Questions for Asmus

[asgardianboy]

Still waiting, Mr Asmus.......

 

[batsheva]

@Asmus please take care of your customer.

 

[GhostBeard]

We have seen a production sample of Bilbo already This is what we are getting:View attachment 576854

Tailoring looks great, but with that head sculpt/facial expression it is a regrettable pass; unless I find it cheap/marked down later. Really bummed by this.

 

[Kalkylen]

Tailoring looks great, but with that head sculpt/facial expression it is a regrettable pass; unless I find it cheap/marked down later. Really bummed by this.

Gonna be great for a Jack the Ripper custom at least...

 

[Tolkien Nerd]

Gonna be great for a Jack the Ripper custom at least...

Too scary for even him!!

 

[Sixth Scale Man]

Not sure if this question has come up in these threads, but I was wondering if Asmus were picking up the “The Rings Of Power”? My hopeful answer is that they are not, since I’d personally prefer they concentrate on the Peter Jackson era.
Now, if they wanted to do original “Willow” figures……..

 

[BagginsOfBagEnd]

^ Agreed…give us (lots) more LOTR and Hobbit (yes optimistic I know!) figures first before even considering anything from that. There are still so many figures I want from both of those.

Now…if they wanted to do 1/6 Jurassic Park or Stargate figures….that’s an entirely different ball game (being optimistic again lol, well a girl can dream )

 

[Sixth Scale Man]

I saw the recent Disney Marvel and Star Wars release schedule and thought, man Hot Toys is going to struggle keeping up with those!
I wouldn’t want Asmus getting stretched thin (something about butter, too much bread etc) over LOTR releases. They’ve done such a great job completing the initial Fellowship, have some great releases coming this year and have hinted at some awesome future reveals. If that got watered down for a series that might not really hit home with Tolkien fans, that would be a waste.
I’d be down for some JP releases since it looks like Chronicle have let that fizzle out.

 

[Lizard Lips]

I’d be down for some JP releases since it looks like Chronicle have let that fizzle out.

Chronicle went bust and did a runner with collectors' money from what I read, but yeah I'd really like someone to pick up the JP line. The 1/6 scale raptor prototype Chronicle showed off looked great

 

[Life_m2000]

Chronicle went bust and did a runner with collectors' money from what I read, but yeah I'd really like someone to pick up the JP line. The 1/6 scale raptor prototype Chronicle showed off looked great

Yeah the 1/6 raptor looked great. I was definitely going to buy that

 

[Someperson]

@Asmus hi Asmus,
Question about crown GTW:
will he have his grey overcoat that we see him using when he enters the golden hall?
That would be a neat extra !

Fingers crossed for Sauron and King of the dead in the future!

 

[superdoug]

Yeah the 1/6 raptor looked great. I was definitely going to buy that

I was in for both the raptor and Grant. Thankfully I was able to get all of my money back. I thank the people on these boards for that. That’s how I got the heads up that there were issues.

 

[GhostBeard]

For my money, I have zero hope and expectations for this “new” Rings Amazon thing. Hopefully it gets ignored, your mileage may vary

 

[BagginsOfBagEnd]

For my money, I have zero hope and expectations for this “new” Rings Amazon thing. Hopefully it gets ignored, your mileage may vary

Was looking forward to it initially, but have to admit, the more I am seeing of it the lower my expectations are going.

 

[Tolkien Nerd]

Was looking forward to it initially, but have to admit, the more I am seeing of it the lower my expectations are going.

Totally agree!

 

[Sixth Scale Man]

I met the actor playing one of the guys with the big antlers on his back at a friend's film shoot. He seemed really excited about his role and his part did sound good, but yeah, keeping expectations low. Seems wise in this era of favourite franchises and beloved characters getting screwed over and kicked in the face by content "suppliers" - can't bring myself to call them creators...that involves creativity.

 

[superdoug]

Was looking forward to it initially, but have to admit, the more I am seeing of it the lower my expectations are going.

Pretty much where I am at. I have tried to remain hopeful but I think the nail in the coffin of my hopes was trying to watch their Wheel of Time show. I figured if that show came out well it would be a good sign for Rings but I couldn’t make it past the first few episodes even though I tried.

 

[Kalkylen]

Lifelong Tolkien fan here: I have absolutely no faith in The Rings of Power based off what we've seen so far. The CGI looks woeful and the costumes look really bad. Of course I'm going to give it a shot and want to be surprised but can't shake that doubt so far.

I too tried to give The Wheel of Time a go to see what Amazon could pull off in the fantasy genre and oh boy, was that a worrying wakeup call...not even my beloved Rosamund Pike could salvage it.

Hopefully Asmus will steer clear and focus on Jackson's LOTR instead...

 

[GhostBeard]

I met the actor playing one of the guys with the big antlers on his back at a friend's film shoot. He seemed really excited about his role and his part did sound good, but yeah, keeping expectations low. Seems wise in this era of favourite franchises and beloved characters getting screwed over and kicked in the face by content "suppliers" - can't bring myself to call them creators...that involves creativity.

That's a great way of phrasing it.

 

[Someperson]

Lifelong Tolkien fan here: I have absolutely no faith in The Rings of Power based off what we've seen so far. The CGI looks woeful and the costumes look really bad. Of course I'm going to give it a shot and want to be surprised but can't shake that doubt so far.

I too tried to give The Wheel of Time a go to see what Amazon could pull off in the fantasy genre and oh boy, was that a worrying wakeup call...not even my beloved Rosamund Pike could salvage it.

Hopefully Asmus will steer clear and focus on Jackson's LOTR instead...

The plate armour (and modern hair styles) really got to me. I was half hoping that it’s some fake trailer to keep expectations low with a peasant surprise but I can’t imagine that ever happening.