April 2012 Accepting Suggestions is CLOSED

[Michael O'Brien]

Welcome to another exciting chance to add your ideas and dreams to Mithril's LOTR miniatures.
Post your suggestions here. ONE per member.

This month's ideas is for single figures only, so no mounted or Vignettes (more than 2 people or a lot of furniture + two people) please. A mounted figure counts as two figures (horse/camel/warg/etc)

The only other restriction is that the figures MUST conform to our license, so NO Silmarillion based characters are allowed. They have to be in the Hobbit or LOTR books. The final say is ours and no arguement will be allowed. Ask if you are worried about its eligibility.

Please submit ideas in the following format ONLY:

IDEA TITLE

"this is why I think 'Idea Title' is a good idea for this month..."

Make the title stand out (within reason) and separate from any supportive text by a paragragh. This will prevent Chris accidently overlooking it when he compiles the voting list later on. Otherwise it could be mistaken as a comment not a new suggestion.

Please add some quotes about where it is mentioned or give descriptions to promote your suggestion. Even add a picture or submit it to me to add to the gallery page. If you drum up support NOW, the you have a much better chance when it is time to vote.

Voting will begin on the 17th of April (first round). We stop taking suggestions at 16.00 GMT on the 16th.

You may add comments about other members suggestions as well. If you post any suggestions elsewhere it may not be seen or credited. Please post any suggestions in English. (That is all I can respond in, sorry).

[Milo]

"Boromir passing over Rauros"

Boromir's body is placed in one of the fellowship company Elven boats, with his sword, belt, cloak, broken horn, and the weapons of his slain foes about him.

This occurs at the very moment when Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas set the boat adrift in the river toward the Falls of Rauros, and sang a "Lament of the Winds" as his funeral song.

[rohangrl]

Idea: OLD WILLOWMAN CATCHES MERRY & PIPPIN

I think a great follow-up to Goldberry would be the Tree that put the Hobbits in contact with the mysterious Tom Bombadil in the first place.
As you recall, this tree, which stood in the Old Forest, was more awake and malicious than a tree should be. A strange sleepiness came over the company. Frodo sat on a branch that broke and held him underwater- naturally Sam resisted this foul sleep spell and saved him, but not before Pippin was closed up with a snick and poor Merry was left with only his feet sticking out.
What I picture is this: A fairly good sized hollow tree which has no leaves. On the outside we see a large crack and nearby another crack out of which a pair of Hobbit feet poke, perhaps pointing one up, one straight out to indicate pain.
On the other side is a branch with part of the end flat- as if it had held someone underwater until a second ago- except it is magically still attached to the tree. In the Mithril line there are already Frodos, Sams, and Ponies. So those figures need not be included. This is a Idea: OLD WILLOWMAN CATCHES MERRY & PIPPIN

Thanks for looking!
Rohangrl

[gilgaladtolkien]

Suggestion: Sauron's throne

[Mornedhel]

Really like the idea of the Willowman But will it not be too small for a single figure?
Mornedhel

[rohangrl]

Reply to Would Willowman be too small for a single figure?"
I don't think so, I picture a large trunk with the Very Visible Crack that has swallowed Pip, and the more vise-like or closed pincer into which the top half of Merry has been enveloped, leaving legs & feet exposed. From the base, in my mind I see the trunk which splits off into two main branches. The root upon which Frodo had been lying would be separate and toward the very bottom, leaving us the option of placing it bent into the water or more out like a root from which Frodo would have sat with toes in the water- let's keep in mind the size of hobbit toes and legs here :) . For the top of the tree, I see a basic Mithril tree, a few branches, nothing too fancy. The reason I wanted to stress the wider-than-normal tree trunk is so that if we want, we could use other trees/tree parts to make this a REALLY BIG TREE. You don't have to, but the possibility will be there. ;) Does this create a better mind-picture? I am NOT an artist, stick-figures elude me, but I will do the best I can to create that thousand-word written one!

[Halbarad II.]

I go on to suggest something that isn't there in the Mithril range so far:


Dead Men of Dunharrow – Standart bearer with banner and horn

The way is shut.
It was made by those who are Dead.
And the Dead keep it.
The way is shut.


The Men of Dunharrow appeared to be grey shades; some still rode ghostly horses,
but all moved at the same speed. They bore swords and spears and banners,
and answered a horn-call with their own horns.
However, they did not need weapons
(it is left vague whether they and their weapons are "material" at all), for their primary weapon was fear.

J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings,
The Return of the King, Chapter "The Muster of Rohan"

So I think it would be a nice creepy miniature on foot,
why not a combination between "standart bearer and "musician"
the spear or staff with the ragged banner of the army in the left hand and a horn in the right,
ready for a frightening horn call to answer the call of Aragorn at the stone of Erech.

This miniature will be a superb addition to the King of the Dead (MS439)
and the mounted ghost rider (MS498)

Please have a look how the standard bearer can look like:

www.mithril.ie/Fellowship/gallery.html


"The Dead are following," said Legolas.
"I see shapes of Men and of horses,
and pale banners like shreds of cloud,
and spears like winter-thickets on a misty night.
The Dead are following."

"Yes, the Dead ride behind. They have been summoned,"
said Elladan.

-The Passing of the Grey Company, The Return of the King

[Michael O'Brien]

Apr 4, 2012 12:02:24 GMT rohangrl said:

Idea: OLD WILLOWMAN CATCHES MERRY & PIPPIN

I think a great follow-up to Goldberry would be the Tree that put the Hobbits in contact with the mysterious Tom Bombadil in the first place.
As you recall, this tree, which stood in the Old Forest, was more awake and malicious than a tree should be. A strange sleepiness came over the company. Frodo sat on a branch that broke and held him underwater- naturally Sam resisted this foul sleep spell and saved him, but not before Pippin was closed up with a snick and poor Merry was left with only his feet sticking out.
What I picture is this: A fairly good sized hollow tree which has no leaves. On the outside we see a large crack and nearby another crack out of which a pair of Hobbit feet poke, perhaps pointing one up, one straight out to indicate pain.
On the other side is a branch with part of the end flat- as if it had held someone underwater until a second ago- except it is magically still attached to the tree. In the Mithril line there are already Frodos, Sams, and Ponies. So those figures need not be included. This is a Idea: OLD WILLOWMAN CATCHES MERRY & PIPPIN

I think a great follow-up to Goldberry would be the Tree that put the Hobbits in contact with the mysterious Tom Bombadil in the first place.
As you recall, this tree, which stood in the Old Forest, was more awake and malicious than a tree should be. A strange sleepiness came over the company. Frodo sat on a branch that broke and held him underwater- naturally Sam resisted this foul sleep spell and saved him, but not before Pippin was closed up with a snick and poor Merry was left with only his feet sticking out.
What I picture is this: A fairly good sized hollow tree which has no leaves. On the outside we see a large crack and nearby another crack out of which a pair of Hobbit feet poke, perhaps pointing one up, one straight out to indicate pain.
On the other side is a branch with part of the end flat- as if it had held someone underwater until a second ago- except it is magically still attached to the tree. In the Mithril line there are already Frodos, Sams, and Ponies. So those figures need not be included. This is a scene I have tried to make, but the trees are always too thin, this is why I suggest a larger Idea: OLD WILLOWMAN CATCHES MERRY & PIPPIN

I think a great follow-up to Goldberry would be the Tree that put the Hobbits in contact with the mysterious Tom Bombadil in the first place.
As you recall, this tree, which stood in the Old Forest, was more awake and malicious than a tree should be. A strange sleepiness came over the company. Frodo sat on a branch that broke and held him underwater- naturally Sam resisted this foul sleep spell and saved him, but not before Pippin was closed up with a snick and poor Merry was left with only his feet sticking out.
What I picture is this: A fairly good sized hollow tree which has no leaves. On the outside we see a large crack and nearby another crack out of which a pair of Hobbit feet poke, perhaps pointing one up, one straight out to indicate pain.
On the other side is a branch with part of the end flat- as if it had held someone underwater until a second ago- except it is magically still attached to the tree. In the Mithril line there are already Frodos, Sams, and Ponies. So those figures need not be included. This is a scene I have tried to make, but the trees are always too thin, this is why I suggest a larger hollow base.
Thanks for looking!
Rohangrl

Not sure if Chris will accept Old man willow tree, he refused it before, due to the problem with sculpting a willow tree.
But its his call, he has been known to change his mind. However don't be surprised if he does not include it.

[Mornedhel]

Lothiriel, queen of Rohan.

Lothíriel "flower garlanded maiden" was the wife of King Éomer of Rohan.
She was the daughter of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth and Boromir and Faramir's cousin.

Lothíriel married Éomer, King of Rohan, in TA 3021 They had at least one son named Elfwine the Fair who became the nineteenth King of Rohan on the death of his father in the year 63 of the Fourth Age. Lothíriel died ten years later.

I imagine her with the proud and beauty of Dunadan high lineage but the the simplicity and fairness of Rohan girls.

picture sample:
neldor.deviantart.com/art/Eomer-and-Lothiriel-Wedding-61843251

she wear a floral headdress like this:
img0.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.232077096.jpg

ref.: J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", "The Kings of the Mark"

[Gildor]

well the idea of old man willow being only a crack in the roots of a big tree and merry and pippin being "swallowed" by this crack would reduce the size of the scene and make it possible.
But this would make this figurine a vignette with an elaborated base and two hobbits, does it fit this month rules?

@gilgaladtolkien : as much as I love everything related to Sauron, I fear that Chris is done for the moment about doing stuff related to Sauron

[erchamion]

Grimbeorn

I recover this old suggestion.....

Grimbeorn the Old was Beorn's son. Like his father, he could turn into the shape of a bear, and he lived in the same regions as his father had in the Vales of Anduin. He took over as chieftan of the Beornings after his father's death. As chieftain, he kept the High Pass and the Ford of Carrock free from orcs and wolves, though Gloin commented to Frodo Baggins that his "tolls are high" and he was "not over fond of dwarves."

[Shadyt]

Large orc of Angmar with shield and spear standing alert on sentry duty.

[twrich]

[glow=red,2,300]SNOW TROLL[/glow]

He has been suggested by many, including myself, in the past. I will leave a more detailed description in the voting round.

[Thingol]

snow troll again..... !!!!!

[Mornedhel]

Snow trolls invasion !!! run run little fellow

[ungoliant]

Stone Giant King

History: The only known reference to them occurs in The Hobbit, in which Bilbo and the Dwarves encounter them as they cross the Misty Mountains. During a storm, the Stone-giants emerge, and cast huge boulders about a rocky valley as part of a bizarre game.

Description: The king carries a spear carved from a single tree. He wears a crown of curved tusks and a mantle made from two bearskins; their fierce heads cover the shoulders of the Giant.

[ddaines]

Head of Grond

I have suggested this before , what I would like to see is just the wolf's head part of the great battering ram which I do not think needs to be too big a lump of metal.

The idea is for it to be designed so that the modeller can insert a length of dowell rod in it to make the full length of the who battering ram if so desired.

Alternatively a small section of the ram's length (doesn't have to be round) could be included with ornate carving on it, but with the end shattered as if upon breaking the gate of Minas Tirith it had sheared off. This version would make a nice companion piece to Gandalf and the Witch-King Fellowship release .

Angus McBride captures this moment in one of his paintings and shows that the wolf's head part does not have to be prohibitively huge.

[Mornedhel]

Beware Grond, someone in Uk wants your head

[ddaines]

Apr 17, 2012 14:34:43 GMT Mornedhel said:

Beware Grond, someone in Uk wants your head

;D, You beat me to the Edit button, I was going to add that I meant Grond the Battering Ram, and not Grond, the member (honest).

p.s. I also hadn't noticed that the previous suggestion was by Grond himself