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