Asmus Toys : Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Thank you again dude.

Anyway, 2 more little questions:

1) What's that comb you use on the video? Something you say you got with HT's Chewbacca?

2) Why couldn't you just use the neck peg on the original head? What's that about "inbuilt" pegs?

1) The comb was included in the HT Chewbacca figure set to allow you to comb the fur on Chewbacca. It works fairly well on Chewie, but not that well on Aragorn due to the fine hair and sticky product.

2) The original head has an inbuilt peg in that it is not removable from the head. The new head has a female socket and so they had to include a double ball peg that attaches to the head and can then be attached to the neck joint like the original head was attached.

 

[asgardianboy]

Alright. That's clearer now. Thanks again mate.

Regarding the product they put on Aragorn: can rooted hair be worked on without it, or will rooted hair always become a fuzzy mess, no matter how you manipulate it? Can rooted hair be tamed with residue-free methods like hot water and sustained pression? (you know, using rubber bands for a few days to really reduce its volume)

I have seen wonders like this:

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=306481&d=1480071435

And I wonder how people manage to give rooted hair such a realistic styling, maybe even without applying any product...

Regards,
m.

1) The comb was included in the HT Chewbacca figure set to allow you to comb the fur on Chewbacca. It works fairly well on Chewie, but not that well on Aragorn due to the fine hair and sticky product.

2) The original head has an inbuilt peg in that it is not removable from the head. The new head has a female socket and so they had to include a double ball peg that attaches to the head and can then be attached to the neck joint like the original head was attached.

 

[Thainitty]

Anyone get their expansion sets yet?

 

[Stryker2011]

Anyone get their expansion sets yet?

Nope.

 

[Radagaster]

Anyone get their expansion sets yet?

Still waiting here too. Asmus hasn't given any updates.

 

[Thainitty]

Dang, thanks guys

 

[Aumakua]

Anyone get their expansion sets yet?

scary thing is my order shows as "completed" but I haven't received any tracking info. I just e-mailed asmus about it.

 

[Bucky Underbelly]

Asmus said in the Gimli thread that they expected the Frodo and Sam expansion sets to go out this month.

 

[Stryker2011]

scary thing is my order shows as "completed" but I haven't received any tracking info. I just e-mailed asmus about it.

Mine says the same thing. I emailed them about it a couple weeks ago. This is the response I received on March 30th:

Thank you for sending us the inquiry. Please be ensured that we’ve received and confirmed your order for UPEX004 Frodo Upgrade Expansion Pack and UPEX005 Sam Upgrade Expansion Pack. The products will be posted out to you once when they are ready for shipping.
Please accept our sincere apology for any inconvenience. Should you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Thank you again for the support.
Best
Sylvia

 

[Radagaster]

*Sharpening the pitchforks . . .

 

[jki&Cri]

Received. Beautiful little figure. One of Asmus best.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Terrific sculpt. Hair could use some highlights.

 

[user 15061]

Are the only differences between the two pack and slim releases the heads and cloaks?

 

[Stephen Gentile]

Can anyone confirm this? I just opened my Sam 2.0. Is the cape supposed to be that narrow? It looks fuller on the instruction sheet. I can't tell from the promo pictures.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Wow -- is Frodo really sold out on Asmus site?

The site went down, now its gone.

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Can anyone confirm this? I just opened my Sam 2.0. Is the cape supposed to be that narrow? It looks fuller on the instruction sheet. I can't tell from the promo pictures.

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Yeah, that cloak looks weird. Seems it does not have enough material! It should be wide enough to come around their shoulders and across the front of them.

 

[rjszar]

Yeah, that cloak looks weird. Seems it does not have enough material! It should be wide enough to come around their shoulders and across the front of them.

That's kind of taking "slim" to the extreme. Looks more like a super hero cape than a cloak.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Can anyone confirm this? I just opened my Sam 2.0. Is the cape supposed to be that narrow? It looks fuller on the instruction sheet. I can't tell from the promo pictures.

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Yeah the Slim Merry and Pippin cloaks are super narrow (and made from thin material too), seems like a cheap alternative. But I'm still displaying them with their traveling cloaks in my set up. To set them apart.

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[Stephen Gentile]

Thanks Rzeznikk for the confirmation. Just glad I didn't get a defect I had to find a replacement for. Still, it's a shame Asmus gave us such a poorly cut cape. The slim Frodo cloak is much better.

Yeah the Slim Merry and Pippin cloaks are super narrow (and made from thin material too), seems like a cheap alternative. But I'm still displaying them with their traveling cloaks in my set up. To set them apart.

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[lt0778]

Frodo ordered as well.