fuzzylojiks
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I was only planning to get Gandalf but if a Cave Troll 1:4 comes out, I would have to get it!
just a thought... wouldn't the cave troll pf be at the same scale with the cave troll lsb? we all know that the lsb isn't at 1/2 scale, so maybe it's at 1/4 scale, giving us a glimpse pf how the pf would size up...what do you guys think?
I don't care what scale it's in, I'd buy it. Missed out on the Weta piece, so I'll take anything.
Excellent necropost, well done!
I really don't think people realize just how big a 1:4 scale Troll would be.
I just realized something.
Why can't we have a Cave Troll PF!?!?
Abomination is 16'8" Tall. A Cave Troll is 12-17' Tall. The Abomination PF was only wearing underwear, so why not a Cave Troll with a loin cloth?
If Sideshow can make an Abomination PF a Cave Troll PF is definitely doable!
What say you?
I think it's a case of striking well after the iron was hot. Interest in LOTR died down considerably after Return of the King, so it would be imprudent of Sideshow to release a "risky" piece like a 1:4 Cave Troll when only the diehards remain. Unless they keep the edition size ridiculously low (like, 100 or less) they'll never sell out.
And the cost associated with creating such a limited number of a complex design like the Cave Troll means that those 100 collectors will be absorbing a big chunk of the research and design costs on the piece. What would have been a $1,000 PF suddenly becomes $1,500 to offset those costs.
I agree that we'll be the ones laughing when the Hobbit comes and rekindles interest in the license, especially with Ian McKellen reprising his role as Gandalf. The Trolls in that movie might also be more likely to be translated into PF format if the movie does well. Fingers crossed...
Acoording to "LOTR: Weapons And Warfare" by Chris Smith, a mountain troll stood between 10 and 15 feet. The sizes that PJ used are usually found in that book. In a comparison drawing I have a pic of, a troll is said to be 8' tall. PJ usually upped the sizes of the monsters though. (Tolkien stated that a Balrog was "twice the height of a man" but PJ's Balrog is more like 20'-25'.)
Based on 10', a 1/4 scale troll would come in at 30" in height (45" if based on 15'!). A 1/6 troll (10') would still be 20" tall!
Done as a PF, we would be looking at a RWOS-like extravaganza! It would be something to see a large piece like that every 12-18 months though.
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