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

[agonistes86]

Not real happy to see this -- unsightly wrist joint!


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Those of course will be covered once you cut a hole in the sleeve and pull it over his thumb, to make him more accurate.

 

[JMT1979]

I am not a fan of the bent hat brim

Are you a straight brim kinda guy?

 

[Nagoya]

I’d like to imagine how people here get ready in the morning at home vs in a hotel when the slightest shift in lighting and angles apparently makes the difference whether a face looks either “omg best product EVER I’d buy 10 of these” or “the gorilla I saw last week at the zoo looks more like me than I do”
Still can’t believe people on this forum have actually used phrases like “Asmus’s head sculpt looks better” unironically.
2022 is officially the year hell has frozen over.

 

[Chopper Face]

I'm beginning to agree.
Asmus version headsculpt is looking way more better to me.

 

[Gipetto0812]

Those of course will be covered once you cut a hole in the sleeve and pull it over his thumb, to make him more accurate.

Only problem with that is the sleeves don’t look long enough to even reach that far based on the photos we’ve seen. So unless the shirt material has some stretch to it, that may not even be an option

 

[WonderlandOllie]

Few more pics of Gandalf

Love these! Just found another side profile from the same photographer - hat looks great side profile!

 

[agonistes86]

I have to disagree about the hat. While the overall size and shape looks good, and it's obviously miles beyond the original Asmus hat, the fabric simply can't hold the necessary details, and it's the weakest point of the figure IMO.
The rest of the figure is so realistic and detailed, that the hat looks even more stiff and toy-like in comparison.

If the hat looks like this in production, which seems likely at this point, I foresee many people replacing the hat either with the sculpted Asmus version, or with a future custom version.

 

[warlock664]

Only problem with that is the sleeves don’t look long enough to even reach that far based on the photos we’ve seen. So unless the shirt material has some stretch to it, that may not even be an option

Just to be safe, I purchased an extra Asmus GTG shirt for $9.99.

 

[Someperson]

Are you a straight brim kinda guy?

100%

 

[Mr.Tanker]

To be fair, I remember in the LotR special features that there was specific talk about how hard it was to make a hat that behaved and folded the way Peter Jackson wanted. So I would imagine that difficulty would apply even more to a small scale version.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Something I've been working on in anticipation for InArt Gandalf

 

[Wor-Gar]

Is the sand and pebbles around the steps just sprinkled on or do you have it glued down in some way? Like, if you tilt the base will all that lovely sand shift?

 

[Rzeznikk]

Is the sand and pebbles around the steps just sprinkled on or do you have it glued down in some way? Like, if you tilt the base will all that lovely sand shift?

Glued on.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Can't wait to get InArt Gandalf in this display and I can move the Crown to my Bridge of Khazad-Dum display.

 

[user 67922]

Can't wait to get InArt Gandalf in this display and I can move the Crown to my Bridge of Khazad-Dum display.

Lovely Rzeznikk!

I've always wanted to make the Doors of Durin. This InArt Gandalf makes me want to do it even more.

 

[Rzeznikk]

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Lovely Rzeznikk!

I've always wanted to make the Doors of Durin. This InArt Gandalf makes me want to do it even more.

Thanks!

Doors of Durin would be awesome!

 

[WonderlandOllie]

Can't wait to get InArt Gandalf in this display and I can move the Crown to my Bridge of Khazad-Dum display.

Mate, these are amazing! You got close ups on the Khazud Dum display? Couldn’t see on your page.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Mate, these are amazing! You got close ups on the Khazud Dum display? Couldn’t see on your page.

Thanks. The Khazad-Dum base is just the one that came with Asmus first Gandalf release. But now after doing this base I may try my hand at making a larger one.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Here is a longer video showing some WIP pics and videos.

 

[agonistes86]

Here is a longer video showing some WIP pics and videos.

Great work!
I would love to try something like this, but it would just be another item on my never ending to-do list of customs.