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Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I see that messengers are pirates in more places than in my country. It's sad. :'( Many times I have also been charged more at the door for some arbitrary concept than for what the item costs. I hear ya, Val. As much as I complain, I know all of you in Canada, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand have ...

Re: Flame of Udun Forum news

I haven't been on the FOU forum for a while, I never participated much, only from time to time because they were always very focused on Weta sculptures and I don't collect them. After the release of Ring of Power, I think about participating more but I saw so much hostility in the forum that it defi...

Re: The Expanse

Deimos wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2023 4:09 pm Has anyone of you read the books?... If so what so you think of them? and also how does the dramatization hold up to the book version?
I haven't read the books, I didn't really know them before I started watching the show, but after watching it, they are high on my to-read list.

Re: The Expanse

One of my favorite series. :) The Expanse is one of the few series that I would buy in physical format, but unfortunately in Spain they have never released it on BluRay and it seems that this new release of the complete series is not going to be launch here either. I really want to see it again, I s...

Re: User Registration

Yes, spam has become a serious problem these days. Every day I receive quite a few fraudulent messages directly to the spam folder of my email, and some escape and reaches the inbox, you have to be careful. And I also had to remove the comments part of my website (When it worked, now my website is b...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Excellent news all around, even if I'm living in a fantasy world because in reality I have almost zero space left for anything, but say I did... when you say Lorien "daggers", are we 100% talking plural, as in a display that includes both, or would UC view that as too redundant and only r...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I was hoping the Loth bow would be on UC's list too. I know the community wants it and I'm sure UC is aware of that. I'm guessing there's some development obstacles with that particular replica? Or perhaps some manufacturing hurdles? It is, but that was just the current bladed replicas list :) No d...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Denethor's sword is still on the UC list to develop at some point, but not the Gondorian sword. Very little interest in that one. The UC crew had interest in Denethor's sword until I showed them a closeup of the hilt. The prop pommel is very rough, not symmetrical, and looks unfinished. I don't thi...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

That was an "available now" notice, not a tease. They should be shipping early next week. I looked at a few of them the day the shipment came in. Great news!! Thank you. :D I also see that Fili's sword is finally in stock in BUDK. :) As soon as they are available at Castle Kon I will plac...

Re: The War of the Rohirrim

I hope it is true and that those involved treat the story with more affection and respect than what Amazon did with ROP. Don't get your hopes up. https://boundingintocomics.com/2023/06/14/more-details-emerge-about-the-lord-of-the-rings-war-of-the-rohirrim-edoras-is-destroyed-movie-explores-female-p...

Re: The War of the Rohirrim

Time to bump this thread.... An article on TORN reports that the movie will be 130 minutes long. I notes that length does not necessarily equal quality but that for Warner to cough up coin for expensive anime of that length, it connotes confidence in the product. There's a lot more to the article b...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Really not all the helmets in that run were so crooked, I received one of those from the first Castle Kon helmets and the deviation is not perceptible to the naked eye. Measuring with a caliper the distance between the rivets of the ring and the crown pick, and between the nose and the cheekguard, t...

Re: Howdy from Texas!

Greetings from the Canary Islands!

Welcome!! :)

Surely as I have been able to verify in these years that I have been here, you will see that this forum is the best, friendliest and most civilized place for LOTR replicas collectors, full of wisdom and cordiality.

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Thank you for the valuable information. :D I can't wait for the new Uruk-hai sword to come out to buy it. When I started collecting, it was discontinued and I decided to wait and see if they would reissue it instead of buying it from a user. Glad I waited, the new forced/rusty effect looks a lot mor...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I also bought the white staff second hand, I spent just a little more than if I had bought it new, but the worst thing is that after asking the seller if it was a first edition made of metal that the paint cracked, he told me it was of resin and that the paint is fine. But even if it was one of the ...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

OMG!!! and that´s the dream of many of us since the movies came out... I would love to be able to see that armour, but honestly, I would be afraid to put it on and ruin it... If it were a replica, I would love to put it on undoubtedly, but the original would be more worried than enjoying the experi...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

And for how Weta sees value, I was told that, the Ian McKellen hero Glamdring just leaning against a desk in a corner of the workshop... :'( It's sad to hear that. :( I think hero Glamdring is another one that should be taken care of as a museum piece undoubtedly. If it is not taken care of and pre...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I'm more surprised they let someone wear that armor. For the age of it and the value that holds, I would not want any part of it damaged! I guess the Weta folks don't see it that way. I was also surprised. That armour should be exhibited in an exhibition, behind a showcase, well cared for and prese...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Of course, with Castle Kon's new policy, we are trying to make pre-orders the cheapest possible. Meaning that if you pre-order, you will have locked in a lower price than you should ever get via sales and such. I am trying to help everyone collect everything for the lowest prices possible! I will d...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I know I have said many times before, but those dates on BudK's website are not UC release dates. Unless they actually say "in stock" :) I know, that's what I was referring to. It seems that I have not explained myself well. I'm not scolding anyone for the release dates on the Budk's webs...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Good thing you did not buy the Glamdring white scabbard! I just put those up for pre-order and have the European shippjling mostly accurate I think. Always hard with singular smaller items like that. Thanks!. I already saw the white scabbars pre-order. :) I'll order them from your store for sure, b...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

If I had known that the Strider scabbard would be reissued, I would not have bought it second hand the last year and would buy it now new at that price without hesitation. I paid over €300 for it without any hassle, so the official price of this relaunch seems even cheap to me. For my part, a small ...

Re: The Rings Of Power

I think the issue about the casting separating the metals from the dagger is not one of the biggest issues with the series... It seems that they tried to give an explanation of the process. If you look at the series they have done some sort of centrifuge style spin casting and the molten metal has b...

Re: Pure Middle-Earth discussion.

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y Bilbo and Frodo! :cheering: :big_wave: :cheers: (Aaand here we are again....my gosh time flies ( tempus fugit ) I'm posting this while it is still 21 Sep in Arizona becaaaaause... it is 22 Sep in Oxford England... where it all began. :cheers: :cheers: yes, time flies... a ...

Re: The Rings Of Power

Sadly what you say is true @Deimos. Even some of my friends and acquaintances who are around in their 40s like me, have those comments and only put up with current light reading...or some no reading at all. I personally know that I am not a great reader, more time goes than I would like between book...

Re: The Rings Of Power

Following your comments, I found this article that pretty much sums up what I feel as I watch the show: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2022/09/17/the-rings-of-power-has-inexplicably-terrible-writing/ Totally agree with the article, except for one thing, I think I have understood that the wri...

Re: The Rings Of Power

Narsil? Can someone tell me why there are many similarities to PJ's LOTR trilogy, but not exact? Is it a licencing issue? or just trying to be familiar, but have there own take? Yes, looks a lot like Narsil from the movies, it is evident that it is. I haven't seen the 4th episode yet, I'll watch it...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

King Theoden arrived today from BUDK! More pics to come...I'm planning a display with the three UC swords and this helmet along with Eomer's. It's a real beauty. I think it's one of my favorite UC helmets! It's just so stately! I love your display for the helmet, a very elegant minimalist museum-st...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

The prologue scabbard prop does not have the inscription. It does not even have that metal plate in the middle. I'm surprised that slipped by the Weta folks. Yes, you're right, last night I saw the prologue and yes you can see the scabbard in several shots and it doesn't have a plaque, I thought I ...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

This figure is impressive, I don't collect figures due to lack of space (I would only have space to display only one or two at most in my office... and which one to choose) but above all, because the money gives me just enough to buy the UC replicas and go broke between one release and another :P .....

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

That's awesome news on the scabbard arriving this years and the go ahead of Aeglos! I'm sure it will make many collectors very happy, including myself! Yes, this are very good news. For my, very happy! :D I will buy the scabbard as soon as it is released. Aeglos is going to be a dilemma for me, I h...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

The Guthwine scabbard should be shipping before the end of the year. I expect most of the other new items will ship mid to late 2023. Isildur's helm is not being worked on. I just saw some final Isildur hilt part photos and its looking good. What do you mean with "is not being worked on on Isi...

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