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Well, afetr another visit at this other place.
Let´s invite The Man here in this homelike inn, having a nice comfort drink inbetween such many kind peolpe.
And then, let´s convince him to leave that company in the mists of time and make his business for his own.
I think, I am not the only one whose reason for buying and painting these miniatures is the love for "a company".
Instead, it is the love of The Man´s skill! And nothing more!

Last edited by rita.de (Sun, Nov7 2010 5:21pm)

Huoomm ... you forgot to mention them trees, Master Ddaines ....

And the men of Bree. Even the sober ones.

Theobald wrote:

Huoomm ... you forgot to mention them trees, Master Ddaines ....

And of course THEM TREES, Barrow Wights, Men of Bree, I guess even the orcs and trolls and others whose like we will not see again if it all goes t*ts up , My apologies

Last edited by ddaines (Sun, Nov7 2010 7:55pm)

your points are good ones master Estel , indeed these could be added to my own comments on the official boards but you are free to post or not

my points are : mithril is lying to us when they say Chris is overbooked by a huge workload... that is not right... he even had to rely upon freelance "not figurine related" small jobs to gain some money, along with selling his own stocks and producing new ranges under Phaeton Design...  How can Prince August make us believe that we can't submit mounted figurines, vignettes, or even release armies if Chris is overbooked...

How would Chris have sculpted the entire White Council set if the MS did take all his time??... that's purely "grotesque"...
they simply do not want to produce things that would risk being not sold... because of their outrageous price... which is only outrageous because they don't have a regular market...  (offer and demand rules...)

If MS are put on standby... Mithril will have to choose.... risking regulars.... or publicly reveal that they had not desired to do anything but MS for a long time and so they will stop producing Tolkien figurines...

indeed Mithril can threaten us collectors to stop their brand... but I doubt it will stop Chris from producing figurines... it will even leave him the opportunity to get back the licence for himself and choose another firm than Prince August to distribute his productions if need be...

Maybe it is time that Mithril dissociates from Prince August after all.....
I know some customers.... not only collectors here... would prefer and be satisfied with very slow MS releases... and won't defend my action because it would kill their beloved Mithril...

but what is Mithril without Chris?...

Zoetrop seemed a bit perplex about all this affair in the german topic on the official board...

I wrote to him in private , in english, but maybe some german people could speak with him, Theobald or Rita.de ? I tried to explain him some crucial points...

if M-regulars are not safe in terms of income , well why not changing completly the Mithril production on a large and wide range?

Mithril could be produced on a "fellowship" basis, requiring registration to be able to buy ANYTHING they have.... that would mean , no need of distributors, no need of retailers , Web based only... if they want it so
this way they could control their production... they should also learn on how to reduce their cost of metal... as it seems their own metal is far more expansive that any other figurine brand... maybe they could use some chemistry in changing slightly their alloy to make it more affordable..
BUT with a LOT of advertising and promotion all over the social networks over the internet to be able to touch the market

and then events, real ones, with figurines for promotions, dioramas etc etc... I gave all those ideas already... but no answers

I have thought of MANY things....

but no answers... I'd like Herbert to understand that nothing else can be done at the moment than an honest and "face to face" debate with Mithril boss, in terms of strategies... not "suggestions of what to produce next"... that is secondary...

Even if I am a mithril fan since its creation (we are not so many left are we ?), I remain a customer to the company's eyes.
So, what can customers do to preserve their passion alive if the man in charge himself does not care about his products and his customers?
This is far behond my will and skills. I fear we cannot force any decision about LE strategy.
As Master gardener pointed out, business cannot be mixed with collector's passions.
Maybe some investment from outside world (even China ) could be more helpfull...

If mithril would die, I would stop buying and save money.
Still, I have enough painting/diorama projects to do until CT finds a new way to provide new Tolkien related releases on the market.

Last edited by Milo (Mon, Nov8 2010 9:44am)

Thanks to you Master elf, we still can drink in the pony. Who wants a drink ?
C'est ma tournée. Santé !

Simple incompetence is another possibility, of course.

Let´s have a drink for Master shadyt! A troll champion is such a magnificent suggestion . . .
I think I will overthink my plans of boycott . . .

I had a look in the GF lol, you are so right Gildor. They must think all of us a sheep after some of the replys....
I have to be thankful to be able to suggest a mini and then hopefully get it for 20 bucks.... lol Great deal. NOT! The suggestion is limited (only single figure) and so is the range.... Very annoying indeed. The most impressive MS so far are either the mounted or the vignette ones. Well, that's my taste anyhow!
The metal is for sure the smalest cost regarding the production of a figure. 20 grams of metal, very high calculted = 50cents (I get a better metal cheaper)
The labour for sculpting and casting is more the cost you have to take in consideration. But go with a MX 2000 Euro for the design of the mini including 30 castings of a rider. Everything paid for and still some profit made, otherwise they wouldn't offer it for that price, and the cost of additionals minis for 2.50 Euro, it really justyfies the price of 20 Euro for a MSor 7 Euro for a M. Don't you think so? LOL
I guess I have said enough after a bottle of wine and I'm going to bed now.... Good night and don't let the bed bugs bite you...

I wonder if Grond is an agent of Lars... well, sorry if there are people here who support him, I know Thingol may like him but I don't...

I can't understand how this person can have such a behavior and such comments at a moment like this.... Well next time I think I will write to him in private and cease to be polite at all... that's enough

I smote him.... on the official boards

Does it make sense, to leave the open place . . .

I think it is BETTER to leave the open place . . .

Last edited by rita.de (Mon, Nov8 2010 8:41pm)