"My Hobbit Month" : SAM WISE (MITHRIL MB237) LOTR/SDA

After a lot of "REVIEWS", it's time to go back into the subject of the month!

In fact, it's not a character of "THE HOBBIT"... 

but it's a Hobbit !

He's a part of the MITHRIL Box set "The Fellowship of the Ring"

(yet only 8 figures of the box to paint!)

Après beaucoup de "reviews", il est temps de revenir sur le sujet du mois!
En fait, ce n'est pas un personnage de "The Hobbit" ...
mais c'est un Hobbit!
Il fait partie du Coffret MITHRIL "La Communauté de l'Anneau"
(Encore seulement 8 figurines de la boîte à peindre!)

REVIEW 8 "ROGER'S RANGERS" (Waterloo 1815) + BUM/ITALERI "Huron's duel"

It will be a very quick review! I've almost nothing to say about this set, except that:

-20 figures in 10 poses (equivalent of 2 sprues), that's a very correct number.
-the sculpt is very good, in my opinion, and the poses are very dynamic.
Like often, they are all "fighting figures", even of "close-combat", so it's very difficult to use them in another way!
The picture on PSR ( link ) are better than mine.....

Ce sera une revue très rapide! Je n'ai presque rien à dire sur ce set, si ce n'est que:
-20 Figurines et  10 poses (soit l'équivalent de 2 carottes), c'est un nombre très correct.
-la sculpture est très bonne, je pense, et les poses sont très dynamiques.
Comme souvent, ce sont tous des «figurines de combat»,voire même de "combat rapproché", il est donc très difficile de les utiliser d'une autre façon!
Les photos sur PSR sont meilleures que les miennes .....

Wikipedia :
Rogers' Rangers was an independent company of colonial militia, attached to the British Army during the Seven Years War (called the French and Indian War in the United States). The unit was informally trained by Major Robert Rogers as a rapidly deployable light infantry force tasked with reconnaissance and conducting special operations against distant targets. Their military tactics were so bold and effective that the unit became the chief scouting unit of British Crown forces in the late 1750s. The British valued them highly for gathering intelligence about the enemy.


 Les Rogers Rangers étaient une compagnie indépendante de la milice coloniale, attaché à l'armée britannique pendant la guerre de Sept Ans (appelée la Guerre franco-indienne aux Etats-Unis). L'unité a été officieusement formée par le Major Robert Rogers comme une force d'infanterie légère déployable rapidement, chargée de la reconnaissance et de mener des opérations spéciales contre des cibles lointaines. Leurs tactiques militaires étaient si audacieuces et efficaces que l'unité devient le la principale unité des forces de reconnaissance de la Couronne britannique dans la fin des années 1750. Les Britanniques les ont beaucoup appréciés pour recueillir des renseignements sur l'ennemi.

..........For those who are interested, a small picture with an ITALERI "Indians Warriors" and a BUM "Huron": the Bum's one is a little smaller than the ITALERI's one .... and is ugly !

That's all Folks!

REVIEW 7 - "HURON HUT" (BUM 2007)

 ... I make a break with my "Hobbit Month" for a short review of another BUM's set.

"Huron Hut" (Plastic Soldier Review) is an interesting set, but, I've not the chance to have the woman sitting in my box!!

For the other figures,  like in the boxes of  the "Canadian Trampers" ( Review 7 ), I have the same sprue of Hurons, but nevertheless the others are not so bad.

2 men sitting, but no woman

a small vignette "ready to paint" !!

not a bad hut, it seems (resin)

My favourite lovely Hurons!

 and a comparison between ITALERI "Indians Warriors" (PSR link ) for my friend Peter ( Peter's Cave): the BUM's figures are a little bit smaller than the ITALERI :

the next REVIEW will be the WATERLOO 1815 "Rogers Rangers"

"The HOBBIT" (3) - BARD of Lake-Town - (MITHRIL M235)

BARD of Lake-Town  - BARD de Lac-Ville

Another MITHRIL figure for one of the characters of the book "The Hobbit" !
(I insist: nothing to see with the movie, that I didn't see yet....)
Like always I've felt completely free about the colours!
Une autre figure MITHRIL pour l'un des personnages du livre "The Hobbit"!
(J'insiste: rien à voir avec le film, que je n'ai pas encore vu ....)
Comme toujours, je me suis senti complètement libre sur les couleurs!



<< Their captain was Bard, grim-voiced and grim-faced, whose friends had accused him of prophesying floods and poisoned fish, though they knew his worth and courage. He was a descendant in long line of Girion, Lord of Dale, whose wife and child has escaped down the Running River from the ruin long ago.

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Le capitaine en était Bard, à la voix et au visage sévères, que ses amis avaient accusé de prophétiser les inondations et l'empoisonnement des poisons, bien qu'ils connussent sa valeur et son courage. Il descendait en longue ligne de Girion, Seigneur de Dale, dont la femme et l'enfant avaient échappé à la ruine il y avait bien longtemps, par la Rivière Courante.

J.R.R.Tolkien, Bilbo the Hobbit / Bilbo le Hobbit, Chap. 14 >>

"THE HOBBIT" (2) THRANDUIL- (MITHRIL M234)

I've said before that December will be my "Hobbit-Month", so I start with one MITHRIL figure:

Be careful! 

I will post here only Books references and you could find too some spoilers !

<<In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elvenking on a chair of carven wood. On his head was a crown of berries and red leaves, for the autumn was come again. In the spring, he wore a crown of woodland flowers. In his hand he held a carven staff of oak.>>

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<<Dans une grande salle aux piliers taillés dans la pierre vive trônait le Roi des Elfes sur un siège de bois sculpté. Sur sa tête etait posée une couronne de baies et de feuilles rouges, car l'automne etait revenu. Au printemps, il portait une couronne de fleurs sylvestres. À la main, il tenait un baton de chêne sculpté.>>

J.R.R.Tolkien, Bilbo the Hobbit / Bilbo le Hobbit, Chap. 9.

THRANDUIL :

"Thranduil first appears in The Hobbit as the Elvenking, when Bilbo and the Dwarves enter his realm in the northern part of  Mikwood. The Dwarves are captured by Thranduil's guards and locked in his dungeons when they refuse to divulge their intentions. The Dwarves were rescued by Bilbo, who had remained in hiding with his use of a magic Ring ....
(..... )
Thranduil was the father of Legolas, a supporting character in The Lord of the Rings...."
(Wikipedia.uk)

"Thranduil apparaît d'abord dans The Hobbit comme Elvenking, when Bilbo et les Dwarves entrent dans son royaume dans la partie nord de Mikwood. Les Nains sont capturés par les gardes de Thranduil et enfermés dans ses donjons quand ils refusent de divulguer leurs intentions. Les Nains sont sauvés par Bilbo, qui était resté dans la clandestinité grâce à l' utilisation de l'Anneau d'invisibilité .... (.....)
Thranduil était le père de Legolas, un personnage important du  Seigneur des Anneaux .... "

dessin de Henning Janssen

MY "LIEBSTER BLOG AWARDS" ....

for the awards: only 5 blogs with less than 200 followers??
I have done my best, but I've chosen  some very good blogs which are more or less known and that I like a lot:
I've broken the rules, because I've chosen 6 blogs!! I've tried to mix "well-known blogs" and "less-known blogs" but they are all great !!
(I must say too that I've missed some blogs which already have their awards !) 

pour les awards: seulement 5 blogs qui ont moins de 200 suivis?? J'ai fait de mon mieux, mais j'ai choisi quelques blogs très bons qui sont plus ou moins connus et que j'aime beaucoup.
J'ai enfreint les règles, parce que j'ai choisi 6 blogs! J'ai essayé de mélanger des «blogs bien connus" et "des blogs moins connus", mais ils sont tous excellents!
(Je dois dire aussi que j'ai omis quelques blogs qui ont déjà leur prix)




 "Michigentile Micro World"
I think it's not a surprise to see the blog of Michele in my list!
Maybe you remember the small range of figures ("Figures for Michele") that I've painted for his Great Diorama :"The Day of the Tournament"?
Michele is a great modeller and also a very good painter, but he's almost a very nice man too and maybe it's the more important ?
Je pense que ce n'est pas une surprise de voir le blog de ​​Michele dans ma liste!
Peut-être vous souvenez-vous de la petite série de figurines ("Figures for Michele") que j'ai peintes pour son Grand Diorama : «"The Day of the Tournament" ?
Michele grand est un excellent modéliste et aussi un très bon peintre, mais il est surtout un homme très gentil, et c'est peut-être le plus important ? 

 "Lonewolf's Welten"  
 Bruno is first a Great Painter, that's sure: all what it's under his brush is awesome! He is also an experimented photographer and his blog is very beautiful. Like "my other Awards", he's a very, very kind man and it's always a pleasure for me to read his nice comments...
Bruno est d'abord un grand peintre c'est sûr: tout ce qu'il ya sous son pinceau est génial! Il est aussi un photographe expérimenté et son blog est très beau. Comme "mes autres prix», c'est un homme  très, très gentil et c'est toujours un plaisir pour moi de lire ses commentaires sympathiques ...



WesternNCity Scale Layout
even if you're not very interested with Trains and things like that, this blog (and François Simon!) is a very interesting one: not only trains, but also well converted and painted figures for his great project: François is also a talented terrain modeller and there is a lot to learn with him . (french language).
 même si vous n'êtes pas très intéressé par Les trains et des choses comme ça, ce blog (! et François Simon) est un très intéressant: non seulement pour les trains, mais aussi ses chiffres convertis et peintes pour son grand projet: François est aussi un modéliste de terrain talentueux et il ya beaucoup de choses à apprendre avec lui

I LIKE the things I LIKE! 
 Scott   does an unusual work, he's telling stories with 54mm figures (MARX, ...) and conversions, so ... "I like the things he like!"
 Scott fait un travail hors du commun: raconter des histoires avec des figurines de 54mm (MARX, ...) et des conversions, aussi ... "J'aime les choses qu'il aime!"

Jay's Miniature Enterprises
Nobody is allowed here to ignore the  Marvellous and Nice Jay! He paints and converts 15mm figs and creates an awesome and funny world for a mysterious game.
Personne ici, n'est autorisé à ignorer le merveilleux et gentil Jay! Il peint et convertit des figurines de 15mm et crée un monde fantastique et drôle pour un jeu mystérieux.

"Wargaming with Barks"
November was a Hobbit month and Barks has done a perfect painting work on some GW Hobbits!
Barks is a wargamer, but not only : the painting standard is in a high level!
Novembre a été son mois "Hobbits" et Barks a fait un travail parfait de peinture sur certains Hobbits GW! Barks est un wargamer, mais pas seulement: la peinture est d'un niveau très élevé! 


 I'm sorry for all those I didn't chose but it was too difficult! To be honest, I could have 30 blogs and more in my list ...
So thanks to Anne (Anne's Attic), Ray (Don't throw a 1), Paul (Paul's Bods),  Fran ("The Angry Lurker") who have too much followers ! Peter (Peter's Cave), Phil ("Association Les Riflemen"), Furabianu ("Des figurines, du Jeu et du Fun!"), Mehapito ("Au Bord du Fleuve"),  David ("Marechal a 1:72") , Vincent ("Figurine Passion"), Gowan ("Gowan's 1/72 scale Models"), etc, etc.......

....... in the next posts, don't forget that

 December is a HOBBIT MONTH !!!!!

and I have a lot of things to share with you! 

The end of the year (but not of the World, I hope!) will  be a "warm month" !!!!

Liebster Blog Award !!!!!!!

I've got one !!!!!! from Ni. Tchirititch ("Nowwhere to Lead Soldiers")   

Please, just read his description about my humble blog:

"This one is not a wargaming blog nor is it dedicated to 28mm figures, rather than that, it displays jewels of medieval and fantasy in 20mm, and some superb oldschool Mithrill miniatures of the LotR. I am always moved by the poetry of Sam's approach. Unique to my point of view."

I don't know if he's right but it's so nice !

If you don't know what is this Award :

"The rules:
 - "Copy and paste" the award on your blog, and talk about it a bit.
- Select for the award your five favourite blogs with less than 200 followers, leaving a comment on one of their post to notify them that they have won the award. You need also to list them in your own blog.
- Enjoy the moment, knowing that you have just made someone's day.
- Of course, there is no obligation to pass the award, but it is a good deed really."


I will post my own list in a next post because I must have time to choose the 5 ones:
very hard to do ! (I have "just" 90 followers and more that I follow !)
5 is not a lot when I see all the great blogs I like .......

MANY THANKS Ni. (Nikolai?) !!!

REVIEW 6 -BUM "Trampers" (Trappers?) 2053 / 2054

I've bought 3 BUM's boxes, because I was curious to see what they have put in them!

1-they are very expensive (about 20€, postage cost include )

2-I was not very enthusiast when I've opened the box.

3- I didn't have the resin base which is shown on PSR (cf link above) !!!!!!

4-but I must say that  the subject is very original in our scale and some figures are really nice,

except the ugly Hurons which have the bad habit to appear in each box of that serie!

Well, I will stop my "blabla" and let you see the pictures. 

-The first one is "Canadian Trampers in winter dress"(2054)

  (PSR link)

the box with the art cover

 

I like the figures, even if 5 poses/6 is not a great deal...

not bad, but 2 dogs it's not enough for the sledge....

I've 2 vivacs now: one for winter.....

I love them!! so nice and well sculpted!

 then, same subject but "Canadian Trampers in summer dress"(2053)

(PSR link)

art box....

5 trappers + 1 awful dog

quite good figures, I like the one on the right!

.... and one vivac for summer !! yeah !

very large bridge: good for a truck!

no comment....

again my lovely Hurons!!

You can do all the comments (or not): it's not my own work! ($$$just my money!$$$)

J'ai acheté 3 boîtes BUM, parce que j'étais curieux de voir ce qu'ils ont mis dedans!
1-elles sont très chères (environ 20 €, frais de port inclus)
2-Je n'étais pas très enthousiaste quand j'ai ouvert la boîte.
3 - Je n'ai pas eu la base en résine qui est montrés  sur PSR (lien cf ci-dessus)!!
4-mais je dois dire que le sujet est très original dans notre échelle et certaines figurines sont vraiment sympas .....
à l'exception des Hurons horribles qui ont la mauvaise habitude d'apparaître dans chaque boîte de cette serie!

You can do all the comments (or not): it's not my own work! ($$$just my money!$$$)

 (Coming soon: "BUM's Hurons camp" and "Waterloo 1815: "Roger's Rangers")

Marketplace: I've 2 sprues of 6 hurons to sell !!!!!! very low prices!