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Here we are with the
second part of our look
at Mithril’s line of
54mm Lord of the
Rings miniatures. For
starters we’ll take a
look at Boromir. He is
standing up in a very
‘ready’ pose. Not
actually in combat, but
waiting for someone
else to make the first
move. Other than his
base, Boromir comes
as a three-part model
with his sword and
scabbard being
separate from his
body. He’s wearing
leathers and cloth
garments and has a long fine cloak over his shoulders.
Other than a horn at his waist, and his sword, he has no
other pouches. Facial features are simple and look good.
His hair is parted in the middle and is about shoulder
length at its longest. As is pretty routine for miniatures
from Mithril Boromir required just about zero cleanup time
and had no visible defects. His clothing has lots of folds
and should paint up nicely.
Merry, a hobbit, is next on the block. He needed just a bit
of cleanup along the mold line, which was just slightly
visible. Other than that small amount of cleaning there
were no defects on the model and he fit perfectly into his
textured base. Merry is holding a pipe in one hand and
has his other hand stuffed into a pocket. As you’d expect
he’s shoeless and his pants come down just past his
knees. Slightly chubby cheeks round out his face and a
big brillo-pad of hair tops his head. He’s wearing traveling
clothes along with a scarf and a hooded cloak. He comes
as a single piece miniature and there are no weapons to
be found on his person. Like almost all of the figures in
this set Merry is in much more
of an easy going pose rather
than being ready for combat.
If you plan on using these
figures for a diorama or
display then this is fine. Like
Boromir his clothes have
many folds and should paint
up nicely showing off lots of
shades and highlights.
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Pippin is the next of the ‘wee
folk’ in this batch. I think that I
like him the most out of this
group. Maybe because he’s in
more of an ‘action’ pose. He’s
carrying a couple of bags slung
over one shoulder and appears
to be walking forward instead
of just waiting for something to
happen. There’s not a
weapon to be found on him,
but there is another pouch on
his belt. The hood of his long
cloak is pulled up over his
head with just a little bit of hair poking out. There was a
mold line that was a little more prominent than the one on
Merry. It cleaned up easily and there was also just a tiny
bit of flash at the bottom of his cape. Nothing too bad.
His hands lacked a little detail, but with them being curled
up around the sacks that he’s carrying it’s hard to notice.
Finishing off the hobbits in the
set is Sam. He’s also a little
more animated than the rest
with some belongings slung
over one shoulder and looking
like he’s on a hike. He
needed about the same
amount of cleaning for flash
and a mold line as with Pippin,
but that’s certainly not saying
that it was an excessive
amount because it wasn’t.
Overall, I’d have to say that
Mithril figs come out
of the blister very clean and in need of very little cleanup.
Like Merry, Sam has the big curly brillo-pad of hair. He’s
a little thicker in the middle than the other ones and
doesn’t appear to have missed any meals. He also looks
to be wearing a heavier coat than the others. He’s not in
armor or anything though. Facial detail was pretty much
the same as the rest. That is to say it is simple, but not
overstated or exaggerated. That’s also a mainstay of the
Mithril figures that I’ve been able to take a look at. None
of them are over the top or cartoony at all.
This ten figure set is finished off with Galadriel. She’s
standing upright with her arms outstretched. Flowing
robes are hanging off of her arms and her long hair
comes down to her waist. Both of her feet are barely
visible beneath her robe. There’s not much else to this
figure, but some nice touches are the butterfly pattern on
the front of her bodice and a couple of flowers in her hair.
Since she doesn’t have any pouches or weapons she