March 2023 1st Round Vote is CLOSED

[Michael O'Brien]

Great News. All the ideas were approved by Chris Tubb today. You have until the 27th to vote on them. We will start the 2nd and final round at that time. Please note that you will only see the current status of the Poll after voting.

As usual feel free to comment on why you favour one idea to encourage others to support that idea.

[ddaines]

Elven Ship-wright of Lindon

As a companion-piece to the earlier Cirdan figure, (and Galdor too maybe if he isn't away at the Council of Elrond ), I am suggesting an Elven ship-wright for this month.

My thoughts would have the figure leaning over a simple trestle bench of a design that wouldn't exceed 'allowances', and if feasible, he would be sawing a length of wood that will be used in the making of an elven ship.

Clothing would be simple working attire, but he would have some form of carpenter's apron in which smaller tools of his trade would be stowed.

Given the somewhat more flexible allowances of 3D printing, his hair could be hanging down over his face as he saws.

As ever, final design practicalities would be down to Chris Tubb.

[stephenjcorcoran]

Great wolf-chieftain leaping to attack

The attack of the Fellowship by wargs:
"The howling of the wolves was now all around them...in the dead of night many shining eyes were seen peering over the brow of the hill...at a gap in the circle a great dark wolf-shape could be seen...the wolf snarled and sprang towards them with a great leap".

Imagine a huge warg almost as large as a horse, leaping mouth a gape, with a shaggy mane

[Thingol]

Éomer as a king of Rohan sits on the throne in The Golden hall of Meduseld

[Gerold]

My suggestion of the month:

King Amdir at the Battle of the Last Alliance.

If I'm well informed, Amdir was an Elven king who marshalled the Galadhrim to the War of the Last Alliance and fell in the Dead Marshes. He was the father of Prince Amroth, who we know as Mithril no. M208.

[gilgaladtolkien]

Merry stabbing the Witck-king

[gondolin]

Frodo writing The Red Book of Westmarch

Frodo seated at his writing desk at Bag End writing what was to become The Red Book of Westmarch. He is using Bilbo's diary and other pages of loose notes to write a history of what the hobbits 'did in The War of the Ring'.

Similar to a previous Fellowship release - The Dwarven Scribe - but more informal as it is in Frodo's home.

As The Red Book of Westmarch is an example of a literary framing device containing the story of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings I consider that a representation of its creation would make a good idea for a figure.

Apologies if I've overlooked that the idea has been submitted before and has won and is in the production pipeline.

[Michael O'Brien]

currently we are still a little low on ideas. If someone has an idea they wish to submit please do so before 4pm on Wednesday.

[olivier]

Wainrider man with whip


The appendices mentioned incursions of the Wainriders in Gondor from 1851 TA, for almost a century.

The appendices A mentionned that the Wainriders were a people, or confederacy, of Men from the East. They journeyed in great wagons, and their chieftains rode chariots in battle.

In the Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", it states that they camped in fortified camps of wagons. Their young women were also trained in arms, and they, along with old men and youths, stayed behind, able to defend their homes from attackers.

The MZ670 Wainrider girl mounted is the very first miniature representing this people (2018 December votes).

To complete, I propose another Gypsy member : a man this time.

He is bearded and has long hair. His head could be covered with a bandana tied behind and he could wear a thick leather bolero, a wide fabric belt and boots. He could be armed with a whip that he wields in front of him and have a short scimitar passed through the belt.