April 2006 2nd Round vote is closed

[Michael O'Brien]

The 2nd round of Voting for this month has ended. Think carefully and vote with the wisdom of the elves and the skill of the dwarves.

Remember one vote per member, but you can comment on the outcome.
Next months suggestions start on the 3rd of May.
VOTE TODAY.

[khador]

I've voted for Lossoth hunter. I'm curious to watch his design. I like very much idea that Mithril range miniatures represent different people of Middle-earth, those who were currently described in books as those who were simply mentioned.

[Hammershield]

I'm of the same opinion, Khador. I am hoping for something on a snow base (like HelmI), perhaps with animal tracks for the hunter to track. Some sort ethnical facial features (high cheekbones, bone-in-nose...) would be nice to.

[Will the Fey]

Pity that my favorite Beregond - Citadel guard didn't get to the 2nd round. But he was close with 5 votes; maybe later...

I sure like to see and have a big and detailed ent. And I liked the suggested trumpeting/calling pose. It would make a very interesting miniature. And I think that such an ent would be quite difficult to sculpt and cast.
A real challenge to Chris and Mithril mould makers.

But I'm not interested in too small ent like M185-189 was.

But all of those three candidates are interesting. And would be a good MS-miniature for April.

[ddaines]

I'm going for the Ent. I think Chris raises his game with these Fellowship figures and a calling Ent I reckon would look good.

[bombadil1963]

Brand lost! Not only his life. Even this voting.
Now it´s up to the Lossoth hunter from Cape Forochel. A man of the Forodwaith. I mentioned it before: for me it´s that idea out of the last votings (except Helm . . . ).
The Forodwaith are missing in the line of mannish races of Middle Earth; this is more than true! Easterlings, Numenorians, Northmen, Dunlendings, Druedain, Dunedain, Gonhirrim, Southrons, Rohirrim, Breelanders, Haradrim, Woodmen, People from the House of Hador, House of Beor or Haleth´s People, even the Pukel-men were crafted though nobody knows if they ever existed!
But I´m not sure if they should look like the Inuit-people. I would prefer a lappish or samish style. You know: these so-called "Red Indians of Europe".
He should be clad in furs and leather. A pair of wooden snow-googles protecting the eyes. With their famous ski-like skating things or snow-shoes at his feet. He´s returning from a succesful hunting. He has caught a seal that hangs off his shoulders, held with his left hand. A real harpoon (new weapon to design . . . )with the string coiled to a ring in his right hand.
I can see it when I close my eyes . . .

"the harpoon issue has been resolved, it was a setting in my censored words, 'thingy' was one of them. I adjusted the setting so it only changes whole words not parts of words." by Michael

[twrich]

Hi everyone,

I suggested the Lossoth Hunter, and thanks to all who have voted for him. There have been many good ideas, and now the Lossoth Hunter, Faramir with Eowyn. and the Ent Calling are in this round of voting. I suggested Lossoth Hunter because his Culture is one of the few not represented by Mithril yet. The Lossoth are mentioned in the works of JRRT as living in the frozen lands by the Ice Bay of Forochel.

There are many good ideas about how he would look. Furs and leathers, a long knife in a belt of many pouches and a barbed spear in hand, ready to throw, would be a great pose. Perhaps skates made of bone would be slung across his back and a chain of polar bear teeth about his neck, outside of the furs, to scare away evil sprits.

Well, I'm sure that Chris would have a lot of fun with this one, and however he designed the Lossoth Hunter, it surely would be one of his masterpieces!

Thanks for your consideration,
twrich (buhman)

[Ori]

This is gona be close....

I will have to think a few more days to cast my vote.

[barliman]

Ditto. This is clearly going to be the closest vote-off to date, and requires careful watching before I commit myself.

Inevitably, however, I'm emotionally drawn to the Ent - how could I not be, since I suggested this very figure myself only a couple of months back and therefore have a sort of paternal instinct towards it. (Curiously, I seem to recall that it only got one vote on that occasion... perhaps the competition was stiffer.)

My second favourite would undoubtedly be the Lossoth guy, a very interesting concept.

Michael - remind me, what happens if the result is a draw? Does Chris then have the deciding vote?

" Yes, he does have the final say, we cannot keep voting indefinitely so a decision must be made if a draw occurs" by Michael.

[agodet]

April 26 :
Calling Ent (11 votes, 32.3%)
Faramir and Eowyn (12 votes, 35.2%)
Lossoth hunter (11 votes, 32.3%)

Hi,
For this time, we don't know who will win !!!
I, I've just voted for "Lossoth hunter".

By

Arnaud

[Halbarad II.]

hi everyone!

Yeah, this is the most thrilling race of voting so far!
And it is really hard to decide...

All three suggestions are great and I whould say let's keep to the other two suggestions after Aprils vote
for future single minis – I think we all want all three figures, don't we?

I have voted for my suggestion Eowyn and Faramir, the Loving couple, because I think the Ladies shouldn't be forgotten.

But I also like to see the calling Ent
- although I personally whould be satisfied with the size of it
fitting to the other mithril Ents,
whould look strange if much bigger than treebeard with Hobbits
and it should not beat Sauron in price!
(please not such a huge one like the treebeard of the other miniature maker)
Think of our beloved miniature range!

And the Lossoth hunter whould also be great!

Vote wisely, Cheers!

[Ori]

I went for Eowyn and Faramir. After a "sad" viggnete like the dead of Thorin, what best that a "merry" sceen like that.

[mshartmann]

Well, I just can't pass on any Eowyn figure - I am still trying to find the one with her mounted with removing (or putting on) her helm - anyone have an extra??

[casey]

Well It wasn't my original vote but reading all the ideas of my fellow members regarding the Lossoth hunter has brought me on-board. The possibilities are wonderful to imagine and I hope, no I know which ever figure wins Chris will make it a masterpiece.

[Hammershield]

mshartman writes: "I am still trying to find the one with her mounted with removing (or putting on) her helm - anyone have an extra??"

If you change your vote to the Lossoth I might be able to do something for you... just kidding. :-)

Seriously, the monted eowyn mini is not that rare. Miniatures from thre Heroines of Middle-earth series were arround for quite a while and that particular mini has more of a display pose (as opposed to an action pose which gamers seem to favour).

I think I might have a few to spare or trade but it will take me some time to find it. My atelier is all upside down ATM.

[Halbarad II.]

Hi

Thanks to all who support Eowyn and Faramir!

I am very excited every time I log in and watch the voting, surprise every time!

As for this tight race I was just thinking: Why don't we skip the next 2 months easily suggesting
and just let do Chis the winning suggestion for april, the second in May and the third in June?

For it seems that this month all three suggestions are really wanted.
– We whould have a extraordinary single mini with the Lossoth hunter,
a bigger one with the Ent (Huuooom hoooooooom!) ,
and a romantic couple for the soul in us with the Lady of Rohan & the Prince of Ithilien!

What do my fellow collectors think about that possibility?

Cheers, Harry

PS: I'm really curious to the final result of voting!

[barliman]

That's a great idea, Hwolf - that way everyone will get what they want! But it would need everyone to feel the same way to prevent anyone from feeling 'cheated'.

What say you, Michael? Would it be a breach of the rules if everyone was happy with this solution?

[Michael O'Brien]

barliman said:

That's a great idea, Hwolf - that way everyone will get what they want! But it would need everyone to feel the same way to prevent anyone from feeling 'cheated'.

What say you, Michael? Would it be a breach of the rules if everyone was happy with this solution?

It is a nice idea but I do not think it will be fair. After all, if ALL members want the runners up next month and the month after then just SUGGEST and VOTE for them when the time comes. That has always been the fairest way, for new members joining and long standing members. Otherwise we rob members of the opportunity to come up with even cooler ideas and there would be little activity on the forum. The club would hibernate for 3 months as all the decisions would be made.
The ideas are good, and so I see no reason that they will not stand strong against future competition. It also allows further discussion on their development and diorama/ painting possibilities.

[estel]

Good morning,

it would be fine to see an Eowyn miniature in a Royal gown, and this is the chance to get one. It is although the chance to get one miniature of Faramir NOT in armour, which I think would be fine too.
Well the Lossoth hunter... I would like to see a whole range of Lossoth's (hunters, women, children, ice-bears, and tatata a SNOW TROLL).

Hmhum an Ent with a trumpet? Oh no, a trumpeting Ent would also be fine, but as a second Fangorn series, with much more Entish things in the range.

So I did not vote for Elves or fine Dunedain or the Orcs (none of them were to vote) but for the nice diorama Faramir and Eowyn.
And I will paint Faramirs hair BLACK and not blond as he was in the movies.


ESTEL

[barliman]

Michael - Yes, valid point about new members coming in and finding they can't vote on anything for a couple of months! Hadn't thought of that.

But only time will tell whether or not the second and third placers get another chance at victory next month. In my experience people are astonishingly fickle...

[Will the Fey]

estel said:

Well the Lossoth hunter... I would like to see a whole range of Lossoth's (hunters, women, children, ice-bears, and tatata a SNOW TROLL).

Hmhum an Ent with a trumpet? Oh no, a trumpeting Ent would also be fine, but as a second Fangorn series, with much more Entish things in the range.

Yes, I think like that too. I'd like to see a whole Lossoth series in the future.
And one or two BIG ents, maybe in boxet set, not the Fellowship only miniatures. Because I think that such an Ent would be too expensive to release as limited edition miniature.
I don't think that it means "with a trumpet", I think that it means using his hands like a trumpet.

So I vote for a romantic scene: Faramir and Eowyn .

[Halbarad II.]

Allright – I haven't thought about little activity in the forum
the next 2 months and of course the new suggestions...

So just let time and mood decide.

[aelfwine]

I am torn between the Lossoth Hunter and Faramir and Eowyn.

I'd love to see the Lossoth Hunter (and hell, one could convert the new Helm to be some sort of Lossoth hero, if one so desired).

Gavin

[barliman]

I notice one or two members referring to a desire for 'big' Ents. I'm not certain what exactly they have in mind, but I wonder if they may be under the influence of Peter Jackson's films.

Admittedly Tolkien himself says that the Ents varied in height, but on the only two occasions on which he is more specific he says they stood 'twelve feet or more' and 'at least fourteen feet', which tends to suggest that he visualised them as being mostly somewhere in the region of 12ft to 15ft.

Chris's earlier Ent models stand about 60mm tall, which in 32mm scale is equivalent to about 11ft 3in rather than 12ft (but is approaching 13ft in 28mm scale), so they may arguably be very slightly undersize, but they LOOK right alongside other Mithril figures, and it is important that anything new should match that look.

Chris's interpretation of their physical appearance is also closer to Tolkien than anything else achieved by other manufacturers (or Peter Jackson come to that), whose own twiggy, branch-sprouting attempts may be seen as 'walking trees' (therefore Huorns) rather than Ents.

An Ent blowing a trumpet is an interesting idea (I wonder what he'd play? 'Greensleeves', maybe?), but just to put people straight on what is actually intended by the expression 'trumpeting Ent' I quote the relevant passage (just in case it should muster up a few more votes amongst those who've forgotten the power of the scene as described by JRRT): 'There came forward out of the trees three strange shapes. As tall as trolls they were, tweve feet or more in height; their strong bodies, stout as young trees, seemed to be clad with raiment or with hide of close-fitting grey and brown. Their limbs were long, and their hands had many fingers; their hair was stiff, and their beards grey-green as moss. They gazed out with solemn eyes, but they were not looking at the riders: their eyes were bent northwards. Suddenly they lifted their long hands to their mouths, and sent forth ringing calls, clear as notes of a horn, but more musical and various. The calls were answered; and turning again, the riders saw other creatures of the same kind approaching, striding through the grass.'

If you haven't voted yet, I would urge you to Vote Ent!

[Ori]

Some Karma to the man I know that nows most about Middle-earth...

Sorry Barli, but I casted my vote on Eowyn and Faramir.

[ddaines]

I'm with you on the Ent Barli - the race to the finish is getting as intense as the Grand National and the Boat Race!

[estel]

barliman said:

An Ent blowing a trumpet is an interesting idea (I wonder what he'd play? 'Greensleeves', maybe?), but just to put people straight on what is actually intended by the expression 'trumpeting Ent' I quote the relevant passage (just in case it should muster up a few more votes amongst those who've forgotten the power of the scene as described by JRRT): 'There came forward out of the trees three strange shapes. As tall as trolls they were, tweve feet or more in height; their strong bodies, stout as young trees, seemed to be clad with raiment or with hide of close-fitting grey and brown. Their limbs were long, and their hands had many fingers; their hair was stiff, and their beards grey-green as moss. They gazed out with solemn eyes, but they were not looking at the riders: their eyes were bent northwards. Suddenly they lifted their long hands to their mouths, and sent forth ringing calls, clear as notes of a horn, but more musical and various. The calls were answered; and turning again, the riders saw other creatures of the same kind approaching, striding through the grass.'

If you haven't voted yet, I would urge you to Vote Ent!

Morning Ladys and Sirs,

well the Ent with a trumpet was just something like a "Cartoon idea" and nothing else ;D
It is an interesting idea, but it comes more to Tolkiens vision, when an Ent is "trumpeting" holding both hands at his mouth- and that ist, what I actually meant. But sometimes I use to birng some rumours. That is the way of the Dunedain?


Bye
ESTEL

[Theobald]

Huuuuooooommmm ... nice. I like this voting. Huommm. What can I say? All this is so hastily done, isn't it? Humhom ... I have to think it over. Homhom, yes, I have to.

[Stift]

Hello,
but what will we do, if we have tomorrow no decision between Faramir & Eowyn and the Lossoth hunter? I'd suggest to make both of them, one for May and one for June. I think, if we have an undecided result, the fellowship members want both. Any comments?
Yours,
Alex

[barliman]

Alex - If you look back through the earlier replies, you'll see that I asked the same question a few days ago, and Michael has said that in the event of a draw Chris will have the casting vote (no pun intended...). I imagine the same would apply even if it were a three-way tie.