Welcome to the December newsletter from the DragonsCavern website.
This month we have news on; 

• Tudor Mint new releases and retirements,
• Changes to the DragonsCavern website, 
• Vote results and a new vote,
• News and announcements,
• Requests.

Tudor Mint news:
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As is usual at the end of the year there are studies that are being retired.
This is the full list of retirements for December 2005;

Myth and Magic Standard Studies
3023 The Grim Reaper
3121 The Celtic Dragon
3161 Holder of the Skull
3163 Go Faster Dad!
3181 Hold On Tight
3807 The Fairies' Swing
3812 The Timekeepers
3848 The Fairy Rider
3852 Taming of the Unicorn
3865 The Ferocious Dragon
3867 Stardust
3869 The Omnipotent Wizard
3871 Meditation
3873 The Nordic Dragon
3878 Unicorn of the Bridge
3889 The Dragon's Window
3893 Dragon of the Skies
3895 The Dragoner
3896 The Dragon at the Helm
3903 Dragon of the Broken Heart
3904 Guardian of the Fiery Realm
3907 Thinking Up Spells
3908 The Bubbling Cauldron

Myth and Magic Large Studies
OY05 Imperiosus
3371 The Dragon Throne
3372 Buying a New Incantation
3374 The Dragon's Treasure

Candlesticks
3643 Dragons of the Flame
3644 Dragons of the Tower

Trinket Boxes
TB01 to TB06

Chess Sets
4376 Wizards v Dragons
4395 Dragons v Unicorns

LAND OF THE DRAGONS
K002 Medium Woodland Dragon
K006 Small Desert Dragon
K017 Mini Woodland Dragon
K044 The Fairy Queen
K045 The Toadstool Fairy
K046 The Tree Fairy
K048 The Petal Fairy
K049 The Wishing Fairy
K111 Small Flying Ice Dragon
K115 Small Flying Pegasus
K127 Large Flying Glacier Dragon
K148 Midi Citrine Dragon
K149 Medium Citrine Dragon A
K150 Medium Citrine Dragon B
K151 Small Citrine Dragon A
K175 Large Celestial Dragon
K176 Midi Celestial Dragon
K177 Medium Celestial Dragon A
K178 Medium Celestial Dragon B
K179 Small Celestial Dragon A
K180 Small Celestial Dragon B

In addition to this there are new Myth and Magic standard and large sized studies available in the New year.
These are;

Standard Studies
3985    The Dragon of Astrology
3986    Master of the Aurora
3987    Unicorn of the Ocean
3988    Dragon of the Crystal Ice
3989    The Underworld Portal
3990    The Dragon of Valhalla
3991    The Magic Circle of Dragonets
3992    The Prince of Dragons
3993    The Celtic Defender
3994    Triking
3995    The Shield of Light
3996    The Dragon of the Druids

One Year Study
OY06   Dragon Lord

Large Studies
3392    Old Boney
3393   The Ring of Destiny
3394    Decimus (limited edition)

Independent Studies
IND9    The Observer

For members of the Myth and Magic Collectors Club, the new pieces for 2006 are;

Presentation Piece
CC16 The Power of the Beast

Members Only Studies
9032 Star Chaser
9033 The Elixir of Life

Images of the Collectors Club pieces, as well as OY06, are on the website in the relevant sections. Images of new releases that are in the public domain are displayed on the website in the coming soon section.
     
Changes to the site:
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There are no changes to the website this month. The site has grown plenty over the past year, with the launch of the blog to give you the latest news as soon we get it, the addition of a sales section and recommended related items from Amazon, and the recent launch of the forum where you can make your own thoughts and feelings on any aspect of past and present Tudor Mint ranges.

Voting:
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Last month on DragonsCavern.co.uk we were asking "How do you think eBay has affected collecting the studies?"
The results are:

Made it easier to get studies          46.66%
Flooded the market with studies    40.00%
Don't use eBay                                06.66%
Let me get membership studies      06.06%


For December we are asking:

What focus would you like to see in future One Year Studies?

Take part in the vote using the buttons on the main page, or in the contact or vote section. Results will be announced in the January newsletter.

News and Announcements:
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The Collectables limited edition study (The Lambton Worm - ref COL1) might seem to be lacking crystals when you look at the images on either the Tudor Mint or Collectables websites, but on close inspection, the skull is peppered with small crystals, similar to the Crystal Memento studies.

The Unauthorised Myth and Magic CDRom, Volume 2, is currently in development. The author has released a list of study versions required for this update. The full list can be found on the website here.
 
Requests:
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If you have a prototype study, or a rare version of any item please send it to us for inclusion on the prototypes/rare pages. Use the submit form on the contact page of the website.
In addition to this, the wanted page of the website lists studies that we are looking for images for. If you are able to help with those, please contact us.

That's all for this month. If you have any news, websites, announcements or comments that you would like to see in the next newsletter, or  if  you are a trader / collector who would like to be featured in an article in a future newsletter, please contact the webmanager.

Sincerely,
Webmanager
DragonsCavern.co.uk - the unofficial Myth and Magic collection histories chart.