Dark Lord Sauron Polystone Statue

The Dark Lord Sauron Polystone Statue is a brilliant movie collectible from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings.  It was manufactured by Sideshow Collectibles in 2008 as a Limited Edition of 9,500 pieces.  Every single piece sold out (as is usually the case with Lord of the Rings collectibles).

I’ve found what could amount to be an absolute bargain.  One of these Limited Edition Sauron statues, No. 420 of 9,500, is now for sale on eBay. It is advertised as being in flawless condition.

Here’s the bargain part.  There’s only 1 day left on the auction and the current bid price is an excruciatingly low $91.  These originally sold for US$300 prior to selling out, so to get one at a price any less than that is a steal.  Just go and read the reviews at Sideshow and you’ll see five stars out of five stars consistently for this particular collectible.

Sauron’s size is 24″ tall and weighs a hefty 60 lbs.

Original product page (now sold out): 
Dark Lord Sauron Polystone Statue at Sideshow Collectibles

Buy it here: The Dark Lord Sauron Polystone Statue on eBay

Dr. Grordbort's Infallable Aether Oscillators

Watch a video with Greg Broadmore, the conceptual designer at Weta (Peter Jacksons’ effects facility in New Zealand).

The feature focuses on Broadmore’s extremely cool line of Dr. Grordbort’s steam punk ray guns.

Video after the jump.

The Weta line of Dr. Grordbort’s weapons is a huge seller.  Every limited edition has either sold out or is on track to sell out.

Here’s a few favorites (that are in stock at the time of writing):

Dr. Grordbort's: The Unnatural Selector - Ray Blunderbuss. Limited Edition of only 50 pieces worldwide. Price: NZD$7,999.11 - Click for product page

Dr. Grordbort's: Victorious Mongoose 1902A Concealable Ray Pistol. Limited Edition of only 400 pieces worldwide. Price NZD$1,084.44 - Click for product page

Dr. Grordbort's: Manmelter 3600ZX Sub-Atomic Disintegrator Pistol. Limited Edition items of 500 worldwide. Price: NZD $1,243.55 - Click for product page

Dr. Grordbort's: Goliathon 83 - Miniature Version. Limited Edition item of 900 worldwide. Price: NZD $106.67 - Click for product page

Dr. Grordbort's: Goliathon 83 Infinity Beam Projector. Limited Edition item of 500 worldwide. Price: NZD $1,243.55 - Click for product page

Source: Wired

Dr. Grordbort's "The Unnatural Selector" Miniature Ray Gun (click to enlarge)

The Dr. Grordbort’s Unnatural Selector is the fourth ray gun in Weta’s Dr Grordbort’s range of miniature rayguns.  Designed by Greg Broadmore and modeled by David Tremont, this is another stunning piece for your collection.

The Unnatural Selector is Lord Cockswain’s weapon of choice.  At 1ft in length this replica, which made its first public appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con 2009, measures 1/4 the original weapons size.

It’s made from various metals as well as Venusian Worm Oak (a compound that contains traces of imitation wood).

It comes on a stand embossed as THE UNNATURAL SELECTOR.

Limited Edition of only 1000.

Price: NZD $160.00.

View the product page here.

Smaug the Golden Dragon Bronze Sculpture Limited Edition 20 (click to enlarge)

Smaug the Golden is the first sculpture in John Howe’s and Weta’s range of sculptures from Middle-Earth.  The Art of John Howe – Sculptures from Middle-Earth is a series of sculptures from Howe’s representations of Tolkien’s worlds, sculpted by Weta sculptors Daniel Cockersell, Brigitte Wuest and Eden Small under the creative guidance of John Howe and Richard Taylor.

Having adorned the cover of The Hobbit, it is an instantly recognizable image to fans of Lord of the Rings, and with two The Hobbit feature films on the way, this is sure to become a prize collectible given it’s a Limited Edition of only 20 pieces.

The sculpture is based on Howe’s original artwork that was first published on the cover of the paperback edition of The Hobbit in 1991:

John Howe's artwork for 'The Hobbit'

The sculpture is supplied with a 22 page hard cover book written by John Howe, Richard Taylor and the sculptor, Daniel Cockersell.  You can preview the book here.

A Certificate of Authenticity signed by John Howe and Richard Taylor accompanies the sculpture.

Price: NZD $6,569.34 (approx US $4,580).

View the product page here.

Of course, not all Lord of the Rings collections can afford a bronze version of Smaug, and for this reason Weta are also offering a faux-bronze version too.  Although not made purely from bronze, from the outside will look largely the same in your LOTR collection.

The faux-bronze Smaug is a Limited Edition of 300 pieces.

View the faux-bronze product page here.

The Sacrifice Statue

Wow, this is an amazing collectible.  The Sacrifice Statue is the third resin quality PVC statue released in Yamato USA’s Fantasy Figure Gallery.  It is based on Dorian Cleavenger’s painting entitled “The Sacrifice” and sculptured by Plant-jzero Moekichi

Watch this video (after the jump) that depicts the painting and the statue, showing exactly how cool this really is.

Click here to view the embedded video.

If you can watch the video and not be captivated by this beautiful fantasy collectible then you’re doing better than me.

The Sacrifice Statue is a PVC statue that stands nearly 13″ including an elaborately detailed altar base and removable parts.

Accessories include cast-off clothing and an altar display base.

I’ve seen some sites advertising this as a Limited Edition piece but as far as I can tell it isn’t.  It’s just damn cool.

Price: $129.99.

Check out the product page here.