MX vignette
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Well, first of all I have to say that Mistress Wendy’s eyes and mind are perfect. Respect, Lady
As for you, Master Gildor, you witnessed that Mistress Wendy was right. But you were wrong about an ‘intruder’ who would not fit to Tolkien’s writings.
There’s a simple explanation for those 16 figures:
Master Tubb was not satisfied at all with his first sculpting of Oin (lying down on the right of the picture – that version has been dismissed), so he decided to remake him. He still has his hair and right arm to be completed. So the one lying is cancelled.
Of course there will only be 15 figures and some nice furniture and … the base!
That’s all I know of
No, Master Protozeus … not at all, the riddle is placed elsewhere … though this MX might play a major part in it …
impressive really!
I can’t wait!!About the base, I have the same question George.. It seems the “collector base” mentionned by Michael in his posts is, according to the picture, some bare half circle (I cant see borders or wood planks or imprints for “what goes where”) Is it still under “last detail finish” from the Man?
I admit that a “plan” or “blueprint” to know how to organise all this crowd would be more than welcomethat’s really a masterpiece!
Well, as for me I also thought of having this one as a Christmas gift for myself … and I will still “have to bleed” for it, too. But it’s really worth it, I think.
Though I’m not very much convinced that this release will be available right in time for Christmas … but does it really matter?
Those Christmas days with all the gifts can be considered. But how to arrange something unplanned, something unexpected?Well, Gildor, as far as I know
the MX-UP was never thought of being released in time for Christmas this year. The only option concerning time was to have it released before the “Hobbit-movie” might appear. That’s what the marketing-idea is about. – You see, there’s time.
The alternative you once referred to was having a start for sculpting this MX early in 2010 … mind that sculpting something like the vignette takes “some time” … so then it might have been finished and being available about summer (rather autumn) 2010 … if there would be no delay …
I asked to have it started very early this year … so we agreed and I try to keep you informed about this here, as you know.
So there’s time enough to consider minor aspects as “packaging” and a cover for that. As you know there are things one shouldn’t haste.
The ‘Unexpected Party’ has not left the workbench by now … there will be spin-moulds to be made for this later on … (maybe more than one 😆 – I don’t know) … so far I have no idea of all that … I haven’t even thought about letting priming the Party yet … to me it feels like Bilbo, being confronted with something unexpected … but be sure … I do enjoy it …
You see, Gildor, there’s a lot of things to consider apart from how to send and present this vignette. I will leave it up to ‘The Company’ for marketing.
Ah, as for a side-note: Gandalf’s hat is now being placed on a chair, not on a table … but that table with the books etc on it (on the left) will not be available with the regular release of the vignette …
That’s all I can tell at the moment …
I do not like to have The Man’s power being distracted from other things only because of this.
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