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Skulpturen
03-02-2005, 11:43 AM
Ok, it's not SS but I thought you guys would be interested.

http://space-figuren.de/shop2/images/necabalrogcollage.jpg

Looks great IMO !
Sniper
03-02-2005, 11:44 AM
will get this one, cant afford the original
will it have a base??
Danno
03-02-2005, 11:46 AM
WHEW! That thing is HUGE!
Skulpturen
03-02-2005, 11:46 AM
They actually changed it to a statue (not an action figure as originally stated). I don't know if it will have a base.

Here is some more great info:

http://www.thegd.com/Site/feature23.asp#NECA
Zurbaran1
03-02-2005, 12:02 PM
Yes, I've seen this and I'm glad they have given him a fire whip and not that flaming butter knife. Interesting if this is going to be made into a statue. I'll definitely pick one up either way.
sith lord utinni!
03-02-2005, 12:03 PM
That looks bad @$$! :buttrock:
RickDTM
03-02-2005, 12:10 PM
DAMN that is SWEET!!! When is it out?
Bullseye
03-02-2005, 01:55 PM
Damn. That gives me a chance to pick up a decent Balrog. What sort of money will this piece go for?
Zurbaran1
03-02-2005, 02:01 PM
Looking at the original post that baby is going to be 22" high with a 3 1/2 foot wingspan!!! It was also supposed to include a flaming sword along with the whip. Right above the woman's head it seems to say that they are looking into the feasability of adding a light-up something. Can't quite make out what the something is though. That thing is going to be huge and take up some major real estate.
Bullseye
03-02-2005, 02:05 PM
I want one of those bad. And this looks like my best chance. Its going to be pretty close to the scale of the majority of the SS stautes.
Sniper
03-02-2005, 02:24 PM
This one may lessen the demand for the sideshow one, I may even sell the baby Balrog I bought recently.
Zurbaran1
03-02-2005, 02:26 PM
This one may lessen the demand for the sideshow one, I may even sell the baby Balrog I bought recently.

You're nuts. That baby Balrog rocks. You can never have too many Balrogs.
Sniper
03-02-2005, 02:28 PM
You're nuts. That baby Balrog rocks. You can never have too many Balrogs.
oh yes you can , especially when this one is going to be a monster !!!!! :laugh:
Bullseye
03-02-2005, 02:29 PM
Will this come fully assembled and painted. I may need one of my friends :) to pick this one up for me. I'll send funds for postage too. I just don't want to miss out on it.
Azog
03-02-2005, 02:32 PM
Yes the 20 inch action figure was cut sometime ago, cause of cost, but NECA will be doing statue, about the same scale as the pewter giant they did...
Sniper
03-02-2005, 02:32 PM
Will this come fully assembled and painted. I may need one of my friends :) to pick this one up for me. I'll send funds for postage too. I just don't want to miss out on it.
hmmm I wonder who that is............ :laugh: ,
No problem..........
Bullseye
03-02-2005, 02:33 PM
Azog be sure and post a link when its available to order.
Bullseye
03-02-2005, 02:33 PM
hmmm I wonder who that is............ :laugh: ,
No problem..........

Cheers. You only have to ask yourself.
JM28Cardiff
03-02-2005, 02:54 PM
How can they do a statue? How many licences get given out for the same things these days, sheesh!
Collection King 13
03-02-2005, 02:57 PM
Looks Huge.... I may have to get that one... :D
Boerboel
03-02-2005, 03:12 PM
Holy crap! Never thought I'd stray from ss,but I might just have to on this one.It looks bad a$$.God knows I can't afford the original and this looks like the next best thing.
Zurbaran1
03-02-2005, 03:12 PM
Yes the 20 inch action figure was cut sometime ago, cause of cost, but NECA will be doing statue, about the same scale as the pewter giant they did...

Azog, I have the pewter Balrog and unless they are downsizing it from the measurements given, this thing is gonna be quite a bit bigger, no? The Pewter has a 16" wingspan and they mention 3 1/2 feet for this one.
Colossus
03-02-2005, 03:14 PM
damn thats a case hog
Zurbaran1
03-02-2005, 03:19 PM
damn thats a case hog

Damn, that's a CASE all it's own :laugh:
Boerboel
03-02-2005, 03:22 PM
You think there might be some assembly required? :laugh:
Zurbaran1
03-02-2005, 03:32 PM
You think there might be some assembly required? :laugh:

MAybe the wings will have to be slotted in.
nexus
03-02-2005, 04:32 PM
That's pretty cool.
Ghost
03-02-2005, 05:05 PM
For $100 bucks (whether they meant the vinyl figure or the statue) seems cheap. I hope they don't do a crappy paint job like alot of the Marvel Exclusives club stats. This is nice though and I really like it. I look forward too it.
Azog
03-02-2005, 06:47 PM
How can they do a statue? How many licences get given out for the same things these days, sheesh!


It will be a painted version of the pewter not resin or poly from what was relayed to be
Gruson
03-02-2005, 07:09 PM
But it will be a lot bigger than the pewter verison, right?

Also, the sculpt has changed since the pewter. I like this new one, with whip, better.

Any high quality shots of it yet Azog?

Thanks,

JW
Azog
03-02-2005, 07:26 PM
nope, still trying to get confirmation! But a painted pewter was the last word
Ghost
03-02-2005, 07:55 PM
nope, still trying to get confirmation! But a painted pewter was the last word


Not that it would be wierd to be painted pewter but I also thought the sculpt seemed different then the pewter version. Looking alot better IMO.
RickDTM
03-02-2005, 07:58 PM
If it's pewter, I can't see it being any bigger than the one I have. That damn thing is heavy enough.....if this is true, you won't have shelves strong enough to hold it!!
SWRN
03-02-2005, 08:57 PM
Where can the pewter version be bought from? I have only seen one on ebay.
Alos, how much is it?
Zurbaran1
03-02-2005, 09:41 PM
Where can the pewter version be bought from? I have only seen one on ebay.
Alos, how much is it?

There is an Amalgama Pewter version with an issue size of 2000 which retails for $95. Additionally there is a non Amalgama version with an issue size of 400 and it retails for $195. They are basically very similar and I don't know that it's worth spending the extra money for the $195 one. If you plan on painting it you may be better off with the amalgama version. I recently picked up one of the Amalgama's off eBay for $95 and when I took it out of the box and flipped the base it was one of the 400 series. Funny too because the box I got it in is the amalgama box. Here are some pics and there's one with the baby Balrog for a size comparison. It is a heavy piece as Rick notes:
Zurbaran1
03-02-2005, 09:43 PM
Not that it would be wierd to be painted pewter but I also thought the sculpt seemed different then the pewter version. Looking alot better IMO.

I have to agree with Ghost. I sure hope this isn't done in Pewter. Besides they've already got the Pewter versions, why do another. It's basically the same.
Sniper
03-02-2005, 09:55 PM
I have to agree with Ghost. I sure hope this isn't done in Pewter. Besides they've already got the Pewter versions, why do another. It's basically the same.
true you can have dan or rick paint it for you a hundred times better
Azog
03-02-2005, 11:39 PM
I talked to Randy Falk from NECA in a live chat last October at Dread Central, along with several other people and he said Balrog as a figure plans had pretty much been scrapped, whether that has changed or not, I do not know.... In last months issue of Toyfare, or perhaps Lee's Toy Review (can not recall) a Balrog Painted Statue from NECA (be it pewter or not) was mentioned.... Just so everyone does not think I am making this stuff up...LOL :)
Wayne Industries
03-03-2005, 01:18 AM
Thanks Azog for the info.....let us know when this is on order....must have this one...:)
Ghost
03-03-2005, 05:45 AM
I have to agree with Ghost. I sure hope this isn't done in Pewter. Besides they've already got the Pewter versions, why do another. It's basically the same.


Yeah it would basically become just another variant. If they have the license, why pass up the chance to make a kickazz statue? How much would you guys say the pewter one weighs?
RickDTM
03-03-2005, 08:28 AM
8-10 lbs easy.
Zurbaran1
03-03-2005, 09:15 AM
Yeah, that sucker is heavy.
RickDTM
03-03-2005, 09:39 AM
If this one winds up as pewter and the only variant is the whip and arm, I think I'll just keep mine, ditch the butter knife, and make a whip of my own.