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Lalwendë · 10-02-2012, 03:00 PM

Time to unleash this one again as it looks as though the great big wave of muck and tat/collectibles is upon us for the release of The Hobbit and my Visa card is begging to be let out and used (especially since the good Doctor Who action figures seem to have dried up now they have finally made a Rory one).

I have already got my mitts on a Hobbit annual (very silly, aimed at kids, but I justified this by thinking that 'grown up' fans will not buy it, so this is a wise investment as the only copies around in twenty years' time will all have kids' jammy fingerprints on 'em

). And we have a couple of the new Lego sets (the Gandalf pony cart and Shelob, the others are just too expensive) and the new Hobbit Lego board game.

I am waiting for those action figures though, hoping they are compatible in size with the Lord of the Rings ones. Has anyone over in the US seen any 'in the flesh' yet?

Guinevere · 01-24-2013, 03:28 PM

I haven't bought anything new, but when clearing out a closet, I came upon the 1974 Tolkien calender (given to me by my brother in 2001, after I'd become a Tolkien fan) and found I can reuse it again now, since the weekdays are matching this year! (I've done this before)

Hookbill the Goomba · 01-24-2013, 04:19 PM

I'd forgotten about this thread, but I guess I will express my happiness about acquiring some first editions of The Lord of the Rings.
Fellowship is a 14th Impression
Two Towers is a 10th Impression
Return is also a 10th Impression

I'm more than happy with these. It's been a kind of secret desire of mine to get hold of them for, you know, ten years. I've seen some on sale at conventions like Oxonmoot and they're usually in the multiple hundreds of pounds price tag range. But thanks to davem for pointing me at these recently.

10-02-2012, 03:00 PM	#1
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Time to unleash this one again as it looks as though the great big wave of muck and tat/collectibles is upon us for the release of The Hobbit and my Visa card is begging to be let out and used (especially since the good Doctor Who action figures seem to have dried up now they have finally made a Rory one). I have already got my mitts on a Hobbit annual (very silly, aimed at kids, but I justified this by thinking that 'grown up' fans will not buy it, so this is a wise investment as the only copies around in twenty years' time will all have kids' jammy fingerprints on 'em ). And we have a couple of the new Lego sets (the Gandalf pony cart and Shelob, the others are just too expensive) and the new Hobbit Lego board game. I am waiting for those action figures though, hoping they are compatible in size with the Lord of the Rings ones. Has anyone over in the US seen any 'in the flesh' yet? __________________ Gordon's alive!

01-24-2013, 03:28 PM	#2
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	I haven't bought anything new, but when clearing out a closet, I came upon the 1974 Tolkien calender (given to me by my brother in 2001, after I'd become a Tolkien fan) and found I can reuse it again now, since the weekdays are matching this year! (I've done this before) __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

01-24-2013, 04:19 PM	#3
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	I'd forgotten about this thread, but I guess I will express my happiness about acquiring some first editions of The Lord of the Rings. Fellowship is a 14th Impression Two Towers is a 10th Impression Return is also a 10th Impression I'm more than happy with these. It's been a kind of secret desire of mine to get hold of them for, you know, ten years. I've seen some on sale at conventions like Oxonmoot and they're usually in the multiple hundreds of pounds price tag range. But thanks to davem for pointing me at these recently. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...