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wolf-brother
10-14-2012, 04:27 PM
ARH is getting its first license as a company..CONAN!
The BARBARIAN will be sold and distributed exclusively by SIDESHOW.
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii605/wolf-brother/Conan.jpg
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii605/wolf-brother/ARHLicenseConanposter.jpg

wolf-brother
10-14-2012, 04:29 PM
I hope we get something like this from ARH in the future!
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii605/wolf-brother/Conan20the20Destroyer.jpg

dechirico7
10-14-2012, 04:43 PM
Looks good from the neck down.

wolf-brother
10-14-2012, 05:04 PM
I like the Barbarian. It reminds me of the Barry Windsor Smith Conan.

gagaliya
10-15-2012, 12:40 AM
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8aqISqucylo/TzLvaGWAHRI/AAAAAAAALKg/DpL25tD1_7w/s1600/Conan-The-Barbarian-2011.jpg

booya!

johnclone
10-15-2012, 01:55 AM
I think that was a wise move by ARH.

The SHOGUN
10-15-2012, 03:32 PM
The statue pictured above is the most feminine Conan statue ever produced.

testsubject25
10-15-2012, 07:58 PM
wait... so it's their generic barbarian with a Conan license on it now to make it officially a Conan piece? If they stick with it, I'd be interested to see what they come up with.

So to clarify, he went from "Barbarian" to "Conan the Barbarian"? :laugh:

wolf-brother
10-15-2012, 10:54 PM
wait... so it's their generic barbarian with a Conan license on it now to make it officially a Conan piece? If they stick with it, I'd be interested to see what they come up with.

So to clarify, he went from "Barbarian" to "Conan the Barbarian"? :laugh:

In a nutshell. All I want is...whatever it takes to get the Frazetta Destroyer sculpted! :deadh:

johnclone
10-16-2012, 01:04 AM
wait... so it's their generic barbarian with a Conan license on it now to make it officially a Conan piece? If they stick with it, I'd be interested to see what they come up with.

So to clarify, he went from "Barbarian" to "Conan the Barbarian"? :laugh:

It's just that easy.

warhead
10-16-2012, 05:53 AM
I was really digging it when it was a WIP, I wanted to get it...but in the end I didnt because the face just didnt sell me...looked a little too manga to me for some reason, also a little too overkill and to much generic sameness on the skulls.
Yet on some days I go back and fourth on whether to get this or not...maybe some day.

z28barry
10-16-2012, 08:36 AM
Redo the head sculpt and get reid of the tall hair.

Nitefall
10-16-2012, 06:53 PM
In a nutshell. All I want is...whatever it takes to get the Frazetta Destroyer sculpted! :deadh:

by CS Moore.:buttrock:

Ex-Parrot
10-16-2012, 08:05 PM
wait... so it's their generic barbarian with a Conan license on it now to make it officially a Conan piece? If they stick with it, I'd be interested to see what they come up with.

So to clarify, he went from "Barbarian" to "Conan the Barbarian"? :laugh:

The way I heard it, coughing up the cash to be an official Conan licensee was their best available option after certain...concerns were raised by certain interested parties.

Or at least so I've been told by someone who has regular dealings with Paradox (who currently owns the Robert E Howard character library) anyhow.

That may or may not be true, I have no evidence one way or the other, just passing along the scuttlebutt because I found it kind of interesting, but the person who told me is usually pretty trustworthy so I wouldn't be at all surprised if there was in fact truth in it. Even more so given that Paradox have a reputation of being pretty litigious, and that this piece definitely draws strong influence from some famous Conan artworks...

Not that it matters to me one way or the other, from a collector perspective. Personally from the shoulders down I quite like it. Unfortunately (for me) I really strongly dislike the face and weirdly shaped hair hat, so that killed my interest. If it had a better and less weird looking head sculpt I'd be all over this. Oh well, to each their own.

As a Conan collector though, I'll still be interested to see what else they do come up with, now that they are an official licensee.

Hercules75
10-17-2012, 02:55 PM
The overuse of generic skulls would've made sense if this were a Predator statue. The face and hair are very disappointing...This is very unimpressive work...Especially when compared to CS Moore's Conan statues :thumbsdow :thumbsdow :thumbsdow

Lets hope for an improvement for the next installments in this line

testsubject25
10-17-2012, 03:41 PM
The way I heard it, coughing up the cash to be an official Conan licensee was their best available option after certain...concerns were raised by certain interested parties.

Or at least so I've been told by someone who has regular dealings with Paradox (who currently owns the Robert E Howard character library) anyhow.

That may or may not be true, I have no evidence one way or the other, just passing along the scuttlebutt because I found it kind of interesting, but the person who told me is usually pretty trustworthy so I wouldn't be at all surprised if there was in fact truth in it. Even more so given that Paradox have a reputation of being pretty litigious, and that this piece definitely draws strong influence from some famous Conan artworks...

Not that it matters to me one way or the other, from a collector perspective. Personally from the shoulders down I quite like it. Unfortunately (for me) I really strongly dislike the face and weirdly shaped hair hat, so that killed my interest. If it had a better and less weird looking head sculpt I'd be all over this. Oh well, to each their own.

As a Conan collector though, I'll still be interested to see what else they do come up with, now that they are an official licensee.



Interesting, thanks! Here's to hoping other parties don't see the Achilles, lol

TNovak
10-17-2012, 03:53 PM
The statue pictured above is the most feminine Conan statue ever produced.

I wouldn't go so far as feminine but I did think it had kind of a Tarzan vibe to it. I kind of like it but don't think I will get it as I have so much other stuff I want to get right now.

TNovak
10-17-2012, 03:59 PM
Interesting, thanks! Here's to hoping other parties don't see the Achilles, lol

As far as I know there isn't an "achillles" property, other than specific movie depictions. The reason there is a required "Conan" license is the REH estate had rights to Howards creation in the 1930's. Achilles is thousands of years old and nobody has rights to him except if you were to try to put out say a Brad Pitt version or something.

TNovak
10-17-2012, 04:02 PM
I hope we get something like this from ARH in the future!
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii605/wolf-brother/Conan20the20Destroyer.jpg

Will send you a PM you might find interesting. :)

The SHOGUN
10-17-2012, 08:46 PM
I wouldn't go so far as feminine but I did think it had kind of a Tarzan vibe to it. I kind of like it but don't think I will get it as I have so much other stuff I want to get right now.

Tarzan good call, I was about to say it reminds me of characters in Apocalypto. I like many others grew up reading Conan shirt-stories, admiring Frazetta art and of course reading savage sword magazines :smokin:This statue is a far cry from my Conan roots.

Barbarian
10-17-2012, 09:55 PM
by CS Moore.:buttrock:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k195/sparhawk71/Avatars%20and%20GIFs/mutleyLaugh.gif
My sentiments exactly, brother. Now if ARH could just pay Clay to crank out a 1/4 scale Conan piece, I would let go of some cabbage. I won't be letting go of any cabbage.

Nitefall
10-18-2012, 01:37 AM
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k195/sparhawk71/Avatars%20and%20GIFs/mutleyLaugh.gif
My sentiments exactly, brother. Now if ARH could just pay Clay to crank out a 1/4 scale Conan piece, I would let go of some cabbage. I won't be letting go of any cabbage.

:laugh: :laugh: :iagree: Yes. I'll be keeping my lettuce until Clay harvests some of those juicy tomatoes. Til we can point our fingers and say "There's the BEEF!" Dang! This code is making me hungry Bro. :drooling:

Barbarian
10-18-2012, 01:58 AM
:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Alex Pereira
10-18-2012, 07:13 AM
what do you think about this? :thinking::thinking:


http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4841/conanlow.jpg



Alejandro Pereira
Alex Pereira 3D & Sculptures (http://alexpereira3d.blogspot.com/)

Available for Comission Works

TNovak
10-18-2012, 09:57 AM
what do you think about this? :thinking::thinking:


http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4841/conanlow.jpg



Alejandro Pereira
Alex Pereira 3D & Sculptures (http://alexpereira3d.blogspot.com/)

Available for Comission Works

:thinking: I like that one a lot.

TNovak
10-18-2012, 10:28 AM
wait... so it's their generic barbarian with a Conan license on it now to make it officially a Conan piece? If they stick with it, I'd be interested to see what they come up with.

So to clarify, he went from "Barbarian" to "Conan the Barbarian"? :laugh:

It's just that easy.

To be fair to Arahom and I don't have any inside information or know what happened but my guess is it went something like this:

We all know how the licensing system works. You can create your own characters but cannot "copy" someone elses protected work. ARH created a more or less generic barbarian character and then Paradox (who holds the REH Conan license) saw it and contacted them and said it is close enough to our character that you need to cease and desist or we will sue you. ARH already had this made and is a small company and doesn't want to defend in a lawsuit that they may or may not win so instead negotiated a deal with Paradox whereby they pay a license fee and get to sell it but also then get to produce other conan stuff that would presumably sell better because it is Conan. That is why the Alex example above looks so much more like the Conan we all remember from the books.

If Paradox did tell him to cease and desist without a license what else could he do with the already produced barbarian? If it was you would you just scrap it?

testsubject25
10-18-2012, 10:46 AM
If Paradox did tell him to cease and desist without a license what else could he do with the already produced barbarian? If it was you would you just scrap it?


I wouldn't have copied somebody's work so closely to start with, so I can't begin to think about what I would have done, if I had.


As far as I know there isn't an "achillles" property, other than specific movie depictions. The reason there is a required "Conan" license is the REH estate had rights to Howards creation in the 1930's. Achilles is thousands of years old and nobody has rights to him except if you were to try to put out say a Brad Pitt version or something.

We all know that professor Jones :wink2:, I'm talking about the fact that he looked exactly like Pitt from the movie. Now if if they changed the face up on the new 1/4, then wahtevs! :D

TNovak
10-18-2012, 11:08 AM
I wouldn't have copied somebody's work so closely to start with, so I can't begin to think about what I would have done, if I had.

So closely? All I have seen from the fellow Conan fans that I know is complaints how he doesn't even look like a proper barbarian, let alone a Conan, and that was BEFORE the Paradox kurfuffle. I think he would have won a court battle against Paradox but it costs a lot of money to win court battles and since it wouldn't be frivilous he likely couldn't win his court costs. I think the fact that REH is the godfather of Barbarian fantasy gives them a lot of heft to go after any sculpt with black hair, no shirt, and a sword. Now before you jump on me and say if it doesn't look like Conan how can he now claim it IS conan under license I will tell you again that I think Paradox forced his hand and he does, after all, have black hair, a sword, and no shirt...so close enough. :wink2: As you can see by Alex's work above if he was TRYING to copy Conan as described he would look very different.


We all know that professor Jones :wink2:, I'm talking about the fact that he looked exactly like Pitt from the movie. Now if if they changed the face up on the new 1/4, then wahtevs! :D


You have a pretty low threshold for likenesses. I have the 1/7 ARH Achilles with a sword and he looks pretty much like the new one to me face wise and I don't see a likeness to Brad Pitt, or do you mean just costume? If so both are drawing on historical descriptions so you would expect them to be similar.

johnclone
10-18-2012, 11:16 AM
My guess is the resemblance to the new movie poster with the pile of skulls didn't go over well. Also let's not forget the name "The Barbarian" What the holders of the license are implying is that there is only one "Barbarian" that goes by that title.

johnclone
10-18-2012, 11:17 AM
what do you think about this? :thinking::thinking:


http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4841/conanlow.jpg



Alejandro Pereira
Alex Pereira 3D & Sculptures (http://alexpereira3d.blogspot.com/)

Available for Comission Works

this sure looks like Conan to me.

Ryu
10-18-2012, 11:52 AM
You have a pretty low threshold for likenesses. I have the 1/7 ARH Achilles with a sword and he looks pretty much like the new one to me face wise and I don't see a likeness to Brad Pitt, or do you mean just costume? If so both are drawing on historical descriptions so you would expect them to be similar.

The face was changed by Arahom after Troy sculpted it (mostly likely so he isn't sued). And, yes, Troy used Brad Pitt from the movie as reference.

Barbarian
10-18-2012, 12:17 PM
this sure looks like Conan to me.
Yeah, me too. :)

Hunterkingxxl
10-18-2012, 12:49 PM
This (and that's including the base!)

http://www.cracked.com/blogimages/2009/08/conanintro.jpg

wolf-brother
10-18-2012, 07:30 PM
I was really digging it when it was a WIP, I wanted to get it...but in the end I didnt because the face just didnt sell me...looked a little too manga to me for some reason, also a little too overkill and to much generic sameness on the skulls.
Yet on some days I go back and fourth on whether to get this or not...maybe some day.

The "Hair Thing" gave me second thoughts when I first looked at it, but then again it looks just like the Conan; Barry Smith did for Marvel when he penciled the first 23 issues, which I loved, so I picked up an AP version. Check it out, especially the hair.

http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii605/wolf-brother/3175436947_ca890550dc_b.jpg
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii605/wolf-brother/ARHLicenseConanposter.jpg

Now I'm a BIG Conan fan and nothing can be better then Frazetta's renditions of the him but this statue worked for me.

Ex-Parrot
10-18-2012, 09:53 PM
Except the hair in the art doesn't make the head look utterly misshapen and unnaturally elongated, like the statue does (to me). I mean the hair in the statue is at a completely different angle than the head/face is, and seems to have its own shape that is at odds with what the head should be. It just looks utterly bizarre (again, to me at least).

warhead
10-18-2012, 10:41 PM
I think the problem if there ever was one with the Conan license, is that it looks like it took its lead from the Jason Momoa Conan poster...to much similarities.

warhead
10-18-2012, 10:54 PM
The "Hair Thing" gave me second thoughts when I first looked at it, but then again it looks just like the Conan; Barry Smith did for Marvel when he penciled the first 23 issues, which I loved, so I picked up an AP version. Check it out, especially the hair.

http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii605/wolf-brother/3175436947_ca890550dc_b.jpg
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii605/wolf-brother/ARHLicenseConanposter.jpg

Now I'm a BIG Conan fan and nothing can be better then Frazetta's renditions of the him but this statue worked for me.

Been looking for this statue for years, ARH couldnt go wrong with doing this classic Conan pose.
http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv344/realwarhead/16ffb8c4.jpg

wolf-brother
10-19-2012, 10:04 AM
Except the hair in the art doesn't make the head look utterly misshapen and unnaturally elongated, like the statue does (to me). I mean the hair in the statue is at a completely different angle than the head/face is, and seems to have its own shape that is at odds with what the head should be. It just looks utterly bizarre (again, to me at least).

I absolutely see your point.

wolf-brother
10-19-2012, 10:14 AM
Been looking for this statue for years, ARH couldnt go wrong with doing this classic Conan pose.
http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv344/realwarhead/16ffb8c4.jpg

I agree, that's awesome!. This was for sale on ebay some years ago. I was in touch with the sculpter. He said he had made four bronze statues and could make them to order also. If I remember correctly he was from the midwest, and wanted something like $1400 for it. I wanted to get it but I'm not fond of bronze. I have not seen this posted since though, and I have forgotten his ebay name.

TNovak
10-19-2012, 11:52 AM
I think the problem if there ever was one with the Conan license, is that it looks like it took its lead from the Jason Momoa Conan poster...to much similarities.

That is true with the finished product. When it was a WIP instead of the skulls in one hand he had a sword in one hand and an axe in the other with just a skull or two on the ground but then Arahom got hit with the criticism that the base was to plain so he added all these skulls.

but with the looking down hair in the face and multitude of skulls it does look a lot like the movie poster, but not like Jason Momoa in the least.

Personally I really liked the WIP much better with the sword and ax and few skulls much better than the final version.

TNovak
10-19-2012, 11:53 AM
The face was changed by Arahom after Troy sculpted it (mostly likely so he isn't sued). And, yes, Troy used Brad Pitt from the movie as reference.

I never saw Troy's WIP or even original sculpt but I do own the "Achilles the mightiest" and the production version doesn't look like Brad Pitt at all, IMO.

Ryu
10-19-2012, 01:10 PM
I never saw Troy's WIP or even original sculpt but I do own the "Achilles the mightiest" and the production version doesn't look like Brad Pitt at all, IMO.

here ya go

TNovak
10-19-2012, 01:20 PM
here ya go

Yeah the production statue looks nothing at all like that. I thought I had a better picture of mine but I don't, this is the only one I have on my computer right now

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u170/TeddyNovak/Shed/AchillesLeonidas.jpg

It is kind of hard to tell but believe me looking very close at it the face doesn't look at all like that, it is almost like he must have put on a different head or something before sending it to production. Other than the fact both have long blond hair it doesn't look at all like Brad Pitt on mine.

Kadmos777
10-19-2012, 02:57 PM
Arahom himself has stated that his Achilles' (all of them) are freely inspired by the movie "Troy" (:puke2: this for the movie) in which Mr. Pitt is acting...so his resemblance with these statues should not be an issue for discussion at all imo...it simply exists.

loricstone
10-25-2012, 12:14 PM
Here is a very clear and concise statement from Arahom R. himself about the Conan license. I think you all should read it and find out the facts about what is going on with this license and how it came to be.



"I noticed there’s been some questions and speculations about our recent license agreement to produce the Conan statue, so I would like to release an official statement to settle those questions and respond to our fans. Our Conan license is a step towards my goals for ARH Studios and a huge achievement for our company.

Sideshow has been a great partner to ARH Studios since they first started distributing our products in 2011, and it is mostly thanks to Sideshow that we had the opportunity to produce this piece under the Conan license.

I had not intended to produce a Conan like statue when I first started sculpting the Barbarian master, but as I progressed the statue kinda took a turn on its own and ended up looking a lot more with Conan than I expected or wanted! Sideshow brought the likeness to our attention and suggested we tried an agreement with the license holders before it could generate any “discomfort” to say the least.

I immediately jumped in because for me it was not about this particular piece, or if it would sell more or less with a license, but the opportunity to establish a relationship with the license holder! We are a very small company, and you all know that, so what could be more important to us at this point than establishing a good relationship with one of the greatest character’s license holders in the statue business?!

This first Conan, although it is a statue sculpted by me and one that I really like in our line, it was never intended to be a Conan, nor it is a sample of what we can do with the proper time and ideas for a Conan statue.

At this very moment, Alex Pereira our main sculptor for ARH Studios is finalizing the last touches on our Red Sonja diorama that we also intend to produce under the same license for Conan and related characters. After it is finished, Alex will resume on the next Conan sculpture he has already initiated for us. This time, we will go Conan all the way since its conception and soul to the minimum details!

I intend our next Conan to be the mother of all Conan statues, and for this next one I would love to hear all the suggestions and criticism you guys have to add. On this first one, let’s give it a discount and celebrate the moment more than the likeness or if we like it or not. I see this first Conan, despite it is not the coolest Conan statue ever produced, as a huge and important piece for ARH Studios because it represents the first statue that brought ARH Studios to paly with the big boys, and this is already a victory in itself!"

testsubject25
10-25-2012, 08:18 PM
nvm, lol

warhead
10-26-2012, 06:05 AM
Sideshow saw that there would be problems because of to much likeness with Conan, glad they got the license and await future Conan projects.

zeus
12-29-2012, 08:57 PM
I hope they show us some WIP picks to decide either ARH conan or the new sideshow one,cause it may hurt them in the end.

wolf-brother
05-26-2013, 03:13 PM
WTF!!!! When are we going to get some updated news for the Conan statue? Arahom promised somethig great and its time to give us a sneak. I'm dying to see what they come up with.

Nitefall
05-26-2013, 07:30 PM
WTF!!!! When are we going to get some updated news for the Conan statue? Arahom promised somethig great and its time to give us a sneak. I'm dying to see what they come up with.

:confused: Who?

s_paulik87
05-26-2013, 08:51 PM
Arahom is the owner of ARH Studios.

Nitefall
05-26-2013, 11:00 PM
Arahom is the owner of ARH Studios.

:thumbs2:

Would be nice if he rode into town occasionally. :)

spartan77777
05-29-2013, 02:22 AM
arahom does not post here anymore due to some certain FORUM TROLLS NUFF SAID;)

Nitefall
05-29-2013, 02:42 AM
arahom does not post here anymore due to some certain FORUM TROLLS NUFF SAID;)

:iagree: Thank you Mr. NUFF. :D

nfactorial
06-23-2013, 08:16 PM
This was posted @ the Sideshow collectors forum:

Arahom just wrote this for all of us
I wanted to share with you our strategy going forward


"Every time you guys order directly from us, it is surely better because we make more money! I don't want to sound "greedy" but this is of course a business and profits are what allow us to keep producing these statues.

We will start offering (starting with Minotaur and Ares) Website Exclusive statues with added bonuses from now on, so we can increase the number of purchases direct from our website.

I have thought about a point system too, like Sideshow has, but this has to be carefully considered yet.

Also we are implementing payment plans, so you guys don't need to pay it all upfront for a pre-order that will still take a few months to deliver.

Just keep one very important thing in mind. ARH fans and collectors can help us THE MOST by pre-ordering our statues once they become available.

Pre-Orders help us a lot by giving us an idea of how many statues to produce and also help to finance the production in China.

Thanks for your guys support! We have so many cool statues coming out this year!"


Also:

"We will probably not produce in-house AP statues anymore. APs have been a long time part of ARH history, and it has helped me so much to keep the company moving forward, but on the other hand, it takes so much of my time, that I am not able to take care of other important areas of ARH.

From now on we will introduce the "EX - ARH Exclusive" line that will have differentiated bonuses only available through our website. I am also back into sculpting for ARH, and I can only tell you that I could not be happier!

I have been working for the past couple of months on our new CONAN statue diorama, and I can only say, this is the MOST bold statue we ever made! I cannot show you guys pictures yet since we are still waiting for licensor’s approval, but I can just give you a hint...

“Conan The Sacrifice” - A 1/4th scale diorama with Conan fighting a gigantic snake with a big axe to save the girl!” This will be epic!"

ahabmike
06-23-2013, 10:33 PM
“Conan The Sacrifice” - A 1/4th scale diorama with Conan fighting a gigantic snake with a big axe to save the girl!” This will be epic!"

um ... YES!

warhead
06-24-2013, 02:48 AM
Can't wait to see what this looks like!

The SHOGUN
06-24-2013, 08:13 AM
I'm interested to see what ARH produces with the Conan license, but they gotta get their prices under control. They've been charging a pretty penny for unlicensed characters, i'm dreading to see what they are gonna do with licensed collectibles.

zeus
06-24-2013, 08:21 AM
I'm interested to see what ARH produces with the Conan license, but they gotta get their prices under control. They've been charging a pretty penny for unlicensed characters, i'm dreading to see what they are gonna do with licensed collectibles.

Exactly what he said!

nfactorial
06-24-2013, 12:07 PM
Exactly what he said!

Size is also a concern, which will only add to the cost to produce and ship. A 1/4 scale dio with two figures and a giant snake is going to be enormous. Not sure I'm going to be able to make room for this one. Very excited to see it though!

BLACK OPS
06-24-2013, 06:33 PM
Better get it out there quick, looks like Sideshow has a new Conan coming out soon.

The SHOGUN
06-25-2013, 08:45 AM
Better get it out there quick, looks like Sideshow has a new Conan coming out soon.

The more Conan the better, but it's gonna take a masterpiece to top Troy McDevitt's (Sideshow) diorama. That piece is serious.

nfactorial
06-25-2013, 04:39 PM
The more Conan the better, but it's gonna take a masterpiece to top Troy McDevitt's (Sideshow) diorama. That piece is serious.

I think Black Ops means the Conan fig that was teased on Sideshow's FB page (not Fury of the Beast). But it seems even Fury of the Beast will be dwarfed in terms of size by what ARH has planned. From FB:

"Just got to see the ARH Studios Conan
The snake itself is being constructed and is 8 ft long [coiled] from head to tail with open mouth and frightful venomous fangs.
Conan is truly awesome, big with perfect muscularity and symmetry, with two Axes, one Reg and one Ex.
The base is big, with a column and skulls of the poor souls that have been eaten by the snake and are inside the rubble!
There is a delicious slave girl, hips round and voluptuously perfect curves with a broken sword with a frighten and terrified look on her face.
She is chained to the column an in shackles.
Heads are being completed by one of the best Troy Mc D
Not much else I can say but save for this! It's spectacular! Arahoms best work to date"

Keep in mind, this description was from someone at ARH, so they're obviously biased, but this still sounds epic. How big is this thing going to be and what do you guys think this will cost? Are we talking lsf range ($1500 - $2000)?!

wolf-brother
06-25-2013, 05:43 PM
WOW!!! Sounds truly epic. I hope one of the extras will be a switch out head with a helmet. Definitely looking out for this.
I am concerned about the size.....8 feet of snake? WTF !!!! This may be too big for me.....bummer. I hope that's an exaggeration.

The SHOGUN
06-26-2013, 09:28 AM
But it seems even Fury of the Beast will be dwarfed in terms of size by what ARH has planned. From FB:

"Just got to see the ARH Studios Conan
The snake itself is being constructed and is 8 ft long [coiled] from head to tail with open mouth and frightful venomous fangs.
Conan is truly awesome, big with perfect muscularity and symmetry, with two Axes, one Reg and one Ex.
The base is big, with a column and skulls of the poor souls that have been eaten by the snake and are inside the rubble!
There is a delicious slave girl, hips round and voluptuously perfect curves with a broken sword with a frighten and terrified look on her face.
She is chained to the column an in shackles.
Heads are being completed by one of the best Troy Mc D
Not much else I can say but save for this! It's spectacular! Arahoms best work to date"

Keep in mind, this description was from someone at ARH, so they're obviously biased, but this still sounds epic. How big is this thing going to be and what do you guys think this will cost? Are we talking lsf range ($1500 - $2000)?!

This is interesting information. Very happy to hear Troy is sculpting the head, he is a wizard.

I haven't seen it, but after reading this passage, it seems this piece is going to be nothing short of a monstrosity, which is both very good and very bad. I'm sure it will make a stunning display piece. I know everyone except me loves 1:4 scale, but a 1:4 scale diorama is a little crazy. I passed on the Conan Fury Beast statue because it's a little too big and will occupy too much space, i'd rather have a 1:1 bust over anything 1:4 scale. What really scares me is the price. Judging by past ARH collectibles and after reading the favorable description posted above, this licensed Conan 1:4 diorama should be in the range of an easy $1,500-$2,000 :sos:

The SHOGUN
06-26-2013, 09:30 AM
WOW!!! Sounds truly epic. I hope one of the extras will be a switch out head with a helmet. Definitely looking out for this.
I am concerned about the size.....8 feet of snake? WTF !!!! This may be too big for me.....bummer. I hope that's an exaggeration.

I agree Wolf Bro. Big is good, occupying too much space is no good. Let's hope the dio's footprint is manageable.

wolf-brother
06-26-2013, 11:49 AM
Hey SHOGUN.....I'm with you referring to 1/4 scale dios.....I would prefer 1/6 for a dio....TNovak shares this minority opinion also.
Even if the price range is under 1K I may still have to pass this up strictly due to the size which would make me very unhappy as I am a big Conan fan.
Keeping my fingers crossed that Arahom keeps the footprint manageable.

TNovak
06-26-2013, 12:27 PM
Hey SHOGUN.....I'm with you referring to 1/4 scale dios.....I would prefer 1/6 for a dio....tnovac shares this minority opinion also.
Even if the price range is under 1K I may still have to pass this up strictly due to the size which would make me very unhappy as I am a big Conan fan.
Keeping my fingers crossed that Arahom keeps the footprint manageable.

:iagree::goodpost::iagree:

wanderlai
06-26-2013, 05:37 PM
The snake is 8ft...that's a gigantic statue let alone adding in Conan and a wench.

A Cimmerian
07-01-2013, 09:11 AM
Hey SHOGUN.....I'm with you referring to 1/4 scale dios.....I would prefer 1/6 for a dio....TNovak shares this minority opinion also.
Even if the price range is under 1K I may still have to pass this up strictly due to the size which would make me very unhappy as I am a big Conan fan.
Keeping my fingers crossed that Arahom keeps the footprint manageable.

I agree too.

Dave Mac
07-04-2013, 01:56 PM
Has this replaced the Red Sonja do that was going to be showcased at SSC as mentioned on the ARH site?
Either way, it looks like a major fundraising, overtime working, clearance sale from me needs to be put in place :D

wolf-brother
07-04-2013, 10:21 PM
Has this replaced the Red Sonja do that was going to be showcased at SSC as mentioned on the ARH site?
Either way, it looks like a major fundraising, overtime working, clearance sale from me needs to be put in place :D

Haven't heard anything about the Sonja dio but I will say that I want the Conan dio first (I know ..selfish of me). I hope it gets the green light. In anticipation I have already worked out the logistics for a huge display and box storage. All I need now is the final dimensions and some funds stacking. :D

nfactorial
07-05-2013, 04:30 PM
Haven't heard anything about the Sonja dio but I will say that I want the Conan dio first (I know ..selfish of me). I hope it gets the green light. In anticipation I have already worked out the logistics for a huge display and box storage. All I need now is the final dimensions and some funds stacking. :D

Awesome! But I'm actually hoping the Sacrifice dio gets delayed so that I can save up and find room for it :p With Fury of the Beast, the teased PF, and the Quarantine kit all coming, there are suddenly tons of Conan statues to get...

zeus
07-05-2013, 07:50 PM
Awesome! But I'm actually hoping the Sacrifice dio gets delayed so that I can save up and find room for it :p With Fury of the Beast, the teased PF, and the Quarantine kit all coming, there are suddenly tons of Conan statues to get...

Exactly!! I'm planning to drop all my points on this if they ever sell through sideshow:buttrock:

wolf-brother
07-06-2013, 12:28 AM
Exactly!! I'm planning to drop all my points on this if they ever sell through sideshow:buttrock:

It will be the ARH WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE for me....I want the bonus features.
I'm thinking we won't see this piece until 2014 anyway so there is plenty of time to stack some funds.

zeus
07-06-2013, 06:10 AM
The bonus has to be something good and not something lame.

Ex-Parrot
07-06-2013, 07:38 AM
Not meaning to be snarky or anything, but I do hope that the head sculpt on this one is far improved from the last ARH effort. Really didn't like the head sculpt on that one, unfortunately.

wolf-brother
07-06-2013, 09:15 AM
Not meaning to be snarky or anything, but I do hope that the head sculpt on this one is far improved from the last ARH effort. Really didn't like the head sculpt on that one, unfortunately.

Yeah it did have a hair issue but it didn't start out as Conan. I don't think that will be an issue here.....Troy McDevitt is sculpting the heads. He's one of the best as his Fury of the Beast illustrates.

wolf-brother
07-06-2013, 09:29 AM
The bonus has to be something good and not something lame.

An EX axe was mentioned and I'm hoping a change o head with a helmet (that would be cool). It's been stated that Troy McDevitt was sculpting the "heads" so I'm thinking maybe that's the plan. I asked Arahom to consider it on his website forum...maybe more Conan fans can do the same.

Ex-Parrot
07-06-2013, 11:12 AM
Ah, didn't realise that. That's good news indeed. Though the sheer scale of this piece (and the price and shipping that goes along with it) is still a bit of a worry.

Even as a huge Conan fan for more years than I care to count, it's going to have to be pretty amazing to justify the amount of cheddar that I imagine this thing would cost me, including getting it shipped all the way to Australia. Definitely curious to see how it turns out though.

Damn good time to be a Conan fan these past few years though, at least as far as statues go anyhow.

wolf-brother
07-06-2013, 12:57 PM
I feel ya Ex......Shipping is going to be a nightmare for you. I would prefer these dios in 1:6 but it's not happening now....so it's big and expensive times. $$$
I believe this will be extrordinary and just about irresistible and I'm resigned to getting it if it meets expectations. Already have the space put aside for display. Keeping fingers crossed that ARH produces a Conan grail. :cool:

Dave Mac
07-09-2013, 10:45 AM
Its sounding like a grail on paper anyways! I am still curious as to the licence specifics. Is it just based on the character Conan or does it cover other R E Howard characters?

nfactorial
07-09-2013, 11:36 AM
Its sounding like a grail on paper anyways! I am still curious as to the licence specifics. Is it just based on the character Conan or does it cover other R E Howard characters?

It definitely has all the ingredients to be epic! We have to see it, and then ARH has to execute though. I'm curious about the licensing specifics as well. ARH does have a Red Sonja dio planned.

And then there's the Sideshow Red Sonja PF that's been leaked. It's going to be a ridiculous few years for fans of Howard characters. Good news for your collection, bad news for your wallet!

wolf-brother
07-09-2013, 11:53 AM
It definitely has all the ingredients to be epic! We have to see it, and then ARH has to execute though. I'm curious about the licensing specifics as well. ARH does have a Red Sonja dio planned.

And then there's the Sideshow Red Sonja PF that's been leaked. It's going to be a ridiculous few years for fans of Howard characters. Good news for your collection, bad news for your wallet!

:goodpost: :iagree:

$$$ :bawling: :sos:
Please get it right ARH as this will be the last piece I collect. :drooling:

Dave Mac
07-10-2013, 11:22 AM
Red Sonja is in the Conan world, as it were, so a Conan licence would cover her and several characters. I would love to see other Howard characters finally getting some well deserved sculpting love such as Solomon, Bran and Cormac. :drooling:

warhead
07-10-2013, 07:40 PM
Red Sonya is a character from R E Howard but not in Conan's universe, I think Roy Thomas tweaked the character to Red Sonja changing the Y to J and put her in conan's world, so I don't think Conan properties had the rights to her, thats why Conan is with Dark horse and Red Sonja is with Dynamite entertainment, anyway thats how I remember it back then.

Dave Mac
07-11-2013, 01:16 PM
I stand corrected! My blending of book, comic and film has been tampered with by the followers of Set have befuddled me :confused2

Ex-Parrot
07-11-2013, 02:16 PM
The rights situation is...complicated.

So complicated, in fact, that Paradox Entertainment (who owns the rights to all of Howard's literary works and characters, including Conan Properties International, LLC) and Red Sonja LLC (who owns the Red Sonja comic character created by Roy Thomas, that was in turn based on Howard's Red Sonya of Rogatino character) went to court to settle once and for all who owns what and how they can each use it.

Thankfully, it was one of those rare cases where logic and common sense prevailed, and they agreed to settle with each other out of court in a deal where they both ended up getting what they really wanted, without screwing over the other party. As such, they gave each other a dollar and agreed that Red Sonja LLC would now own both the Red Sonja and Howard's Red Sonya character (thus eliminating anyone from trying to launch a competing 'Red Sonya' character in the marketplace), and they would also be granted the right to continue to set Red Sonja's adventures in what has become known as Howard's Hyborian Age, even though they have no actual ownership of anything Hyborian Age related.

On the other side of the coin, Paradox Entertainment were granted the exclusive and sole printing rights to the Howard story Shadow of the Vulture, the only story to feature Red Sonya of Rogatino. So while they technically don't own the Red Sonya character, they can use it in printing that story whenever they like. They also now have complete ownership of all aspects of 'The Hyborian Age' concept and setting, despite the agreement allowing Red Sonja LLC to continue to use it.

Both sides got what they wanted and needed, while neither side screwed the other out of anything. Sure, it took the launching of a court case and countersuit to get it all sorted, but even so, it still has to be some kind of legal record as far as 'fair play' goes. :p

nfactorial
07-11-2013, 02:53 PM
Thank you all, for the excellent information.

Dave Mac
07-12-2013, 10:26 AM
So..........





Can we expect Bran, Cormac, Solomon etc :cool:

wolf-brother
07-13-2013, 12:52 PM
So..........





Can we expect Bran, Cormac, Solomon etc :cool:

It would be great to see these done and hopefully the Frazetta family will give up a license or two so we can see Destroyer and Warrior done also.

Ex-Parrot
07-18-2013, 02:50 PM
I think Solomon Kane would be a perfect character for ARHto jump on.

Although very much a niche character, he certainly has a following, and a very distinctive look, and apart from the Bowen faux bronze piece way back in the day, I can't recall anyone ever doing a statue of the character.

wolf-brother
07-18-2013, 09:24 PM
Hi there Ex-Parrot,
Too bad we did not see anything from ARH at SDCC.
Stupid me...I thought "Conan the Sacrifice" would be the last thing I purchased then along come the irresistible :itsb: Conan PF, Quarantine 1:6 (Thank GOD it's 1:6) ...it is 1:6 isn't it? :inquisiti...and now the gorgeous RED SONJA!! I wasn't planning on her but she will be hanging out with Conan.

Thank GOD I have wittled my collecting focus to the Hyborian Age...even still, some stuff has to go to make room and the lady of the house says it won't be anything of hers. Decisions, decisions. :doh!:

zeus
07-18-2013, 09:27 PM
Hi there Ex-Parrot,
Too bad we did not see anything from ARH at SDCC.
Stupid me...I thought "Conan the Sacrifice" would be the last thing I purchased then along come the irresistible :itsb: Conan PF, Quarantine 1:6 (Thank GOD it's 1:6) ...it is 1:6 isn't it? :inquisiti...and now the gorgeous RED SONJA!! I wasn't planning on her but she will be hanging out with Conan.

Thank GOD I have wittled my collecting focus to the Hyborian Age...even still, some stuff has to go to make room and the lady of the house says it won't be anything of hers. Decisions, decisions. :doh!:

I'm in the same boat as you i only limit myself to The hyborian/barbarian age and Arh mythological line.

evil_ken
07-19-2013, 12:10 AM
is ARH not participating in SDCC 2013?

zeus
07-19-2013, 06:12 AM
Nope not this year,i think their statues were not ready fo sdcc

wolf-brother
07-19-2013, 10:19 AM
I'm in the same boat as you i only limit myself to The hyborian/barbarian age and Arh mythological line.

OH NO!!! That awesome Queen of Death fits right in with the HYBORIAN AGE!
Well....OH YES! :drooling:

zeus
07-19-2013, 03:27 PM
Well i have fury of the beast coming,achilles and now for next year conan and sonja pf and can't wait for ares And whatever ARH licenced conan statues..Sideshow has Arh barbarian up again on their website ,I'm considering that also

wolf-brother
07-19-2013, 06:53 PM
Well i have fury of the beast coming,achilles and now for next year conan and sonja pf and can't wait for ares And whatever ARH licenced conan statues..Sideshow has Arh barbarian up again on their website ,I'm considering that also

Hey Zeus....that ARH Barbarian is mighty fine. I have an AP and there is nothing wrong with the hair. The piece is outstanding and fits right in with all my Conan pieces. Go for it! :thumbs2:

nfactorial
08-09-2013, 10:26 AM
Not sure if you gents have seen this yet, but here's a WIP of one of the Conan heads sculpted by Troy McDevitt.

From someone with ARH:
- There will be possibly three heads offered
- One of the heads will have a helmet
- "The sculpt of the Conan is slender, Arnie in his prime is a bit more muscular"

From someone who has seen other, earlier WIP pics, but is not affliated with ARH:
- One of the heads, the helmed one, had an Arnie likeness ala "Conan the Destroyer" - apparently this has been changed, though

What do you think? Someone remarked that this looks Frazetta-esque. I disagree, but I still think it is very promising! And three switch out heads? Win. Not sure how the piece will turn out in the end, but kudos to ARH for having the balls to do this.


http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y449/enfactorial/conan_wip_zpsa6c99e2c.jpg (http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/enfactorial/media/conan_wip_zpsa6c99e2c.jpg.html)

loricstone
08-09-2013, 10:39 AM
Almost looks like The Incredible Hulk. Can't tell much from this pic, unfortunately.

warhead
08-09-2013, 12:25 PM
Liking what I see so far.

wolf-brother
08-09-2013, 06:52 PM
Liking what I see so far.

Same here...thrilled that Troy is sculpting the heads. :thumbs2:

wolf-brother
08-15-2013, 05:04 PM
I posted this on the other forum and received a reply.

Quote:
Originally Posted by wolf-brother View Post
Hey there ave....it's been a few months and the news is good on Conan the Sacrifice dio. Can you guys give us some stratigic solid WIP pics and info on the piece as it appears to have been approved. Imo this is going to be super major for ARH and most definitely super major for me as I am a big Conan fan and expecting ARH to fulfill my desire for a fantastic garil piece.

Being that this is the first licensed piece from ARH I expect it to be celebrated with a lot of hype and then backed up with a grail outcome...so lets get cracking on getting us hot and bothered.

There are tidbits out about switch out weapons and change O heads and we would like to see something solid. Arahom mentioned that once the project was approved we would see some WIP pics and get updates.

averone's reply:

It is true, and I am sorry I have been on vacation after SDCC
We are very eager to show you our work and we believe we have something very special here.
Arahom had been super busy as of late with shipping and his time has been limited.
I can tell you that Troy has done an excellent job and as soon as we have the final ok we will show you the work.
We are not going to show you everything but it will be made public and ready for order.
We are experimenting with two totally different bases to add new value for the customer, and also to offer something no one else is expecting.
It's hard to explain, you will see soon enough.
This is so good, it's hard to contain the excitement.

nfactorial
08-16-2013, 11:36 AM
I posted this on the other forum and received a reply.

Quote:
Originally Posted by wolf-brother View Post
Hey there ave....it's been a few months and the news is good on Conan the Sacrifice dio. Can you guys give us some stratigic solid WIP pics and info on the piece as it appears to have been approved. Imo this is going to be super major for ARH and most definitely super major for me as I am a big Conan fan and expecting ARH to fulfill my desire for a fantastic garil piece.

Being that this is the first licensed piece from ARH I expect it to be celebrated with a lot of hype and then backed up with a grail outcome...so lets get cracking on getting us hot and bothered.

There are tidbits out about switch out weapons and change O heads and we would like to see something solid. Arahom mentioned that once the project was approved we would see some WIP pics and get updates.

averone's reply:

It is true, and I am sorry I have been on vacation after SDCC
We are very eager to show you our work and we believe we have something very special here.
Arahom had been super busy as of late with shipping and his time has been limited.
I can tell you that Troy has done an excellent job and as soon as we have the final ok we will show you the work.
We are not going to show you everything but it will be made public and ready for order.
We are experimenting with two totally different bases to add new value for the customer, and also to offer something no one else is expecting.
It's hard to explain, you will see soon enough.
This is so good, it's hard to contain the excitement.

Apparently, ARH is going to be at NYCC in October, and they are going to show this piece there.

wolf-brother
08-16-2013, 12:43 PM
Apparently, ARH is going to be at NYCC in October, and they are going to show this piece there.

That's great news brother.....I may have to go just to see it.

nfactorial
08-19-2013, 01:45 PM
That's great news brother.....I may have to go just to see it.

Sweet! If you go, please post pics and impressions here, so we can hype and/or whine like we always do.

wolf-brother
08-19-2013, 02:51 PM
Sweet! If you go, please post pics and impressions here, so we can hype and/or whine like we always do.

Done deal if I make it to the con.

wolf-brother
08-22-2013, 03:48 PM
Arahom has confirmed that ARH will have a booth at NYCC this October and will reveal Conan the Sacrifice Dio, Ares, Minotaurus and Angel of Darkness statues. Depending on my schedule I am anticipating attending the con just to see the Cimmerian piece. If I do I will take pics and give a first hand impression.

I can't wait for October to get here so we can see this Conan Dio. Hopefully ARH will give us some sneaks before then. I hope the Conan dio not only meets my expectation but exceeds them. :praying:

A Cimmerian
08-22-2013, 07:07 PM
Can't wait to see it.