The Taproom

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December 5, 2009 at 5:18 am #8221
presto247365
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I think I might have on the “old MMP”. I suppose it belongs in the conversions gallery. It’ll show up there sooner or later, with some other goodies I’ve come across….
December 11, 2009 at 2:41 am #8316
twrich
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Well, it seems to have become very quiet in here lately. But I do hear many words coming from some room over on the Easterling end of the Pony.

I have not heard any words recently from Master Tubb, but still expect to. At least that is what I have been told to expect.

In the meantime Barli, could you send Nob over with an ale? I last saw him “eavedropping” over by the Easterling room!
December 11, 2009 at 8:21 am #8317
Barliman
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As you should know by now, Master Ranger, The Man is not noted for the speed of his communications! My last two have gone entirely unheeded, though a reply to the first was promised many weeks ago. I think perhaps that his messengers sometimes get waylayed en route by the orcs and trolls loitering in the foothills. So, rather than drinking in here you might consider getting out there and doing what Rangers are famous for – go and do some, er, ranging. I’ll give you a flask of something to take with you.
December 11, 2009 at 11:08 am #8318
ESTEL
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what I’ve heard is, that the Easterlings would be an enterprise to expensive for the company at the moment. If T.E. has approved the Easterlings or not is not known.
It may not be up to the Man deciding mabye it is…who knows? Even the wise do not know.
December 11, 2009 at 11:19 am #8319
Barliman
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No, Master Elf, I have it from The Man’s own lips (well, his hands anyway) that he was unhappy to see the Easterling figures produced while there was any risk of them being produced like the Dol Amroth gentlemen, i.e. cast as one-piece horse-and-rider mouldings – he’s determined to see them produced as separate horse and rider figures, so that they can be mixed and matched on different mounts. At least, that was the situation as I last heard of it, quite a while back. Of course, that also fits with the economics factor wou mention, since it must indeed be more expensive to cast them as two-piece figures. But things may have changed.

As for approval from TE, that I don’t know anything about.

One odd thing, though, is that so far as I’m aware, none of us here have seen any pictures at all of the Easterling ‘greens’ as far as I’m aware (can anyone say that they have?) – which is unusual, if they are indeed completed.
December 11, 2009 at 3:15 pm #8320
Turambar
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Ahhh, there is some narration to remind of about 6 months ago. The discussion about how to “fit” mithril a bit . . .:
T H E G R E E N R O O M !!!!
What a treasure, having news from The Man´s workbench . . . puhhh . . .
What a treasure for talented sculptors among us, like Mistress Wendy for example . . .
Well, The Man himself can decide feeding us with these things . . .
December 11, 2009 at 3:41 pm #8322
Theobald
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Huoooommmm … as far as I can remember that Easterling range was completed quite a while ago, though before that there was some delay because of the number of mounted figures … huommmrhuoommm … but I too have never seen any pictures of the horde … rhuoomm …
separating riders from their mounts (in casting) of course is more expensive to do … huoomm.
Not all mounted figures released in the Mithril range consisted of two parts, by the way … huoom … I’m not talking about the Dol Amroth knights …. hooooommmmm
December 11, 2009 at 4:02 pm #8323
Barliman
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I think The Man was principally concerned that separate horses and riders would enable gamers and vignette-builders to introduce more variety to their collections, and that if he had foreseen the approach the factory ended up taking he would have provided more variety amongst the horse poses.
December 11, 2009 at 5:23 pm #8324
Theobald
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Huooommmmm …. yes, Master Barliman … with most of that you might be correct … as far as I can understand … rhuoomm … them Dol Amrothy-knighty riders was not a release in terms of providing variety, not at all … huoommm … sadly with that release there was some other bad coincidence which was about the bad primer they used with that release for the first time …. rhuoommmm …huom … though here I would like to point out clearly that I still value the charging poses of the rather more English and Norman-based-on concepts (in terms of armour) of the Dol Amrothy-figures very much as they provided different shields, helmets and banners … rhuoommmhuoommm …
The way they were casted, and here you’re absolutely right, and that’s what The Man was concerned about, simply was that the figures, as being casted as they were, did not provide any variety at all for gamers or them vignette-building people … rhuoommm …
[anybody around here who could help me with me sentence structure?]
The horses’ poses I would not criticize at all as they do reveil different movements in a charge … rhuoommm …
The concept of this variety you were referring to you will see early next year …. rhuoomhommhom … I cannot haste, you know … rhuoommm … but it’s not about Easterlings attacking the Shire, as you might guess … huoomm … hom …
Rhhoommm … Master Barliman, sorry, still reading? … I dunno … May I have one of that “YKW”, please? … rhuuoommm … for the others (who have become rare in the Pony) … rhuoommm … I tried to cut it short this time: ‘YKW’ simply means “you know what” …. rhuoommm … I just tried to become hasty … huooommhuomrhuoommmm …. hom
December 11, 2009 at 6:02 pm #8325
Barliman
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As usual, Master Tree, the YKW is on the house – a bit like the rain at the moment. Ans thank you for the communication elaborating on my own understanding.
December 11, 2009 at 7:49 pm #8328
Theobald
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Rhuooommm … ?????????? … huomm … alas … there’s some problem about them ants you mentioned “Ants thank you” you said? .. alas … Master barliman, please mind that I’m not a native speaker of Breeish, as I never was … sorry … rhuoommm … but let me thank you for that large-bowl-of-YKW-you-freely-gave-away-without-considering-or-charging-my-tab or-even me-for-them-coiny-things-as-you-always-did-in the past-whenever- someone-around here-such-as-me-asked-you-to-have a drink – thank you very much.
Rhuuoommm … please do not be puzzled by me wrong word order within sentences you are used to … nor spelling … or in explaining matters that surpassed me brain … rhuoommm … trees cannot do that … rhuoomm, that’s what you should know …. huoommmm
December 11, 2009 at 9:11 pm #8329
Barliman
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My problem, I fear, is the hobbit size that they make keyboards. Why don’t they produce a Man-sized one for them of us with big fat fingers? In the meantime, I’m afraid you’ll have to put up with ans occasionally (other than in the bar-snacks).
December 14, 2009 at 2:03 pm #8338
Theobald
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Huoommmm … so here they are, the last three figures in 2009 … huoommm … Broggha has some nice details and the sub-reference design below the base has been changed … huom …
the pose of the Half-Troll is nice … rhuoommmm … Isildur is just another Isildur, nothing spectacular, I think, very much the same as the old Christmas figure but less details, of course, as this one is smaller…. gruooohuuommhom … the primer … huoommm … sorry to mention that problem again … but …. alas …. rhuoommmmmm …
December 14, 2009 at 2:30 pm #8339
Arthadan
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I agree, Master Tree…the primer! They could save cost without the primer and I think we all be happier without the occasional thick layer of primer.
December 14, 2009 at 4:18 pm #8340
Gildor
MMP Elder
time to warn mister Tubb again about the primer maybe?
December 14, 2009 at 5:29 pm #8341
Barliman
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Well, the ‘new'(?) primer is better than the custard inflicted on earlier figures, but I’d personally prefer that it wasn’t there at all. It serves no useful purpose – quite the contrary – and if you want to simply ‘display’ figures unpainted, there’s the added problem that the separate appendages supplied with figures usually aren’t sprayed at all.

Maybe it would be better for Mithril not to spray their figures at all any more if this is the best primer they can obtain.
December 14, 2009 at 8:22 pm #8342
OriginalAragorn
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I think the primer is worthless! I’ve received figures with two kinds of primers from Mithril:
1) Dark grey, glossy primer – which makes the paint too shiny when applied
2) Light grey, “powdery” primer – which gives the figure a gritty texture

They are both terrible!

I agree that it’s odd to get the figure primed and the appendages unprimed. Other mini companies seem to use no primer at all. This gives collectors and painters the option of whether to prime at all. Also, many painters use black or white primer.

Anyway – I saw this thread and wanted to add my 2 cents!
December 14, 2009 at 8:39 pm #8343
ddaines
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Well 1/2 troll, Broggah and Isildur arrived today – I do like the Isildur due to the left hand holding the helmet and cloak which to me gives the figure a bit more ‘fullness’ (I like ’em all as a matter of fact) – the others (Isildur versions) seem to be a little ‘flat’ looking when compared.

Perhaps regarding the primer Mithril should now stop priming figures as they don’t sell via shops anymore therefore the visual impact of the primer compared against other ranges which were unprimed is no longer so relevant (this is what caught my eye all those years ago and is why I have always been a fan of the primer option). As the primer is causing so much irritation now seems a good time to leave it off and leave it to us to prime the figures ourselves.

I’m sure I’ll pop in for a drink or two before the festivities start, but I hope you all have a good one wherever you are

David
December 14, 2009 at 10:44 pm #8344
Turambar
Participant
Well, my Broggah edition also arrived today and the detailed qualitay mentioned by Master Theobald filled my heart with joy! Fantastic.
And the base: fantastic, too!
Concerning the primer: I didn´t order a new figure so I also can believe what you are saying. But if that´s true what you mentioned,
this is an unbelievable fact . . .
Why does the company make such mistakes . . .

Oh, I have to edit: thank god the Christmas figure is unprimed, so you can see all the magnificent details manufacted by The Man!
And there are A LOT.
And it will be a great pleasure for me priming the figure for myself, as thin as possible- for painting the miniature as good as possible!
December 14, 2009 at 11:01 pm #8345
Gildor
MMP Elder
still waiting to receive them myself I hope they did not forget the autoshipment as I did not order anything…
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