The Taproom

A question …. Master Theobald, regarding your question on the GF forum on plans for a new bonus figure …. Has anyone noticed that the numbering of the figures has reserved the number 531? It is possible that this is the new bonus figure who promised one day Michael …..:rolleyes:

isn’t 531 meant for the Witch King on the Pelennor fields which has not yet been revealed but was before Durin VI in the GF suggestion order?

or it could be for the forthcoming MX too… but anyway, having Celebrian and Durin VI now means there is a “missing” suggestion yet to be released before carrying on with the referencing

Rhuooommmmhom … I just received the two new GF-figures … huomm … excellent quality again … hom … Mistress Celebrian appearing with a very noble dress and in a noble pose … as we could guess from the picture that already was provided … rhuoommm … then Durin VI … a very nice new helmet-design and an interesting new shield design depicting a falling dragon … huommm … very dynamic that pose …. hommmmmmm … the proportions of Durin meet those of the forgotten Dwarven army perfectly (I just compared) … rhuoommm … year 2009 … the year of Dwarves …

Huoommmm … as for the primer … it is very good by now … no details being smeared … good-old quality I’d like to say …. so some complaints might have reached them company … huoom..

about that side note of yours, Master Gildor … that MX was planned to be available before the first announcements about that ‘Hobbit-movies’ (a thrilogy, isn’t it?). I knew of that, so I tried to be faster …. rhuoommm … before that those d*****d GW people cover everything with their poor miniatures … I tried to do it before … that rhouooommm … then there’s slight difference you might mind … rhuoommm … what I’m trying to do is to keep an interest and awe in Christ’s sculptings … rhoummmhuommm … as it’s worth it ….. rhuooommm … end

Changing the subject … These days I’ve been rereading the history of Arvedui. And in relation to the proposal made by the Master Gildor to contribute ideas to forward it to The Man, I think it’s interesting that Arvedui had a white gem held by a silver mesh on his head. The famous “Elendirmir”, symbol of the kings of Arnor, Arthedain and Captains of Rangers … The crown was used in Gondor.

Whenever the Master Gildor, welcome it …

I just checked something… it is said that the Elendilmir was worn by 40 heads before Aragorn… (in truth 38 since Valandil)
but if that is so…. between Valandil and Aragorn there is only 38 people, including Aranarth, son of Arvedui… (if the Elendilmir was lost with Arvedui… how could his son have worn it? or maybe he left it before taking the ship that doomed him, that’s a possibility

well the figurine has to remain “kingly” I suppose he was not alone when escaping…. others were there to carry his affairs too…If he was a fighting king in retreat, there are people in charge for protocol and for the “jewels of the crown”.

Carrying a palantir and the elendilmir could be sufficient I think.

(By the way, it was a copy of the original Elendilmir, worn and lost by Isildur at the Gladden Fields… The original one was retrieved by Aragorn Elessar when he ordered Orthanc to be searched, in the fourth age, and among Saruman’s hoards, there was the original and true Elendilmir…)

*mutters something about Australians and their ancestry*

*leaves some silver coins on the table*

*climbs behind the bar and makes tea anyway*

Almost finished painting my first 8 Time Machine Gondorians (the ones I bought in…2006!). This should have been done about a month ago. Going to start the next 8 in a day or two. Alas, I had issues with the Games Workshop black undercoat (don’t spray the stuff outside in a Quebec summer), so the undercoat wasn’t great and it didn’t do the figures any favours at all. Might just strip them later and try again.

But, its some small progress.

Gavin

Huuoooooommmm … I also once tried this GW undercoat spray … huoommm … and will never use it again … hom