The Collection Grows

[Samwise]

I got it!!! Sam, Resolute Halfling!

I also got:
The Dead City (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3177796509&category=50290&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWN%3AIT&rd=1),

Sneaking! (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3178194203&category=50290&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWN%3AIT&rd=1), and

No Safe Places (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3178195283&category=50290&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWN%3AIT&rd=1) .

I am now waiting for two more card auctions to end. :D

[Raefindel]

Wow! Sam those are great!

[Amariden Ravenhill]

I envy you all........I have FOTR and TTT extended editions, the Newsweek LOTR edition magazine (drool over all those SWORDS!) oh and I also have my Aragorn bookmark (my sis has Frodo and sometimes I take the ring and hiss My Precioussss to make my youngest sis laugh)

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Oh MY GOODNESS!!! THANK YOU FOR THE LINK SAMWISE!!!! *grins maniacally and stares at all the amazing weapons* We wants them we does......... *drools*

[Samwise]

Thank you, Miss Rae. ;) You'll notice, that all if not most of them have my Sam in them....LOL...forget an LOTR collection, I pretty much have a Sean Astin as Sam collection...;):D

And you are most welcome, Miss Amariden.

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

My login problems have been corrected, thanks to the wonderful, kind, helpful, generous, brilliant, fabulous, magnificent, totally awesome Mr. Underhill--a prince among hobbits! I am so happy to be back with my real identity...

Got a few updates to the collection (surprise surprise):

LotR Trivial Pursuit
There and Back Again action figures (2nd set for display) (6 inch)
Éowyn in dress with sword (6 inch)
Boromir with sword, shield, horn and knife (6 inch)
Haradrim archer (6 inch)
Legolas (RotK with Rohan armor and sword) (6 inch)
Gollum (6 inch)
Smeagol (6 inch)
Traveling Bilbo (6 inch)
Frodo (FotR) (6 inch)
Gondorian horseman (3 inch)
Faramir, Madril & Gondorian Ranger (3 inch)
Small LotR Trilogy collage poster
Ash Wednesday dvd
Aragorn's banner (from the Black Gate scene)
Arwen's banner (from Aragorn's coronation scene)


Next up: Aragorn's elvish dagger & Legolas' knives

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~Alatáriël (wiping off the dust that's collected in my Barrow while I've been locked out)

[Samwise]

Welcome back, so to speak! :D

*scratches head* Ash Wednesday? Must be a movie one of our guys is in...

*Looks at the elf's list of new things*:eek: Gracious, where do you put it all--and what does Worf think of it??? ;)

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Welcome back, so to speak!

*scratches head* Ash Wednesday? Must be a movie one of our guys is in...

*Looks at the elf's list of new things* Gracious, where do you put it all--and what does Worf think of it???

Samwise: Thanks! It's so good to be back as my real self... **sighs with contentment**

Yeah, 'Ash Wednesday' is one of Elijah's recent flicks. He looks good, but it's not one of my favorites. He just wasn't believable to me as a young Irish/Catholic/American man with a wife and child who had murdered 2-3 men. And I don't know who wrote the screenplay, but they seemed to have been trying to set a record for the number of times the 'f' word could be used in a 2 hour movie. I love Elijah, but I'm afraid this just wasn't my 'cup o' tea'.

I live alone in a 3 bedroom house, so there's plenty of space for everything right now. When I start to run out of room, then I might try to cut back... :rolleyes: And Worf is definitely NOT allowed to even sniff my LotR stuff!

[Samwise]

Elijah's character...
Eh...I can't see that either...and I should have known it was a 'Lijah movie for you to mention it.

How many times...
Don't know WHY they have to do that...can we just TRY use the English language without that garbage??? :(

Pooches and our LOTR stuff
Sigh...My Bear has gotten too close to my Sam and Bill SEVERAL times. He just likes to be close to me, though, he dosen't pay any attention to what he's nearly rolling over onto. My Sam/Bill do have a few scrapes, I'm afraid...but my doing...too much taking Sam off of the base to give him a hug...;p

[elfearz1]

Are we posting our whole collections? hmmm that might take a while.

I just got Lotr valentines! Has anyone else seen these? Of course I kept them all for myself, though. mwahahaha


anyone else catalog their collection?

<------ nerd. :rolleyes:

[Samwise]

I did--told about it a page or so ago...I lose track. ;) I got two boxes. One I opened and gave some away. The other has not been opened.

[elfearz1]

hmmm that's probably what I should have done. oh well.
Just in case there are more than one do yours say things like "May this ring true-happy v-day!" and "have a happy valentines day, Orc else!" hehe cheesy, but that's ok. :p

[Samwise]

Hm. My two boxes had the exact same ones in them....I think. ;( I haven't seen either of those things on the ones in the box I opened. My fave of mine is one w/Sam that says, "Our Friendship Rings True", and one of Lego, Gandalf and Aragorn on horseback that says, "May Your Valentines' Day be full of adventure!" Actually, I'm pretty sure they're both the same, 'cause they'res pics of what's inside on the back.

[elfearz1]

Your's must be different from mine. hmm cool! :smokin:

[Samwise]

Did you get yours in a regular store? Mine I got after Valentine's Day, it was kind of an accident--I walked into a $1 discount store, looked to my right and there they were, so I snagged them! They only had about 4 or 5 boxes I think.

[elfearz1]

I got mine at Wal-mart I think, a long time before valentines day, I was looking for something else and just happened to find them!:D

[mark12_30]

Alatáriël Lossëhelin--

Good to see you again!

I normally can't stand R-rated movies. But I like Ash Wednesday, much to my husband's horror. Although R-rated this one IS essentially about self-sacrifice, and about placing your brother's life above your own, and about redeemption.

The use of the F-word is city life. I don't like it either. But it's not much worse than the college dorm useage...

Although Elijah did seem out of place,in a way, still I like the movie and I like his acting in it. Maybe I find his innocence (naivete) refreshing. I think that's why I have avoided "All I Want" (Try Seventeen) like the plague, since it's all about LOSS of innocence.

[Samwise]

YAY! Score another Sam close-up! :D

Sam, Needer of Vittles (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3179028471&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6)

I don't quite understand the title of the card ("Needer?"), but it's a nice pic. A tad less serious than "Steadfast Hobbit". Mr. Astin has such a nice smile.:) Maybe I'll get a close up with that one of these days. ;)

[Imladris]

Needer = he needs vittles. ;) Actually, everybody (and hobbits in particular) are a needer of vittles. That's a very nice pic of Samwise.

[Samwise]

Hm...well, now that you describe it that way, it clicks, so to speak. ;)

[Raefindel]

Mae Govannen Alatáriël Lossëhelin ! Good to see you again!

Banners?
BANNERS?

Where did you find Banners? You have pictures, Mayhap?

[Morai]

Needer = he needs vittles. Actually, everybody (and hobbits in particular) are a needer of vittles. That's a very nice pic of Samwise.
I agree, though Sam doesn't look so hungry in the picture. Perhaps that smile was caused by daydreams about food.

[mark12_30]

Where'd you get the banners! Alatariel?!

I want a Rohan banner!

[Imladris]

Well, I got a collectible back in December when I went to Trilogy Tuesday. It's called the Sideshow Weta Collectibles The Lord of the Rings Film Frame Collectibles. (http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=filmframe)

It's very cool since there are frames of pics from the real reels that were used in the filming. It's most excellent. For FotR, I have a pic of Sam and Frodo (when Sam is packing) in Rivendell; TTT is Sam when he's saying "but those rain clouds might" and RotK is Theoden and Aragorn together...

[Samwise]

Imladris, sounds very VERY cool. ;)

*says to self, "DUH!" and actually clicks link) Looks cool, too. Shame the frames are random.

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Good to see you again!

Although Elijah did seem out of place,in a way, still I like the movie and I like his acting in it. Maybe I find his innocence (naivete) refreshing. I think that's why I have avoided "All I Want" (Try Seventeen) like the plague, since it's all about LOSS of innocence.

Helen: Thanks...I'm glad to be back under my real identity. I did like Elijah, but he just seemed a little too young for his character. I know he played a 50 year old hobbit, but sometimes he just looks sooooo young. :rolleyes:

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Mae Govannen Alatáriël Lossëhelin ! Good to see you again!

Banners?
BANNERS?

Where did you find Banners? You have pictures, Mayhap?

Where'd you get the banners! Alatariel?!

I want a Rohan banner!



Raefindel & Helen: Thanks...I am really glad to be back in my very own Barrow again. Yessss, presccioussss...lusssccious ssscrumptiousss bannners!! Unfortunately, the Arwen banner is sold out, but Aragorn's banner and others (including a couple from Rohan) are still available. This is also the site where I buy my weapons.

They are here (www.mithrilarmoury.com/flags.htm)!!

[Samwise]

...actually, yes, I do--I like the pictures. ;) The one -- well, the lot of cards I won recently is actually the first of these cards that I ever saw, and that was last year sometime. LOL---FOUR of the same card. Nine Walkers, four cards, four Hobbits...anywho, I'll have gifts for some upcoming birthdays...that's what's good about getting doubles...or in this case, quadruples, if you follow me...
Sadly, on this auction, there was no picture. Maybe I can find one...

[EDIT]
Okay, try Here (http://corporate.auctionworks.com/fullView.asp?nb=1&id=4433174&img=http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/5/5056/lotr-79.jpg)

Nine Walkers? Hey, I'm not exactly flying, here... :( ~Bill the Pony

[Raefindel]

Those banners are really cool! But since the Arwen is sold out I may just have to paint it on my wall.

I may just have to ressurect that old thread about decorating your house Middle-earth style. What was that one called? I'm renovating my house and need everyone's input.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Here's that thread, Rae: Decorating Room (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2881). Let us know what you decide to do - better yet, put up pics when it's done!

[Raefindel]

Thanks, Estelyn! That's a sure thing. If I put up pics now It might scare people!

[Catlyn21]

Okay, lets see:

*I've painted my room in colors that I found "Elf-like" (beige and a dark green, with dark wooden furniture and silver accents)
*Bought a rather costly mirror, also deemed "Elf-like"
*9 posters of LOTR
*2 Calendars, one for my room, one for my locker
*My Legolas action figure (or doll, take your pic)
*2 binders full of pictures cut from magazines, all LOTR
*2 LOTR diaries
*All 3 soundtracks
*Extended and regular editions of first two movies
*Bootleg copy of 2nd movie (I'm very proud of it)
*Books - too many to name, anything I could get my hands on
*"Making of the movie" books
*The one ring (obviously)

Okay, that's probably boring you. I just like bragging! :D

[Rilwen Gamgee]

From now on, I don't think I'll be able to sleep without being creeped out. Today, my family surprized me with... an Aragorn cardboard-standup! :eek: :) Since my room is pretty small and all of the walls are blocked by something, I haven't found a proper place for his majesty yet. So now I have to go to sleep, staring at Aragorn!

[Raefindel]

An interesting problem, indeed. But I don't think you'll be getting a lot of sympathy on THIS forum.:)

[Gorwingel]

An interesting problem, indeed. But I don't think you'll be getting a lot of sympathy on THIS forum.
I understand her problem!
My sister has a Legolas standee that her friends purchased for her. It freaks her out so much (even though she loves Orlando Bloom) that it can't be in her room, so it is forced to be in the extra bedroom/junk room.

It freaks out my dad, and when we have it out our dogs bark at it :D

Standees can surprisingly be very freaky :cool:

[Finwe]

Yes indeed they can. I have one (Aragorn) in the corner of my room, and whenever I wake up in the middle of the night, I get scared out of my wits because I think there's a man in the corner of my room, watching me. What's more, it's right across from my bed, so it looks like he's leaning against the wall, in a rather Ranger-ish fashion, watching me sleep. :eek: Seems a bit too stalker-ish for my taste.

[Rilwen Gamgee]

I've fixed my fright problem, actually. Now I just lay him face down during the night. :) However, he scared my cat today. My sister heard the cat entering my room and when she went to see what he was doing (I wasn't home), he was standing inside my doorway, STARING at Aragorn, his tail puffed up!

[Raefindel]

Yeah, I don't think I'll ever own one. They'd scare the living daylights outta me, too.

[Samwise]

I recieved two more cards from the obscure card game in the mail today:
"Pressing On" which has a fairly nice pic of Sam standing in the mouth of that odd little diamond-shaped cave, w/Frodo behind him. You can only see Sam's back, but the wind is blowing his cloak out, which looks kind of cool.

The other is
"Sam: Needer of Vittles"--which is a FOIL. Very cool. A nice close up of Sam....you can almost see the color of his eyes....:D *ahem*....:rolleyes:

[Samwise]

I recieved one of my latest ebay purchases--a "lot" of Frodo&Sam cards (not the obscure trading card game) and stickers. :eek:!(forgive my long-windedness....)
WOW! 120+ of scenes from FOTR, TTT, and ROTK! Some of them don't depict very happy scenes, but a lot of good closeups of Frodo AND Sam (some where you can actually see the color of his pretty eyes....) quite a few close-ups of Frodo too, Miss Lynn. Among the 120+ were included four identical valentines, all of your Li'l Mr. Wood/Frodo in Shelob's lair, holding aloft the Phial, which read, "May This Ring True--Have a Happy Valentine's Day."

A few of the cards are of the Dundelings and the seige of Rohan, some of Sauruman and/or Wormtounge, and a few of Gandalf---also one of Gandalf and the Balrog at Kahzad Dum. There's one of the Watcher in the Water, Some are of the Orcs at Helm's Deep (Ick!)...birth of the Uruk-Hai (double ICK!) -- plus one or two of Gimli. One depicts the Fellowship in the Elven boats going down the Anduin. There are foil stickers included as well, Saruman, Theoden,Gimli, Wormtounge, and Gandalf the White. One is of the avalanche on Cahadras One, sadly, is of Frodo snapping at Sam that he will not leave Gollum, which I didn't like but could handle, thank goodness they didn't include the one of Sam bawling his eyes out after Frodo told him to go home....I couldn't have stood that. There are some Movie cards included too--w/scenes on and off set. Erg...one of them, unfortunately, is of Frodo in the Black Tower, with some nasty Orc grabbing him by the hair (a wonder he didn't pull the wig off). One of the Movie cards (I like the "behind the scenes" ones best) is of "Sam", "Frodo", and--erm--"Gollum" ala Andy Serkis in between them. 'Lil Lijah's got that big boyish grin on his face that I think is so darn cute. Another of the "interesting" Movie Cards is of Sean and 'Lij in partial Orc armor, PJ with them, scoping out something. Looks a tad odd.
Ugh...Creepy Shelob shots....and ah! A jewel...a Movie Card of Sam holding Frodo in his arms on Mt. Doom...AHHH! Where's the Kleenex!?!? *oh, it's right behind me--whew!*
Erg....Evil City...
One of "Frodo" and "Sam" looking at one another--most of what you see is Sam's back, a profile of Frodo and two camera men with the camera aimed at our boys.
Back to the cards...one of Frodo getting a first look at the Ring...the one where the inscription is reflected on his face--big blue peepers and all...Eeek... one of the Cave Troll stabbing Frodo...the look on the little guy's face is NOT pleasant...thankfully we all know how that scenario turned out...
There are a couple of Bilbo in here, too--a few in Bag End... one of him doing his Gollum impression..."Myyy Precious...." {{{shudder}}}
A nice one of Frodo standing on the balcony in Rivendell...one of him, big blue peepers an' all, when he's going to surrender the Ring to the Nazgul...Couple of foil stickers of Frodo and Sam...couple of Frodo in Shelob's Lair...Profile of Sam w/Sting...well, I haven't described ALL of them...but I think it was a great lot, considering (though if I could find actual FANS of Dundelings/Saruman/Sauron/Uruk-Hai/Wormtounge) I'd sell them to them on the spot. ;)
~Stacey, Samwise Gamgee’s #1 Fan

[Lalwendë]

Maybe one of you really dedicated collectors can help me out? I've suddenly taken an interest in collecting a few more of the action figures - I did have just 3 (all gifts bar one) and I have a sudden urge to get more because they look great! But I cant get some of the ones I want without going on e-bay and paying lots of money, and I'm not the kind of collector who leaves things in the box (don't curse me, I do open them up very carefully!), so I don't like to think I'm paying more just to have the box. Anyway I keep looking on the regular shopping sites and see that a 'trilogy' range will be out soon, a reissue of sorts - is this true? I do want a Boromir quite badly (and not to check to see if he has his 'blades' tattoo!)

Out of interest, I have a rather large collection of Tolkien items myself, including some tapes of Tolkien reading his work aloud, which I hardly dare play they are so old!

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

WOW! 120+ of scenes from FOTR, TTT, and ROTK! Some of them don't depict very happy scenes, but a lot of good closeups of Frodo AND Sam (some where you can actually see the color of his pretty eyes....) quite a few close-ups of Frodo too, Miss Lynn. Among the 120+ were included four identical valentines, all of your Li'l Mr. Wood/Frodo in Shelob's lair, holding aloft the Phial, which read, "May This Ring True--Have a Happy Valentine's Day."

One, sadly, is of Frodo snapping at Sam that he will not leave Gollum... Erg...one of them, unfortunately, is of Frodo in the Black Tower, with some nasty Orc grabbing him by the hair (a wonder he didn't pull the wig off). One of the Movie cards (I like the "behind the scenes" ones best) is of "Sam", "Frodo", and--erm--"Gollum" ala Andy Serkis in between them. 'Lil Lijah's got that big boyish grin on his face that I think is so darn cute. Another of the "interesting" Movie Cards is of Sean and 'Lij in partial Orc armor, PJ with them, scoping out something. Looks a tad odd....and ah! A jewel...a Movie Card of Sam holding Frodo in his arms on Mt. Doom...AHHH! Where's the Kleenex!?!? *oh, it's right behind me--whew!*

One of "Frodo" and "Sam" looking at one another--most of what you see is Sam's back, a profile of Frodo and two camera men with the camera aimed at our boys.
Back to the cards...one of Frodo getting a first look at the Ring...the one where the inscription is reflected on his face--big blue peepers and all...Eeek... one of the Cave Troll stabbing Frodo...the look on the little guy's face is NOT pleasant...thankfully we all know how that scenario turned out...

A nice one of Frodo standing on the balcony in Rivendell...one of him, big blue peepers an' all, when he's going to surrender the Ring to the Nazgul...Couple of foil stickers of Frodo and Sam...couple of Frodo in Shelob's Lair...Profile of Sam w/Sting...

Samwise: Oooooh, Stacey! I'm envious...those cards sound great!! (Feel free to post them you-know-where!) **slowly turning green** (hey it is St. Paddy's Day!)



Maybe one of you really dedicated collectors can help me out? I've suddenly taken an interest in collecting a few more of the action figures - I did have just 3 (all gifts bar one) and I have a sudden urge to get more because they look great! But I cant get some of the ones I want without going on e-bay and paying lots of money, and I'm not the kind of collector who leaves things in the box (don't curse me, I do open them up very carefully!), so I don't like to think I'm paying more just to have the box. Anyway I keep looking on the regular shopping sites and see that a 'trilogy' range will be out soon, a reissue of sorts - is this true? I do want a Boromir quite badly (and not to check to see if he has his 'blades' tattoo!)

Lalwendë: Uh-oh...once you start with these action figures, they get very very addictive!! I started collecting them less than a year ago, and have quite a large collection now. With some figures, I purchase only one, and leave it MIB (mint in box). With the ones I really like, I buy two--one stays in the box, and one goes out on display. I have bought almost all of mine at ElfMart (think WalMart), Target, KB Toys, & Toys R Us. EToys.com also has quite a good selection. I have only purchased one action figure on eBay, and that was only because it was one that was not available in stores, as it was sold only at comic con this past summer (2 Ringwraiths & Twilight Frodo-3 inch). I actually have 6 Boromir's (3 MIB, 3 on display). I had to buy that 3rd one, since he had his dagger and the other 2 figures did not. Just keep checking...you never know what you can find! Every time I go into a store, I head straight to the toy section to see what LotR figures they have, then I'll do the rest of my shopping. Happy hunting!!

[mark12_30]

Six Boromirs? Wow. And I was impressed with my four Gandalfs (one of which is a bookend, BTW.)

Of course, what I *really* wanted when it first came out was a Treebeard. A Big One. With Hobbits en-perched. If they came out with an Ent collection I'd be SORELY tempted.

Then again, maybe I oughta just make my own out of real sticks & twigs & moss. :cool:

[Samwise]

Hm....*Looks over to collction table and count Sams....five Sam 'figures....including a mini and my Sam and Bill Polystone....Argh! Gotta beat this record....(of course, as posted above, I do have my several Sam cards to keep me company, not to mention some good pics of Sean OOC...[of course very little Sam collecting will be done until, several months from now, when all of my expensive dental work is complete......:(])

Feel free to post them you-know-where!) I'll do my best, Miss Lynn, but I find the cards don't scan very well. I will see what I can do.

[Sirithheruwen]

I just got the Hobbit computer game! Yayness! Unfortunatly, I can only play it on my dad's laptop because our family computer is too old for the software...:(

[Samwise]

Look what I've just added to my collection!!!!:D (okay, it's not in my hands, yet, but.....EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!):D
I think it's veryveryvery beeeeyoutiful (in a handsome sort of way, if you follow me) (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3711019248&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6)

[Raefindel]

Wow! that's awsome! You'll enjoy that.

[Samwise]

I most certainly will, Miss Rae!;) The artist gave me a Link To Her Site (http://www.lorrainebrevig.com/) , and her work is just gorgeous!

*DINGDINGDING! Miss Lynn! Frodo Alert! (http://www.lorrainebrevig.com/images/frodo.jpg) ;)

[Gorwingel]

Oh, that art you linked to is wonderful. I always do enjoy good fanart :D

Haven't added anything to my LOTR collection in a long time. I guess I am preparing now for college (I am going to be attending Gonzaga University in the fall), and having to leave all that I do have behind, so I really don't want to make it any bigger than it already is.

But if I find something I must have, I will probably most likely buy it.

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Six Boromirs? Wow. And I was impressed with my four Gandalfs

Helen: Maybe it’s time for me to go toy shopping. I only have 4 Gandalf’s (3 6-inch & 1 3-inch)…


Hm....*Looks over to collction table and count Sams....five Sam 'figures....including a mini and my Sam and Bill Polystone....Argh! Gotta beat this record

Quote:
Feel free to post them you-know-where!)

I'll do my best, Miss Lynn, but I find the cards don't scan very well. I will see what I can do.

Stacey: Well, if you want to talk Frodo & Sam… 19 Frodo’s (15 6-inch, 1 12-inch, 3 3-inch) and 14 Sam’s (12 6-inch, 2 3-inch). Remember, you can never have too many Frodo's or Sam's!!

If you can’t scan the cards, don’t worry about it.


OhboyOhboyOhboyOhboyOhboyOhboy!!!!
Look what I've just added to my collection!!!!

*DINGDINGDING! Miss Lynn! Frodo Alert!

Stacey: What great Frodo & Frodo/Sam pictures! I wish I could draw like that.


Not really a lot to add to the collection. Just a few 3-inch figures: 1 galloping Ringwraith; set of 3 Rohan army figures (standard bearer, solder & archer). I rearranged my action figures...moved all my hobbits from the entertainment center to the buffet, then behind the figures, I put Hadhafang in its tabletop display. I also bought the really large 'Frodo with Sting in Rivendell' poster, mounted it in a nice frame, hung it over the Hobbit Buffet and mounted my real Sting on the wall next to the poster. It looks sooooo cool!! :cool:

[Samwise]

Goodness Miss Lynn...you're adding on to your home, right? ;)

Anyway, my latest addition...four cards from the obscure game, all four of which feature the Nine Walkers. http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/5/5056/tn/lotr-79.jpg .

[Lalwendë]

Alatariel - I have now officially become addicted to collecting those figures! You were correct! They are just so detailed I can't resist them.

Now, one thing I did buy today and can recommend to you folks is a set of 10 Tolkien UK Royal Mail postage stamps, featuring Tolkien's own artwork. They are very nice indeed, very, um, classy (I hate that word). I think they were issued last month. Buy them, they only cost around £2.80! I would scan them and post a piccy but it might be against the law or something.

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Alatariel - I have now officially become addicted to collecting those figures! You were correct! They are just so detailed I can't resist them.

Now, one thing I did buy today and can recommend to you folks is a set of 10 Tolkien UK Royal Mail postage stamps, featuring Tolkien's own artwork. They are very nice indeed, very, um, classy (I hate that word). I think they were issued last month. Buy them, they only cost around £2.80! I would scan them and post a piccy but it might be against the law or something.

Lalwendë: I have to say 'I told 'ee so Sam'...Those figures are fantastic, aren't they? I love them.

I don't know if those stamps are available here in the States, but they do sound classy. Why can't our post office issue LotR stamps like other countries do? Maybe we should start a petition?

[Lalwendë]

Alas, I must resist all temptation until payday, but I now have ten figures!

See if this link works to the page with the Tolkien stamps. I've just discovered they are buyable online.

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/shop?catId=9300091&pageType=Others&pageId=shp_prddetails&product=AP234

[Samwise]

The link works...very nice. :) Sadly, I can't spend money at the moment, either....:(

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Alas, I must resist all temptation until payday, but I now have ten figures!

See if this link works to the page with the Tolkien stamps. I've just discovered they are buyable online.

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/...s&product=AP234

Lalwendë: Ten figures!! Good for you! Thanks for the link to the stamps...I've bookmarked for later reference as, like my good friend Samwise, I too am unable to spare the funds at the moment.

[mark12_30]

Does collecting LOTR-themed songbooks count? :p

The Starlit Jewel songbook (very good!)-- ordered online, well worth it.
Second edition (wierd pink cover) of The Road Goes Ever On (Swann)-- ebay purchase-- yuck, it smelled like smoke! It's hanging out in the garage til it airs out!
Latest edition (black cover w/CD ) of The Road Goes Ever On (Swann)-- new copy ordered from UK. Happy Helen.

...and... I *just* ordered all 3 movie songbooks on Amazon. (Helen does little dance of glee anticipating the coming riches.)

Someday, maybe I'll add to that, a good clean printout of the filk I've found online... the good stuff. Most of the satire leaves me cold, but there is enough heart-wrenchingly good filk-music out there to keep me looking...

And maybe someday I'll add to *that* a printout of the other canonical songs that I've finally learned tunes for!

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Latest edition (black cover w/CD ) of The Road Goes Ever On (Swann)-- new copy ordered from UK. Happy Helen.

...and... I *just* ordered all 3 movie songbooks on Amazon. (Helen does little dance of glee anticipating the coming riches.)

And maybe someday I'll add to *that* a printout of the other canonical songs that I've finally learned tunes for!

Helen: Of course it counts...it's Tolkien isn't it?!?! When you say "songbook" do you mean like books with sheet music (for those who are gifted enough to actually read music)? The Swann cd--is that someone playing/singing the Tolkien songs? Movie songbooks: does it include all the music from the 3 films? They sound wonderful...even though I'm definitely not one of those gifted musical people.

[mark12_30]

When you say "songbook" do you mean like books with sheet music

Yes. Usually lyrics, piano music, and guitar chords... Sometimes just lyrics and guitar chords.

You can find transcribed (sometimes referred to as "tabbed") lyrics-and-chords online pretty easily with a search engine.

The Swann cd--is that someone playing/singing the Tolkien songs?

Yes, Elizabethan Drawing Room style. TOlkien liked it. For the rest of us it takes a bit of getting used to! But now I like them. And you can use the unes and change the styles for most of the songs if you want to...

Movie songbooks: does it include all the music from the 3 films?

Unfortunately no. Only a subset of the songs. They list the songs when you look up the book. Each book as between five and eight songs (or something like that.) As I understand it they are arranged for voice, piano and (chords for) guitar.

[Samwise]

Look what I've just added to my collection!!!! (okay, it's not in my hands, yet, but.....EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!)

And as of today, it is in my hands--and so gorgeous, the art as shown on the web doesn't do it justice. The picture is not in color, sadly, but the artist put a wonderful "live" sparkle in Sam's eyes. :D My copy is, (interestingly enough, I just realized) #3 (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Number_3_Bagshot_Row/?yguid=39722730) out of 100 copies.

Beforehand, I recieved a slew of magazine clippings from one of the members of the 'Row (aka my Hobbit Hole on the web), as well as....

Yes! More cards from the "interesting" game! (I can't help myself--I like the pictures!) ;p
Fearing the Worst--Frodo in the room at Bree looking out a window, the other three Hobbits sitting up in the bed behind him
Tired Traveller--Frodo peering over a rock; looking rather distressed
Pippin: Sworn to Service--the scene where he's pledging his service to Denethor

and

Hobbit Sword--Merry in his Rohan armor bearing his sword, shouting just before they charge

Edit: Interesting. I'm looking at the backs of the clippings of Sam I was sent, and there are snippets (literally, though in some cases you can read quite a bit) about diff. characters: ie; Ian Holm as Bilbo, Andy Serkis as Gollum (this "snippet" is close to complete), peices of synopses of the film (in this case, ROTK), a pic of Hugo Weaving/Elrond, a pic of Liv Tyler/Arwen, a pic of Sir Ian McKellen/Gandalf, and one large (IMO, TOO large) pic of Gollum.

Plus I forgot--along with the magazine clips I recieved several page-a-day calendar...well, pages--all featuring Sam, some featuring Sam and Frodo. My faves of these (though they break my heart) are two of Sam either bawling or about to bawl--in one, the scene of which I can't place, his eyes are red, and the other I believe is where Frodo tells Sam to Go home, and Sam is saying, "You don't mean that..." AAUUUGH! :o

[Samwise]

Hello, LOTR Collection Fans!

Well, due to the fact that I cannot spend much $$ of late, I'm afraid I haven't added too much to my collection, save two packs of cards from the obscure game, which unfortunately (for me, anyway) featured mostly Orcs and other baddies and scenes from Helm's Deep. :( That should teach me not to buy unopened packs, I guess, but one can always hope....;)

[Rilwen Gamgee]

Here follows a small addition to my list:

- "LotR" Monopoly (I find it very enjoyable you can buy Bill the Pony and Asfaloth instead of railroads! :D )
- Another bookmark with Merry and Pippin on one side, King Théoden and Eowyn on the opposite.

Samwise, yes, I, too, bought trading card packs with hopes of finding a Sam card inside... ;) . No luck so far. Lovely card! :)

[Samwise]

__________________
I would much rather have Bill anyday than some silly old railroad! Trouble is, I would have no one to play the game with me. :( I have played LOTR Trivial Pursuit once or twice...that's fun.

One can never have too many close up shots of Sam. :D I try to stick to www.diverzions.com for my cards, since you can see right in front of you what you're getting, but every once in a while I'll be bumping around on ebay, and.... :rolleyes:

[Samwise]

I am getting two more LOTR related items--one for myself, and one for a gift-before I have to quit "merchandise hunting" for a while because I have huge dentist bills to pay. :(

The first is a gift for a gift for a fellow LOTR enthusiast and a Karl Urban/Eomer (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3809241273&category=200&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWN%3AIT&rd=1) fan.

The second is, believe it or not, for me. ;) I say "believe it or not" 'cause it's not of Sean/Sam. The little guy's eyes just really got to me in this pic. Besides, you can't have Sam without Mr. Frodo (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3810330358&category=60329&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWN%3AIT&rd=1) , now can you? ;)

[Raefindel]

Those are really Cool, Samwise. :)

I guess my husband figured he hadn't bought me anything in a while so he got me LOTR Trivial Pursuit, and I found a poseable Gollum on clearance for $1.34 at Target, so I figured I could afford him.

[mark12_30]

Clearance? Target? (Makes mental note)

I just bought that book about Fairy Stories before Tolkien. I forget the title.

[Maeggaladiel]

My sister and I spent about twenty minutes in Target playing with this Gollum/Smeagol posable toy that talked. If you push one button, he talks like Gollum, and the other button makes him talk like Smeagol. IT PLAYED THE FISH SONG!! Wheee! It also did the "Smeagol Cackle" that he does when he drops the rabbit into Frodo's lap. Oddly, we went into Target to buy Gummi Worms. How we ended up in the toy aisle is anybody's guess.

As for merchandise that I own, my collection is pathetically slim. I have FOTR and TTT on video, of course. I also have a bookmark and an action figure. (okay, okay, it's Legolas. Don't hit me. I'm not an obsessed fangirl.) In addition, I have FOTR, TTT, and ROTK for Playstation 2, as well as TTT for Gameboy Advance. They're fun, but it's depressing when you end up dying. It makes you want to scream, "I've Failed the Fellowship! Waaah!" Well, that's what it makes ME feel, anyway.

MAEG

[Samwise]

Trivial Pursuit? Oh, cool, can I come up to your house and play, Miss Rae? :D

Sigh...got to pay th' dentist money I could be using to spend on my collection.... :(
But oh, well. I think all I have room for now is cards and pictures and the like, if you follow me. ;)

[Gorwingel]

and I found a poseable Gollum on clearance for $1.34 at Target, so I figured I could afford him.

Oh yes, the Target down here currently has so many Gollum figures it is crazy (I think they had about 50 and they were all on serious discount). In additon the only other figure they had was Aragorn in his Gondorian armor (they had a much, much smaller selection of him, but he was still on discount).

I still have gotten basically nothing recently. I am very much getting into the cheap future college student state of mind right now :rolleyes:

[Samwise]

Gollum? Give me a poseable Sam/Frodo (Sam alone or Sam AND Frodo...) any day. Of course if I did have a Gollum, I could use the Sam in Moria action figure to whack him over the head with the frying pan....(sorry, just not a Gollum fan).

Today in the mail I recieved the Karl Urban/Eomer autographed pic I'm giving for a gift (and Miss Lynn, if you read this and figure out who it's for, PUH-LEEEZE don't tell her? :(

[Morai]

I finally got a Sting. Well, sort of, it's just a sword that I will call Sting until I get the toy version of it. Anyway, I recently bought a "Sultan's Sabre" (machette looking thing) for a dance show I'm in. (I play the part of "Mr. Shmee" in Peter Pan.) And since I named my broken musketeer sword "Narsil" my pirate sword will be "Sting" until further notice.

[Samwise]

Cool, Morai! Whatever works! Awful shame our collecting has to be hindered by this money thing....

Got the autographed pic of Karl Urban/Eomer the other day. The gal to whom it will be a gift will not get it 'til December, when her birthday is, but I have a few other things to send her, too, and if I "run into" more so to speak, she's going to get a whopping package of goodies come December. :D (I just LOVE doin' stuff like that. ;) )

Haven't recieved my L'il Mr. Wood pic yet, but again, it IS comin' from Austrailia, and I've had the experience before that things take a bit of time to get from there to here.... :p

Some....stuff (http://hometown.aol.com/__121b_+tKSTXQ8EPodnCGbY0lO0+sgw8nQNvOb)

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Today in the mail I recieved the Karl Urban/Eomer autographed pic I'm giving for a gift (and Miss Lynn, if you read this and figure out who it's for, PUH-LEEEZE don't tell her?

Samwise: She won't find out from me.


Not much to add in the collection department. I had to have dental work done also...I needed a new computer...and my clothes dryer went to that big laundromat in the sky a couple of weeks ago. I really dislike having to spend money on these inconsequential things (well, maybe not the computer) instead of my collection. My Arwen coronation banner has still not come...apparently there's a delay with the manufacturer. But I got the Rotk game for pc, and a few new figures:

Gondorian soldier on horseback (3-inch)
King Theoden on horseback (3-inch)
Éomer on horseback (3-inch)
Rohirrim on horseback (3-inch)
King of the Dead (6-inch) **he glows in the dark**
Merry in armour (6-inch) ** really 4 1/2 inches**
Ringwraith on horseback (3-inch) **I had to get him--I only had 8 ringwraiths and I needed 9**

I also hung my Aragorn banner and mounted Andúril next to it; bought frames and hung my large TTT poster and RotK poster; and mounted my small Trilogy poster from my 3rd viewing of RotK.

[mark12_30]

So, Alatariel, when do we get to see a picture of your collection?

Nine ringwraiths... brrr.

[Samwise]

Thank you much, Miss Lynn. ;) Didn't figure you really WOULD say anything, but for some wierd reason a person always feels like they have to say that "Please don't tell!" stuff.

Oooh....I have one Ringwraith mini and that's enough. :( As stated on another page, I haven't let it out of the box. Unfortunately, Sam and Frodo are in there WITH it, but they're both armed....

If I ever DO take it out, I'll stick it over by my slightly larger "Sam in Moria" figure (armed with both Barrowblade and frying pan) or even better, my 9-inch Polyston Sam and Bill figure. ;)

*CRUNCH*
Sam: Oops. Sorry 'bout that. Ya gotta watch where your goin', Bill...

My dental work begins at 8:30 this morning, which means I've got to get off of here and get going.....x_x

Cute new avatar, Miss Helen. The kids at work were watching the 2nd Lilo and Stitch movie the other day....

[Samwise]

I got word in the (e)mail this morning that the seller of my "Li'l Mr. Wood" pic recieved my payment and will have it out by Tuesday :D (ack! That's TOMORROW, ninnyhammer!) :rolleyes:

So now I'll have and 8x10 Frodo to go with my 8x10 Sam. Just no separating those two...not if I have anything to say about it....

(Got to find a Frodo Toy Biz figure to go with my Sam in Moria....) ;)

[Morai]

Cool, Morai! Whatever works! Awful shame our collecting has to be hindered by this money thing....


Yeah, I probably do have enough money for a light up toy verion. It's just that I've been really needing to get some pics developed. So I'm putting my "Sting" on hold. Hmm, my temporary subsitute is going to be covered in glitter for the show. I wonder if they could use light blue glitter? (I can hope anyway :D )

[Gorwingel]

Gosh Alatáriël, I am so amazed by the scope of your collection.

Are you sure that you don't own everything? and In addition I just have to ask... How many rooms could the collection fill? (It sounds like it's all over the house, but if you had to put it is one room, how much of it would it fill?)

It sounds so cool though. Somedays I do wish I would have bought the action figures, and of course the Flame of the West itself, or Narsil reforged (can't spell the name, don't have book nearby). I think someday I will buy those knives of Legolas (they are awfully beautiful), and someday, far, far, far in the future I will most definitely get the LOTR Pinball machine :D

In the words of Gollum, it is my preciousses, and I must have it ;)

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

So, Alatariel, when do we get to see a picture of your collection?

Helen: Well, it just so happens...

contest pics (http://www.mithrilarmoury.com/display_contest.htm)

Entry #3 is mine, but please feel free to vote for the entry you like the best (although I could really use one of those gift certificates!!!)


So now I'll have an 8x10 Frodo to go with my 8x10 Sam. Just no separating those two...not if I have anything to say about it....

(Got to find a Frodo Toy Biz figure to go with my Sam in Moria....)

Stacey: You know there's just no separating those two...


Gosh Alatáriël, I am so amazed by the scope of your collection.

Are you sure that you don't own everything? and In addition I just have to ask... How many rooms could the collection fill? (It sounds like it's all over the house, but if you had to put it is one room, how much of it would it fill?)

It sounds so cool though. Somedays I do wish I would have bought the action figures, and of course the Flame of the West itself, or Narsil reforged (can't spell the name, don't have book nearby). I think someday I will buy those knives of Legolas (they are awfully beautiful), and someday, far, far, far in the future I will most definitely get the LOTR Pinball machine

In the words of Gollum, it is my preciousses, and I must have it

Gorwingel: Unfortunately, I don't have enough money to own everything. I do have stuff scattered through about 4 rooms, although I could probably fit it all in one room. Andúril is hanging on my living room wall, along with Aragorn's banner (see pic link above). The knives of Legolas are currently on backorder and probably will be for a few months...I hear United Cutlery has approximately 10,000 backorders from dealers to fill.

I, too, feel like Gollum when I see something new -- we wants it, preciouss, yess, we wants it...we needs it...we mussst have it!!

[Gorwingel]

Oh, today I went to a local Tolkien convention, and it had many great things. But one of the highlight was a charity silent auction with many cool things. Most of them were things like autographs, posters, etc. But there was one, little item... One very small item that really caught my eye. It was one of the gold rings thrown by Elijah Wood at Mardi Gras!!! :D

It is so cool! Instead of having the ring script, it has his name, the year, and the name of the parade. Now this item may not be impressive to local Louisiana residents, but I am a person from Washington state, so this was pretty impressive. It was donated to the auction by someone who actually attended the parade, and it even comes with pictures. But I don't know if I will try for it, it started out at the price of $25! Which I personally think it pretty steep... but I don't know... I really, really want it though.

[Samwise]

Not that I'd ever care to have a Ring, but this sounds kind of interesting. You mean it had Li'l Mr. Wood's name on it?---and he threw it? Like into the crowd or something?

Recently, again for a gift, I recieved an Eomer promo card. I can't find where I put it at the moment, but it was a contest promotion, I think from England. (I peeked--it wasn't a winner). ;) I'll be looking for a Sam one, just 'cause Sam's my guy, and after that a Frodo....'cause you can't have Frodo without Sam or Sam without Frodo, them bein' two halves of one heart an' all......;)

[Morai]

Not that I'd ever care to have a Ring, but this sounds kind of interesting. You mean it had Li'l Mr. Wood's name on it?---and he threw it? Like into the crowd or something?
He was "Bacchus" (spelling?), kind of a grand marshal in one of the big Mardi Gras parades down in Louisiana. Traditionally they throw large beaded necklaces, but I guess he had some of those cool rings too.

Personally I envy anyone who has one of those rings. I would trade my bookmark "One ring"s for "Elijah Rings" any day.

[Samwise]

Oh, okay...I think I'm farmiliar with the necklaces you're talking about.

I have plenty of rings, and it certainly would be cool to have one that had been tossed by Li'l Mr. Wood. Myself I don't care to have a One Ring/Replica of it, is what I meant. Carrying around or wearing symbols of ultimate evil just ain't my thing. ;)

[Gorwingel]

Well the ring didn't have any of the ring script on it, and it wasn't attached to a necklace, but it was still awfully awsome. I decided to skip on it though because of the price (I still think it was quite a steep price, but it is a very unique piece).

The Con was very cool though, and if anyone is interested one of the guests of honor was the jewlery designer from the film, Jasmine Watson. I got to talk to her a little bit, and she was very nice. I mainly asked her questions about Eowyn's belt (there was two of them if anyone wants to know, one made of silver, and another made of bronze), and in addition (since this is a collecting topic) she had her own collection of jewlery, which included a beautiful leaf done in the style of the brooch of Lorien (but, alas I didn't purchase it, but she does sell it on her website).

I had a really great time. I know I am probably going to regret not getting the Mardi Gras ring (because I really wanted to go, but because of school that was impossible), but oh well :)

[Samwise]

Sounds like the ring was cool--and your meeting. :) Never met with an actual LOTR person before, just a pair of Hobbit feet....;)

Too bad about prices....I'm just getting back into "collection" mode after some steep dentist bills....gotta start small yet. :p


http://forum.barrowdowns.com/ubb/icons/icon7.gif LOTR Stuff (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=5489&goto=newpost)

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

I'll be looking for a Sam one, just 'cause Sam's my guy, and after that a Frodo....'cause you can't have Frodo without Sam or Sam without Frodo, them bein' two halves of one heart an' all......

Stacey: so true...so true!!

It is so cool! Instead of having the ring script, it has his name, the year, and the name of the parade. Now this item may not be impressive to local Louisiana residents, but I am a person from Washington state, so this was pretty impressive. It was donated to the auction by someone who actually attended the parade, and it even comes with pictures.

Gorwingel: Wow, thanks for reminding me! I knew there was something from my collection that I hadn't listed, but I couldn't remember what it was. I found my ring on eBay, but without any pictures. Although New Orleans isn't tooooo terribly far away from me, I wasn't able to make it for Elijah's parade. I've never had any interest in attending Mardi Gras, but I would have made an exception this time if I could have...

Personally I envy anyone who has one of those rings. I would trade my bookmark "One ring"s for "Elijah Rings" any day.

Morai: It really is cool looking...and quite large. I would guess about a size 12 or 13, which is too big for me to wear. I bought it JUST because it said 'Elijah Wood' on it.

**Hi, my name is Alatáriël, and I'm an Elijah Wood addict.**

[Samwise]

Stacey: so true...so true!!

Well, it IS your sayin', Miss Lynn....:D

Wow, thanks for reminding me! I knew there was something from my collection that I hadn't listed, but I couldn't remember what it was. I found my ring on eBay
You DID find one on ebay....? Very cool, Miss Lynn, thank you for saying so--I wondered. ;)

[Gorwingel]

Now I am most definitely jealous!

How much did you pay for it?

and if you ever find another could you please alert me :cool:
I would just like another chance to get it at a cheaper price

Well just to add... I did just look on Ebay and I found a few more, most being at about 10 dollars.

I just don't know, I have never bidded on Ebay so I am a little nervious about trying it out. I do know that if I did I would most likely get addicted ;)

[Morai]

Morai: It really is cool looking...and quite large. I would guess about a size 12 or 13, which is too big for me to wear. I bought it JUST because it said 'Elijah Wood' on it.

Oh...then I'd probably wear it on a chain I have. (I bought it a Claire's. It was part of their stand on charm bracelets/ necklaces) The chain looks alot like the one Frodo uses in the movie, so my "one ring" hangs from it when I wear it. I wear a size 5 in rings...I think. (I have skinny fingers.)
**Hi, my name is Alatáriël, and I'm an Elijah Wood addict.**
Sounds like something someone would say at a EA meeting. (Elijah Aholics) But...I shouldn't be talking, I'm an obsessor of the blue-eyed guy myself.

[Samwise]

This is sooooo much PROOF (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2244934150) that Sam should stay away from ebay.... :rolleyes:

[Gorwingel]

You got that one!

I am so happy for you :D

[Samwise]

I was even surprised to find a RING available, much less all that other stuff....and never mind the ring, those pictures are the best part of the package, in my opinion. ;) LOL....I wonder if they make one of those Bacchus costumes every year, or if they had to send out and have and extra teeny-tiny one made for him ? ;) I guess it's probably supposed to fit loosely, but the getup still looks big on the li'l fellow..... :p

[Gorwingel]

but the getup still looks big on the li'l fellow.....
Well he is of normal size, but no I don't think they make the costumes new every single year. They have been doing that parade for a very, very long time (I think since the 60's or so), and it already costs a lot of money to run, and I think that most of the time the celebrity guest (because they have one every year) doesn't even don the costume, and usually dons a suit instead. So Elijah being the kind of person who just jumps into things. Most likely they weren't prepared for him to want to wear a cosutme, so they just got him one that everyone wears (because there are a lot of people on those floats).

I do like the pictures though, it is just that I wish I would have been able to get down to New Orleans at that time, because it would have been awfully exciting :D

[Samwise]

Not sure what you mean by that. ;)

The thought came to my head, I suppose, 'cause the other night a neighbor and I were out to dinner and were discussing how very teeny tiny he is.... ;)

I wrote to the seller the other day 'cause I wanted to know what name to write my check to....haven't heard from him yet, hope to do so, soon. :(

[Child of the 7th Age]

For the ultimate in collectibles, try Middle-earth furniture... Click here. (http://www.planet-tolkien.com/news/article_73.html)

But you'd better have a heap of money ready! :eek:

[Samwise]

Why, Miss Child, dosen't everyone have an extra forty thousand dollars lying around for a new dining table? :eek: :rolleyes:

I got the note about who to send my payment to for my Li'l Mr. Wood pics, coin, ring, etc. It's coming from Louisiana, so.....maybe it won't be here in too long. :)

[Raefindel]

Well, I've ordered my Elven Bathtub, but you'll have to check out the Decorating page to see it's picture.

[piosenniel]

$40,000 for a dining table! This is good news!

It makes my recent bids and wins on eBay for Tolkien Calendars seem quite small and acceptable in comparison!

Over the past several months I've upped my number from four to twelve, I think. And am just now looking through the 1982 Calendar illustrated by Darrell Sweet I received in the mail today.

Lovely, bright pictures!

It always interesting to see how others view scenes from the books.

[Samwise]

Miss Pio! How be you? :D

Miss Rae, I can't see no bathtubs, Elvish or otherwise. :( Is there another thing to click once you get to where your link goes? :confused:

[Raefindel]

I posted a Picture of it on the Decorating Room (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=2881&page=2). It's Page 2 post 43.

I ordered it for the Master Bath in the home we're renovating.

[Samwise]

LOL, Miss Rae, I can't remember what's on the PREVIOUS page....give my little Hobbit brain a break!~ LOL~ :p

However, after finally getting a look at it, I can definitely say that it is a bathtub fit for an Elf. ;)http://forum.barrowdowns.com/ubb/icons/icon14.gif

[Samwise]

Haven't recieved my "Li'l Mr. Wood at Mardi Gras" pics yet, but while I'm waiting, I'm doing this:
PLEASE CLICK ME (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5901478253&ssPageName=ADME:L:DS:US:8)

[Morai]

Ahem, I FINALLY added something to my collection:

1) LOTR ROTK on VHS. It's 3 hours and 20 min long! (Though I shouldn't be surprised, this is LOTR we're talking about.) Actually what really shocked me is that it was long enough for two tapes. The movie includes a "Lord of the Rings Super Trailer" at the end. (I haven't watched it yet, I'll report when I do.)
As always, it came with a coupon. The coupon reads "Get $5 back when you buy: "The Lord of the Rings Return of the King" on DVD or VHS AND Purchase the Special eddition on DVD or VHS.
Personally, I think this a rip off since it came with the video I bought. Really, who would buy two copies of the same edition? Unless of course, one was a gift. I think I'll pass.

[Samwise]

:rolleyes: That dosen't make a bit of sense--unless, like you said, it was for a gift. Now if the cupon was for a different LOTR thing.....

Looking forward to your "report". ;)

[Gorwingel]

The coupon reads "Get $5 back when you buy: "The Lord of the Rings Return of the King" on DVD or VHS AND Purchase the Special edition

Well the Special Edition is different. It is over four hours long with about 45 minutes of never before seen footage that has been integrated into the film (with new music by Howard Shore), and then of course the DVD has days of documentaries, and commentaries.

So I don't consider it a rip off. I will most defintely be using that coupon this November (or I even heard it won't be coming out till December)

[Samwise]

Well, still haven't gotten my 'Lijah stuff yet. :( I'll have to check the timing again, maybe I'm just getting over anxious.

I did however, win THESE (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=5489&goto=newpost) at ebay recently. One or two of these I already have, but, in my opinion, one can never have enough Sam. :D

[Morai]

Looking forward to your "report".
Well, here it is:
Well, turns out the "supertrailer" is a fancy term for all the previews of LOTR movies combined, minus the narrator talking in the backround. But it is nice, especially since my mom didn't read the books and kind of forgot most of the plot of the first two movies.

I saw some cool LOTR posters at Fred Meyer, so when I remember to bring my money with me, I'll buy one.

[Samwise]

Ah, what a letdown. Oh, well. At least it was good for your mom. :)

As for my own report, so to speak, I should, according to the seller, be recieving my L'il Mr. Wood takes on Mardi Gras photos/coin/ring by tomorrow.

I will also be sending my payment for my Lot of 7 Sam cards tomorrow, (see link in my last post) which will arrive who knows when 'cause it's coming from Canada :p (j/k--my mom has had problems w/getting mail from rellys in the past, but they lived WAY up north in the boonies....) ;)

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Wow, I didn't realize it had been so long since I had posted here.

...and my clothes dryer went to that big laundromat in the sky a couple of weeks ago.

Unfortunately, my lawn mower and dishwasher have since followed the dryer. I certainly hope nothing else breaks down around my house for a while.

My Arwen coronation banner has still not come...apparently there's a delay with the manufacturer.

And I still don't have the banner...grrrr!! It was finally shipped from the manufacturer to the seller here in the States this week. However, the seller has advised that the banners they received were defective, so they will have to be remade. Yet ANOTHER 6-8 weeks, dang it!!

But in between new appliances, I added a few things to my collection:

A really fabulous 12-inch Legolas. It was such a great likeness of Orlando that I had to have it, preciousss...yesss, I did.

Also got a few 6-inch figures:
Helm's Deep Legolas (with surf-shield)
Uruk-Hai with crossbow
Traveling Bilbo

Also some 3-inch figures:
Gondorian Soldiers (with King Elessar, Royal Guard & Bowman)
Marching to Mordor (with Frodo & Sam in orc armor & orc whipmaster)

Cool Frodo bookmark with him looking down at the Ring in his hand and the movie quote "even the smallest person can change the course of the future". It unfolds and shows pics with a short blurb of some of the different races/locations in Middle Earth (Gondor, Elves, Rohan, Dwarves, Ringwraiths, Orcs & Uruk-Hai).

Collector's edition of 'The Hobbit' illustrated by Alan Lee

And, last but not least, RotK on dvd.

[Samwise]

Very nice, Miss Lynn.

I recieved my 'Lijah pics the other day, both of them with a big smile on his Li'l face.

Also the ring, and copper-colored plastic coin with a not-so-bad likeness of the Li'l guy.

I am still trying to resist bidding TOO much on ebay, yet...as neither my checking/savings accounts are quite up to where they were, and I don't want to go spending money that's not there. :p Plus, I need to invest in some more pages to hold the cards I'm getting in.

Speaking of Cards..... (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5902578534&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1)

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

I recieved my 'Lijah pics the other day, both of them with a big smile on his Li'l face.

Also the ring, and copper-colored plastic coin with a not-so-bad likeness of the Li'l guy.

Samwise: I checked those out in your link...realllllly cool looking. I'm so envious!

Plus, I need to invest in some more pages to hold the cards I'm getting in.

I found pages that fit into a 3-ring binder (no pun intended ;) ) at my local ElfMart, next to the trading cards--only $4.99 and holds 270 cards (both front & back visible) or 540 (with only fronts visible).

Also at ElfMart...

Galadriel -- 6 inch
Faramir in Gondorian armor -- 6 inch
Merry in Rohirrim armor -- 4 1/2 inch

I bought 2 of both Galadriel & Faramir, so I could add them to my display. This was my second of Merry--he was already on display (I had to put him out--Pippin was lonely!! :rolleyes: ).

I also found a boxed set of the Decipher trading cards (it came with 224 cards from Fellowship, Two Towers, Mines of Moria, Ents of Fangorn, & Battle of Helm's Deep); 2 sets of RotK cards; the binder pages to hold them all; and a poster with all the major characters & a small blurb about each.

Wooohooo!!!

[Samwise]

Glad you liked them, Miss Lynn. ;)

By "ElfMart" in this case, you mean Walmart, don't you? Sadly, there isn't one of those within bike riding distance in my part of the Shire. :(

*Three Rings....* GROAN..... :p

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Oooo, I was bad! I went to ebay a week or so ago to show my daughter-in-law how to sign up and bid and...well, you get the picture. :rolleyes: The end result is that I am now the proud owner of several Elijah videos: The War, Paradise, Avalon and Oliver Twist. Also a set of LotR paperbacks from the 70's that I've been looking for, and a cool Frodo mousepad.

I love eBay...

[Samwise]

Goodness sake, Miss Lynn...do you have stock in ebay? ;)

I've been trying to stay away from it myself, as my checking account is WAY lower than I like it to be. However, at the moment I am bidding on THIS , (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5905734174&ssPageName=ADME:B:DS:US:6) as I
have to have him to go with the one I have of Sam and all. ;)

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Goodness sake, Miss Lynn...do you have stock in ebay?

I sure wish I did...

I've been trying to stay away from it myself, as my checking account is WAY lower than I like it to be. However, at the moment I am bidding on THIS , as I have to have him to go with the one I have of Sam and all.

As always, Stacey, Frodo is 'lookin' good', but he needs to be at your house with Sam. I sure hope you win! I'm still bidding on a couple of things that have about a day to go. One is like a 'suncatcher' ornament for a car's rearview mirror, with an exceptionally attractive picture of Elijah. I needs it preciousss, yessss, I doesss...

[Samwise]

I hope I do too, it's going well so far. Haven't told my little Sam figure yet--don't want to disappoint him if we don't win. :(

Sun catcher? There's a new one. Of course if it's got Elijah on it, Lynn Lossëhelin has to have it. ;)

No cards YET. *sniff* I'm hoping SOON...
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Please click Me, (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5504984183&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1) I need a home! :(

[Morai]

I sure hope you win! I'm still bidding on a couple of things that have about a day to go. One is like a 'suncatcher' ornament for a car's rearview mirror, with an exceptionally attractive picture of Elijah.

Wouldn't that be dangerous!? An attractive picture of Elijah might be distracting. :D Well...I hope you win anyway.

Please click Me, I need a home!
Samwise, I would bid on that Teddy bear, but alas...two things are working against it:

1) I have WAY too many stuffed animals already
2) There happens to be a psycotic white and orange cat that invades my room and attacks some of my teddies.

[Samwise]

Thank you for looking, anyway, Morai. :)

I think she's right, Miss Lynn....DON'T put that suncatcher in your car if you win it...;)

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Sun catcher? There's a new one. Of course if it's got Elijah on it, Lynn Lossëhelin has to have it.

It's too true, Stacey! I'm afraid I just can't resist that blue-eyed boy...


Wouldn't that be dangerous!? An attractive picture of Elijah might be distracting.

It could be hazardous, Morai, but it's a risk I'm willing to take!!


I think she's right, Miss Lynn....DON'T put that suncatcher in your car if you win it...

I'd have to put him in my car, Stacey...he'd be lonely if I left him at home by himself. Wait...I have an idea!! I have to wear a name badge with my photo on it at work--I'll put this on the lanyard with my badge so I can see it all during the day. :p

BTW, I received Avalon yesterday and Paradise today! Wooohooo!!

[Samwise]

The other day I recieved word that they're on their way....
Your cards were shipped out on June 16. I usually ask US customers to wait a full 1-3 weeks for delivery as sometimes there are
delays at the border. If you still haven't received your cards by this
Wednesday (July 7), which is a full 3 weeks, please contact me as soon as
possible.
Looking forward to it, as there are some in this lot I don't have....;)

[Samwise]

:D My Sam cards!! A couple of them I already have, but this is the line up....



Sam, Son of Hamfast
The pic is of him as we first see him in FOTR scoping out Rosie, just before she makes eye contact with him.
The line is: "Oh, I've never held a girl's hand before...."
Stout and Sturdy
Pic is of Sam, fists balled, with Merry and Pippin behind him when they follow Strider up to where he's taken Frodo at Butterbur's.
The line is: "You have a stout heart, little Hobbit, but your courage alone will not save you. "
Sam, Proper Poet
The pic of course is from the movie...can't tell the scene, but Sam looks like he's thinking "Yeah, right" to one of Gollum's lines
The line is from the book: "First he was a conspirator, now he's a jester. He'll end up by bcoming a wizard--or a warrior! "
Sam, Nice Sensible Hobbit
Pic: Again, Sam looking t'd off at Gollum.
Line is: "Trust Smeagol now? Very, very good. "
Rare Good Ballast
Sam with the two coneys in his hands that Gollum/Smeagol has gotten, giving S/G the line, "What a hobbit needs with coney...is some herbs and roots, especially taters--not to mention bread. "
Sam, Samwise the Brave
Sam looking over Frodo's shoulder, the look on his face like he's first seen the Oliphaunt. The line reads: "Frodo wouldn't have gone far without Sam..."
and
Seven We Had
Frodo and Sam in the hands of Faramir's men, Frodo with that sad, "Don't hurt me." look on his face, and Sam with a "You hurt him and I'll have your hide." look on his. The line reads: "One we lost at Moria, the others we left at Parth Galen above Rauros..."

...and now I must be off to leave positive feed back for the seller! :D

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Glad you got your cards, Stacey (and even gladder that they weren't all orcs)!

I got all my stuff from ebay, finally. I have to say that the 'suncatchers' look really, really fabulous! I wound up getting two, since I couldn't decide which picture I liked the best. So now, one hangs from the rear view mirror in my car, and one hangs from my name badge at work. Also, there's a set of 151 film cells from FotR that are all Frodo & all close-up. Extremely cool!! Now I just have to figure out a good way to display them. And an 8 figure set "Ambush at Weathertop" with Strider, Frodo & Sam, and 5 ringwraiths (3-inch). Plus the videos (Paradise, Avalon, Oliver Twist, and The War).

That may be it for me for a while (I need to let my bank account build back up).
:(

[Samwise]

Well, Miss Lynn, the reason why THOSE cards weren't all Orcs is 'cause they were advertised as "Lot of 7 Sam Cards" ;) Had to have those. It's the sealed ones I always wonder about.

I know what you mean about ebay. Got to stay away from it myself. :rolleyes: Case in point:

Lynn has seen it, but for the rest of you, I recently won THIS (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2254745454) interesting item...not sure where I'll put it, problably will stick it in the album with my cards, pics, and articles, but it was so unique and no one else had bid on it, so...

STILL trying to get a BK Frodo to go with my BK Sam....can't have one without the other....

[Samwise]

...two "booster" packs, both
from the Fellowship series (my favorite of the movies), to be specific. Granted,
there is some nasty Orc/Nazgulness in it, but the other pics make up
for them, I think--only trouble is, most of the "good" ones are from
a distance. Won't give ABUNDANT detail, as this post'll be long enough.

Pack 1
1) Worry
Maybe not so good--one of the few close-ups, but it's of Li'l Mr.
Wood looking VERY distressed, and the line on it is:
"One by one, regardless of their strength to good or evil...they
fell."
EEK.

2)Ulaire Ostea (sorry, don't know how to to the little symbols)
Nazgul x_x

3)Bree Gate
From a distance, the four Hobbits (in the dark and the rain, so you can
barely see them)--with who I believe is Frodo knocking on the gate.

4)The Witch King (ICK)
Obvious (((x_x))) , though on horseback and still in the cloak (I
found out on another thread recently that those Nazgul getups took
about 50 meters [what's that in feet?] of cloth to make! X_x

5)Unfarmiliar Territory
Lego, in Moria, about to shoot at something aiming nearly
straight up--one of those spidery-orcy-things?

6)Let Them Come!
Our faithful but t'd off Dwarf, unhappy about the "redecorating" done
to his home....

7)Hobbit Intuition
Mr. Meriadoc an' the "Fool of a Took", hiding in the bushes
(can't quite recognize the exact scene) the line:
"What? That were just a little detour, that's all...a shortcut. "

8)Strength Born of Fear
Orcs...Yuck. Looks something like the scene where we hear Gollum yell, "BAGGINS!!" :eek:

9) Moria Scout
Very very nasty Orc. ICK.

10) Uruk Brood
An Uruk-Hai. Just as ICK.

11) The Bridge of Khazad-Dum.
The bridge from a distance.



Here's pack two:

1)The Number Must Be Few
Pic: Distance shot of Gandalf, Frodo, Aragorn, Lego, Merry, Pippin,
and Bill, behind whom you can just see Sam's cloak.

2)Drawn to Its Power
Pic: The Hobbits and Nazgul on Weathertop. Hobbits from the back. =(
I know what this pic looks like from the front, though, Sam in front
of the Hobbits,yelling, Frodo just behind looking petrified (Li'l Mr.
Wood is good at that) Merry and Pippin shoulder to shoulder behind
them, all with swords drawn.

3)Anduin Confluence
Pic: Small part of the river on which, if you look close (I just
noticed now) you can see three tiny specks that are the boats with
the Fellowship in them.

4)Ancient Cheiftain
Yucky Orc in tons of armor. 'Nuff said.

5)Their Arrows Enrage
Lego, in what looks like Galadriel's forest, again aiming his bow at
something. Weird...but I'm right. It's a DIFFERENT bow that the one
he's using in Moria. Where along the road did he get another bow? ;p

6) Westfarthing
Farmland--from a distance, but you can recognize Sam and Frodo
heading off on the beginning of their journey.

7) Swordarm of the White Tower
Boromir in Moria--Balin's tomb. Got his sword drawn and sheild
raised, waiting for the Orcs and their big buddy the Cave Troll to
come in.

8) Drums in the Deep
The Fellowship in Moria--you can barely see that they're surrounded
by those spider-orcy things, but for the light that is Gandalf's
staff.

9) Dwarf Guard
At the Council of Elrond? Not sure. The Dwarf's not Gimli, but he's
standing with his axe over his shoulder looking forward and appearing
very--well, guard-like. ;)

10) Uruk Bloodlust
Ugluk toward the end of Fellowship, and close up of the
back of what I think is Frodo's head, looking from behind a tree.

11) Under the Watching Eye
Uruk-Hai in Armor x_x

~ ~ ~ ~ ~
And that is them.
~Sam

[Gorwingel]

Well everyone has seen the Aragorn and Arwen dolls. But if you thought that they weren't enough, and just had an urge to add to your collection, you're in luck!

Barbie has just announced that a Legolas and a Galadriel doll will be coming out in November :eek:

Actually I have to admit that I think the Galadriel is quite cool, and I may just have to get her. But the Legolas is not thin enough, he seems just a little too bulky for such a light, willowy elf.

If you would like to check them out for yourself the pictures are here:
BarbieCollector.com (http://www.barbiecollector.com/news/news/20040713.aspx)

Enjoy! :D

[Samwise]

Actually I have to admit that I think the Galadriel is quite cool
I agree. Not a Barbie fan, but this is nice.:)

But the Legolas is not thin enough, he seems just a little too bulky for such a light, willowy elf.
Not really a Lego fan, either, but I agree again. He dosen't look right. :confused:

(besides, don't the makers know that Barbie's not going with Ken anymore anyway...?):p

[piosenniel]

Not really a Lego fan, either . . .

LOL! I read this too quickly and misunderstood . . . I thought that the Lego company was putting out a collection of LotR figures! Now that would be interesting and unique! I did check the Lego site . . . no such series . . . ratz!

I am putting my Mastercard away for a while - finally made a successful bid on Hadhafang (Arwen's blade - though in reality it was Idril's sword) for the range I was willing to pay. I must say it feels lovely in hand!

Got that and a UK copy of 'Atlas of Middle-earth' by Fonstad with a different cover than the US edition.

eBay - much too tempting!

~*~ Pio :)

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

5)Their Arrows Enrage
Lego, in what looks like Galadriel's forest, again aiming his bow at
something. Weird...but I'm right. It's a DIFFERENT bow that the one
he's using in Moria. Where along the road did he get another bow? ;p

Stacey: I have that card as well, and he's actually in the forest at Amon Hen at the end of FotR. The giving of gifts to the Fellowship by Galadriel is only shown in the Extended Edition, but Legolas is given a new bow (with arrows) there, so when he's shooting after they leave Lothlórien, it's with the new bow.


(besides, don't the makers know that Barbie's not going with Ken anymore anyway...?)

In case the makers didn't know, this Barbie never even dated this Ken and is, in fact, married to another doll (Brad? Jim? Dave?). Not to mention the fact that Galadriel is old enough to be Legolas' grandmother...hello?? Oh wait--that didn't stop Arwen, did it? :p

[Samwise]

Hullo, Miss Pio! Good to be in the same thread with you again! ;)

Stacey: I have that card as well, and he's actually in the forest at Amon Hen at the end of FotR. The giving of gifts to the Fellowship by Galadriel is only shown in the Extended Edition, but Legolas is given a new bow (with arrows) there, so when he's shooting after they leave Lothlórien, it's with the new bow.

Ah...you forget these things when you don't have the Extended version (although, knowing what they did to Sam's gift, I might not want to see it...I know --they didn't do the Scouring of the Shire and yadda yadda...but that was still one of my favorite scenes in the books !!!) :(

[Samwise]

Oi....all right, I have got to stay away from ebay NOW. Mainly because of

This,(x2) (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5904236653)this, (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5909334891)this, (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5909334929) and THIS! (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5909335078)

[wilwarin538]

I dont really have much of a collection yet, but I do have:

~ The Modern Classics editions of all three LotR and the Hobbit
~ Paperback editions of The Sil and Unfinished Tales
~ a Legolas bookmark, an Aragorn bookmark and a Legolas and Gimli bookmark
~ 2004 TTT calender
~ The Hobbit computer game (very fun)
~ The Palennor Fields Aragorn action figure
~ A TTT wooden pen and pencil
~ TTT T-Shirt
~ The Legolas poster
~ RotK poster puzzle
~ All three movies in the extended editions(in the very nice box)
~ I just got a very childish but fun LotR RotK jigsaw puzzle book.(very amuzing)


I am hoping to get HoME soon, I also would like more action figures.

[ninlaith]

my collection is sort of pathetic compared to others but here goes

The Hobbit on hardback
The Lord of The Rings special edition on hardback
FOTR extended edition dvd
TTT extended edition dvd
many magazines
gollem action figure
Smeagol figure
the making of the Smeagol figure on dvd
an autographed picture of Orlando Bloom as Legolas

[Samwise]

The Hobbit computer game (very fun)
Oooh. That sounds cool. How far have you gotten on it? :)

the making of the Smeagol figure on dvd
This sounds cool, too! :D Is this the polystone figure, or a toy, or which? :confused:

[ninlaith]

It's the polystone figure. The dvd was just them making the figure and tons of other figures but I thought it was pretty interesting. :D

[Samwise]

I have Sam and Bill, and Frodo, as far as Polystone figures go. They are so detailed, I can't get over it. Your Gollum is from Sideshow Toy?

[ninlaith]

Yeah, on the dvd they took you inside the Side-show factory and showed you how they made the figures and made caseings of all the actors faces and neat things like that.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I had a collectible item given to me today that is not from LotR, but does have to do with the Downs, since it involves my avatar - a Fiona (ogre version) PEZ dispenser! ;)

[wilwarin538]

Well Samwise Ive actually won it at least a dozen times, it quite easy. ;)

[Samwise]

Very cool, Miss Estelyn. Sounds right up your alley, if you follow me. ;)

LOL, wilwarin....easy unless you're video game inept, like me. :p

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Hey, Stacey, been a while since I posted here, but I've been trying to cut back...although not very successfully. Those expansion packs look great--I don't have any of the Return of the King or the Elves. Maybe I need to scope out ebay for more cards... :p

The only things new for me are a couple of 3 figure sets in the 3-inch figures:

Fighting Fellowship with Fighting Gimli, Fighting Aragorn & Fighting Legolas

The Capture of Sméagol which has a Gondorian Ranger Bowman (with hood & mask), Faramir (wearing his White Tree leather tunic), and Sméagol/Gollum (crouching & complete with fish)


....easy unless you're video game inept, like me.

I think I have previously mentioned that I have the RotK video game for my pc. I have played the dang thing for hours and hours and hours, and I canNOT get beyond Level I. It's very frustrating! However, my 8 year old grandson, after a mere 45 minutes or so, was into Level III for Aragorn and Level II for Gandalf!! :mad: **totally unfair**

There is a little video located in the menu of the game called "Hobbits on Gaming", which interviews Dom, Billy & Elijah on playing video games. Billy made a quote at the very end which I felt was extremely appropriate for me. He said: "I think I have a special gift for gaming. I just haven't opened it up and given it to myself yet."

Stacey, maybe we should just open up that gift and give it to ourselves, too!!

[Samwise]

LOL, maybe we should, Miss Lynn. ;)

Today I recieved the patch (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2254745454&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT) I ordered off of ebay. Very unique indeed.

As of today, one of my collectibles is being "changed". I was playing with my dog this morning, wearing my Hobbit shirt, 'cause I so rarely get to wear it. :( Well, my puppy, being big an' rough as he is, jumped on me, grabbed a hold of the shirt with his teeth, and r-r-r-r-r-rip! My mother said she could cut off and sew the picture part (of our four Hobbits) onto another shirt. That'll be okay, I never really cared for the fact that the shirt was black, anyway...not my color... :p

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I discovered an interesting LotR collectible item in a little shop in Heidelberg recently - 3-D figures lasered into glass cubes! (The company manufactures lots of other figures, and what I bought was not LotR, but I thought it would be interesting to show to all of you.) Alas, the website (http://www.lasercubes.com/) pictures can't show the astonishing detail and the wonderful effect of the figures, which consist of thousands of tiny dots and can be viewed from all sides. The ring, floating diagonally in the glass cube, looks particularly spectacular. The site is in German, but you'll see the "Special: Lord of the Rings" link which takes you to that page. Enjoy!

[Samwise]

Those are cool. :D Of course I would want a Sam with Frodo to go with him, (if I had that kind of dinero at the moment) but Arwen is done just gorgeously, too.

I was bumping around ebay recently looking for something also totally not-LOTR related, and found THIS (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5912773384&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT) . It's probably something other folks have seen before, but I never had. Very cool, 'specially with all the Sams. ;)

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

I was bumping around ebay recently looking for something also totally not-LOTR related, and found THIS . It's probably something other folks have seen before, but I never had. Very cool, 'specially with all the Sams.

Stacey, that's a great chess set--you'll love it. The board itself is pretty cool. It has a map of Middle-earth with a faint image of the ring as the light squares and the darker squares are a solid blueish color.

And an excellent find just this afternoon:

Legions of the Haradrim -- 3 piece set (3 inch)
Merry in Rohirrim armor on Stybba (3 inch)
Pippin in Gondorian armor in front of Gandalf on galloping Shadowfax (3 inch)


**and I'm still looking for that darn gaming gift to give myself lol**

[Samwise]

Just won the chess set this afternoon. ;) Don't know if I'll keep it all, as the figures...well, some of the figures pertain more to other folk than they do to me, if you take my meaning.

I am STILL waiting for the sets of cards I last mentioned. Usually I get a little over - anxious, but this time I feel the seller is taking way too long to send me what I bought...:( Then, as with another time, things do happen that are uncontrollable.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I added something very nice to my LotR collection today - a round puzzle with movie characters and scenes depicted on it. It can be seen here (http://www.ravensburger.de/rv/index,28922-1004597-1004810.html). It's called (translated) 'The Destruction of the Ring' and has 1000 pieces. I love jigsaw puzzles, though I will have to hide this one from myself to get other projects done before I start putting it together! :D

[Samwise]

:eek: VEERY very cool, Miss Estylyn!

I am still waiting for the cards I ordered... :confused: I'd sure like to know where in the world they ARE.....

Also waiting for the chess set...but that wouldn't be coming yet..... :rolleyes:

[Child of the 7th Age]

Oh, Esty! I am also trying to get a Ravensburger puzzle. This company makes the best puzzles. I tried to order a new LotR Ravensburger puzzle for the holidays but they were totally sold out, at least at the English language sites I can access. Now they are starting to show up on e-bay so I am trying again. I'll let you know if I have any success!

As some of you know, most of my collecting is in books. That means my taste and desires are often too expensive for my means. But the other day I picked up a 1980 Guild publication Lord of the Rings for a song. The person had a Guild Hobbit up on e-bay that finished just a few minutes before. Everyone focused on that so I was able to sneak in with a $10 bid on LotR and snarf it up. It is one of those fancy leather books that weighs a ton: maroon and gold published in London that's technically a first edition.

[Samwise]

Miss Child, that sounds just wonderful. :o
You just collect the LOTR books, or..."HOME", and all of that kind of thing?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

It is definitely an advantage in this case that Ravensburger is a German company - I found that puzzle by chance in the supermarket, just walked past a shelf where it was on my way to the groceries!

[Child of the 7th Age]

You just collect the LOTR books, or..."HOME", and all of that kind of thing?

Samwise,

Well, I have to admit that I collect more books than anything else. It's the librarian/archivist in me! Plus....remember how Bilbo's study looked? Mine is just as cluttered with papers and stacks of books with bookmarks in them.

I've been buying Tolkien books off and on a long time--all the way back to the mid-sixties. Most of my treasures came from garage sales and library book sales where I rescued them from the depths of some bargain bin. I have a lot of paperbacks, some hardcover, a few fancier things. For the last few years, I've also haunted e-bay. My stuff takes up two good sized bookcases. But, to tell the truth, half of the fun is in the chase. You look for some things for a loooong time, and then unexpectedly you find it. So you pat yourself on the back and start all over again!

I do have all of HoMe, mainly the US editions. But some of my stuff is more lively than that, since one of the main reasons I collect books is for the illustrations. There are lots of Middle-earth artists I like, plus JRRT's own pictures. I have several posters plastered on the walls of my house that go a ways back. (They peacefully co-exist with my husband's baseball collection.) More recently, I've started buying a few calendars and oscar ads, and lots of postcards -- both from the movies and the books. Postcards are fun because you can afford to indulge even when you are broke. And all my collections are heavy on hobbits!

I also love things like statues, miniature pewter figures, little boxes and such. These go on top of my piano. Like you, my prize movie treasure is Sam with Bill the Pony. And my prize music cd is Starlit Jewel (the one from Marian Zimmer Bradley). I just got a cross stitch pattern for two scenes from the movies. We'll see if I make any progress on that.

Interestingly, my kids both have small LotR collections too. My son's is heavy on Gimli, and my daughter's on Legolas.

Basically, I live in a house which is peopled with Dwarves, Elves, Hobbits, and members of the old Brooklyn Dodgers! :D

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Ooh, Esty, that is nice! To pick up such a puzzle when you are grocery shopping!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Cross stich pattern, Child?? Where did you find that? Which movie scenes does it depict? Now if someone would only develop a nice LotR patchwork pattern...

[Samwise]

Cross-stitch pattern? What cross-stitch pattern? I want to see!

I finally got my LOTR TCG cards today, 1 Realms of the Elf-Lords, 1 TTT, 1 ROTK, and 3 Fellowship.

The Two Towers

Place: Eastemnet Gullies
Dunlending Arsonist
Ugluk (yeeccchh)
Mahur (double yeeccchh--orcs look even worse in foil)
Gandalf the White Wizard (finally--a GOOD guy!)
Uruk pursuer
War and Valor (pic of Boromir)
Southron Soldier
Sword of Rohan
Kill Them Now (more yucky Uruk) :rolleyes:
Forth Eorlingas! (pic of Theoden)



Realms of the Elf Lords


Caras Galadhon (purdy)
Isengard Retainer (what IS with all the ORCS???) :rolleyes:
Citadel of Minas Tirith
Seek and Hide (Frodo and the Cave Troll--what is this doing in 'Realms of the Elf Lords?
Isengard Axe (and nasssty Orc....)
One of You Must Do This (Gandalf and Boromir going at it [with words] at the Council of Elrond)
Fireworks(....Ooooh.....Quote from Samwise the Poet: "The finest rockets ever seen:/they burst in stars of blue and green...")
*sigh* Orc Warrior....
Old Noakes: Purveyor of Wisdoms (Noakes was my grandmother's maiden name: go figure)
Coming for the Ring (can you guess? Yep--bunch of nasty Orcs)

What most of these have to do with "Realms of the Elf Lords" is beyond me....


Return of the King

Gorgoroth Engineer (Orcs must have been REALLY easy to put out!)
Mordor Vetran (reallly yucky Orc)
Tower of Ecthelion (finally--it's not an Orc)
Denethor:Steward of the City (the look on his face almost reminds me of an Orc)
Gorogoth Sapper (do I have to say it? )
Great Gate (a pic with NO orcs)
Peace of Mind (Pippin and Gandalf on the balcony at Minas Tirith--from the back, darn it! They can take so many pictures of ORC faces, but NO_OOO...)
War long planned (pic of a spear-head)
SAM--Needer of Vittles (WOOOHOOOOO! A SAM!!!) I already have this card in foil.
One can never have enough Sam....:D
Orc Chaser ('nuff said...)
War Towers (mumakil/Oliphaunt)


Fellowship Pack 1

Lothlorien Woods
Nazgul Sword
The Gaffer *grin*
Goblin Scimitar
Sleep, Caradhras (Yike! Avalanche!)
Shadow's Reach (Frodo in the dark at Bag End)
Goblin Patrol Troop
Delving
Stout and Sturdy (Ah, yes....don't mess with my fave Hobbit....]


Fellowship Pack 2

Shire Lookout Point --Frodo and Sam from the back, DAG NAB IT!
Rumil
The Pale Blade {{{shudder}}}
Hobbit Sword--Four swords, four Fuzzy Hobbit feet
The White Arrows of Lorien -- Lego's gift
They Are Coming -- "The Last thing written is a trailing scrawl of Elf-letters: they are coming. "
Uruk-Hai raiding party (can I NOT get away from these guys????)
Anduin Banks-The Fellowship leaving in the Elven Boats
Eregion's Trails--the four Hobbits following Strider
Unfarmiliar Territory --Lego getting ready to shoot in Moria


Fellowship Pack 3


Mithril Mine (wierd...the pic is upside-down, I swear.....)
Gandalf's Cart (with Gandalf in it)
Merry, Friend to Sam (Yay! A Hobbit, not an Orc!)
Orc Soldier (Ugh, speaking of which....)
Hobbit Sword (Again)
The Gaffer's Pipe
The White Arrows of Lorien
They Are Coming
Uruk-Hai raiding party
Anduin Banks
Eregion's Trails


Huh....I think I got mixed up, or I very weirdly got a lot of doubles....oh, well, you're probably tired of reading this list anywho....anyway, I GOT the cards!

[Samwise]

......must take a break from ebay. I am soon going to be recieving two of these (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5915397617&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT) and THESE (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3178236687&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT) !

Plus, one of the folks from my LOTR home page (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Number_3_Bagshot_Row/?yguid=39722730) sent me these !

Knocked on the head (poor Mr. Merry)
Warmed a bit (Merry and the Fool of a Took)
It burns us (Sam, Frodo, and {{{Gollum}}}) :eek:
Samwise the Brave :D
Filbert Bolger
Bounder
Frodo-Son of Drogo

Some of these cards I already have, but most of them I did not. Besides, if someone is going to hand me Sam cards, who am I to complain? :D Now if only I could find a ton of Eomers to pay her back...

[Morsul the Dark]

lets see
I just discovered the card game and bout...three? big boxes that had 224 cards each and like 20 packs...then built three decks and relized i dont know how to play. :rolleyes: :confused:

My mom just got back from germany she brought me a magazine the has herr der ringe...return of the king(Forgot the German) posters in it I already put em all on my walls.

[Samwise]

WOW!

I have no clue how to play the game, either. I just get them for the pictures. ;)

[Morsul the Dark]

well seeing how many cards i have I have about a bajillion doubles and triples and quadruples.... I like all the ents

I have:

Quickbeam
Ent Avenger
Brichwood and
Treebeard..maybe(goes searching gandalf deck)
I have like five balrogs

yes sam is one of my favorites to collect

Sam Ents Nazgul Orcs

[mark12_30]

I took this picture so I could post it here. That was a long time ago. But well, here (http://members.cox.net/hrwright61/collection.JPG) it is, even though it's outdated now...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

What an impressive collection, Helen! Mine doesn't take up nearly that much space, as I buy only one copy of each book I own! :D I added about a dozen to my shelf, since I spent lots of money in bookstores when I visited London last week. Here's my list of new acquistions:

Bilbo's Last Song - JRRT, illustrated by Pauline Baynes (lovely!)
a book of 20 LotR postcards, with pictures by various artists
The Soddit (Hobbit parody) - A.R.R.R. Roberts (funny)
The Hobbit Companion - David Day (I'm not a big Day fan, but this is a cute, illustrated little volume)
Tolkien: Man and Myth - Joseph Pearce (I've started reading this and am really enjoying it)
Tolkien and the Great War - John Garth
The Real Middle Earth - Brian Bates (Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages)
Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon - Brian Rosebury
Tolkien's Art - Jane Chance
The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien - essays from TORn authors
*

Now, where can I buy time to get all of those read?! ;)


*...and the other two, if you counted? Well, they're not Tolkien-related, exactly (just two Harry Potter parodies...)

[mark12_30]

Thanks, Esty!

I loved the Pearce book; I envy you the Garth book. And Bilbo's Last Song is amazing! Let me know what you think of the TORn book-- I passed on that one!

Yeah, four shelves worth of trilogies-- redundancy is high on my list of ideosyncrasies. I like the cover art. My husband says, "But it's all the SAME BOOK!" (Only four shelves worth! The rest are bios, critical works, & HoME...)

I should clean the place up, and get a better picture with the more recent changes (as, the Gandalf doll went to live with a friend...) Separate the harp, and the bow... put the cloaks out... that sort of thing. Maybe I should just redesign the whole room around the collection! Now there's a likable thought... time to lose the cold-metal desk anyway...

[Samwise]

WOW, Helen, what a gorgeous collection! :eek:

I know what you meant about the doubles and triples, Morgul....I find they are handy to give as gifts to other LOTR-minded folks. (I have given a couple to another Barrowdowner of Li'l Mr. Wood/Frodo, for example....) ;)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I forgot to mention the most important (to me) - and most expensive! - of my book purchases, as it wasn't in the stack waiting for a space on my shelf, but on my piano. It's The Road Goes Ever On, with Donald Swann's music to Tolkien's poems. There's even a CD included with this new edition, but I'm working my way through the book to get a first impression on my own before listening to it. Maybe I'll write a review of it then - I don't recall that anyone has done that yet, though it's been mentioned and I assume I'm not the only one here who has it.

From what I've tried so far (and no, I'm not a singer, though I have enjoyed accompanying them on the piano - my playing is definitely better than my singing!) I would say that they're not the kind of popular melodies Peter Jackson would have incorporated in the movies. They follow the classical art song tradition, similar to Schubert's songs, perhaps. More later...

[Lalwendë]

Well, it would be impossible to photograph my books and all the other bits and bobs, as they're all over the house, but as my little figures are in their display case (cat protection) I thought I'd show 'em off. ;) I've actually bought most of these this year - once I started I could not stop - all bargains, more or less! I told myself I would not bother collecting them if they were tacky, but I doscovered that they're excellent little figures, so...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Wow, that's impressive, Lalwendë! What a collection!

[Encaitare]

Wow, some of these collections are massive! Here's my humble collection:

Books:

- three-in-one Alan Lee illustrated LotR
- smaller paperback copies (two of which are my aunt's from the 70s)
- the Silm hardcover, illustrated by Ted Nasmith
- HoME I-V paperback box set
- the Tolkien Reader
- the Languages of Middle Earth (I forget who wrote it)
- Weapons and Warfare movie book, very interesting but not entirely accurate to LotR
- The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring (movie book)
- The Art of the Two Towers (also a movie book)

Alas, I don't own the Hobbit or UT yet.


Movies:

- FotR EE DVD
- National Geographic DVD on LotR which came with the above
- TTT EE DVD (so much abbreviation!)
- RotK regular DVD... can't wait for the EE!
- Secrets of Middle Earth DVDs, which analyze the Hobbit and each section of LotR. I have yet to watch them; I never seem to have the time.


CDs:

- all three movie soundtracks; I hope they make longer ones with the EE music included. All the music would be nice, because there is some beautiful stuff which aren't on the soundtracks.
- "Nightfall in Middle-earth" by Blind Guardian

I'm always on the lookout for Tolkien-related CDs but so far I have not come across anything which sounds the way I've imagined it. I wanted this CD that Christopher Lee made, but when I finally had the money the store didn't have it anymore :(


Other:

- four movie posters
- the Evenstar necklace
- tons of little newspaper clippings sprinkled all over my walls
- a fantasy magazine with a lovely series of LotR movie articles
- a keychain with the Ringspell on it
- the One Ring (which came off a bookmark tassel)
- maybe fourteen bookmarks, most of which I can't find because they're scattered in various books
- a Legolas patch
- Aragorn pin
- pack of cards
- Argonath bookends which I love fiercely
- Aragorn light-up glass goblet! Very cool.
- massive T-shirt
- brochures from the museum exhibit I just went to
- two prints, I believe by the brothers Hildebrant, autographed by them (fortunately they're not any of the goofy-looking ones. They're good.)
- a "Herr der Ringe" book my friend got for me in Germany. Very intriguing, although I actually sat down and read the whole thing depite the fact that I understood around three words.

That's all I can think of right now, although I am sure there's more... I'm trying to convince my parents to buy the chess set, but so far it's not working. I'm also trying to convince them that a sword is a perfectly logical thing to buy. Sort of working.

Now that I look at it, wow, I do have a lot of stuff!

[Encaitare]

I just remembered this CD and listened to the samples on the site, and I must say the "Merry Old Inn" song is great. It had me giggling, anyway. I wasn't very happy with Galadriel's song, but I think that elvish music would be very hard to place or write, especially something by Galadriel. I actually have a friend who's planning to major in music composition, and she is currently working on a piece for Galadriel's Lament (Ai! Laurie lantar lassi surinen etc., not I sang of leaves etc. -- the site calls the latter the Lament.)

Here's the site; it seems relatively promising. Sadly the CD seems to have been temporarily discontinued, and I can't find it on eBay or Amazon.com. :(

http://www.flowinglass.com/sjewel.html

[mark12_30]

Encaitare,

That is one of my favorite CDs. I had the great fortune of finding a folk music dealer who had "one or two " copies left. I got one of them, still shrinkwrapped, for a paltry fifteen bucks-- that is, for the original price; no scalping. Miraculous. Their elvish songs take a few listenings to grow on you; but I find they stand the test of time very, very well.

The only other elven songs I prefer to the Starlit Jewel versions are: Tra La La Lally by The Hobbitons (Hilarious!) and THe Lay of Nimrodel and Legolas' Song of Lebennin by The Tolkien Ensemble. THeir Legolas totally rules, and their Aragorn is fabulous too IMO.

Best Hobbit: Hobbitons (also out of production, woe is us.)

Have you checked out the Music Reviews (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=3702) thread?

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

I took this picture so I could post it here. That was a long time ago. But well, here it is, even though it's outdated now...

Geez, Helen, you have even more sets of LotR etc than I do. My books only take up two shelves!



I know what you meant about the doubles and triples, Morgul....I find they are handy to give as gifts to other LOTR-minded folks. (I have given a couple to another Barrowdowner of Li'l Mr. Wood/Frodo, for example....)

Any gift of Frodo is always appreciated, Stacey!!



Well, it would be impossible to photograph my books and all the other bits and bobs, as they're all over the house, but as my little figures are in their display case (cat protection) I thought I'd show 'em off. I've actually bought most of these this year - once I started I could not stop - all bargains, more or less! I told myself I would not bother collecting them if they were tacky, but I doscovered that they're excellent little figures, so...

Ah, Lalwendë...a fellow action figure collector! Aren't they fabulous?



I'm also trying to convince them that a sword is a perfectly logical thing to buy. Sort of working.

Encaitare, I think swords are perfectly logical...I currently own five: Sting, Hadhafang, Strider's Ranger Sword, Narsil, and the LE Andúril. There are a few others that I have my eye on, but (unfortunately) funds are not currently available. :(

[Lalwendë]

Alatariel - it was ages ago I asked about collecting the figures and you warned me that this would become addictive. How right you were! I do like those Armies of Middle Earth ones too, but it's harder to find a good rendition in these. You can buy a Fellowship set (which I didn't buy and have not seen since) and I have seen a picture of a Shelob's Lair set, which also attracts me because I like spiders!

I think one of the nicest things I have obtained was a handmade silver One Ring (not laser-etched). I have wanted one of these for the last twenty-odd years and finally found one - not underneath the Misty Mountains but on e-bay - it's well worth anyone checking it out for these.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Esty ,

Please let me know what you think of the Bates book. I was thinking of getting a copy.

I wanted to share my most recent acquisition. This was a big, big splurge. All summer, I watched as one of the dealers in rare books auctioned off books autographed by Pauline Baynes. Many of these were Tolkien; some were Lewis, Arabian Nights, or other fairy tales. This was done for a good cause: she wanted to support an animal shelter in the UK with needed funds. Most of the books went at prices way above my head. Then I saw this:



Here is the link: here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60798&item=6917911740&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW)

I had been saving money over the summer and hadn't spent any of it. My resolve faltered....and now the bookplate proudly sits nestled amid the first pages of Bilbo's Last Song.

In the meantime, I have sworn off e-bay....for at least one week. :D

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My other splurge is coming through my mom who knows how crazy I am! She has preordered the 2005 Allan and Unwin anniversary edition from Amazon in the UK as a holiday gift. It is to be issued in late October. Here is the description:

Special 50th anniversary edition of the literary phenomenon voted Book of the Century and the Nation's favourite Big Read. Includes revised and reset text and special features unique to this edition. This deluxe cased volume contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, and features for the very first time the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, illustrations done by Tolkien and intended for inclusion in the famous 'Bridge of Khazad-dum' chapter. Also appearing are previously unpublished family trees and two, full-size fold-out maps. Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the original, this brand new volume will prove irresistible to collectors and new fans alike.

This sounds like something special, and I am looking forward to seeing the package arrive.

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Later Edit: Encaitare,

Regarding Starlit Jewel, which is issued by the MZB's estate..... The music is among my favorite, and also because I have had a weakness for Marian Zimmer Bradley for many years. (I have a signed first edition of one of the Arthur series, which I got when she came to a local bookstore long ago. She was a lovely person to meet.)

The reason they cost so much is that the Estate pulled them off the market for not having the right license. I've seen them go on e-bay for $100! I managed to get my own on e-bay for less than half of that, but still a lot more than $15.
I did it by having a favorite search for Starlit Jewel and the minute a reasonable "buy it now" came up in my e-mail box (it just happened to be a new one but I would have taken anything), I pounced on it. But the whole search took a good four months.

[Encaitare]

Thanks for the thread link, mark12_30; I will be sure to check it out! Seems like a very high-demand album I stumbled upon, huh? Thanks for the info on it, guys, I'll keep an eye out for it...

Alatariel-- You lucky, lucky thing, you! My dad's weakening about the sword thing... ::crosses fingers::

A couple more things I have!

- a beautiful map of Middle-earth that I just love to sit and stare at
- a popcorn bag with Aragorn and Arwen on it that I saved from the movie theater :D

[davem]

Ok, here goes!

The Hobbit
The Hobbit (Alan Lee illus)
The Annotated Hobbit

LotR (Alan Lee illus)

The Silmarillion (1st ed hb)
The Silmarillion (Ted Naismith illus)

Unfinished Tales (1st ed)

Bilbo’s Last Song (large P/b & small H/b)

History of Middle Earth (p/b’s & index & 3 vol h/b in slip case)

Farmer Giles & Adventures of Tom Bombadil
Tree & Leaf, Smith of Wooton Major & Homecoming of Beortnoth

Sir Gawain, Pearl & Sir Orfeo

The Monsters & the Critics

Roverandom

The Road Goes Ever On

Artist & Illustrator

Vinyar Tengwar 39 (Osanwe Kenta) & 41

Letters

Carpenter Biography

Tolkien & the Great War

Complete Guide to Middle earth (Foster)

Tolkien’s Legendarium

JRR Tolkien & his Literary Resonances

Tolkien Studies (vol 1)

Tolkien the Medievalist

Tolkien & the Invention of Myth

Meditations on Middle earth

Celebrating Middle earth: LotR as a Defense of Western Civilisation

Splintered Light

A Question of Time

An Introduction to Elvish

A Sindarin Lexicon

Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon

People’s Guide to JRR Tolkien

Master of Middle earth

One Ring to Bind them All

Tolkien in the Land of Heroes

The Uncharted Realms of Tolkien

LotR: The Mythology of Power

Tolkien’s Art

The Inklings

Tolkien: Man & Myth

Tolkien; A Celebration

A Closer Look at LotR (also pub as Tolkien’s Ordinary Virtues)

Finding God in LotR

Secret Fire: The Spiritual Vision of JRRT

Of Orc-Rags, Phials & a Far Shore: Visions of Paradise in LotR

JRR Tolkien’s Sanctifying Myth

Tolkien in Perspective

Following Gandalf

The Magical World of JRR Tolkien

Frodo’s Quest

TheMaps of Middle earth (boxed set)

Tolkien’s World

Concerning Hobbits & Other Matters

A Tolkien Bestiary

Tolkien: Illustrated Encyclopedia

JRRT: Centenary Conference Collection

A Dictionary of Quenya

Touchstone Magazine Tolkien Special

Silmarillion Audiobook

BBC Hobbit

BBC LotR

BBC Tales from the Perilous Realm (dramatisations)

JRRT: An Audio Portrait

Tolkien: Audio Collection

Fired By the Ring (documentary)

Starlit Jewel

Tolkien Ensemble: An Evening in Rivendell, At Night in Rivendell, At Dawn in Rivendell

JRRT: A Film Portrait of JRR Tolkien

Mallorn 40-42

Amon Hen 173-188

Best of Amon Hen 1&2

Tolkien, A Mythology for England?

The Atlas of Middle Earth

Journey's of Frodo

(on order: new Naismith illus 2nd ed Sillmarillion, & LotR 50th anniversary ed)

(Oh, & various movie stuff)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

My goodness, what an impressive book collection, davem!! Some of those I have recently bought - it would be interesting to hear your opinion on them.

[mark12_30]

...yowza, davem!

[Lalwendë]

davem - that's a superb collection!

JRRT: A Film Portrait of JRR Tolkien Is this the BBC Omnibus documentary which was broadcast some years ago? This was an excellent documentary. I also have a taped edition of The South Bank Show on Tolkien which was well worth seeing.

Has anyone else got the very peculiar Lord of the Rings tarot cards? I found these in a shop in York a while ago. A few years ago I also found a copy of The Tolkien Family Album in one of those remaindered book shops for £1.99. I was looking at it the other day and was horrified/delighted to discover it is a first edition.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Well, davem, I cannot beat that. Although I have a moderately small collection of books ect, People seem to see it as large. Mind you, I live in an area where I'm lucky to meet someone who actually knows what a book is! :(
But here goes;

From right to left on my book case, first level;

Full-unabridged Silmarillion, by Martin shaw (CDsRead)
Lord of the rings films (animated, RotK, tTT, Fellowship followed by Fellowship and tTT extended editions)
Return of the King (Black paper back)
The Two towers (Black paper back)
Fellowship of the Ring (Black paper back)
Lord of the rings trilogy (Blue, modern classics)
The Hobbit (Hard back, cover illustration by Tolkien)
The Hobbit (Black paper pack)
The Hobbit (third edition, Hard back)- [Very proud of, though I NEVER touch it, its SO fragile]
The silmarillion (Battered, black paper back)
Unfinished tales (Black paper back)

Second level;

History of Middle Earth Vol 1 (Paper back)
History of Middle Earth Vol 2 (Paper back)
History of Middle Earth Vol 3 (Paper back)
History of Middle Earth Vol 7 (Paper back)
History of Middle Earth Vol 8 (Paper back)
History of Middle Earth Vol 10 (paper back)
History of Middle Earth Vol 11 (Paper back)
History of Middle Earth Vol 12 (Paper back)
History of Middle Earth Vol 13 index (Paper back)
Finding God in Lord of the rings (Hard back)
Wizards, elves and Hobbits (Hard back)

Third level

Tolkien a Biography, by Humphrey Carpenter (Hard back)
Lord of the rings unabridged read by Rob Ingles (Cassettes)
Tales from the Perilous Realm (Black paper back)
Roverandom (Black paper back)
The Lord of the rings BBC dramatisation
The Hobbit BBC dramatisation
The Complete Tolkien Companion (Hard back)

Forth Level

The Hobbit, GameCube, (Game)
The booklet that came with "The Map of Tolkien's Middle Earth"
The booklet that came with "The Map of Tolkien's Beleriand"
Borad of the Rings (Hard back)
The Soddit (Hard Back)

To be continued... :)

[davem]

(EstyLifted from your earlier post)

Bilbo's Last Song - JRRT, illustrated by Pauline Baynes (lovely!)Beautiful - another example (like Smith & Giles) of Baynes' work enhancing Tolkien's)

a book of 20 LotR postcards, with pictures by various artists ( ARRGH! I have this too, & forgot to add it - the first card, Bilbo's Great adventure, is one of my favourite Tolkien illustrations)

The Soddit (Hobbit parody) - A.R.R.R. Roberts (funny)

The Hobbit Companion - David Day (I'm not a big Day fan, but this is a cute, illustrated little volume)

Tolkien: Man and Myth - Joseph Pearce (I've started reading this and am really enjoying it) Certainly one of the better bigraphies!

Tolkien and the Great War - John Garth (the best biog after Carpenter - & if it was the first of a multi vol biography of Tolkien we'd be truly blessed. This book transformed my understanding of Tolkien.

The Real Middle Earth - Brian Bates (Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages)- You'll have to let me know whether this one is any good, as I've been considering buying it.

Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon - Brian Rosebury - this one, along with Shippey's Author of the Century is a central book on Tolkien. Brilliant!

Tolkien's Art - Jane Chance. OK- ish. Iread it about 2 years ago & nothing has really stuck in my mind

The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien - essays from TORn authors - a curate's egg - very good in parts, but betrays its origins as a bunch of unrelated essays.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Thanks! It's always interesting to hear what others think of books I'm reading (or planning to). Right now I'm getting to know the song cycle "The Road Goes Ever On" - I noticed that it's on your list of books, davem. I'm curious, as it's a style not necessarily immediately accessible for everyone - do you like the songs?

[davem]

Ok, here g)Is this the BBC Omnibus documentary which was broadcast some years ago? This was an excellent documentary. I also have a taped edition of The South Bank Show on Tolkien which was well worth seeing.

No, though I have both those documentaries as well. Its a 110 minute video film, narrated by Judy Dench, including in depth interviews with, among others, Christopher (incredible stuff!!!!), Priscilla & John Tolkien, Tom Shippey, Verlyn Flieger & Rayner Unwin - no longer available as far as I know.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297196/. Tolkien Society did have some stocks, but I think they're out now.
Esty I do like the Road goes Ever On - not exactly my kind of music, but it has strong associations with Tolkien. I especially like Galadriel's Lament, which Tolkien sings on the Audio collection.

[Samwise]

...yowza, davem!
That would sum up my sentiment, I believe.... ;) :eek: :eek:

[Encaitare]

Wow, davem, I am ever so jealous. ;)

I've got some radio recordings as well; one is on a bunch of CDs and it's actually quite good, except for the fact that they take the "stress is usually on the second to last syllable" rule too much to heart, hence they say "Legolas" and "Denethor." I guess they never made it to Appendix E! The other is on cassette tapes and I have yet to listen to it... I'm hoping it's the BBC one with Ian Holm voicing Frodo.

[davem]

ARRGH! again! Also have Author of the Century & Defending Middle earth

Have to admit, probably 90% of my collection was gathered over the last three years, since the appearance of the movies sparked my interest over. Up to then my Tolkien 'experience' was limited mostly to 'repeats' of LotR, Sil, Hobbit, UT & the Radio series.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Davem -

You really have a wonderful collection, especially all the critical studies of Tolkien. There are a number of things I haven't seen in the U.S. -- the Sindarin Lexicon and the Tolkien dictionary plus "Of Orc Rags". Maybe I missed them or they are just not available here?

My main focus has been collecting different editions of the writings. I am gradually dragging together a list and, if I ever get it finished, will put it on this thread.

~Child

[davem]

A Sindarin Lexicon is published by the Tolkien Society - their current bestseller! Its about 50pps & costs £5 in real money ;).Available through TS sales at their w/site. Really good. Orc Rags is a sort essay, about 15 pps, again available through the TS for the same price. Not as good.

[Samwise]

My Kinderegg figure sets came today......they're AMAZING...the detail
for being so teeny...

I couldn't decide, so I have both the Fellowship set AND the Two
Towers set.

The fellowship set consists of (and I have them set out in front of
me, which is making it hard to type)

*Legolas in a running position with rocky/grassy base, complete with
quiver, arrows, white knives and bow (they're all stuck on his back,
but you can make out the individual arrows and knives).

Arwen--no "accessories".

Galadriel, with a silver pitcher in one hand, who also came with
a "birdbath" (someone tell me the correct name if there is one) stand with her silvery bowl on top--the stand has leaves
and vines entwined on one side and an intracate "weaved stone"
pattern on the other.

Frodo, who fits on a rock/grass base, his cloak detailed
with creases. He has one hand on his chest and the other arm raised,
in the raised arm he holds the Ring, which is tiny but still has a
hole in the center!

(MY) Sam, who is in a seated position so that he can be placed on his
base, a stump with a circle of rocks for a campfire in front of it,
and on the fire is THE FRYING PAN ;), with what looks like a couple
of sausages on it.

Gandalf the Grey, staff in one hand and the other hand balled in a
fist (as if shaking his fist at the Doors of Durin---or the "Fool of a Took!"? ) with Glamdring sheathed at his side.

Boromir, also with sheathed sword, sheild on his back, and the
wristbands on. In one hand he has raised the Horn of Gondor.

Strider, also with sheathed sword, one hand on the pommel and the
other on the shank, with a sleeping roll and a couple of other things
I can't make out on his back.

Gimli, leaning on his axe: you can see the detail in his belt buckle
and the braids in his beard (all the figures have awesome detail
lines).

Lastly but most certainly not leastly, Merry and
Pippin. Pippin, who has his hood on over his head (you can tell
it's him 'cause of the green scarf that hangs down his front) is in a
squatting position, and Merry, who has on his green waistcoat and
yellow vest, is in a seated position so that he fits on Pippin's
shoulders. (Somehow I'm thinking this should have been the other way
around, but that's me.

Sadly, Mr. Merry
came with his head broken off! ;) I was fortunately able to glue it
back on in the right postition and it's drying nicely, but jeez!
He tends to be under appreciated as it is! :(

Oi...that was awfully long, so I will tell you about the Two Towers
set hopefully tomorrow.... ;p


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(re-posted from #3 Bagshot Row (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Number_3_Bagshot_Row/) and edited)

[Child of the 7th Age]

Thanks, Davem. That Lexicon sounds interesting...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Wonderful, Samwise! Those really are well-made, aren't they? The detailed painting, including gold and silver, is beautiful. I have all three sets - as a matter of fact, the link to pictures of them online should be in one of my earlier posts here...

[Samwise]

They most certainly are well made, Miss Estylyn! :) I really can't get over them. :eek:

There's an ROTK set, too? I should have figured, but oh, dear....(says my checkbook....) :p

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Samwise, in this post (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=163892&postcount=438), I put the links to all the Kinderegg figurines. Enjoy looking!

[Samwise]

Verrrry very nice figures and things. Wowsers.... :) Now if only I read German.;)

The figures and everything are just amazing. I know I sound like a parrot, but they really really are. :D

[Morai]

Galadriel, with a silver pitcher in one hand, who also came with
a "birdbath" (someone tell me the correct name if there is one)
I've always called it "Galadriel's mirror", though it's been a while since I've read the books (gasp!) so my memories are foggy.
Anyway, I need to either fix the chain I put "my precious" on, or buy a new one cause it snapped. I guess it's trying to get back to the book store it came from (or the friend that gave it to me.) :rolleyes:

[Samwise]

Thank you, Morai. That's what I would (should) have said, too. :p I must have been missing a few braincells that day. :rolleyes:

[elronds_daughter]

hmm... so far I've got:
~LotR Trivial Pursuit game
~Several bookmarks
~LotR/Hobbit books box set
~two decks of FotR playing cards, plus the 'collector's tin' they came in
~RotK soundtrack
~Several magazine articles

that's about it. I hope to get more, but considering my limited income, it may not happen.:( that and my aptitude for spending money the minute i get it. you all have some great stuff! wish i did.... :(

Cheers!:D
Mithhuaniel (my elvish name, according to the Barrowdowns name-generator)

[Samwise]

Welcome t' the thread, Miss Mithhuaniel ! I say any LOTR collections a good one, as long as you enjoy it! ;)

I just sold some of the bazillion Decipher cards that I had, some scenes from Moria (nothin' major), and a bunch of nasty Orcses. :p :rolleyes:

[elronds_daughter]

thanks, Samwise! in all the long months I've been here, I've seldom been welcomed. I felt a bit left out. I now feel included.
cheers!:D
Mithh

[Lalwendë]

Any collectors of those little action figures from the films might be interested to know that a new range has started appearing in the shops - includes some interesting figures such as Isildur, Shelob and Gil-Galad. I managed to get Gamling, Coronation Arwen (I call her 'Real' Arwen, seeing as she is not brandishing a sword) and Boromir in Gondorian Armour - this is a very good likeness of Sean Bean, I might take him down the 'Lane to watch the footie some day ;)

[Samwise]

Phew! Sure is hard finding a thread that hasn't been posted in for a bit! :p

I was bumping around ebay the other night, actually looking for some
earrings for my mom, and ran into THESE. I bid on them, but
lost 'cause the price got too high. Today I get on line, and find
there's a second chance on BOTH of them! What could I do but get
them, they're so cute--especially the magnets, in my way of
thinking...

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Today I also recieved two packs of Decipher TCG FOTR cards, which, to my surprise, were only about 1/2 Orcs as opposed to 3/4 Orcs like usual. :p
Plus, there were nothing in these sets that I don't already have, so it wasn't that bad a buy! ;)
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[Bêthberry]

Those looking for some unique Tolkien items for the gift-giving season might want to consider several items available from the Bodleian Library gift catalogue. (The Bodleian is the main library of the University of Oxford, where Tolkien taught.) Proceeds from the sales benefit the library.

Two posters can be seenhere (http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/arcade/) . However, the larger catalgue lists several other items which cannot be viewed online. And, since two to three weeks are needed for delivery after ordering the hardcopy catalogue, and December 1 is the deadline for ordering overseas, I thought I might describe some of the items here and list their order numbers.

First are two sets of Christmas cards with artwork by Tolkien. They are published by permission of the Tolkien Estate. The last items are a calender and journal.

1. Oxford Spires Sillouette, with a reindeer-drawn sleigh in the sky and a hand written "A merry christmas' along the bottom. The drawing is a detail from Father Christmas in the Goblin Caves 1932 (MS Tolkien drawing 57). Cards are approx 4 pounds sterling for a package of 10. order number CX0351

2. Polar Bear and Penguins, from a drawing Tolkien sent to his daughter Priscilla in 1940. This, too is part of the Father Christmas series of letters. The penguins have travelled to the North Pole to help Father Christmas and are seen imitating the bear's walk. The left border reads "Christmas 1940" while the right border reads "New Year 1941." This is delightfully whimsical without being sentimental. I think the cards read 'Season's Greetings'. (MS Tolkien drawings 83, folio 57) approx 4 pounds sterling for a pack of 10. Order # CX0392.

3. An 18-month full colour calendar to commemorate the 50th anniversary edition of LotR. I quote: " Featuring Tolkien's original watercolours and pen & ink drawings plus previously unpublished materials and a middle pull-out from The Book of Mazarbul." May features his painting of Fangorn Forest. approx 10 pounds sterling. Order # ST0893.

4. A twelve-month diary or journal for 2005, also to commemorate the 50th anniversar edition. Contains quotations, extractions, dates from Tolkien's life, 14 images and border details from Tolkien's art work. approx. 10 pounds sterling. Order # ST0891.

Ways to order:

Email: sales@bodley.ox.ac.uk

Phone: 01865 277091, 277216 or 277108 (from outside UK, +44 1865+)

Snailmail:
Bodleian Library Sales,
Broad Street,
Oxford, OX1 3BG, UK

~~Bethberry, your friendly neighbourhood Christmas elf~~

[Samwise]

Thank you for the info, Bethberry!

Recently I recieved 6 packs of Decipher TCG cards: "Mines of Moria". Suprisingly,
(to me, anyway) most of the cards have nothing whatsoever to do with Moria, as they have scenes depicting Bilbo's birthday, Merry and Pippin in Fangorn, and Elrond in Rivendell.

I don't know how they work these things, but I thought it was pretty cool...plus, while there were a few repeats of what I have, there were many that I did not.

I have asked for an LOTR Page-A-Day "Trilogy Edition" calendar for Christmas.

[Morai]

I have asked for an LOTR Page-A-Day "Trilogy Edition" calendar for Christmas.
I want one too, but I've just left my mom "strong" hints, in hopes that she will buy me one. Of course, I already have a "day calendar" of "Get Fuzzy", but I don't care all that much. Some other things I've hinted at:
-Toy "Sting" that I saw at Bi-mart
- Toy Frodo action figure I saw at Wal-mart
-LOTR Risk Game I saw at Wal-mart
-LOTR Trivial Pursuit I saw at Wal-mart
-LOTR Monopoly I saw at Wal-mart

I doubt she'll get me all of this stuff, probably won't get me any, oh well.

[elronds_daughter]

I've got the Trivial Pursuit game. Got that last Christmas!:D

[mark12_30]

*mumbles*

I just picked up another boxed set on ebay. Signature edition, with hobbit, green box... Hey, it was under five bucks.

And I can stop whenever I want to.... :o

ps. I really must find a LOTR Stratego. And I should have my own copy of LOTR Risk, as well.

What are the alternatives to Hotels in LOTR Monopoly? Is it really LOTR-ish? I have a distaste for regular monopoly; it's just so... well... financial.

[Morai]

I've got the Trivial Pursuit game. Got that last Christmas!
Must not be jealous.... Anyway, is it hard? (Why am I asking someone who most likely knows more about LOTR than I do?) :o
I have a distaste for regular monopoly; it's just so... well... financial.
I have a hard enough time managing my real money, what little that I have....

[elronds_daughter]

It's not really that difficult, but some of the questions have me stumped. Mainly, those are the ones that come from the Extended Editions (NONE of which I have seen) and the tougher questions in the "movie making" category. But other than that, it's not too hard. And you probably know more about Tolkien than you think you do, Morai!

[The Saucepan Man]

I've got the Trivial Pursuit game. Got that last Christmas! Film or book version? I posted some comments on the book-based trivia game here: LotR trivial pursuit (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=357769&postcount=6)


I really must find a LOTR Stratego.I have a LotR Stratego game. It's produced by Hasbro Games. I found it a tad disappointing though. :( Not a patch on Stratego Legends (now there's a great game).

I really cannot imagine how LotR Monopoly would work. Does Galadriel get to charge Frodo for landing on Lothlorien? Or perhaps Sauron gets to fleece him for landing on Mount Doom with Five Hotels. Payment by way of a certain band of gold accepted, of course ... unless Gollum's there too. :D

Edit: Cross-posted with elronds_daughter, who answers my question above. I would recommend the book-based version.

[Morai]

It's not really that difficult, but some of the questions have me stumped. Mainly, those are the ones that come from the Extended Editions (NONE of which I have seen) and the tougher questions in the "movie making" category. But other than that, it's not too hard. And you probably know more about Tolkien than you think you do, Morai!
Well, if you're talking about the film version, then yes I might have a chance at it. As for the book version, well....it's been awhile since I've read them. :o Funny that we're talking about Trivial Pursuit, for my family and I were playing it this evening. I lost horribly at it. It seems that all the questions I knew the answers to were given to my sister. Oh well, tough times I guess. Anyway, I did give some not so subtle hints to my sister in law about LOTR merchandise, that I might have a chance of getting something LOTR related at Christmas.
I really cannot imagine how LotR Monopoly would work. Does Galadriel get to charge Frodo for landing on Lothlorien? Or perhaps Sauron gets to fleece him for landing on Mount Doom with Five Hotels. Payment by way of a certain band of gold accepted, of course ... unless Gollum's there too.
Good question, here's another: Do they have hotels or inns ?

And lastly, here's another addition to my christmas wish list:
A trip to Oxford. I think that would be worth several Frodo action figures. Of course, I'll have to wait until I'm rich enough to pay for the traveling expense.

[Samwise]

A friend of mine has the movie edition, and when we played,by some miracle I left him in the dust. :eek: If it was the book edition, however, I'm sure it would be the other way around. ;)

[Morai]

ps. I really must find a LOTR Stratego. And I should have my own copy of LOTR Risk, as well.
Both of which I saw at Target yesterday when I was brave enough to go shoppin on the day after thanksgiving. LOTR Risk was very popular, and they were almost out.

[Samwise]

Both of which I saw at Target yesterday when I was brave enough to go shoppin on the day after thanksgiving.
You certainly are a brave soul. :eek:

Does anyone here have the LOTR chess? I ordered one from ebay several months ago, but never recieved it. I'm giving the seller the benefit of the doubt, though, as he/she was from Florida and there were several things ripping through the state at that time. :(

[elronds_daughter]

Does anyone here have the LOTR chess?
Chess?? Must--get--somehow! Even though chess is not exactly my game, LotR chess would make me want to play a lot more. Hmm.... I'll put that one on my Christmas list.

[Encaitare]

Chess?? Must--get--somehow! Even though chess is not exactly my game, LotR chess would make me want to play a lot more. Hmm.... I'll put that one on my Christmas list.

There are two versions, a cheap one that's still pretty cool -- in fact, I was taught how to play chess on this set, which probably was not a great idea because it just gave me the mindset, "Okay, so Gandalf can move like this, and Sam can move like this..." -- and then there's the super-awesome-hardcore-fancy-dancy version that I want ever so badly. My parents keep saying they're going to buy a chess set to put on this table in the living room, and I keep suggesting the LotR set, but nothing ever seems to come of it...

[Samwise]

There are two versions, a cheap one that's still pretty cool -- -- and then there's the super-awesome-hardcore-fancy-dancy version

Two versions? What are the differences?

[mark12_30]

Ummmm, depending on where you shop, about two hundred dollars. Or five hundred dollars. Or six hundred dollars.

:eek:

You may ponder your choices at http://www.lotrfanshop.com/lotrshop/chess.asp

Why in so many of these sets, Frodo is a bishop, and not the king, I have yet to figure out. After all, he moved one step at a time. And if Sauron had captured him-- game over!

[Encaitare]

Whoops! Should have clarified.

To put it simply, one costs around $500 more than the other. :eek:

The less expensive one has plastic pieces and a cardboard board. Picture hither (http://shop.newline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=16524;category_id=2497;pcid 1=2472;pcid2=2493).

The pricey one (the "Collecter's Set") has pewter pieces and a porcelain and plexi-glass board. Picture hither (http://shop.newline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=17508;category_id=2497;pcid 1=2472;pcid2=2493).

[Samwise]

:eek: Uh....think I'll stick with the $39 dollar version, as nice as the ones that would take at least two paychecks to pay for are. ;)

Besides, one of the things I liked about the above version is that the pawns on the "good guy" side are Sam.... :D

[Morai]

Why in so many of these sets, Frodo is a bishop, and not the king, I have yet to figure out. After all, he moved one step at a time. And if Sauron had captured him-- game over!
Well, in a way, Sauron did capture Frodo when the orcs took him away from Shelob's "lair". Of course it did the Eye little good considering that Sam had the Ring at that point. Perhaps the Ring should be the King on one of the sides?
Besides, one of the things I liked about the above version is that the pawns on the "good guy" side are Sam....
I think since Frodo should be King, Sam should be Queen. Sam did do a good job of protecting Frodo and is almost as important as him in that way.

[Morai]

Wow, two, TWO posts by me in a row, I think that's a new trick. :rolleyes: ;)
LOTR Trilogy Edition Day Calendar
ROTK Soundtrack
TTT Video (a 2nd copy)


The Calendar I've been waiting for since last year, but couldn't get because it was on backorder, even on the internet! As for the video, I'll probably trade it in for one of the games I wanted, or the much desired Frodo action figure. :o

[Samwise]

Well, thanks to my parents, I will now have no trouble whatsoever figuring out what day it is ;).

My mother gave me the LOTR Trilogy edition day by day calendar, and my father gave me "A Guide to Middle-Earth: Exploring the Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings from the Book by Robert Foster d-b-d calendar.

I also recieved something I didn't think existed--A Hallmark Keepsake ornament in the form of Frodo Baggins. :) Now all I need to do is find a Sam....

(edit)
PS: OH !!! My very best Christmas present came from my brother and sister in law, and had nothing to do with LOTR whatsoever ! Forgive the off-topicness but

I'M GONNA BE AN AUNT !!!!!!! :D

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Collectibles discussion.

(end edit)

[elronds_daughter]

Congratulations, Samwise! Babies are so much fun... Especially when they're related to you, but not yours.


Anywhee, back on topic:
Thanks to my wonderful grandmother, I am now the proud owner of the Return of the King Extended Edition! Happiness!

[Samwise]

THank you much, and congrats to you, too. ;)

[Enorëiel]

My Christmas was most joyous when I opened my last gift - revealing a replica of Sting! Spiffy-ness!!! In addition to that - I have several of the bookmarks, all the movies, the trilogy + Sim. in paperback, Monopoly, Checkers/Tic-tac-toe, playing cards and plently of posters. I saw the coolest thing (I'm weird) at Media Play and had to grab one. Lord of the Rings Legos! :eek: Yikes - I'd share a picture but I can't get it to upload...



I have asked for an LOTR Page-A-Day "Trilogy Edition" calendar for Christmas.

I really want that as well... I need to go hunting for a calander tomorrow...

[Samwise]

That's perfectly all right, I wouldn't mind having the LOTR legos, so I'm weird, too. ;)

Hey, like your avatar ! :)

Hope you can find a calendar ! :D

[Morai]

I really want that as well... I need to go hunting for a calander tomorrow...
Good luck, I tried shopping for the same item last year around the same time, and it was on backorder even on the internet! I guess the "after christmas period." is the worst time to try buying anything LOTR related. I wish you good luck with your search though. Try www.borders.com or www.calendars.com (Hopefully the links work)

Speaking of shopping woes:
I recieved a TTT video from my brother and his wife for christmas. Unfortuneatly, already have one, so I exchanged it @ Target for a $5 gift card. All the games and toys pertaining to LOTR that I had seen Thanksgiving weekend were sold out! Oh well, I guess I'll try shopping at target.com

[elfearz1]

I feel a little foolish at my age for having barbies, but yeah I got the Galadriel barbie for christmas! She's simply beautiful and well displayed which is good because I don't like taking my figures out of the package.

[Samwise]

You shouldn't. I know people in their 60's and 70's who collect Barbies. ;) Heck, I'm 34 and I collect Teddy Bears, and there are people who are far older than me who do as well. Both are highly collectible.

I have only seen pics of the Galadriel Barbie, but she is beautiful. Don't care much for the Ken as Legolas--the body proportion's not quite right for and Elf.

Nothing on my collection front except for more TCG cards. I am filtering through them to "weed out" (if you follow me) all of the Orcs, places, weapons, etc. to sell on ebay if I can. I try to collect mostly characters, 'specially Hobbits and ESPECIALLY SAM ! :D

Come to think of it, I am trying to find a bear for my collection that strikes me just right to name "Sam"...haven't been able to find one, yet. :(

[Morai]

Come to think of it, I am trying to find a bear for my collection that strikes me just right to name "Sam"...haven't been able to find one, yet.

I hope you find "him!" And congratulations with the nephew! (I know this is kinda late, but my other post was getting a tad long....) Three months ago I added a 3rd nephew to my collection, too bad he has pnuemonia right now. :(

Anyway, no Frodo pics on my day calendar yet, though I did get a precious one of Merry and a Legolas one that I gave to an obsessed friend.

[Enorëiel]

:( I had no luck with finding any calenders in stores. Thanks for the links though Morai - I just need to get my paycheck and maybe I can finally get a calender. By the way, did you get your daily calender in stores?

[Morai]

I had no luck with finding any calenders in stores. Thanks for the links though Morai - I just need to get my paycheck and maybe I can finally get a calender. By the way, did you get your daily calender in stores?

Yep, my mom bought it for me @ Target the day after Thanksgiving. (While I was at a nearby store.) I wish you even more luck on finding one. I did find a picture of Frodo AND Sam from ROTK a few days ago, it made me happy. :)

[Samwise]

I still have my wall calendar from 2004 on the wall--next to my Sting, where it was all last year. I have it open to May, where the pic is a close up of Frodo and Sam. ;)

[davem]

Don't know if anyone's linked to these, but they're still available &, as well as being a good investment, they're very nice:

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/shop?catId=9300091&pageType=Others&pageId=shp_prddetails&product=AS143

&

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/shop?catId=9300091&pageType=Others&pageId=shp_prddetails&product=AQ959

[Samwise]

OOOOOO. :eek:
Very nice. :D
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[Gorwingel]

Well, I know it's been a long time, but since the last time I posted here I have been very fortunate to receive the lovely Galadriel Barbie (oh, she is so beautiful, the hair, and the dress is just perfect), the LOTR daily calendar (another must, I do hope they have one next year because I just can't imagine my desk without it), and the Elven frame from the Noble Collection (which was a great surprise, it was something that I just got, but it is quite beautiful, though I haven't been able to find a picture that suits it)

I am extremely selective about what LOTR things that I buy, but I do think that I will consider purchasing Eowyn's sword when it finally comes out :)

[Samwise]

LOTR daily calendar (another must, I do hope they have one next year because I just can't imagine my desk without it)
I am keeping all of the pictures (save maybe Nazgul and Orcs and the like). I have found that those pages fit very nicely in Polaroid-sized photo pages. :D

[Morai]

I am keeping all of the pictures (save maybe Nazgul and Orcs and the like). I have found that those pages fit very nicely in Polaroid-sized photo pages.
Good idea! Though I'm still thinking of taking most of the ones I like and posting them on one of the walls in my room. (Most likely the one with the most space left.)

[Encaitare]

For Christmas I received Grima and Saruman Lego men from a good friend who knows well of my fangirlish tendencies! So now little Grima is my muse, and I swear, he works. Occasionally Saruman has to whack him with his staff, because otherwise Grima wouldn't be so bitter... and that means less angst, which makes Enca an unhappy writer.

[Gorwingel]

I am keeping all of the pictures (save maybe Nazgul and Orcs and the like). I have found that those pages fit very nicely in Polaroid-sized photo pages.

Oh, I keep all the photos too
Just because they are so wonderfully clear, and also because I guess I could use them for some LOTR related craft project... if I suddenly became creative :cool:

[Enorëiel]

but I do think that I will consider purchasing Eowyn's sword when it finally comes out

I'm with you all the way there! Theoden's sword is out but *sigh* I'm really awaiting Eowyn's.

Happiness! I finally got my LOTR calenders. I had to go through the official store but I have them - the desk and the wall. And I must say... it was well worth the wait.

I am keeping all of the pictures (save maybe Nazgul and Orcs and the like). I have found that those pages fit very nicely in Polaroid-sized photo pages.

That's a really good idea. I'm saving many of them but I had no clue what I was going to do with them all :D

[The Saucepan Man]

The Tolkien 50th Anniversary Calendar is wonderful - it features illustrations by the Professor himself.

Today I moved from Old Man Willow to his vision of Rivendell.

Last year, I had the RotK calendar. Which was nice. But I much prefer this one.

Fittingly, it sits above my monitor as I browse the Downs. :)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I finally found an online image of the RotK puzzle I have - and have put together. Here it is: RotK 1000-piece round puzzle (http://www.ravensburger.de/portal/index,1451245-1451247-1456402-1456404-1456424-1456528.html)

Now I have found what is said to be a limited edition trilogy puzzle set (3 puzzles), including that one and one each for FotR and TTT. It's in a round metal box, very classy, making it look like a great collectible. !t was offered by a book club to which a friend belongs; she told me about it and ordered it for me. I found a picture of the box here: Trilogy puzzle (http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5173921938#ebayphotohosting)

[Samwise]

Seen the round puzzle before. Think for myself I would like the TTT one best...'cause it features my Sam. ;)

er....round one? I meant the FOTR one....:rolleyes:

[Kath]

Where do you people live that you are able to find such wonderful things!?! If it is not UK based then can you give me some shop names so I can try to find the websites?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I live in Germany, which is where the game and puzzle company Ravensburger is located, so I might be able to get the puzzles more easily here. However, toy shops and shops specializing in comics and fan articles should be good sources for some things. In London, 'Forbidden Planet' has lots of stuff! And of course you can search the web - there are plenty of things being sold at E-Bay.

[Samwise]

I'm in the western US. Some wonderful things that I've gotten (aside from ebay, which has been mentioned) is sideshowtoy.com (http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=lotrhome) :)

[Lalwendë]

Samwise, that site has some wonderful things on it. I was taken with the Bilbo statue, which is unfortunately now 'retired'. Maybe I will look on e-bay for it. ;) I've lately found I like the Weta collectibles, but they are considerably more expensive than the action figures - my whole collection of these would probably only buy a handful of Weta items! But I do have these Bag End bookends (http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=lotre&item=8802R) which davem bought for me. I'm not sure he likes them, but he knew I'd love them! ;)

In the UK, Toys R Us is actually a good place to get action figures, as they are at half the price they sell for in Forbidden Planet, and if you're lucky you can get the rare ones. They also sell things like puzzles and board games. E-bay of course is the best place to go, not only for the film collectibles but for nice old editions of the books, and all kinds of ephemera. But always make sure to stick to a limit on what you'll pay!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Those bookends are lovely, Lal! What a nice present! (Pssst, careful if he wants to give you a 'unique', one-only ring... ;) )

[mark12_30]

these Bag End bookends (http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=lotre&item=8802R) which davem bought for me. I'm not sure he likes them, but he knew I'd love them! ;)



They're my favorite 3D LOTR item-- except MAYBE the Minas Tirith model. One of the se days I should post another picture, but first I have to clean and organize the bookshelf-- which means, now, that part of the collection must migrate to ANOTHER set of shelves... Perhaps I'll put my boxed-trilogy collection on a shelf all its' own...

[Samwise]

My favorite peice is, of course, my 9-inch polystone Sam and Bill. Unfortunately, my choice of where to keep them probably wasn't the safest place, but my mother has plenty of paint. ;)

[narfforc]

I have over 350 Tolkien or related items, 112 of which are books. My favourite item though is Gimli`s Axe, man it is sooo heavy.

[Carnimírië]

The Tolkien 50th Anniversary Calendar is wonderful - it features illustrations by the Professor himself.
I have this calendar. I love Tolkien's style of artwork and I like how it marks the publication dates of Tolkien's books. I'll be keeping it when 2005 is over--to me it's a collectible.

[Samwise]

My favourite item though is Gimli`s Axe, man it is sooo heavy.

:eek: Where do you keep that ?