Asmus 1/6 Lord of the Rings - Bilbo Baggins

Tolkien Nerd said:

What are you waiting for? GET HIM!!!!!! I promise you will not be sorry. One of the best figures from Asmus IMO

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matmurdock said:

OH NO! I knew I should have stayed away from this thread. These pictures are amazing and kind of really make me want to get him.

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Tolkien Nerd said:

What are you waiting for? GET HIM!!!!!! I promise you will not be sorry. One of the best figures from Asmus IMO

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Adoptedscot said:

I was in the same position you are. I had no intention of buying Bilbo but amazing photo's and reviews in this thread won me over. I ordered direct from Asmus on the Tuesday and it arrived via Fed Ex on the Friday, to the UK with no customs fees.
My first Asmus figure and it really is a beauty!. The look, the tailoring, the accessories are all unreal, it's a perfect piece imo and I gotta say the Art Box is just beautiful too.
So, go for it, you will not be sorry.
Shell.
Xx
My photography skills are no way near as good as some here, but you get the idea

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matmurdock said:

I am quite familiar with their tailoring and figures.
Part of my hesitation is figuring out where to put him. He doesn't go with the Fellowship. I could make a solid argument for with the Elves but only sort of.
Yeah I am probably going to cave.

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Stryker2011 said:

Uhmmm… a TV cabinet…

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Sixth Scale Man said:

Come for the sixth scale figures.
Stay for the discussion on cabinetry
Sincerely, I enjoy these forums.

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Monte Williams said:

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Oh, man. Bilbo has been a big deal for me since I was eight years old. I spent my reading time in third grade making my bewildered way through Tolkien's novel; I say "third grade" because it took me the entire school year to get through it, and I say "bewildered" because much of the novel went over my head. Still, I found it sufficiently compelling that I stuck with it, and I've since read it five or six times, including with a group of students and aloud to my daughter when she was wee.

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As for my toy photography hobby, NECA produced a 1/4-scale Bilbo based on Peter Jackson's Hobbit adaptation (which I opted not to watch), and I bought it despite its weird, overly-textured face because it was reduced to ten bucks or so. That figure ended up dominating my hobby for the better part of a year; I took it on hikes all over southern Idaho and captured hundreds of portraits of it before eventually selling it (as I ultimately do with 95% of the action figures I buy.)

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More recently, Asmus paid tribute to the same Martin Freeman iteration with their own figure, and the preorder photos were the greatest thing I'd ever seen. Alas, the final product disappointed me, but I did eventually pick it up due to, again, a good sale. I took it on a shoot or two and then parted with it; the face still bums me out a bit, but it was a cool figure for what it was.

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But this new Bilbo from Asmus is far and away the greatest take on the character, with a stunning likeness of Ian Holm that more than lives up to the pre-production teaser photos. If the previous Asmus Bilbo had looked this good, I would still own it.

This is the definitive Bilbo figure, for my money. Nothing else even comes close.

(I find that the red vest easily becomes oversaturated when I'm editing my photos, and I wearied of desaturating it, so for giggles I just changed its color.)​

Now I almost wish I'd kept the Freeman Bilbo, if only to utilize some of its clothes and accessories for this figure.

Also, I realize it's odd to have Bilbo adventuring in his dress coat, but Asmus did such a fine job on the coat that I decided I'd use it for my first shoot; after today, he shall always wear his brown coat.

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I only get to the ocean two or three times a year, 'cause it's a few hours away, but man alive, I'd love to photograph this toy at the ocean! In the meantime, he lends himself quite well to the humble trail near my house. Hopefully soon I'll be able to take him to Robert Louis Stevenson Park, which has some truly epic vistas.

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"And if you don’t keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to..."

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Monte Williams said:

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Oh, man. Bilbo has been a big deal for me since I was eight years old. I spent my reading time in third grade making my bewildered way through Tolkien's novel; I say "third grade" because it took me the entire school year to get through it, and I say "bewildered" because much of the novel went over my head. Still, I found it sufficiently compelling that I stuck with it, and I've since read it five or six times, including with a group of students and aloud to my daughter when she was wee.

​

As for my toy photography hobby, NECA produced a 1/4-scale Bilbo based on Peter Jackson's Hobbit adaptation (which I opted not to watch), and I bought it despite its weird, overly-textured face because it was reduced to ten bucks or so. That figure ended up dominating my hobby for the better part of a year; I took it on hikes all over southern Idaho and captured hundreds of portraits of it before eventually selling it (as I ultimately do with 95% of the action figures I buy.)

​

More recently, Asmus paid tribute to the same Martin Freeman iteration with their own figure, and the preorder photos were the greatest thing I'd ever seen. Alas, the final product disappointed me, but I did eventually pick it up due to, again, a good sale. I took it on a shoot or two and then parted with it; the face still bums me out a bit, but it was a cool figure for what it was.

​

But this new Bilbo from Asmus is far and away the greatest take on the character, with a stunning likeness of Ian Holm that more than lives up to the pre-production teaser photos. If the previous Asmus Bilbo had looked this good, I would still own it.

This is the definitive Bilbo figure, for my money. Nothing else even comes close.

(I find that the red vest easily becomes oversaturated when I'm editing my photos, and I wearied of desaturating it, so for giggles I just changed its color.)​

Now I almost wish I'd kept the Freeman Bilbo, if only to utilize some of its clothes and accessories for this figure.

Also, I realize it's odd to have Bilbo adventuring in his dress coat, but Asmus did such a fine job on the coat that I decided I'd use it for my first shoot; after today, he shall always wear his brown coat.

​

I only get to the ocean two or three times a year, 'cause it's a few hours away, but man alive, I'd love to photograph this toy at the ocean! In the meantime, he lends himself quite well to the humble trail near my house. Hopefully soon I'll be able to take him to Robert Louis Stevenson Park, which has some truly epic vistas.

​

"And if you don’t keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to..."

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matmurdock said:

Absolutely brilliant shots!!! Glad I am not the only person reading LotR to their daughter.

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