Weta working on Tomb Raider 25 statue - progress update - Page 10

**ANoDE** · 03-10-21, 07:32

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Originally Posted by Nerdy

The statue got delayed btw.

Again, or is it still scheduled for December?

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Originally Posted by Tombraider95

Is anyone buying it anyway?

If you haven't yet, you won't be able to anyway.
It's made-to-order only, and the ordering period is closed.

.snake. · 03-10-21, 12:42

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Originally Posted by laracroftswest

I wanna know why it's so hard to find a $150-$250 Tomb Raider statue that feels well made. The $80-$100 range ones from Rise and Shadow could be better but I don't think a $400 one(s) (like Gaming Heads) or a $1,500 one like this is the answer. Just give us some good affordable merch.

The Gaming Heads ones are amazing I think, and the two I got (TR1 and TR3) were $300 when I got them (normal edition, not special edition that let's you swap out the guns). It's only the recent AOD one that is priced so high even for the normal edition and tbh she doesn't even look that great. So I'm on the fence because it is my favorite game. Anyway, I think you can still get the TR3 one for $300.

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Originally Posted by ANoDE

If you haven't yet, you won't be able to anyway.
It's made-to-order only, and the ordering period is closed.

Wow so does that mean lots of people actually ordered it?

jeffrey van oort · 03-10-21, 13:12

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Originally Posted by VictorXD

So I got curious too and made a quick edit:

https://i.imgur.com/m0xg3Qj.png

https://i.imgur.com/lcPE6Mx.png

I used a Shadow screenshot for the face because the head mesh uses the Rise/Shadow ingame head, so she'll probably look quite similar to those titles.

Honestly, I'm really loving this look. Her proportions, the outfit, everything looks on point! My only complaint is how the belt is so loose looking. If it was higher up and fit better, it'd be flawless

Cool fan art. Why are her holsters not in the pants' loops? If you'd walk around like that, the weight of the holsters would press the holsters lower and lower, up until the point where she would no longer be wearing them.

The statue looks impressive. The first enemy in Tomb Raider that you can shoot is a bat. That makes the raptors enemy number:

tomblover · 03-10-21, 14:29

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Originally Posted by .snake.

Wow so does that mean lots of people actually ordered it?

More than the Shadow statue, as I recall! I think the Shadow statue was an edition of 750, whereas they're making 950 of this Anniversary statue.

(I know, because I'm one of the 950 people that bought it lmao - still don't know how I feel about dropping that amount of money on anything so trivial as a statue, but to be fair, I don't really have any other TR merch

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.snake. · 03-10-21, 14:40

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Originally Posted by tomblover

(I know, because I'm one of the 950 people that bought it lmao - still don't know how I feel about dropping that amount of money on anything so trivial as a statue, but to be fair, I don't really have any other TR merch

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WOW congrats

I'm not crazy about her and prefer the Gaming Heads style, but she is impressive and I think she looks better than the Shadow one but that's cause I favor classic Lara's look. I'm sure you'll be very happy with her when she arrives.

At first it was impossible for me to find the Gaming Heads TR1 Lara, but finally I was able to get a second hand one from Amazon for $500. I regretted it at first, but once she arrived and I unpacked her I was in love. So I'm sure once you get the Weta statue, it will all seem worth it.

tomblover · 03-10-21, 15:12

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Originally Posted by .snake.

WOW congrats

I'm not crazy about her and prefer the Gaming Heads style, but she is impressive and I think she looks better than the Shadow one but that's cause I favor classic Lara's look. I'm sure you'll be very happy with her when she arrives.

At first it was impossible for me to find the Gaming Heads TR1 Lara, but finally I was able to get a second hand one from Amazon for $500. I regretted it at first, but once she arrived and I unpacked her I was in love. So I'm sure once you get the Weta statue, it will all seem worth it.

Thank you! I kind of wish I could've gotten the Shadow statue when it was still around, for completion's sake - but that's kind of the reason I haven't looked into the Gaming Heads statues, to be honest.

I really like their look, but there's so many of them, and they're all in the realm of like, $300-$500. I don't think I could justify that, under any circumstance...

As it is, I've convinced myself that the ****-off expensive TRA statue is a good catch-all representation of my love for TR as a whole.

I still haven't figured out how I'm going to display her, though. I mean, I'm going to have to buy a literal display case, but the question is where do I put it?

Probably underneath my signed TR2013 poster, actually - which I'll need to hang a little higher on the wall, in that case...

jeffrey van oort · 03-10-21, 15:13

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Originally Posted by tomblover

More than the Shadow statue, as I recall! I think the Shadow statue was an edition of 750, whereas they're making 950 of this Anniversary statue.

(I know, because I'm one of the 950 people that bought it lmao - still don't know how I feel about dropping that amount of money on anything so trivial as a statue, but to be fair, I don't really have any other TR merch

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If money was a problem to you. You wouldn't have purchased this. It is no difference than buying an action figure. You did this because you are a fan. You want to look at this every time you're at home. Because that is where she'll be. With the 950 who are able to get it. Me? I like smaller action figures. Less expensive.

Also does some one actually know what number enemy the raptor is without starting up the game to check this minus the npc fmv kills? That number should totally be plagiarised into the statue somehow as easter egg. <3

.snake. · 03-10-21, 16:02

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Originally Posted by tomblover

Thank you! I kind of wish I could've gotten the Shadow statue when it was still around, for completion's sake - but that's kind of the reason I haven't looked into the Gaming Heads statues, to be honest.

Yeah I had a similar predicament, but since I really only LOVE Core's Lara, I'm okay with only having 3 out of the 6 Gaming Heads collection - that's why I'm planning on still getting the AOD one so that the "Core set" is complete. Even though from the screens AOD Lara doesn't look as awesome as the ones for 1 and 3... something about her lips... they look too thin?

As for displaying them, I have a mounted shelf above my desk and monitor that looks like a fireplace mantle, and I've currently turned that into sort of a TR shrine

I just want to get some prints of the classic games to hang on the wall, and then maybe I'll post pics.

So yeah, maybe you could create a sort of "mantle" or "shrine" above your gaming corner

Nerdy · 04-10-21, 08:26

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Originally Posted by ANoDE

Again, or is it still scheduled for December?

If you haven't yet, you won't be able to anyway.
It's made-to-order only, and the ordering period is closed.

“ Yes, everything is ok and I can confirm that the statue is reserved for you!

The statue is due for delivery next year and we'll be in touch as soon as we have the final shipping quote.

All the best,”

She said, “next year”…

Plenty time for me to think where to put it. Is the statue heavy?

**ANoDE** · 05-10-21, 20:26

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Originally Posted by Nerdy

“ Yes, everything is ok and I can confirm that the statue is reserved for you!

The statue is due for delivery next year and we'll be in touch as soon as we have the final shipping quote.

All the best,”

She said, “next year”…

Plenty time for me to think where to put it. Is the statue heavy?

Ah, ok - so they actually delayed it again. Pity, but thanks for the update.
They did not give information about the weight, yet - but you can expect it to be rather heavy.