Sunday, February 23, 2014

And now...something totally differant: The evolution of The Fellowship of the Ring

I've been going back into my old (very old...say 1973!) fantasy figures and giving them a dust-off. Here are three sets of The Fellowship, LOTR. The first set is circa 1973-74:

Can't even remember the manufacturer, but they are all there; back row (l-r):
Gandalf the Grey, Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas and Gimli
front row (l-r):
Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin

Fast forward to 1978 and the next set is inspired by the Ralph Bakshi film interpretation: 

Now advance to the present and we have the Games Workshop entry:


Closeups of...Gandalf the Grey:

Aragorn son of Arathorn:

Boromir son of Denethor:

Legolas son of Thranduil:

Gimli son of Gloin:

Frodo Baggins:

Samwise Gangee:

Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck: 

and last but not least, Peregrin 'Pippin' Took:

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  1. ChrisApril 7, 2014 at 1:00 PM

    I have have the same original set from the 70s! I think they were Hinchliffe figures. I see we agree on who is who concerning the hobbits:
    http://www.anotherwargamesblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/vintage-fellowship-of-ring.html

    Chris

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