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huôooom … congrats, Master Milo. That one really is a rarity … keep on enjoying your breakfasts every day … huoOom

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I’ve given up trying to upload pics … frustrating that is

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hu°Oommmmrhúomm … I just came around here once again to wish everybody being present here a verrry happy  new year … huUom … though I witnessed that the number of dear regulars here has been declining by and by …alas  … anyway, let’s have a good bowl of that honey-coloured-not-watery-strong-liquid-thing …. rhûooOOm … cheerioh … I think it’s worth to remember them good-old days … HOM !

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Yes, thank you very much Gildor for keeping us informed, even with such very sad news.

I knew for some time about Ian’s disease, as he once told me of it. This is  a massive loss for the Prancing Pony and so for all of us.  I don’t know how the Pony could go on without our  dear “Barli”.  I have no words at the moment. HhûoOmmmm ……

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You’re right, David. Simply the fact that the sword is still attached to the base proves that it’s original. I can say that it’s a wonderful and rare piece, as I am proud to own one myself. I once bought it from Chris … long time ago.

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huûommm … let me tell you that I’ll still be present here from time to time, but less often than I was in the past … rhOom

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huoOmmm … done, Master Elf … rhûhom … as for your kind compliments I do thank you very much here in public. Though I’m afraid they are more than just a bit exaggerated. Huoom … I am in need of a drink, Master Barliman … hurry up, please … err … no, don’t haste, please

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rhuûomm … thank you very much dear Gildor and  Master Ddaines for your comments … HuÛOhmhm … as you now see I’m in a very negative mood … grûhommm hmmm … you might not witness me as I’m standing close to the table next to the Man in the corner … huommm … by the way I’m missing our dear barkeep very much … gruûhuOom … anyway I’ll try to keep a bit “in touch” still.  Err, Master Gildor, I miss the old Mathom house of Michael Delving … sorry.

David, I dunno. Maybe I have to consider better, but that’s a bit complicated at the moment.

Just have a wee dram and enjoy the newly-cleaned wargskins at the front door and the undusted bar. HU°Ohmmm

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I’m sorry my dear friends to tell you, but I have to go … this “new” place means a horror to me to handle and cope with though I tried several times to get used to it. So, by now I’m really getting more and more fed up with it. Besides it seems that I’m not the only one who is not very much interested in frequenting this place any more. Whatever the reasons might be. I do regret this very much, as for so many years (I say: very many many years) from Mithrandir’s first MMP on to Gildor’s MMP.  I have enjoyed our communication on this MMP for so long. Well, I think that I’m sure it’s just because I have become “a little bit” too old. RhûooOoOhmmm …

PS:  Christophe (Gildor), this is not because of you, of course … don’t get it wrong, please.

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huoomm … well, Master Twrich, those wargskins aren’t new … huom … in the past I had some time to clean them thoroughly …. rhûooOm

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huoommm … so far this seems to have become a very quiet place … rhûoom … yes, a drink would be fine for me too … huom

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Well, now back to you, Gildor and Chris.
First of all let me make clear that I never doubted Chris’ excellent skills and abilities in sculpting. The word “horrible” I used referring to the impression I had when I saw the picture Mornedhel provided. Looking at a “raw” resin-casting you cannot see all (or any of) the details of a figure, of course. I do know that priming a figure is absolutely necessary to get a better impression of it.
Unfortunately the Mithril company once decided not to sell the figures primed any more. That’s what I called a decline of the Mithril quality. From my point of view it would be absolutely necessary to provide pictures of a “real” assembled and primed figure. Thanks to Chris we now learned that the company seems to be absolutely unable to provide such pictures. To me that is another decline. For promotional and marketing purposes this would be a basic information for customers. – Yes, I do now understand well, why Chris insisted on having at least some screenshots of the rendering process published to give an idea of a figure.
Of course there is no reduction in prices by Mithril. This was more or less meant a bit cynical by me.

Back again to Chris’ sculpting skills: I think there’s not a great difference in the appearance of a figure, metal or resin. Resin has some advantages in some ways – though I still like the feeling of holding a metal Mithril figure in my hands. This combination of metal and resin we already witnessed with a vignette in the Phaeton design range, the “Destroyer of the Dwarves”. The base and the “Destroyer” are resin and the 7 dwarves are metal. The figure of the “Destroyer” is excellent once it is primed.
So with my statement above I didn’t want to cause any harm. My criticism refers to the Mithril company and their very poor abilities to promote the miniatures. It was not at all aimed at Chris. But instead I would like to thank Chris for providing us with some important details.

Gildor, of course you can pass on this entry to Chris, but I also could send him an e-mail directly. I have the adress(es). Just et me know, please.

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Sorry, but what I see is horrible. Another step in the decline of former Mithril-quality, as you put it, Mornedhel.
Well, I’m glad that I didn’t order any more figures for quite a while.
What has been making me very angry from the start of the MZ “series” is the fact that you cannot trust the pictures provided in newsletters any more. What has a rendered screenshot got to do with the figure you receive? I strictly do not buy anything of which I don’t know what it might be like.
This is Mithril at its worst. I guess they must have lowered the price at least to a half to find some customers.
I am more than just disappointed ….
Mornedhel, thank you so very much for providing this information.

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huooômm … dear Master Twrich, of course I do so gladly … rhûoOmmm … have a free drink on me, please huoom …cheers

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…. huuOomm … thank you so very much for all the kind words mefriends … rhu°Oomm … though I’m a bit late … but you may know that I cannot haste anything … hûoomm … so if anyone around here still doesn’t have enough of these special liquids I could buy you some more … huommmtidomm … keep on lads, at least the sun is shining here at the moment .. .. hom

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Oh, I just wonder what might be the size of the parcel by now … Huom … Master Milo might be able to answer …

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Thank you very much for the information. Very interesting indeed.

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huooom … I also want to wish everybody around here a very Happy New Year … rhûoom

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huuuoOm rhûomm … well, I also wish you all around here … huom … no matter if present or absent … a very-merry-christmas … rhom … Master Erchamion, here’s your rat-tailed scrumpi-thing … cheers … huom

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Master Mornedhel … ruômmmhom right you are … that Quintilius Varus made a massive mistake here at the “Teuto” as the people living here now like to name the Osning … huuoomm … as far as I can remember that Varus thought to escape in north-east direction after he realized that there’s no way back … huom … that’s why one of those wonderful vignettes by Chris is called “The dash to the Wiehengebirge” which is close to the Weser-river … through the moors in extremely massive rain and storm for days … well, rhûom … I don’t well remember everything, as I was not present everywhere then … trees do not haste, but just disappear in the morning after the battle of “Helm’s Deep” … grûomm … sorry, a bit too talkative I have been .. hom

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