So EA bro, were there be a prob if the swords are not sharp and made of plastic? i think maybe juz have to check with spf again.

yeh, so it should be classified as toy collectible or replica. so it's just an electronic toy... no problem at all.

wow... then should be no prob in holding it sooner than expected. Btw do we need to polish it or juz wipe it? any suggestions bleahhh?

my eyes may be playing tricks on me but it seems blades by brown are having some discount on the sauron helm? a good 35% approx.
so if any of you are interested in it, can take a look here:

bladesbybrown

and that's before shipping.

i think shipping would not be so much that when you add them up, it will exceed $1k? caesars' price is above that mark. very exp.

for those who collect the minis, here's a shot of the next sword in line to be released.

by the way, i use photobucket and realised that they have upgraded their interface. not bad at all, looks more mordern/pro compared to the previous amateurish look.

still waiting for the mini hadhafang to be made. i really wonder why nc has their mini hadhafang for so long and yet uc doesnt have it.

just how many of you guys here collect the minis? i figured since i cant possibly afford to get all of uc's weapons, might as well settle to try and buy every mini they make.

i think i would prefer having non-sharpen blades... its more safer. but no matter how blunt the blade, it can still cause injuries.

that's why im deciding on having the swords put in casings then place on display.. it can be stored easily with less exposure to moisture. btw i dun intend to start collecting the miniture swords. worried that there might not be enough space to display all of them.

well I prefer the UC 1:1 replica of the swords. the swords that I have will be displayed in my study. whenever there are kids around I'll be sure to lock the door.

in that case you have to take good care of them. you will need to care for the blade, like maintaining them to make sure they do not rust etc... also, one thing good about them is since they are functional, they feel more like a sword then the current ones. they are more weight balanced i believe, so when you take it and swing around, it's feels better than the ones now. but they will surely cost much more!

well, functional swords are not a luxury everyone could enjoy...i mean who wont wan aa functional sword over a replica....

I do noe of functional samurai swords that go fro $5k-6k a piece...and they are the lower mid ranged...i mean..it almost toally freaked me out and made me change my mind abt collecting them..


so i say UCs replicas are a good choice for fans like us...so i would say to make them limited peices would be a smart move for them...not many would get them,....

yeah, i agree with u. UC replica would be fine for us. the fdunctional swords are rather on the high-end. can use the money to get better stuff.

some uc replica are as sharp as real functional sword, legolas knife, hadhafang, sting to name a few.

i even heard that those u see here are already blunted.

to me, it is good to buy a replica but can function as real sword i even thinking of sharpening my replica collection

sharpening doesnt make it functional. when i said functional, i meant that not only it has a sharpe edge, the weight is differently distributed. it's made differently and also the materials are different. the ones we all have now are soft metal, hit something real hard with them and they will be damaged. the functional swords that uc said they could be making are those really hard metal where you can chop chop here and swing swing there wont be bent just like that.

wow! made of hard metal... then i guess the swords must be very heavy.... the anduril i have now is considered heavy, wonder how heavy the functional sword. sure got problem displaying it.

Saw that there is 35% - 50% at Cesars

Yuh the "red" label ones.....

yes, it's something like that, making it easier to handle from the better weight distribution.

i didnt know sharpening the swords would spoilt it? and why is it illegal when you can buy knives off the shelves?

just a gimmick. they would nev have discounts that much for popular merchandise like uc's lotr range & mr's star wars range. mostly are those antique pistols, swords...

heard the sword r sharpen when made

its due to the law here that it had to be blunt to come here??

noelchiew brought up a very good point. so what if the swords have a sharp edge? like hello! we can buy knives just about anywhere and for a fraction of the price. c'mon, who in their right mind would buy a $350-400 sword and go around with it attacking people. I rather buy a kitchen knife which is cheaper and easier to conceal. does this mean the next time I buy a kitchen knife, they need to take down my particulars?

honestly, I think alot of laws in Singapore need to be rewritten. it's such an irony. Singapore is encouraging people to become entrepeneurs but the amount of red tape you need to go through to start a business puts off most people.

sometimes it really makes you wonder whether the laws are put in place to safeguard the people or the government.

Wats EA says is true... there should be a time to review all the redtapes. im not saying that the government is not doing their jobs. Its juz that some of these rules have been around since the colonial times. maybe they should have an agency where they can look into these rules and rewrite them after gathering feedbacks from the public.

Juz like in the i,robot movie, u can make all the rules thinking it would protect or save the society. But there are sure bound to have grey areas in or not, its juz a matter of time where people juz think hard and go around it.

I still think that as long people wanna bring replica swords or items for decorative purposes, the agencies should allow or juz issue us with individual license for it. They can juz keep track who is holding wat items. Imagine a scenario when they discover a LE anduril sword lying on the ground as a murder weapon, sure can trace to the owner rite?

Imagine a set of bows and arrows without arrowheads. Thats what my friend had to do... pretty funny to see such a thing on display in his house. The arrows look like long chopsticks.

my contact said they may be able to get more Helm of Sauron. price range between $675-700. very reasonable considering a certain shop has an approx price of $1200+ for it. I also enquired about the Gauntlet of Sauron with One Ring and Mace of Sauron. will post here once my contact emails me. let me know if anyone is interested in these products.

$675-700's indeed a bargain price. can save a few hundred bucks compared to getting here. still waiting to see how the guantlet will look like, many people were saying they rather pay a bit more than the price for mr's to get the whole hand rather than mr's which features only a finger! heh..

but mr's nice in the sense the ring's inscriptions can light up while uc's prob doesnt. but money wise for material it does seem uc's more worth?

hahaha noel bro, seems u interested in having the sauron's guantlet? does the mr's version really have light up ring? but the material used would not be stainless steel rite.

yup. for the Master Replicas version, when you press a button on the base, the One Ring on Sauron's finger will glow and the inscription on it becomes visible.

this was taken from a UC forum and by the man himself, Kit Rae, the product designer at UC.

anyone here owns the staff of saruman? i noticed sometime ago.. tat UC's replica ain't all tat accurate.. the actual movie prop features a tapered end... but UC's one doesn't hv tat.. additionally for UC's replica, the crystal ball at the staff's crown is much more translucent than the actual movie prop... wonder why UC doesn't model their replica more authentically and faithfully...

i'm not too sure about the specs for both mr's and uc's version of his finger and gauntlet. but yes it does glow very nicely i believe, just look at what they did to the sting, incredible isnt it? so when it's off it just like normal but when you hit the switch, the inscription glows just like the movie. that would mean it's hard fixed.

as for uc's version i didnt do research so i'm not sure. could be that it's the whole hand (not arm) and the ring could be removed? but for that hand rather than the lone finger which mr made, i was saying it's more worth as it just costs a little more from what i heard in other forums.

i wouldnt say i'm really interested at the moment. see how it goes lor ronnie bro. cos if i get that part, seems nicer if i buy other sauron parts aint it? and i wouldnt have that enough money to do that. actually, i just may get it alone but i want to see uc's version first.

Totally agree with u bro, lets adapt a wait and see first! got to see wats the cost if wanna collect all... most probably very very expensive.

yes... VERY. because all of them will be very limited as they are not easy to make according to what kit rae said. the materials etc...
it's not bad, though if you notice properly, it isnt 100% same as the movie prop. that is due to material and machine constraints.

so ronnie bro, seems like you really have to work out your finances for uc and ssw stuff. must plan liao eh?

yeah.. have been using my calculator function on my hp freqently... since i started on ssw. Looks like got to calculate all over again as need to add the stuff ordered from EA bro.

well I'm going ahead with the applying of the arms license but I have to register myself as a business first, which means I have to think of a company name. So what I'm gonna do is start a contest. I'll probably start a new thread for it.

Cool bro!!! now thinking hard for a name... PM u in a days time.

I had a nice chat with the approving officer. very informative conversation. from what he told me, swords with a cutting blade like Legolas Fighting Knives, Strider Elven Knife, Sting and Hadhafang are not allowed to be sold here. shops can only display it. the blade has to be blunted if you want to buy it. makes me wonder how some shops manage to bring them in and sell without getting into trouble with the authorities.

UC Unlimited Anduril + Scabbard --> SG$450
UC Sword of Boromir --> SG$350
UC Sword of Gandalf - Glamdring --> SG$340
UC Sword of the Ringwraiths --> SG$340
UC Sword of the Witchking --> SG$340
UC Strider Ranger Sword --> SG$340
UC Staff of Saruman --> SG$220
UC Helm of King Elendil --> SG$450
UC Helm of Gimli --> SG$450
UC Legolas Fighting Knives Scabbards --> SG$250
UC Scabbard for Anduril --> shipping in Dec 2004. price TBA.
UC Staff of Gandalf the White --> SG$230
UC Herugrim, Sword of Theoden --> SG$360
UC Gimli's Battle Axe --> SG$350 (ship date 31 Aug 2004)
UC Sword of Boromir --> SG$350 (ships in Sept 2004)
UC Sauron's Gauntlet and Ring --> shipping in Dec 2004. price to TBA

let me know if you're interested in Master Replicas products too.

wow, your helm pirces are cheap.I really wanna save up and get the helm.

whats your price for MR Sauron Finger?

ea, you mean you wont be bringing in hadhafang. aiyo... i really wanted them. maybe those retailers bribed them? cannot be so strict that other products can be certain like those you mentioned cannot leh. maybe must pay a little more premium or something? really a waste...

looks like the only swords that cant be brought in are elven swords/knives.

so ea, confirm really cant bring in for hadhafang? what about ke siao saying you are buying to display only keke...

i dont get it, cant bring in but can display? aren't we buying it to display????

display as in you have a shop and display it in the shop under lock and key. I told the approving officer I'm gonna do online sales.