Sunday, January 20, 2002
Fantasypewter.com shotglasses review!
- Gamgee @ 12:04 PST
I have recently received 2 shotglasses from fantasypewter.com for reviewing purposes, and let me just say, it a rare and wonderful treat to see such beautifully crafted pieces! The ones I received were the Gandalf shot glass and the Smaug shot glass. The first thing that suprised me when I opened these fine gifts was the sheer weight of the glasses, I knew right off these were quality products. Such intricate details, such as Smaug's scales, and the fine hairs in Gandalf's beard are adhered to with suprising accuracy. If you are in need of a fine gift for a true Tolkien fan this year, I would definitely reccomend visiting our friend's at fantasypewter, they really know how to please the insane Tolkienite! [More]
Thursday, January 17, 2002
Action Figure News
- Xoanon @ 11:09 PST The updated releases are as follows (and all misspellings are verbatum): LOTR Twin Packs #2 (March 2002) includes: Frodo & Sam with Boat LOTR Twin Packs #3 (May 2002) includes: Gil Galad & Elindil Bilbo Baggins LOTR Assortment #4 (May 2002) includes: Orc Brute LOTR 12" Assortment #3 (July 2002) includes:
Looks like this Entertainment Earth updated their list of upcoming actions figures, which corresponds closer to what's been reported recently. I've still got pre- orders on a case of each, so I'll be sure to send more pics your way as the figures arrive. :)
Gimli & Uruk-Hai
Prolog Elf Infantry & Prolog Orc Infantry
LOTR Assortment #3 (January 2002) includes:
Galadriel
Aragon
Pippen
Elrond
Haldir
Twigh Light Ring Wraith
Frodo with Sting
LOTR 12" Assortment #2 (March 2002) includes:
Monday, January 14, 2002
Weekly Ebay Items
- Xoanon @ 13:43 PST TheOneRing.net makes no money from these items. Tolkien Lord of the Rings 1st ed set DJ 1st/1 Tolkien Lord of the Rings 1st/2nd ed set DJ Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. 1st UK dws. NR Tolkien The Lord of the Rings 1st US DJ's Lord of The Rings Ted Nasmith Painting Lord of the rings Franklin Mint dolls Lord of the Rings Personalised Number Plates Lord Of The Rings: Original Oil Painting Lord of the Rings Weta Workshop Vest NWT Auth
Each week, I scour Ebay looking for the hot Tolkien items up for sale. I post the most interesting here for you to bid on. You can click on any item you wish, it does not mean you are bidding for the item. Have fun and keep checking back here every week! See something I've missed on another auction site? Drop me a line!
Thursday, January 10, 2002
ToyBiz Action Figue News
- Xoanon @ 09:56 PST Please bear in mind that the Lord of the Rings Assortments do seem to chop and change, so consider this rumor! As you can see, we've got a LOT of contradiction, partly because ToyBiz seems to be chopping and changing the assortments, so both sets of info could have been true at one point, and it may be the case that NEITHER is true! I've posted both sets of info I've received together so you can compare, and know what rumors are likely to be out there. Assortment 3 I have another source though that tells me that the assortment is: Bilbo Baggins, Elrond, Aragorn, & Orc Pitmaster with a release date of November 2001 Assortment 4 Other source tells me it is: Twin packs Series 2 Other source says it's: Twin Packs Series 3 Other Source tells me it is: 12" Assortment 2 Other source source tells me it is: 12" Assortment 3 Other source tells me the assortment is: Reader Darth Maul contacted ToyBiz to get the story straight on what the future line up for Lord of the Rings actually was. Read More for the response he got detailing Individual figures, Twin Packs and 12"... This is the response good ol' Darth got: The figures that are planned at this point are as follows: Assortment III(6")-Bilbo, Elrond, Aragorn, Orc Warrior; Assortment IV(6")-Orc Brute, Haldir, Twi-light Ringwraith; Twin Pack Assortment II- Frodo & Sam w/ Boat, Gimli & Urak-hai; Twin Pack Assortment III- Gil Galad & Elindil, Prolog Elf Infantry Men & Prolog Orc;
Ringer Spy Mr. Limpet was kind enough to send us this information from Action-figure.com regarding the ToyBiz LOTR toys.
I have 1 source telling me that the assortment is:
2x Bilbo Baggins, 1x Gladriel, 4x Aragon, 2x Pippin, 3x Elrond.
Source says these are to be released in January 2002
1 source tells me that the assortment is:
2x Arwen, 3x Merry, 2x Baromir, 3x Twilight Ring Wraith, 2x Frodo
with a release date of January 2002
Arwen, Haldir, Twilight Ring Wraith, & Frodo w/ Sting
with a release date of December 2001
I have one source telling the assortment is:
4x Frodo & Sam, 4x Gimli & Uruk-Hai.
Release Date March 2002
Frodo & Samwise, Saruman & Gandalf, And Gimli & Legolas
Release Date of November 2001
1 source tells me the assortment is:
2x Frodo vs. Twilight Witch King, 3x Aragon vs. Arwen, 3x Gimli vs. Legolas.
Release Date of January 2002
Gil Galad & Elendil, Isildur & Sauron, And Gaffer Gamgee & Rosie Cotton
Release Date February 2002
One source tells me the assortment is:
2x Aragon, 2x Galadriel, 2x Gimli
with a release date of March 2002
Aragron, Galadriel, & Gimli
with a release date of November 2001
One source tells me it's:
2x Sam Wise Gamgee, 2x Saruman, 2x Legolas.
with release date of July 2002
Sam Wise, Saruman, & Legolas
Release Date of November 2001
Sunday, January 06, 2002
Weekly Ebay Items
- Xoanon @ 21:43 PST TheOneRing.net makes no money from these items. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings 1st US DJ's RARE - THE LORD OF THE RINGS - GONDOR 1977 RARE 1977- THE LORD OF THE RINGS - SAURON Lord of The Rings Return Of The King US1st1st Lord of the Rings Slate Scene 410C Take 4A/B The Magical One Ring/Lord of the Rings/14kt Your Lord of the Rings Photo Oil Painting
Each week, I scour Ebay looking for the hot Tolkien items up for sale. I post the most interesting here for you to bid on. You can click on any item you wish, it does not mean you are bidding for the item. Have fun and keep checking back here every week! See something I've missed on another auction site? Drop me a line!
Friday, January 04, 2002
Balrog Image At Games Workshop!
- Xoanon @ 23:57 PST
Check out this VERY cool image of the Balrog figure from the cool folks at Games Workshop (Send me that puppy guys!) [More]
Applause For Applause
- Xoanon @ 23:03 PST It's very detailed, it looks exactly like Sir Ian McKellen in his Gandalf gear, much moreso than the Toybiz figures.
I was wondering if you guys had seen the new Lord of the Rings movie figures by Applause. I ask because I had heard nothing about them whatsoever until I stumbled across them at my local EB yesterday. There are four of them - Gandalf, Aragorn, Saruman, and Lurtz - and all of them are fantastic. All four were at the EB, so I picked up the Gandalf figure.
I'm really happy with it:
It's bigger than your average action figure, significantly so. As a comparison, the top of the Toybiz Gandalf's head comes up to about the sword-arm of this Gandalf.
It's non-poseable, with a very stable base so there's no chance of it falling over. Thankfully these are obviously aimed at adults who put these things on their shelves, rather than kids who bash them against each other. And while it may not be poseable, it is in an absolutely kick-ass pose to begin with.
It didn't cost me an arm and a leg. It was $60 Australian, which I thought was more than reasonable for the best Gandalf figure I've seen so far.
I've included some pictures. I couldn't find any information on them on the applause site ( www.applause.com ). In fact, the only information I could find online about them at all was one ebay entry. The first two pictures are attempts at detail shots of the figure (excuse the bad quality sorry, I took them on my webcam), the third I took from the ebay entry, and the last two are scans I made of the box.
Basically, I really recommend them if you can find them. This Gandalf is better than the Toybiz one in every single way, and it's a lot cheaper (and arguably better looking) than the sideshow WETA one. I plan on getting the other 3 in the series (even Lurtz, since he looks so damn good!) once I have some more cash spare.
Sunday, December 30, 2001
Weekly Ebay Items
- Xoanon @ 23:53 PST TheOneRing.net makes no money from these items. TOLKIEN The LORD of the RINGS 1st UK Edition J.R.R. Tolkien: LORD OF THE RINGS 1966 Rare J. R. R. TOLKIEN LORD OF THE RINGS 3VOLS 1ST Tolkien Lord of the Rings UK True 1st Ed Set Wood King of Ring DC 1976 Lord of the Rings! JRR TOLKIEN RETIRED LORD OF THE RINGS Lord of The Rings Ted Nasmith Painting Cmplt "Lord of the Rings" Tudor Mint Cllctn
Each week, I scour Ebay looking for the hot Tolkien items up for sale. I post the most interesting here for you to bid on. You can click on any item you wish, it does not mean you are bidding for the item. Have fun and keep checking back here every week! See something I've missed on another auction site? Drop me a line!