new pics from Saruman 54mm prototype

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October 19, 2011 at 5:53 pm #648
Gildor
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Today I am the happiest person around I think…

I received a special figurine … which I have been looking for, for YEARS…

So far I only know three people who possess one, Ken Crawford, a special collector from the US named Bill Pritchard (who got it
from Jim Corless years ago)… and myself

Indeed this is a priceless figurine, but I am amazed about the level of DETAIL it has, no other 54mm evern (christmas or LO) has reached such a level of sculpted decoration detail! also the weight is heavier than regular casts, it is a prototype, the metal used is not the same alloy. You can feel it in your hands… (like the [mith]54Proto2[/mith] [mith]54Proto3[/mith] and [mith]54Proto4[/mith])

new pics of [mith]54Proto1[/mith] here :

http://mithril.faerylands.eu/galleries/serie.php?id_album=7&stat=ok
October 19, 2011 at 5:53 pm #20937
Gildor
MMP Elder
Today I am the happiest person around I think…

I received a special figurine … which I have been looking for, for YEARS…

So far I only know three people who possess one, Ken Crawford, a special collector from the US named Bill Pritchard (who got it
from Jim Corless years ago)… and myself

Indeed this is a priceless figurine, but I am amazed about the level of DETAIL it has, no other 54mm evern (christmas or LO) has reached such a level of sculpted decoration detail! also the weight is heavier than regular casts, it is a prototype, the metal used is not the same alloy. You can feel it in your hands… (like the [mith]54Proto2[/mith] [mith]54Proto3[/mith] and [mith]54Proto4[/mith])

new pics of [mith]54Proto1[/mith] here :

http://mithril.faerylands.eu/galleries/serie.php?id_album=7&stat=ok
October 19, 2011 at 7:09 pm #20939
ddaines
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Congratulations Gildor on your acquisition, good to see such a figure go to a genuine collector
October 19, 2011 at 7:50 pm #20940
Milo
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Bravo !

This is for sure a perfect saruman you receivced. just marvellous
October 19, 2011 at 8:04 pm #20942
Turambar
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W H A T A F I G U R E !

How I adore this socket!
How I adore this deatailed miniature!
You are a lucky man, Master Gildor, no doubt!
October 19, 2011 at 9:46 pm #20949
Thingol
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I’m afraid to ask how much does it cost such a mithril collectors treasure…. ! Congratulation Master Gildor Indeed !
October 19, 2011 at 9:52 pm #20951
Gildor
MMP Elder
It has no price master Thingol … I really can’t put a price on this treasure, this is technically impossible… but negociations had begun around 500€ for it I think and those negociations never ended as I got it from elsewhere, and the original seller was, no matter the price, reluctant to give his away….

I don’t know how much Kenakko paid for it, but I think it was a gift… I know Jim Corless may have got it as a gift but may have sold it to Bill Pritchard for some hundreds of dollars back in 2000 or so… before “tolkien mania”…

as for mine… I got it by pure luck, as it was a gift too…
October 19, 2011 at 10:00 pm #20956
Thingol
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Mighty gift Indeed
October 19, 2011 at 10:01 pm #20957
Thingol
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I am happy for you Gildor. Your passion for CT work deserves this award…. !!!!!
October 19, 2011 at 10:23 pm #20962
imisel
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my most sincere congratulations, Gildor. You have a really nice jewel in your hands.
October 20, 2011 at 12:35 pm #20977
Milo
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Master Gildor, could you do us a favor and show All 4 54mm 1992 Protoypes alltogether on the same picture ?
October 20, 2011 at 2:44 pm #20980
Theobald
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Gildor, all I can say reall is: “You deserve to hold that figure in your hand.”
October 20, 2011 at 3:55 pm #20984
Gildor
MMP Elder
holding it in my hands is currently the only thing i can do alas… the base being apart, and the rarity of the figurine make it so that I do not dare to glue it together to display it in a glasscase

ironic isn’t it…

as for all the 1992 figurines…. well I miss some … especially the [mith]ME2[/mith] Milo… you mean the four 54mm prototypes I have?
October 20, 2011 at 4:47 pm #20986
Theobald
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Just calm down, Gildor … there’ll come a day when your fingers will have ceased to tremble and then you can cope with it accordingly … for the moment, just enjoy
October 20, 2011 at 7:24 pm #20991
Milo
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Gildor Inglorion wrote:

as for all the 1992 figurines…. well I miss some … especially the [mith]ME2[/mith] Milo… you mean the four 54mm prototypes I have?

Yes, I remember very well these white primed proto I saw in your 54mm glass cabinet.
Having these with Saruman must be something !
October 20, 2011 at 7:25 pm #20992
Milo
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Gildor Inglorion wrote:

holding it in my hands is currently the only thing i can do alas… the base being apart, and the rarity of the figurine make it so that I do not dare to glue it together to display it in a glasscase

ironic isn’t it…

Instead of glue, just use ‘patafix’ ! 😆
October 20, 2011 at 7:39 pm #20994
Gildor
MMP Elder
too heavy really too heavy
October 20, 2011 at 7:40 pm #20995
erchamion
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Congratulations, Master Gildor! That figure is really beautiful. The pose reminds me of Moses descending from Mount Sinai…..:rolleyes:
October 21, 2011 at 2:45 pm #21061
Wendy
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Actually, I picked this up (in resin, not metal) this last weekend. Jim has sold Time Machine and the new owner had a few cast just for fun. Of course there is no danger of mistaking it for the metal version. And it is quite a nice figure. Because it’s only a resin version (which = place holder in the collection with no real value), I just might paint it one of these days.
October 21, 2011 at 2:58 pm #21063
Gildor
MMP Elder
you mean this saruman exists in resin from time machines? whithout being called saruman indeed…

I wonder where the new owner got his master from… casting it in resin requires having an original…. (I also wonder what Chris may think about this
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