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Milo · Fri, Jan25 2013 12:16pm

Cheers ! big_smile

Theobald · Fri, Jan25 2013 3:16pm

huuuuooommm ... me too ... of course

Barliman · Mon, Jan28 2013 12:56pm

Alas, a tragic day! This morning I dropped my M16 on the table, from a height of only three inches .... and the legs snapped off at the ankles.

I may have just invented several entirely new swear-words.

I've glued her together again, and the join doesn't really show, but I know the fracture is there, and that's bad enough. I'll never be able to afford another (even this one was a gift some years ago from a very generous patron), so I shall just have to make do. At least this way I won't feel guilty about painting her, and that should entirely conceal the break.

Milo · Mon, Jan28 2013 1:38pm

Very bad event for you indeed... sad

Theobald · Mon, Jan28 2013 4:24pm

Huuoommm ... that's really bad news, Master Barliman ... huoommm ... so your idea of painting the figure now maybe is a good one ... rhuoommm

sevlag · Mon, Jan28 2013 5:29pm

Master Barliman, it's a bad news sad , but can also be a unique opportunity to paint this figurine collector tongue wink
You must see the good side of things big_smile

Thingol · Mon, Jan28 2013 6:09pm

... potential damage calculated in the hundreds of euros.... When it happens to me something like, I hate the world around me. At least half an hour.... sad yikes

Barliman · Mon, Jan28 2013 7:20pm

Needless to say, it wasn't the value that worried me.

Of course, one result of my misfortune is that the value of the surviving, perfect, M16s has just increased a little bit more!

ddaines · Mon, Jan28 2013 9:53pm

Barliman wrote:
Alas, a tragic day! This morning I dropped my M16 on the table, from a height of only three inches .... and the legs snapped off at the ankles.

I may have just invented several entirely new swear-words.

I've glued her together again, and the join doesn't really show, but I know the fracture is there, and that's bad enough. I'll never be able to afford another (even this one was a gift some years ago from a very generous patron), so I shall just have to make do. At least this way I won't feel guilty about painting her, and that should entirely conceal the break.

hmm , Ouch!!!

sevlag · Tue, Jan29 2013 8:39am

Master Barliman, Yesterday I received my 5 Tengwar, I've read that if the M16 was so rare is because it always broke at the knees during manufacture. This is not really your fault, but rather a fragility of the figurine big_smile

Barliman · Tue, Jan29 2013 8:51am

This is true, Mistress Sevlag. Her weak ankles are the reason why so few remain available today, and why so few were cast in the first place.

hsf62 · Tue, Jan29 2013 1:58pm

The problem is not the legs of the figure, the problem is the metal the figures are cast with! The same with the old horses when you cut of the supports for the legs. During time the thin legs couldn't support the weight of the body and started bending / breaking. If you cast any of these figures with a better metal nothing of this will happen.

Barliman · Tue, Jan29 2013 2:16pm

Not all old Mithrils break at the ankles, of course - so the weakness in the case of M16 results from the very deep "incisions" between the folds of her leggings, whence the fragile legs. But I agree that the metal of the old figures was of a pretty low quality, and it has decayed further with age.

hsf62 · Tue, Jan29 2013 2:46pm

Still comes back to the metal..... her cast in jewlery alloy with a balrog on top and the ankels will not give in! wink

Theobald · Tue, Jan29 2013 3:21pm

Huooommm ... as far as an old Tree dares to judge upon such matters, both of you are right ... huoommm ... but, I can only agree with what Master Barliman said about the "old horses" ... huorhuuûom ... it was a bit more than just annoying when I found out about that (after I cut off the supports) .... rhuûomm ... it meant hard work to give them back at least some stability ...rhuoommhûom ...
but what surprised me was to learn, that the old M16 Lady broke after a fall from such a short height ... rhuoommm ... so I better take care when next time I dust that glass-showcase ... huom ... that old lady seems to be a bit vulnerable ... huoomm ...
I better do not try to find out if mine is of a better quality .... rhuooommmm ....

Barliman · Tue, Jan29 2013 3:21pm

That's what I said - it comes down to the metal; but since not all Mithrils break at ther ankles, the "design" of this particular figure's legs is its Achilles heel (almost literally...).

Theobald · Tue, Jan29 2013 3:24pm

huom ... sorry ... I forgot to express my joy about the fact that our dear Master Hsf62 is around here when his knowledge and explanations are needed ... huoommm ... cheers, Master Hsf62 ...

Barliman · Tue, Jan29 2013 4:07pm

Theobald wrote:
but what surprised me was to learn, that the old M16 Lady broke after a fall from such a short height ... rhuoommm ... so I better take care when next time I dust that glass-showcase ... huom ... that old lady seems to be a bit vulnerable ... huoomm ... I better do not try to find out if mine is of a better quality .... rhuooommmm ....

I was shocked rather than surprised! It was the last thing I was expecting. Having seen inside the "break", the metal had a distinctly brittle, "aerated" look to it, a bit like cheap tin looks when it snaps.

sevlag · Tue, Jan29 2013 5:09pm

She would not rather made of glass or crystal this precious figurine ? wink tongue

ddaines · Tue, Jan29 2013 6:37pm

sevlag wrote:
She would not rather made of glass or crystal this precious figurine ?

Or Mithril? big_smile

Turambar · Wed, Jan30 2013 10:16am

I think it is the right time having a nice cup of tea, Master Tree, isn´t ????!!!

( mmmh- that hasty Tree is gone . . . maybe to another place where he gets other drinks for this time of the day . . . )

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Milo · Fri, Feb1 2013 2:32pm

I agree it's always good time for a cup of Tea, but with biscuits for me please Barli. wink

Theobald · Sat, Feb2 2013 11:09am

huoommm ... there are no other places I use to frequent here in Bree ... rhûom ... and, ahem, a cup you said, Master Turambar? ... huom ... to be honest, I usually don't have my drinks being served in thimbles ... huommmrhom

Milo · Tue, Feb5 2013 7:22am

Hi Master Barliman, it's time for having 2nd breakfast, one with muffins, honey, tea, and scrambled eggs.
kschink. smile

Barliman · Tue, Feb5 2013 8:04am

Tell me, how much do you weigh now? Or, come to that, how wide are you? - I may have to get the doors widened.

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