Argonath - The Lord of the Rings Online

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Behold the Argonath, the Pillars of the Kings! Great power and majesty they still wear, the silent wardens of the long-vanished kingdom", J.R.R. Tolkien says in The Lord of The Rings. These massive statues are one of the many wonders we get to experience up close in the incredible game that is The Lord of the Rings Online. I've been playing this game for more than 10 years, and it's still my go-to place to relax and simply gaze at the scenery and immerse myself in the lore and questing. Ever since I saw those two statues, representing Anárion and Isildur, I wanted to have a physical version, and while I have statuettes from the movies, these differ from the book/online game. In the movie, the statues portray Isildur and Elendil, one holding an axe and the other holding a sword, Narsil. In the book, however, these are Isildur and Anárion, one holding a bearded axe and the other a double-headed axe. While not massive like the originals, you can certainly resize these to fit your print volume without too much hassle (those of you with a CR-10 500, I'm jealous). At the moment, their size is a modest 12cm. These were printed at 0.16 layer height, 200°C PLA, at 70mm/s, 2 perimeters, 3 solid top and bottom layers, and 15% infill. These require supports, but the hardest part to print, the hand holding the weapons and the weapon itself, have been separated and split to facilitate the printing process and still allowing for a simple assembly using small drops of superglue. The printing process with this setting is approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes. Thanks to Liró Photography for the amazing photos.