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Turambar wrote:

Arthadan wrote:

. . .  But I think they'd need to be more "tree-like" (meaning their bodies should resemble proportions of different kinds of tree) and Treebeard's feet had seven toes (yep, it's in the book).

Do you mean somethink like this . . . ?

+1 to arthadan

Excellent modifications Turambar, great lichens and ivy additions!! I love mithril ents, but they are a bit "inorganic" and flat. When I paint them only thing I did is gave them different tones of brown to signify different species. Those differences could have come with the sculpt, I have seen now 15mm miniatures with more details. xD

Mornedhel wrote:

Turambar wrote:

Mornedhel wrote:

By the way the Man do not answer any email for months :-/ is it the same for all of you?

This is the reason for me, not contacting The Man anymore at all . . .

It's very frustrating when you want to discuss a bit a won proposition. Last year I got answers within a week and now ... just nothing

I'm sure Chris have many reasons for this quiet time in his life... please guys you should know that he has his life with or without this small figures. Like we have. Even if he would not made any figure anymore he already maded many great moments in our lives with those LOTR miniatures. So.... He lives in this moment in his private moments right now and I'm sure that he's not happy with PA factory productions.. but in final he can not made decisions about this. I know that every christmas I receive gift for my little daughter from him, and he is very kind and generous person. I hope he is well and he will send us new figures soon.....

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Cheers with beer... to all.... if it is possible to order something... thanks in advance.... I have some coins to spent...please

Thnaks for the drink Master Elf. Did you visit dwarves caves for having so many coiny things ?
By the way, I just notice MMP is lacking dawrf fellows...I wonder why ?

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Master Archer, that Ent is a work of wonder!
I've saved the image to use it as inspiration when I get to work on mine. The small branches and the lichens make it come to live.

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huoommm ... I think the "old" mounted Forlong is a great figure, except the fact that he's too slim and his horse should better be more like a shire horse ... huom ... anyway, we'll see soon what the version on foot is like ... rhûm ... I always dislike those thumb-nail-sized-pictures by The Man as they always only give you an extremely rough idea about a figure ... huom ...

huooomm ... it's the first pic of this figure provided as far as I know and Master O'Brien provided a pic of the sculpted figure taken by The Man himself (you can tell right away because of the size and black and white "colour") ... gruôm ... I'm sure we'll never see any pics of an abandoned version, if there ever was one ... huom ... why should we? ... what for? ... rhuom ...

I can provide some more "unofficial" info about this Forlong....
Back in november 2014, if you remember well, we exchanged a lot on some aspects of Chris sculpture and some of you (Arthadan among them) quoted some links from other brands or other figures to illustrate what Mithril and Chris sculpts were lacking in terms of "art" and expression.
As I told you I synthetized and sent all those feedbacks to Chris who took them all in consideration and thus decide to RESCULPT entirely the character of Forlong to match most of the expectations and feedbacks that had been done by the MMP community members.

the result is the current version (as seen in the last GF newsletter)... So this is the result of a lot of our feedback. I have never seen the original version though, just this one, back in november while it was still a work in progress

ahh well indeed the final result is definitly better , and there is more movement, emotions in it

well I'm glad all those feedback and insight was done and sent, that proves the Man listens to us and can do the right things

if there was still a doubt about it, that's really is a proof it is good that we gather feedback, ideas about how Chris should orient his work. I have his ear (well so far) and he is listening to critics positive or negative as far as they are constructive

I'm glad about the process  here...


now the collector man that I am would crave to get his hands on the "early version" of this Forlong, as it could be a prototype "collector" worthy of interest.... as you know I am a prototype hunter

I should ask the man if he kept a test cast just in case

Well I am certainly happy with the result, pretty much what I was hoping for and how I had pictured him.

Thanks for the explanation Gildor of why the original was abandoned - I was curious when it was mentioned in the text.

I took the freedom to send a mail to Chris to tell us that this new Forlong was well received and that our work together with comments etc. paid well. I'm sure that he too will be happy about this

(NB : I used the occasion to ask for an update on the Phaeton range hehe)

So- what is your information, Master Gildor? A BIG MYSTERY !!!!! Like always! I know something but I can not tell it . . . What should this be for?
So that means NO news concerning phaeton range at all. NO news concerning the "Necromancer´s Tower" range.
So that means that our effort- I mean "the poll"" was simply for the "ass", as we call in my region.
So- I will throw my diorama WITHOUT figures into rubbish and Mr. Tubb can do the same with his masters . . . I am NOT interesting anymore in those figures.

What is Zbrush??????

You are a man who like collecting prototypes, Master Gildor? I do so also. If I have the opportunity. Like everybody here, I suppose.
Oh- I asked Mr. Tubb concerning the prototype of "fallen Balrog". Do you remember that figure?????
I asked him about prototyoe of Sauron as well. A figure sculpted with a helmet like the Nazgul in LR-range.
I also made a realistic suggestion concerning releasing that NT range . . .
What do you think was his reaction?!
Well- maybe he doesn´t like me in person- therefore he could tell me: I don´t like you and will NOT answer to any mail of you . . .
But- what would be the reason for it? Was I rude to him in the past? Why should I? So- NO IDEA AT ALL !
I made the decision leaving everything concerning Mr. Tubb at all a long time ago.
If you receive a mail from him, Gildor? Be lucky! You seem to be the only one. Which is a mistake in my eyes.

I concentrate to other sculptors who are more friendly, more communicative and more polite.

Sorry for being harsh, but I am really fed up!!!
Good night!!

PS: and please- don´t send these words to Mr. Tubb without my permission, Master Gildor- as you did before! That would be kind!

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