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ealgyldenOne of the many cool things about the LotR action figures is how well done the relative scale of the characters is. Galadriel, Elrond and Saruman look down on everyone else, Boromir is broader than Eomer who's broader than Aragorn, and so on. So naturally the hobbit figures are pretty wee compared to the rest.
So why aren't they any cheaper? They use a lot less plastic and paint; we should get a discount on them. You should be able to get two Merrys for the price of one Gandalf, or, more fittingly, Merry and Pippin for the price of one Boromir. (I would say the same goes for Gimli, but I don't think he'd be appreciative.)
I'm just whining because I can't find a RotK Sam for under $10 plus shipping, and since that's what I paid for Aragorn and Eomer, it bothers me to pay much that for Sam (not that Sam isn't wonderful, but he's smaller and uses fewer raw materials). But if I don't get him, Frodo will be sad (and so will I, because Sam's great and it's a really nice figure). I can't send Frodo off with Boromir. Boromir has enough to deal with already, wrangling his herd of Aragorns, Eomers, Merrys and Pippins, and anyway he thinks Frodo is kind of annoying. And all the other Frodos have Sams, so RotK Frodo will feel left out (well, one Frodo has an Arwen, but he's different). It's all very disheartening.
And how come the Legolas and Arod set doesn't come with Gimli too? Did Legolas dump him off somewhere like a big elf jerk? Toy Biz should have made a weird-looking plastic blob Gimli, like the weird-looking plastic blob Frodo that came with Arwen and Asfaloth. Poor Legolas looks bereft. Or confused. It can be hard to tell.
This whole day has been one long span of time-killing, with a fabulous night of repeats as the sole light on the horizon. Nick/Greg/Archie, Martin and Danny's fight and the shoe-selling proposal scene... c'mon, prime time, get here already! This week is never going to end.
So why aren't they any cheaper? They use a lot less plastic and paint; we should get a discount on them. You should be able to get two Merrys for the price of one Gandalf, or, more fittingly, Merry and Pippin for the price of one Boromir. (I would say the same goes for Gimli, but I don't think he'd be appreciative.)
I'm just whining because I can't find a RotK Sam for under $10 plus shipping, and since that's what I paid for Aragorn and Eomer, it bothers me to pay much that for Sam (not that Sam isn't wonderful, but he's smaller and uses fewer raw materials). But if I don't get him, Frodo will be sad (and so will I, because Sam's great and it's a really nice figure). I can't send Frodo off with Boromir. Boromir has enough to deal with already, wrangling his herd of Aragorns, Eomers, Merrys and Pippins, and anyway he thinks Frodo is kind of annoying. And all the other Frodos have Sams, so RotK Frodo will feel left out (well, one Frodo has an Arwen, but he's different). It's all very disheartening.
And how come the Legolas and Arod set doesn't come with Gimli too? Did Legolas dump him off somewhere like a big elf jerk? Toy Biz should have made a weird-looking plastic blob Gimli, like the weird-looking plastic blob Frodo that came with Arwen and Asfaloth. Poor Legolas looks bereft. Or confused. It can be hard to tell.
This whole day has been one long span of time-killing, with a fabulous night of repeats as the sole light on the horizon. Nick/Greg/Archie, Martin and Danny's fight and the shoe-selling proposal scene... c'mon, prime time, get here already! This week is never going to end.
