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Post 'em here! :D

15 sketches from my case:
(http://www.scificards.com/images/lotrsketches1.jpg)
(http://www.scificards.com/images/lotrsketches2.jpg)

Again, my apologies to those on dial up for the size.

Now to decide which one to keep.  I'm only letting myself have one.

Ed

Nice sketches 8)

I'd go for the Arwen ;)

Ditto on the Arwen :)s

Oh man, I looooooove that Thoeden at the bottom. I would definetly say that was a pretty decent case

My case...
Here's what I pulled.

Box 1 Gollum/Mike D (Duron?) & Arwen/Shum (numbered 324)
Box 2 Hobbit/Hodges & Aragorn/Rood
Box 3 Gilmli/Martinez
Box 4 Theoden/Booth & Witch King/Fabbri
Box 5 Treebeard/Benjamin? & Witch King/Frampton
Box 6 - Shelob?/Dalla Vecchia
Box 7 (be still my heart) - Elrond/Teranishi & Legolas/Kayanan
Box 8 - Sam/Parsons & Gandalf?/Woodside?

Needless to say, I'm VERY VERY pleased with getting a Kayanan, especially one I admired off the lotrsketchcards.com site. I'd actually JUST thought as I was breaking open the last pack "where's my Kayanan?" when there he was :D

14 total sketches!
(http://home.mindspring.com/~dwalther/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/lotr-sketch-set-1.jpg.w300h628.jpg)
(http://home.mindspring.com/~dwalther/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/lotr-sketch-set-2.jpg.w300h411.jpg)
(http://home.mindspring.com/~dwalther/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/lotr-sketch-set-3.jpg.w300h612.jpg)

My reaction to my case - EXTREMELY pleased.  The Frampton is cool, Treebeard is nice - that pencil is REALLY faint though, the Theoden is very nice, surprisingly I LIKE the Gimli/Martinez, the Rood is a good outline, Kayanan *swoon* I kept looking and looking and looking and thinking "No Way!",

Going to try & trade the Fabbri, the Duron, the Dalla Vecchia, Teranishi, Parsons, & Woodside  - just want other characters by those artists

I've got a nibble on a trade for the Benjamin & might trade the Hodges - ditto, like the artists, just want something else.

Overall I was VERY surprised by my reaction to the sketches - I like photo realistic, but these are all growing on me.  The only one I had a negative reaction to is the Woodside & that's because of the character (I think Gandalf looks more like a lion in this sketch), even so I may end up not trading any at all.

Nice sketches everyone! 
Ed:  I like the Mitchell Arwen, the Fabbri Gandalf, and I also like the one on the top left, but I don't know who the artist is.
Tialessa:  I actually like the sketch of Gollum the best (after the Kanyan of course).  I also think that the Martinez sketch is really good.  You probably got one of his best.

The Aragorn sketch is by Brian Rood as you rightly guessed! ;)
I think I'd be chasing the Teranishi, Rood and Kayanan sketches out of yours Tialessa ...

Out of Ed's selection I'd probably try for the Pronovost Treebeard and the Fabbri Gandalf - which just goes to show that I'm a 'traditionalist' at heart when it comes to art!! ::) ;) ;D

For what it is worth Ed I would keep the Gandalf, I think it is lovely  :)

I am so jeolous of everyone out there opening cases i want mine to come now

I NEED CARDS :-\

and I need them now

give me give me give sketches NOW  :o=

Sketch I pulled:
(http://members.sparedollar.com/gojags/lotrsketch1.jpg)
Sketch I bought at a very good BIN price IMHO.  Now I have one bad guy and one good guy.  I think they'll go nicely next to each other.
(http://members.sparedollar.com/gojags/lotrsketch2.jpg)

I love the Elf card (Legolas or Haldir?).  There is something about the white pencil on the cream background that just looks so classy  :)

I'm not much of a Haldir fan, so I'm going with Legolas.  ;D  I agree about the white, Sharon.  I was looking specifically for a sketch of a good guy in a pose looking right and with some kind of color.  Voila!

I received my one box today and I'm thrilled! :D  It really made up for the bad week I've had.

6 Evolution A cards: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
2 Evolution B cards: 3 and 4
4 stained glass cards: 4, 5, 8, 10

2 Sketches:
Cat Staggs -- Merry (?)
Paul Gutierrez -- Gollum

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/kbmum/Sketches/lotrcatstaggs.jpg)  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/kbmum/Sketches/lotrgutierrez.jpg)

I also won this Hodges sketch of Legolas on eBay:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/kbmum/Sketches/lotrlegolas.jpg)

Yep Merry it is...you got some GREAT cards!

Here are my sketches so far there will be more coming later

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/scan0001.jpg)

Like I said in the other thread they look much nicer in person and I think if I would have seen the sketches on ebay I wouldn't have liked 3 of the 4 as much as I do seeing them up close.  I am actually pretty happy with these sketches.  Even the Gandalf is fairly simple in composition, but looks very nice seeing it in person.  Needless to say I like the Aragon one alot and if I pull a better one might part with it, but if not it's likely going in my collection 8)

Thanks!  I got very, very lucky.  And I have to say, the scans of your cards don't do them justice.  They are wonderful in person. :)

Those are some really nice cards you both got.  One of the things I've liked most about seeing all the sketches is how many different styles of Gollums there are.  If I had the cash I would collect one Gollum from every artist.  How cool would that be?  :o

That would be well.....preciouussss would be the right word me thinksees

Good one Dave!!   :rofl:

Well I opened some more this morning and here are some of the spoils.  The Bilbo is fantastic and the Saruman is also I don't know if a scan can do it justice.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/scan0003.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/Set2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/Set4.jpg)
No CC's, Cats or Kayanan's yet, but I still have a ways to go but won't have them for a few days.

Who did the Saruman and the Orc at the bottom?

I think the Saruman is from Joseph Booth, and the Orc is Dan Parsons.

Dave.

Once again we have seen a vast range of styles and skill ranging from masterpiece to pony  ::) Half a dozen lines are not a sketch. I think Topps should have stuck with one per box and gone for quality rather than quantity  :(

Well I just opened my 4 cases, and the very first box had a great 2 color version from Cynthia Cummens!!!  I also pulled a Kayana, but unfortunetly it is one of the 3 part sketches, but I am not complaining, someone will want it, as it is pretty cool looking by itself.  Overall I was pleased with the pulls.  I apologize if this is too big, I can take some out if needed.


(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketches-2.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketches-1.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketches-3.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketches-4.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketches-5.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketches-6.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketches-7.jpg)

Nice pulls!!   :)   Tell me about your sketch card per box pull rate and did you have any boxes without any sketch cards.  Thanks.

WOW Zach!! You got a good cross-section of sketches from those cases!! :o :o :o ;D
Which are you keeping and which will you let go ... or are you having a tough time making your mind up? ::) ;)

I didn't get any boxes that had zero sketches.  I did have 2 boxes that had 3 sketches, and I had 1 pack that had 2 sketches, that one got my heart going, as I could see when I opened the pack from the back that there were two sketches, and I thought for sure Topps had blessed me with the Rapheal Kayanan 2 card sketch of the witch king on the fell beast :)  These boxes are definetly addicting, I need more cases!!!

killer cases!!!
I think my favorite though (simply because the wraiths are my favorite) is the Grant Gould Ringwraith....if you plan on selling that on Ebay PLEASE pm me first and let me make an offer on it

Bryan

I have to say that I have never been a huge fan of sketch cards.  Not that I don't like them, but I've never really pulled one and thus never had the excitement of seeing one fresh out of my own pack.  But just seeing some of these scans may convert me :o.  I entered the card collecting game a little late, having entirely missed all the LoTR releases (well with any reasonable prices that is).  But I am slowly convincing myself that maybe I shouldn't let this one pass me by.

But I must applaud everyone that has shown posted their scans so far.   :D  They all look so great.  I think the best word to describe them is entirely unique.  I can't imagine the feeling of opening boxes and having no clue what the insert could look like!  Good luck to all those with boxes waiting to be torn apart.

DANGIT!!!
According to UPS.com my case is out for delivery as of 7:45AM so when i heard that doorbell ring I was soooo excited. I opened the door and there is the UPS man....holding a small package, for my dad.

Ground won't show up until after 5pm!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Those are a terrific bunch of sketches, Zach!  You got a great case!

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First box I opened!!!! I am the happiest 19 year old kid on the planet right now!
About 90% sure it is Aragorn....but could it be Boromir?

By the way, The Gimli sketch is actually pretty nice! I agree with every single person who said they don't like the cartoonish sketches....but once you see them up close, they are really pretty nice!

7 more boxes to open after some errands...now I have to root for a Cat, Cummens, or Gould!

It's Aragorn... one of the few I'd trade the Leggy I pulled for...

That's gorgeous, now go open more boxes!

Ok seriously....2nd box....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/Bryanjs14/xdfhsdfhdghdg.jpg)

A Kayanan and a Cummens back to back....and my that Gimli sketch looks soooooo familiar...almost like I pulled it out of a previous box? Anyone like that Gimli? I have two lol.

Seriously, this is the best case of anything I have ever bought. 6 more boxes to go....

WOW Bryan ... you NEED to open the rest of your boxes, not run off doing errands and leave us hanging here like this!!! ::) :o :o :o
Well tialessa is bagging the Aragorn from you ( ;)) so I'll put my hand up for the Frodo please! ;) ... I wish ..... :-\

Seriously though, great cards you've pulled so far and I'm keeping my fingers a toes tightly crossed there will be something as nice in my boxes when I get them! :o=

Ok, finished opening everything. Was able to make a complete Evolution A set, and am only missing 1 for the Evolution B set. Also made a full stained glass card set. I must say I was very blessed with this case. Not only did I have two HUGE pulls, but I also had 8 boxes with 2 sketches each. I must say, this is the first time I have REALLY REALLY enjoyed opening a set. well the rest is below.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/Bryanjs14/Sketches2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/Bryanjs14/Sketches1.jpg)

I really need help finding out what artists did what...some of their signatures are definetly not possible to read. Oh yeah, lol, so what does everyone think the odds are on pulling 4 Dalla Veccha sketches and of the 4, 3 of them are Gimli?

JKM is Jake Myler
The T 05 is Tom Hodges
RAM is Rich Molinelli
The wizards?  It COULD be "Monte" for Monte Moore.  Regardless that's a very very nice sketch
Gutz 05 is Paul Gutierrez
Shum is Howard Shum
A Pros is Amy Pronovost
the Eye is Joe Corroney
Randy Martinez
David Fabbri

An EXCELLENT case breakdown with some gorgeous sketches (despite 3 of the exact same sketch).  I have a different Dalla Vecchia (Witch King) I'd trade :D

thank you VERY much for the help!

Nice pulls, Bryan.  ;)  I think your Kanayan is Aragorn too.

Couldn't resist so I cracked another case, I don't think I did too bad ;)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-zach-sketch-1.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-zach-sketch-2.jpg)

ah...my favorite Lurtz! He has found a home!

He has found a foster home :(   My wife is the one that pulled it (she has loved opening this set, and when I showed her what your other Uruk color went for on ebay she suggested we sale it and buy 2 more cases. And she usually doesn't get excited about card sets, so I couldn't fight her on it. I am sure it will find a good home (hopefully permenant).  So it is officially listed on that evil site (  :ebay: )  Free shipping to any yak shak member who wins it. I am trying to sort through the rest with my wife to decide what will acutally become part of my collection, its hard :(

Heres a few to I have some more to scan I like the Gandalf the best of this lot.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/LOTRCase3.jpg)

I like the one in the center!!  8)

Yeah, those are some nice pulls!  I bet you could get some good money on ebay for that Jeff Chandler Eomer card in the middle    :)

I will have to do some scanning Wed here is the best out of my last case I opened. No GG, Cat or CC in my last case tonight, but I did get a Cat and CC in the one before it so one of each of yours now ladies none of yours YET Grant.  I will make sure I post my sketches of the CC and Cat I pulled Wed.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/KayananGaladriel.jpg)

beckham1, that is a gorgeous galadriel card!!   :o

agreed, that is beautiful!

Ok, so my scanner is on "vacation", so for now descriptions will have to do until I can get scans up, probably tomorrow night..

From on box I got a sketch of an orc, side view, by Paul Gutierrez and a Mary Mitchell of the top of the tower bearing the eye of sauron.
Box two yielded only one sketch, a fantastic image of gandalf holding his staff up, from the scene outside of moria. The artist for this card appears to be Brian Rood. Its gorgous, so Im really not fussed about it being the only card in the box.  ;D

Congrats Kate! I can't wait to see the Rood sketch. Makes me want my boxes even more now :P How long did it take you to receive your boxes?

Kate, Dave, & Zach - great pulls!!   :)  I wonder how much longer we will continue to see new sketch cards on ebay?  I really hope you get some good pulls Jo!!  Good luck!   :)

I think it will start drying up pretty soon, as box and case prices seem to be making a move upward, and you don't see too many of either on ebay.  I just contacted my distributor and he has a few more cases at $38 a box, so I am going to snag them up, as I am having too much fun opening these!!

Fantastic card Zach .... yours too Dave!! ;D ;D ;D

Thanks for the info Zach.  I had a feeling we were headed towards the drought.  Good luck with your next set of cases.  Can't wait to see what you pull.  How long before you get them from your source?

OK!!!  >:() >:() >:()
I just caved in!! I have never purchased LOTR anything and I just bought 5 boxes on  :ebay:!!
I am blaming all Shackers for posting such awesome sketches!!  :rofl:
I think I'm finding something new!!  ::) (sketches, I mean)

Here are the top 4 (other than the Galadriel in the last case I opened last night).  Well at least the most interesting I think. 
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/Case5Top4enlarged.jpg)

At first I thought oh not a Matt Busch (nothing against him personally, but I have more than enough of his SW heritage sketches as I think he did literally thousands) then I checked the LOTR sketch site and his are very limited in this set and the Frodo is nice.

I really like that Booth Boromir.  If I'm reading the sigs correctly you've also got two Tom Hodges - both of which are VERY cool...

Ooooooooo that was a good case Dave - those are fab sketches!!
I've been trying to get a Busch sketch and failed dismally so if ever you get fed up of looking at that one of Frodo then you know who to contact!! ;) ;D
The Boromir is a beaut too .. in fact I wouldn't have said no to any of them!! ;D

Jackie - good luck with your five boxes and please let us know what you get won't you!? ;D

The Mount Doom one is Frampton I believe ;)

Those are some really nive cards.. I have never seen that one form Tom ..Man he really put some nice cards out there. I got to watch him make some of them(we share some studio space)but once i really dug into mine we really didn't see much of each other for a few weeks. i am finding more and more that i never saw. I am really enjoying them.

DOH!  I just need more sleep... watching too many sketch auctions late at night...

Way to go Dave!!  Congrats on your nice pulls.

Welcome to the club Jackie!!  Can't wait to see what you get as well!  Good luck!   :)

I have really been enjoying reading and talking with you all about the Evolutions set and have had a great time looking at all the great and not so great sketch cards that are out on ebay, shown by you all here, and on the sketch card web site.  I think this is the most enjoyable time I have had of any of the Topps LOTR's sets notwithstanding my bad luck with my boxes. 

Yes Peter Frampton I believe :P  I think Topps did a great job of (for the most part) spreading the sketch load around so artists weren't having to pump out 3,000 sketches (that is what Randy Martinenz said he did for SW Heritage according to his website if I recall) which sacrificed quality for sure.  

Of course it is hard to argue with the law of averages in this product if you get close to 2 per box you should find a couple you will really like in a case.  The Frodo will need to go to a new shire, maybe in England for a spot of tea Jules.

Way to go, Jackie!  Take out that credit card and start swingin'!  :rofl:  I hope you get some really nice cards from your boxes.  When do you expect them?
The Frodo is awesome, Dave.  ;D

Apparently I can't read when I'm sleep deprived... it's not a T 05, it's an F 05 which is Otis Frampton...  Sorry!

Thanks All!!  :rofl: :rofl: I need to stay out of my GOFU $ stash!!  ::) But the temptation...  >:D UUGG!! ::)

I asked for them to be mailed off TODAY! TODAY! TODAY! (well, not quite like that! But thats what I feel!! :rofl: )
I was told tomorrow they'll be shipped!!  :'( And by UPS Ground  :P from the east. So my guess is Monday!  *sigh*  :-\

8 days; ordered tuesday last week, arrived yesterday (wednesday).

Now to find a legolas card  ;D

Just scanned this stunning sketch of the Balrog

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/TomHodgesBalrog.jpg)

WOW DAVE!!!
I gasped when I saw that!!
STUNNING!!!  8)

Fine Jackie here are four more, my CC and Cat sketches and the Mary Mitchell Gandalf (which is light but an exact likeness of Sir Ian and a Ray Dillion Gollum - happy for a Dillion but I am not a gollum fan.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/4greatsketches.jpg)

Cat you do have to confirm with me who your sketch is of.

Alright here are some more
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/sketchesLOTR6.jpg)

Well, here are my three:

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I love the gandalf  ;D

The Gandalf is awesome... would have loved to see some background, but its still fantastic regardless :D The Eye of Sauron is quite cool as well :)

I'm sending mind waves

******Boxes must arrive tomorrow...... boxes must arrive tomorrow...... boxes must arrive tomorrow......*************

 ;D

I kind of like that it doesnt have the background, and you can still tell the exact moment in the film that its from. the eye is cool too, but I still want a leggy.

Sounds good to me Dave - you know where I am (figuratively speaking)!!!  ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D

I think you have to approach this set with an open mind because of the diversity of styles of the sketches done for it.
I've ended up with sketches by artists I hadn't really 'looked' at in the listings, though I knew them from previous cards sets (Star Wars Heritage) and had some idea on what to expect. ;)
If you try and keep your mind open then hopefully you won't be too disappointed with what you get, and I have to agree with Dave on this one - but the sketches DO look HEAPS better in hand than ever they do in the scans.
Some of these sketches really are works of art in miniature and are selling accordingly and I do think it's a bit of a pity that the artists responsible haven't received some of the fantastic sums of money these cards have sold/are selling for. ;)

Kate - that Gandalf is wonderful ... it captures the film moment exactly! ;D
The Mary Mitchell Gandalf looks beautiful too .. so-o-o-o-o-o-o many cards and not enough £/$ to go round them all! :-\ ::)

I really hope everyone else is blessed with some lovely sketches and I think I'll stick to :ebay: if I feel the urge for more sketch cards rather than risk buying any more boxes. I've been very lucky with the two boxes I got and I don't want to stretch that luck any further thanks! :P

I couldn't agree more!  After seeing sketches here and on eBay, I have a good idea of what is available and what I want.  It doesn't make sense for me to buy boxes hoping to pull a particular character's sketch.  Having said that, it's back to eBay I go! ;)

Very nice pulls Kate - love your Gandalf!!  :)

Cat's sketch looks like Wormtounge to me.
Terrific Gandalf, Kate!

It does to me too - Brad Dourif :D

Cat has all her sketches posted on her site - you might want to look there to see what poses she did for Wormtongue....

(http://arwen-undomiel.com/images/other/Mouth_of_Sauron.jpg)(http://arwen-undomiel.com/images/other/Mouth_of_Sauron_2.jpg)

OK time to give up the goods I pulled this a few days ago and have been holding back I just don't know what I am going to do with it at this point.  It might just be too valuable for me to hold on to.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/KayananGaldalfwithhorseandcart.jpg)

(http://members.shaw.ca/wenpigs/surprised/shocking.gif)

um...*wipes drool off lip*...I gotta birthday next week...it woudl make a lovely gift :o=

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
I am totally loving that gif!!!

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING DAVE!!!!

I will make sure I send you a "card", however it might be a more like this one
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/Shumsketch.jpg)
MEOW

Honestly, I'd have to keep it.  It's a fantastic sketch - one of the best that's out there in my opinion.  If you sold it you'd be able to get a lot for it, but you'd NEVER be able to get another like it.  If I recall correctly each Kayanan is one of a kind for this series.  Cat, Grant, is that what you remember reading?

That's just GORGEOUS!

Um...I already got one of those....and a Woodside.. came in one of my boxes....But my other box made up for it...and one of my babies came home for some color ;)

 :'(
My Kayanan just told me he feels ugly now that he's seen that...

lol

Brian I will take that crappy Kayanan off your hands for $99 and the Shum...deal

That's a good one Dave!  Like Howie says "Deal or No Deal"!!  Your turn Brian!   ;)

I'll say.....NO DEAL!!!

and I want to pick briefcase 17 next

# 17 had the Shum sketch in it

Doesn't that mean that the Shum is no longer up for grabs? I have never figured out the rules of that game (we have an Aussie version). You choose suitcases and whatever is in the ones you choose gets eliminated from your potential prize pool?

ok good, then I will go for......Briefcase 24

correct....it just came out here in the states and I gotta admit, I am hooked....I love watching people get ultra greedy and then get screwed.

It's ok, they make it a little overdramatic for my taste.  Kind of like Who Wants to be A Millionaire.   Regis for the 4th time on the same question "now are you sure that is your final answer?"  Contestant "Yes you *$(#$&%$^# it is."

lol

I don't have a clue what you all are even talking about!! ??? :rofl:

Is there a new game show?

yep. It is called Deal or no Deal....it is a little confusing at first...

There are 26 briefcases, inside there are amounts from $0.01 all the way up to $1,000,000.
You pick one of the 26 briefcases and then start eliminating the remaining 25.

As you are doing this, you are taking out different sums that obviously cannot be in your briefcase so they have a "Banker" who sits behind a soundproof window in the shadows and calls the stage at different parts of the game. Depending on what you have knocked out, he will make you an offer to sell him the briefcase you choose and leave now.

So basicly, the more small amounts you knock out, the higher the offer goes. After he makes the offer, you either take the deal or say no deal, and you have to open up a certain number of more briefcases before he will make another offer.

Sound confusing? It is a little....but basicly most people get greedy and keep going and when that happens you just prey they open the case with that $1,000,000 in it

Wow, that Kayanan card is %#%$@&# amazing.  Personally I would keep that thing.  You can always sell it in the future.  Somehow I doubt the value on his stuff will go down much over time.

And, yes, I believe Kayanan only did one-of-a-kind cards.  No doubles for that crazy guy!   ;D

wow what a case i love this set my first case take a look


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/sketch2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/sketch3.jpg)

Damn Gimli:

You pulled some great sketch cards there!!  Good for you!   :)

*sniff* had to cheat to get a look at the pictures, but I got to see them.

That Kayanan is AMAZING!  Is that the one that sold last night for beaucoup bucks?

Love that McCrea and DeLiz.  The rest are great too!  Fantastic stuff!

No, it's not the one that sold last night - he only opened the packs about an hour and a bit ago :rofl:

yes I just freed those beauties from a case

and unfortunately the best ones i have had to list as I am flat broke and after the post office and paypal have screwed me over

well you know what i mean

by the way I always offer free insured postage to all Yak Shack members but you must remember to email me so I know who you are if you win (i will check on emails who win so those that skulk here and don't contribute don't bother trying ;)

I'm well pleased with my cards from this set.  I got two hobby and one retail box.  The retail I got Gandalf's Shirt.  The first hobby box had only one sketch - a Budd Theoden done in pen.  The second I got two sketches - a Booth Theoden and a really beautiful Walks Arwen.

Now, do I get some more boxes or be happy with what I've got - hmmm.

Kathy

Scans please :D

If you can get more boxes, I would... there are some fantastic sketches still out there!

And I'm watching one of those!!!  ;D ;D ;D

What do you reckon to this?

(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/evosketches/Batch2/DeLizGandalf.jpg)

Gandalf has captured the Moth in his hand... (which goes off to tell the Eagles to come and help ;))

very atmospheric and really the scan doesn't do it justice

another nice Gandy though ...

(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/evosketches/Batch2/RoodGandalf.jpg)

out of interst which one i love all of them

but iyou may have noticed i am keeping the Cythnia Cummens sketch I will only list it if i get one later on i like better

wtg Chris - fab sketches, WELL DONE!! ;D ;D

The bottom Gandy is way cool and the top one is superb!! ;D ;D

nice skethes roz Love the top one ohhhhhhhhh
 :)

OK Let's have a De Liz Fest...

(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/evosketches/Batch2/DeLizAragorn.jpg)

and

(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/evosketches/Batch2/DeLizAragornandArwen.jpg)

Not sure about the top one but I love the bottom one  ;D

Roz trade me now. :o  Chris that is probably the best case I have seen yet overall and I had one that was real good IMO.  To be honest with you Chris that is the best Shum I have seen yet, it really isn't too bad.  Roz you have lots of scanning to do as we haven't seen your first batch SHAME SHAME.  I finished scanning all of what I have so far and will post about 30 sketches tonight for your viewing pleasure although you have seen my best ones already.

LOL yeah I feel like that - if you show off the best ones the rest just seem dull ;)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lord-of-the-Rings-Evolution-sealed-HOBBY-box-Topps_W0QQitemZ6261663769QQcategoryZ60246QQcmdZViewItem

I'm sure I've dealt with that guy before and that's fairly reasonable!

I've dealt with him many times.  Never any problems.

Roz, are you keeping the Arwen and Aragorn sketch?  I love that one!

I wasn't planning to as I've got an Aragorn I like for my Fellowship of nine... and an Arwen sketch that I like separately... mmmm it's not easy - Maybe the Fellowship of 9 wasn't the way to go ::)

I thought that this was another sweet one

(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/evosketches/Batch2/AmyPronovostTreebeardMerryandPippin.jpg)

I thought it might be interesting to see how my case broke, within the groupings of artists topps gave

so here goes

Group A x 7
Group B x 0
Group C x 2
Group D x 3
Group E x 2
Group F x 0

at the stated odds in a case you may have expected

Group A x 6
Group B x 0/1 (50 50 chance)
Group C x 2/3
Group D x 1/2
Group E x 2
Group F x 0/1

so actually i think my case was quite close to an even spread to the odds

Well I bought the last couple boxes at my local shop and was lucky enough to get this card of Cat's
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/catgimli.jpg)
I love it Cat ;D Meow, now I know I that all the other Gimli's are going, this is the one.

just finished sorting my first case and the full result is

14 base sets (34 spare cards)
3 stained glass sets (2 spares)
1 Evolution A set (28 spares)
1 Evolution B set (4 spares)

14 sketches

except for Evolution set A
a perfect break really  ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/sketchcase3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/sketchscan2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/sketchscans4.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/Scancards1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/sketchscans5.jpg)

I think this covers all the ones that I didn't post yet

Nice to see decent collations Chris and you got some fab sketches too!! ;D

Dave - LOVE that Gimli card ... you must have someone smiling on you with all these great cards you've pulled! ;) ;D
WOW that's a real hotch potch of cards you've posted too .... a bit like a Curate's egg (you can go and Google that phrase!) ;) :P

I might not have known the O Toole bloke but I know this phrase ok ;)

hee hee I thought you might but I bet some of our US members might not! ;) :P

I have had an itching to open my boxes that I ordered, which probably won't be here until Monday or Tuesday. So I decided to call around to some shops to see if I could find some boxes!! HAH! What a joke!! I don't think Denver is big on non-sports cards!! I call to about 10 shops and only found about 9 boxes, of course only 1 or 2 at each shop!  ::) I live about 1.5 hour from Denver. Most of the shops had average prices for a box. One place quoted me $55/box!  :o Anyway, I figured it wouldn't be worth me venturing out gathering up boxes when I own a vehicle with a 454 under the hood!  ::) So I gave up! As it turns out, I had to run to Boulder last night. Passed a comic/card shop and decided to stop. They only had one opened box, but hadn't sold any yet! So i bought it! (Was $48 and was given 10% off because it wasn't sealed  ;D )
This is what I pulled!! I am very happy!!  ;D

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/Sketches1.jpg)

Congrats Jackie!!! Well worth the drive, I reckon ;)

Why is everyone pulling Kayanans except for me? :'( ;)

Congrats Jackie sometimes it only takes that one box or so.  That is the great thing about collecting you really don't have to buy cases to get a good card, and sometimes you don't get the greatest card.   Just need a little luck on your side!

OK people we need to see some more scans and pics!  I know some of you are holding out (:D#  If you want to ship them to me I will scan them for you, and return all of the ones I don't need or like. >:D

And me! what did us Aussies do wrong?  :P

I LOVED that one!!!...Good PULL!!

I didn't get one either... :'(

 :( All I can say is maybe beginners luck?  :-\

Ok I am doing better than the odds, but I have to say I opened too many boxes already :-[ |:#

Hey gang,

Sorry for not posting these sooner. I have been in the middle of moving, and just can't make enough time for cards this month  :(

(http://home.earthlink.net/~richscards/lotr_evolution_8s.jpg)

(http://home.earthlink.net/~richscards/lotr_evolution_7s.jpg)

(http://home.earthlink.net/~richscards/lotr_evolution_6s.jpg)

(http://home.earthlink.net/~richscards/lotr_evolution_5s.jpg)

(http://home.earthlink.net/~richscards/lotr_evolution_4s.jpg)

(http://home.earthlink.net/~richscards/lotr_evolution_3s.jpg)

(http://home.earthlink.net/~richscards/lotr_evolution_2s.jpg)

(http://home.earthlink.net/~richscards/lotr_evolution_1s.jpg)

Thanks!

Rich

WOW rich those are some fantastic sketches.  I think you did very well.

Very nice!  It's hard to pick a favorite, you have a lot of good ones.  Since I'm stuck on Gollum sketches I guess my favorite would be Cynthias Gollum in the first set.  I love the way she did his hand reaching out!  8)

Nice pulls Rich!   :)   

Is everyone buying Hobby only and no Retail?

Rich, some GREAT stuff there! 

And I bought the hobby boxes because I like the pretty pictures :D

I got six boxes of retail.  I pulled a Gandalf's Cloak, a Galandriel, 2x Merry, Pippen and a Frodo Travel Cloak.  I'm also expecting a case of hobby either tomorrow or Tuesday.

Congrats on your retail pulls Anna - so that leaves you with the Gandalf Shirt and the Arwen Nightdress to complete your set I believe? ;)

Actually I only need Arwen's Nightgown because I found a great priced BIN for a Gandalf's Shirt. ;D

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7598863313

Gee Anna - what a great find!!  And you know what else - I was born and grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut where you purchased this card!!  What a small world!   :o   

It is a small world... I met someone I was at University with when I was in Egypt... and they come from Ghana so they "shouldn't" have been there at all :rofl:

Well done anna - that's a complete steal ;D

These (hopefully - if I've done this right :o=) are the sketches I pulled.  I just love the Arwen and can't believe my luck!

(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f386/Sledge36/lotr1.jpg)

Sorry had to go with a link as I can't figure out how to get the photo in the message.

Kathy

Wow those are nice sketches, all of them.  I have been looking for a good Arwen, but none of the ones I like have been affordable.  If you want to trade it ever let me know.  Congrats.

Gorgeous Walks card Kathy!

I edited your post so the pics would show up in the thread. All you have to do is to use the image/picture button (the one with the little picture frame) and post the link between the two thingys (sorry... the name escapes me ;) )

Wonderful pulls Kathy!   :)   

ok here comes case 2

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/2ndcasesketch2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/2ndcasesketch1.jpg)

I am really happy with that case :)

Nice case!  I think you pulled one of the best Shum sketches we've seen so far.

This is the best sketch of the four I pulled from two boxes I opened today:

(http://www.lotrsketchcards.com/images/staggs/Staggs_Gimli1.jpg)

Rob  ;D

Beautiful card Rob!!   :)   

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NO BOXES DELIVERED TODAY!!!
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TOMORROW?
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It probably goes without saying these were the two best sketches out of my last boxes.  I love the Gandy Cat it is fantastic!!!!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/GandalfCatSketch.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/ArwenSketch.jpg)
Does anyone know who this artist is? 

It's Gabriel Hernandez!
You have some great pulls Dave!! Congrats!!  8)

Yeah probably should have looked it up on LOTR sketch site :-[

Anywho I wonder how many he did as it doesn't state a number of sketches for him, although likely not a lot as he is a level F artist.  This is the first one I have seen of his and I must say I think it is fantastic. 

It's wonderful Becks... and GH's are as rare as rocking horses... we really see very few of them!

WOW...There he is....I have been waiting to see where that one popped up...it really was one of my favorite Gandolf cards.

and the other is by Gabriel Hernandez

Hi Cat
Please could you let me know who this is- [I think it is Denethor] but I want to be sure
Thanks Richard

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f232/cvv/scan0025.jpg

(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f232/cvv/scan0025.jpg)(http://www.airbrushcat.com/pics/Mouth_of_Sauron_2.jpg)
Mouth Of Sauron

Ooh that's interesting... I don't remember seeing the Mouth of Sauron without his mask on in the movie (and the gross teeth too) - any idea whether that is in the movie? I can't remember it from the Extended edition either - do I need to watch it again?

Don;t know.. the reference could be titled wrong. I have not gone back through and searched for it, but it did pass approval.. I got the image from Arwen=Undomiel (http://www.arwen-undomiel.com/gallery.html) In the other characters category.

only 4 boxes today but nice cards

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/4boxbreak.jpg)

OOOOOOOOOOOooooooo the Witchking sketch is EXC-E-L-L-ENT!!! *gimme gimme gimme* ;) :rofl:
Is it done by Tom Hodges or have I completely mis-read the sig on the bottom of the card?
I love Arwen with Hadhafang too - very unusual and detailed without being OTT ... a prime contender for hand-colouring by the original artist if ever I saw it! ;)

Yep - definitely four good boxes there Chris! ;D

yeas that is a Tom Hodges the second colour sketch iof his i have pulled in 2 days
 

oh even better getting two colour sketches of his Chris ... wtg!!
I reckon Dave has sent some good vibes over to the boxes/cases you've been opening and it makes for a nice change to see you pull some great cards! ;) ;D

My boxes arrived today!!  ;D
This is what I received!

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/X4.jpg)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/x42.jpg)

And the big YEAH!!!  ;D 8)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/FrodoSohn.jpg)

No Roz you never saw the person who plays the Mouth of Sauron in anything but his costume in the Extended Edition.  

Nice pulls Gimli and I see lucky you - you pulled the same Uruk Helmet I and 200 of my closest friends have!!   ;)

HPfamily:

Welcome to the Uruk Helmet Club - you are an esteemed member I see as well!!  ;)  Nice pull on the Allison Sohn Frodo!!   :)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/Bryanjs14/sghgdghde.jpg)

Got one box today, but can anyone help me? I do not know who EITHER of the artitst are...thanks!

OOOHHH!! A CLUB!! Are there any benefits?  :rofl: ;)

NIHM is what Woodside was signing his cards.

I believe the first is Otis Frampton

Otis Frampton on left Brent Woodside on Right  ;D

Just cracked another case, not too bad, I will just post a few of my favorites to save on space.  Really like the Aragorn, can't tell if that is a sword or an arrow, maybe miss cat can shed some light on that. :)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketches-zach-3.jpg)

Another favrorite of mine.. that Aragorn

Do you like this one?  I love it and am glad I pulled it.  I am waiting for Ed to show up at my door looking for it :rofl:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/AragornCatSketch.jpg)

Both Aragorn sketches are gorgeous!  It does look like John McCrea went just a bit crazy with the white gel pen. ::)

Well my parents just called me with their case break (they arene't really good with a scanner, but they pulled this card:

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/Kayanan_Gandalf8.jpg)




So I decided to crack another case, as we got these two cases from the same place and they had the same number on the side (and the same number as my other Kayanan case) and here is what it yielded:  ( I like to call it the Dan Parsons case :) and the other card :)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-zach-sketch-4.jpg)


If anyone needs me to rub there cases for them, I feel like my magic is running hot!!, as I complete the ritual before any big release!!!  :)  (for any Artemis fans)

Great pulls Zach and your parent Gandy is awesome.  Are you keeping or selling the Kayanan's?  If your the go up on ebay make sure you put a link in!

Unfortunetly my wife pulled the Kayanan, and as mentioned earlier, she knows what color means, and she knows what Kayanan means, and she absolutely loves opening these cases now, so my Kayanan will go, and my parents will probably list theres as well. Selling the Kayanan will allow the Aragorn Staggs to possibly find its home with me :)

Finally got one of Allison's sketches and one of Cynthia's that wasn't an orc or Urak Hai (sp?) ;D  I think the sketch of the Ringwraith and the hobbits under the tree is really cute and funny.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/QuadofSketches.jpg)

Love the Gandalf!

And he loves you too :P

 :rofl: does that mean your sending him to me?  :P

mmmmm.....maybe he just REAALLLYY likes you a lot :rofl:

Ok, this convo is really starting to worry me  :rofl:

Anyway, congrats on the great pulls.  ;D

I have 3 really really nice Gandalf sketches 2 of Cats (one I will post soon) and 1 of Allison's (which is the only one of hers I have so far) so I may keep two Gandy's if I don't get another of Allison's sketches but can't keep three keep an eye out ;)

Dave:

I really do love that Aragorn sketch!   :)   The sketch card of the child below CC's Sam is one of Peter Jackson's children who was in the Lord of the Rings movies!   :)

Zach:

It looks to me in your Aragorn sketch that he is pulling back an arrow.  What a beauty Kayanan your parents pulled and that Balrog is way cool!   :)

I might have to visit you two gentlemen and camp out on your front steps concerning the Aragorn cards you both pulled!!   ;)

I opened 4 boxes today and here are my pulls.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Parsons_Snaga_450.jpg)  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Bilbo_450.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Frampton_Legalos_450.jpg)  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Frampton_Gollum_450.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/McCrea_Orc_450.jpg)  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Shum_Gandalf_450.jpg)

WOW!! Everyone is on a roll with these boxes and cases - FANTASTIC selection of cards and congrats to ALL of you!! ;) ;D ;D ;D

I'm happy to see that most people are getting more than a sketch per box as well :D

Congrats on your pulls Anna - I particularly love the Walks Bilbo!

Jo have you got your boxes yet? I cant remember seeing the breakdown

Unfortunately nothing yet :'( It will be 2 weeks tomorrow... there was nothing in the early post this morning before I left for uni, maybe they will deliver the parcels later this arvo :o= Makes staying at uni so much harder when your mind keeps wandering |:#

Thanks. :D  I'm really happy that I pulled the Bilbo. ;D  I'll post more pulls tomorrow when I open my other 4 boxes (I'm rationing myself 0:) ).

You have waaaaaaay more self control than I do... my room would be littered with Evo wrappers by now ;)

Congrats Anna that looks just like my Bilbo

Here is my other Cat Gandalf Sketch
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/GandalfSketchCat2.jpg)
Here is a nice Leggy I pulled of Norton's and no Grant you can't have it (unless I pull a better one later I am keeping it) Norton sketches aren't my style for the most part, but I think this one is fantastic
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/NortonLegolos.jpg)

Nice pulls Anna!   :)

Dave:

Are you human or an alien?   8)   Where are you getting your magical powers to keep pulling such great cards?   ;)

Don't tease Grant about Norton sketch cards Dave - remember he could radically alter your Eomer commission and make him look like a Pansy instead of the true warrior that he is!!   ;)

So I broke down! for some reason eht pic is to big for the svreen hit the link!
19 sketchs in a case.. not bad though not that I was hoping for.. got a few nice onec

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards4.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards5.jpg)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards.jpg

well i think that is the highest sketch pull from a case you must have had 2 in every box and 1 with 3 to get 19

and two great Cat Staggs sketches there I have yet to pull one

Yes I would say that was a great case.  If you are looking to get rid of that Arwen let me know ;)  Certainly more than your fair share of low level sketches, but you did well pulling 5-6 more than an average case.  I opened a case that had two boxes with 3 sketches each I thought I was heading for a crapload of sketches, but was equalized with the dreaded 4 boxes with only 1 sketch.  So an average number of sketches.

yea I pretty much did get 2 per box that I could remmeber.. some of them I duno who the artist is some I can tell.. the cat cards are cool ( also the gollum next to them) but.. not the super cool one I wanted :P

ya PM me if you are intereste din any of them :P
some you cant see unless you click the links I guess, beats me I am super tired

Well, I just sold my parents Kayanan Gandalf on ebay for them.  It went really fast, maybe I should have asked more, and then we could open even more cases!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6263322217&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESO%3AIT&rd=1

OH MY!!!  :o :o
Congrats Zach!!  :D

Nice one Zack - is the Buyer anyone we know?    ::)

My precioussssssssssss........... wants it.................
I'll fight Grant for it :D

Did you get 3 Cat Staggs in one case :o

I wish I got a cynthia sketch I wanted, the gandalf with the pipe smoke? :( had a few favs when I saw them all but I got some ok ones but nothing that I was looking for.

Come to think of it I do think they came in the same case, 2 packs from eachother

I opened my remaining boxes and here's what I pulled - no Kayanans, Cummens, Staggs, Sohns or Goulds. :(  Overall I did pull a lot of nice sketches, but I didn't get the sketches of very many Fellowship characters, and that's what I was hoping to have in my collection. :-\  I still have 2 more boxes coming so maybe I'll get some from them. :o=

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Dorman_Sauron_450.jpg)  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Dillon_Bilbo_450.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Myler_Witch-King_450.jpg)  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Norton_Galandriel_450.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Mandrake_Arwen_450.jpg)  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Dalla_Vecchia_Witch-King_450.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Fabbri_Rohirrim_450.jpg)  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Duron_Gollum_450.jpg)

Anna - I like that particular caricature of Ian Holm/Bilbo.  Just a few simple lines for his features, but it really says alot. Plus the Norton is really quite flowing and beautiful!

The Norton & Myler are both EXCELLENT!  Like the rest too!

Every one of those are really nice sketchs!  I hope you get one of your favorites in your next couple of boxes.

I like the Norton, also!! If you don't want it, you know where to find me!! :rofl: :rofl:

It was ebay user name jdcarlson from the UK.

As you all know by now I have a problem with self control when it comes to this.  I just cracked another case, I really liked both Dillon sketches (even though the wraith is not signed :(

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketches-8.jpg)

Nice pulls Zach!   :)   How is your hunt going for the cards you want to keep for your Fellowship?    I am not familiar with the Buyer who purchased your Kayanan and I don't know if anyone here on The Shack is either?  Do you still have more boxes to open?

Does this answer your question?  We opened one more box out of one of my other cases right before my wife had to go to work, she is good luck ;)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-kayanan-eomer.jpg)

I wonder if you could just email Dillon to see if he would sign the card for you if you sent it to him.  I wouldn't see why not.

Wow, your luck continues and certainly there are some other nice sketches too I really like that color Dillon.  I would have to say the market has seemed to cool a little.  I think most of the big spenders for sketches might have to reload their wallets.

WOW ZACH!!!  :o I'd say that you (and your wife  ;) ) and Dave have had quite the luck with pulling some fantastic sketches!! Congrats!!!  8)

That is one beauty of a sketch card Zach!!   8)   It is so cool to be able to see the cards you people are pulling - thank you for sharing them with us.   :)   

what are the #s on those cases!

All the Kayanan cases have had the numbers

4 8 15 16 23 42

;)

Actually I have pulled 2 Kayanans out of 22047 and 2 out of 22046, but I have opened a case that was a 22046 that didnt have a Kayanan, but I feel that it definetly increases you chances, maybe those cases have a higher concentration of "E" level scketch cards.  I have got all those cases from the same place as well, and I have another sealed case beside me that has 22046 that I will be taking over to my parents house today, so hopefully by tonight I have another Kayanan sketch to post, but at the minimum I will have something good to post, and my wife will be home from her 12 hour night shift pretty soon (I know, I'm a slave driver :) )  and we will open the rest of this case, so I will post more, I am hoping to one up Goofyjas with a 2 Kayanan case ;)

Just finished the case, not a bad finish, but when you start with a Kayanan its hard to top it, the second staggs Eowyn is really nice though (as is pulling any staggs) and I really like the Chandler witch king.


(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketch-zach-5.jpg)

I love the Teranishi twins :) If you wanna get rid of one let me know !!

I plan on getting one of each of the fellowship, and then a few other good guys (Arwen, Eowyn, etc...depending on how they look)  So I definetly plan on getting rid of them, shoot me a PM if you are really interested.   

my latest...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards6.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards7.jpg)

OK are you ready for this 5 cases I broke today and I think id did fantastic I pulled 2 Kayanan's some Staggs and Cummens :D


Case 1
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/case1.jpg)

Case 2
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/case2.jpg)

Case 3
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/case3.jpg)

Case 4
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/case4.jpg)

Case 5
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/case5.jpg)

Wow Chris you had some really nice ones. :o  I like that Dillon color one a lot

Some flipping FANTASTIC pulls!!!!

Congrats!

Those are terrific!  I like the obvious ones, but I like the Mandrake Sam too.

Definite "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" factor x 10 with those selections!!! ;D ;D ;D

I think it's wonderful to see other Forum members pulling such fantastic cards from their cases after the disappointments some of them have had with other card releases and I only hope the run of good luck extends beyond Evolution to the next big release which is GOFu! :o= :o= :o=

Chris ... the Staggs Saruman from Case 1 is fantastic - my fave out of all of those you've posted.
Are you allowing yourself to keep any of them (if so, which ones?) or will you list them?

Jas - I think my fave out of this case of yours is the Booth Aragorn - it looks as though there's some fine pencil work on it and I think it's an unusual view of him.

Zac - the Myler Frodo would be the one I'd go after - a very stylised sketch of my fave hairy-footed-hero and I love it!
Fingers crossed you have some more great cards to show us later on and I'm sure your wife will have the magic touch and pull something which will make us all green with envy! ::) :rofl:

unfortunately i will be selling most of my pulls so if you are interested take a look at my ebay

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/chidgeyscollectables-co-uk_Lord-of-the-Rings_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ3QQftidZ2QQtZkm

I received my last two boxes today and here're my pulls.  I got one of your sketches Grant. ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Myler_Elrond_450.jpg)  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Gould_Aragorn_450.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Shum_Gandalf2_450.jpg)  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/LOTR%20Sketches/Dalla_Vecchia_Uruk-Hai_450.jpg)

Well I finished the 4 boxes I had left these are th 3 top cards, I love the Gollum CC.  Is the Corroney Eowyn?  I think so but not 100% sure.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/MouthofSauran.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/CCGollumandCororneyEowyn.jpg)

OOh yes definitely Eowyn - I think Corroney's great myself :D - 4 great boxes Becks

Oh yes, a dead ringer for Eowyn.  He has a nice signature too.

Well My parents just cracked a case, and even managed to get a scan of the top 9 to me. No Kayanan, but not a bad case, I am hoping to be able send the Walks to him to have it signed as its a nice looking arwen.

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/lotrsketch.jpg)

Corroney did an Eowyn?  First I've seen of one - it's fantastic... I must have one...

ok here is case number 8 not the best case i don't think but i love the Rabbitte golum / smegol sketch

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/newcase.jpg)

ok so does like everyone have the guiterezz(sp) orc helm yet?

Its a limited edition card of 1 per box!

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I don't have one yet! :D  Seriously, I don't...

yeah, believe it or not, out of 3 cases I have not pulled one.

well i think i have about 10 now so out with the rubber :)

lets make a blank card (only Kidding)

but I have done that in the past as it looked better without the rubbish sketch :rofl:

Aha - more members for the famous Uruk Helmet Club!  Welcome aboard Jason and Gimli!!   :P 

Hey Brian and Cindy:

Here is your chance to join our club - I am sure Gimli will sell you each one at a very reasonable rate!   :) 

Another case, another Kayanan :)  I think this is one of my favorite ones, it is so bright!!!  Plus I had one pack in a box that had 16 cards in it (13 of which were level B cards, crazy....13 sketches would have been cooler though)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/kayanan-buckleberry.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-zach-sketches-6.jpg)

Just got $1000 out of the most recent Kayanan, maybe I am putting the 'but it now' too low on some of the great looking ones, but I am not complaining, in fact I am excited.  More cases, must open more cases!!

I am not suprised, I would be happy with $1000 many Kayanan's are going for well below the prices they were fetching a week or so ago.  I think a lot of the big spenders have to refill there wallets right now. 

I was thinking about making you an offer of $500 but I didn't think you would feel sorry enough for me to accept the offer ::)  You must post the sketches you have decided to keep, it can't be an easy choice with all the great ones you are pulling.  Hope you at least keep one of these nice Kayanans for your personal collection.  I think you can justify it with your wife with how well you have done selling your other ones.

Gee Zach - I wish you lived near me so I could have you rub my boxes before I opened them - I and now Dave need some of your outstanding luck!!  Love that Kayanan!  Is it becoming harder for you to find cases to purchase or not really?

Here are the best of Grahams sketches.  I particularly like the Gollum - the blue eyes are just enough  :)  Does anyone know which character the first one is though (top left).  I assumed it was a hobbit but not sure which one.

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/Sharonh/unknown.jpg) (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/Sharonh/golum.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/Sharonh/frodo.jpg) (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/Sharonh/elrond.jpg)

It's Barliman Butterbur from the Prancing Pony :) I really like the Gollum too :D

Thank you  ;D

Wow that's an AWESOME break from 2 boxes. I haven't had a Ray Dillon yet in XX cases he hehehehe

How wonderful that you can be so cavalier about your pulls.  The problem with posts like this is that it appears to be easy to pull Kayanans and other great cards.  The truth is that it's quite difficult to find them.  There are many people who purchased a case or multiple cases and didn't pull even a colored sketch, let alone one drawn by a highly-sought-after artist.

Besides, there's no need to brag.  The sketches speak for themselves.

I really don't mean to brag, sometimes my excitement gets the best of me.  I apologize.

Yah *sniff* *sniff* I bought a case plus - where's my Kayanan

(she says tongue in cheek, having gone into this purchase knowing full-well I'd never pull one)

But, all in all, I am very glad for those who have pulled them - it IS exciting and  I know if I had the luck and pulled one, there'd be no stopping my joyful expressions (ie, bragging) :)

Heres some new sketches to post
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/Sketchescs6.jpg)

Of course the previous were the top sketches in the case here are the others
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/sketchescs62nd.jpg)

Nice pulls!  Who's the artist for the Gollum sketch?  I don't recognize the signature.

Pretty sure that's Jeff Chandler with the color Gollum

Love the Mandrake and the Gould and the Frampton the best out of this case.  The Myler is quite nice too!

I like the Mandrake Aragorn Dave!!   :)   

Nice!! ;D My favorite is the McCrea!!!  ;D

I like the GG Wormtongue!!! :D

Here are my favorite four out of the case I opened tonight.  I am almost done with all my opening :'(  I will post additional scans this weekend when I have more time to scan away.  Enjoy!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/Sketchscanscs8nw.jpg)

Ooh those are 4 stunners, is that a Zapata Frodo? Let me know if you decide not to keep him and maybe we can sort something out.

I also love Moore's Gandy and Cart (although you already have rather a nice Gandy and cart I believe :rofl:), the Walks is a stunner and the Staggs a cracker.

Well done!

Nice pulls Dave!!   :)   

Those four are just FANTASTIC!  Thanks for sharing!

Dave, you were looking for a good Arwen sketch.  I think you've found it!

Hi  Here are scans of the card I found in my first 5 cases and 3 boxes.
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/bush360/lotrsketch1.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/bush360/lotrsketch2.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/bush360/lotrsketch3.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/bush360/lotrsketch4.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/bush360/lotrsketch5.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/bush360/page1corr.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/bush360/page2001.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/bush360/page3001.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g155/bush360/3BOXES.jpg)

Wow those are great thanks for sharing.  I saw the Wilkinson Arwen on ebay and was wondering about that mark on her forehead, was there a small hole in the card or was that part of the sketch?  I really like the Walks Gandalf and the Merry with drinking cup by CC.  The Gandalfs by Cat and Allison and the King of the Dead by Grant (I would get that one colored in if you still have it) the Leggy by Norton and the treebeard by Frampton.  Of course there are also about 13-20 more I really like too.  Overall I would say some pretty nice cases.

The Wilkinson Arwen was very sweet, I noticed the mark when I scanned the card is was a mark on the scanner glass I tried to change the picture but the item already had bids and I didnt think adding to the description would help as most people might have thought this quite dubious. It sold for more than I expected though so was pretty pleased I really wanted a Kayanan though and untill I pull one I wont be stopping opening the cases.   ;)

Yes we have another esteemed member of the Uruk Helmet Club!  Welcome Bush360!   :)  I too have noticed you have most if not all of your sketchs out on ebay!  Are you a Seller only or do you collect Lord of the Rings items as well?

Hi Savage, in general I would call myself a dealer in non sports but a collector of American Sports cards I have kept 3 of the LOTR sketches and as you noticed have sold the rest I collected the lost set to get the master set as I love the TV show.

Here is a new addition beauty 'ey.  I know Jules will love it.  Wow Cat Wow great "sketch"  I wouldn't classify this one as a sketch though. :o
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/FrodoCatSketch.jpg)

Woo-hoo!  That's a beautiful card Dave.   ;D

I've been scanning like a mad man here are some enjoy (not in any particular order or breakdown)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/LOTRSK1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/LOTRSK2.jpg)

Dave you continue to amaze me!   :)   What wonderful pulls!    :)   Love that Aragorn sketch!   ;)


Hi Bush360:

You are also among friends of LOST here as well!!   :)    Which LOTR's sketch cards did you keep for yourself? 

Somehow I knew you would like the Aragorn sketch. 
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/DeLizRing.jpg)

Scanning away, hope you enjoy.  I love the King of the Dead sketch
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/LOTRSK3.jpg)

*whimpers* ...... mmmmmmmm :-* :-* :-* that's a GORGEOUS card Dave, I think I would have fallen over in shock if I'd pulled that one!!
If ever you feel inclined to sell it PLEASE let me know! :o=

A few more left to scan, but here are some more!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/LOTRSK4.jpg)

Seeing them en masse gives everyone a better idea of the variety of artistic styles for this set - how many more boxes/case have you left to crack open Dave?
You have some super cards in those last batches .... and you're right, the full-colour Frodo has to be my all-time fave out of all that I've seen! :-*
_{*wanders off wondering if Dave would notice me coming over to his place and purloining said card* >:D ;)}

Unfortunately I think that is it for me.  I am not willing to test my luck at current prices.  I have some more to post.  I haven't posted any pictures for my breaks for about a week.  I am trying to ration them for you guys I still have some to post.

Yay!! That's jolly decent of you Dave! :P ;)
Seriously, thanks for posting all these great cards for us all to drool over and don't forget to post a link when you've decided what you're selling won't you?
That's a point - have you made our mind up what you're keeping  yet!? :o
You're spoiled with so-o-o-o-o many fab cards to choose from! ;) ;D

Hi Savage I have kept the Jake Myler Frodo the Gandalf by Cat and a Gollum by teranishi they were my favorite characters in the films so to have one sketch of each was cool.

I just wanted to let everyone know that my latest aftermarket will be listed on Ebay this evening. It's painted entirely with acrylic, with colored pencil and ink for details.

Cynthia
(http://www.cynthiacummensart.com/images/Topps_LOTR/LOTR_AM_Cummens2.jpg)

Here is the next batch of scans
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/LOTRSK6.jpg)

1. So...there are some 19,200 sketch cards out there if you add up the #'s on the LOTR Sketch card site...
2. If these cards are seeded 1 sketch card in every 14 packs, then there would have to be about 268,800 packs (14x19,200)
to cover that 1 in 14 ratio...
3. There are 24 packs in every box...so there are 11,200 boxes floating around Middle Earth...(268,800/24)...
4. With 8 boxes a case, 1400 preciousssssssss cases are filled with these sketch cards...
5. Rafael Kayanan created 250 sketch cards...that means...on average...there should be 1 Kayanan every 5.5 cases...
Dave Dorman, Scott Erwert, and William O'Neill also made
250 pieces...so the same odds apply...1 in every 5.5 cases
6. Cat Staggs, Amy Pronovost, Dan Parsons, Robert Teranishi, Brian Rood and Jake Myler...in the 500 cards range...so twice as frequently...or 1 in every 2.8 boxes...
7. The 1000+ contributors...Fabbri, Frampton, Gutierrez, Hodges, Hodgkins, Martinez, Shum, Vecchia and Woodside...1 every 1.4 boxes...and that's why you get at least one of every one of these artists in each case!...or more!
8. Under 250...do the Math... thus the very high prices for the very rare sketch card artists! Those artists include...Matt Busch, Joe Corroney, Jan Duursema, Mike Lilly, Rich Molinelli, and Monte Moore.
9. The rarest of the rare...those artists with only 100 sketch cards + the 6 returned by Topps to give them a total of 106 cards...those odds are 1 in every 13.2 cases and include the artists...Ryan Benjamin, Chris Eliopoulos, and Jeff Zapata.
Gabriel Hernandez and Mary Mitchell have no numbers posted as of yet...but judging by what's out there, they also must be in the 106-150 range.
10. So...here are the odds for each artist (IF 1400 CASES EXIST)
Ryan Benjamin - 1 in 13.2 cases
Joseph Booth - 1 in 3.92 cases
Dennis Budd - 1 in 6.8 cases
Matt Busch - 1 in 8.97 cases
Jeff Chandler - 1 in 4.66 cases
Justin Chang - 1 in 10.77 cases
Joe Corroney - 1 in 8.97 cases
Cynthia Cummens - 1 in 3.93 cases
Renae DeLiz - 1 in 6.8 cases
Ray Dillon - 1 in 4.57 cases
Dave Dorman - 1 in 5.47
Michael Duron - 1 in 6.8 cases
Jan Duursema - 1 in 8.97 cases
Chris Eliopoulos - 1 in 13.2 cases
Scott Erwert - 1 in 5.47 cases
Davide Fabbri - 1 in 1.39 cases
Otis Frampton - 1 in 1.39 cases
Grant Gould - 1 in 6.8 cases
Paul Gutierrez - 1 in 1.39 cases
Gabriel Hernandez - ??? if 106 then 1 in 13.2 case...?
Thomas Hodges - 1 in 1.39 cases
James Hodgkins - 1 in 1.39 cases
Rafael Kayanan - 1 in 5.47 cases
Mike Lilly - 1 in 8.97 cases
Tom Mandrake - 1 in 2.8 cases
Randy Martinez - 1 in 1.39 cases
John McRae - 1 in 3.45 cases
Mary Mitchell - ???? if 106 the 1 in every 13.2 cases ?
Rich Molinelli - 1 in 8.97 cases
Monte Moore - 1 in 8.97 cases
Jake Myler - 1 in 2.8 cases
Dan Norton - 1 in 4.56 cases
William O'Neill - 1 in 5.47 cases
Dan Parsons - 1 in 2.8 cases
Amy Pronovost - 1 in 2.8 cases
David Rabbitte - 1 in 6.8 cases
Juan Carlos Ramos - 1 in 6.8 cases
Brian Rood - 1 in 2.8 cases
Howard Shum - 1 in 1.39 cases
Allison Sohn - 1 in 6.8 cases
Cat Staggs - 1 in 2.8 cases
Robert Teranishi - 1 in 2.31 cases
Christian Della Vecchia - 1 in 1.39 cases
Russ Walks - 1 in 6.8 cases
Sarah Wilkinson - 1 in 4.58 cases
Brent Woodside - 1 in 1.39 cases
Jeff Zapata - 1 in 13.2 cases
That's assuming the 1:14 ratio provided by Topps and assuming that Gabriel Hernandez and Mary Mitchell had 106 cards each.
So...this is a 'more or less' breakdown.
QUALITY RULES THOUGH...and the recent prices of Rafael Kayanan and Cat Staggs, as well as others...really set the precendent for future second and third market values. :ebay:

That is so spooky  :o  I have been looking for a list of all the artists  (I couldn't face re-typing them from the LOTR site) and you have done it.  Thank you  ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/GandycolorsketchCat.jpg)

Dang Beckham1.. if you find my Ring it would  really like to come home :o=

Perfect  :-* ;D

For those interested, I have listed the second of my aftermarket cards on Ebay.
(http://www.cynthiacummensart.com/images/Topps_LOTR/LOTR_AM_Cummens2.jpg)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6266744118



Good luck!
CC

Well I think that won't happen as my opening is done at what the prices have been for the last week or two.  Cat I love your ring card!  It was interesting that the Gandalf and the Frodo color were both in the same case.  The box with the Gandalf did not have the Topps security wrap on it, but it was in the middle of the case.  I thought should I send it to Topps for replacement?  Has it been tampered with?  I thought what the heck I might as well open it since it was in the middle and they might not even replace it anyway.  Glad I opened it!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/LOTRSK7.jpg)

Another fantastic card Dave - love it!! ;D :-*
Awwwwww what are we gonna do now if you've fniished opening your gazillion boxes!? :-\

 ;)

Good luck with your Gollum auction Cynthia! ;D

That's brilliant Dave - you have 2/9 of the colour Fellowship characters Cat drew!!! :o :o :o

Likewise, if you want to give that Cat Leggy you pulled a little nudge along, you know where to find me ;)

I broke 5 cases on Friday and Saturday and here are the highlights
 
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/topof51.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/topof52.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/topof53.jpg)

OOOOOOO excellent cards again Chris - looks like your 'magic touch' has returned! ;) ;D

well done Chris - some great sketches there!

Jules - do you see what I see top row, middle pic? ;)

Hee hee yep - my fave hairy-footed-Hobbit!! :-*
I'm still hunting another Frodo done by Busch which is a sideways-on view of him - I wasn't quick enough with the one DaveH sold a couple of weeks ago and I've yet to find another one on ebay *sighs* .... one day ... ;)

Dave & Chris:

Great pulls both of you guys!   :)   Dave you must have passed out when you pulled that beautiful Gandalf color sketch card by Cat!   :)

I just got an email from Gabriel Hernandez, and he only did 80 sketch cards, so it looks that possibly he is the rarest artist.  Thought I would pass that along.

Yes, but it was in those heady early days when most sketches by the rarer artists were going for a song... so it was a hard call... and we didn't know how rare it would turn out to be did we?

here is my latest the rest arent really that interesting

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Goofyjas/Sketchcards8.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/LOTRSK8.jpg)

Interesting selection Dave! ;) :D

Jas - Chris has posted the other half to that Arwen sketch of yours ...
http://www.theyakshack.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3921.new;boardseen#new
How cool would it be if the two sketches were reunited!? ;D

Roz - I knew the Busch sketches were some of the rare ones in this set and I honestly thought £70 was on the steep side to pay for that particular card (you know the one I mean ;)) ... still do as a matter of fact, but you know what it's like when you see something and and it strikes a chord deep down .... :-\
I've also seen some beautiful Frodo sketches done by Rabbitte, Allison and Cat which I know I'll never own - it's still nice to see them and to admire them though *thinking of the full-colour Frodo of Dave's here*
Ah well, you can't own 'em all! :P

We should translate this into Latin and have a crest made for the top of the forum ;D

I'll second the motion on that one Roz!!   ;)

nos sumo non lemma totus?

We buy not everything? Hmm - close ;) but not quite what we want... more a lesson, we SHOULD not buy everything or something like that?

Grand start though ;D some of those hours spent doodling in latin lessons weren't wasted after all :rofl:

Oh no!!! :o Now what have I started!!? ::) :P :rofl: :rofl:

yea he PM'd me I would have liked to have both sides but i doubt that will happen :(

3 more cases arrived today and here are the high lights

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/moresketch1.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/moresketch2.jpg)

and a Kayanan

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/kayanan.jpg)

 ;D ;D ;D

YAY!!! Lovely cards again Chris - well done!! ;D ;D ;D

I like the Gandalf the best out of your new pulls Chris!   :)

I have to agree that the Ray Dillon Gandalf is just Fantastic

It's a beauty no doubt about it! Will you keep this one for your personal collection Chris?

I am not sure if this is a common variant (or which one is the variant) but it is really pretty  ;D

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/Sharonh/arwenwhite.jpg) (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/Sharonh/arwenblue.jpg)

Wow Sharon are both those yours? You are well ahead of me I only have the 3 cheapest Evo costumes so far and you already have variants ;D I thought the purpley colour was the standard one... what have you other guys observed?

Nah, they're mine. Sharon was just helping I,Thicko to post pictures for the first time  ;D I got the blue one from a box and the white one from an  :ebay: guaranteed pack  8) Just my luck to get a double  ;)  :rofl:

I would call that good luck!  You were able to get double of one of the rarest cards in the set.  Also, if you have a varient on your hands there, it certainly was a great find!  Congrats on the pulls!

The white one looks like a mistake :-\ It looks like Gandalfs shirt :-X

I have to agree with Mike on this one Graham - that's material from Gandalf's shirt card you have in that Arwen costume card!  :o
... the leaf patterns are woven into the fabric and I think it's very distinctive and really nice - reminds me of woven damask table cloth actually. ;)
You never know, you could get ooooodles of money for that variant - think of what Richard got for those Karkaroff 'variants' a little while ago!! :o ;)

I am trying to go back and figure out which sketches I didn't post scans of as everyone seems to be about done posting sketches.  I must say I had great luck with Kayanans compared to some, but overall considering I opened 16 cases of Evo :-[  I seemed to have just come out at about expected odds.  My 3 Kayanans were in about the first 5 cases so I had no Kayanans in the last 11 cases I opened, but plenty of other fabulous sketches.  I need to start selling a few to pay that bill :rofl:

I don't think I posted this one.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/KayananLegolas.jpg)

That's what I thought at first Mike but we have a Gandalfs shirt and the material is plain weave - as Jules pointed out the Arwen has leaf patterns in it.  But everyone knows my views on error cards like this (if it is an error) PASS THEM ALL MY WAY  :rofl:

There are other Gandalf shirts with the pattern. :)

Here's Anna's: http://annao4.tripod.com/id17.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOTR-Topps-EVOLUTION-Movie-Memorabilia-GANDALFS-SHIRT_W0QQitemZ8788682909QQcategoryZ217QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hi. New here to this site. Just found it looking for, oddly enough, more boxes of evolution. so far, i was only able to open one case, but it was a very good case! i have 2 boxes on the way, and unless i find a steal thats gonna be it :-(. Heres what i pulled. it was actually sorta neat, my Girlfriend and i sat in our apartment when the case came, and we opened up the packs from the back one at a time, when we saw the congratulations, we set it aside and kept opening the boxes. it was fun. when we finished a box, she would (lol) kiss the back of the pack for luck and we would flip it onto the table (only 1.5 inches and it had a cloth covering so nothing could happen to em). It was actually cooler to just open em up with her then to pull the sketchs...but the sketchs were close LOL. here are the best pulls from the case. We decided to keep the more common sketchs and part with the expensive ones. I think we did gang busters! i liked the color eye of sauron myself the best, but she was into the Staggs and the Wilkinson Galadriel (have you ever seen a better one? i havent. its actually really oddly beautiful to look it just on its own).

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f41/Zhamlau/LOTRSKETCHS/QualitySketchsCase1.jpg)

HUZZAH!!!!! also liked getting a russel walks. what was odd , was the wilkinson came in the same box as the OTHER wilkinson...that should be sorta impossible, lol.

Hey, I'm bidding on your Erwert Gollum!  8)  If it's not yours, then it's one almost just like it.

At this weekend's Philly Show, my husband bought two boxes - one for me and one he kept. We each got 2 sketches in the box. I pulled a very nice McCrea and Hodges, he pulled a Rood and KAYANAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He was so embarrassed, me being the sketchqueen and all :) But I was so happy I didn't care who pulled it, cause now it's all mine. We also bought 4 more sketches at the show - an O'Neill, a Mitchell, a Provonost and a Dillon. Here is the link :

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/rkohlbus/lotr-philly.jpg

That Kayanan Aragorn is perfect!  You got sooooooo lucky! :)  Oh yeah, the rest of the sketches are good, too. ;)

Hey Sketchqueen...I just heard about the Philly show...damn I should have went...what were they charging for Hobby boxes...did a lot of dealers still have them?  Congrats on the Kayanan...that's a tough pull when you only buy 2 boxes...odds are like 1 Kayanan in 5 or 6 cases!  Whew!  How were the prices for sketch cards at this convention compared to Ebay?  And was there a big selection?
Sorry, I'm a bit OCD about this and can't believe I missed something like this so relatively close to home (NYC)...enjoy your posts! :o

Great pulls Joanna between you and your husband!   :)  Didn't you hear your Kayanan Aragorn say he wants to come and stay at my New Hampshire home?   :o=

No, my name is not sketchqueen ;D, but I bought two boxes of these at the philly show for $60 each.  Most dealers did not have them. I only saw two, as a matter of fact. I pulled a gorgeous Cummens Galadriel sketch from mine, of which eventually I'll post a photo ;)

Boxes were $60 and up, but there weren't many. Only 3 dealers had sketches - one had so-so quality, one had really nice and really expensive cards (I only picked up one from him - the Provonost) and the other dealer had a nice mixture - all sorts of quality and all sorts of prices so I picked up three from him :)

And about Kayanan coming to NH? I'm not sure, I'll listen again, but I think he said "I love this house, can I stay here FOREVER!!!: upon entering *my* house *lol*

Nice pulls, Joanna!!!  8) Looks like you and your husband have that lucky touch, also!!!  :)

I never get the good pulls *lol* which is why we instituted the house rule of "Joanna opens ALL the boxes until she gets the card she wants, then the rest of the family can open". The only luck I ever had was winning his heart :)

Hello everyone,
I just wanted to let you know I've listed another one of my blank cards on Ebay. This time, it's buyers choice! You pick the character you want me to draw:) This will probably be the only one of the 6 that I auction this way.

It's a 3 day auction. Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6269130409

CC

Was that a Merry sketch underneath?

There were a few cards that I felt were sub-par. Those were the ones I asked for back. I think it was a Pippin.

well, broke 2 more cases. pulled 29 sketchs, a LOT of repeats and artists who i had 3-4 from already (sigh). lets just say, i can make sets of anyone who did 1000 sketchs, how many ya need? lol. oddly though, one of thoes artists, hodges, ended up being one of the best pulls (you will see). here are the 8 best. i also had a budd sketch, and a few other nice short prints and parsons sketchs, but these 8 are the ones I like the best

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f41/Zhamlau/LOTRSKETCHS/NiceCase2n3.jpg)

whats neat, is the hodges is actually painted. It literally has to be his single best overall sketch, and thats cool to have. i have also pulled ( i think anyway) another artists best sketch, from sarah wilkinson, the galadriel sketch. The chandler balrog fighting gandalf is great too.

If you are talking about the 2nd sketch on the first row, I think its Arwen and not Galadriel. The pencil detail looks more like a Mitchell than Wilkinson, although I could be very wrong of course ;)

Beautiful sketches all round - congrats! :D

You're right Jo, if you look closely you can see Mary Mitchell's sig at the bottom left of the card and I agree on it being of Arwen too. ;)
Beautiful selection of cards again - Congrats! ;D ;D ;D

I'm liking Jeffs sketches more and more.  You got a couple of nice ones!  Also the Staggs sketch is really nice.  I don't think Faramir's are very common on these sketch cards.  At least I haven't seen very many of them.  ;D

Here are mine...

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/catcardlady/nonsports%20cards/LOTR/RSCN1618.jpg)

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/catcardlady/nonsports%20cards/LOTR/RSCN1621.jpg)

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/catcardlady/nonsports%20cards/LOTR/RSCN1616.jpg)

Obviously,I'm keeping the Cummens sketch. I haven't decided about the other two though...

Ooh - well done - That Pip sums up his character perfectly :rofl:

Awesome Budd ;D and and cool decoration in Galadiel's hair in the Cummens ;D

Hey Eve! I love them all! If you decide to trade, drop me a line :)

Lots of great stuff here!  Congrats all around

Welcome EmpPalpatine!  Yep, lots of Yakers got some really nice cards from this set.  I love looking at them all too.

Thanks actually I worked on the set, my name is Rich A. Molinelli.  I have been a lurker here for a long time as a buddy sent me the link decided to sign up today.  Just didn't feel like being the same name as everywhere else.   ;D

Nice one Rich!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Welcome to the Yak Shack! ;D ;D ;D

Ha!  ;D  Ok, Rich!  I've been to your website BTW.  ;)

Welcome to The Yak Shack Rich!   :)   It's great to have another Evolution Artist on the board!   :)   Who is your favorite LOTR's character and what were your favorite sketch cards you created?

I have to say Arwin and my favorite card I created was the silhouette of Golem after getting the ring back.  :)

Hi Rich Molinelli...love your work in Evolution...was able to get on  :ebay: a GREAT card of yours...and one of my favorite by anyone in the whole set...the cut off fingers of Sauron with THE RING still attached tumbling through the hot red air...it is STUNNING!

www.lotrsketchcards.com

click Molinelli and scroll down...near the bottom...on the left...WOW! ;D

I have a question for our resident artists, do you think Brent Woodside really colored this sketch this way? :-\  I'm not familiar with this artist's work.

http://cgi.ebay.com/LORD-OF-THE-RINGS-SKETCH-1-1-COLOR-LEGOLAS_W0QQitemZ6270654105

That is truly awful. :P

I'd wager to say no.   >:()

Looks like a child got hold of the card and used Crayons to color the picture. Decided since it only had sentimental value, to auction it. :'(

As instructed I will let the case speak for itself.

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketch-recent.jpg)

Nice cards!  I can't make out the signature on the card bottom right, but I bet it would look awesome in COLOR.

Very nice case. Although the Kayanan is cool I think the Lilly steals the show :)

The bottom right looks to be "Mike D" - Michael Duron.  I really like that style... too bad with only 200 out there I can't collect more of them without needing to sell an organ :D

Best response ever! 

Can we do that? Why did I not think of that myself.  :rofl:

How many of you are still within budget? I mean, did you spend as much as you planned BEFORE the cards came out or did you overspend. I know I sure as #@$# bought more than I expected to do.  :o

I have seriously overspent on these...  Of course my budget for them wasn't big enough to begin with...  I think after all is said and done I will have spent 1,5 - 2 K on all of these in cash and trade... I'm scared to add it up and I'm pretty broke for the rest of the year with card sets...

SW Evolution II is very scary too. I'm a big fan of the first Evolution set and I have all 25 autos but I have no idea how to fund the release in July. I think Topps' timing could not have been worse. And there are also rumours about a LOTR evolution update. (is this true or just rumours?) I think there will be 4 sketches per box because nobody can afford the boxes/cases for this edition.

"How many of you are still within budget?"

I am, I most proudly say. In fact, I'd go so far as to say I still have a little change leftover. See, I've been *very* good this time around - I've not gone eBay crazy although it took some serious fiduciary responsibility to my family for me to avoid the Bay. Tempered by the fact that I don't love every sketch I've seen and some that I do love are on the cheaper side, it's been good so far :) Now .. about that update set? Who's got the scoop on that!?!? Spill the beans please...

Well since I haven't heard a peep, I'm guessing that A) it's a secret at the moment & no one can say anything, B) it's a rumor, or C) it's a plot to get me VERY deep in debt...

When I went searching for a box or two to open for something called OPEN THAT BOX DAY which was Saturday the 8th (Non Spots Cards Update)...the dealer I dealt with (who sold me a few boxes at the stunning price of $40 a box!) told me HIS DISTRIBUTOR wanted to know if he wanted to order cases for the UPDATE...so I think there's definately going to be an UPDATE set...

...he said the distributor wasn't sure if more sketch cards or even a few Costume cards might be included...maybe the long lost GIMLI...

...as for my budget... :rofl: :o :'( :o=...
I am seriously OUT OF CONTROL OCD!!!   ...but...every year, on my relatively low salary I put aside some $$$ for Art...photography, drawings, etchings by some contemporary artists here and there...well, once I found out that SKETCH CARDS were being included in the EVOLUTION set, I figured the $$$ going for Art, would still go for Art...the LOTR Sketch Cards!...
...I have added up the case + the boxes + the Ebay disease and...whew!

But...it's only money...would you rather have the money, or feed this burning visual desire...
I'll take the passion!  "Follow your bliss."...Joseph Campbell

Gotta go check out  :ebay:

I finally received my 4 (and final) boxes of Evolution (took 3 weeks  ::)).
Here is what I pulled:

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(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/sketches2.jpg)

You got a few nice ones there!!!   :)

Wow Jackie two Kayanans in how many boxes?  6 or 7, just shows that quantity doesn't always make a difference.  I think I like the Monte the most though.  It sounds weird to say, but not my favorite of kayanans, but that probably has more to do with the character than anything else.

I actually bought 9 boxes from 3 different sellers. My boy's eyes were popping when we pulled the Kayanan!! And I really like the Hodgkins!!  8)

Here is some sketches I got out of 5 boxes (3 last night and 2 tonight) Its really starting to get ridiculous ;)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/web-sketches-recent-2.jpg)

WOW Zach!!  8)
Are you Irish? (you know...luck of the Irish?)  :rofl: ;)
AMAZING!!! :D

Zach, I wish I had half your luck! ;)

I love the Gandalf/Balrog Kayanan, but I think my favourite is the Eowyn (Dan Parsons?).

Congrats!

Gandalf/Balrog? Isn't it the Nazgul at the Prancing Pony? I've seen the Gandalf Balrog one and it's a lot more... Gandalfy, and Balroggy and Orangey ;)

I think it is a nazgul at the prancing pony stabbing the beds.  At first I couldn't figure it out, but while I was scanning it I noticed the feathers and it hit me, as my mind was freaking out trying to figure out what a nazgul stabbed in the movie like that.

Oooops - my bad ;) I've not had my cup of tea this morning (had to settle for coffee and a giant muffin instead). I couldn't remember anything else being stabbed like that except the Balrog - maybe they were falling through a darker part of the abyss and the Balrog has his searchlights turned off? :rofl:

Sorry :-[

You are of course right Roz :D

I am 1/3 Irish, and I always wear my lucky green socks when I open boxes, and I let my 2 year old daughter rub the boxes for luck 7 times.  Call me crazy, but it seems to be working.   :)

I think both of you got really lucky on those boxes.  ;D  I like both Kayanan's and also the Eowyn the best.  Is that pop corn floating around her head?  Just kidding!

FUNNY!!  :rofl: I'm 1/3 Irish too!!  :D

Jackie, is that a Chris Eliopoulos sketch at the bottom of your post?  I know it's not the best of the bunch, but I think he only did about 100 cards.  I think the Budd is rare too, but I'm not sure.  You got the best Hodgkins Gandalf.  I haven't seen one of his that looked better. 

Does anyone else think that Fabbri's sketches are really good?  I mean, he did about 1000 of them and they all look really nice.  They have a lot have white details too.

I love Fabbri's sketches.  It's too bad he didn't do more of the main characters.  By the way, Zach and Jackie had excellent pulls! :)

Here's my latest aftermarket. It's now listed on Ebay.

CC

(http://www.cynthiacummensart.com/CC_AM_OneRing.jpg)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6271422162

Ok this is the end for me my last 3 case finally arrived stuck in customs and then at the postal depot but they are here at last

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/chrischidgey/newcases1.jpg)

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i love my new Kayanan I have been so lucky I have pulled 5 all together now

WOW Chris!!
Some wonderful cards again - CONGRATS!! ;D ;D

Chris, I don't see a bad one in the bunch!!! What great pulls!!! Well worth the wait!!!  8)


Cynthia!!! Once again!! AMAZING!!!! Good luck!!!  8)

Chris, these are SO worth the wait!  That Kayanan is beyond fantastic!

Gorgeous De Liz, Dillon, Chandler, Cummens x2, Sohn x2, Norton, Gould, and Rabbitte...  I'd have several problems parting with them!

Unfortunately I need to sell a few to pay for the next 2 potter sets so a lot are on ebay

and i will be sad to part with them but if that Kayanan doesn't sell i will be keeping it cause i really love it

Ooooooooh, I want the Gould Aragorn!  Oh yeah, the other cards are good, too. ;)

The Kayanan is gorgeous! He seems to do a lot of Legolas cards, and they all look fantastic. That one is definately a keeper.

I love the Kayanan as well - I kinda hope it doesn't sell, just so you can keep it ;)

The Gould Aragorn is great as well and I love the two Sohns and the De Liz :)

Hi, everyone!  DANG you guys have been pulling some awesome cards.    :)

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately -- I've had to cut down on my "internet play time" because I've had a mountain of commissions and personal card orders to catch up on.  I had to put a halt on taking new orders, but once things slow down a little I'll start up again.  Just keep an eye on my site (http://grantgould.com) and I'll announce when that happens.

Oh, and if someone would please sell me a kick butt Kayanan card for under $200, that would be much appreciated.  LOL
Grant

Well I will keep a careful eye on your site Grant so I can pester you about some commissions as soon as you have some free time ;)

You and me both Jo!!   :)   I am the proud owner of 3 of Grant's commissions and can attest to his wonderful work!   :)   

Psst Jules - Grant did those Aragorns for Ed ;)

Thanks Jo ... thought I'd better remove that post! ;)

LOVE the LOVE of LOTR here!   ;D
(Even though most of you have outbid me... :ebay:...on sooooooooooo many cards!)

Keep up the passion!  :o

Considering how long ago it is since the films and the earlier card sets were released, I think it's wonderful that LOTR can still command such enthusiasm!! :-* ;D ;D

Some pulls from some boxes I received:

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/sketches-web.jpg)

Love the Hodges and the Mitchell! Great pulls Zach!

Cool Zach!! 8) I am really liking Grant's sketches more and more!!  :D

I thought for sure the Erwert was a Kayanan as it has the same kind of look when sliding the card slow.  :)

More wonderful cards Zach - CONGRATS!! - you're on a roll with this set, no doubt about it! ;D ;D ;D

Gollum, Gollum, Gollum...my precious!  8)

I know that this sounds so wrong, but that Kayanan Gollum looks like he is posing for a fashion shoot! I can see him lounging on a sofa and pouting for the camera! :o

OK - I have a disturbing imagination :rofl:

Maybe like George from Sienfeld?  :)  (for anyone who hasn't seen that episode, you really should)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/posters_seinfeld_seduction_lg.jpg)

That's exactly the type of couch I pictured him on, but I think Gollum's pose is much more... alluring.

OK, now this is officially WRONG :rofl:

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Ah, the memories!

Zach, is this the correct smiley for PUKE?  :-X 
 :rofl: :rofl:

Oh my!!! :o :o :o :rofl:
Could you imagine Gollum prancing down the catwalk and giving us a twirl in his loincloth!?! :-X :-X :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Stop it!!  :rofl: :rofl:

Zach:

I remember that episode well!!  :P   Please don't tell us that you have that picture of George framed up in your home!   :o=

Altogether now:

"I'm too sexy for this Ring, too sexy for this Ring"

You know you want to >:D

Nice, I can pretty much plan on having that song in my head for the rest of the day, and most likely the weekend!!!

I don't have it hanging in my house, that wasn't good enough.  I have it painted on the main wall in my living room.  :)   (j/k) And now I will have to have a similar painting of Gollum to match it. 

For once I am speechless!!   :P    I think I need to go have a few cocktails!   ;)

Just cracked 5 loos boxes I snagged last week.  Not too bad.

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/sketch-cards.jpg)

Now that is unusual to see 2 Witch King sketch cards by Allison Sohn being pulled in your 5 boxes Zach.  They are cool looking!   8)

With what you pulled, I'd be over the moon!

  Sweet, I'm green with envy!!

Picked this one up about 3 or 4 weeks ago just hadn't scanned it.  It is one of Amy Provonost's 6 sketches back from Topps won on  :ebay:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/dlecours1313/onering.jpg)

Dave:

What a great looking sketch card!!  Nice find!   :)

That is a really fabulously well done card. Congrats!

well, opened another case today. I got 4 artists i had NOT pulled yet. check it out. 2nd pack, got the justin chung , knew it was gonna be a good case :-). I was super happy to also pull my 2nd Saurmon sketch , and first from one of the really good artists, nice color highlighted Cummens one, really crazy looking. Liked the Boromir Parsons sketch too. only my 2nd parsons overall. Sorta also shocked me, when i got the rood. I swear, it LOOKS like a walks! I almost think it is, lol. at least, its the single nicest Rood ive seen. ALso finally got a dorman. I sorta expected more from dorman. he only did 250 sketchs. but, for the most part they arent as good as his can do, even in pencil. Good case overall. WHat was the MOST fun, was the VERY LAST PACK OPENED, had the alison sohn! FIRST ONE I GOT OF HER!!! WOOT! Whats more, i KNOW IVE SEEN that sohn sketch somewhere before. was it used for some sort of promo or ad? take a look, let me know. Another great case!
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f41/Zhamlau/LOTRSKETCHS/NewCaseWOW.jpg)

Great pulls!   :)   Congrats!    :)

I've seen that Sohn sketch somewhere before too.  Not just on the sketch site, but I can't remember where.  That Saruman is AMAZING!  The EYES!  :o  All of those are really good.  8)

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/OCDLOTR/AD1SohnGaladriel.jpg[img])

Looks similar to this beautiful Sohn I picked up early on on Ebay...just a classic iconic pose for Galdriel...a moment for her character that has been done by a few of the sketch artists and may be on a LOTR Trading card or two...?

no, ive seen that before on the marleyeds website. the ads i thought i saw it in, also had a gollum body sketch, with mountains in the background, and a Pippen reclining ridding treebeard (or frodo reclining on the tree in the shire, cant remember which). lol, its just so hard when the brain goes. i cant find this ad now.

I received my 2 boxes today:

Box 1: Corroney Gandalf, Fabbri Denethor
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/ferdinand_the_yak/IMG_0841.jpg)


Box 2: O'Neill Gandalf, Hodgkins Arwen
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/ferdinand_the_yak/IMG_0843.jpg)

A very Gandalf-y delivery! I am most impressed with the 2 Gandys - I will post pics up soon :)

Glad you finally got your boxes! I bet you are very relieved. cant wait to see scans...we both got gandalfs!

Hi Jo:

I am glad your boxes finally arrived and that you at least received 2 sketch cards per box!  Believe me you did very well with your pulls - it could have been so much worse!  I like your Gandalf's too and the Denethor has an interesting expression.  I have almost the same card of Arwen by Hodkins like about 50 other people at least.   :P   Now you have joined our club!  At least you did not get one of the Uruk Helmet's like me! 

I pulled the Corroney out of the first pack I opened, and I thought that it would be it, fortunately I did have 2 per box which was great :)

And yes, I was relieved that I did not join you esteemed Uruk-Hai helmet club ;)

Jo I know you are disappointed that you did not get one!   :P   I can fix that for you.  How about I send you mine in trade for one of those Gandalf's as you have two of them?  Come on and join the club!!   ;)

Tempting, but no ;D

I am glad you have a good sense of humor!!   ;D

Well my goal was 10 pulled Kayanan's, but 9 might be my max, but at least I am one closer.  The Ramos gandalf I really like though :)  These were out of a few loose boxes that I had purchased that cried out to me to be opened. 

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/GANDALF-RAMOS.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/Kayanan-Orc.jpg)

I have also acquired a few Chandlers lately, some through trades, some with $$$, and some by means that I am not proud of (but would do again).   (:D#

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/Chandler_Eowyn5.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/Chandler_Arwen5.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/Chandler_Pippen7.jpg)


(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/chandler.jpg)

Ooooh, intruiging = do explain ;)

Gee Zack you could have bought a house for all the money you are spending on Evo!!  Man what do you do - have a printing press in your basement pumping out cash on a daily basis?   :P   It's like you have a crack cocaine addiction or something.   ???

I think its worse that any addiction :)  But I really don't have a problem, I could quit at any time  ;D

Here is a page with all 9 Kayanan's that I have pulled.  The only reason I have been able to pull 9 Kayanan's is that I have sold 9 Kayanan's.  So at present I own zero Kayanan's (but a lot of other cool sketches :) 

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/kayanan-all-9.jpg)

Love them all...but how could you part with...
#1...that scalding deliriously HOT Balrog...just beautiful!  :o
and...
#2...in the completely opposite direction...the soothing cool earth greens of  Gandalf the Grey is so quintessentially FOTR...serene and comforting... :o=

What cards did you actually keep!
I can't part with a single one...pulled or Ebayed!

Got the itch today, so I cracked 3 boxes.  No Kayanan, but some really nice cards.  And a Cat Staggs Faramir that we got a few days ago out of a box (already parted with the Faramir, off to Canada :)  )

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/4-sketches.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/staggs-faramir.jpg)

Nice pulls Zach I wish I would have had the chance to trade for that Faramir.  I am pretty cure we all know where that one is going to considering it's Canada.  I am going to try to get scans together for my trade list. 
If anyone else has a Staggs Boromir or Faramir you know where to find me.

Nice Faramir sketch!!!

Come to think of it. I don't see much Faramir sketches done

Zach
Did you trade for a McCrea?

Well, i had a parital box breakdown. guy bought the top 18 packs in a box, i bought the bottum 6 packs...im guessing i did better then he did

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f41/Zhamlau/LOTRSKETCHS/21b1a5f8.jpg)

Wow you must live right or have the luck of the Irish to pull 2 sketch cards from 6 packs left in the box!!   :)  The bottom of both your sketch cards does not show up on your post so I can't see who the Artist's are.  It looks like Randy Martinez for Sam on the left and is that a Cat Staggs on the right?  It looks like Aragorn but with what looks like an arrow impacting the chest area it must be Boromir getting nailed by Lurtz!   :P

yeah, its sorta a sad sketch, first sketch ive ever seen showing someone dying...but, hey 6 packs, 2 sketchs, cant complain. Yeah, it is martinez and staggs.

Kayanan also did a fab dying Boromir sketch :)

Well, I didn't get any Kayanans in my case but I did get a Hernandez. I finally got around to scanning 'em and figured it was time to share the wealth. I found 15 sketches in the case (first two pics) and have picked up another 15 in the aftermarket (last two pics).

(http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/allender/0000lotrevo1.jpg)
(http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/allender/0000lotrevo2.jpg)
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Jeff

You have some nice sketch cards there Jeff!!   :)  I do not think I have ever seen a sketch card of Peter Jackson as himself (Director) from any of the thousands of Evo sketch cards I have seen on ebay!!  That is a pretty cool card there.  I also love the Grant Gould King Theoden!!   :)   I see you have also joined the legions in the famous Uruk-hai Helmet Club!!!   ;)

I've pulled these from two boxes I got in May

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/catcardlady/nonsports%20cards/LOTR/LOTR%20Sketch%20Cards/RSCN1708.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/catcardlady/nonsports%20cards/LOTR/LOTR%20Sketch%20Cards/RSCN1702.jpg


My Favorite!!!!
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/catcardlady/nonsports%20cards/LOTR/LOTR%20Sketch%20Cards/RSCN1682.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f273/catcardlady/nonsports%20cards/LOTR/LOTR%20Sketch%20Cards/RSCN1690.jpg

picked up my final case today in trade, decided to open it with my girlfriend like we have done on all the others before it. Case was turning out ok, not great going into that last box. Had a nice mitchell, a very good Moore Gandalf. Even cards like the provonost were colored and true 1/1's (even had a very good brent woodside gandalf, like its finished with a background, the best woodside ive ever seen actually). Then, going into the last box, i had a miracle series of pulls in one box. 3 sketchs, each one a case maker in the last box. I got a fully painted Urak Hai Tom hodges Sketch (after all the stuff i said about these helmet sketchs, i guess if you pull the best one, thats something neat). Then, i pulled an amazing allison sohn witch king, with sword ready to strike! WOOT. that made my case, i was now happy as a clam. Literally, on my last pack, we open it from the back, and i see the congratulations. My GF and i flipped it over, and BOOM FULLY PAINTED PACK PULLED CAT STAGGS KING OF THE DEAD SKETCH!!! WOOT!!!!! best case i ever opened , and the best box too. talk about saving the best for last. (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f41/Zhamlau/Sketchs/NewCaseLOTRLow-1.jpg)
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f41/Zhamlau/Sketchs/LOTRSketchAmazing1-2.jpg)
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f41/Zhamlau/Sketchs/LOTREvolutionBlankFoilBack.jpg)

To top it off, one of the boxes ( i think it was the last one too actually) had a major misprint card. its foil on one side, and blank on the other! LOL. talk about a neat box in a good case.

For those of you who bid on this sealed box on ebay, I just wanted to let you know what you would have received had you won the auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130011127466


(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b192/ztaylork/kayanan.jpg)

Thats right ladies and gentlemen, that is officially my 10th Kayanan.  I can officially stop opening any boxes :).

That's the box i should have bid on!

You lucky sod!!!

congrats on yet another Kayanan Zach :)

Wow zach...I've been looking at that Kayanan for weeks wondering where it was, if it had been pulled by anyone, or if it was still hidden in the super expensive boxes/cases on ebay...sometimes, you actually do get what you pay for...and then some.

Congrats, that is one beautiful card...now where is Cat's 'One Ring'?! :o=

Who knows, only time will tell  ;)

Hey gang,

Thought I'd share some aftermarkets I had done recently:

(http://home.earthlink.net/~rsmolen/lotr_evolution_gutz-1.jpg)

(http://home.earthlink.net/~rsmolen/lotr_evolution_frampton-1.jpg)

I am really happy with them.

Rich

Thanks for posting them for us to see - they all look great!!   :)

Meanie! Rub it in why don't ya?  :'( :'( :'( :'(

A warning to those of you bidding on the sketch auctions of seller "angels4eva" I've noticed that bidder "iamchristos" is new and has ONLY bid on auctions from this seller. Both IDs are registered in Australia. This is a tell-tale sign of a "shill bid" Don't allow your bid to be increased this way and if you are the second highest bidder after the auction has ended, I guarantee a Second Chance Offer.

Both IDs should be reported to eBay Australia.

Now now Eve, that is just a slap in the face  :P

Meanie...

Thanks for the heads-up FAN4LIFE.


And BJ, "Meanie...slap in the face"....?????  Do you support shill bidding?

no no...I was referring to the beautiful Kayanan pulled

Of course I do not support shilling lol...as a matter of fact, I just tried winning a large sports card auction and was outbid by a person who registered the day before it ended...hmm...sounds fishy so I reported it to Ebay the second the auction was over


CORRECTION: After going back I see it is actually ZTaylork who pulled they Kayanan...so sorry Eve for calling you a meanie...it is Ztaylork I should be directing my glares to  >:D

Thanks for the heads up on the shill bidding!

And  Bryanjs14 - you can call me a meanie in advance 'cause I sure I'll get some great MASTERPIECES sketches, which I'll share. :o= :o= :o= 0:) 0:) 0:) >:D >:D >:D ::) :-[

I've bought quite a few times from angels4eva without any problems whatsoever...

Well, it took me quite a while to decide to do this...
but in the end, I dived in!!  ::)
And I have to say that I am very happy with the
result!! Here is my AM from Randy Martinez...

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/topps-lotr-aragorn7.jpg)

Holy cow!  That was worth it!  :o

Wait till Ed sees this sketch!! :o :o :o
That's a classy sketch Jackie and one of the nicest aftermarket cards I think I've seen for the Evo set - WTG!! :D ;D ;D ;D

well, had some fun luck today. went and got some loose packs at a shop that sells mostly sports cards and comic books, just some odds and ends they had cheap like 20 bucks total. Got lucky and pulled a jimmy olsen autograph from superman returns, and then out of the 4 packs of Evolution they had still, pulled a Sam Level B parallel, a legolas crystal card, and a sketch level D DENNIS BUDD of BOROMIR YAY! short print out of 200 as well!


(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f41/Zhamlau/Sketchs/buddEvoSketch.jpg)

yay!

What great luck!!! Whoo hoo!!
Congrats!!  8)

Do I smell aftermarket?  ;D

HA!! Is there any other choice?  ::) ;)

would this really make a good aftermarket you think? I wasnt sure. its only 85 dollars to have one made as well, might be money well spent actually. Was thinking of trading it, but the idea of seeing this in color now is growing on me. This really might be a super AM card.

Here are two that I had AM'd by Dennis!!
I'll post before and after!
Then tell us what ya think!!! ;D
Dennis's work is absolutely amazing!!!

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/BuddBoromir2.jpg)(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/BuddBoromircolor.jpg)


(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/TreebeardBudd.jpg)(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/TreebeardcolorBudd.jpg)

I'd AM it no hesitation! Awesome work on your's Jackie ;D

I would do it!  Budd's cards are so hard to come by and that's a really good pose of Boromir.  I think he uses oils, right Jackie?

Ya, he uses oils, and they are seriously amazing cards when they are finished up.  I have about 20 of his evolution cards, and trying to decide which ones to get colored up (already have 4 colored up).  You have to be prepared for a long wait though, as I have been on his list to get more colored up since July of last year, and he said I am still probably out a few months.  So get on the list now, and wait it out....its worth it :)    And if you get sick of the wait, just shoot the card my way, I can always add another Budd to my collection. :)

haha, i just emailed him, wow it would take a while. ill get on the list, and see if i can be patient enough to wait.  The price was right at 85 dollars to to commision. I mean, even from a worth sense alone considering what AM have sold for of his, its a good move. Its just the wait is so long lol. i mean, 6-7 months wait is what im thinking it might be. No idea. Ill probably just trade it, im not a super patient man when it comes to found sketchs that i dont need for collections.

Well, if you decide to trade it, you know where I am :)   And yes, I would think 6-7 months would be the minimum, as I have been waiting that long, and I got on the list before a huge bunch of people :)

I've only been able to get one Budd AfterMarketed...a cool blue Gollum...but it was worth every minute I had to wait for it!...considering having a Balrog and a cool Saruman with staff done...but, I love it just the way they are now!

When you hold that finished Budd in your hands, and smell that oil paint...it's like walking into a mini-museum or gallery...! ;D

OH so true!!!! 8)
I think it's way worth the wait!!!