"The Age of Men is Over, the Time of the Orc has Come!"
Gothmog arrived today at Minas Miami and I'm glad I was able to add him to the collection.
He is obviously one of Asmus's first figures and for the most part, it really shows. And yet, when done setting him up, he just looks fantastic. Simple yet effective, when placed on display.
First of all, the box was incredibly heavy. I found out that it was due to the heavy figure body used and the stone base, which appears to be a solid chunk of heavy plastic.
Not much in accessories. One extra gloved fist hand, the mace/club, an extra regular LOTR figure stand and a mutilated partial Gondorian soldier body, to lay at Gothmog's feet.
The paint apps on the stone base, the armor and the Gondorian are very simple. No real detailing. I'll definitely be trying my hand at some touch-up on these parts. The armor around the right shoulder showed some excess glue. The red outfit does look like corduroy and does the job. He has a fur cape, for lack of a better term, that looks fine. Part of it is under his shoulder armor but most hugs his back side.
The head sculpt and one ungloved hand are excellent. Mold and paint apps really are well done and are what save this figure. The head sculpt has little tufts of hair in his deformed left ear and around the back of head. Nice little detailing there.
The body is heavy, as previously mentioned. Joints are stiff and will hold a pose.
My figure did arrive with his gloved hand loose and off of the figure. I also had to cut between the thumb and forefinger, then heat it up to soften it enough to slip the mace into his hand.
I will need to work on his left arm, in particular the elbow area with the elbow armor and see if I can carefully bend it further so that his deformed hand is held higher, as seen in the film. Aside from that and some paint touch-up, he is good to go.
Here are a few of my world famous crappy photos...
