InArt: The Lord of the Rings - Aragorn 1:6

Maybe kit can tell us why it reopened

Like the crazy fool that I am, I PO’d a second one. This figure is just too awesome.

Stryker2011 said:

Like the crazy fool that I am, I PO’d a second one. This figure is just too awesome.

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Like me ….

Re-posting these because, well……damn!

It really is a sight to behold.

I truly hope that is exactly what we'll be receiving.

We all hope so too.
I don't think that is exactly what we'll get though, but looking at the comparison between InArt's Joker proto and the actual product, it will be very very close to the proto. And to me, that's more than I can ask to finally have an 1/6 Aragorn.

It's amazing how they got the eyes -- and those are poseable?

Wor-Gar said:

It's amazing how they got the eyes -- and those are poseable?

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I'm not sure about the movement, but they definitely look like separate pieces from the head itself.

Mr.E said:

I'm not sure about the movement, but they definitely look like separate pieces from the head itself.

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Stats say moveable eyes. I just wonder if the proto is.

Wor-Gar said:

It's amazing how they got the eyes -- and those are poseable?

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that's the part I'm mostly worried about.
If you see the proto Joker and the actual product, somehow the eyelids (upper and lower) got more thick/bulky in the actual product, and there are a noticable gap between the lids and eyeballs.
In Joker, it doesn't really noticable as the black make up kinda covers the whole thing, but in Aragorn, I think it will be noticable.

I hope they managed to deal with that and deliver the actual product very very close to the proto. If they do, the unboxing day will be epic.

Interesting. I didn't even bother to read the stats. The photos sold me on their own.

batsheva said:

In Joker, it doesn't really noticable as the black make up kinda covers the whole thing, but in Aragorn, I think it will be noticable.

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Yep, that's definitely the one area that could be the Big Gripe when this gets released.

I think the glass eyes is what makes these eyeballs so lifelike and good (at least thats what I thought Inart does different with the eyes compared to other companies)

It's all about how close they can get them to the eyelid. In those promo pics, the eyes are right there -- razor thin. Not sure the production piece will be like that.

I don't actually think it's hyperbole to say that if the production figure is 80% as good as this proto, it might still be the best 1/6 figure I've ever seen. I keep coming back to this thread and I'm astonished all over again every time I see the pictures.

(I mean, of course I"m hoping for 100%, but I've been in the collecting game long enough to expect a little drop off from proto to production. But even factoring that in ... it would still be a remarkable figure.)

Here’s how the belt buckle is inaccurate for anyone who’s blissfully unaware at the moment.


ACI and Asmus Helm’s Deep Aragorn did it right and it’s a simple fix so I fully expect it to be rectified for the production piece or maybe even for a display proto we’ll see at a show in the future.

When it comes to the outfit, the biggest thing that sticks out that's off is the boots. Hopefully they at least lengthen those. They should hit right under the knee but they hit 2/3 shin.

The boot height bothers me. The belt buckle less so, but now that I know its hard not to want the belt as good as Aragorn's face is. Belt's too black too, isn't it?

Didn’t realize the eyes were movable. Have there been any released human sculpts with pers/movable eyes that look good?

From the released figures I’ve seen, I think the biggest draw back is always the eyes. Asmus GtG, HT Indiana Jones (this one is pretty old I guess) but they both suffer bc of it. Not sure of any others off the top?