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What is non functional

ElendilTheShort
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Oct 15 2012, 7:52pm


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are the dead bones as armour and weapons. After death bones become very brittle. Poor armour and even worse weapons. His mace is simply ridiculous. As Otaku points out all those projections would be more to the detriment of Bolg than any of his enemies.

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A closer look at Bolg DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 14 2012, 10:42am
    One does not simply... Aruakar Send a private message to Aruakar Oct 14 2012, 10:47am
        "Damn heavy" Faenoriel Send a private message to Faenoriel Oct 14 2012, 10:56am
        It looks like a back bone from a large animal? DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 14 2012, 12:19pm
            An Oliphaunt vertebra would be about the size of Bolg himself Faenoriel Send a private message to Faenoriel Oct 14 2012, 12:49pm
                Baby oliphaunt ;-) / DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 14 2012, 12:57pm
            Meanwhile, the BD figure has what appear to be bear paws and bones on his back... Captain Salt Send a private message to Captain Salt Oct 14 2012, 5:25pm
    His beard/hair looks like it's a living, sentinent creature of its own Faenoriel Send a private message to Faenoriel Oct 14 2012, 10:55am
        So, instead of the talking purse ... DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 14 2012, 12:19pm
    I forgot to cite the source DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 14 2012, 12:34pm
    Looks like he is shredding a wild lefty guitar Anya Send a private message to Anya Oct 14 2012, 1:29pm
        Just nasty looking Elessar Send a private message to Elessar Oct 14 2012, 2:37pm
    He looks Shelob'sAppetite Send a private message to Shelob'sAppetite Oct 14 2012, 2:50pm
        I'm not wild about it, either Voronwë_the_Faithful Send a private message to Voronwë_the_Faithful Oct 14 2012, 3:18pm
            yeah... Brandybuckled Send a private message to Brandybuckled Oct 14 2012, 4:24pm
                The over-sized mace or whatever looks like a matter of perspective to me. Captain Salt Send a private message to Captain Salt Oct 14 2012, 5:24pm
            Its horrible Elenorflower Send a private message to Elenorflower Oct 15 2012, 3:48pm
    That guy looks absolutely terrifying! Love the armor and make-up design thomasofrohan Send a private message to thomasofrohan Oct 14 2012, 3:35pm
    Scary YES but Orcish NOT YET Lieutenant of Dol Guldur Send a private message to Lieutenant of Dol Guldur Oct 14 2012, 3:49pm
        I think the action figure height is a bit off Carne Send a private message to Carne Oct 14 2012, 4:11pm
        It seems Azog and Bolg are part of a new Orc breed? Captain Salt Send a private message to Captain Salt Oct 14 2012, 4:12pm
            I agree, could be a new breed thoon Send a private message to thoon Oct 15 2012, 1:37am
                Interesting idea about Bolg inspiring Saruman DarkJackal Send a private message to DarkJackal Oct 15 2012, 2:35pm
    Any idea where this is from? Captain Salt Send a private message to Captain Salt Oct 14 2012, 4:02pm
        It's from here :-) DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 14 2012, 6:32pm
            Thanks! :) // Captain Salt Send a private message to Captain Salt Oct 14 2012, 6:49pm
    Relatedly Phibbus Send a private message to Phibbus Oct 14 2012, 4:22pm
        Thanks for linking this! Carne Send a private message to Carne Oct 14 2012, 4:43pm
            I'm still not sure Phibbus Send a private message to Phibbus Oct 14 2012, 4:48pm
        Thanks Phibbus. I missed this! / DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 14 2012, 6:33pm
        Alas the red seal just says Lacrimae Rerum Send a private message to Lacrimae Rerum Oct 14 2012, 7:39pm
            Apparently Yazneg figures are in stock in UK Toys R Us stores Lacrimae Rerum Send a private message to Lacrimae Rerum Oct 14 2012, 7:54pm
                Where did you hear this? Carne Send a private message to Carne Oct 14 2012, 7:56pm
                    Just been on the Toys R Us Lacrimae Rerum Send a private message to Lacrimae Rerum Oct 14 2012, 8:08pm
                        Must have been released recently Carne Send a private message to Carne Oct 14 2012, 8:12pm
                My local TRU doesn't have a thing DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 14 2012, 8:13pm
                Ahh... Phibbus Send a private message to Phibbus Oct 14 2012, 8:14pm
                    Well Azog is in the films in some form. Lacrimae Rerum Send a private message to Lacrimae Rerum Oct 14 2012, 10:08pm
    If Bolg had a blog, I wonder what it would be about? Captain Salt Send a private message to Captain Salt Oct 14 2012, 5:27pm
        Daisy chain making, I imagine. / DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 14 2012, 6:36pm
        Recipes and such... Brandybuckled Send a private message to Brandybuckled Oct 14 2012, 6:49pm
            All distinct possibilities! ;) // Captain Salt Send a private message to Captain Salt Oct 14 2012, 6:51pm
            Something like this: Bolg's travelogue of Dol Guldur DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 14 2012, 7:09pm
                Lol Phibbus Send a private message to Phibbus Oct 14 2012, 7:17pm
                Heehee! ;) Captain Salt Send a private message to Captain Salt Oct 14 2012, 7:37pm
                Party games note Brandybuckled Send a private message to Brandybuckled Oct 14 2012, 7:45pm
    Bear Bones Mr. Arkenstone (isaac) Send a private message to Mr. Arkenstone (isaac) Oct 14 2012, 10:04pm
        Armor? Pipe Dream Send a private message to Pipe Dream Oct 15 2012, 8:13am
            It's not his own ribcage Aitieuriskon Send a private message to Aitieuriskon Oct 15 2012, 9:08am
                "I wear dead people." -Bolg Fardragon Send a private message to Fardragon Oct 15 2012, 9:20am
                Here's the thread: DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 15 2012, 9:32am
    Loving his design overall, but still mega-annoyed that he's at Dol Guldur and therefore intimately linked with the Necromancer.. *sigh*// Xanaseb Send a private message to Xanaseb Oct 14 2012, 11:15pm
        Intimately linked? DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 15 2012, 7:15am
            rofl you joker you :P ... but seriously ... Xanaseb Send a private message to Xanaseb Oct 15 2012, 10:47pm
                That mace wouldn't work. GothmogTheBalrog Send a private message to GothmogTheBalrog Oct 16 2012, 12:19am
                    Well... Phibbus Send a private message to Phibbus Oct 16 2012, 1:34am
    Hate to be negative after so many great designs ElendilTheShort Send a private message to ElendilTheShort Oct 15 2012, 7:08am
        I feel the same way redgiraffe Send a private message to redgiraffe Oct 15 2012, 9:33am
            resemblance redgiraffe Send a private message to redgiraffe Oct 15 2012, 9:37am
            Can you explain to us what is so non-functional about him? // Estel78 Send a private message to Estel78 Oct 15 2012, 12:50pm
                functional redgiraffe Send a private message to redgiraffe Oct 15 2012, 1:18pm
                    So what do you not like about it? // Estel78 Send a private message to Estel78 Oct 15 2012, 1:20pm
                        It's just too much dave_lf Send a private message to dave_lf Oct 15 2012, 1:40pm
                            Ha Phibbus Send a private message to Phibbus Oct 15 2012, 2:06pm
                                To me he looks like Shelob'sAppetite Send a private message to Shelob'sAppetite Oct 15 2012, 4:14pm
                                    he he! Elenorflower Send a private message to Elenorflower Oct 15 2012, 4:31pm
                                    He has similarities with a Kilrathi. Estel78 Send a private message to Estel78 Oct 15 2012, 5:21pm
                                        The lion-esque aliens from the Wing Commander games... sharpened_graphite Send a private message to sharpened_graphite Oct 15 2012, 5:59pm
                                            Wow, somebody else knows! Estel78 Send a private message to Estel78 Oct 15 2012, 6:10pm
                                                If it's for a MMORPG version of Privateer, I'm so in // dave_lf Send a private message to dave_lf Oct 15 2012, 6:13pm
                                                    It is. Estel78 Send a private message to Estel78 Oct 15 2012, 6:17pm
                                                        Are you serious? dave_lf Send a private message to dave_lf Oct 15 2012, 6:23pm
                                                            I am! :) Estel78 Send a private message to Estel78 Oct 15 2012, 6:36pm
                                                        Would be great! sharpened_graphite Send a private message to sharpened_graphite Oct 15 2012, 6:23pm
                                        I think dave_lf Send a private message to dave_lf Oct 15 2012, 6:09pm
                                            Well, David's Arnold's main theme was pretty good, IMO... Captain Salt Send a private message to Captain Salt Oct 15 2012, 6:16pm
                                                Yeah, the movie adaptation was awful. Estel78 Send a private message to Estel78 Oct 15 2012, 6:22pm
                            What? There's only two pieces of Rohirrim culture where the horses are evident GoodGuyA Send a private message to GoodGuyA Oct 15 2012, 3:14pm
                                Their *eating utensils* have horse motifs dave_lf Send a private message to dave_lf Oct 16 2012, 3:51pm
                                    Also not a fan of that one-note design Shelob'sAppetite Send a private message to Shelob'sAppetite Oct 16 2012, 5:52pm
                                        You'll be pleasantly surprised with the cultures of Laketown, Shelob'sAppetite. :-) DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 16 2012, 6:00pm
                        3 Things Bombadil Send a private message to Bombadil Oct 15 2012, 1:47pm
                        It's a bit difficult to explain but I will do my best redgiraffe Send a private message to redgiraffe Oct 15 2012, 1:53pm
                            Fair enough. Estel78 Send a private message to Estel78 Oct 15 2012, 2:07pm
                                good point redgiraffe Send a private message to redgiraffe Oct 15 2012, 2:26pm
                All those lovely projections... Otaku-sempai Send a private message to Otaku-sempai Oct 15 2012, 4:12pm
                What is non functional ElendilTheShort Send a private message to ElendilTheShort Oct 15 2012, 7:52pm
                    Everything in Middle-earth works a bit differently! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 15 2012, 8:12pm
                    That would depend on the function. Fardragon Send a private message to Fardragon Oct 16 2012, 6:52am
                        I was referring to the functionality ElendilTheShort Send a private message to ElendilTheShort Oct 16 2012, 10:00am
                            But that's it, the bones aren't armour, they are decoration and trophies Fardragon Send a private message to Fardragon Oct 16 2012, 10:15am
                                I thought is was noted somewhere it was armour ElendilTheShort Send a private message to ElendilTheShort Oct 16 2012, 11:01am
                                    We meet Bolg Fardragon Send a private message to Fardragon Oct 16 2012, 11:05am
                                Agreed Shelob'sAppetite Send a private message to Shelob'sAppetite Oct 16 2012, 3:24pm
                                    My immediate tetative reaction is the same Voronwë_the_Faithful Send a private message to Voronwë_the_Faithful Oct 16 2012, 3:52pm
        Exactly Shelob'sAppetite Send a private message to Shelob'sAppetite Oct 15 2012, 1:06pm
            Please don't pretend to know what is and what is not Del Toro. Estel78 Send a private message to Estel78 Oct 15 2012, 1:11pm
                I am very familiar with Del Toro's style Shelob'sAppetite Send a private message to Shelob'sAppetite Oct 15 2012, 1:40pm
    this Bolg chappie Elenorflower Send a private message to Elenorflower Oct 15 2012, 9:57pm

 
 
 

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