Sideshow has been teasing this Lord of the Rings polystone diorama since Comic-Con 2007. During their panel presentation, they showed an impressive unpainted version of what looked to be a very dynamic battle in mid-air. Jump ahead a half year, and on professor Tolkien’s birthday, we got an even clearer picture of the unpainted Fell Beast portion of the statue. Today (finally!), we get the official preview, complete with a glimpse of the fully painted Fell Beast and Eagle head sections. With the official preview now launched, we can guess that pre-orders will begin next Thursday, February 7th. Click on the image or the link below to visit Sideshow’s preview for the Fell Beast vs. Eagle – ‘Battle Above the Black Gates’ Polystone Diorama. [View the Preview]
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A few more updates from Sideshow Collectibles this week. Sideshow has released a QTVR (360° view) of the recently released Ringwraith Legendary Scale Bust. Currently the third most popular item at SideshowCollectibles.com, this polystone bust captures the Ringwraith attack at Weathertop. [Ringwraith] They have also updated the photography of the Gandalf the White Premium Format figure. This item, previously sold out after Comic-Con 2007 is now shipping and they found a few more exclusive editions to offer to the public. If you wanted to get one, act now! [Gandalf the White – Sideshow Exclusive] And not to be forgotten, one of the best collectibles of 2007 is still available for order, the Lurtz Premium Format figure. [Lurtz Premium Format Figure]
Ringer Karl sends us a heads up about the upcoming release of a soundtrack from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ theatre production. The original score, with music composed by A.R. Rahman, Värttinä and Christopher Nightingale, and lyrics by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus, is recorded from the The Lord of the Rings theatre production now on stage in London. The album will begin shipping on February 5th 2008. [Amazon.com
Along with the pre-order of the Ringwraith Legendary Scale Bust, Sideshow also posted a few other LOTR updates with their newsletter launch last night. In their production blog, Sideshow posted of a few official reference shots of the Witch-King in Twilight Form – something we had not seen before. It is pretty cool to see this digitally manipulated character, which appeared so blurred on the screen, in crystal clear photography. The images were posted to show how they finished the sculpt for Sideshow’s Witch-king Legendary Scale Bust. The second update is a 360° view of the Aragorn Premium Format Figure with one of the best Viggo likenesses we have ever seen. To see this file, you need to click on the icon below the feature image at Sideshow’s website. Now if only I could save up enough to get all this stuff! [Witch-King Imagery] [Aragorn PF]
As expected, the Ringwraith Legendary Scale bust from Sideshow Collectibles has just started pre-ordering a few minutes ago. From the description: The Ringwraith has been expertly sculpted to capture every detail of the minion of Sauron in its ghostly hooded form. Hand-cast of the highest quality polystone, each bust is hand-painted and individually numbered. Jump over to Sideshow to get the full details and gallery. As always, by placing your pre-order/order through our Sideshow links, TORn gets a small commission to help offset site costs. Thanks in advance! [Ringwraith Legendary Scale Bust]
January 12, 2008 — The White Tree Fund (TWTF) would like to thank everyone for the incredible reception of the inaugural issue of Silver Leaves and is now calling for submissions to its second issue. The theme for this issue is ‘The Inklings’ and all academic, journalistic, reflective, creative and artistic pieces relative to the collective group known as the Inklings or any of its individual members are welcome. Continue reading “‘Silver Leaves’ Call for Submissions”