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Mornedhel · Sat, Jun22 2013 8:25pm

- Needle File Set (10 pieces) smile

Barliman · Sat, Jun22 2013 8:36pm

I could also do with some of them - thanks for the reminder!

Theobald · Sun, Jun23 2013 12:43pm

Huoommm ... yes, indeed ... rhuom ... er by the by I placed a new picture in one of that Mathom-House-threads, maybe somebody could be interested in it ... rhuom ... of course I took some more but first I Need a walk outside before I can post them there ... huoooôm

Thingol · Sun, Jun23 2013 5:26pm

I bought a set of needles for models in Czechoslovakia in 1989. Made of russian steel. All of them are still strong and sharp....

Barliman · Sun, Jun23 2013 6:06pm

My most recent set were cheap Chinese steel, and suffered the consequences. There's no point to them any more (a Bree pun).

ddaines · Sun, Jun23 2013 9:47pm

Barliman wrote:
My most recent set were cheap Chinese steel, and suffered the consequences. There's no point to them any more (a Bree pun).

lol , The pun, not the misfortune wink

Gildor Inglorion · Mon, Jun24 2013 5:14pm

finally received my parcel! at last... but I am perplex, it seems to me (though it is hard to notice it...) that the figurine scale is slighly... just slightly smaller than what mithril used to be....or is it the sculpting art... but the faces for example seems... smaller especially Thranduil.

Thingol · Mon, Jun24 2013 7:08pm

.... strange Gildor... I was received e-mail on my request with Michael's confirmation, that parcel will not leave Ireland before 1st of July and somebody sent me package by mistake on 21st this month. Today before noon parcel was in my house.... it was less then 48 hours on their way to Croatia.... and no custom taxes, no custom procedure... smile This is what I call "FAST Delivery service".... big_smile

Thingol · Mon, Jun24 2013 7:13pm

... I've also noticed that the figures are slightly decreased.... they are trying to save a little on the weight of metal.... Pity. Otherwise, when I received a vignette in my hands, I realized how great it is... magnificent idea...

Barliman · Mon, Jun24 2013 8:05pm

So will all future Mithril releases be in this diminished scale, do you think?

Milo · Tue, Jun25 2013 6:29am

HI MASTER BARLIMAN ! lol
Time for 2nd breakfast don't you think ? tongue

Also, I would like to share it with Master Xenohile who helped me a lot for some very old PA minis I was missing (DE1, UN2, UN6). cool

Cheers Tom ! big_smile

Barliman · Tue, Jun25 2013 6:52am

You're right, it is virtually breakfast time, so have a virtual breakfast.

Thingol · Tue, Jun25 2013 11:44am

Barliman wrote:
So will all future Mithril releases be in this diminished scale, do you think?

I sincerely hope not. It is also very easy to see the big difference in the weight of the metal. These figures seems are made of light metal for soldering.... Elves are certainly a little squeezed. In particular, these figures on chairs ! But anyway... great figures indeed...

Gildor Inglorion · Tue, Jun25 2013 4:51pm

well if they want to make economy on metal, they'd better not include the "metal spurs" inside the package.. there is almost as much metal spurs in this package as "figurines" themselves... quite a loss of metal...

the metal used seems to be the same used by Chris for the Phaeton releases, it does seem lighter and more detailed... maybe its the fat it is not undercoated but I feel there is a difference...

Thingol · Tue, Jun25 2013 8:22pm

... you are right Gildor.... there is a difference.. ! I hope this is not new mithril policy and that it will not affect the MS releases...

Gildor Inglorion · Tue, Jun25 2013 9:59pm

well i am more worried about the scale/sculpting change because it would affect the whole range (scale is important for dioramas) , the metal used for phaeton and the current release provides great detail quality so I have nothing against it provided they keep undercoating the "normal" figurines...

as for scale I checked the "height" size of humans and hobbits ... their height does match... it is the proportions of hands, feet, heads, legs..etc that seems... thinner

Barliman · Tue, Jun25 2013 10:32pm

Could they have "shrunk" in the mould during casting? I'm no expert, but I gather this sort of thing does happen.

hsf62 · Wed, Jun26 2013 1:37pm

Sorry Barli, a mould doesn't shrink during casting. roll

Barliman · Wed, Jun26 2013 2:55pm

Er, I didn't say anything about the mould shrinking. Of course moulds can't shrink. My point was that I've heard it said that it's possible for castings to shrink in the mould.

Thingol · Wed, Jun26 2013 6:16pm

who knows.... Holger know.... and I think that it is possible to made a smaller mould after the receiving the Man's master figure !

xenophile · Wed, Jun26 2013 9:39pm

Almost all metal castings shrink a little depending on the co-efficient of expansion of the alloy. Some alloys shrink much less than others depending on the constituent metals. Partly due to a low melting point (the less the alloy has to cool the less shrinkage there will be), partly because the metals act differently when mixed. The original PA/Mithril alloy shrank very little but was expensive. I don't know if was changed but that might explain slightly smaller figures.
And as it's too late even for second breakfast, I'd share a glass and supper with Milo. Glad to help.

Barliman · Wed, Jun26 2013 10:01pm

Thank you for the very clear explanation, Master X - worth a pint any day. I've certainly seen shrinkage on Mithril figures in the past - I have two half-orcs I bought years ago of which one is like a starved or squeezed version of the other, which would seem to match Master Gildor's observations re the Bilbo + Arkenstone set.

cameosis · Thu, Jun27 2013 12:03am

erchamion wrote:

most excellent. trolls to the rescue once again -- rogrog is certain to become another future favorite of mine!

Milo · Thu, Jun27 2013 6:18am

Hi Master Cameosis, Brekafast ready ? lol

Last edited by Milo (Thu, Jun27 2013 6:19am)

Thingol · Thu, Jun27 2013 11:07am

cameosis wrote:
erchamion wrote:

most excellent. trolls to the rescue once again -- rogrog is certain to become another future favorite of mine!

I just finished yesterday paint this killer ... indeed great figure....

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