What a great year! And things are about to get even more exciting! As we begin 2012 with…
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What a great year! And things are about to get even more exciting! As we begin 2012 with anticipation that will continue to grow and grow, TORn staffer Justin takes us on a tour of all the events and activities TORn fans participated in during 2011. Read on!
Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past YEAR. We’ve collected some of 2011’s most popular posts on 10 of our Discussion Boards. You’ll be surprised at what captured the attention and imagination of our posters. Come have a look back at what has kept us busy as we patiently [?] wait for news of the filming of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. We actually did manage to talk about many fascinating things. Just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions for 2011. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun!
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Parker and Hart’s ‘Wizard of Id’ has gone geek again with a Gandalf/Balrog reference. Another little post-Christmas present!
We have big news for fans of Jerry Vanderstelt and his works in Middle-Earth! Jerry is pleased to announce that he will be creating art pieces based on Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit. Like his amazing art prints based on The Lord of the Rings these prints will be sure to capture what we all expect to be a couple of truly fantastic films. There is also news for those that collect his superb art work based on The Lord of the Rings, and here’s a hint to what is coming next: Durin’s Bane has been found. As soon as we get a good look at anything based on The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings we will let you know.
If you want to know more about Vanderstelt Studios and his work check out our interview with Jerry along with his site with all his art work.
The WizKids product brand, under various owners, has been publishing the ‘HeroClix’ series of collectible miniature boardgames for several years now; they are move-and-fight combat games played on maps with miniature pre-painted figures whose movement and combat statistics are recorded on a dial that clicks to (usually) lower values as the figure receives damage. The most popular and numerous HeroClix products have been based on Marvel and DC superhero franchises, though there have been other settings as well.
Their newest product is a Lord of the Rings game. There are (at present) two ways to buy: an ‘Epic Campaign’ starter set, which contains eight characters (Sauron, Witch-Kingm ‘Ringbearer’ (Frodo), ‘Esquire of Rohan’ (Merry)m ‘Guard of the Citadel’ (Pippin), Strider, Captain Lurtz, and Olog-Hai), as well as rules, six largish maps, ‘Horde’ tokens representing generic Orcs or warriors, dice, character cards, and other play aides; and the standard ‘booster’ style in which one of an initial set of 21 figures (with various degrees of rarity) and its associated character card is purchased sight unseen. You might get a common ‘Frodo’, or a rare Gandalf the Grey. There will undoubtedly be many expansions with additional figures and maps before long.
The folks at bricktuts.com have revealed the preliminary box sets for the LOTR Lego series. As the art indicates the art is subject to changes. We were asked to remove the images and so they are now history. More and more official info and images as they become available. More..
