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Post by Michael O'Brien on Jul 4, 2016 13:38:12 GMT
It's that time of the month, where you get to vote on your favourite idea. This is the 1st round, so we will see which ideas make it through to the final round. This is a blind vote, so you will not see the current status of the vote until after you submitted your vote.
This vote will end at midnight on the 21st.
Please include comments on why you like or dislike certain suggestions. Adding photos would also be great as the old adage about them is so true (i.e. "picture is worth a thousand words").
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Post by Milo on Jul 5, 2016 19:35:54 GMT
I feel like I am going to propose someone this time.
Paladin II Took
Another famous Took, Paladin II was the 19th head of the Took clan,and the 31st Thain, the title of the military leader of the Shire. When Saruman began taking over the Shire during the events of the Lord of the Rings by using fellow hobbit Lotho Sackville-Baggins, Paladin II stood up to Lotho by resisting his authority and calling upon the military power of his position as Thain. As a result, the Tooks’ resistance force became central to the power struggle between Saruman’s men and the Shire. In addition, Paladin II granted 100 hobbit troops to the final battle of the War of the Ring, the Battle of Bywater, wherein Saruman’s forces were defeated and run out of the Shire.
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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 Milo on Jul 6, 2016 18:47:34 GMT
Thanks for your kind words master Ent.
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Post by Halbarad II. on Jul 7, 2016 18:19:31 GMT
Azog, King of the Moria Orcs holding up King Thrór's head
There is one vignette in the mithril range that shows the fight between Azog and Dain II. (M164)
I'd like suggest the monstrous creature as the leader, champion or "King"
of the Moria Orcs or Goblins doing his cruel deeds to the Dwarven King Thrór.
Azog stands upright in triumph holding up the dwarfs head, on the latters forehead the bloody runes AZOG carved in.
Whould be a horrible, but interresting miniature, showing the cruelty of the orcish race.
And of course the Azog in the mithril range has nothing to do with the oversized movie adaption
who survived Azanulbizar loosing only one arm and not his ugly head
and cannot break though the ice of a frozen lake from underneath in the end.... ;o)
Azog was a powerful Orc who claimed rulership over the
abandoned Dwarvish mines of Moria (Khazad-dûm).
He initiated the War of the Dwarves and Orcs in TA 2790 by beheading King Thrór,
who had come to revisit the ruins of the ancient dwarven kingdom of Moria.
At some point he had a son named Bolg. In the following years,
Azog was the common enemy of all dwarves, and the war he started had its climax
in the Battle of Azanulbizar, where he killed Náin, only to be himself slain by Náin's son Dáin,
who would later become King of Durin's Folk.
His son, Bolg, inherited the reign in Moria and continued it for decades
until his death at the Battle of the Five Armies.
Azog entered history in the year TA 2790 due to King Thrór's desire to revisit
and perhaps restore the lost realm of Khazad-dûm.
When Thrór was found in the armories of Khazad-dûm,
he was brought before Azog, being accused of thieving.
Azog tortured Thrór for two days until he was informed
of a second dwarf outside of Moria.
He decided to kill Thrór after he defied him with the words
"These are the Halls of Durin!"
He beheaded Thrór and carved his name in Thrór's head,
then threw Thrór's body over the stairs.
Azog then called out to Nar, the other dwarf, from the gate,
demanding that he deliver a message back to Thrór's people,
warning that beggars who dared to enter Moria and
attempted thievery would meet a similar fate.
Azog then called out that he had killed Thrór ,
and that he now ruled Moria as king.
His name in runes was carved onto the brow of Thrór,
forever branding it into the hearts of the dwarves.
Nár was barred from retrieving the head of Thrór,
and the orcs threw him a small pouch of coins of little worth
as a final gesture of scorn. Nár took the pouch, turned, and fled.
When he looked back, orcs had emerged from the gate and
were hacking apart Thrór's body
and flinging the pieces as carrion for the ravens.
When news of this reached Thrór's heir Thráin,
he was greatly angered and mustered a force of dwarves from the House of Durin
and others to seek revenge on Azog, though it took three years to muster their dwarves.
So began the War of the Dwarves and Orcs.
The dwarves hunted Azog, and many battles were fought beneath the earth.
After nine years of war, before the gates of Moria itself,
the climactic Battle of Azanulbizar was fought.
In that battle, Azog was pursued through the Gates of Moria, killed,
and beheaded by Dáin, son of Náin.
His head was impaled on a stake,
and the pouch of coins he had thrown to Nár was stuffed into his mouth.
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Post by Halbarad II. on Jul 11, 2016 10:50:45 GMT
Only 2 suggestions and
only 4 more days before planned start of voting...
Come on dear fellows...
where are the suggestions?
Is it already vacation time?
Where is the half-orc hornist?
Where are more of the easterlings? -
champions, fighters, shamans, women?
Let's have a bigger range of suggestions, don't you think so?
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Post by Thingol on Jul 11, 2016 11:09:33 GMT
Ok than 4 days to go... voting...
King Thrór sitting on a beautifully decorated throne and holding Arkenstone
.....(T.A. 2542 – 2790, lived 248 years) was King of Durin's Folk for 201 years, from 2589 to 2790. He was the eldest son of Dáin I and brother of Grór and Frór
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Post by picard on Jul 11, 2016 13:42:07 GMT
female Dwarven adventurer
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Post by hsf62 on Jul 11, 2016 16:37:03 GMT
My suggestion previously suggested by Master wvberghe on Oct 3, 2009 SHADOWFAX REARINGI imagine Shadowfax as a wild stallion, standing on its rear legs, fore legs high in the air. I added an attachment, to show what I would like to see. Shadowfax is called "the greatest horse of Rohan" and was extremely strong and swift. It could run for twelve hours and could outrun the Nazgul steeds. Besides, Mr Tubb can show us how good he is at sculpting horses! I know it is a horse, but as this is an unmounted model, I think it still counts as a "no mounted option".  |
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Post by ddaines on Jul 11, 2016 22:08:20 GMT
Troll Hornist As the Black Gate opens and Sauron's armies rush out to meet the Captains of the West, they are goaded on by huge armoured trolls blowing great blasts on horns taken from some ancient beasts that no longer roam the earth. Not canon, but might make a nice 'battle' figure. Armoured troll holding some form of 'double-horn' in one clawed hand, blowing a loud note on it, in its other claw it holds a club or hammer. |
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Post by Milo on Jul 12, 2016 6:59:10 GMT
I wonder how trolls horn could sound...terrific I guess!
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Post by Gerold on Jul 12, 2016 7:51:57 GMT
ok, on general demand  Half-orc Hornist of Saruman's Armyto complement the Half-orcs in the normal Mithril range.  |
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Post by ddaines on Jul 12, 2016 18:10:56 GMT
I wonder how trolls horn could sound...terrific I guess! Loud I imagine  |
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Post by Halbarad II. on Jul 13, 2016 20:02:54 GMT
Awesome! - now there are seven great suggestions, super! but no easterlings, I wonder? Nice one Thingol - to let King Thrór be in one piece. I wonder all the time that this important and famous Dwarf is still missing in any form in the mithril range. i hope the Dwarven throne will not be a big problem. |
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Post by Thingol on Jul 14, 2016 8:15:36 GMT
Awesome! - now there are seven great suggestions, super! but no easterlings, I wonder? Nice one Thingol - to let King Thrór be in one piece. I wonder all the time that this important and famous Dwarf is still missing in any form in the mithril range. i hope the Dwarven throne will not be a big problem. Me too. There were many examples in the past, when some "little things" just appeared on the issued figure.... so we'll see... |
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Post by wvberghe on Jul 15, 2016 17:03:53 GMT
I voted for the Half-Orc hornist.
It would be cool to have one with all the other Saruman Orcs in the other ranges.
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Post by barliman on Jul 20, 2016 9:06:38 GMT
Sorry folks, couldn't make a suggestion this month since I was on holiday, but there seem sufficient promising ideas in this list. Making a decision wasn't easy, but after giving it a a lot of thought I've opted for Thror - for now!
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Post by Thingol on Jul 20, 2016 19:35:27 GMT
Sorry folks, couldn't make a suggestion this month since I was on holiday, but there seem sufficient promising ideas in this list. Making a decision wasn't easy, but after giving it a a lot of thought I've opted for Thror - for now! which one.... this one with head... or this one without head ;-) |
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Post by Thingol on Jul 21, 2016 10:44:59 GMT
.... come on guys, of all Mithril miniatures from 1987 till today, only what we do not have is a dwarf on the throne... !!!!!!
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Post by barliman on Jul 21, 2016 12:33:00 GMT
That would be telling.
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Post by Halbarad II. on Jul 21, 2016 19:52:10 GMT
Nay the other one is just the head! without the body... and a huge, ugly Orc |
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