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Post by Michael O'Brien on Apr 26, 2016 14:07:39 GMT
Thanks to all members who took part so far. As promised this vote contains the top three most popular ideas from the 1st round. Please note that you can see the current status of this vote at all times. One vote per member only. You are encouraged to post comments supporting your favourite idea, even if you did not originally vote for it in the last round.
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Post by barliman on Apr 26, 2016 16:33:06 GMT
As much as I like all three finalists, it seems sensible to vote for the last of the Haldir, Rumil and Orophin triplets, in order to complete the "set".
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Post by Gildor on Apr 26, 2016 22:17:17 GMT
same here
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Post by maenas on Apr 27, 2016 11:58:13 GMT
An old wishing of mine will came true if Orophin makes it through. ^^
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Post by Turambar on Apr 27, 2016 12:22:34 GMT
I really like to see that Easterling- as there aren´t many of "true" Easterlings in the complete mithril range. Can´t count the elves- but I CAN count the Easterlings: NONE ! (until today!)
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Post by Halbarad II. on Apr 27, 2016 15:09:28 GMT
You forget the winner of October/November 2015 Easterling Champion - combatant for Forlong Please let the three Elven brothers be together and then we all can concentrate us on the Half-Orc Hornist and the folks of the East of Middle earth! You will have my support .........by the way what's so special about the Easterlings? It's Lord of the Rings not Lord of the Easterlings - just kidding! ....
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Post by Gildor on Apr 27, 2016 15:55:16 GMT
I understand your point master archer, but please consider those numbers : actually, concerning Easterlings, apart from 54mm LO27, there are 7 "Easterling" single references. Indeed they are specific, and not useful for an army... M17 & M18 Sagath men (but Sagath is Easterling) M241 Brodda and M242 Hithlum Easterling (from Turin series) M322 Shamaness MS580 Emissary Christmas 2011 Chieftain and well... ahem... there is Khamul the Easterling (ok just joking ) It is true that in the Hobbit... no mention of Easterling, and in LOTR, they are indeed mentionned but only present as seen from afar in the last battle. Haradrim are far much more depicted than Easterlings (Mumak are from Harad). I suppose it's the reason why there are so few in the Mithril range. Actually, Easterlings are a race of men that is mostly present in the Silmarillion and the Unfinished Tales... and we all know those books are not covered by the licence.... If you look carefully, apart from Galadriel, Glorfindel, Gildor and Celebrimbor there is almost no Noldor either in the whole mithril range...because Noldor have their "time" in the Silm. There is quite exclusively Sindar or wood elves in mithril... and not a single Teleri! (except maybe Cirdan or Galdor but it's up to debate) Saying there are more elves than easterlings in the mithril range is a bit meaningless, as easterlings are men... and there are far more men than elves in the mithril range and I definitly would like to see more "high elves" and Noldor in the range, instead of always sindar or wood elves.... the same way you'd like easterlings Still I agree with you it would be a GREAT addition, and Mithril has always taken liberties at releasing "MERP created" Haradrim or peoples from Far Harad more than what we see in the books, so they could do the same with Easterlings... ...but i'm just trying to be factual with numbers and races
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Post by barliman on Apr 27, 2016 16:43:28 GMT
Very clearly and succinctly put, Master Elf.
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Post by Halbarad II. on Apr 27, 2016 22:13:15 GMT
Aren't the Variags of Khand also counted as Easterlings?
In case they are easterlings we also have
M152 Variag Horseman MS563 Variag Foot Archer Christmas 2010 The Lord of Khand
Or are they better counted to the Southroners or Haradrim ?
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Post by Gildor on Apr 28, 2016 11:23:41 GMT
Khand is south-east, halfway between Near Harad and Rhun. Historically they united with the wainriders so we could assume they are Easterlings right Nicely pointed Master Wolf. In my database though I put "Variags" under their own ethnical group because I was unsure they are really "eastfolk"... but closely related right (not here to advertise but if you look at my database, all ethnical groups for elves and men are referenced, so you can search precisely how many of each culture exist in the whole mithril range)
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Post by Halbarad II. on Apr 28, 2016 13:34:40 GMT
Dear Gildor, I know your magnificent Website! - though I'm not that active there, but here in thinking, suggesting and votíng! I got the Variag numbers above from your site using your database, that's easier as to walk in my livingroom and turn the 3 figures in my Showcases upside down to read the numbers... hihi And also I know all parts of the map of Middle earth as well
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Post by Turambar on Apr 29, 2016 13:47:39 GMT
" . . . there is also "Brodda, the Easterling" and the "Eastreling warrior" from the "Black Sword"-range (M241 and 242!) And there is also a "hidden" Easterling holding the shield of Wulf of Edoras. What about those "Sagath" people? M17, M18 and another christmas figure from 2011!
WHAT A CROWD!!!!! So- there are more Easterlings as everybody would have expected. Including myself . . .
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Post by hsf62 on Apr 29, 2016 14:36:10 GMT
There will be more....
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Post by Halbarad II. on Apr 29, 2016 19:12:23 GMT
Be sure about that...
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Post by barliman on Apr 30, 2016 13:47:55 GMT
You're teasingly talking in code. Will someone send me a private message with details?
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Post by hsf62 on Apr 30, 2016 16:33:02 GMT
Not a code Master Barliman, just a fact! For example a Easterling Clan leader.
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Post by Gildor on May 1, 2016 10:10:54 GMT
that still makes a lot of "leaders", "champions", "chieftain" ... usually an army has less leaders and warlords and more infantry & horsemen Indeed submitting infantry or cavalry ideas one by one would take years to achieve a regular army set... Come on Mithril, you have had an Easterling Cavalry taking dust on your shelves, unreleased for more than 4 years. It would be more than time to release them...... and cease this frustration that forces Easterling fans to submit Easterling on a per character basis... Gold Fellowship was not meant to be a substitution for whole army sets...
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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 barliman on May 1, 2016 14:44:09 GMT
It would be interesting to know who does, and what the problem is about getting it released.
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Post by hsf62 on May 2, 2016 19:13:08 GMT
Some things just don't make sense....
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