Diamond Select Toys The Lord of the Rings Wave 6 Samwise Gamgee and Saruman Review and Images

It's Wednesday and you know what that means... ToyFarce review!

This week, we're having a look at the sixth wave of The Lord of the Rings figures by Diamond Select Toys, which includes the true hero of the Lord of the Rings saga, Samwise Gamgee and the lord of Isengard, Saruman. (Sadly, Sam does not come with a potato accessory...)



The Lord of the Rings line from DST is a line of 7" figures based on the movies. There are 6 waves of 2 figures (the first 3 waves included a beautiful 13" build-a-figure Sauron) and a deluxe set with Gollum. The figures are designed by Eamon O'Donoghue and sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios.

Samwise the Brave comes with 5 extra hands (including one with phial), his elven cloak, backpack and bag (that hobbit does not travel light!), his sword and scabbard, a shining sword (Orcs nearby!), and his salt box. The likeness is pretty ok, we can definitely see Sean Astin in there. At first I thought it would be impossible to have the cape on with the backpack at the same time, but it turns out we can. It's also nice to have the option of removing all and having Sam in 'normal' attire. All he's missing is some potatoes!








"Nooo! What's it doing? Stupid fat hobbit! You ruins it!"




"I can't carry it for you... but I can carry you!"


Saruman the white is another of those 'traffic cone' kind of figures, with the long plastic dress hindering all sorts of movement from the waist down (while having the legs articulated inside, so that it can easily go off balance when you try to stand him up... fun!). Saruman comes with a few extra hands, his staff, the Palantir orb (with hand to hold it) and interchangeable arms. Those interchangeable arms are actually pretty great, and enable the figure to pose with his arms bent (to hold staff or orb). Now, I kinda wish we had those interchangeable arms for Gandalf or the Nazgul, because they do look a bit silly with the long sleeves standing straight when bending their arms... The likeness is a bit less accurate than Sam, but there's definitely a bit of Sir Christopher Lee in it (RIP Sir Christopher Lee).










"Whom do you serve? - SARUMAAAAAAN!"



The next wave (wave 7) will have Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took, which makes it a Hobbit wave. The Fellowship of the Ring will then be complete. A huge thank you to Diamond Select Toys for those figures!

More news at 11:00... "PO-TA-TOES! Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew!"