AOME LOTR - Fires of Mount Doom

Today we have a really cool Soldiers and Scenes set from Play Along Toys: Fires of Mount Doom. It's cool, not because of the Orcs, I mean, after all, Orcs are cheesy, nasty little boogers. This set is cool because it contains the cause of all the mischief in Middle Earth - Sauron! He is one big, bad mudda and towers over those puny Orcs and everyone for that matter. Sauron simply exudes evil!! From any angle he looks mean and menacing. Awesome! The figure comes with a huge mace and sword and I've photographed him in a number of poses so today I'm gonna include more shots than usual - just cuz he's neat! I've always been a fan of the books and movies and it always fascinates me as to how the designers, graphic artists, Tolkien interpretive artists, and others come up with their designs. It's an imaginative process that quite frankly eludes me, but we are all the richer for it by being able to enjoy the fruits of their imagination and labor. Well, the fruit of their labor in this set of three figures includes: an Orc with Mace, Sauron, and Orc Scout. Enjoy!

Fires of Mount Doom: Orc with Mace, Sauron, Orc Scout

Wave 7

Issued by: Play Along Toys

Assortment: 48100

Item Number: Not Available

Issue Date: 2005

Issue Price: $8.99

Orc with Mace

Sauron

Orc Scout

AOME LOTR Mouth of Sauron

Today on Sci-Fi Saturday we continue our series of Play Along Toys Armies of Middle Earth 'Lord of The Rings' series of toys.  To those who are new to the blog and perhaps aren't too familiar with this line of toys, they are licensed movie tie-in's to Peter Jackson's monumental film trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fabulous books. For toys that sold at a very reasonable price, the sculpting and execution were just superb!  Today's selection is 'The Mouth of Sauron'  - we would call him an 'ambassador' :-)   and is a later release in the line.  One of the most noticeable changes as the line evolved was the switch from shiny toy-like plastic to a more realistic flat finish.  The finish on this figure was so flat it practically sucked all the light out of the photo!!  Maybe it's Sauron's evil presence that caused it....

Enjoy!

Mouth of Sauron

Wave 6

Issued by: Art Asylum / Play Along Toys

Assortment: 48000

Item #: 48021

Issue Date: Spring 2004

Issue Price: $7.99