Statue Weta Workshop Smaug the Terrible Statue

[Texxen]

The initial concept that didn't make it. How awesome would that be.............

 

[The Josh]

That's pretty cool. Probably would have taken up even more space.

 

[SurlyJ]

and the wings would have been harder to ship without lots of breakages. In the design blog they released it seems like that was a major concern and deciding factor in the ultimate design they went with.

 

[Pork Chop Express]

The concept would have been cool, I really like the idea of showing more of Erebor.

 

[El Mule]

I would have jumped on that concept art, but I see why they trashed it, it would have been a shipping nightmare.

 

[egel]

And it would also have made the statue like 55-60 cm high. Adding that to the already substantial footprint = behemoth piece.

 

[El Mule]

At these price points, I'm all in for behemot pieces. To be fair, all my pieces are/are going to have quite the size... Fury of the Beast, Rage of the Undying, new Balrog, Big Chap Maquette, XM Magneto, PCS 1:3 Scorpion. I prefer to have fewer, more iconic and bigger pieces, than lots and lots of smaller/redundant pieces, but that's just my take on the hobby.

 

[egel]

At these price points, I'm all in for behemot pieces. To be fair, all my pieces are/are going to have quite the size... Fury of the Beast, Rage of the Undying, new Balrog, Big Chap Maquette, XM Magneto, PCS 1:3 Scorpion. I prefer to have fewer, more iconic and bigger pieces, than lots and lots of smaller/redundant pieces, but that's just my take on the hobby.

I get where you are coming from. But that concept in statue form would be more expensive, bordering on 1K perhaps.
With dimensions of 30 x 52 x 45 cm (11.8" x 20.5" x 17.7") Smaug is already a huge piece. Just imagine him being 60 x 52 x 45 (23.7" x 20.5" x 17.7"), that would be overkill IMO.

I applaud Weta for not making him too big/expensive and therefore more available to collectors.

 

[Fritz]

That concept is bad ass! I definitely would have preferred that over what was made but I understand why it wasn't.

 

[Adolfo]

The initial concept that didn't make it. How awesome would that be.............

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The concept would have been cool, I really like the idea of showing more of Erebor.

That concept is bad ass! I definitely would have preferred that over what was made but I understand why it wasn't.

agreed...that was a superior design...

 

[JediSword]

That would've been an amazing statue. Like HOLY ****-amoli

Sent from the Cockpit of the Millenium Falcon

 

[Gurthang]

Now I am a little sad because the concept didn't make it. I really hope that structural strength was the reason to sack it since it is the only reason I would forgive.

 

[Pork Chop Express]

1/72 scale, . Even for a Dragon Smaug is big.

 

[Gurthang]

1/72 scale, . Even for a Dragon Smaug is big.

Imagine an Ancalagon the Black 1/72 statue.
https://new1.fjcdn.com/comments/Dea...+meters+_38633d59beb233dc07e558413878f492.jpg

 

[NAZGUL-KING]

Too bad Weta didn't use that concept design for the mini-smaug.

 

[Pork Chop Express]

Imagine an Ancalagon the Black 1/72 statue.
https://new1.fjcdn.com/comments/Dea...+meters+_38633d59beb233dc07e558413878f492.jpg

Jaw dropping, but according to that scale would go waaaay down.

Too bad Weta didn't use that concept design for the mini-smaug.

That's a great idea, would have gotten both if they had gone that route.

 

[NAZGUL-KING]

That's a great idea, would have gotten both if they had gone that route.

I guess I could understand Weta not wanting a little open ES piece to be more dynamic than their LTD Mega-Smaug.

 

[finarfin]

The initial concept that didn't make it. How awesome would that be.............

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IMO this is the statue that should have been made. It's really sad that Weta decided not to take this route.

 

[FrodoEyes]

They usually have their reasons. It may have been too complex to sculpt or to ship safely, or the pillar may have added weight and made it more expensive.

 

[TURINS~BANE]

That concept well I'm lost for words..so sad they didn't go with that maybe one day they will, I hope so.