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Old 07-04-2020, 01:50 PM   #21
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Like every one else, I think that base is so great.
Up until this reveal, I was on the impression that the LOTR pieces from Prime1 where too close to what Weta already made, but his one proves me wrong big time.
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Old 07-04-2020, 04:25 PM   #22
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P1 set the new standard for lotr
Sorry, Weta will never be beaten for me. I will always prefer statues from the people who actually made the creatures, costumes, weapons and armour for the film.

These are nice though, it's good of them to include a statue with their bases
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Old 07-04-2020, 08:03 PM   #23
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Yeah these are "nice".
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Old 07-05-2020, 02:27 AM   #24
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Weta is dated, company has too much overhead which passes over to the consumer, and their newer pieces are getting crushed in the aftermarket. The historical connection to the movie production team is a good conversation item, but that's about it.
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Old 07-05-2020, 04:02 AM   #25
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I'm a disappointed in the paints on the balrog base but if they come out as well as what they are showing way ahead of WETA. Original makers or not, these just aren't just bigger but better imo. Waiting on that Gimli!
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Old 07-05-2020, 06:18 AM   #26
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Weta is dated, company has too much overhead which passes over to the consumer, and their newer pieces are getting crushed in the aftermarket. The historical connection to the movie production team is a good conversation item, but that's about it.
Plenty of recent Weta pieces are great, and many hold their value or have increased quite quickly. Some don't of course, but you could say the same about P1. I have gotten a lot of my P1 stuff WELL under retail.
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Old 07-05-2020, 07:14 AM   #27
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Plenty of recent Weta pieces are great, and many hold their value or have increased quite quickly. Some don't of course, but you could say the same about P1. I have gotten a lot of my P1 stuff WELL under retail.
We should see how well. Weta price hold now P1 reveals their line. Back then ss statues hold their price well, long gone are those days.

I also believe the newer P1 looks better than the weta.
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Old 07-05-2020, 04:07 PM   #28
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They're not better, they're just fancier, they're over-elaborate. Weta are more refined and classy.
And that's such a load of nonsense about being crushed in the aftermarket! The only thing dated is your knowledge apparently. Isildur, Treebeard, Mouth of Sauron, Aragorn, Galadriel, Minas Morgul... the most recent statues have sold out in pre-order and their value has appreciated vastly on the second hand market.
Many companies have dipped their hand into middle-earth and everyone at the time said much the same: Better than Weta, Weta are dead'...I've heard all this before, but here they are in 2020 having started in 2001.
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Old 07-05-2020, 04:26 PM   #29
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that looks incredible from top to bottom
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Old 07-05-2020, 04:29 PM   #30
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I haven't heard any LOTR collector about selling Weta for Prime 1. Most LOTR collectors either stick with Weta, as they have no room or need for the Prime 1 statues, or they add Prime 1 statues to their collection as an addition to Weta, kind of like centerpieces.

I think Prime 1 is more for the regular statue collector that wants to have 1 or 2 LOTR pieces in their collection.
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