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.
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.
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.
Limited Edition Easterling Miniature Shield LOTR Prop Replica (click to enlarge)
The Easterling Miniature Shield is a miniature version of the actual prop made by Weta for Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings.
The Easterlings were descendents of the Wild Men of the unknown east of Middle-Earth who had a fierce reputation. In the movie The Lord of the Rings, the Easterlings were featured walking out of the Black Gates of Mordor. In The Two Towers they almost stumble over Sam and Frodo. In The Return of the King they take part in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and the Siege of Minas Tirith.
The Easterling Miniature Shield is a Limited Edition piece of only 2000, made by the same artists and craftsmen who made the original film prop.
The shield is made from metal and can be worn as a badge as well as displayed on the stand.
Weta are taking pre-orders now for shipping later in 2009.
Price is a bargain: NZD $52.44 (around US $35).
View the product page here.
Limited Edition Life-Size Bronze Statue of Gollum
I often refer to the collectibles I post here as “works of art” and no more does such a label apply than it does to this life-size statue of Gollum from Lord of the Rings. This is truly a work of art befitting not only a serious Lord of the Rings collection, but even an art gallery.
Bronze Gollum stands 3 ft 6 in; crouching on the rock, he reaches a height of approx 150 cm. He stands at the exact same dimensions as Gollum in Peter Jackson’s films because this statue is sculptured by the same people who brought his image to the screen.
Now, he’s pure bronze so guess what, not everyone is going to be able to afford him at a price of NZD $23,810.00.
Replica from the Doctor Who episode 'Dalek'
Here’s an amazing collectible from Doctor Who that no serious Doctor Who collector can look past.
It’s a perfect 1:6 scale replica model of the Dalek from the Christopher Eccleston episode titled ‘Dalek’ (first aired 14 April 2006).
Details and product video after the jump.
If you’re a Doctor Who fan then you’ll appreciate this Limited Edition collectible – an awesome Sontaran Helmet modeled from the Sontaran Linx.
Created by Weta model maker David Tremont, the Sontaran Officer Linx Helmet is made from cast metal and comes with a polystone display stand. Read more…
Cyber Controller from 'Doctor Who' - The Age of Steel (click for larger image)
Some collectibles are must haves and this replica Cyber Controller from the 2006 David Tennant Doctor Who episode ‘The Age of Steel’ fits that category.
Sculpted by Weta Workshop’s David Tremont and Ben Hawker, it stands 31cm high and will become a sure-fire rare collectible since it’s a Limited Edition of only 900 pieces.
Buying one will set you back NZD$488.00 (around US $277) which is really quite cheap considering these are not only limited editions, but they are A+++ perfect high quality scale replica’s.
Check out the product video below:
