Aragorn

"Elendil!" he cried. "I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dunadan, the heir of Isildur, Elendil's son of Gondor. Here is the Sword that was Broken and is forged again! Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!"

One of my favourite things, apart from the contents of the Geek Cave, is the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  This love is shared  by one of my friends, who received Aragorn here for Christmas this past year.

Aragorn was made from a Sorin base.  He's kept his original base colour, with some shading added and eyes repainted.  His mane, tail, crown, and armour were sculpted with Apoxie Sculpt and painted with acrylics.  And of course, he's wearing the green jewel given to him by Galadriel.  His crown and armour were based on the look used in the movie version, while his symbol was based on one of my favourite passages from the novel:

"There flowered a White Tree, and that was for Gondor; but Seven Stars were about it, and a high crown above it, the signs of Elendil that no lord had borne for years beyond count. And the stars flamed in the sunlight, for they were wrought of gems by Arwen daughter of Elrond; and the crown was bright in the morning, for it was wrought of mithril and gold.
Thus came Aragorn son of Arathorn, Elessar, Isildur's heir, out of the Paths of the Dead, borne upon a wind from the Sea to the kingdom of Gondor..."

Elf

2018 - A Year in the Life of a Collection or Three

Happy New Year, Readers!

2018 was quite an epic year in the Geek Cave.  Ponies, and Shortcakes, and She-Ra, oh my!

To begin with, I took an unexpected break from the blog for a few months early this year.  This wasn't intentional or planned, it just fell by the wayside for a few months.  But in June I got back on the pony (bad pun, you're welcome) and started writing again.

Roomy and I went to two Pony conventions this year, the MLP Fair in Orlando, and the Canadian Extravaganza in Montreal.  I loved both cons, of course.  As always, it was great to see old friends and new at these cons, and also to have a chance to visit two fun cities, as well as a few interesting stops along the way.

I also added quite a lot to my collection at the two conventions this year.  Many, many, many ponies came home with me this year (as well as a few Shortcakes that Roomy picked up for my xmas gifts).  I won't lie, I had great fun splurging this year.

In the second half of the year, Roomy and I started the re-org of the Geek Cave.  We moved everything around so that we now have a Vintage side and a Modern side in the room.  We also added more shelving, but there's still plenty to do next year.

Roomy also got to enjoy the first major reboot of her favourite franchise, She-Ra, this year.  So far there has only been the new cartoon (which I highly recommend), but we are waiting with great excitement to see if a new toy line will be coming out!

And finally, at almost the end of the year, I doomed us with a giant Kijiji purchase.  I regret nothing!

Thank you for reading the blog.  Sometimes preparing this has felt a little like I'm talking to myself, but the feedback, comments, and conversations some of you have provided have been most appreciated.  I'm glad you've enjoyed the blog and will continue to do so into the future.

Here's to a 2019 full of collection fun for us all!

Elf