Polylord's Phenomenal Pit of Polystone

[Polylord]

Ok I never gotten around making recent pictures of my collection, other than the pictures I put on my website (http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/index.html). I decided it was time to show you how everything has been set up here in my small apartment.

My "main" setup is a cabinet with nice lights in it. Unfortunately, it's a pain to take pictures of cabinets, with the flash and the glass and all. That's why this picture is a bit dark and not too sharp :(
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves01.jpg

Here are some close ups of the contents of the cabinet. On top of it are these items. My favorite is the Treebeard bust and it looks awesome on that height, it's like he's looking directly at you! :D
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves09.jpg


On the top shelf, my recently bought Orc Warrior, and my good ole Ringwraith on Steed.
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves10.jpg


Underneath that, the great scene between the Morgul Lord and Eowyn. Right next to it my very very favorite statue of them all, the Witch King of Angmar in True Form (signed by Shane Rangi). :rock
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves11.jpg


Below that is my "Elf-Shelf", decorated it a bit with some (fake) leaves. Gotta love the pose of the Archer!:cool:
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves12.jpg


On the bottom of the cabinet, I put my Moria-shelf. On the right, the Watcher in the Water, next to that my self-made Gates of Moria-carving out of stone and to the far right the Mines of Moria-environment.
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves13.jpg

[Polylord]

Morgul Lord Legendary Scale bust... awesome bust if you ask me! :p
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves02.jpg


Hey... wait a minute.. that's not Lord of the Rings! :mad: I know, I liked the Chronicles of Narnia and this bookend set in particular, so I bought it. Don't be upset :D On the left the Mouth of Sauron bust. Man I really hope they make a Legendary Scale bust, or PF of Lifesize bust of him. He rocks! :rock Good ol' Gandalf the Grey on the right. He's pointing at my Sauron statue on the other side of the room :wacky
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves03.jpg


I'm totally in love with that Cave Troll LSB! It's so awesome, and I like displaying it a bit high on a shelf, so he's really watching you when you look up at him. Gothmog on Warg was a gift I won at a give-away at Sideshow. When I first saw pictures of it, I wasn't impressed, but when I saw this thing in real life, I loved it! Also, displayed kinda high, so you can see that Warg straight into his ugly mouth ;)
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves04.jpg

[Polylord]

Yes, another favorite of mine: The Stone Trolls. I don't know what it is (I mean it's just three trolls with some moss on them, what's the big deal? :confused:) but somehow it's an amazing piece. The Escape of the Road plaque is also amazing, I love that thing. Next to that, Peter Jackson as Corsair, and the Barad Dur from Danbury Mint. Oh and a tiny Balrog from Gentle Giant hehe.
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves05.jpg


That's one bad-*** mother (peeeeep); Lurtz! :rock. He's being protected by an Easterling Soldier ("Back off with that camera, man!"). Yeah right, like Lurtz needs protection, lol.
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves06.jpg


The Bookend set with the EE DVD's in between. Ever noticed how pink Gandalf's hands and face are painted? Or is that just my version? He looks like a pig. Well, color-wise anyway. Apart from that, great item. Underneath it, Bilbo (it took me about 4 weeks before I noticed he's actually holding the ring in his hand, that's such a cool detail!), the Saruman bust from Gentle Giant, carefully being watched by Wormtongue.
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves07.jpg


King Theoden is guarding the Golden Hall, on the shelf below are three of the very first busts I ever bought from Sideshow (with the Orc Overseer being the very very first ;)).
http://www.planet.nl/~einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves08.jpg


I still have to find some place to really show off my Sauron statue (is now situated on a small table, not to my satisfaction. In another room I have temporarily placed the Freddy Krueger PF and Demon Freddy PF, together with the Jason PF. I'm planning on making a sort of "Horror Corner" with them, but haven't gotten around yet to doing that.

[fantasymaker]

nice poly , i love the touch of the flowers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D

[pixletwin]

Yeah the Autumn leaves are a nice touch.

[Portugueezer]

Great collection!
I love the Cave Troll LSB.
Gotta find me one of these.....:D

[carbo-fation]

Very nice collection! Well displayed!:clap

[Colossus]

Thats Great Collection, What type of shelf is the silver and glass one?

[victorinox]

great lotr collection...

[jrjhoe]

Awesome collection, you really THINK what you want to have before you buy something!

[Malice]

man that look gangstah!!!!! of the hizzle fo' shizzle! =]

[Polylord]

Thats Great Collection, What type of shelf is the silver and glass one?

I bought it from a specialty shop here in the Netherlands. Was very expensive, but at least it shows the collection way better than the rest of my collection which is on wooden shelves (Ivar from IKEA). I paid extra for the little halo-spots on the sides, but I think it's so much better than lights on the top of the cabinet, especially with those huge bases of the statues. The light wouldn't reach the bottom of the cabinet.

[Colossus]

I see your point about the lighting, I think I saw in the IKEA Catalog they have some side lights, I will have to make a pilgramage to the IKEA and check it out, Curious what do you consider Expensive?

[The Ringer]

You have one amazingly elegant collection! Everything looks so clean an organized and you have a nice set of grails there to. Your crerativity to use they flowers works perfect with the elves. Amazing!

[Polylord]

I see your point about the lighting, I think I saw in the IKEA Catalog they have some side lights, I will have to make a pilgramage to the IKEA and check it out, Curious what do you consider Expensive?

The glass cabinet was 1200 Euro's (almost 1900 USD). The "problem" with most of the IKEA cabinets is that they weren't wide enough as I wanted a cabinet that was 1 meter wide. I think the widest IKEA cabinet was either 60 or 80 cm.

[Colossus]

I see your going for a certain look, and you have succeded, do you have any wide shots of you Collection? like to see your setup

[Red]

Excellent display Poly looking good mate.:cool: :)

[Polylord]

I see your going for a certain look, and you have succeded, do you have any wide shots of you Collection? like to see your setup

I'll see if I can make a decent picture today and post it. It's basically the cabinet and the Ivar bookcase really. But I'll post a picture later to show.

[Mooncat]

Spot on

Will look even better when the piece yoour currently working on gets finished

[FlyAndFight]

You've got some nice grails in your collection. Great display setup.

[Polylord]

Hey all,

Because my last topic was pretty "old" (lots of statues sold/given away, different set-up), I thought it was time for an update. I apologize for the rather poor pictures. I can't figure out how to make good pictures without a flash. With a flash, it reflects it with all that glass from the cabinets!

This is my new cabinet. It's hard to make a good picture of it with all that glass, like I explained above.
http://home.kpn.nl/einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves01.jpg

As you can see, the Moria Orc PF Exclusive is on the top shelf (after I took this picture, I decided I liked the unhelmeted version better, so at the moment it has its ugly head on). Next to the Moria Orc is the Easterling soldier. The shelf underneath contains some of the different busts that I thought looked good next to each other.
http://home.kpn.nl/einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves02.jpg

King Theoden fights Gothmog on his warg (with the Golden Hall on the foreground).
http://home.kpn.nl/einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves03.jpg

On the lowest shelf, Aragorn (PF Exclusive) fights with Lurtz (PF Exclusive). Unfortunately the cabinet was a bit too small to put them a bit further apart. On the foreground you can see the Stone Trolls.
http://home.kpn.nl/einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves04.jpg

My other (wooden) cabinet. The Morgul Lord LSB will be on a slightly higher surface shortly, as he's now half hidden behind a wing of the Fell Beast (Eagle vs. Fell Beast diorama). I'm very happy with the way Sauron has been positioned. He's towering over everything and everyone, with the ring clearly visible on his extended arm.
http://home.kpn.nl/einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves05.jpg

Overview shot of my other glass cabinet.
http://home.kpn.nl/einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves06.jpg

Orc Warrior, Ringwraith on Steed and Battle Troll of Mordor.
http://home.kpn.nl/einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves08.jpg

De Morgul Lord and Witch King of Angmar statues are both signed by the actors (respectively Lawrence Makaore and Shane Rangi).
http://home.kpn.nl/einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves09.jpg

The Elf Shelf TM. One day I hope I can put a Prologue Elf PF on this shelf as well!
http://home.kpn.nl/einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves10.jpg

The Moria Shelf. The Watcher in the Water, my self-made Gates of Moria and the Mines of Moria environment.
http://home.kpn.nl/einde043/LotR/shelves/shelves11.jpg

Hope you enjoyed seeing what my collection looks like!

[JosephCPR]

Where are the pics? :huh

[Polylord]

Where are the pics? :huh

Whoops! Edited! ;)

[Balsquat]

Nice elf shelf.
The leaves add a nice touch, creative display!

[quadcent]

yeah the first pics are gonzo, but the last pics look great.
nice displays, and nice mixture of busts, pf's, and other pieces. well done.:cool:

[ambasah]

very well displayed - good job!

[Malice]

very nice set up mate

[GondorGirl]

Looks splendid :clap Great work :rock

[FelMar]

Lots of LOTR goodness here :clap

love the updated pics! Congrats :bow

[JosephCPR]

Whoops! Edited! ;)

;) No problem, I just thought I was the only one that couldn't see them.
BTW Very nice LOTR collection! You've got a very clear display, congrats. May I ask you where are those cabinets from (metallic ones)? they look quite cool

[darthstitch]

Great collection dude :cool:

[Polylord]

;) No problem, I just thought I was the only one that couldn't see them.
BTW Very nice LOTR collection! You've got a very clear display, congrats. May I ask you where are those cabinets from (metallic ones)? they look quite cool

Bought them from a store in Holland. :cool:

[jimmy]

awsome collection ,top class display, super work !

[Polylord]

awsome collection ,top class display, super work !

Somehow you posting that exact same message 50 times in other threads doesn't give it any credibility. :rolleyes:

[quadcent]

Somehow you posting that exact same message 50 times in other threads doesn't give it any credibility. :rolleyes:

:lol:lol well i guess that's an easy way to get your post count started:rolleyes:

i guess we'll see what he's going to be selling soon enough