Wow, you guys are still going with the woulda shoulda coulda deal eh? I suppose, but i've made my peace, and i hope we get something down the line. (If not it's a shame!)
12" lotr line on hold
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The Craw
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i can live with what i got from the LOTR line. the figures look great. 7 figures make a pretty good set up. i'm more worried about future lines. particularly GI JOE. i got a lot of hope riding on that line. hopefully it doesnt fade away as well. is SW the only line that can last for more than 20 figures?
yes. isn't it the only Sideshow line that's gone 20 figures? What was the second most prolific SS line? Buffy? Universal monsters?
At least we got the 2 Hobbits and Gandalf and most of the Fellowship. Add the DiD Gimli and we only have to cobble together a Merry and Pippin.
The Craw
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buffy had a wealth of figures. just not the right ones. they had over 20 though. i think i got 15 of em.
galactiboy
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And when Faramir was announced that was what I thought was happening. Seemed like Sideshow wouldn't invest in a 2nd or 3rd Tier character unless they thought the line had legs. Sadly that was not the case
thamesvalidude
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And do we accept that we will not get these hobbits. Not this day! This day we whine and we moan and we whinge until those mothers at Sideshow decide to do the decent thing and give us a hobbit two pack!
This day......we fight!
The Craw
Super Freak
"FOR ALL THAT WE HOLD DEAR!!!" in this case that would be merry, pippin, and gimli.
I think the Gandolf sell-thru is just a matter of people having moved on. Heck with a whole summer of blockbusters to choose from and SS doing or distributing items from almost all of them, it's really easy for LOTR to fall to the back of the line. That said, SS may have been a bit overzealous in the edition size. I just wish the line's fate didnt rest of them not striking while the iron was hot. Maybe if the Hobbit movie is as great as these, SS will get a chance to correct their timing and fill the line in under the wave of some much needed media support/tie-in.
GandAlf, people. GANDALF!!!GANDALF!!!GANDALF!!!GANDALF!!!GANDALF!!!GANDALF!!!GANDALF!!!GANDALF!!!GANDALF!!!GANDALF!!!
Hopefully Sideshow does the right thing and produces Merry and Pippin even if it means they lose money! Sure the popular Hobbits didn't sell and that does not bode well for the other 2 Hobbits, but screw Sideshow's bottom line - me wantee!
Sometimes you just have to COMMIT to finishing something that you've started on principle alone. Sideshow has never really grasped this moral concept.
Yes, it's a business... but there is a difference between being committed and then dropping a line and running away from it with the first sign of trouble.
Yes, it's a business... but there is a difference between being committed and then dropping a line and running away from it with the first sign of trouble.
The Craw
Super Freak
yes. it would be equivalent of frodo screaming like a girl, throwing the ring up in the air, and running for the hills when the ringwraiths first set upon him in the shire.
Well, with the big screw over Sideshow did with the incomplete Fellowship statues and the grumpy Buffy fans who didn't get their complete scooby gang, I didn't have much hope, just a fool's hope, that Sideshow would get it right this time and complete the Fellowship.
Good luck with a Chewy, R2 and 3PO in the SW line.
Good luck with a Chewy, R2 and 3PO in the SW line.
The Craw
Super Freak
true. but the SW train can keep chugging along for years with EU releases that people will buy which can buy time for a chewy, R2, and 3PO.Well, with the big screw over Sideshow did with the incomplete Fellowship statues and the grumpy Buffy fans who didn't get their complete scooby gang, I didn't have much hope, just a fool's hope, that Sideshow would get it right this time and complete the Fellowship.
Good luck with a Chewy, R2 and 3PO in the SW line.
thenammagazine
Super Freak
Would it really be that difficult to finish the Fellowship? I mean, the last two Hobbits, Merry and Pippen, should be relatively easy requiring only a mix and match with minor adjusting to the clothes and new headsculpts (although a Pippen in armor would kick ass). The only real full-blown figure they'd need to create would be Glimli.
The Craw
Super Freak
hate to keep beating a dead horse here, but i really thought this would be the one LOTR collectible line that would give us the complete fellowship. i bet if they did complete the fellowship lots of people would jump into the line and try to scoop up the first figures.
Nope. Not sure why people believe this. Go look at the pics of the Hobbit costumes. They are not a simple "mix and match" at all. Their costumes are every bit as complicated as anyone else's. new vest, jackets, shirts, scarf, pants, accessories, heads, etc.
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