350 for a tiny 1/9 scale diorama??

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This is blasphemy, this is madness!

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GondorGirl · May 21, 2009

bonsey said:
Taking the base and swords into account I still dont see how this can be 1/9th scale...maybe it wil be but the hefty price tag and height of 12" suggests otherwise to me. Would they really charge $350 for a tiny 1/9 scale diorama??

Yes, because there are five ringwraiths and, of coarse, for the $350 you get frodo as well

Have a look at the piccies on the website, that sword at the back is prolly over their heads about 2/3 inches, that would make the ringwraiths about 9 inches tall, so not 1/6th scale, more like 1/9th scale. TBH honest if they were 1/6th and there was five of them the price tag would be alot higher then $350, just imagine 5 twighlight SSW statues on one base, in fact this dio is only 12 inches wide so that would be much bigger as well if it was 1/6th

woodsy · May 21, 2009

GondorGirl said:
The RWoS is 1/6th I think and I believe this is 1/9th scale so no, they won't, Remember the height goes from the bottom of the base to the top of the highest point, just take a look to the tip of the swords of the ringwraiths

bonsey said:
Taking the base and swords into account I still dont see how this can be 1/9th scale...maybe it wil be but the hefty price tag and height of 12" suggests otherwise to me. Would they really charge $350 for a tiny 1/9 scale diorama??

GG is absolutely correct here. The ringwraiths will be 8-9" tall with the base and swords above their heads making up the other 3-4" of the total height of the dio. At 1/9 scale that 8-9" represents a height of between 6' and 6 3/4' which is exactly in the height range of the ringwraiths. And this 1/9 scale dio. will look anything but tiny.....

GondorGirl · May 21, 2009

woodsy said:
GG is absolutely correct here. The ringwraiths will be 8-9" tall with the base and swords above their heads making up the other 3-4" of the total height of the dio. At 1/9 scale that 8-9" represents a height of between 6' and 6 3/4' which is axactly in the height range of the ringwraiths. And this 1/9 scale dio. will look anything but tiny.....

Thanks Woodsy

And I totally agree, its always worth remembering that height is not the only thing to remember on these pieces, the whole 3D size of the piece will be much more impressive :rock

if that makes any sense :dunno

woodsy · May 21, 2009

GondorGirl said:
Thanks Woodsy

And I totally agree, its always worth remembering that height is not the only thing to remember on these pieces, the whole 3D size of the piece will be much more impressive if that makes any sense

It does GG, the footprint this thing leaves in it's wake will be huge

bonsey · May 21, 2009

Yep...see what ou guys mean!Thanks for contributions...was just thinking that the Hobbit Dio's are small but this should, indeed, be impressive!!

woodsy · May 21, 2009

bonsey said:
Yep...see what ou guys mean!Thanks for contributions...was just thinking that the Hobbit Dio's are small but this should, indeed, be impressive!!

The hobbit dio's are very nice, but size-wise they don't even register on the map compared to this one...I think it's gonna be absolutely amazing in hand. :monkey5

-Super Hans- · May 21, 2009

Malice said:
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WTF