The Taproom

… it is not fair to do extra figures if is well known that all new MS are limited edition in 150 pieces… each…. but who knows ! Maybe they are only lost some figures in boxes or drawers in depot…

MS figures are not limited…. The moulds are not getting destroyed. Who came up with this?:rolleyes:
Mithril might only cast 150 in the first batch, but that doesn’t mean they can’t cast a second batch if they think there’s a need for it…..or they have gotten a higher order for one type.

So this is good news for market developing…. but not for collecting very rare miniatures… Anyway I hope my parcel would come full with complete order…. cheers to all from this fogy Istrian morning…

Maybee Halbarad will be another M16 with the exception it would be artificial. :rolleyes:
Or the mould is broken, or the factory misplaced the mould, or they couldn’t be bothered to cast a new batch, or they just didn’t change it on their website, or they changed the website in the first place by mistake…..
Any more quuestion? It’s Mithril for god sake!!!! No one knows what they are doing, not even Mithril themselfs!:lol::lol::lol:

Was there a warning for Ms299??? No? I thought so lol….. Does that make sense? No? Thats right, Mithril doesn’t make sense…:rolleyes:

Sure, got a very dry mouth from all that talking 😆

Santé Holger.
Regarding Master Erchamion’s remark on prices, I guess MS price allow the irish company to survive without extra efforts nor even any investments. As written here before, we can do nothing about that exept share our frenesy and make something good with it. 😆

There were mould problems with Halbarad…I believe he is forever to be sold out.

After reading Wendy’s comment above, I wonder how many castings of Halbarad were made. Did he sell out due to mould problems or popularity? I always thought it a little strange that only one figure had ever sold out completly.

Halbarad was planned to be a 250 figure series; the mould broke after about 60 castings. The 250 number is an arbitrary limit. They could probably make more or less. The idea is that they’d break the mould after the limit is reached to create an artificial shortage, so as to benefit collectors. They don’t cast all 250 at once (I rather suspect they use the less sturdy moulds for such short runs); probably they cast batches of 30 at a go. Which means if the mould breaks when casting figure number 34, the ultimate limit on that figure is going to be 33.

But since “officially” they have committed to making 150 of the later fellowship range, they can just make another mould of the second master. They might not make the full 150 castings, but they will try to keep up with demand.

For reference, Chris Tubb sculpts the original in plasticine. This is shipped to mithril where the mould is created. The original is destroyed in the moulding process. But they probably do make a second master in metal for emergencies.

Gavin