Hensbroek
Quoted from PanzerFreak:I agree. I want Smaug to be interactive and see the toy move, capture balls, shoot at it, etc. I'm not paying nearly $8k for The Hobbit to have a statue of Smaug in it that doesn't move. The statute is cool but this is a pinball machine! If the Smaug toy is just a ball lock, that doesn't move at all and ejects balls back to the player through a VUK that will be a bummer. If I wanted the Weta the statue I would buy one and make it a sweet topper like you said.
Look at it this way. The T-Rex toy in Jurrasic Park is interactive but doesn't look 100% realistic by any means. However everyone knows what it represents. Would people playing a pinball machine rather have the T-Rex toy as it is or have a more detailed model that doesn't interact with the ball at all? I'll take how it is today.
The statue is just an example of how Smaug SHOULD look like. If it's close to that, it will be drop dead awesome. Anyway... Jack has mentioned (several times) Smaug "will interact with the ball in several ways...".
- Yes, please hope all our (raised) expectations of Smaug will be met!!
Belington, WV
