The Collection Grows

[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]

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!

[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. Case in point:

Lynn has seen it, but for the rest of you, I recently won THIS 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!!"

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

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

Enjoy!

[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.

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