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Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

I put my OG Elessar on the White tree base as it's detachable from the base. Could also make for a great display. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53613096584_e30e368f1f_c.jpg Are you going to upgrade goofy claymation-faced Elessar with the new one? :) My spear looks just like your just a slight...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Mine just arrived. The base is actually quite heavy on this one. I think the only parts that are the heavier polystone are the base and the core figure. The rest of the parts do not seem that flexible, so I don't think those are polyurethane. Probably just a lighter weight polyresin. They will prob...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

It definitely looks like a needed addition to your collection. Are the small branches the more flexible material? Mine should be here today or tomorrow so I am debating where it will go. I really have no space for it, so I am going to move a few things around to make room. I have a great center spa...

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Oh, I know all too well your costs and issues with shipping and it's carriers. I'd have way less pieces in my collection if I had to go through the same thing. I've even had hard time trying to ship things international with changes in rules and regulations, let alone the costs. As for Theoden, I'm ...

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That's fine, and I would fully expect that Weta would do that. The MC line is fully advertised as using different materials. It's the same as all the leaf branches on Treebeard. Those would be a nightmare if done in polyresin, though in that case, they are very much plastic, not the lighter resin y...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Thank you! Yes, that's always been my major nitpick with this statue: the pose they went with. On its own, it's very cool, but for the fact that the wonderful detail on the face of the shield gets lost on the opposite side of the character as he's standing. But mainly, if you are facing against Sau...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

N2, have you not yet received your Gil-galad and/or White Tree and Fountain Guard? I'm starting to see pics of these pop up in the hands of collectors so I'm curious to hear your thoughts on yours when you receive them. Mine are coming through Castle Kon so I expect that to take a little longer tha...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

I received Gil-Galad yesterday. Very detailed piece and painted beautifully. Few very minor nit picks. The piece is extremely light, most of it is made of some sort of plastic and not polystone. Mostly to cut down on breakage of all the cloth elements. Even the base feels hollow cast. Aeglos also ha...

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I did not order this piece as I'm quickly running out of room and definitely don't have space for something like this. But it looks beautiful and commands some respect in detail and size. Looks like Weta has pulled off another near impossible feat again. Apparently there are a few left after some ca...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Here are some photos of the rerelease of the Striders scabbard next to older one that someone sent me. Looks pretty good, except maybe the handle of the dagger. Not sure of the fit to the sword as it wasn't mentioned. IMG_20240209_134321_334.jpg 2024-02-10 10.27.11.jpg 2024-02-10 09.58.15.jpg 2024-0...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

No, remotely. Those are snapshots from a video walk through of production earlier today. I wanted to see the Elf helms up close to confirm they actually completed all the paint steps on the unfinished helms that were sent back to the factory, so someone walked through the production line while vide...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I saw these today. This version is looking good so far, or at least what I saw did. I got to see the corrected High Eleven Helms too, with the paint actually finished this time. These photos? or are you actually at the factory? I love seeing these photos of dozens or hundreds of items all being bui...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I remember doing CAD drawings of the Hessian sword and axe so we could work up costs to make them, but I think FX went under before we got to the next stage. That first sword replica may have been made by the company that bought the FX name later, or if it was the original FX, maybe they went with ...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

My saber hilts were designed about 8 years before there was a Blade film, but if it were not for the Daywalker sword, those Samurai 3000 things would never have been made. UC made the Blade stuff for Factory X, so I was involved in creating all those prop replicas. The sword sold so well that UC wa...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Definitely. UC was already selling to the comic book/collectible distributors with Rambo and some of their other licenses. We even had a logo that was just the United brand for non-bladed collectibles. It never really went anywhere though. I think everyone one just wanted us to stay in our lane. It...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I'm sure we would have sold a few, but I think that would have bombed quick. It was not really his machete. He just grabbed it and used it in that one scene. Plus, I hated that movie :) Prop replicas of the head piece to the staff or Ra, the gold idol, a mini Ark of the Covenant, and Indy's whip fr...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

I'm right there with you on space and potential price. I think it's a beautiful piece (and all Weta paint masters are), but it is rather flat and makes it somewhat difficult to display. Also with the large amount of shore line it could run into the same "caulking" issue like the Argonath, ...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I'm curious as to how much of an increase in shipping it would be to have the bow made into two pieces vs one. Are we talking double, or triple the price compared to say a sword? I also wonder if buyers are more forgiving of higher costs for more desirable replicas. I'm sure UC has analyzed the fig...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

There is actually a natural breaking line in the raised design that crosses around 70% of middle of the grip area, but it does require a slight mod to the design on the underside to hide a visible seam there. Still, these are rubber molds and I don't have to tell you that casting shape deviations h...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Sorry, my bad. The Mirkwood bow is the one I wanted to make next. The Lothlorien bow is the one pollsters wanted and UC green lit. It's off to a slow start because they want to make it in two pieces to keep the shipping costs down. That's taking some experimenting, and I'm not sure it's even going ...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I think I summarized the poll results here a few months ago, but top three were the sword of Sauron, Haldir's sword, and the Merry/Pippin Noldorin knife. For the non-steel replicas, the Legolas Mirkwood bow was at the top. That does not mean those will all be made, and if the US economy stays in th...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Was checking and seems like 2024 may be a very busy year for UC! rereleases that should ship this year Strider's knife Strider's scabbard Gandalf the White staff New items that may ship this year Rohan ax Boromir's dagger MC Anduril??? Battle forged Herugrim Depends on how quick changes are made pos...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I saw one last Tuesday. It's made in the same factory that made the original, but it does have a very different bade finish than the original and the sample I was sent to approve. Not bad, just different. The blade is coated in oil, so it looks shiny in theses photos, but you can see the difference...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

The Uruk-hai scimitar rerelease is now out. I noticed that BudK has updated their photos of what looks like a production piece and the finish is different from what Kit originally showed as well as what is on the UC website. A45-UC1309.jpg Here is the UC website photo UC1309_1.jpg Was curious if any...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Thinking back on this, it does not make any sense that they would have assembled the Ringwraith swords, then etched the pits and corrosion. Most of that would have been done to the individual parts before assembly. I think these may be clean, newer-looking versions that were made for the "9 ri...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

There were quite a few photos I have never seen in that. I wish there were more of the sword and armor shop and the primary weapon props. I know! I could watch another 40 min on just that alone! I did notice either a miss labeling or potentially swapping of weapons on set with the weathertop swords...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Man, when you see these 2 side by side, it's like an old worn out VHS image compared to a UHD 4K picture. I really like these 2 new CS statues and will probably pick them both up on an eventual sale. The black Friday in-stock, free shipping with the additional -23% was nice and picked up a few Hobbi...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

No HVLP setup. Just use a couple of very old airbrushes. I used to use them all the time but these days I only get to fire them up a few times a year. I'm usually just using them to paint or touching up 3D printed models that need to be photographed for marketing. Thought that maybe the case. Are y...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

The original was done by me. I'm pretty sure the one in the photos I posted earlier are of the factory copy that I approved. You mentioned a lot of work went into achieving the specific look, was it trying different paints and techniques or just lots of back and forth with the factory? Endless back...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

All the gold on the vines should have had a semi transparent wash of brown over it, a brown wash filling the crevices all around the raised vines, and fine brown splatter paint effects. All of that contributes to the aged, gritty, and worn look of the helms, making the gold look like it had been wo...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I've noticed there are now 2 different versions of the Gondorian Warrior shield with different banners. https://www.budk.com/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Second-Age-Gondorian-War-Shield-26199 UC2940 uc2940.jpg and this one UC3632 https://www.budk.com/LOTR-Second-Age-War-Shield-of-Gondor-51714 UC3632.jpg I ...

Re: The Rings Of Power

I have no interest in this, but I received an email from BudK about this and found it interesting. I know they do all sorts of knock-offs and this isn't officially licensed but still peculiar. Makes me wonder if they will produce other Middle-Earth items that UC may not want to? https://www.budk.com...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

There will be some variance depending on the person doing the satin polishing. I did not see any stop/start areas in the two Faramir swords I got or the ones I inspected, but it does happen. Overall, the production Faramir blade finish was not as fine as what I would have liked, but this is a new f...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Hand held polishing on a belt polisher, but never polished by hand. It's a high polish on the Boromir blade, almost mirror, so there are not really any grind marks visible Are those the surface conditioning scotchbrite belts? Or more of the traditional cotton buffs with a polishing compound? I'm gu...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

That's looking really nice! :thumbs_up Always interesting to see what's in the background just lying around. Looks like at least two Boromir swords with identical scabbards? Pity we'll never see those, unless there's a surprise in the works? In the second photo, you can also something with a rather...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Very interesting results, didn't think it would quite go this way from some of the reaction I've read from other collectors. I voted for the Weathertop blades and the 3rd Ringwarith would have been my 2nd. I'd love to see the Lorien daggers done as well as Haldir's sword as it is reminiscent of the ...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Honestly, I'm always surprised many people even know it exists besides a deleted scene. You would think the dagger used to forge the One ring would be more sought after since it actually made it in the movie. The.Lord.of.the.Rings.The.Fellowship.of.the.Ring.2001.2160p.UHD.BluRay.H265-BOREDOR.mkv_sna...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

Thanks for posting that. I voted for the Wheatertop swords as I think Merry and Pippin have gotten the shaft for 20 years. I really want the Lorien knife too, but with the swords, we'd get one individualized weapon for each Hobbit, whereas the knife is a single item (though you could always buy two...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

I guess True Swords an affiliate of BudK is running a customer poll just like UC did on FB a few weeks ago. You can only pic one this time. I already voted and hope the link still works for those here not on FB. 2023-09-15 09.05.25-1.jpg https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwLh15MDts5aDBf8btDd...

Re: Flame of Udun Forum news

I've been a member since it started and now only a "lurker" as I refuse to contribute there anymore. The attitudes and opinions have definitely changed over the last few years, but it was good to see the MODS actually addressed them in the update. I don't expect much to change though. I've...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

N2, which version of the staff do you have and are you planning to upgrade yours? I have the newer resin head staff. I cleaned up and repainted mine a number of years ago as it was also starting to crack where the crown meets the wooden pole. Not sure if I'm going to upgrade or not as all I'd need ...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

The subtle grey wash woodgraining effect looks great! I would figure it would have to be done assembled with it's corresponding lower half of the pole assembled, otherwise the paint lines wouldn't match up and making the seam even more noticeable. There is barely any wood grain effect on the shaft ...

Re: United Cutlery's - LOTR & The Hobbit - Movie Props!

The subtle grey wash woodgraining effect looks great! I would figure it would have to be done assembled with it's corresponding lower half of the pole assembled, otherwise the paint lines wouldn't match up and making the seam even more noticeable. I also vote for some Merry and Pippin representation...

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