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Re: Flame of Udun Forum news

I believe Weta decided not to renew the licence which was going to expire in August. Various reasons but mostly no pros against the cons. I think you guys are right that there is a definite change of tone on the forum. When I started to notice, I began pulling back. Then getting sick led to me not e...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Loving the fountain guard. What do you think of it Val? It's pretty impressive. Are you going to get it, Idril? I’m definitely getting it and considering getting an extra guard. I haven’t loved a piece this much since Isildur and Treebeard. And I said the only new statue I would get was a Lothlorie...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

I will order, but I am not happy about the price, I don't see any logical reason for Elendil to be priced 150$ more than the most recent CS GtW. Thankfully the pre order window is open for 4 weeks and I will use some WB from the Argonath to pay for a good chunk of the deposit. Price difference is b...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Doesn't matter to me at the moment because I have the "contemplative Isildur" which I do like a lot. Wow. That is an understatement for my opinion of the Isildur statue. It is top 5 for me. I just love love love it. Personally don’t see Weta making another Isildur statue within the next 5...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

The Ed size matters to me when I’m deciding whether to get a piece or not if I have any hesitation. If I’m totally sold on the piece - then I don’t care about it. But if there is a slight doubt, a low Ed size means that in a small country like Oz, I have a better chance of selling it - let alone not...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Yes I am in Brisbane. Sort of between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. I’m retiring from work soon and intend to move closer to the beach. Either the Gold Coast or the Sunshine Coast (which is north of Brisbane). I’m afraid the severe weather is the nature of Australia. A lot of the native plant seeds o...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Hi all. Long time no post I know but I have excuses. I hope you are all well and enjoying summer. It has been very cold here this winter. Too much ground water makes for a cold winter. As for this statue. I get what Val is saying. I think this piece is very different and probably needs to be display...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

I have noticed an ‘I’m over the movies ’ feeling in me growing and growing. I still love the books and something that evokes Tolkien and not Peter Jackson is still an interest to me. I see Andrew did some scale estimates on the trees and door. This actually makes me like it more. In the book, the tr...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Ditto I’m afraid. I don’t think I’ll be ordering it even. And I pushed fir this for 5 years. I’m thinking my collecting days really are over. Nothing since Treebeard and Thranduil on Throne has quickened my breath. Maybe a new phase of my life. I have been selling some stuff but now - starting to th...

Re: Argonath

MT was only 5-6 years ago but an open edition. So producing more after a fan campaign to convince them worked. A lot of people may be disappointed that the price will have gone up I’m thinking.

Re: Argonath

I don’t know. I was advised a ball park price which seemed cheap to me. I asked further cause I was concerned it was going to be small. I was reassured it wasn’t going to be old SSW small. Still my guess is smaller than this Argonath.

Re: Argonath

The price was a surprise. Makes me a little more sure the Doors of Durin also won’t be a high price. You are so right on the history Val. I remember being astonished at the price of Barad Dur. $699 I think it was. It made me really stop and question whether to get it. First time that had happened fo...

Re: Argonath

I have the original. Bought on pre-order when money was tight and I didn’t think I really should buy it. But at $199 it now seems the ultimate bargain. I did make the comment you are referring to Deimos but not to do with the size. Although, I would like to have my original a bit bigger (I think). I...

Re: Argonath

It won’t be classified as an MC due to their commitment to only releasing one a year during comic con. I haven’t heard a price on this but the price I heard on the West Gate of Moria concerned me regarding its size (cause it seemed too cheap). I’ve been reassured it isn’t the small size of the old S...

Re: Argonath

Here you go Deimos

Original Weta Argonath
16cm high x 28cm wide x 19cm deep
2.55 kg

New Weta Argonath
39cm wide x 34cm high x 37.5cm deep
15.5 kg 

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Speaking of friends in high places... and all joking aside, I know this is a long shot, but... I don't know if you've followed the LOTR 4K discussion over at FoU at all, but the upcoming set release was rumoured to have a collectible(s?) attached to it, but it seems very clear now from the previews...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Lol. You may all be crediting me with a bit too much influence with the Weta boys. Yes, we have had a few dinners and they do love my enthusiasm for their ideas. They also like to hear my ideas and ‘pick my old timer collector brain’. Hmmm…. Yes I was responsible for Thranduil on Throne. I will give...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Says the guy who has the Peacock quiver and Aeglos and Boromir’s shield. :lol: The latter won’t sting so much one day when I get BB’s shield. Seems the amount of people wanting Aeglos might mean I can get one from somewhere too. The golden phial. I’ll email you a pic Deimos and you can post it here ...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

I’ll store that comment in the back of my mental palace then Deimos for when I’m over there. I too love the stand and have ordered it. I wouldn’t say no to a second stand even if it was a bit damaged. All this selling of the Noble one makes me think about selling mine. Having 4 versions is a bit sil...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

I didn’t even reconsider. I was never getting it. As for the horse….. that will be in the future. A few years in the future……. Like a visit to Weta and saying “you don’t happen to have a spare horse lying around do you?” Treebeard is the best but in reality Thranduil on Throne is more magnificent. J...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

Where are you all seeing this? I saw the SDCC reveals of black costume supeman, the Saruman mini epic and something or other (not LOTR) sitting on a throne. I saw the MC Hobbits under the Tree roots on the Weta website. Where did you you see the Saruman on the throne in Orthanc? Can someone send me...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

The MC piece too film based for me - pass but god I love that horse. I would love that as a stand alone horse. Wondering how I can somehow get one. The new Sauron needed for upcoming prologue pieces - ordered. (I’ve heard back from Dan about this) The 3 new mini helms - pass, selling my existing min...

Re: Upgrade 6/1/2021

Hi Gw. Thanks for all your work. I look at the forum from an iPad. In the top right hand corner is usually the icons showing messages etc, then my tag. After the upgrade, I can’t seem to be able to go to my messages and no icons for it exist. I logout out and back in, shut down the page and came bac...

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