Agreed. Seemed like a no-brainer to me
InArt Thorin Oakenshield 1/6 Figure
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batsheva
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Thorin is actually a good news! Meaning they will go deep (and surprising) to the Tolkien characters!!
Thats true, just personally I have no interest in him.... FOTR characters on the other hand
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Either Legolas hasn't been approved or they don't want to reveal prematurely like they did with Aragorn. Or Licensor chose Thorin first. Lots of factors could be at play.
Giimli86
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Unfortunately not neccessarily, they will do a few at most from Hobbit. No way they do 12 dwarves lol.
batsheva
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So do I. Well if they make Tauriel, I will definitely all in for her!Thats true, just personally I have no interest in him.... FOTR characters on the other hand
Might be true, but at least we are getting more characters! Better than just FoTR only!Unfortunately not neccessarily, they will do a few at most from Hobbit. No way they do 12 dwarves lol.
RandomHero
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My thoughts were that they may want to make Gimli since Legolas is supposedly still coming, but don’t want to make the body for just one figure. So to Hoody’s point, maybe Thorin is their test run figure before making Gimli.
It’s a weird choice though, I can’t imagine a Thorin figure does any kind of big sales numbers. Would be down around Pennywise sales, which were low, is my guess.
It’s a weird choice though, I can’t imagine a Thorin figure does any kind of big sales numbers. Would be down around Pennywise sales, which were low, is my guess.
Giimli86
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Exactly my thoughts, cant see Thorin producing 3-4-5k sales, much closer to Pennywise (was between 1-2k) in numbers I think.
I am not even sure if Asmus sold all the 1500 they made. If they did then the demand is around that number.
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Bo Shrek
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I always wanted NECA to make the 13 Dwarves in their Unexpected Journey outfits. If it is in fact Thorin I am on board but don't think I can financially commit to all 13 even though they all have such great fantastic designs. Great job Peter Jackson! Hopefully they will make a Hobbit Gandalf for those (me) who did not pre-order.
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Not spending any amount of money from anything Hobbit related. Great to those who wanted him but I’m honestly surprised they’re even touching the Hobbit trilogy. I’d sacrifice this in a pit of fire for a Legolas/Gimli in an instance. 
Bo Shrek
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Since the release of the Hobbit trilogy I have found myself when needing a hit of Middle Earth watching a Hobbit movie instead. Maybe because they're a little light hearted compared to the deep rich story of LOTR which I may not be in the mood for. Bottom line I love both trilogies!!
While I'm not a fan of the writing and direction of the Hobbit trilogy, I did like the design of many of the characters (with a few notable exceptions). I thought Thorin looked pretty badass. Asmus did a terrific job on him, but I'd be happy to pick up InArt's version, too. #Both!
Giimli86
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Almost any early concept art looked way better and much more dwarvish looking than the one they went with to be honest. Dwalin and Dain looked cool for example.
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Was popular enough to be credited - along with Harry Potter - as saving a moribund box office (the Hobbit movies pulled in almost 3 billion box office).
My favorite Middle Earth character and one of the few I'll shell out InArt prices for. While keeping all my ASMUS as well. But I'm not that excited, since it could be awhile, and companies change their minds.
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I doubt they will make all 13, probably just main characters like Thorin and Gimli. Dain would be cool. I've already resigned myself to one day having to try to make a custom Dwalin, at least.
BagginsOfBagEnd
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Interesting (and surprising) choice. Not one I’ll be picking up as I think the Asmus Thorin is a fantastic figure (one of their best IMO) so don’t feel any need to spend big money to replace it…but it’s always good to see more Middle Earth collectibles announced.
Giimli86
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Yeah but they cost 700-750 million compared to the 300 million for Lotr which brought 3 billion in too.
Lotr was about as much better as the Hobbit is better than the Rings of power series. There are sadly huge quality differences between these.
Bo Shrek
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I believe that Thorin may be a production test for Inart to perfect Gimili
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