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Somehow I talked my beloved wife into allowing me to get some Lord of the Rings statues from Sideshow Collectibles. The premise is that we LOVE LOTR and are trying to get into “fine art”. So figured that these would bea nice combination.

The statues we received were Helm’s Deep and The Golden Hall part of their “Environments” series. Unfortunately I missed out on the first one, Orthanc which is now selling on eBay for around $1,000. We can only hope the same happens to our new statues.

They are beautifully detailed, especially the Golden Hall. Unfortunately the Hem’s Deep statue is covered by semi-hard to see reddish/marroonish dots. They definately don’t seem like they fit in… unless they are squished orcses or something. I sent an email to Sideshow asking if this was a bug or a features, and that I could provide pictures. I was quickly responded to with a request for the pics, so I will have to take some tonight to send along. So far so good on the customer service. Their FAQ’s state that sometimes replacements can’t be had due to limited number editions (which this is) so I’ll then have to decide if I want my money back or a botched statue.

Anyway… will post the results of the dot findings when they happen, but am excited to add these to the collection. Now I just have to find a place to display them proudly.

**update**
After sending some pics they approved my return, and sent someone to pick it up. According to the UPS tracking number, they just got it. So hopefull a new unspotted Helm’s Deep will be on it’s way shortly.

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Alex sent me a link to this on a different forum, but tracked down the original. I had to try hard not to LOL at work while reading it, is freaking hillarious.

Requirements: Have seen LOTR:FOTR, and be a gamer

sif = As if
ffs = For F*** sakes (their words not mine)

F3ll0wsh1p of teh R1ng

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The first Incredibles trailer just came out over at Apple (and a few other places). A few thoughts…

1. They don’t seem to share much of what the storyline is going to be… so not sure what to really think
2. The people at Pixar are still the bomb, and Disney is stupid to not bend over backwards to make a deal <shakesfist>stupid eisner</shakesfist>. The graphics continue to advance, and can’t wait to see it on the big screen.
3. I will never use the color red again after visiting the trailer page. I think my eyes are forever scarred from the sensory overload… do not look directly at the trailer page

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