The Collection Grows

[mark12_30]

I can relate, H-I. After I bought the No Admittance bookends, I did buy the "fellowship" set, vaguely senseing that I'd regret NOT getting it once it was gone--it was closely followed by the gift of a Gandalf doll; a gandalf BK goblet, again a gift; and recently a BK Gandalf. Add that to the "NO ADMITTANCE" bookends -- I ended up with FOUR models of Gandalf plus goblet???

(***Frodo***, people. I'm a ***Frodo*** fan. Edit your databases....)

Just as well, I guess; there's a big gap between the models and Book-Frodo.

[Raefindel]

Now I need to get enough people interested in playing a game to try it out...

That is the trick, now isn't it, Estelyn. I frequently refuse offers of such games because I have no one with whom to play and would rather see the money spent on a new shirt or something I can use on a regular basis.

[Sleeping Beauty]

Lord of the Rings Monopoly? I need to see that. That was a very nice gift. What is Boardwalk, I wonder...? Anyways, I am the proud owner of a few things. I said I didn't want to bite into the whole marketing stuff, but ah well. I have the one ring that came out with the Fellowship, the Frodo goblet from BK, and the toy from the meal. Also the little red bookmark with the ring poem and the nine walkers on the bottom. I have three action figures, one from each movie. I have Frodo, Legolas, and Aragorn. I want to add more and get the fellowship, but we'll see. I had the Frodo/Sam boat set, but I gave it to my friend as a Christmas gift. I bought the paperback set with the movie pics on them that a local bookstore was selling. I knew the minute some people would see the movies they would want to read it. And guess who is the handy fantasy-type person is nearby? Luckily, all was return(whew), and now I have paperbacks handy just in case. Somone got my Sting for my birthday, but it's an off-the-brand model. Ah well, made for a good substitution for the real thing at a ren faire I went to last year. The kids there thought it was cool. It was a nice feeling to be recognized as a hobbit. I also have all the editions of the movies, and the three soundtracks. The most amusing thing in my (growing) collection is the Lord of the Rings valentines they came out with this year and the last. I still crack up at Frodo's "Hope your valentine's rings true" Oh yeah, don't want to forget the 1, 2, 3, 4.....8 LOTR posters I have collected. I'm a sucker for pretty images.....*stares at her angsty Frodo poster*

[Morai]

I now have 'Lord of the Rings' Monopoly, courtesy of a family member who brought it along from the US! It looks wonderful - the playing figurines are really heavy for their size, and the board design is very nice. Now I need to get enough people interested in playing a game to try it out...

I would come over to play Monopoly with you, but alas, I live in the United States. It would be quite a walk to your house I imagine.

[Liriodendron]

I have LoTR Monopoly also. And nobody to play with!

I got a nice 1000 piece puzzle of "Smaug Dragon" by the Hildebrandt bros, at a flea market a couple weeks back. It was only $3.95! It's a SunsOut product. Never heard of them before. www.sunsout.com

I'll probably keep it in the shrink wrap for quite some time. Smaug's 50 million orangy red scales would probably drive me batty. There's also a big sword with a wavy blade!? Those crazy Hildebrandts!

[mark12_30]

Games? Yeah, yeah! Got people, too. But for me the question is time... At Christmas I had SUCH a blast playing LOTR Risk with my brothers and Nephew (his game) that I threatened to buy a set for us. We planned on it-- but then, Peter got one for Christmas. We figured Peter, Ben, Gary, and me would be a great Risk game.

But we have yet to do it. Who has the time? (We should MAKE the time. Now that I'm home for a bit...?)

I "found" two more fans tonight... I went over their house to jam, and there on their bookshelf sat FOTR EE and TTT EE. Perhaps we'll do RotK before it leaves the theaters.

I know a fair selection of LotR enthusiasts, some more rabid than others. But LOTR Risk is a huge hit, even with fans of mediocre fervor. It's just a great game. One of my brothers I think hasn't seen any of the movies, but he had fun playing the game.

Rae, the little BK Gandalf is leaning against the card that came with my LinGalad mug. Very cool. But I am immersed in Gandalfs. What's the plural of Gandalf? Gandolphi??

[Nirvana II]

i have many LOTR things.... a replica of Gimli's axe, of narsil and Anduril (people say,"whats the difference?") and a suit or orcish armor.....and people say i dont know my things!

[Samwise]

Gandalphi....LOL! Goodness....I wonder why folks don't get who you're "into"? Odd, indeed.... Every LOTR-y person I know who KNOWS me knows I'm a Sam person! I have the little BK Sam....not that good a likeness, but fun, nonetheless.

I have a freind who has LOTR Movie version Trivial Pursuit....but he has such a busy schedule that we've only played once....I totally left him in the dust....though I must admit, if it had been based on the books, it would have been the other way around....

[Raefindel]

I know a fair selection of LotR enthusiasts, some more rabid than others

*Rae scratches head and wonders where on Helen's scale of rabidness I fall*

Gandolfi? Hmm... I have a fair selection of Legolai myself. We'll have to see about getting you a Frodo.

I got a LOTR game for Christmas (which one I don't remember) but we returned it when we found it half the price somewhere else and then never bought it at the cheaper place, anyway.

[mark12_30]

Hmmm, interesting thought. Let's say:

Least Rabid: "I saw the movie, yeah. How come Frodo has to leave at the end?"

Not Very Rabid: "The second time I saw the movie, I didn't have to hide my eyes when the black riders came."

Moderately Rabid: "I'm supposed to make slipcovers and boxes for my books...? Oh, okay."

Pretty Rabid: "I have lots of costumes... but I don't wear them in public."

Very Rabid: "Hobbit costume?? Get real. I dress like this EVERY day."

Raveningly Rabid: "Hey, there's a LotR edition with cover art I don't have. Do you take credit cards??"

[Raefindel]

LOL!

Guess I'm "pretty rabid". I don't wear my costumes in public, although I will admit to making excuses for fearing them at home.

[Finwe]

Oh dear, I'm Raveningly Rabid. I've been steadily working towards my goal of completely buying all of the Middle-earth merchandise in Waldenbooks. Well... not all of it, but one of each thing.

These are the pictures of the stained glass lamp that my dad made me! It's an awesome lamp and he and I designed it together with some help from Weta and other artists.

Imladris: That is absolutely incredible...definitely one-of-a-kind!!


~Alatáriël (now posting under an alias due to login problems with the new forum)

[Samwise]

[QUOTE]Moderately Rabid: "I'm supposed to make slipcovers and boxes for my books...? Oh, okay."

Pretty Rabid: "I have lots of costumes... but I don't wear them in public."


Hm. I think I fall somewhere in between these two. I on occasion wear my Hobbit costume to church, 'cause the dress is pretty, and the cloak is actually quite warm. Never made any of the above for my books, though. (Slipcovers? It would cover up the nice pic of Li'l Mr. Wood. Nuh-uh.)

Back on topic, my Kindereggs have not yet arrived, yet, much less have I seen what's in them, plus I am fighting for a set of stickers on ebay that feature FOTR stuff. Seems all of my stickers/cards are TTT or ROTK.

a replica of Gimli's axe, of narsil and Anduril (people say,"whats the difference?")

Nirvana II: I have both Narsil and Andúril also (as well as Sting, Strider's Ranger Sword and Hadhafang), and if people don't know the difference between them, maybe we should send Aragorn over to 'explain'...even my 10 year old granddaughter can tell the difference.


~Alatáriël (now posting under an alias due to login problems with the new forum)

Raveningly Rabid: "Hey, there's a LotR edition with cover art I don't have. Do you take credit cards??"

Helen: Ok, I guess my secret's out...

~Alatáriël the Raveningly Rabid (posting under an alias due to login problems with the new forum)

[Samwise]

Alatáriël the Raveningly Rabid

LOL, Miss Lynn....

[Samwise]

OH! I do have a new addition to my collection, though....actually a couple....hope I haven't mentioned the first before....[list=1][*]An article a neighbor gave me about Sean Astin (unfortunately most of the article itself cut off, but two nice pictures....on one side him sitting on a motorbike with that infectious grin on his face, and on the other one of him, his wife, and Miss Ali, and he looks like the proudest daddy on the face of the planet.[*]The second is a sketch of Sam done by a gal on my own LOTR site....sort of anime style....but very adorable. I'll see if I can scan it. [/list=1]

[Morai]

Moderately Rabid: "I'm supposed to make slipcovers and boxes for my books...? Oh, okay."
Pretty Rabid: "I have lots of costumes... but I don't wear them in public."

I'm somewhere between those two. I don't have any of the books (don't hurt me please, I read them at school) but I do cover my binder with Frodo pictures. Once I figure how to draw a hobbit, they'll be on my text books too.
I also wore my Frodo costume on my birthday once, though it was pretty cheesy. The wig completely ruined it, and I haven't wore it since.

[The Saucepan Man]

Games? Yeah, yeah!

LotR Risk

[Gorwingel]

Moderately Rabid: "I'm supposed to make slipcovers and boxes for my books...? Oh, okay."

I would have to say that I am about Moderately and a little more (but just a tad, not much to worry about)

It actually does scare me sometimes how much LOTR stuff I have accumilated. I love all my things (my posters, sword, rings), but I do have a lot, and especially a lot of stuff for such a short amount of time.

Oh, and just to note, I have the LOTR Monopoly too, and I absoutely love it! (It was one of my birthday presents)
It is a great little game. I especially love all of the figures

[Samwise]

[QUOTE]Back on topic, my Kindereggs have not yet arrived, yet, much less have I seen what's in them, plus I am fighting for a set of stickers on ebay that feature FOTR stuff. Seems all of my stickers/cards are TTT or ROTK.[QUOTE]
Heh. Well, I was looking at one of my favorite sellers of LOTR cards (mainly from that obscure trading card game), and while I bid on quite a few, this is the one I want most:"A certain" Resolute Halfling

Also, my two Kindereggs came today! Haven't opened them yet--but are you supposed to hear something when you shake them?

[Rilwen Gamgee]

*GASP!* A Sam card, very nice! I once saw a guy at ComicCon wearing a t-shirt with an image of a Sam card on the back!

Anyways, new stuff! (Birthday gifts from a week or so ago...):

- A "The History of Middle-earth for Dummies" book (I wouldn't call myself a "dummy", really, but it's a fun book to own! )
- A Merry and Pipping t-shirt (Very cute!)

[warrenerd]

wow, i thought i was bad. how can i tell you how i feel? oh i know. i will laugh.

[Morai]

Anyway, one more note, I now have one of those ROTK bookmarks, the one with poor Frodo on one side, with Gandalf on the other. SCORE! And the other day I came across the one with Aragorn/Arwen, but I'll send that to my friend in Missouri.

As of Today, I also have the Merry & Pippin/ Eowyn & Theoden. YESSSS! Though, I almost got ran over by somebody trying to pick it up off the ground. It was at the bottom of a stairway at school. When I saw it, I nearly dived, but of course someone got in my way. Luckily I saw her before she saw me.

[Samwise]

"History of Middle Earth for Dummies"....actually, that sounds like a good book for me!

Wow! Free LOTR merchandise! Sounds like someone scored!

I have not won my Sam card yet (I am waiting for it and several other card auctions to end...I think the auction is nearly over, but I'm hoping if a sniper jumps in at the last second, it won't be for THAT card...
(Edit as of 5:28 pm--oohh---!!! Less than two hours....)

Over the weekend, my dad hung my Sting on its plaque--very nice. It is right next to my LOTR calendar, which for the month of March has a pic of Legolas on horseback.

My latest piece of my collection I recieved today was a project a friend sent to me--kind of a panoramic collage she did for school.
The background is a panorama of a park-like spot. On the far left is a cut-out of my friend in her Hobbit costume. On to the right are two silk roses, a duck, then a tree. Further to the right is me in my Hobbit costume (dress made by the young lady who did the project and cloak made by our own Raefindel), holding my Sting. Behind me is my "beast puppy". At first she seemed iffy about adding him, then I said, "Hey, Farmer Maggot had dogs..." (imagines my puppy and Fang and Grip, the latter two off in a corner whispering: "*snicker* HoneyBear, what a wimpy name...*snicker*")

[Amariden Ravenhill]

OH MY GOODNESS!! WHERE CAN YOU GET ANDURIL OR ANY LOTR SWORD, AND HOW MUCH ARE THEY?????!!!!! I live in the U.S.....yep......

[Samwise]

Uh, oh, this is how I got started....

Welcome to the Downs and the thread! I got my Sting at the Mithril Armoury. Its a really great place to get things. I thought my Sting was a good price, but that depends on your budget. Check it out if you'd like and have fun!

[Samwise]

I got it!!! Sam, Resolute Halfling!

I also got:
The Dead City,

Sneaking!, and

No Safe Places .

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

[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...

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!

*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???

[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... 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.

[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.