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Re: Pure Star Trek Discussion

Yeh it’s a very anxious time regarding Brexit. It’s a mess and the campaigns back in 2016 were very extremist on both sides. But you’re right, if we go snivelling back to the EU we would lose whatever power we had and have to deal with the shame and stigma of rebelling and ultimately being quashed. ...

Re: Pure Star Trek Discussion

Lindir, one's age doesn't determine SJW Snowflake membership...it's the behaviour. I know quite a few of them in my *ahem* age group. The narrative in some newspapers and news sites and social media places and the likes here in the UK is that all millennial types such as myself are SJW snowflakes. ...

Re: LOTR TV adaptation

I don’t like long seasons. I tried to watch Netflix’s Designated Survivor and lost interest after what felt like the 10,000,000th episode. I felt exactly the same with the walking dead. When seasons go beyond 8 or 10 episodes it feels like they’re stretched too thin. I’m still really on the fence ab...

Re: Pure Star Trek Discussion

Not a Star Trek fan but just wanted to chime in in support of physical media. I’d probably be categorised as a SJW snowflake because of my age but I agree with you that movies shouldn’t be banned for their content. Usually I ignore such posts, and part of me does feel like such posts whether on foru...

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

I am upset personally but I haven’t seen much request for it to be fair beyond a few people such as myself who missed out on it. Guthwine was far more requested. Kit has mentioned in the past that both Eowyn and Theoden’s swords were slow sellers, and was one of the reasons for UC taking so long to ...

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

Nasnandos wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:46 am Unfortuntaly, it sounds like UC decided not to go forward with reissuing the Eowyn sword.
Oh, that’s a bummer. Thanks for asking anyway though, Kit. Hopefully if Guthwine is successful it will encourage them to reconsider Eowyn’s sword.

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

Thanks for offering to find out about Eowyn’s sword, Kit. Fingers crossed they go ahead with it. Also thank you for the feedback on Bard’s sword. I’ve been experimenting with some paint around the leather grip and I got it to a stage where I liked it and I assumed I’d be able to protect it with Rena...

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

Looking good! Nice picture too. I thought for a second you grabbed it off the Weta site lol. For the etched fuller, I would say do the opposite. Try to lighten it up. Where a hilt would age and patina, a blade (if it's being maintained properly) would stay relatively clean do to regular polishing. ...

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

I just remembered that I forgot to post this ages ago :laugh: After I bought Bard's sword I started to distress the copper/bronze hilt fittings. Haven't tried to age the leather yet, but that will be done at some point. I decided to shoot it as if it were a product shoot. Nothing overly exciting but...

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

That does sound vaguely familiar. I also believe that was the case for a number of products. I’ll see if I can come back through this thread later on today or tomorrow and see if I can find it. That would be a shame though if that’s the case because I rarely see Eowyn’s sword pop up for sale and it’...

Re: Game Of Thrones

Has anyone else lost all interest in GOT? In the time since the finale ended my interest has dropped considerably to a point where I don’t really wanna watch it again. Maybe I’m just distancing myself from it now that it’s finished, so I’m hoping in time I’ll be able to come back and enjoy it. I gue...

Re: Game Of Thrones

SPOILERS AHEAD! It was better executed than I thought it would be minus the conclusion to Dany’s story. That was too low key for my taste. I wanted that to be more dramatic. I did feel sad to see her go though, I’ve enjoyed her story throughout the years. I wonder if Drogon’s final scene revealed th...

Re: Game Of Thrones

On Cersei being pregnant: given how much time we could theorise has past since she first announced her pregnancy last season, surely there’d be more physical signs? When the season 7 scripts leaked, in episode 7 there was a scene where Cersei had a miscarriage which obviously never aired in either e...

Re: Game Of Thrones

Yeh... I’m still salty about the Night King. I’ve also added Varys to the list of character deaths I’m salty about. I don’t think it’ll be Arya. I kinda get the feeling that Arya might turn her back on it all. After experiencing so much bloodshed at such an early age, she might decided to hang up he...

Re: Game Of Thrones

Yes, they were right. These story beats were the ones I liked the sound of and seeing them play out was a mixture of emotions for me. The ending is still open though. We don’t know what’s really going to happen just yet and after this I’m hoping we won’t see that ending coming to pass. SPOILERS AHEA...

Re: Game Of Thrones

I think Eowyn slaying the Witchking was far more satisfying, and no one had been set up as being the one destined to kill him within the story. Though it is an interesting parallel that I hadn’t considered before.

Re: Game Of Thrones

I just want to say something regarding subversion of expectations. Rian Johnson is getting a bit of flak again on forums and I think people are implying he is somewhat responsible for encouraging the GOT show-runners the freedom to subvert expectations. I know that the majority of the people here di...

Re: Game Of Thrones

I don’t think it was Star Wars that made them rush. In fact, it was mentioned a few years ago that the show would end with season 8 and they were both signed on to do another original show for HBO which got a lot of flack. I can’t remember the details of it though. Their Star Wars movies also are no...

Re: Game Of Thrones

You’re totally right Val. We definitely all expected something more complex regarding the Night King. The fact that he’s waited a thousand years too suggests something was going on. But the show just makes it seem like he was waiting for someone to be stupid enough to ride a dragon beyond the wall s...

Re: Game Of Thrones

Haha Val, the millions of zombies was just an over exaggeration. The point being they still did vanish somewhere. I fear you’re right about the Night King but I cant shake the thought that there’s something more. But I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I think it’s simply wishful thinking on ...

Re: Game Of Thrones

Yeh they’ve definitely been pushing Dany this way for quite some time. I was hoping someone would keep her level headed as best as they could but I think it’s a foregone conclusion at this point that Dany will not sit on the iron throne. Brienne crying made total sense to me. I think, as much as I d...

Re: Game Of Thrones

I think episode 4 was a definite step up in quality. So nice to be able to actually see what was going on too. Interestingly, this is getting more flak than episode 3 which I think is a little undeserved. Though, to be honest my criticisms of episode 3 would be branded as undeserved by other fans. T...

Re: Which old UC item would you like to return most?

Yes I believe you’re right it was Dark Shadow but for some reason I do recall someone coming back saying she was ok, but I may just be remembering wrong. I hope she’s ok. Yes, quite a few members have slipped away over the years, which is a shame. Hopefully the Amazon series might bring them back. O...

Re: Which old UC item would you like to return most?

I actually like the design of Orcrist... *runs and hides :embarasse * :crazy: It’s one of my favourite sword designs. Seeing it in its scabbard really shows what a true work of art it is. Yes, it’s a bit different to what we expect from elves, but I still think it fits the rules of their culture th...

Re: Game Of Thrones

So the dust has settled, I’m now looking forward to the weeks ahead. I read back on the statement that the writers gave about George giving them a rough outline of the ending. They mentioned that the biggest twist comes at the very end so I’m eager to see what that is. Fingers crossed that it improv...

Re: Game Of Thrones

That in itself is a plot hole though. That and where they got those massive chains from. I’m sure it’s stated within the show that they can’t swim and so can’t travel across the sea. If they could get around it, the wall would be pretty pointless. That’s why Euron lies about going back to the Iron I...

Re: Game Of Thrones

You really nailed it on the head there BC. Just wanna say as well, that I’m reminded how much I enjoy visiting this forum because we can have massively different opinions and not resort to abusing each other. It’s definitely caused a stir, and I know fights are breaking out all over the internet, bu...

Re: Game Of Thrones

At the end, Tyrion on the throne....if it doesn't happen, well, he still should have been on it, as the most capable, most sane chacacter, with just the right amount of cynicism required of any ruler. I agree with this. If there is going to be a new king or queen then it should be Tyrion, it feels ...

Re: Game Of Thrones

Don't worry, we're all gonna have different opinions on this story. I respect your opinion, but I still disagree with you on Arya. The prophecy Melisandre gave her though... the blue eyes I thought were Littlefinger's. Of course it does work with the Night King too, and that's obviously what it was ...

Re: Game Of Thrones

Justice for Littlefinger!!!! :protest: :cursing_r Edited to add on this new piece: I watched it again. Some things I enjoyed more. The majority of it got worse though. I’m really disappointed: I can’t believe that it came to this. It’s not even as though I had any sort of massive expectations or tha...

Re: Game Of Thrones

Spoiler discussion! Hopefully if any of you get email notifications you can see this first and avoid reading the rest of the message!!! ****************** SPOILERS!!!!! ******************* ************************************************* Yes it was a major letdown. I had battle fatigue within the f...

Re: Game Of Thrones

Well...

All I can say is “meh” and I can’t believe that ‘that’ character got ‘that moment!’


There’s something bugging me though, which makes me think there’s something wrong and there’s something we have missed. I’ll discuss it later after we know Val has seen it.

Re: Game Of Thrones

I always saw the Bolton’s as being a genuine mistake on Littlefingers part. When he reunited with Sansa during one of the early episodes of season 6, his personality is different. I believed that he genuinely was sorry. Ramsay wasn’t well known. Roose was known, and was pretty infamous after the Red...

Re: Game Of Thrones

Littlefinger, and many villainous characters who share similar stories to him, have always appealed to me. Without being too sob story-ish about it, being someone who has felt like a bit of an outsider, I tend to gravitate more toward these characters. I think I have mentioned this before actually i...

Re: Game Of Thrones

I rewatched season 7 in the run-up to season 8 and the Littlefinger plot still irks me so much. It hasn’t gotten any better with time. At this point, I’m over his death and have accepted it but the plot line is still stupidly bad. I know they were rushing to get rid of him before a very cold Darth M...

Re: LOTR TV adaptation

Megan Fox?!? Dear gods, slit my wrists now. As for Vin Diesel, I actually don't mind him as an actor but he is somewhat limited in his range and this definitely won't be the right vehicle for him. I share your skepticism, N2, and though I really want to give this a chance, I'm just too much of a pe...

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

A little side-step - My love of Haldir's sword has been rekindled by finding this photograph when searching for Weta's Narnia props on google images https://farm1.nzstatic.com/_proxy/imageproxy_1y/serve/the-weta-cave-workshop-tour.webp?height=530&outputformat=webp&quality=80&source=28464...

Re: The Hobbit

I’m gonna start by restating that I enjoy the first two Hobbit movies. On a personal level I’ve always been ok with the fact that the movies aren’t as good as LOTR and in a way I don’t think they ever should be. But as you know, the BOFA is my least favourite movie in the entire series but I still e...

Re: preventing rust

Thanks for the further advice Deimos :) It shipped to me lathered in oil or grease and it took me a while to get the majority off. I ended up using sawdust to absorb the grease and then used a floor brush to scrub the clumps from between the rings and then finally blasting it with pressurised air to...

Re: LOTR TV adaptation

Don’t worry Val, I don’t want to be pandered too either. Whilst I enjoy seeing gay characters in movies and TV - in Fantastic Beasts for example, doesn’t feel forced at all - often they still revert to stereotype. I really don’t want to see gay elves at all or gay dwarves. I don’t go to Middle Earth...

Re: preventing rust

Thanks for the responses guys. Val, that’s exactly what I was thinking in regards to wax. I remember being filled with instant regret when I used the wax on Thranduil’s sword. I spent an hour or so trying to remove little chunks of wax from in the cutouts haha Deimos, the armour will be worn a few t...

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