Helm’s Deep 3 : the Explosive Crews

ddaines wrote:

. . . Light horsemen from the East would also be a welcome release from Phaeton .

A B S O L U T E L Y ! and a diorama is already been finished for them since a long time . . . just to put them inside . . . painted of course.

Well, I exactly know what Master Arthadan is talking about. And I feel a bit angry meanwhiling about mithril´s policy.
A boycott- I remember similar things had been discussed here somewhere in 2009 or so- I don´t know if there could be a real boycott.
There are simply too less figures to boycott on. As far as I am concerned I bought this year two figures. On 50% discount.

Concerning the phaeton brand. There is also happening pretty less. It starts very promising indeed, but then it ends up boozing somewhere . . .

I support Mithril and would not support a boycott.
I do wish that Mithril would produce more miniatures. I think that they could use a Kickstarter campaign to make money and sell more miniatures. Reaper has recently had 2 multi-million dollar Kickstarters.

Regarding the license and the associated fees; Miniatures like the Old Chicken Woman and Swans do not require permission from a license or fees. They could just be produced and sold by prince August or Phaeton. Mithril should only be producing miniatures that require the license, otherwise they are just wasting the fee money.

Actually, that is a very good point, hadn’t thought of it that way before

100% true master Troy…. indeed… this is the point of all things here… no boycott it all.. no chance… but I should say again… conversation about profitability of mithril project is completely futile… this is hobby for collectors not for mass production… for people who love CT work and for people who will buy his figures as long as he could work on them…. I will say nothing more about this theme except that I wish to Chris… luck, health, and many peaceful days ahead…

I going now in the Prancing Pony to order roast chicken with lots of fries and garnished steak of swan meat.. and few mugs of beer… !

I too agree with Master Dave and Master Shadyt. For the record, I don’t imagine a boycott would achieve anything – unless the couple of dozen of us are the only people who actually buy Mithrils (or maybe we are!). Also, if someone else ended up with the licence they’d fairly certainly have their own favourite designer(s) already, and the likely outcome is that we simply wouldn’t see any more LOTR/JRRT figures from The Man – unless deviously camouflaged under the PM brand name.

If it were up to me, PA would have a range called something like “folk of the Northlands” selling CT sculpted “generic” fantasy miniatures for use with all RPGs and battle games. Just they’d be in 32mm scale and compatible with Mithril. This range would also included Orc, Elf and “Easterling” warriors. The Mithril brand would, as if by magic and through mysterious coincidence, sell a bunch of Middle-earth shields for Orcs, Elves and Easterling warriors.

I’d also fish out anything in production with plate armour or anything D+D-ish like that and replace them with something in mail. Flog the plate clad figures as Fantasy Armies. I am very fond of the distinctive Mithril look. I am fond of the romanticism, the flowing robes, the slender figures, the “dark ages” sensibility. They aren’t all perfect, but I have a deep and abiding love for many of them.

I’d like to see more, and I’d like to see some crucial “holes” filled in the range, such as Ranger of the North, Easterlings and Southron forces.

Sounds great to me too! But don’t forget the “Southlands” dessert warriors.

Filling holes always sounds great to hobbits !