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December 13, 2002 - January 27, 2003

Monday, January 27, 2003

Weekly eBay Items - Xoanon @ 20:27 PST
Each week, I scour Ebay looking for the hot Tolkien items up for sale. I post the most interesting here for you to bid on. You can click on any item you wish, it does not mean you are bidding for the item. Have fun and keep checking back here every week! See something I've missed on another auction site? Drop me a line!

TheOneRing.net does not make a profit from the sale of these items.


Lord of the Rings FOTR 14 Auto Cards + Extras

1969 LORD OF THE RINGS 1st deluxe india edn

Tolkien: LORD OF THE RINGS. 1st UK ed.

JRR Tolkien: Lord of the Rings 3 Vols 1st

Custom_Bikes: Custom Road Star - Lord Of The Rings Roadstar

THE LORD OF THE RINGS ROYAL DOULTON FIGURES

Lord of the Rings Phone Card Set New Zealand

Tolkien Lord of the Rings UK hb 2nd ed.

LORD of the Custom RINGS ONE 14k GOLD RING

Thursday, January 23, 2003

Elven Cloaks II - Tehanu @ 01:56 PST
Museum of NZ Te Papa's Elven Cloak, scarf, wrap and throw by Standsborough Fibre are now live on their web site - they look amazing. They're woven on 1920s looms with undyed wool from a rare breed of specially-bred grey sheep. [More] Angela of the Te Papa Store says they've been inundated with requests from Ringers around the world, and she will be replying to them personally with ordering and postage details.

Monday, January 20, 2003

Stone Troll Environment - Calisuri @ 18:26 PST
Stone TrollsPartial to a little Hobbit history? Sideshow/Weta Collectibles has just placed their Stone Troll Environment on pre-order. It is limited to 750 pieces worldwide and each is individually hand numbered. Check it out! [More]


Friday, January 17, 2003

EXCLUSIVE: The Stone Trolls Environment - Strider @ 20:56 PST

TOR.n can exclusively bring you the latest addition to the Sideshow/Weta Environment range: The Stone Trolls. Immaculately replicating the three trolls who made a fleeting but notable appearance in The Fellowship of the Ring, this hand-numbered collectible limited to 750 pieces goes on order Monday morning at the price of $300. [Buy]

Asylum Makes Mini LOTR Toys - Xoanon @ 19:00 PST
Lawrence writes:

Just a heads-up.... the toy company Art Asylum will be doing a line of LOTR figures in a "mini" style, like the imported Japanese "Kubrick" figures. (a recent interview with Elijah had him mention his love of the "Amelie" Kubrick). AA also did Crouching Tiger figures, including Mini figures.

There have been solicitations for three-packs and playsets -- so this is going to be a BIG launch, it seems, with a LOT of interest in a blossoming style of figure (surely you've seen the Trek mini figs, plus KISS, No Doubt, Ozzy, not to mention all the imported Japanese ones).

Here's the info:

"Wonder what one of those lines I can't talk about just yet, but think will be a hot 2003 line is? Well I can confirm it's Lord of the Rings Minimates..

I first got told about these some months ago, and I would like to apologise to everyone at Art Asylum, for my constant bugging them to ask if I can reveal it. Sorry guys, but I think this line WILL be hot!

Why? Well think about it. Imagine if they did a Uruk Hai that came with a variety of armor, which would allow you to buy multiples and have a whole damn army. How cool would this be?

Now, I KNOW this whole thing BEGS further details, but an official announcement to the media is some time off, and we won't see these, last I heard, until the US ToyFair. You guys just got to hear about it AHEAD of an official announcement! [More]

Middle-earth Fabric: Cloaks and Scarves at Te Papa - Tehanu @ 03:05 PST
Frodo's Girl writes: The folks who made the fabric for the elvish cloaks in LOTR are selling some products, and [New Zealand's national museum] Te Papa has them. Stansborough Gotland Fibre has a scarf (50cmx180cm), a throw (135cmx180cm) and a lined cloak. The fabric is gorgeous. A warning, the cloak is lined and has a much smaller hood than Frodo and co.'s have. It is a gorgeous piece, but those looking for costume authenticity will be a bit disappointed.

Te Papa has all the products for sale, and though they cannot be currently found online here [but they have a lot of other nifty LOTR stuff there online] I talked to the sales team, and they said anyone interested could write to them at tepapastore@tepapa.govt.nz and arrange purchse and mailing. The scarf sells for $139 (NZD), the throw for $299 (NZD), and the cloak for $1900 (NZD). [Currently the $NZ is worth around 50c US - Tehanu]

Sunday, January 05, 2003

Weekly Ebay Items - Xoanon @ 21:54 PST
Each week, I scour Ebay looking for the hot Tolkien items up for sale. I post the most interesting here for you to bid on. You can click on any item you wish, it does not mean you are bidding for the item. Have fun and keep checking back here every week! See something I've missed on another auction site? Drop me a line!

TheOneRing.net does not make a profit from the sale of these items.

Lord of the Rings Two Towers Binder Mega Deal

Tolkien: LORD OF THE RINGS. 1st Ed. *SIGNED*

TOLKIEN LORD OF THE RINGS FIRST INDIA PAPER

Lord of the Rings - REAL SLATE USED IN MOVIE!

Lord of the Rings COLLECTORS PACK Phone Card

Lord of the Rings Stamps FELLOWSHIP Pres Pack

J.R.R TOLKIEN 1st ed UK The Lord of the Rings

LORD OF THE RINGS TWO TOWERS HOBBY 8 BOX CASE

Lord of the Rings COLLECTORS PACK Phone Card

Lord of the Rings Phone Card Set New Zealand

Sunday, December 15, 2002

Weekly eBay Items - Xoanon @ 00:20 PST
Each week, I scour Ebay looking for the hot Tolkien items up for sale. I post the most interesting here for you to bid on. You can click on any item you wish, it does not mean you are bidding for the item. Have fun and keep checking back here every week! See something I've missed on another auction site? Drop me a line!

TheOneRing.net does not make a profit from the sale of these items.

ALL 3 LORD OF THE RINGS LOTR CCG FOIL SETS

TOLKIEN - LORD OF THE RINGS - UK 2nds IN DW

Yamaha: Custom Road Star - Lord Of The Rings Roadstar

SET OF 4 LORD OF THE RINGS STAINED GLASS ART

Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, 1st editions

First Edition Allen Unwin Lord of the Rings

LORD OF THE RINGS UK 1/2 1/1 1/1 HARDBACKS

TOLKIEN Lord of the Rings Deluxe India 1st Pr

Rare Second Edition Lord of the Rings Trilogy

The Lord of the Rings Collector's Chess Set

Friday, December 13, 2002

LOTR Locations GuideBook Reviewed - Tehanu @ 19:01 PST
Ian Brodie's LOTR Locations Guidebook has topped the bestseller list in New Zealand and gone into its third reprint in two weeks, and now I've got a copy in front of me it's not hard to see why. It provides you with everything you'd need to follow in the footsteps of the film crews. You get maps and directions how to get to each location - some of them pinpointed using GPS coordinates given by one of the Directors of Photography, so you can get the same viewpoint as certain shots in the film. The book is lavishly filled with photos of the scenery as it is now - some by Viggo Mortensen and Alan Lee - which are placed next to film stills taken in the same place. As well as that, there's a smorgasbord of tasty little snippets of information about the areas you'll be travelling through and all the other things there are to enjoy there, such as good restaurants, hot springs, wineries, adventure sports and so on. Then there are also the little tidbits about incidents that happened during filming, quotes and opinions from Peter Jackson, the cast and crew. This little book packs in all the information any Tolkien fan would need in order to have a very enjoyable time in New Zealand.

If I have a quibble, it's that a foreign traveller to New Zealand might have trouble zeroing in on what area is being discussed on each page, as the places used for reference assume a familiarity with the country that a non-native would not have. But armed with any commonly-available NZ touring roadmap they would soon match up the placenames to the locations. After all, LOTR fans aren't generally fools. It's of help to note that the locations are discussed in geographical order from north to south, if one is searching for them on a map. The book also provides useful website addresses for finding out more about each place. At the end there is a suggested tour itinerary.

It can be ordered from LOTR Locations.com


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