That’s looks great.
InArt: The Lord of the Rings - Gandalf 1:6
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This is exactly where I'm at. The InArt Gandalf is clearly the superior version to me, but it also comes at a price.
I've seen some people say there is not much difference in price, so why not switch. Perhaps I'm missing something, but this is what I'm seeing: I paid $350 shipped for Asmus Crown Gandalf. InArt Gandalf is $515 from OSK - that's 147% the price of Asmus. And while the following of course doesn't apply to US buyers, the $350 for Asmus was 301€ at the time of purchase for me, while $515 currently sits at 523€, so I'm already looking at 173% of the price...
Long story short, if I had money to burn, I'd definitely upgrade. But for 200€+, I'd rather invest that money in a different figure instead. Gandalf is not as important to me, nor do I see a 200€+ price difference to be honest.
chrisstbh
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Well Asmus were having major issues with their free shipping method back when I was trying to get my Gandalf and other figures from them, the quote for shipping was about $80 or so IIRC.
350 + $80 = $430
Retail price for this InArt one is $440 I think, plus the shipping etc. bringing it up to $515 I honestly don't think that $85 is too much of a step up for what currently looks to be a vastly superior product.
Right now if you want to get the Asmus Gandalf from Sideshow it's $412 shipped to the UK + $82 import fee = $494, so I'd rather pay $20 for this figure tbh.
But your mileage may very depending on country/currency/import duty.
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That looks great. Push the hat down a bit more onto his forehead and it'll look even better but probably won't use the hat on this anyways.
Waiden
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Yep. The price difference between both is not much. About 20% higher (what I paid) but the difference is huge.
Misterbadguy
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Looking at it that way, $20 extra is an absolute steal even if you consider the headsculpt to be the only notable improvement. The Asmus Gandalf looks like a dodgy waxwork compared to IA's effort.
Yeah at current market prices (choosing Sideshow as comparison), that makes sense. I don't see a reason to get the Asmus over this at those prices, and for $20 more it would be a no-brainer. Even at $100 I might give it the edge.
I remembered that I had to pay 38€ import tax for my Asmus, which brought my total to 339€. Still, InArt is 523€, so still 54% more... Quite a bit more than $20. So for those who do have the Asmus already, and of course don't think it's the disaster many make it out to be, upgrading would still be a significant chunk of money..
I think this is pretty fantastic. From the overall presentation of the sculpt, hair, beard and the draping of the clothes. This one is an easy win over Asmus. Damn.
Even with all of that I ain't doubling up. I won't be able to sell off the Asmus figure and get the InArt figure ( I think it's sold out). Really, the biggest problem with Asmus is the eyes. If I could find a way to get rid of the massive amount of gloss on them I'd he happier.
Even with all of that I ain't doubling up. I won't be able to sell off the Asmus figure and get the InArt figure ( I think it's sold out). Really, the biggest problem with Asmus is the eyes. If I could find a way to get rid of the massive amount of gloss on them I'd he happier.
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RandomHero
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Doesn’t look oversized to me
I believe the oversized fears came from that one shot in Justin's video comparison. Never before or since has the head size been mentioned as a problem.
Anyway, we'll all know soon enough.
Anyway, we'll all know soon enough.
denrep-lilium
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Well, the moaning phase has to happen.
There's a phase to the moaning? if so the period is pret-ty short.
chrisstbh
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I think people just want to convince themselves they don't like it so they don't have to spend $500 or $1000 on themProduction Joker looks fine.
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Especially since the initial honeymoon phase with inart where they could do no wrong and queen studios was the savior of one sixth is only sustainable until they show some production pieces to this groupWell, the moaning phase has to happen.
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I'm not going to say that the Asmus figure is better. I think InArt has a win on their hands.
But a little TLC with Asmus' product and most importantly, not blowing out his hair and beard, makes for a pretty good fig.
All that to be said, I am hesitant to sell my Asmus fig. Your Asmus figure can be a way to display a hatted gandalf while leaving the sculpt to shine on the InArt one.
And also, how were any of us to know that InArt would happen? Surely you can't hold that against yourself. You bought what, at the time, was the premier Gandalf. Such is life in this game.
But a little TLC with Asmus' product and most importantly, not blowing out his hair and beard, makes for a pretty good fig.
All that to be said, I am hesitant to sell my Asmus fig. Your Asmus figure can be a way to display a hatted gandalf while leaving the sculpt to shine on the InArt one.
And also, how were any of us to know that InArt would happen? Surely you can't hold that against yourself. You bought what, at the time, was the premier Gandalf. Such is life in this game.
This!
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Will the beard fluff out like the one in the initial photos.? that's the only thing I can Criticise.
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