2012 PGM Exclusive
Did you love the Hobbit? I did – while it’s not my top movie of the year, it was a great start to what I hope is another exceptional trilogy. Does it have a few warts? Yes, but the overall effect was enough to overcome them, at least for me.
Gentle Giant is doing a series of mini-busts based on the license, and since I have their Lord of the Rings busts, it just made sense to pick them up. They released Thorin Oakenshield as an SDCC exclusive last summer, and have pre-orders up for a new Gollum and Gandalf at many retailers. They have a bevy of dwarves to do, but they haven’t announced any additional releases yet.
Dwalin is a Premiere Guild Membership exclusive. The PGM is Gentle Giant’s version of a collectors club, and members could pick up Dwalin for $70. Membership costs though, so if he’s the only benefit you want, it might be cost prohibitive. They produce other exclusives in other licenses for the PGM members, as well as giving them early access to others like the SDCC exclusives.
