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Post by Theobald on Feb 25, 2017 16:13:57 GMT
Well, once I won the suggestion of an "angry Ent fighting an half-orc commander" (MS571) and, of course, was thinking of Treebeard. And so did Chris Tubb, as far as I can remember. I still like that slight humour Chris put into that figure. Anyway, you're all right argueing that still we have no Treebeard as a release without any other figures being added. But, who the heck is that trumpeting MS467 ? Can't be Fimbrethil, right? Sorry, Halbarad II, but your idea provided in that sketch for me is too close to the pose of the M48 Troll and the top of that "pillar" in your sketch reminds me too much of those PJ-Movies. Alas, with this entry there's no harm intended, Harald.
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Post by Theobald on Feb 14, 2017 21:34:56 GMT
Alas, there even once was the idea of a vignette-suggestion once a year, if I remember well, Master Barliman. For you that must have been a very long time ago by now. - Anyway, that strange "seven-suggestion-limit" has been met by now as it seems. So we just have to await the explanation for that limiting. I wouldn't wonder if the origin of that was forged somewhere in Mordor.
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Post by Theobald on Feb 14, 2017 17:24:45 GMT
Why do you need that? - In case there are not enough suggestions you can decide that there will be no February figure this year. (Though I still wonder who set that limit of seven suggestions.) - But that might give a chance to catch up a bit. April and May 2015 (sic !!!) was Tobold Hornblower and a mounted Elfhelm if I remember well. What about those figures?
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Post by Theobald on Oct 3, 2016 11:33:44 GMT
Congrats, Master Barliman.
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Post by Theobald on Oct 2, 2016 20:38:51 GMT
it was .... the door, it became Morlas, prince of squirrels that was, as far as I can remember ...
hsf62, you're right, of course, better have half a gate than just one brick ... but wasn't the west-gate carved from stone and not made from bricks?
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Post by Theobald on Oct 2, 2016 16:49:02 GMT
... in half a year, you said. You must be kidding, Axel.
Mind that by now there is a massive backlog of 17 months in the Mithril production (I dared to count those three months combined in late 2015 as two each). Yes, indeed the promise by the company to cope better with such a backlog seems to have failed completely, as the same backlog widens each month. So the winning suggestion tomorrow will just add a new month and will not pass on a new release of a figure, no matter if architectural or figurative piece. So tomorrow there will be 18 months of backlog, right? - That must be more than a year.
No, Axel, I will not comment on those weird decisions about the "West Gate" again, as I once did elsewhere. (For those not knowing about this, I did totally agree with Axel, especially after finding out the weight of the base of the MX-UP.)
Pieces for terrain in the MS series (ah, sorry, Mz range?), why not. You can suggest a brick for a castle each month, so in the end ... you know ... maybe? ... why not ...
Sorry, but I felt like having to criticize this or that today.
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Post by Theobald on Sept 1, 2016 20:46:25 GMT
I tried to do my best accepting these difficult decisions.
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Post by Theobald on Aug 31, 2016 21:12:34 GMT
Er, sorry, Barliman. The poll will be locked on Sept. 1, 2016, at 1:00 a.m. as everybody can see. Ante meridium (a.m.) in that case always means before you get up in the morning.
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Post by Theobald on Aug 30, 2016 21:01:22 GMT
Well, to be honest, I did not vote so far. But there's time enough left so why become hasty?
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Post by Theobald on Jul 5, 2016 20:26:59 GMT
Ah, the resistance against Sharkey in the Shire. A wonderful suggestion, Master Milo, as this "chapter" in Tolkien's books was never very much considered for suggestions. I tried to suggest a Sharkey-figure a while ago, but success was lacking very much. It'll be hard for me to find a better NEW suggestion.
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Post by Theobald on Jul 1, 2016 13:42:45 GMT
Well, then let's just wait for the final decision by Chris Tubb.
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Post by Theobald on Jun 30, 2016 22:59:29 GMT
Well, Gildor I did never try to "place a strike" against your suggestion, though I had to witness that you placed a lot of strikes against my suggestion lately. It's up to you to do so, I don't mind at all. Please let me tell you that next time you better read the explanations for suggestions more thoroughly. Suggesting a monted Wainrider captain I never intended to have him riding a chariot or trying to intend a boxed-set. In contrast to you I can imagine a mounted Wainrider captain on horse. Your arguments were more or less based on an idea that all Wainrider captains ride chariots, as all Scots wear kilts. Same level that is to me.
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Post by Theobald on Jun 24, 2016 15:57:08 GMT
Well, I suggested the charging Wainrider captain, which of course could only be a mounted figure, because I would like to see how Chris Tubb might interpret Tolkien's idea of those warriors. Indeed this figure being sculpted and released would fill one of the last gaps in the M and MS-Mithril-releases.
This could be a first figure of a Wainrider.
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Post by Theobald on Jun 8, 2016 23:47:06 GMT
as months for suggesting mounted figures are rare I dare to suggest:
charging Wainrider captain on galloping horse
I think that those that were called 'Wainriders' by Tolkien did not only take wagons and chariots to war. There also were mounted officers among them to organize a charge perfectly. So far in the whole Mithril-range there sadly is no Wainrider at all. Why not give one of them a slight chance?
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Post by Theobald on Jun 5, 2016 13:04:40 GMT
@ khador: "Nameless things" sculpted by Chris Tubb do already exist, though not provided by Mithril but by "Paeton Design miniatures" as PM4 (2figs).
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Post by Theobald on May 31, 2016 15:58:20 GMT
Hey, this is what I call a close race by now. Is there any possibility to place biddings?
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Post by Theobald on May 11, 2016 14:54:35 GMT
Thank you, Michael, that also is good news.
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Post by Theobald on May 10, 2016 16:16:57 GMT
So does all this also mean that we might see another great Christmas-figure 2016 ? (after that second gap in the tradition last year)
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Post by Theobald on May 1, 2016 10:45:09 GMT
Gildor is absolutely right with that, I think. [Though I doubt that Mithril keeps back that set of figures.]
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Post by Theobald on Apr 28, 2016 16:52:01 GMT
All in all absolutely great news.
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Post by Theobald on Apr 23, 2016 9:55:45 GMT
Mind that we are still awaiting the release of Tobold Hornblower (winner in May '15 if I remember well).
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Post by Theobald on Apr 16, 2016 12:29:08 GMT
I do not like this decision at all.
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Post by Theobald on Mar 7, 2016 16:08:56 GMT
Oh, just four suggestions ... so I'll also try again before Michael cancels the next voting.
SHARKEY as the governour of the Shire
I am aware that we already have a wonderful Sharkey-figure in the Mithril range but that one is a Christmas figure with that massive pedestal and it represents Sharkey fleeing north. So with this suggestion I imagine Sharkey more like clearly being the head of his ruffians in the Shire.
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Post by Theobald on Feb 13, 2016 17:33:47 GMT
Well, I just can see that Thingol's first suggestion reads, "Hirluin the Fair or Hirluin of the Green Hills". Then I see that in the official list for the poll it suddenly reads "Hirluin of Pinath Gelin". Please don't get me wrong, I am not complaining at all, just watching. I am not trying to place so-called "mistakes" at others, no, I'm not. This is a hobby for me and nothing else, so why worry?
For those who don't know about Hirluin, let me please quote the official description on the Mithril-leaflet for the MS555 figure. It reads: "He brought a contingent of 300 men to Gondor's aid during the War of the Ring. His men are light troops and are equipped with hunting knives and bows. His Gondorian helmet is decorated with a plume of leaves."
As for me I wouldn't be annoyed to have another Hirluin being realized. Compared to all the Gandalfs and Witch-Kings ... why not?
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Post by Theobald on Feb 12, 2016 15:07:14 GMT
Yes, very strange that is indeed.
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Post by Theobald on Feb 8, 2016 15:39:00 GMT
Sorry I forgot to remind you that the left-handed Hirluin also is equipped with a mighty longbow.
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Post by Theobald on Feb 8, 2016 15:31:37 GMT
I just can confirm what Master Barliman said about the MS555 figure as it was me who once suggested the "Hirluin, Lord of Pinnath Gelin" which then was sculpted by Master Tubb. A very nice figure on an interesting base which reminds of some of the old LR-bases.
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Post by Theobald on Jan 15, 2016 15:57:09 GMT
To be correct there is an half-orc drummer in the command group of the "lost army" (Saruman's army).
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Post by Theobald on Jan 10, 2016 12:30:53 GMT
Hm, does anybody know why the suggestion of a "Half-orc hornblower in Saruman's army" is placed for December AND January? I think that is a bit strange, isn't it?
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Post by Theobald on Oct 11, 2015 15:36:28 GMT
Well, I might give my latest suggestion a second try ... EASTERLING CHAMPION, fighting Forlong I imagine this figure as a complement (opponent) to the Forlong-figure in its pose. Unfortunately J.R.R. Tolkien did not reveal much about his idea of Easterlings, just that those fighting on the Pelennor Fields were bearded men "of a new sort ... out of some savage land in the wide East". Read more: mithrilfigures.proboards.com/thread/1448/august-september-2015-round-begins#ixzz3oH2gyVCK
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