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.

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H.R. Giger's Limited Edition 'Spell 1' Cross Sculpture

This is an awesome and high-quality chrome looking collectible.  It’s a Limited Edition H.R. Giger Spell Cross Sculpture by VAP Studios, based on Giger’s Spell painting.

I say “chrome looking” because I can’t be sure what it’s made of since it’s not made explicit on the product page.  It does weigh an impressive 8.16kg so with that in mind it could very well be made entirely of chrome.

It’s limited to only 666 pieces and all were sold out but it seems one unlucky collector didn’t go through with the transaction, lost their deposit, and opened up the door for another collector to snap up this awesome Giger collectible.

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