Weta Announces The Hobbit High End Collectibles License

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Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Weta Workshop announced today a partnership under which the innovative design company will develop and market a wide range of authentic prop replicas, collectibles and merchandise based on the upcoming films, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again, productions of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The licensing agreement grants Weta access to the library of characters, settings, and stories for the two films. The first products in the collection will be unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con at the Weta booth (#3513 in July 2012, along with a limited number of exclusive pieces that will be available for purchase.

The Weta Workshop collection will be inspired by the scenery, characters and adventures Bilbo Baggins encounters on his remarkable journey in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, slated for release December 14, 2012. Fans and collectors will appreciate the remarkable craftsmanship behind each element of the collection, which will include collectible statues, dioramas, high-end jewelry and art prints.

"We are excited to be returning to Middle-earth,” said Weta Workshop's Academy Award-winning Creative Director, Richard Taylor. “We have been working with Peter Jackson and the product team on the design and production of the movies for the last four years, and we now get the chance to share our passion with fans and collectors. Our authentic prop replicas and collectibles are created by the very same artists who have worked on the two films, so effectively they come straight from Middle-earth."

Full announcement here.

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Pretty much expected, but great news none the less. Weta and LOTR/Hobbit are synonymous anymore.

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Some belated, but nonetheless great, images of Weta's first lot of The Hobbit 1/6th scale collectible statues shown at Comic Con, most coming between October and December:

Balin:



Dwalin:



Thorin:
A version of him with his oakenshield at his hip was the con exclusive. A regular edition version will also be widely available in October.



Bilbo:



Bombur:



Thorin, life size statue:



Gandalf, life size statue:



The Three Trolls, life size:




The Trolls were a huge hit at the show.

Also shown were weapon replicas, but I'll post pics of those later.

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Gandalf the Grey 1/6th Scale Polystone Statue



Price: US$249
Sculpted by Steven Saunders, sculptor on The Hobbit films
Availability:
Shipping Now from Weta's US warehouse. Shipping before end of October from UK and New Zealand warehouses.
Dimensions:
13.4" x 7.5" x 11.4" (H x W x D)
34 cm x 19 cm x 29 cm



Thorin Oakenshield 1/6th Scale Polystone Statue



Price: US$249
Sculpted by Scott Spencer, designer on The Hobbit films
Availability:
Shipping Now from Weta's US and New Zealand warehouses. Shipping before end of October from our UK warehouse.
Dimensions:
9.8" x 9.1" x 5.9" (H x W x D)
25 cm x 23 cm x 15 cm



Bilbo Baggins 1/6th Scale Polystone Statue



Price: US$199
Sculpted by Brigitte Wuest, sculptor on The Hobbit films
Availability:
Shipping Now from Weta's US and New Zealand warehouses. Shipping before end of October from the UK warehouse. Order Now!
Dimensions:
8.1" x 9.1" x 5.1" (H x W x D)
20.5 cm x 23 cm x 13 cm

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Prop Replicas and Art Prints here ...

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Now available:

Weta's Dwalin 1/6th scale statue

$249
Shipping now
ES: open

Dimensions: (H x W x D)
9.8" x 9.1" x 5.9"
25 cm x 23 cm x 15 cm
Weight:4.3 lbs (1.9 kg)





Weta's Balin 1/6th scale statue

$230
Shipping now
ES: open

Dimensions: (H x W x D)
9.3" x 9.1" x 5.9"
23.5 cm x 23 cm x 15 cm
Weight:3.4 lbs (1.5 kg)




Close-ups:

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Now available:

Weta's Bombur 1/6th scale statue

$249
Shipping now
ES: Limited Edition Numbered 1000

Dimensions: (H x W x D)
9.3" x 9.1" x 5.9"
23.5 cm x 23 cm x 15 cm
Weight: 3.4 lbs (1.5 kg)

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Now available:

Weta's Gollum Enraged 1/6th scale statue

$249
Shipping now

Dimensions: (H x W x D)
9.1" x 14.2" x 5.9" (H x W x D)
23 cm x 36 cm x 15 cm
Weight: 2.2 lbs (980 g)


(Bilbo Baggins sold separately)

Gollum Enraged was sculpted by Weta Workshop designers Ben Mauro and Greg Tozer, both of whom designed creatures for the films.