Many Mithril Pages @ Faerylands

so much to do, so little time...

I have to focus on pictures now

Well, where did everyone go! Their was a lot of us here not to long ago. I guess they just got busy doing other things. Oh well, here is to everyone(holds mug in the air)!

I'm here too, but - alas - I have to moonlight doing other jobs in order to earn a living, and that occasionally distracts me from my more important duties at the Pony.

As you say, it was quite busy just a few days ago, but surprisingly not as busy as I'd anticipated - I was quite expecting a more demonstrative response to my suggestion that there might be things to criticise in any of The Man's figures. As such, of course, it was not intended to denigrate any of his undeniably superlative work - but I just thought that it might be worth hearing from anyone who felt there was anything that they'd have liked to see done, well, differently.

One that I was reminded of yesterday (on reaching the 'Ride of the Rohirrim' chapter in my current peregrination through Middle-earth) is the fact that I've always felt Chris's Woses are not lumpy or squat enough to marry up with JRRT's very specific description of their appearance. Inddeed, the Mithril figures look more like athletes than the 'short-legged and fat-armed, thick and stumpy' characters the book parades before us.

Anyway, I must be off again - I'm still supposed to be moonlighting.

Ah, yes, a favourite "hate" amongst many of my patrons, unless I'm much mistaken - an inheritance of the MERP days, I fear. It always seemed to me that MERP's creators were more into Fantasy than Lord of the Rings and were determined to drag Middle-earth down to that level - High Gothic plate armour was one of the inevitable by-products of that desire.

Gildor Inglorion wrote:

though not realistic into the Middle-earth universe (at least for elves) you will admit that it is a pleasure to paint no?

maybe I'm alone but i tak far much more pleasure painting a knight of Dol Amroth, an Elendil or Isildur, or why not a nazgul in armor (LR11-19) than simples crappy orcs in tatters (sorry if I hurt anyone, Mithril orcs are great but Orcs are my nightmare...I try to paint the least of them)

I totally agree to you Gildor, and I can also understand why Orcs are horror to pait. Try using inks it makes life easier and makes the orcish devilry look so filthy. I do not agree much, that plate armour is not realistic, even if I do not like to mcuh plate on the Mithril figures, but for the D.A. knights it is perfectly done.

NAMARIE
estel

well we all have our preferences

Ah but I never said I did not like the orcs, the orcs are great!!!

I just said I prefer PAINTING knights than orcs   just painting   but for collection and scuplting purpose, orcs are really cool   and Galadriel in armor.. is... excuse me ... an abherration

First and foremost, welcome to the long-absent Axe-man. Where have you been? But never mind that, have a flagon of the resident Ent's favourite flavoured water - he swears by it, but denies that it's ale (because it's too short a word, I suspect). It's good to see you back!

As for the Dreaded Morley, Master Gavin, his contract with GW ran out about two years ago when he and they parted company. I'm assured by those that know, that what we're still seeing are the last dregs of his abominable output (GW work so far ahead it would make a Time Lord's head spin). I wonder, though, who will have designed their next load of Elf releases (yep, there's more to come)? At least they can't be any worse.

What, Master Axe, finished that flagon already? Very hasty! I'll have to charge for the next one - that'll slow you down.

I had the mural painted on the ceiling just for people like you. Do you like it? I think the elephants are a bit blurred, but I only had Nob's head to work with (it took three dunks in the scrumpy to get all the paint out of his hair).

Welcome back Axe99!
Another Lost Traveller found his way home!

Since I'm still 90 percent enamels, I can't take advantage of inks, though I've seen some pretty impressive results by others.

Er, and sorry about the 'borrowed' flagon, Master Tree. I've told Nob to refill it - if you're lucky he'll do it from the barrel in the cellar.

That's good advice Theobald, my head is ringing today - Barley, you should put a health warning on that stuff!  I'll go a _little_ bit easier next time - although that's certainly an enticing challenge Dave .  Good to see you all again, and touch wood I shouldn't disappear like that in the future - had environmental issues with work which made me quite crook for quite some time - I haven't been m'self for well over a year, but am in a different location now and slowly building the health back up.  A few more of Barley's brews and I'll be fine .  Am looking forward to getting a bit of time to check out the threads with members work in them to see what you've all been up to - any highlights I should look out for?

Last edited by Axe99 (Sun, Aug10 2008 9:32pm)