My only nitpick is I wish they had stuck with the prototype with regards to the hair above the lip. They opted to braid the mustache hair to join right under his nose and sculpt the mustache as opposed to the prototype that had a full rooted hair mustache. (See below)
The mouth on the...
People have been paying up to $2k for this on eBay. If I were them I would be pissed. And for those of us who got this originally, we should be pissed as well considering they are now going to sell it with this extra add on. It better be like $1200 or something . . .
That's crazy - they need $2.5 million dollars from us, up front, just to put Jabba's Sail barge into production? It gives me a new appreciation for the resources required to make a large toy like this.
Personally I'm a Star Wars vehicle whore - I put my name on the list the moment I saw it.
I'll admit, I'm not sure if it was because of the wait or what exactly diminished my anticipation of this figure, but I wasn't as excited as I thought I would be when it arrived. That quickly turned into God-smacking awe when I opened it up. When people tell you it's big, you say "Ok, Ok, I get...
Here, on a sculpt I was most apprehensive about in terms of ASMUS getting it right, they up and nail it like a boss. Where was this sculptor on the other figures? This has got to be one of their best in the line.
Wow - he's only about 3" shorter than Demithyle and $400 cheaper. AND, full of so much detail! With a Sideshow Originals 10% coupon this makes him a no brainer. Now the wait begins . . .
Recieved mine today - compared to other ASMUS LotR figures, I put it up there as one of their better ones. The boot attached to the head of the troll arrived broken off so I have reached out to Asmus to see what can be done. Great figure though, glad I got the "luxury" version as the troll...