I'm still pretty satisfied with my collection, such as it is.Idril wrote: Sun Nov 14, 2021 4:56 pm Ditto I’m afraid. I don’t think I’ll be ordering it even. And I pushed fir this for 5 years.
I’m thinking my collecting days really are over. Nothing since Treebeard and Thranduil on Throne has quickened my breath. Maybe a new phase of my life. I have been selling some stuff but now - starting to think it all might go except the stuff the kids want. ….. mixed feelings.
I knew the price was surprisingly low. Didn’t think they would omit the water. I guess the OE also helps.
Time to move on.
I love Indy's Red Book and Maps, and John Lowe's things (Round Arkenstone, Galadriel phial, Silmarils, and Blue Palantir [and N2's plinth for it]).
Also the Isildur scroll. And my JH rings (which I will probably be buried with)
Environments: Bag End OE, Black (pre-ruin) Orthanc, Imladris, and the New Argonath (soon) .
People Statues: Dernhelm facing off with The witch king, Bilbo (soon), Isildur contemplating the Ring. And of course, Treebeard.
And the weapons, mostly swords. I might let Aragorn's Elven knife go, and Bard's sword.
But Still like Bo's horn and I love his sword.
But I don't have bows and arrows, and not even all of Gimli's Axes.
Serioulsy doubt that I'll pick up any more swords, even the MC carbon steel ones.**
No interest in Denethor's sword, or Faramir's or Theodred's.
Andrew's Helms (3) I'm hanging onto.
Not certain about hanging onto either the Elendil or Isildur helms (UC original ones, not the new ones).
Space is always a consideration and even with some re-arranging I've pretty well hit the limit.
**Have to amend that statement. If UC ever comes out with a book accurate Orcrist (and the description in the book is scanty at best) I would consider it, to go along with Sting and Glamdring. But it would have to look like a sword and not that current UC, ummm, thing that has the same name.