Dwane with some more info on LOTR goodies, Jim S sent me this.

Check out the Danbury Mint’s Lord of the Rings Figurine collection of the 9 members of the fellowship. They’re very nicely done in pewter and cost $38 each. They come one about every 5-6 weeks. My first one was Aragorn and stands @ 9″. Call 800-426-0373

Danbury Mint's Figurines

Informix index maps Middle Earth

By AMANDA WELLS

PETER JACKSON’S graphics company, Weta Digital, has spent more than $1 million on Informix software so it can keep track of up to 1500 special effects destined for the Lord of the Rings film trilogy….

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Check out Christians Gaming Havens for some news. And remember to send him your questions to ask John Race, designer of ‘Orcs: Revenge of the Acients’

In addition to the excerpt Xoanon posted (available here), SFX has provided another blurb about their interview with Billy Boyd. You can read it on their site.

The full article will be in the SFX on news stands September 1, I suggest you pick up a copy.

Xoanon here,

Scott B sent me this email he recieved from Michael Deluca.

I think it’ll be end of September for a complete cast list. Winslet’s unavailable, I’m afraid. I think she passed on the project due to the length of time it takes.

Oh well, would have loved to see her.

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We will also be adding the second part of Balin’s poll later in the week. Check the results from last week’s poll here.