February 2024 2nd Round Vote is CLOSED

[Michael O'Brien]

'The West Gate of Moria' is a clear favourite from the 1st round but there are plenty of undecided voters out there so the final winner is far from certain. We have seen the tide turn more than once before. So please vote before the end of the month and lets reveal the victor for February 2024.

Please also comment on your support, even if you did not support it the first time, as your comments may sway others to back your favoured idea.

[Gildor]

If the West Gate wins, are we certain the figurine will be possible to make this time ? It was already suggested back in November 2006 by Bombadil1963 but in the end it proved impossible to sculpt and produce (but back in the days, 3D was not there.. neither sculpt nor print)

if it wins though I'd really wish it could tall and wide enough to fit a troll. as for the inscription I hope it could be realized using the canonical shape of the inscriptions made by Narvi and Celebrimbor and shown in the books.

here is a copy tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Doors_of_Durin#/media/File:J.R.R._Tolkien_-_Doors_of_Durin.jpg All other representations in many other figurine ranges also use this model

The pictures provided in the newsletter was not the official one.

[Halbarad II.]

Yes please, in any case the design of the inscription shown in the Book is the correct one.

Hope the size can be chosen in a matter that the smaller letters on the arch make no problems.
Even big enough for a troll - if he can pass the dwarf guards... 😁

[ddaines]

Feb 23, 2024 13:47:19 GMT Gildor said:

If the West Gate wins, are we certain the figurine will be possible to make this time ? It was already suggested back in November 2006 by Bombadil1963 but in the end it proved impossible to sculpt and produce (but back in the days, 3D was not there.. neither sculpt nor print)

if it wins though I'd really wish it could tall and wide enough to fit a troll. as for the inscription I hope it could be realized using the canonical shape of the inscriptions made by Narvi and Celebrimbor and shown in the books.

here is a copy tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Doors_of_Durin#/media/File:J.R.R._Tolkien_-_Doors_of_Durin.jpg All other representations in many other figurine ranges also use this model

The pictures provided in the newsletter was not the official one.

I believe Born of that abandonment was Morlas the Squirrel

[Axel]

I believe Born of that abandonment was Morlas the Squirrel

And the demise of the mounted female M16, who lost by one vote and never got made as "mounted" months are rare to behold.

I fail to see architecture as a focus of this range, especially not one that should be both next to monumental and then invisible to the touch.

Well, majority votes sometimes go awry. A price worth paying. But doing the same mistake twice bodes ill.

I would love to see my misery scepticism being refuted by a splendid sculpt, though. Being wrong is also part of life.

[ddaines]

Feb 27, 2024 6:31:27 GMT Axel said:

I believe Born of that abandonment was Morlas the Squirrel

And the demise of the mounted female M16, who lost by one vote and never got made as "mounted" months are rare to behold.

I fail to see architecture as a focus of this range, especially not one that should be both next to monumental and then invisible to the touch.

Well, majority votes sometimes go awry. A price worth paying. But doing the same mistake twice bodes ill.

I would love to see my misery scepticism being refuted by a splendid sculpt, though. Being wrong is also part of life.

I actually have a 'West Door' that I printed off a couple of years ago which I am/was going to use in a revamped diorama of the entering the Mines passage of the book. I guess I will see how the vote goes

[Axel]

The vote is pretty much done.

We all know of this image of the master himself, so we probably have a good indication of what image should be depicted once the moonlight meets the western wall.

tolkiengateway.net/wiki/File:J.R.R._Tolkien_-_Doors_of_Durin.jpg

One question is wether this is an artistic depiction of Tolkien of the gate before real pillars and trees, and thus the general impression of the gate as it existed in happier times, or is it actually the engraving on the stone. I tend to assume its the latter. One could easily make a 3d-printable door out of this image where the inscription is either protruding or sunk into the surface. A light protrusion is probably best for painting this in light silver green (or blue) while keeping the rest dark grey. Still, its all a mechanical process.

No need to bother Chris with this, unless the image given by Tolkien is not used.