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

Kit, the original run of the Gondor helm came in the brown, movie-agnostic sleeve, correct? I have one, but it's packed up though I think I can access it to inspect it. The Elendil helm I have has a blue sleeve from the original RoTK run, and the Isildur helm, which came a bit later, also has the br...

Re: Pure Middle-Earth discussion.

Has anyone seen this? https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2022/11/07/115659-jrr-tolkien-is-2022-highest-earning-media-estate/ Looks like it's raining money on Tolkien Estate :jaw: Good for them, but the sad irony is that I think that is exactly what JRR and Christopher never wanted and fought so hard ...

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

Well, that's weird... if that's a reissue, I don't see the rivets at all. When they first appeared, they were positioned in the brow area, just to either side of the nose guard. Also, yes, that helm is sitting very low on the stand. Either the stand's post height had been shortened, or the Helm is m...

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

Speaking of, is it possible those rivets were present on the original prop helms too? Not in any screencap that I just looked up, so no, I'd say they are not present on the originals. And yeah, you touched on another pet peeve of mine with the reissues, with the recent mention that the the reissue ...

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

One thing I feel that sucks about the reissues is that invariably there is something slightly different about them that makes them subpar to the original release. To cite one of many examples, the Gondorian helm now has these two unsightly rivets right above the nose guard. They were not there on th...

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

Seeing how much UC has been reissuing their older LOTR replicas, I've stopped trying to hunt down a lot of the rarer items I don't have yet in the hopes that they will be reissued as well. I think that's a very safe bet. Other than Gimli's Battle Axe and Walking Axe (and LE items, hopefully), I thi...

Re: The Rings Of Power

Well, to paraphrase Sigmund Freud, "Sometimes a crap show is just a crap show". This article below makes clear these are only rumours at this point, but so much of it rings true to what I've heard, read, seen, and experienced, that I find it hard to not believe that most of that will come ...

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

I don't think there have been any sort of official announcements, but does anyone else here really want to see some UC replicas from RoP? Sure the show had flaws, but overall I enjoyed it, and I would really love to see a replica of Finrod's Dagger, Morgoth's Sword Hilt (as dumb as that key to open...

Re: Shire Post Coins

I'm happy to say that I've finally added the Gondor Double Crown to my Shire Post Mint LOTR coins collection, and was able to do so using their 25% off sale last week. :cheering: I also picked up the silver version of the White Hand of Saruman coin. Congrats.... and dang, wish I'd known about that....

Re: The Rings Of Power

There’s a few things about Rings of Power that reminds me of the Shannara Chronicles. The corrupted tree being the major one. Is that from the books? I guess I’ll find out soon enough. That show was utterly terrible, and as a big Shannara fan, I so wanted it to be good, yet it was the complete oppo...

Re: The Rings Of Power

I regret giving it the benefit of the doubt but that is my lesson to learn. I don't think you should feel that way. My stance on the show is based on knowing what it could have been, and what it most definitely isn't. Without a deeper knowledge and understanding of the richness of the source materi...

Re: The Rings Of Power

Which books do I need to read to find out what Rings of Power should be? Is it covered in The Silmarillion or is it all in the appendices in LOTR? That's not an easy answer as it depends on what you're looking to understand. If it's about the events that shaped the period of time RoP supposedly and...

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

Very interesting info there, thanks. Yeah, I'm not a fan of overdone bases either, such as what Prime 1 does with their LOTR statues. The focus should be on the main piece, not the carnival sideshow going on underneath. Plus, I'm not sure I feel comfortable about a huge helmet full of spikes hoverin...

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

Hi Kit, I have to assume you've seen this announcement? https://www.purearts.com/products/lord-of-the-rings-witch-king-art-mask-exclusive-edition Will this in any way affect UC's plans to release an updated version of the old Witch-king Helm? I believe you said some modifications would be made becau...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

There seems to be some interest, at least on the FB comments, but I guess that only goes so far. Anyone can go goo-goo ga-ga on comments, but are these people actually going to buy? Guess WETA will find out. Yeah... this is always the typical reaction requiring a mop and cleanup on aisle 7, and the...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Very, very easy pass. Don't get me wrong, it's exciting to see pieces like this come to life no matter what, but I really do wonder who the audience is here. Extremely obscure character by any stretch, and the sheer size and titanic cost at 1:6 will drive away any but the most fanatical, rich, insan...

Re: Greetings from Indiana!

Welcome! :cheers: To answer your question in the most direct way possible, I'd say you already found it: the Forum Marketplace section is the area of the forum where members typically buy or sell collectibles, or post about things they might be looking for. One thing I would suggest is to create a t...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

I blame that on rushed production and packing by uncaring slave-wage workers somewhere in China. If these pieces were given a proper overcoat and then allowed to properly air dry before packing, we wouldn't be seeing this. I know you buy far less Weta statuary than we do, but sadly, this is a more c...

Re: Pure Star Trek Discussion

Oh no doubt! I specifically mentioned Catspaw because, if memory serves, it actually aired on Halloween during season 2? Can't be sure as I was recently arrived in the world as of 1968, but I thought I read somewhere they specifically wrote it as a Halloween episode. Deimos, I'll likely move these l...

Re: The Rings Of Power

There’s a drive to be overly positive about the show, but it’s blocking genuine criticism. When Amazon puts a ban on allowing reviews of the show on its own site and the others they own, you have to wonder what's really behind that. One guess. Bad review? Trolls review bombing. Must be. Has to be. ...

Re: The Rings Of Power

How sadly right you are. One of the arguments regularly trotted out by the staunchest defenders of this show is how it will introduce so many more people to Tolkien and get them to want to read the books, and so that's good and therefore book defenders should just shut up and take the win. Well, the...

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