SSW Aragorn on Brego Has Arrived!

[tomandshell]

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,..nice statue,..a shame it doesn't look nothing like viggo,...

I think it looks a little something like Viggo, so I guess that technically, I agree with you and your double negative. J/K!

 

[KAOSINLA]

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The SSW line went out like a champ that's for sure

There needed to be more, more, and a little more.

 

[KAOSINLA]

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Congrats on the the piece Tom!!!

 

[The Josh]

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There needed to be more, more, and a little more.

I agree we could have used more pieces.

 

[King Darkness]

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Wow impressive anal likeness, and I don't say that very often.

,yeah thats not something you would say regularly....

 

[LOTRFan]

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Excellent photos Tom, can't wait for mine.

 

[Radagaster]

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Excellent photos Tom, can't wait for mine.

Is it me or does this Aragorn look a bit blanched? Tom, how does he look under normal lighting INSIDE the house?

 

[LOTRFan]

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Is it me or does this Aragorn look a bit blanched? Tom, how does he look under normal lighting INSIDE the house?

Yeah, he is a bit pale not to the point of bothering me much.

 

[tomandshell]

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Is it me or does this Aragorn look a bit blanched? Tom, how does he look under normal lighting INSIDE the house?

His skin looks pretty much like everybody else's in my opinion. Not any paler than Legolas, Pippin, or Eowyn under the same lights.

 

[Mirabella6666]

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No. 55 here. He looks fabulous, but has to stay in the box until I get a new display cabinet to put him and leggy in.

 

[Brindavoine]

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Congrats Tom!
Very nice pictures!

 

[spaceman]

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It's an impressive looking piece judging from the pics - As was Gimli & Legolas which arrived last month.

I have a feeling I'll prefer the simple elegance of the Ellessar figure though. Just as I'll prefer the Moria Gimli to rider Gimli. (Standalone Legolas is a tossup - It's not a personal favorite, but much better in person than the official photos which always looked effeminate to me). It seems silly to knock two great pieces, but in a way they seem over-ambitious. I dunno. Gandalf BELONGS on Shadowfax, the Lord of all horses -- but I'm just not sure that these other characters beg for the rider treatment (as opposed to someone like the unproduced Eomer )

I've gone back-and-forth a bit on these figures. I've got Gim/Leg in hand and Aragorn on order. It will be interesting to see what the long-term consensus of the community will be though on the preferred representation. Probably there's plenty of room for both.

 

[goliath]

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Congratulations Tom and thanks for the very nice pics!

Absolutely cool... and sad, too...

 

[gtb]

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Why sad, Goliath??

 

[goliath]

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Why sad, Goliath??

Because it's the last piece we're gonna see from Weta - unless miracles happen...

 

[TOE]

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Hey TOM!!! You may want to get a replacement. I see a "crack" at the back of the horse.

 

[tomandshell]

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[Bodie The Cursed]

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Hey TOM!!! You may want to get a replacement. I see a "crack" at the back of the horse.

 

[tomandshell]

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It will be interesting to see what the long-term consensus of the community will be though on the preferred representation. Probably there's plenty of room for both.

That got me thinking about what the long term value trends will be for the entire line. It's interesting that of the 52 statues listed on the SS/W LOTR statue page at ToyTracker.net, 39 have red arrows--13 of which are double red arrows. It seems that if anybody out there was stockpiling these things to sell for a profit, now would be the time to unload them...

Of course, those collecting out of love for the line will remain happy for a long time!

 

[spaceman]

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That got me thinking about what the long term value trends will be for the entire line. It's interesting that of the 52 statues listed on the SS/W LOTR statue page at ToyTracker.net, 39 have red arrows--13 of which are double red arrows. It seems that if anybody out there was stockpiling these things to sell for a profit, now would be the time to unload them...

Of course, those collecting out of love for the line will remain happy for a long time!

Most who are still hanging around here love their figures. I believe this line has it all right to show real resiliency and staying power: 1) 50+ year literary history 2) Brilliant film adaptation (a work of art and effort on par with the books themselves, IMO) 3) Fantastic Art-Quality figures sculpted by the actual film crew members.

I'll just remind that the up/down arrows are RECENT/RELATIVE trends only and they are VERY cyclical. A super-high value piece can still have a down couple of months, and we are beginning to enter the season which is traditionally better for buyers. We now have some good time seperating us from the films, and the staying power of this line is clear. Overall prices may be down from their peaks, but at least for the earlier lower-edition type items, there is still plenty of interest to keep the value of a "diversified portfolio" (e.g. 25% orcs 15% elves 20% Hobbits, etc. ) comparitively high relative to MSRP. Having said, I've got a couple "investment" duplicates myself still hanging around, and it is only prudent, I think, to watch the local time trends for your trading activities.