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]
You’re Invited To An Unexpected Party! Taverncraft proudly announces that starting today fans can pre-order the latest stein in the ongoing series based on the literary masterpieces The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Illustrated by premier fantasy artist Matthew Stawicki, Bilbo: An Unexpected Party features Bilbo, Gandalf, Thorin and his company of dwarves all in festive form. Visit www.hobbitsteins.com to learn more about this incredible stein and pre-order yours today.
Each Bilbo: An Unexpected Party stein stands over 10″ (25.4 cm) tall and is handcrafted from authentic fine-grain stoneware. The stein feature panoramic bas-relief sculpting and a sculpted pewter lid featuring the legendary “One Ring to rule them all” plated with 18K gold.
Jerry VanderStelt and the VanderStelt Studio send this along: We are proud to present an exciting, brand new series of Fine Art Giclees for our Licensed Lord of the Rings Fine Art Program. We have now upgraded our LOTR line-up with CANVAS and PAPER GICLEES! Our currently available line of LOTR lithographs are the very best as far as Lithographs can be, but we wanted to push the envelope a few notches further! Giclees are far superior to lithographs, due to a much wider color gamut, in-house color control and the very best Fine Art paper and canvas available by renowned manufacturer, Breathing Color. Continue reading “Jerry VanderStelt Licensed LOTR Art Now Available”
Check out WBShop.com today for an exclusive offer when you pre-order The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Blu-Ray! Besides the set itself, you will also exclusively get a set of stunning 5″x7″ character portraits with your purchase, and save 10% on all official Lord of the Rings merchandise. This special offer ends on June 27th 2011, so act today! [WBShop.com]
On this episode of Hobbit in 5 John Howe reports that Smaug the Golden and Eowyn & the Nazgul are available again, Orlando Bloom considers being in the Hobbit, we have another fabulous contest to announce.
John Howe writes: Several months after being officially released, Smaug the Golden and Eowyn & the Nazgul are available again. The real thing (in real bronze with a hardwood base) is back as well: Smaug the Golden & Eowyn and the Nazgul.
Originally, we had hoped to offer one-piece hardwood bases with all the statues, but this proved impossible, so wood bases with a wood veneer seemed the next best thing. Unfortunately, the veneer peeled and bubbled, and Weta honorably stepped in, warned those who had pre-ordered, offered to refund or otherwise compensate, and has now re-issued the statues with individualized polystone bases. More..
