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they will never have it password free, don't count on it... it requires some sort of membership, bronze membership, and since their official board does not allow for "flagging" individuals for special access... like it is the case here... maybe I should tell michael to put this system in place rather than having password protection...
a bit like the Ekkaia and Mandos sections...

Wouldn't it.

Have you read this news? I don´t know how this will impact to Mithril (if this can influence anything)

http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail? … id=8158195

This is how it works on global market... I do not like all of those GW figures... they are only polished copy of the characters from the film, not from books.... and sentence:  "Their products reflect the true spirit of 'The Lord of the Rings' franchise and, as anticipation builds for the release of 'The Hobbit,' the property's loyal fans will be excited for these richly inspired offerings."
I will vomit on this shallow marketing.... but this unfortunately works in global industry... give buttock or admit defeat. Mithril is an art, and art is expensive. Chris is an artist, and they are expensive.... on the end we will admit defeat and have only MS figures...

and one drink for Gavin....I do not met him here long ago !!!!

Well, Master Barliman, what you said is exactly the truth.
I follow you also concerning other artists like the Perry twins,
Unfortunately my language-abilities are limited this evening, so I only can say:
Yes, me too . . .

the problem about GW but also Heldorado, or even other 32mm from Andrea (not the 54mm) or citadel, or whatever you want...

is realism...

I like Mithril because it respects the same rules as Historical miniature reproduction (like Pegaso or Andrea 54mm)  the other companies use "rules" for fantasy sculpting about head sizes, hand sizes, shapes of faces, proportions of body making the figurines "fantasy" but not "realistic"... and this is not always due to the originality of the sculptor, but done on purpose as shown on certain sites about how a fantasy figurine should be sculpted and modify the body proportion to that effect...
I simply don't like those proportions and fantasy aspects... I love mithril (and Chris works besides mithril) because, though the inspiration comes from fantasy worlds, the figurines are totally realistic and matching the reality of sizes... (well, at least about all humanoids) Even those hobbits, however odd they may be, look realistic and the orcs and trolls too...

Alas, the only over-realistic figurine is .. the Mumak... trying to respect "real world" elephant scale, it does not fit the proper size at all, but since Mithril only uses metal I could not imagine a "rightly-sized" Mumak, with its "castle" on his back and dozens of peoples on it, all in metal... too heavy... too expensive and not balanced at all... actually I even think the Mithril Mumak did quite some counter-promotion to Mithril, as opposed to when GW released their own Mumak... it was a good idea to make one, but doing it this way hurt Mithril a lot I think


no other company or sculptor use such realism technique in 32mm scale...

well I suppose you mean the head of hobbits their hair and their cheeks, I too have some problem with this...

and also when it comes to paint hobbit girls' dolls.... a BIT too small to be easy to paint with precision...

but the druadan woses, and hobbits appearance that Chris uses comes from MERP and Angus McBride mostly... and since it is very important for both mithril and Chris to respect continuity in the range... he will carry on using same aspect for races or characters that have existed since M1....

Radagast mounted, and the MS Isildur with long hair being the sole exception I think...

Gildor Inglorion wrote:

but the druadan woses, and hobbits appearance that Chris uses comes from MERP and Angus McBride mostly... and since it is very important for both mithril and Chris to respect continuity in the range... he will carry on using same aspect for races or characters that have existed since M1....

I hadn't recognised the link with Angus McBride's interpretation of the woses and hobbits - I shall have to dig out the ICE books and take a look. But that would certainly explain it.

And, Master Thingol, don't be too rude about Lobelia's hairspray - it's the secret ingredient of my Special Reserve scrumpy. Gives it that extra sticky quality.

Concerning some COOL fresh cider I certainly will follow you, Master Gildor !!!!!

That makes it an extra shame that The Man didn't stray from the McBride wild man and hobbit interpretations, if he was prepared to with the trolls! And yes, Master Cameosis, the ICE trolls are certainly impressive.

.... this is code name for all thick and fat orcs...

My scrumpy is just the same as every day. Whether that's good or otherwise is a moot point. But it is a new barrel - the last one started to grow tentacles, so I thought I'd better throw it out.