THE TAPROOM 4

huooomm … gruhomdom? … at the moment I’m thinking about offering lessons for learning basic skills in painting “antique-finish” correctly as with the new Christmas figure there’s not only some massive assembly required but also to provide the figure with the good-old typical finish we have known for so many years …. gruuuûom … remember my version of that MX-UP?

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keep smiling, please …. rhûommtrouble di domm … whatever that means

That’s what I meant , although the height appears to be similar, some do look a bit thinner than others.

Well Galadriel in Terrible Form and Aragorn at the Black Gate have arrived along with another older GF mounted figure – Gothmog………

Sadly I can confirm Master Theobald’s observations about the size of Galadriel in Terrible form being of a slighter build than previous incarnations, head and hands both appear smaller even if height is pretty much similar. It is noticeable certainly when held next to the other Galadriel with her Mirror.

Painted as a stand-alone it may not be quite so noticeable, we shall have to see. Also quite annoyingly Galadriel’s clothing is different with the new figure having some patterning on it which the other doesn’t (this is more annoying to me for project reasons).

Re: Aragorn, I liked the look of this figure from first sighting and although I haven’t compared the figure to another for a size comparison, what is noticeable is that his horse, compared to Gothmog’s is noticeably larger both in length, and in width (certainly at the tail end).

If I get a chance later I will take a photo, but it would appear that the Mithril paradox continues :rolleyes:

Any hot wine around here please Master Inn-keep?

As no hot wine was forthcoming :rolleyes: I did a quick compare to the Aragorn/Gothmog casting and Aragorn does appear slightly larger, or at least his head is slightly taller than his evil counterpart . As the shape of the two figures is similar it was a useful comparison.

Your pictures of last vignette reminds me of some LR minis which I have always found:
– better detailed, more difficult to paint
– too many parts, more difficult to assemble
– more expensive, more difficult to get one
– sometimes wrong size
– wrong color, “do it yourself” as the Tree said
– wrong style

At the end : wrong

Does anyone feel the same ?

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à ta santé Barli !

Miam. Thanks for these delicious biscuits. Now I’m thristy and would fancy to offer you a drink. KCHINK.

Come on take a sit and tell me about news you hear around Bree.:rolleyes:

Yeah true the miniature looks very promising and new.
Still I wonder how you can say you like these half evil creatures…

huoomm … they pay for their own tabs ? … rhûoomm … obviously strange people they seem to be … hooooOmm

Thank you for the kind words, friend Milo, about caring for the patrons of the Pony, as Master Ent and I surely do. But don’t be too hard on old Barli, he is a very busy man . . . . I think we should be nice to him so he doesn’t up and retire some day! And he practically lets us decide what to pay for our food and drink, very kind of him for the patrons!

Ok, back to my dark corner for an ale and a smoke.