THE TAPROOM 3

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August 7, 2014 at 10:00 pm #31048
Mornedhel
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I really love The old woman sculpt. Chris has done a great job. Far better than some previous releases

And this not a joke.
August 7, 2014 at 11:03 pm #31049
ddaines
Participant
I too was pleasantly surprised by the chicken feeder given the doubt surrounding her arrival, a rather nice study of a farm woman feeding her chickens .

I did enjoy the ‘banter’ surrounding this release as well though :lol:.
August 8, 2014 at 6:51 am #31051
Thingol
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… no this is a joke… if mithril should pay licence to MEE ( http://www.middleearth.com/current_licensees.html ) and this is one of the reasons why their figures are more expensive than the figures of the other companies… yes.. this is a huge and bitter joke !
At least for me… 21 euros for this… ok I will buy it because of Chris and my collection but this is s _ _ _ !
August 8, 2014 at 8:05 am #31054
Barliman
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This is a nicely modelled figure, of course – after all, it’s by Chris. But it’s definitely a joke. It has got nothing to do with LOTR. Nothing to do with JRRT. Nothing to do with ICE. Nothing to do with anything to do with Tolkien at all. As Master Thingol suggests, this figure could just as easily have been produced without needing an expensive MEE licence. You can buy “anonymous medieval-looking civilian” figures from just about every mini manufacturer on the planet, so how did one of our precious Fellowship voting opportunities get wasted on this old lady?

It is because there are still so many Tolkien figures that haven’t been modelled in any form that this figure is a travesty. Why anyone voted for it is a mystery to me. I’m sure there must have been more worthy or relevant suggestions that month?

What next, I wonder? “Rustic leaning on scythe and picking his nose”, perhaps.
August 8, 2014 at 8:10 am #31055
Turambar
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OK- I understood all this completely.
But I did NOT understood why this woman won the voting. Neither why this woman had been suggested.
Maybe this is the reason why I left the voting place long time ago.
Anyway, Master Barliman, lets have a try on your 12-star-scrumpy!
August 8, 2014 at 8:13 am #31056
Barliman
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You’re welcome to join me, certainly, Master Archer. I’ve had two pints already.
August 8, 2014 at 8:47 am #31057
Gildor
MMP Elder
well that’s also why each time I see suggestions and during vote period, I quite harshly try to make a point by saying suggestions should focus on Tolkien figurines that can clearly be identified as Tolkien related
(because or Heraldry, of physical representation linked to either Tolkien illustrators or MERP illustrations, or books descriptions, of Mithril continuity with their previous releases)

I can understand people want commoners, but commoners without distinguished tokien sign released individually are a big mistake…(this is also valid for army folks without any distingued sign, except “maybe” their shield crest) If released in a regular series (like Prancing Poney or village of bree) this is a range, so OK, fine… but alas mithril is not doing regulars at the moment…. a pity, but that’s not an excuse, in my point of view, to alter the Gold Fellowhip objective to have such figurines released.

Don’t make me think that those who suggest “commoners” don’t also have ideas for non commoners if they were given the choice? There are still MANY characters and situations that remain to be depicted in mithril range
August 8, 2014 at 9:03 am #31058
hsf62
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Thanks guys for the many “bifday” wishes!:lol: Haven’t been here some time. Master Baliman could you be so good and supply our guests with whatever liquid they ask for so we can have a drink together.
For the record Master Turambar I’m in Australia still. Hopefully not for to much longer, otherwise it might be hard for the body to adjust from the Australian summer into the German winter..BRRRRRRR
August 8, 2014 at 9:06 am #31059
hsf62
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The old lady might be nicely done, but Barli is right this figur as a GF-figure is just plain chickenshit!
August 8, 2014 at 9:08 am #31060
hsf62
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Cheers to all of you!
August 8, 2014 at 4:22 pm #31066
Milo
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Cheers everyone. I will buy this non canonical minis as it’s nice. But I agree this should be part of regular range and not in GF.
August 8, 2014 at 8:19 pm #31076
Theobald
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huooommmm … cheers, Master Hsf62 … rhuôm … old lad … huom … mind that winters around here are not that “BRRRR” as you might remember them … huom
August 10, 2014 at 9:45 am #31084
Thingol
Participant
Hi Master David… and Master Mornedhel pleas join me on one cold sunday beer…. please… and cheers
August 10, 2014 at 12:20 pm #31088
Mornedhel
Participant
Thanks Master Thingol

Today to get the beer cold, just let it outside some time
August 10, 2014 at 2:00 pm #31090
Barliman
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Much the same here in Bree – cool, and heavy rain showers.
August 10, 2014 at 2:30 pm #31091
ddaines
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Thingol wrote:

Hi Master David… and Master Mornedhel pleas join me on one cold sunday beer…. please… and cheers

Thank you Nino, between the thunder storms and lightening there is warm sun 😆 so a nice beer will go down well.
August 14, 2014 at 8:36 pm #31098
ddaines
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I see there is a 30% sale of GF releases up to MS 599 (Razarac).

One thing I was curious about was Queen Beruthiel is listed as a discontinued product, while all other sold out stock is described as such, was there an explanation for this?
August 14, 2014 at 8:40 pm #31099
Barliman
Participant
Hmm. Perhaps its a retrospective copyright thing – doesn’t Beruthiel first occur in Unfinished Tales, one of Christopher Tolkien’s edits of JRRT’s work?
August 14, 2014 at 9:03 pm #31100
Mornedhel
Participant
and I wonder why i continue automatic shipping

Wait and get discounts
August 14, 2014 at 10:43 pm #31101
Theobald
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huuoommm … I have similar thoughts, Master Mornedhel … huom
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