Statue Weta Workshop's: The Hobbit - Gollum Statue

[FrodoEyes]

I'm confident Weta will make every character we could want. By the sounds of it, this statue line isn't just going to cover the 2 more years the films are out, but will keep going for a while afterwards and they'll use it to keep the income rolling in between other projects. It may take a while, but i think they'll do the lot, and by then i reckon they'll get the LOTR statue license back too when Sideshow are done with it, and they'll keep on pumping out LOTR and Hobbit stuff for years to come until we're totally sick of it!!

 

[The Josh]

I'm confident Weta will make every character we could want. By the sounds of it, this statue line isn't just going to cover the 2 more years the films are out, but will keep going for a while afterwards and they'll use it to keep the income rolling in between other projects. It may take a while, but i think they'll do the lot, and by then i reckon they'll get the LOTR statue license back too when Sideshow are done with it, and they'll keep on pumping out LOTR and Hobbit stuff for years to come until we're totally sick of it!!

I think this line has major traction and over the next several years it will be every bit as deep as The Lord of the Rings line was.

 

[Mr Fell Beast]

I'm confident Weta will make every character we could want. By the sounds of it, this statue line isn't just going to cover the 2 more years the films are out, but will keep going for a while afterwards and they'll use it to keep the income rolling in between other projects. It may take a while, but i think they'll do the lot, and by then i reckon they'll get the LOTR statue license back too when Sideshow are done with it, and they'll keep on pumping out LOTR and Hobbit stuff for years to come until we're totally sick of it!!

Hmmmm maybe..........................

The interest is no where near it was a few years back, as look at most of WETA's "limited" items, they are ALL still in stock, can not even sell out 1000? WETA is spending to many hours with REPEATS, just how many Gollums, Aragorns, Gandalfs ETC do we need! They need to get on the ball with the items wanted, Smaug better be soon, Goblin King, the GG bust they have just announced it EVERY bit as good as WETA. Seem slike they are being a bit lazy now. SS is putting out stuff as good if not better then them, time is ticking!!

 

[bill59]

Rub me in the right place and I'll roll right on over and spill the contents of my (money) pouch

Just like you, I would love new characters Dave.

So that is two...I know there are many more of us out there.

But companies that produce collectibles are looking to sell 1,000s to return a profit.

I say again, there in lies the rub.

 

[Darkmatter]

An evaluation based on pre production images of a prototype and compared to an in hand, finished, totally different sculpture is pointless.
No one thinks the price is right, but both sculpts are at the top of there respective fields (the PF for definate, the proto probably based on others in the line)

where were you when i was selling cadillacs? why would it be pointless to determine if a piece is right for your collection and wallet BEFORE you have it in hand? my liking of the piece, collector's pics, item specs, item value and the factory flub report of others all play a factor in purchasing.

i've been buying sideshow and weta pieces since 2004. my collection is vast. i've sent only a handful back because of quality control issues and only ONE that was a disappointment because it was made of PVC. the boba fett PF.

 

[FrodoEyes]

Hmmmm maybe..........................

The interest is no where near it was a few years back, as look at most of WETA's "limited" items, they are ALL still in stock, can not even sell out 1000? WETA is spending to many hours with REPEATS, just how many Gollums, Aragorns, Gandalfs ETC do we need! They need to get on the ball with the items wanted, Smaug better be soon, Goblin King, the GG bust they have just announced it EVERY bit as good as WETA. Seem slike they are being a bit lazy now. SS is putting out stuff as good if not better then them, time is ticking!!

Yeah, Weta are totally lazy. It's not like they've got multiple films to work on right? We know they're working on Radagast, we've seen them sculpting a boot that looks like Gloin, and they've said there'll be creatures at this years SDCC. You want new characters? How about Bilbo, Thorin, Balin, Dwalin, Bombur....? Last i checked they hadn't been done before.
If Sideshow had this license, do you think we would have got 7 statues by now??

We won't see Smaug this year. They're gonna make sure the first we see of Smaug will be in the cinema in the next film, so he won't be revealed before then, and that's December.

 

[The Josh]

Yeah, I don't think they're being lazy. That to me is totally incorrect statement. As Frodo said we will be seeing characters we've never seen. Them doing Gollum right now makes sense. It's kind if that in between period of end of the year announcements and Comic-Con announcements. We're going to see if guess another six or more statues at Comic-Con. Weta is song a fantastic job with these statues and I'd expect Sideshow would do the same.

 

[Gangrel]

Yeah, Weta are totally lazy. It's not like they've got multiple films to work on right? We know they're working on Radagast, we've seen them sculpting a boot that looks like Gloin, and they've said there'll be creatures at this years SDCC. You want new characters? How about Bilbo, Thorin, Balin, Dwalin, Bombur....? Last i checked they hadn't been done before.

If Sideshow had this license, do you think we would have got 7 statues by now??

We won't see Smaug this year. They're gonna make sure the first we see of Smaug will be in the cinema in the next film, so he won't be revealed before then, and that's December.

Totally agree with you

 

[Mr Fell Beast]

Yeah, Weta are totally lazy. It's not like they've got multiple films to work on right? We know they're working on Radagast, we've seen them sculpting a boot that looks like Gloin, and they've said there'll be creatures at this years SDCC. You want new characters? How about Bilbo, Thorin, Balin, Dwalin, Bombur....? Last i checked they hadn't been done before.
If Sideshow had this license, do you think we would have got 7 statues by now??

We won't see Smaug this year. They're gonna make sure the first we see of Smaug will be in the cinema in the next film, so he won't be revealed before then, and that's December.

LOL!!!

You cheerleaders for WETA are just too funny! One makes a comment and some are like a wolf pack, calm down junior!!!

Trust me WETA is FAR from perfect and yes, LAZY, two different departments, what a backwards company, no flex pay, preorders are "charged" then not then "charged" again, how stupid, if SS were to do this you would be the first to complain fella. Once more how many more repeats do we need! Hell their first releases have been REPEATS! Also yawns on the new releases what a boring year from WETA on the statue front and the cost of them WOW $200+ for the dwarves each??????? Silly if one asks me, thus why I have not ordered from WETA yet, funny that they can not sell out a "limited" 1000 run. Go and cheer elsewhere fella as it does nothing in the long run....................

 

[Stampe]

We won't see Smaug this year. They're gonna make sure the first we see of Smaug will be in the cinema in the next film, so he won't be revealed before then, and that's December.

And this is?

 

[Stampe]

LOL!!!

You cheerleaders for WETA are just too funny! One makes a comment and some are like a wolf pack, calm down junior!!!

Trust me WETA is FAR from perfect and yes, LAZY, two different departments, what a backwards company, no flex pay, preorders are "charged" then not then "charged" again, how stupid, if SS were to do this you would be the first to complain fella. Once more how many more repeats do we need! Hell their first releases have been REPEATS! Also yawns on the new releases what a boring year from WETA on the statue front and the cost of them WOW $200+ for the dwarves each??????? Silly if one asks me, thus why I have not ordered from WETA yet, funny that they can not sell out a "limited" 1000 run. Go and cheer elsewhere fella as it does nothing in the long run....................

Weta kicks SS b*** in many ways:
1) they have a EU warehouse (=cheaper shipping, no importtax, fees ect - that kind matters to EU collectors and means nothing to you but there was was time when SS also had a EU warehouse and international collectors mattered to SS)
2) You earn $1 in weta $ for every $10 spend - that's 10% instead of SS's 5%
3) You earn weta $ for the rest of the price even if you use weta $
4) They fix and take seriously quality issues - like the ones the had with the woodbases of Smaug and Éowyn and the Nazgû

The only problem I got with Weta is that they don't do 1:4 status, apart from that I prefer them over SS any time

 

[The Josh]

First lets play nice and remember our opinions are not facts. If we remember that posts will stick around.

Some characters that appear in The Lord of the Rings that also appear in The Hobbit will have statues made. That's either something you accept or you don't. So basically Gandalf had to come out early and Gollum is most like only going to be in movie one. So both make sense and to be fair Gollum has not had a 1:6th statue really mean its not a repeat. However, if you want to call things repeats you can only say the characters of Gandalf and Gollum.

The releases may have been yawns for you but I would disagree. The six statues that are out look fantastic. They really add something to a collection for several reasons. Weta did a great job of getting The Hobbit going. We should see some monsters at comic-con now that they've had time to work with the digital info from Weta Digital. As far as the price it is what it is. The market has been here for quite sometime and is something I've been saying since SS statue line started. Again, you either accept it or you don't.

Bombur is probably going to be one of the least popular dwarves, which is why he hd the limited Es. It's a awesome statue though but it will sell out. Lets be honest the bandwagon fans aren't there in quite the same numbers as they used to be. There are lots of reason since things like Marvel and DC are easier to get into for most folks.

Weta's Hobbit line is doing fine and looks great on the shelf. You may not be a fan of the choices but they're making characters from the movie. You will see some of the things your looking for but to basically say things are lame due to the character choices not being yours is a bit rough. In the end if you're a fan of Middle-earth we're getting some awesome choices from Weta and Sideshow. That's a good thing IMO.

 

[The Josh]

Weta kicks SS b*** in many ways:
1) they have a EU warehouse (=cheaper shipping, no importtax, fees ect - that kind matters to EU collectors and means nothing to you but there was was time when SS also had a EU warehouse and international collectors mattered to SS)
2) You earn $1 in weta $ for every $10 spend - that's 10% instead of SS's 5%
3) You earn weta $ for the rest of the price even if you use weta $
4) They fix and take seriously quality issues - like the ones the had with the woodbases of Smaug and Éowyn and the Nazgû

The only problem I got with Weta is that they don't do 1:4 status, apart from that I prefer them over SS any time

I don't think one can honestly say SS doesn't take issues seriously. As a matter of fact I would say that statement is absolutely incorrect.

 

[Stampe]

I don't think one can honestly say SS doesn't take issues seriously. As a matter of fact I would say that statement is absolutely incorrect.

ok - that last point might have been slightly exaggerated. Mayby I should say that Weta doesn't have as many quality issues as SS.

 

[Mr Fell Beast]

I don't think one can honestly say SS doesn't take issues seriously. As a matter of fact I would say that statement is absolutely incorrect.

1000% correct!

As far as quality WETA has had some real quality issues, remember Rivendell, has anyone nor had issues with this one oh and Barad-dûr and all the little missing, broken spikes?? Ugm so your statement is not valid as cheerleaders are simply put, blind.

 

[Mr Fell Beast]

And this is?

LOL!

WHOOPS!!!!!

 

[The Josh]

ok - that last point might have been slightly exaggerated. Mayby I should say that Weta doesn't have as many quality issues as SS.

I don't know about the number of issues each have. They both have them and they both make efforts to fix them. SS may have more because they produce more things with all the licenses they have.

1000% correct!

As far as quality WETA has had some real quality issues, remember Rivendell, has anyone nor had issues with this one oh and Barad-dûr and all the little missing, broken spikes?? Ugm so your statement is not valid as cheerleaders are simply put, blind.

My Rivendell was really good I think. It had maybe one tiny issue but its so small I didn't even see it until the picture made it much more obvious. I will say my Barad-dur was perfect. I had no broken bits on it. As I said both have issues and they try to fix them. They for me make products for a fictional realm that I love as much as I think one could. So I'm a happy fan.

 

[FrodoEyes]

LOL!!!

You cheerleaders for WETA are just too funny! One makes a comment and some are like a wolf pack, calm down junior!!!

Trust me WETA is FAR from perfect and yes, LAZY, two different departments, what a backwards company, no flex pay, preorders are "charged" then not then "charged" again, how stupid, if SS were to do this you would be the first to complain fella. Once more how many more repeats do we need! Hell their first releases have been REPEATS! Also yawns on the new releases what a boring year from WETA on the statue front and the cost of them WOW $200+ for the dwarves each??????? Silly if one asks me, thus why I have not ordered from WETA yet, funny that they can not sell out a "limited" 1000 run. Go and cheer elsewhere fella as it does nothing in the long run....................

Ok, seriously, do you make this stuff up?

I'm hardly a 'cheerleader'. Have you not been reading? I'm angry about the pricing, especially Gollum. I mostly praise what i see from Sideshow, Weta, Gentle Giant - read that Goblin King thread. I said i like it! Shock.
Pease stop calling me a cheerleader, i'm getting a bit offended by it and i'm perfectly happy to bring it up with the mods. (Hi Josh!).

You're right they're different departments - Weta and Weta digital. The sculptors of these pieces work on both the collectibles AND movies. I'm not sure who you think these other people are?
Example - Daniel Reeve. He makes maps etc for the movie, and does some for collectibles too!
Daniel Falconer, Dave Tremont, Steven Saunders, and EVERYONE else - work on movies AND collectibles. I thought you knew this??

You then contradict yourself - you say their first releases have been repeats, then go on to say they DO have new releases!

And they can't sell out a 1000 run? The only things that haven't sold out are Barad-Dur and Bombur. Lots of other stuff has sold out. How many statues do Sideshow still have available?

I find your posts in general, lacking any thought or rationale. Or indeed any research or evidence to back up what you're saying. This is normally commonly known as 'trolling'

And this is?

That's the Smaug bronze based on artwork by John Howe, before the movie was greenlit. This is NOT movie-related merchandise.
When you click on the link it even says JOHN HOWE SMAUG in big letters at the top.
You can even read the item description too.

 

[FrodoEyes]

First lets play nice and remember our opinions are not facts. If we remember that posts will stick around.

Please don't delete any of his posts. I'd rather they stay up so people can laugh at them and see him for what he is.

 

[The Josh]

Please don't delete any of his posts. I'd rather they stay up so people can laugh at them and see him for what he is.

If posts can stay away from personal insults they will stay. Lets be civil and not call names. We can make our points without calling folks cheerleaders, stupid, etc. Fans of Middle-earth are better than that.