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Post by Michael O'Brien on Jun 23, 2006 8:48:28 GMT
This vote is OVER. The firm favourites last round have been chosen. The winner of the last round was Arathorn with the infant Aragorn, closely followed by Gothmog, lieutenant of Minas Morgul.
I look forward to seeing how this round progresses, I advise vote now than wait until the last minute. This vote ends Friday the 30th. The next round of suggestions start then.
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Post by Gildor on Jun 23, 2006 10:06:29 GMT
well this time I'll vote for Gothmog, on a horse and the way it has been presented this time (somewhat similar to mouth of Sauron) . This could be very interesting mostly for armies , as he would perfectly incarnate a leader on the battlefield.
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Post by savage727 on Jun 23, 2006 11:20:18 GMT
Arathorn with the infant Aragorn gets my vote. I had to vote for him because he's my Daddy!!
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Post by Axe99 on Jun 23, 2006 12:05:03 GMT
Arathorn lovingly cradling his son, The Witch-king keen to spoil their fun, Denethor wrestles Sauron with his mind, Gothmog, of ancestry undefined!
All classics, whichever gets up, but Arathorn and his tyke gets my vote this round - the suggestion is very special. If only we had deep enough pockets to get four a month! (No, not a serious suggestion!)
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Post by agodet on Jun 23, 2006 13:46:44 GMT
Hi, Arathorn with the infant Aragorn -> very good idea ! ) I've voted for it ! (And I'm very happy that a new MX will be made. It's a mounted figure. That's fine ! But who ) By Arnaud
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Post by barliman on Jun 23, 2006 16:53:39 GMT
Nah, it has to be Gothmog this time. The Bad Guys are always more interesting - though I admit I refuse to serve them in the Pony (they're forever smashing my crocks).
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Post by twrich on Jun 24, 2006 4:57:31 GMT
I have voted for Gothmog as well. I just think that this figure allows Chris to unleash all of his creative talent due to the vagueness of the description of Gothmog in the writings of Tolkien.
And I think Arathorn (with or without baby Aragorn) should be produced also, but perhaps as part of an M series (maybe even including a couple of Lossoth!).
Alas, Denethor is like Theodred: deserving of more consideration than he'll ever get.
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Post by Axel on Jun 24, 2006 7:02:06 GMT
>And I think Arathorn (with or without baby Aragorn) should be produced also, but >perhaps as part of an M series (maybe even including a couple of Lossoth!).
An M series on the remnants of the northern realms seems to form from the near victories here, with Lossoth, characters of Rivendell (like Arathorn, an armored Glorfindel, or female elven scouts), some more rangers (M15/16 are hard to get) and perhaps the odd Hobbit fighting an Orc and inventing golf in the process :-)
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Post by Theobald on Jun 24, 2006 10:25:30 GMT
Well, I feel sorry for the trumpeting Ent and the hunter So I followed Master Barli's argument for voting for the bad guy. But what kept me thinking here for a while was, agodet, why do you know about this rider? Huooommmmrhuom?
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Post by Gildor on Jun 24, 2006 12:41:38 GMT
well in the last email from Mithril we received there is a tip on the next MX release, saying that this would be a mounted character. Well I wonder what the price will be but of course I'll buy one Gothmog should really be a challenge this time! And I was thinking. if you "extract" the Sauron figurine from the MS435 vignette you can also use this Sauron in an army set (if you create a single base for him. Definitly , evil leaders on the battlefields were missing until lately and it is great to have some now!
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Post by mshartmann on Jun 24, 2006 18:40:46 GMT
Wow, tough month - I went with Arathorn - of all things, on a coin toss! Last time I was a strong supporter of Gothmog (on horse and mot warg) and this time I described Arathorn/Aragorn as a true classis - too close for me to call so I tossed a coin and the kings won! Good grief, I can't wait to see either of these!
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Post by Wendy on Jun 24, 2006 19:18:05 GMT
How old would Aragorn be in to be in Arathorn's arms?
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Post by barliman on Jun 25, 2006 12:41:55 GMT
He was less than two years old when Arathorn was killed.
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Post by aelfwine on Jun 25, 2006 19:32:03 GMT
For once I am voting on a winner! Gothmog on horse! Gavin
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Post by ddaines on Jun 25, 2006 20:58:52 GMT
For once I am voting on a winner! Gothmog on horse! Gavin Gavin, they're all winners, it just depends on which one crosses the line first. ;D
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Post by Hammershield on Jun 26, 2006 8:58:43 GMT
Gothmog is too illusive for me. He could be anything from an orc to a olog-hai to a Nazgul.
Arathorn gets my vote.
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Post by Stift on Jun 26, 2006 11:06:45 GMT
Arathorn vs. Gothmog, a very difficult decision! I'd like to have both, but I know that I can have only one of them. A this time the bad guy has won... Yours, Alex
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Post by voivalvatti on Jun 26, 2006 12:24:44 GMT
We had a discussion (the four of us) what Gothmog would look like, and we all had a very differrent kind of mental image what he would look like. Since there is no discription of him, it's really hard to say. We're just afraid his appearence will be a lot like Mouth of Sauron/Nazgul. And we certainly have many of those.
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Post by barliman on Jun 26, 2006 16:31:42 GMT
The very fact that Gothmog is so difficult to visualise is what makes the idea of seeing Chris's own interpretation so appealing. I'm certain it will be superb if we get the chance to see it - though this race is still far from over. My sums suggest that, if previous months are anything to go by, there are still about a dozen regular voters who have yet to commit themselves.
To them I would simply say GO GOTHMOG!!!!
Sorry, got momentarily excited there...
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Post by Axel on Jun 26, 2006 18:47:56 GMT
I think Gothmog is a great chance to distance the Mithril range from some of the less genial images that Peter Jacksons movie has planted. Movies do shape the imagination of a fictional world, but here it simply went not beyond but against my version of Tolkiens world.
I would love to see Arathorn with Aragorn, but I need to see Chris doing Gothmog.
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Post by Wendy on Jun 26, 2006 20:05:25 GMT
You convinced me, Axel. Very good point. Karma for you.
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Post by Axe99 on Jun 27, 2006 10:11:38 GMT
I think Gothmog has to get up for Barly's peace of mind, just so he knows that his support for a suggestion isn't the kiss of death .
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Post by barliman on Jun 27, 2006 10:36:36 GMT
Er, thanks - I think...
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Post by savage727 on Jun 27, 2006 11:56:24 GMT
The more I think about Gothmog the more I am convinced that he should be an "M" release and not a Fellowship only figure. He should be made available to the general public as he is a named character in the book and all should have access to him. I should have brought this up earlier in the voting process but it just recently came into my thought process.
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Post by barliman on Jun 27, 2006 19:19:26 GMT
I don't want to seem pedantic (well, actually, that's not true...Pedantry is my middle name, and I try to live up to it), but Arathorn is actually named far more times in LOTR than Gothmog, whose name is mentioned just once. Indeed, in real terms anyone who's read the appendices (and if you haven't, why haven't you?) will know considerably more about Arathorn than the Witchking's tantalisingly mysterious sidekick. On that basis it would actually make more sense for Aragorn's dad to be an 'M' release than Gothmog.
So, GO GOTHMOG!!!... or have I said that before?
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Post by savage727 on Jun 27, 2006 22:46:13 GMT
True words Barliman. If Arathorn does not win I would like to see him as an "M" release. How often do new "M" releases happen and have any Fellowship figure ideas become "M" releases when they did not get enough votes here?
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Post by barliman on Jun 28, 2006 5:50:39 GMT
The problem there is a simple one: 'M' releases seem never to appear individually (certainly not these days - did they ever?), but only come out as part of mini 'ranges' of about 10 to 20 figures. So unless there are sufficient loosely-associated figures to make up such a range it seems to me that the odds of a single desired figure actually appearing are pretty remote. It would therefore seem a good idea to pursue the current train of thought on the MMP site, where a debate is under way to come up with a list of suggestions for a 'Northern Middle-earth' range which - who knows - might then find its way to Chris! Arathorn would certainly fit into such a range.
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Post by twrich on Jun 28, 2006 7:06:49 GMT
Intersetingly, there are more members casting votes in this second round than in the first. Perhaps this is a coincidence, but hopefully not a trend; it is the first round which sets up the second.
As for Gothmog or Arathorn being part of an "M" release, I would say the latter is far more likely, and that is another reason, perhaps, to vote for Gothmog as a Fellowship release.
Still, Chris is young, and as long as there is interest and economic viability for Mithril/PA we can hope for several different "M" releases over the ensuing years.
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Post by savage727 on Jun 28, 2006 11:44:52 GMT
Thanks for the information on how "M" releases work Barliman and Twrich. Being new here has its learning curve.
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Post by Axe99 on Jun 28, 2006 22:02:57 GMT
Gothmog, Gothmog he's our man/uruk/troll/fallen maiar/numenorean sorcerer/badly made-up actor, if he can't do it no-one can . Nice attention to detail on the appendices there, Barly .
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