LOTR Chess Collection

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:40 pm

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however X31 for a set is a lot of dosh and you could probably but one of the excellent pewter sets for less

I subscribed via online last week and just received my confirmation letters today.

A couple of interesting parts for subscribers...

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You will receive 2 issues every 4 weeks.
You will be charged for 4 issues at a time.

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As a subscriber, you will receive special editions that will be delivered and charged along with normal issues at a discounted subscriber price

Cool, special editions.

but this was a shock...how many pieces on a chess board ?

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Payment schedule:
22/07/2008 - final issues 62, 63 and 64 will be delivered

Nygyll of Wyvernhole · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:16 am

I would like to see the chess board that can fit 62-64 pieces on and still move??
Maybe each of the 'specials' are specially engraved squares for your figures to play on??

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:05 pm

I think the addition of extra figures is so that you have interchangable pieces you can play, as for the special editions, there is actually a questionaire on their own site asking what you would prefer to see..

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7. If you were able to buy and collect special edition The Lord of the
Rings™ lead figurines, which of the following Beasts of Middle-Earth
and Creatures of Middle-Earth characters would most appeal to you?

The options are...
Mumakil
Shelob
Armoured Cave Troll
Fellbeast
Ent
Shadowfax
Brego

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Wed May 03, 2006 3:11 am

Now finished the first model in the collection. Quite enjoyable to paint...see what you think...

Guest · **Posted:** Wed May 03, 2006 5:30 am

Very well done, a 100% improvement on the original paintwork.

MacGothmog · **Posted:** Wed May 03, 2006 10:14 am

Very nice job on this one Brian!

Go on.... what's the next one?

menace · **Posted:** Wed May 03, 2006 10:25 am

fi faen!! brian, why are you not in painting competitions??

This is a serious case of making mutton look like lamb, well done!!

Curunír · **Posted:** Wed May 03, 2006 10:37 am

Looks brilliant Brian, very nice work. I particularly like the metal work, the breastplate with decoration looks very clean and neat.

Yeah, as menace asked, why are you not in the competition? Conflict of interest? I noticed that Dag is missing as well.

Oh well.

Again, looks great. What's up next?

Cheers and thanks for sharing.

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Wed May 03, 2006 10:47 am

Well done Brian! Looks way much better than the original paintjob!

Have you decided to collect all of them, or will you just stay with this Aragorn only?

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Wed May 03, 2006 11:10 am

Thanx Guys, no Bart, I have signed up for the lot !

Already have the second one which I was a bit disappointed with. Its 'Gothmog'. He looks slightly undersized to Aragorn, not sure if this is deliberate with him being a 'Bishop' and Aragorn being the 'King' piece ?

Droznha · **Posted:** Tue May 09, 2006 10:18 am

Hi, the paint job makes the model look much better. myyounger cousin bought a pack of Lotr Hexes after seeing my collection of models, they looked like they were painted by an elephant with a cold after having paint shoved up its trunk. however if i can paint them to look anything like the aragorn he will be over he moon. Very nice job.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:25 pm

Its about time I started another Chess piece, so heres the 'before' picture.
Gothmog - Black Bishop.

lightning2911 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:56 pm

i missed the aragorn part but now that i have seen him i have to say in addition to all that has been said i esp find the face really looking like viggo!

i am looking forward to see your gothmog version.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:35 am

About a ¼ of the way done...

lightning2911 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:18 am

one quarter done in five hours and it looks already impressive!

hey, if you dont sleep, drink alot of coffee, forget football for a day, you could be done sometime tonight ;-)

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 7:52 am

That is looking totally awesome DB. Another massive improvement mate.

DurinsBane · **Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:42 pm

and finished !

I have a spare Gothmog (the idiots sent me two), so placed them side by side for comparison.

MacGothmog · **Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:46 pm

Very nice!

The new paintjob makes all the difference!
Great work!

Curunír · **Posted:** Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:12 pm

Looks great Brian. Too bad you can't enter him in the OR Awards :lol:

lightning2911 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:05 am

i knew it! you are a master speed painter!

your gothmog looks very good compared to the original one.

hey, you could donate your second gothmog as a prize for some OR award (but if fate has its way again you might be the one to win it

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which chess figure is next?

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