I really dig the Witch King, he's a super impressive figure, Eowyn will be a great pair for him as well BUT I'm unsure about how deep I wanna go with the line. So far I think I got every standard figure aside for the first unnamed Uruk. I don't feel like I need doubles of the main cast in different outfits outside of Gandalf the White, same feeling goes towards buying secondary characters. I might stop at this point and just buy the odd creature or maybe an improved Legolas down the line but that's probably it for me. At least for now.

Angmar would look stunning next to Sauron so... maybe?

My cave toll shipped from Amazon, first time they have beaten the DST store. Should be here by Monday. 

My Cave Troll shipped too! My pre-order said "Arriving September" until a day or two ago, and then I got the shipping notification. A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one. Doesn't appear to be shipping Prime, so it won't be here until next week, but that's fine. Haven't seen any in-hand things with it yet, so excited to see how it looks and scales. May have to keep ol' Trolly in the box for a bit while I work out some space for it. Makes me even more eager for the full Fellowship, though. That'll be a heck of a diorama! If only we had Balin's Tomb in some form

Yes, Cave Troll shipped to stores last week, I think. But it has since arrived in our webstore warehouse, so they should be processing orders shortly, if not already.

Hey, maybe i missed some info somewhere along the way, but was there ever a final word on what accessories come with Merry and Pippin?... and coming soon?

They should arrive next month. I BELIEVE this is the list:

Pippin:

Cloak

Pipe

cutlery set (fry pans and utensils)

Mug

extra hand (1)

sword with sheath

cloak

Merry:

Mug

Pipe

Sword with sheath

mug

extra hand (1)

Dragon Firework

Thanks Zach! That's awesome!  I'm glad the firework made it into the accessories.  And cloaks!

Merry and Pippin come with some really fun accessories.  I can't wait to get them.  I really enjoy this line, and I'm so happy how far we've come as far as character selection and hope we can keep going.  These figures look great displayed together, and the more characters we can add the better.

Be it The Hobbit or The LOTR's.

Also, thank you msword for all the info and comments.  I know it's nothing you have to do, but it is really fun to see what you post and to be able to get info from you here on The Fwoosh. And it's really appreciated.

There are some 3D printer resins that are able to be used for action figures, they are more flexible, I've seen many people use them for their designs. Maybe DST could use them too? Make the prototypes out of them, so that they feel more confident in posing the prototypes for pictures?

Just got confirmation that Eowyn's scabbard will be attached, and current expectation is that she will come with both heads. 

Merry and Pippin packaged shots are up on DST’s Instagram. Looks like they turned out great! 

does this mean they are releasing soon-ish??

my cave troll is here and I’ll have pics up soon. 

@arondir 

msword said in a previous post Merry and Pip could arrive next month (July).  So, if packaged shots are up, I bet that will be true.

Can't wait to see your Cave Troll man.  Somehow, that sounded perverted. Let me rephrase.

I can't wait to see photos of your Lord of the Rings Cave Troll statue 🙂

Comparison  pics here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DSTLordoftheRings/s/ZpG5ybBNxf

I was worried about the scale until I opened him up, he is a big guy, if anything he is slightly over scaled. No problems at all pairing him with the DST figures. His hammer is perhaps slightly too small though? 

overall I think he has great shelf presence, the sculpt is a little soft and lacks fine details on his smooth front skin and scaley back. The paint apps look good, because of the dirty nature of the troll there is a lot of room for error with the paint, not that I noticed anything especially bad, it’s all pretty good. 

I wanted to pose a Moria orc on top of him to copy the WETA statue pose, I can get it to work, but not in the way I wanted to. If this line continues I would like to see some thought put into some interaction these statues can have with the figures. 

I’ll be getting a third Moria orc to pose with him, also hats off that that nearly perfect figure, I feel like it does not get enough love, he may just be my favorite of the line. 

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Just got confirmation that Eowyn's scabbard will be attached, and current expectation is that she will come with both heads. 

That’s great news! Thanks for sharing.

Glad to hear that the Eowyn's scabbard will be attached, and I hope the cloak and shield won't be canceled because of the head of the Fallen Beast.