What did you use for Bilbo's walking stick if you don't mind me asking - it looks great.
Gonna go and check out Amazon later to see if I can find something similar. 
Thorin finally showed up at the comic shop I ordered him from yesterday. I spent 30 minutes showing him to one of the workers there. She had never seen these figures before.The Orcirst strap is quite difficult to stay together but otherwise he is an amazing figure. And of course here are a couple of shots I took yesterday.
- except someone was too enthusiastic wrapping Thorin's head w. plastic - or it was a real hard trip from shipping. 
Wow, EXCELLENT pics! Thanks for posting - u have some skills!
My second Bilbo and Thorin finally rolled in from SSC yesterday. Both superb - ASMUS has been really consistent
Thorin's got some "sealed in box" hair. I've got Thorin #2 out getting some air for now. But just beautiful figs.
- IMO he's wonderful. Some have complained - at least from pics - the head seems too large and/or the hair bothers them.
- or soon, anyway. There's WETA poly statues, and Iron Studios is going to have a 1/10 line. But far as I know these 1/6 LOTR and Hobbit figs are pretty unusual - for one thing, companies wanna target big sellers like Marvel and Star Wars. There's no current movie to hype interest in Middle Earth.
Great pics matmurdock!
LOL am probably not the best person to ask about Bilbo
In hand - I don't see a problem at price...tight joints, amazing to-scale clothes, amazing accessories - nice face paint. Maybe the face could be a bit softer in the cheeks but IMO still a great Martin Freeman sculpt. Suggest u check out Bilbo thread on the forum, and https://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW-011419a.htm
*Some* figs I get two of, depending, since I don't turn my collections over. But I tend to target certain characters or themes, maybe. I'm not a complete-ist. Love the Hobbit movies (LOL just sort of ignore the stuff that gets on my nerves.) I think Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage (Bilbo and Thorin) were movie highlights - amazing performances/characters.
And I know it's pretty unlikely we'll see figures like this again
Finally, ASMUS just doesn't do huge production runs like HT. Learned the hard way w. Thranduil if u really want ASMUS fig, don't wait....Anyway to me, Bilbo's got more than one Hobbit movie look, so both he and a Thorin are planned for some mild custom/kitbashing (in time). I think a mithril shirt and oversized coat (DOS/BOFA look) is do-able for Bilbo, eventually. And it'll be interesting trying to pull together Thorin's BOFA look.
PS. If I think a fig is BAD tho I don't duplicate, no matter who it is - just send the first one back. I think I only did that once, tho, and it wasn't an ASMUS fig.
Not sure
. There's a LOT of Bilbos in this forum...
. Used gift cards to pay off POs last summer. So I just had to pay off the shipping - at least SSC managed to ship, even w. all their recent website problems. Between Chinese New Year and Sideshow issues, who knows how fast I will hear about a replacement hand
. Still, spent way too much time playing with these guys!
. Pegs can be sourced, but Orcrist should be perfect. , but I got him from an Amazon retailer. I let it go, but after that decided to try to stick w. my usual retailers.
. I still need to contact SSC about my Thorin defective hand, or ASMUS. Seems there's been a bit of production line/packaging line sloppiness here and there. Not unusual, but very irritating for customer. If this is a reputable retailer they should exchange or fix issue for you ASAP.Some of the things you mention would be "typical" of 1/6 scale figs. I don't mean that in a negative way. And I'm not an expert. Just at least for me, and sounds like for a lot of other folks u get a "repair kit" together real fast for 1/6 figs. E.g. have on hand: super glue, fabric glue (or white glue in a pinch), small sharp scissors, toothpicks and misc. other useful stuff like pointed tweezers. When re-gluing, let sit overnite no matter what package says; give time to fully cure (in my experience). Superglue for hard plastics; fabric glue for "soft" repairs "in general".
Since the places glue is used are so tiny, it's not unusual to have to reglue something. I already snapped the straps on one of my shields, pulling too hard, so that's a superglue repair. Scratching smooth surfaces being glued together is good - give the glue something to grip. I used nails, needle files, a knife, etc.
Your retailer is first point of contact - a good retailer will immediately exchange. Pain in &ss but usually u hafta exchange entire fig. Some retailers will also just ship new parts. If that's a fail, I would never buy from retailer again and contact ASMUS. Also get Paypal/credit card company involved as needed. Leave negative feedback re retailer everywhere. A charge back is something merchants hate as they are charged for that.
For me the big thing would be the broken peg and Orcrist, since that's unfixable
The differences in fibers is OK. It's not unusual to have to mess w. rooted hair figs. If it bothers you, dampen hair slightly (stroke w. wet finger) and pick or comb until u get effect that you like. I used a bamboo skewer, but a nail or other will work as a hair pick too. Or old clean toothbrush. Personally I like the curling IMO gives a more "live effect"
The shedding coat is OK as long as the stitching is good. Some fibers dropping off are where the costume stitching/shape was clipped - it's kinda unavoidable when cutting fake fur or heavy napped fabrics. One of my Thorins had that too - left over fuzz. Just check stitching and u can use tape or brush to pick off loose fiber.
The scratches on the stand - if everything else was perfect, for me I would let it go, as in time there's likely to be scratches anyway on plastics. On the other hand, I'd look real hard and decide if this fig had been opened and then re-packed. Pretty sure my "new" Legolas had been on display or opend
I put the Oakenshield on over the bracer - like the movie. Just go slow and don't tug too hard, that's how I pulled a strap off. Now I need to reglue.
Besides the hands, Thorin should have dwarf sword Deathless, a strap for Orcrist, his pipe, Orcrist, scabbard, and the extra hands. I think the pipe was a pretty late addition as the fan community wanted it e.g. the AUJ song scene. I know I wanted it for this release, especially displaying Thorin without his cloak.
I am sorry you had issues
