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February 22, 2009 at 8:30 am #4464
ESTEL
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presto247365 wrote:

He’s definitely on board with the idea, and he has no choice now! As I often remind him, it’s not a household democracy and his vote doesn’t count! He does get a little more worked up about some little things than he used to, but he’s still adjusting to not getting all the attention. Things are going very well though!
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Many congrats, presto !!!

seems that some of us are busy outside the Mithril hobby!!

Maybe we should count how many babies are born from mmp- members or their wifes 😆
Would be nice statistics and show that Mithril-collectors are mostly “wise ones” and not newbies….
February 22, 2009 at 12:34 pm #4466
Theobald
Participant
Rhuoommm … does anybody know where that ‘Travelling Elrond’ stays at the moment? … huoomm …. is it Spain still ? … huoommm … or did he move? …. huooommm … I dunno …hom
February 23, 2009 at 2:19 pm #4471
presto247365
Participant
Yes, one day Max may be disappointed to learn that his inheritance will mostly consist of several hundred pounds of lead miniatures and some dried up paints.

I’m looking forward to all these foreshadowed mithril releases being mentioned. I’m going to have to scour the budget very carefully to finance some 2009 purchases, as I’m already a little behind on the MS figures, and haven’t procured the Knights yet either
February 23, 2009 at 2:55 pm #4472
Gavin
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presto247365 wrote:

Yes, one day Max may be disappointed to learn that his inheritance will mostly consist of several hundred pounds of lead miniatures and some dried up paints.

I’m looking forward to all these foreshadowed mithril releases being mentioned. I’m going to have to scour the budget very carefully to finance some 2009 purchases, as I’m already a little behind on the MS figures, and haven’t procured the Knights yet either

I too have this vision of some descendant of mine going on Antiques Roadshow in the dim and distant future all excited by the thousands of Mithril figures they have inherited…

…only to be told that “if only they weren’t painted and the bases weren’t cut off”
February 23, 2009 at 4:18 pm #4473
Barliman
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presto247365 wrote:

I’m looking forward to all these foreshadowed mithril releases being mentioned. I’m going to have to scour the budget very carefully to finance some 2009 purchases, as I’m already a little behind on the MS figures, and haven’t procured the Knights yet either.

Yeah, I’m way behind with MS purchases, thanks to the crippling pound/euro exchange rate. It briefly improved on Friday, so I leapt in and ordered two figures, but sadly I pressed the wrong button on the order form and the order consequently only got processed today – and the exchange rate dropped back down in the interim. Typical Butterbur luck.

The prices of the MS figures are currently absolutely horrible unless you live in a part of Middle-earth that uses the euro – the two figures I committed to have just cost me £40 including postage. Those are almost eBay prices!

At this rate I’m beginning to harbour serious doubts about being able to financially justify remaining a Fellowship member.

I may have to increase my bar prices. And you lot may have to start paying up quicker.
February 23, 2009 at 6:33 pm #4475
Gavin
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If I had money, I’d help somehow – buy what you want in Euros and sell them to you in Sterling at some later point.

It helps (vaguely) for me to buy in euros with my Irish credit card and then get them shipped to Canada.

Ya know, I might be travelling to London in May or june. Maybe we could plot something.

Gavin
February 23, 2009 at 7:02 pm #4476
Wendy
Participant
Theobald wrote:

Rhuoommm … does anybody know where that ‘Travelling Elrond’ stays at the moment? … huoomm …. is it Spain still ? … huoommm … or did he move? …. huooommm … I dunno …hom

I was thinking of asking the same thing. I really have no idea.
February 23, 2009 at 8:46 pm #4477
Barliman
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Gavin wrote:

Ya know, I might be travelling to London in May or june. Maybe we could plot something.

That’s a kind proposition, Master Gavin, and may be worth further consideration. But for now I shall cling to my misguided optimism that the pound must recover at some point in the next month or two. Or decade or two…or next century, or whatever.

My immediate crisis is that I still have to purchase two more figures for this ‘year’, now that the full dozen are out there, and I have to hope that the exchange rate improves at least marginally in the next few weeks to enable me to do that without having to sell Mrs B, Nob or the cat. It’s touch and go at the moment, though.

On balance I’ll probably keep the cat.
February 23, 2009 at 8:55 pm #4479
Turambar
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Sorry for disturbing your discussion . . . But I want to give Master Erchamion this famous spanish Brandy from the company with this, what is it called- a prancing bull
He is a real GENTLEMAN ! He gives the Rohan-Archer to me as a gift in December. This one is painted now and ready for viewing.
Not only for Master Erchamion, also for everybody who is interested in. Salut !
PS: go ahead with that discussion. Erchamion and myself just have that famous spanish Brandy . . .
February 23, 2009 at 11:10 pm #4480
Gildor
MMP Elder
about Spain… that reminds me…. we still have no news from Juegos Sin Fronteras about this 1989 christmas vignette… I’m still waiting for pics and info from them . Erchamion or other collectors in Spain had mentionned helping me on that matter . Are there any news?
February 24, 2009 at 11:43 am #4482
ESTEL
Participant
what do you say about this month’s votes????????????? 😡

A female Orc, a female assassin and Durin???

Where are all those very fine ideas of this month?

This may be the first time, I will not vote. Dwarves are o.K., but why not Bombur? Durin is surely o.k. but not one of those figures I was waiting for for years. Female Orcs????? Like Sauron some things should ever be done, even if Chris’ vision is always great and comes close to mine concerning Tolkiens characters.

There were few strange but nice figures in the GF-range, but this time I am frustrated. Once I thought Mithril was the one and only company producing true Tolkien-figures and not things like this.
February 24, 2009 at 12:21 pm #4483
Gildor
MMP Elder
I agree with you Estel, but unlike you this is the very reason why I’ll vote for Durin… in order to improve its chances against such abominations.
February 24, 2009 at 12:30 pm #4484
ESTEL
Participant
Gildor Inglorion wrote:

I agree with you Estel, but unlike you this is the very reason why I’ll vote for Durin… in order to improve its chances against such abominations.

Gildor, yes, you convinced me!
February 24, 2009 at 12:38 pm #4485
Gildor
MMP Elder
when I say abominations though I may be a bit rude towards those who suggested it with their heart… that is a very subjective way of thinking.

the only thing we are sure about is that : Tolkien had problems with female characters , most of all if they were common folk (even as assassin)
We have no clear proof of orc breeding either, we have no specific text saying that their are birthed like mamifers or if they are sterile and must be “created” via foul magic breeding. so we can’t affirm female orcs exist the same way we can’t affirm there are assassins in Dol Amroth (except if you use ICE in which case it is acceptable indeed but not canon) I remind that in Tolkien universe there are several “utopic havens” such as Rivendell and Lothlorien for Elves, and supposedly Dol-Amroth for men… where there simply can’t be a dust of evilness inside them, that’s utopic indeed but most of Tolkien universe is utopic…

Either way, each time Mithril produces a character (named or not) that is not canon or which is “extrapolated” from our beliefs and not from the work, it troubles me…
February 24, 2009 at 1:04 pm #4486
ESTEL
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Gildor Inglorion wrote:

when I say abominations though I may be a bit rude towards those who suggested it with their heart… that is a very subjective way of thinking.

the only thing we are sure about is that : Tolkien had problems with female characters , most of all if they were common folk (even as assassin)
We have no clear proof of orc breeding either, we have no specific text saying that their are birthed like mamifers or if they are sterile and must be “created” via foul magic breeding. so we can’t affirm female orcs exist the same way we can’t affirm there are assassins in Dol Amroth (except if you use ICE in which case it is acceptable indeed but not canon) I remind that in Tolkien universe there are several “utopic havens” such as Rivendell and Lothlorien for Elves, and supposedly Dol-Amroth for men… where there simply can’t be a dust of evilness inside them, that’s utopic indeed but most of Tolkien universe is utopic…

Either way, each time Mithril produces a character (named or not) that is not canon or which is “extrapolated” from our beliefs and not from the work, it troubles me…

as it troubles others, Gildor, believe me. The main question in that cases is: Shall I accept gaps in my collection or shall I buy something I do not really like?
February 24, 2009 at 1:33 pm #4487
Gildor
MMP Elder
in my case, the answer is easy… Since I collect them all and I don’t have any holes that would be a pity to begin with any. Still another reason is : these figurines are sculpted by a very crafted man who sculpts them as truthfully as he can towards Tolkien works being himself a Tolkien fan… this reason is somewhat enough (at least for me) to buy them anyway, in the end even if the theme does not pleases me a lot sometimes.
February 24, 2009 at 1:59 pm #4488
Barliman
Participant
I’m inclined to agree, Master Estel, but you should at least vote for Durin – otherwise you might end up with a female orc or the Fantasy assassin! Really, there are already so many Fantasy figure companies producing ladies who could pass for Middle-earth assassins that I can’t see the need for one in the Mithril range. But then, that’s a personal view, and I guess if it’s what a majority of members decide to vote for then it must be what they want. However, she has yet to win! And so far she has always stumbled in round two.

I suspect that I shall vote for Durin.
February 24, 2009 at 2:27 pm #4489
Wendy
Participant
Gildor Inglorion wrote:

the only thing we are sure about is that : Tolkien had problems with female characters , most of all if they were common folk (even as assassin)

Tolkien was just realistic about female characters. All things being equal, a woman will lose to a man in a fight every time. He also allowed for extraordinary circumstances as in the case of Dernhelm/Eowyn. It makes sense that an average woman with no training of any kind wouldn’t fare well in a fight, whereas Eowyn could have had training and time to practice. Tolkien is a good deal more realistic than Hollywood, which is one of the things I like about his books.
February 24, 2009 at 2:49 pm #4490
ESTEL
Participant
Barliman wrote:

I’m inclined to agree, Master Estel, but you should at least vote for Durin – otherwise you might end up with a female orc or the Fantasy assassin! Really, there are already so many Fantasy figure companies producing ladies who could pass for Middle-earth assassins that I can’t see the need for one in the Mithril range. But then, that’s a personal view, and I guess if it’s what a majority of members decide to vote for then it must be what they want. However, she has yet to win! And so far she has always stumbled in round two.

I suspect that I shall vote for Durin.

Oh yes, I voted for Durin as this figure is the only one I would surely buy for the same reasons Gildor has: need to have them all. But a female Orc??? I like females, especially my own here at home, but not an Orcish one. Saviga, the Half Orc, consort of Zalg is o.K. but not a true Orc. I think no Orc is able to create anything else than to destroy, and creating children is not destructive!!
February 24, 2009 at 2:59 pm #4491
Gavin
Participant
Well, in MERP land, Dol Amroth may be this camelot like place now (well, arguably), it wasn’t always thus. It’s a port city, where goods from all over come to Belfalas and the southlands of Gondor. Which means crime. Which means gangs. Which means assassinations.

One likes to assume that after a millenium and a half, Imrahil has cleaned the place up (not having trade with Umbar and points south anymore probably helped), but who knows?
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