The Collection Grows

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

Speaking of Cards.....

[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!! ).

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.....

[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. 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 , 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...