Mordor Troll Weight

Hodush · **Posted:** Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:30 pm

Hi Guys,

I got 2 mordor trolls off ebay and they are quite heavy, so I am not convinced about them. Would someone be able to weigh their metal ones for me? Just the regular old chaps with hammers.

They are heavier than Sauron and Treebeard for me. There is no detail on the sides of the upper leg either, so if anyone knows if this is normal or not, it would be nice to know.

Thanks a bunch

NarsilReforged · **Joined:** Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:13 am **Posts:** 316

He he. I know you. You're Stephen Brown from the fb page. I'm Gen Giddings.

Hodush · **Posted:** Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:43 am

Way to get my hopes up for another reply Gen....

Stephen is just my alias though - kinda like clarke kent

NarsilReforged · **Joined:** Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:13 am **Posts:** 316

Sorry. If I had a troll I would weigh it for you but I am a true and good player. Only good forces for me. I'm untainted.

NBcookies · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:33 am

mine weighs 158 grams, including base and unpainted. Hope this helps.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2014 4:02 pm

I'm wondering if these are re casts. I'm led to believe there is a Chinese company that are doing them but I have not seen one.

Hodush · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:04 am

Ok mine was 255g. I'll be taking it to a GW in 2 weeks to get them to look at it I guess (unless this will only result in me losing it - id rather use it as an objective than have it destroyed and not replaced). The seller didn't have other models to sell, so i presume they bought a dodgy copy and then sold it on. The pictures were a bit hard to see from and they were European so i wasn't expecting something from China.

Things that are a bit suspect are:
Heavy Weight
Pieces don't fit together as well
Darker metal
No join between legs and abdomen
No chest armour plate (can anyone confirm if this is sculpted on or an addition like it is with the plastics).
Drilled hole in the shoulder (when I received it) to help it join - very shiny and not like a cast only hole/join.
Join seam running from foot to shoulder down the side of the mini.

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:52 am

To have this much disparity must make it a re cast IMO. The massively heavier weight and darker metal seem to be tell tale give always as to its origin.

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:52 pm

Re: The Chest armour plate. The regular metal Trolls have the armour sculpted on - they may have used the torso of a Catapult Troll, which is why the pieces don't fit together properly.

Lord Hurin · **Posted:** Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:52 am

GothmogtheWerewolf wrote:

Re: The Chest armour plate. The regular metal Trolls have the armour sculpted on - they may have used the torso of a Catapult Troll, which is why the pieces don't fit together properly.

Or they might have cast the plastic Troll in metal. This would also account for the lack of detailing on the legs and the heavier weight.

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