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

[Cap'n Cook]

Night and day. Add another inch to the beard, some futzing, and it will be perfect.

I wonder if it’s too late to change up the beard though?

Sure that will be a deal breaker for a lot of people.

 

[Nagoya]

I wonder if it’s too late to change up the beard though?

Sure that will be a deal breaker for a lot of people.

I personally doubt there's any time for them to make further adjustments, don't really get the people claiming there's still time or whatever. I will probably be lightly rooting his chin to try to add some length and volume to his beard from behind...

 

[davejames]

Wow, they really must have worked some more on the sculpt because the likeness comes through a helluva lot stronger than it did in the preview pics. Although I'm starting to think a fabric hat is just not a good choice for a 1/6 Gandalf as even this Inart version suddenly makes the figure look like a cheap toy once it's on.

 

[POOPKID]

Clothes doesn't have weight at all. Seems cheap. That's a fact.

About the body, if you bend the arm doesn't look good. Happens with Joker, seems like bending a clip, not a human arm.

Didn't know we were buying humans.

What's that leg? body on this figures seems quite thin... cloth seems too transparent isn't it?

Larys Strong is that you?

 

[user 67236]

Everyone value his own money in his own way. If you are happy with this figure at 500€, it's ok. I respect that. For me is not the case. A little bit of respect please ; )

 

[chrisstbh]

Wow, they really must have worked some more on the sculpt because the likeness comes through a helluva lot stronger than it did in the preview pics. Although I'm starting to think a fabric hat is just not a good choice for a 1/6 Gandalf as even this Inart version suddenly makes the figure look like a cheap toy once it's on.

Yeah the hat doesn't look great, but tbh I'll never use it anyway as why would I wanna hide that sculpt?

Are you getting this? Would love to see comparison between this and your modified Asmus.

 

[davejames]

Nah I'm happy enough with my custom. And I'm not really a big enough LOTR fan to want a second one of these.

 

[Bo Shrek]

It’s a nice figure but I don’t know if I want to spend $600 CAN on a 1/6 figure. I will however spend $600 on a piece of art. Is this a piece of art? It’s up to us individual’s to determine.

 

[Nagoya]

I mean..

 

[Life_m2000]

To anyone that wants them to fix/improve the beard comment on it on FB. Might give them the push to do so.
I already have commented.

 

[Wor-Gar]

So happy to see the Justin review this morning, as expected the figure looks much closer to what was promised than that poor video at the show.

I agree the beard looks a bit short, but maybe some tugging on those curls will add a wee bit of length.

I also agree that the hat will remain in the box for me. It immediately hides what makes this figure look so real -- the head -- and doesn't look as 1/1 as anything else on the figure. It is in desperate need of weathering at the very least.

Overall, I think I may just pick this up once available after all.

 

[Life_m2000]

I think I’m in the minority but I like the hat, and I’m happy it’s fabric.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I like the silhouette the hat makes from across the room... but the hat really hides this...

And the above is really what I am paying for.

 

[Life_m2000]

I like the silhouette the hat makes from across the room... but the hat really hides this...

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And the above is really what I am paying for.

I hear you, I’ll probably alternate between hat and no hat when he’s on display

 

[user 68638]

Have you seen the Asmus final production piece? It's terrible, the eyes are horrifying to look at.

The pain of spending that much on that crown series is creating a perception bias for some.

 

[Bo Shrek]

Curious how "THE HOBBIT" Gandalf will look!

 

[Captain Clown]

We just need to wire lights inside his hat, so the face can still be seen with it on.

Sheesh, this looks incredible. I almost regret passing, but I’m trying to be pickier about what I order nowadays. Congrats to those getting him.

 

[batsheva]

Fantastic!!! Love the new review, now that is Gandalf!!! The likeness is even better now.. can't wait!

 

[RandomHero]

It's really a shame that Asmus botched the eyes on the Crown Gandalf. I ended up skipping this because I didn't want to drop $500+ on a character I already had. Normally, I don't mind an upgrade, but at this price point I didn't want to jump on it for a company we hadn't seen production pieces on. If Asmus managed to make decent looking eyes on their Gandalf I don't think I'd have any second thoughts, but this does look really sublime.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yeah, I never did get the Crown Gandalf, instead I was waiting for them to offer the head to upgrade my original Asmus Gandalf... but since that never happened, I will gladly upgrade to this InArt.

Of course, I'm still waiting to see Aragorn to know for certain.