- Joined
- Jan 9, 2014
- Messages
- 1,240
- Reaction score
- 1,444
Best Asmus Middle Earth 1/6 Scale Figure
- Thread starter jal76
- Start date
Help Support Collector Freaks Forum:
jal76
Super Freak
- Joined
- May 10, 2015
- Messages
- 3,634
- Reaction score
- 701
Wow...and WOW!!! Thanks Asmus...you just made my day!
Someperson
Super Freak
Neko
Super Freak
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2014
- Messages
- 335
- Reaction score
- 214
BagginsOfBagEnd
Super Freak
Fantastic news!!
I could do with a few more Hobbit characters and as Thranduil was one of the better characters in the films, I may just have to pick one up then!! Thanks Asmus!! 
Excellent! I just got Thorin and he’s absolutely great, can’t wait for Bilbo to get here and I really want Thranduil in my collection so he will be a preorder day one purchase just like Elrond and Galadriel were.
Bilbo Skywalker
Super Freak
I went from zero interest in the hobbit line to now wanting Thorin/Bilbo to go with a new Thranduil. Thanks everyone! Lol
Biggest issue for me at this point is storing these boxes. Getting into the hobbit hole line from Weta doesn?t help my box situation either.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Biggest issue for me at this point is storing these boxes. Getting into the hobbit hole line from Weta doesn?t help my box situation either.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've Bilbo on display and Thorin in shipment. Let's see how long I can hold out on picking up Thranduil...
Sassafras
Super Freak
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2016
- Messages
- 7,755
- Reaction score
- 2,271
How about a high shelf along the wall and displaying the boxes, which have some lovely art? IMO if u have no plans to sell, perhaps just get rid of the trays and flatten boxes, put in trash bag or other to keep dust off, and store flat. Accessories can be bagged and labeled.
I keep thinking of doing that, as can't imagine selling my Middle Earth stuff. They are lifetime pieces. Right now I have a closet stacked with HT and ASMUS boxes.
Meanwhile - a new Thranduil!!!!!!
If ASMUS does Thranduil-on-Throne I will pass out.....
That just means they need to do Thorin in his last battle outfit to be fair....maybe with a bit of blood on the sculpt and Dwalin too or Dain...
Yeah, noticed once ASMUS figs are sold out, the price seems to go through the roof. Weirdly they show up on Amazon at times, at retail; but then even there the price climbs. I picked up a *cheap* loose Eomer a while back - missing parts - but I would like to get his sword. Saw just the sword and scabbard listed for $70
! For that kind of money I would just buy another new!
BagginsOfBagEnd
Super Freak
Same here, they are becoming a big problem for me too. I do wonder sometimes about just throwing them all away...or just taking out the plastic trays and collapsing them, don't know if I'd ever have the nerve to do it though!!
mitraheroe
Freaked Out
- Joined
- Nov 6, 2015
- Messages
- 166
- Reaction score
- 119
Independently from the Thranduil great news (I hope him to be a Throne version as well), this is why I love ASMUS over the rest of the companies: who else in the 1/6 scale market would protect us from scalpers this way? This is what I meant in some other post: there is no contradiction in wanting to make money and treating collectors with care and dedication...
Oh, god. The Box Problem.
The collector's nightmare.
Our house is super small, so we rent a unit in a self-storage facility for $300 bucks a month. It's at least a third filled with my empty boxes! So even when I'm not buying anything, I'm still paying for this hobby!
The collector's nightmare.
Our house is super small, so we rent a unit in a self-storage facility for $300 bucks a month. It's at least a third filled with my empty boxes! So even when I'm not buying anything, I'm still paying for this hobby!
Bilbo Skywalker
Super Freak
Sassafras, Displaying them is something to look into. Although I fear the dust lol and I keep the brown shippers..
Storage facility is a great idea too Bucky. Especially living here in NYC. Space is so limited.
Baggins, I thought about destroying them too but I can?t lol. Wish these boxes were just smaller. Like the toy biz 12? lotr figures from back in the day. Basically half the width of the typical modern box.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Storage facility is a great idea too Bucky. Especially living here in NYC. Space is so limited.
Baggins, I thought about destroying them too but I can?t lol. Wish these boxes were just smaller. Like the toy biz 12? lotr figures from back in the day. Basically half the width of the typical modern box.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
One of the things I actually appreciate about ThreeZero figures. Sure, they may have issues with likenesses sometimes and they're not the best at sticking to release schedules ... but their boxes are nice and small.
Bilbo Skywalker
Super Freak
Interesting. I don?t own anything by ThreeZero but going forward it would be nice if more companies took that approach.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
BagginsOfBagEnd
Super Freak
I imagine it would be quite liberating
...but then I think what if we move house, if I ever need to sell etc. Really wish the companies would look into smaller boxes for 1/6 scale figures.
This!! I like the ThreeZero boxes too...take up much less space!
Stryker2011
Super Freak
The boxes take up even less space in the trash. I save some of the artwork, but trashing them is very liberating.
Sassafras
Super Freak
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2016
- Messages
- 7,755
- Reaction score
- 2,271
Hafta have a long time go think about it - really about the HTs. Hot Toys churned out great figs but re my MCU stuff if there is no movie hype, would the figs be worth much? They were never made to last forever. So why keep the boxes?
Middle Earth I think is more timeless. i have no doubt LOTR and the Hobbit will be remade years down road.
Oh, god. The Box Problem.
The collector's nightmare.
Our house is super small, so we rent a unit in a self-storage facility for $300 bucks a month. It's at least a third filled with my empty boxes! So even when I'm not buying anything, I'm still paying for this hobby!
My friend, if you can somehow eliminate that expense, do it. The sooner, the better. About 20 years ago I rented a storage unit for several years and after finally leaving it, I found out that i could have purchased what was stored several times over with the money that had been spent. Rather than store the empty boxes, toss them or even sell them on Ebay and at least move to a smaller and cheaper unit.
Someperson
Super Freak
Same here, they are becoming a big problem for me too. I do wonder sometimes about just throwing them all away...or just taking out the plastic trays and collapsing them, don't know if I'd ever have the nerve to do it though!!
What about storing them in an attic or loft storage space in the garage (if options are available?) or store them on a bookshelf ?
Collapsing them may be easiest way.
I think if you?re displaying it and not purchasing them only for resell, you can lose a few inserts - worst case is there?s no plastic insert but the box with the artwork is still present if you do sell it later on.
