Saturday, August 25, 2001

Decipher LOTR Wrapper - Xoanon @ 01:02 PST
Yes..I know you'd rather see the cards than the wrapper, but our good friends at Decipher want to tantalize us with bits and pieces of info before we get the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...for now check out the wrapper...and prepare to buy box sets of these puppies :)

Friday, August 24, 2001

WETA/Sideshowtoys Series III - Xoanon @ 01:08 PST
The cool folks at WETA/Sideshowtoy have updated their site with series III of the LOTR set. Be sure to check out Saruman, Sam Gamgee with Bill the Pony, an Orc Brute, Merry Brandybuck (statue and bust), Bilbo Baggins, A Cleaved Orc, High Elven Infantryman, a Nazgul Steed, and an Orc Soldier.

They also have some great 'helms';

These cast metal helms (helmets) are exact 1:4 scale miniatures of the helmets used in the "Fellowship of the Ring." They have been expertly recreated by the same metalsmiths who made the full scale pieces for the film(s). Each sits on a classically turned pedestal that includes the name of the helm and the sculptor's signature.

A new feature has been added, environments, as seen in our extensive Comic-Con 2001 coverage, you can take a look at these very cool scale images of places in Middle-earth.

These environments are exact miniatures of sets used in the "Fellowship of the Ring". They have been expertly recreated by the same artists who made the full scale pieces for the film(s). Each sits on a base that includes the name of the helm and the sculptor's signature.

The big questions is...when do I get my samples to play with?! C'mon WETA/Sideshow!! show your love!

Check these all out here. www.sideshowtoy.com

Thursday, August 23, 2001

The Dwarven Forge - Xoanon @ 11:59 PST

Stefan from The Dwarven Forge droped me a line today:

Dwarven Forge, a company that specializes in miniature terrain for games such as Dungeons and dragons has it's own version of Orcs. These are 28mm figures cast in resin and sold completely hand Painted.

For more info: www.dwarvenforge.com

Wednesday, August 22, 2001

Tolkien is selling wonderfully... - Calisuri @ 20:21 PST
While surfing Amazon.com today, Ringer fan Steve noticed something pretty cool:

Just browsing over at Amazon, where I always check out were our fav writer sits on the top sellers list. Surprise, surprise: JRRT has the no 6, 11, 15, 16 and 25 top seller spots.

Check out the entire list.[Top Selling Literature & Fiction]

United Cutlery Images - Xoanon @ 14:28 PST
The great folks at United Cutlery sent along a CD full of LOTR Sword images in hi Rez, check out these pics of Sting, Gandalf's sword Glamdring and the sword of the Witchking! Take a look!

Glamdring: An ancient sword carried by Gandalf the Grey, who is an old, but powerful wizard and friend to Frodo Baggins. He joins Frodo and the other selected members of the ÒFellowshipÓ as they cross Middle-earth in an effort to reach Mount Doom and destroy the Ring. Glamdring, a magical sword, glows in the presence of an enemy and it serves Gandalf in his mission to aid the Fellowship of the Ring. It was made by ancient Elves, and is inscribed with runes in the Elven language that say the sword was forged for Turgon, the King of Gondolin.

UC1265 Glamdringª
Overall Length: 47-5/8"
Blade Length: 36"
Blade Thickness: 1/4"
Blade Material: Tempered 420 J2 stainless steel.
Handle Material: Solid metal crossguard and pommel with antiqued metal finish and engraved Elven runes. Genuine leather wrapped grip. Rat-tail tang construction.
Plaque: 10" x 16-5/8" x 3/4" hardwood. Woodgrain finish with silkscreened design.
List Price - $348.99

Sting: A magical sword given to Frodo Baggins by his cousin Bilbo, the original Ringbearer. It is up to Frodo and the chosen ÒFellowshipÓ to cast the Ring back into the fires of Mount Doom, where it was originally forged, and destroy it once and for all. Bilbo gives Sting, a sword made by Elves in the ancient days, to Frodo to serve him on his harrowing journey. Bilbo carried Sting with him when he originally acquired the Ring from Gollum. StingÕs blade glows when Orcs, the violent footsoldiers of Sauron, are present. Engraved on the blade and cross guard are runes in the Elven language of Sindarin that say ÒMaegnas is my name, I am the spiderÕs bane.Ó

UC1264 Stingª
Overall Length: 22"
Blade Length: 15"
Blade Thickness: 1/4"
Blade Material: Tempered 420 J2 stainless steel with etched runes in the Elven language.
Handle Material: Hardwood handgrip adorned with Elven vine design. Solid metal guard and pommel with antiqued metal finish. Rat-tail tang construction.
Plaque: 9-3/16" x 11-3/8" x 3/4" hardwood. Woodgrain finish with silkscreened Elven runes.
List Price - $223.99

The Sword of the Witchking: This evil and ancient sword is wielded by the Witchking, leader of the nine Ringwraiths, the indestructible and relentless shadow servants of Sauron. They were once mortal kings of men that Sauron corrupted with his Ring of Power. Also called Dark Riders or the Nazgul, they can sense when the One Ring is near and can see the Ringbearer clearly when he puts it on. The Witchking's sword was built by armourers of the dark land of Mordor, under the command of their evil master Sauron.

UC1266 The Sword of the Witchkingª
Overall Length: 54-5/8"
Blade Length: 39-3/4"
Blade Thickness: 1/4"
Blade Material: Tempered 420 J2 stainless steel.
Handle Material: Genuine leather-wrapped handgrip. Solid metal crossguard and pommel with antiqued metal finish and engraved detailed designs. Rat-tail tang construction.
Plaque: 10" x 14-3/4" x 3/4" hardwood. Woodgrain finish with silkscreened Nazgul designs.
List Price - $348.99

You can check out all the info (but you cannot pre-order yet, as far as I can see) on the United Cutlery Site,UnitedCutlery.com

"Artist rendering(s). Product is pending approval - final items may vary in detail."
©2001 NLP, Inc.

Tuesday, August 21, 2001

New Mithril Minis - Xoanon @ 11:17 PST
From: Rei

Mithril has posted two new pictures of their upcoming miniatures, Elrond and Arwen. Here are the links:

http://www.mithril.ie/lr37/index.htm

http://www.mithril.ie/lr40/index.htm

You might want to take a look to my Mithril website, The Mithril Collectors. It has pictures of ALL the Mithril Miniatures ever produced:

http://www.collectors.at/mithril

Big Versions of the Movie Tie-in Covers - Calisuri @ 01:22 PST
A little while ago we showed you some of the new covers for both the paperback and hardcover versions of LOTR from Houghton Mifflin. Today we have bigger versions for your viewing pleasure.

Buy these versions at Amazon.com at the J.R.R. Tolkien Store. [More]

Monday, August 20, 2001

Bakshi's LOTR at Wal-Mart - Xoanon @ 10:29 PST
From: Lester

I just picked up a copy of Ralph Bashki's Lord of the Rings at my local central Florida WalMart. There was a ton of them in the movie section for $9.99. They must be a brand new running cause the new Harry Potter trailer was featured before the movie! So that probably means most WalMarts will be carrying them.

Wal-Mart Website

Sunday, August 19, 2001

Weekly Ebay Items - Xoanon @ 23:08 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 makes no money from these items.

J.R.R. TOLKIEN - LORD OF THE RINGS 1sts UK dw

Tolkien - Lord of the Rings - UK 1st Leather

Tolkien Lord of the Rings 1st Deluxe Set 1963

easton press HOBBIT TOLKIEN LORD OF THE RINGS

Easton Press LORD OF THE RINGS HOBBIT TOLKIEN

UNABRIDGED TOLKIEN LORD OF THE RINGS CD WOW!!

1979 Lord of the Rings Ringwraith Gollum

THE LORD OF THE RINGS U.K. LE/1000 TRUE 1st!

LORD OF THE RINGS FIGURES - Tolkien Set of 22

Lord of the Rings Special Edition

LORD OF THE RINGS cast signed movie poster

Franklin Mint 2002 Calendar - Xoanon @ 21:07 PST
Thanks to Gorel for these great scans of the new Franklin Mint 2002 Calendar.

Be sure to check out fan.theonering.net/lasselanta, our messageboard community page!

Franklin Mint - Xoanon @ 13:31 PST

From: Gorel

I was in the check out line at the grocery store when I picked up the Weekly World News because of a bizarre story on the front page (something about gay corpses from the Titanic). I noticed that the back had a full page ad for a Lord of the Rings - Gandalf collector knife from the Franklin Mint.