Much better indeed! They may do bigger ones later but for now they thought this would go better with the Stone Trolls Environment.
No. .......three 1/6 scale trolls for $400? In your dreamsi don't understand the logic behind making what is supposed to be a larger scale subject in miniature. that won't go with many collector's displays. i also don't know why there would be three separate releases. who would want just one? at $75 each, wouldn't it make more sense to put all 3 together on one base for $225? with a price point of $700 for barad-dur, i have to beleive they are just throwing stuff against the wall and hoping something will stick. why not a reissue of the stone trolls sculpt with these three newer sculpts in 1/6 scale. i would pay $400 for that.
other than what appears to be indecision on the weta designers, the sculpts look great! they really should be larger.
This should clear your confusion.i don't understand the logic behind making what is supposed to be a larger scale subject in miniature. that won't go with many collector's displays. i also don't know why there would be three separate releases. who would want just one? at $75 each, wouldn't it make more sense to put all 3 together on one base for $225? with a price point of $700 for barad-dur, i have to beleive they are just throwing stuff against the wall and hoping something will stick. why not a reissue of the stone trolls sculpt with these three newer sculpts in 1/6 scale. i would pay $400 for that.
other than what appears to be indecision on the weta designers, the sculpts look great! they really should be larger.
We debated and argued about the scale internally.
If we had made the Trolls 1/6th scale, they would have been much bigger and much, much more expensive (probably over US$500), and we felt this would have severely reduced the demand.
We are very aware there are different groups of collectors out there. Some want grander pieces like Barad-dur and Azog on Warg. Some want a range of 1/6th scale figures. And some want more affordable pieces under the US$100 price point. The Trolls are particularly popular with younger fans of the movies, especially the tens of thousands of younger fans that come and see the full scale Trolls at the Weta Cave. So in this case, we have designed Tom, William and Bert primarily with them in mind. We chose a smaller scale to keep them more affordable, and kept them as separate pieces to allow customers to only purchase one if they prefer.
If we did make everything at 1/6th scale, then we would only be creating pieces for one customer group. And we think that would be unfair on the other groups.
I hope you can understand our thinking. Unfortunately we can't keep everyone happy
Kind regards
Tim
PS : The separate bases also allow customers to position William, Tom and Bert as they wish
This should clear your confusion.
No. .......three 1/6 scale trolls for $400? In your dreams
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