Originally posted by Don Pedicini Jr.: Hey that's cool, there's my Bilbo I did....
Cool card too, I love the expression on his face.
February 21, 2008, 11:16 AM
Arvin Sloane
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Originally posted by dillndill:
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Originally posted by Arvin Sloane: Does anyone have a clue what the left card on the second row is supposed to be?
It appears, to me anyway, that it's a leg from the knee down???
Yes, you are absolutely correct! The artist is Tristan Henry-Wilson. I emailed him last night to inquire about the card and he did confirm this was a leg with armour. Checkout his website, he's got some nice work.
February 21, 2008, 11:17 AM
Arvin Sloane
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Originally posted by steve j: Yeh its the start of the climb upto Cirth Ungol (Tower of the spider).
This is correct. I emailed Patrick about this card and he sent me a very nice email, which included a screencap of the scene he based the card on.
February 21, 2008, 01:55 PM
zhamlau
I absolutely LOVE Sarumans Staff lol. You cant draw the character, but you can draw his staff! Thats a really creative way to get around that, and i love the scroll title. someone really put a lot of thought into that one, good stuff.
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February 21, 2008, 02:13 PM
prospect5k
I just read that Cat and Allison managed to get a few Sarumans approved by Lee. One of Cat's Sarumans recently ended w/ a BIN of $299.
February 21, 2008, 02:57 PM
Don Norton
Got my box today, here's the breakdown:
3 base sets of 72 cards - 17 extras
9 Foil Art Cards - a complete set
6 Etched Foil Cards - a complete set
1 Bronze Parallel Foil
1 Gold Foil Parallel (44/90)
2 Sketches Unknown artists, swordsman and helmet
The base set and foils are great, it was really nice to get a gold foil of Gollum, the 2 sketches are rather dull compared with previous pulls from the other sets and what I've seen in this thread. I still hopw to buy a few packs, so maybe I'll find a really great one.
Apologies to those who end up with some of my weaker cards
February 21, 2008, 07:08 PM
Bryan Shaffer
I don't see any weak cards in that portfolio...
February 21, 2008, 09:58 PM
Mdelbene
With the help of a lot of knowledgeable people, I have been given the character/object names and CORRECTCORRECT artist name.
Following are the corrected scans:
Character - Legolas Artist - Otto Dieffenbach
Character - Gandolf Artist - Christian Dalla Vecchia
Character – Gollum Mouth Artist – Jamie Snell
Character – Sam Artist – Kevin Doyle
Characters – Arwen & Aragorn Artist - Chris Henderson
Character – Balrog Artist – Pat Hamill The scan does not do this card justice – it’s magnificent.
Character – Modor Orc Artist – Brent Woodside
Character – Sam Artist – Brent Woodside
Character – Moria Goblin/Orc Artist – Tony Perna
Character – Boromir Artist – Rich Molinelli
Character/Object – Mordor/Eye of Sauron & Mt Doom Artist – Jon Morris
Character – Cave Troll Artist – Grant Gould
Character – Gothmog, Orc Captain Artist – Grant Gould
Character – Mountain Toll Artist - Ryan Waterhouse Got 2 of this card
Character – Frodo Artist – Jon Morris
Character – Eowyn Artist – Steven Miller
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February 22, 2008, 01:24 AM
zhamlau
had an awesome box!!!!
Truly, masterpieces is not just a title, is a statement of FACT!!! when you look at the level of nuanced detail in the faces, the eyes looking off seeing what must be some glorious site just to the right of him on the woodside, or the brooding vexed nature of gandalf smoking his pipe pondering the role the hobbits will play in reshaping middle earth...why its clear the artist must have spent hours designing these sketchs, to bring out the full experience and detail these sketchs...NEIGH...MASTERPIECES truly achieve! Some might say spending 30-50 secounds on a sketch is to little. These hobgoblins of little minds might make comments like "i cant even tell what this is"...or "1.50 for this sketch? topps got ripped!" but not to this connoisseur! Good work woodside, good work waterhouse! i have a few cases coming tommorow...now i know the odds of me pulling anymore of your work is slim (since you know there are 100 artists) but boy, i got my fingers crossed ill be able to find some of your rare gems somewhere down the road, i just hope i can afford the bidding war they are sure to ensue!
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February 22, 2008, 01:49 AM
GERCHEW
Hello, I was very happy with my case breakdowns.I opened 2 cases and while I was upset as many of you are with Waterhouse & Woodside repeats it was balanced out with really sweet sketches I pulled after those.Please tell me how to post images and I'll put up scans and a detailed description of the break. Gerald
February 22, 2008, 02:04 AM
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February 22, 2008, 02:21 AM
GERCHEW
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I am keeping all 3 Arwen's and the Graham Ringwraith color.I hope you all do well in this release and the upcoming Indiana Jones.Take care.This message has been edited. Last edited by: webjon, February 22, 2008 08:12 AM
February 22, 2008, 03:32 AM
kjn
I really dig that Graham Ringwraith. That's just an awesome sketch!
February 22, 2008, 04:09 AM
baabaa5
Seriously cool!!! How much for these gems .... I thought my Heroes sketches were great .. how wrong was I! Now who produced this set ... was it that great company called Tops? All hail the mighty Topps!
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Originally posted by zhamlau: had an awesome box!!!!
Truly, masterpieces is not just a title, is a statement of FACT!!! when you look at the level of nuanced detail in the faces, the eyes looking off seeing what must be some glorious site just to the right of him on the woodside, or the brooding vexed nature of gandalf smoking his pipe pondering the role the hobbits will play in reshaping middle earth...why its clear the artist must have spent hours designing these sketchs, to bring out the full experience and detail these sketchs...NEIGH...MASTERPIECES truly achieve! Some might say spending 30-50 secounds on a sketch is to little. These hobgoblins of little minds might make comments like "i cant even tell what this is"...or "1.50 for this sketch? topps got ripped!" but not to this connoisseur! Good work woodside, good work waterhouse! i have a few cases coming tommorow...now i know the odds of me pulling anymore of your work is slim (since you know there are 100 artists) but boy, i got my fingers crossed ill be able to find some of your rare gems somewhere down the road, i just hope i can afford the bidding war they are sure to ensue!
February 22, 2008, 11:19 AM
tevans333
[QUOTE]Originally posted by baabaa5: Seriously cool!!! How much for these gems .... I thought my Heroes sketches were great .. how wrong was I! Now who produced this set ... was it that great company called Tops? All hail the mighty Topps!
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From someone who just orderd 2 more cases because I was pleased with my first 6, let me go against the grain and say, Yes Hail the mighty Topps. This is a great set with great sketches. The cases are well balanced and that is what matters.
February 22, 2008, 05:11 PM
Patdata
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Originally posted by zhamlau: had an awesome box!!!!
Truly, masterpieces is not just a title, is a statement of FACT!!! when you look at the level of nuanced detail in the faces, the eyes looking off seeing what must be some glorious site just to the right of him on the woodside, or the brooding vexed nature of gandalf smoking his pipe pondering the role the hobbits will play in reshaping middle earth...why its clear the artist must have spent hours designing these sketchs, to bring out the full experience and detail these sketchs...NEIGH...MASTERPIECES truly achieve! Some might say spending 30-50 secounds on a sketch is to little. These hobgoblins of little minds might make comments like "i cant even tell what this is"...or "1.50 for this sketch? topps got ripped!" but not to this connoisseur! Good work woodside, good work waterhouse! i have a few cases coming tommorow...now i know the odds of me pulling anymore of your work is slim (since you know there are 100 artists) but boy, i got my fingers crossed ill be able to find some of your rare gems somewhere down the road, i just hope i can afford the bidding war they are sure to ensue!
If either of these sketches had been done by Peter Jackson and there was only two or three in the set you would have been dancing round your room like a giddy school kid. It’s just like the Parkman uniform in the Heroes set::- If there had only been ten of those people would have been crowing about pulling one. The card wouldn’t have been any different, just much more rare. So please show some maturity rather than having a cheap dig at the artists.
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February 22, 2008, 05:32 PM
Chris Byrne
did the atrist Kayan (sp?) draw from this set too?
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