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Collecting The Precious – Sideshow Collectibles Snow Troll Update

Today, in the production blog from Sideshow Collectibles we get the full preview of the Snow Troll from this falls upcoming TheLord of the Rings: War in the North. That includes how awesome this collectible looks as well as the price of the statue. As we can see from these pictures the Snow Troll is massive in size and very detailed from skull mask he’s wearing all the way through the Dwarf he is crushing with his hand. The Snow Troll will cost $325 and only have a NRD if you decide to order two or more of this particular statue. Also as with many pieces from Sideshow Collectibles you will also have the option of using Flex Pay if you want to spread out your payments. Finally, no edition size and no exclusive announcement was made in this weeks production blog update. Make sure you’re around your computer or smart phone Thursday between 2-3pm PST so you don’t miss a chance to own this insanely cool The Lord of the Rings collectible. Check out all the pictures here in Sideshow Collectibles Production Blog.


Sideshow Collectibles Make-a-Wish Auction – Unique LOTR Items

Sideshow Collectibles, makers of high-end The Lord of the Rings collectibles, is hosting a ‘Collect for Life’ auction to benefit Make-a-wish of Orange County. Their goal is to fund five wishes and they are raising money via paypal, txt, and one-of-a-kind auction items. The auction items from LOTR are: Witch-king of Angmar Statue LOTR Artist Proof, Fell Beast and Morgul Lord Statue ROTK Artist Proof, Gandalf the White on Shadowfax ROTK Artist Proof, and Legolas Greenleaf Statue LOTR signed by Orlando Bloom! So place your bids, or simply donate to the cause. Jump over to SideshowCollectibles.com for complete details. [Make-a-Wish Auction]


Streaming Comic-Con coming soon and going long

Our TORn staffers at Comic-Con are busy (and tired) but the time is coming soon when the live streaming will return to TheOneRing.net/live and continue for the convention’s afternoon and then into San Diego’s night. We want to under-promise and over-deliver so we will only tease that if things go well, an astounding guest or two might join us today. We will visit Weta’s booth and Sideshow Collectibles to feature the news LOTR items available as well as cool stuff and cool people from everywhere.


Collecting The Precious – War in the North Snow Troll Statue and More!

Ringers –  today is a good day! We are getting a preview of yet another The Lord of the Rings statue making its way into the que of items from the new maquette line. The newest piece that will be entering our collections is the Snow Troll. This piece will come from the upcoming The Lord of the Rings War in the North video game. As with the other maquettes announced this Troll gives us a look at different view of Trolls from Middle-Earth. As you will see in the video from Sideshow Collectibles this piece is huge and will draw some major attention in your collection. Also in the video we get a look at the announced Arwen and Boromir maquettes and an explanation of what the exclusives will be for each item. Stay tuned to TORn for more news when this goes up so you can add a Snow Troll to your collections! [LOTR Showcase Video] [Snow Troll Preview]


Collecting The Precious: Sideshow Collectibles Arwen Maquette Preview

Sideshow Collectibles went double dipped yesterday for The Lord of the Rings fans in their maquette line. Arwen Undómiel will be the next character to join the parade of characters in the maquette line. In the teaser image we see that she is wearing the outfit during The Fellowship of the Ring when she catches a certain ranger ‘off his guard.’ As of right now, all we have is this teaser image but it does let us know that we will be getting a second maquette sometime after Comic-Con. So make sure you stay tuned to TORn for all the details when this beautiful piece goes up for order. [View the Preview] [Enter Collection]


Collecting The Precious: Sideshow Collectibles ‘Boromir son of Denethor’ Maquette Pre-Order

Sideshow Collectibles Online Comic-Con event is into its sixth day and it brings us another new The Lord of the Rings collectible. This new collectible will be joining Sideshow’s maquette line and the character responsible will be Boromir son of Denethor. In this maquette Boromir will be captured during a sequence from the extended edition of The Two Towers where he plants a flag while giving a speech when Osgiliath is recovered.

This piece has an amazing likeness to Sean Bean and yet another must have piece in this growing maquette collection. The exclusive to the Boromir maquette will be an additional switch out right arm allowing you to have variable display options. The edition size of the exclusive Boromir maquette is 500 pieces world wide and will have a price tag of $250 along with a $25 Non-Refundable Deposit. Boromir is expected to ship during the first quarter of 2012 so make sure to get your order in before it sells out. [Exclusive Edition] [Regular Edition]


Collecting The Precious: Sideshow Collectibles Gandalf the Grey Maquette Review

During Toy Fair 2010, Sideshow Collectibles announced they would be going back to their roots in their The Lord of the Rings license by once again doing maquettes of the characters in Middle-earth. What Sideshow told us was that this line would give us different aspects of the characters we have grown to love. Also during the video (view it here) from Toy Fair we got a tease of the concept drawings of several early pieces in the line.

Then in December of last year, during the twelve days of Sideshow, we got a beautiful look at protos of the pieces to come. The image included: Aragorn as Strider, Gandalf The Grey, Arwen, Legolas, and a hidden character in the back. The hidden character was Gimli, Son of Gloin and shortly after we got a great preview video of the upcoming Boromir maquette. We’re now two pieces in hand for this line with Aragorn already in our collections and now Gandalf the Grey joins him.



Collecting The Precious- Vanderstelt Studios

This week we have something a little different from previous articles you’ve seen with this column.  Art Prints are a collectible I love adding to my collection especially when the subject is The Lord of the Rings.  So, I wanted to take the time and get something set up with one of the leading artist out there working in Middle-earth.

The artist that I wanted to bring to your attention is the one and only Jerry Vanderstelt. You may recognize Jerry’s work from his The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Prints, ‘Clash of The Kings,’ ‘Fell Beast Print,’ or his most recent ‘Sauron’ Print. Not to mention Jerry has done many Star Wars pieces for ACME Archives.  These art prints from Jerry are some of the best pieces in my collection, and only add to the amazing items we’ve seen from Weta and Sideshow Collectibles. Needless to say after seeing the print pictures in this article and reading the Q&A below, you need to go to Jerry Vanderstelt’s site and get your prints now!

Finally, I want to thank those that helped with some of the questions. Sending them in really aided me in getting this article finished. Click the ‘Continue’ button to read the interview.



Sideshow Collectibles Teases Boromir Statue

Sideshow Collectibles has posted a teaser video of their upcoming Boromir statue. Based on the small tidbit we see in the video, it looks like this statue will recreate the scene of Boromir in Osgiliath. This is the latest piece to join the new statue line-up that already  includes Gandalf, Aragorn as Strider, Gimli and Legolas. [Video]

 


WBShop.com Celebrates Hobbit Production with 20% Off

If there was a time to stock up on your favorite LOTR related items, now is it! The WBShop.com, the official LOTR store online, is offering 20% Off from now until April 5th 2011 on most The Lord of the Rings items. That includes statues, prints, maps, drinkware, jewelry and more! The only items not on sale are the Blu-ray and DVDs, but we’re pretty sure you could find something else to collect! [WBShop.com]


Sideshow Begins Pre-Orders for Gimli Statue

Gimli may not be in The Hobbit, but we all know his father, Gloin, will be playing a big part! Continuing their series of The Lord of the Rings statues, Sideshow Collectibles has just starting taking pre-orders for both the exclusive and regular editions of Gimli, son of Gloin. The exclusive edition is limited to 500 pieces and features an additional ‘felled Orc’ base at no extra cost over the regular. The exclusive is only available for purchase through the SideshowCollectibles.com website. And from what we can tell, they still have quite a few other The Lord of the Rings items available to ship today, including the Aragorn as Strider Exclusive statue!  [Pre-Order Exclusive] [Regular Edition] [LOTR Items]


Sideshow Collectibles teases Gimli Statue

Teased as a silohuette during their ’12 Days of Sideshow’ celebration, Sideshow Collectibles has now posted a ‘Production Peek’ at the upcoming Gimli Statue.

This is the fourth piece in the series that started with Gandalf the Grey, Aragorn as Strider and Legolas. Check out the full collection and more details at SideshowCollectibles.com. [View Video]



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