The hunt is on for the 1 of 1 elusive Frodo PIX! collectible at any Hot Topic store!
Thrilljoy, a new vinyl toy collectible brand, launches a huge new contest today to send a couple fans to Hobbiton in New Zealand. It’s all part of a promotion with Hot Topic stores. Today, Wednesday July 9, Hot Topic Rewards Club members can go to their local store and recieve a FREE Frodo PIX! figure. Yes we said FREE while supplies last.
One lucky fan will zip to open their collectible and discover a 1-of-1 rare ghost edition Frodo, which is the winning figure sending you to NZ!
How to Enter
It’s free, it’s today, and it’s already stressing me out!
Go to HotTopic.com and sign up for the Reward program
Head over to your local Hot Topic store in USA and CANADA
Show off your Rewards member details to the store clerk
Recieve a free FRODO PIX! from Thrilljoy (while supplies last)
Zip open the perforated box
Enjoy your Frodo with Sting, or the rare chase Frodo with Ring
One lucky fan will get the clear Frodo with instructions to redeem the trip to NZ
Thank you to Karissa Marston, head of marketing for Thrilljoy, for all the details! She joined us on TORN Tuesday explaining the whole contest and how Thrilljoy is a wonderful new company from the creator of Funko Pop toys. Watch below!
At the start of August, we told you about NZ Post’s beautiful stamps which were being issued to celebrate 20 years since the release of Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship of the Ring movie. Now NZ Post have shared with us EXCLUSIVE news about their next new release – a set of commemorative coins. Here’s what they tell us:
Twenty years. On December 19, 2000, a young TheOneRing.net was abuzz with news of LotR Christmas parties, a new spy photo of four battle-ready hobbits, and the big one: New Line Cinema was starting the countdown clock. Only 365 sleeps until The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring would make its long-awaited debut.
At the time, we hoped that the movie could live up to crushingly high expectations; that we would be transported, live-action style, into Tolkien’s Middle-earth. What many of us did not appreciate, though, was the thorough gob-smacking we would experience through Aotearoa – how completely transporting, impossibly immersive, and mind-bendingly beautiful this remote archipelago of New Zealand could be.
Now here we are, on the cusp of 2021 and a series of 20th anniversaries for movies that have never faded in their grandeur and emotional impact (not to mention meme generation power). And like Bilbo, pandemic or no, the heart stirs and we long to see mountains again, Gandalf, mountains! And lakes, rivers, forests, fields, and fens. New Zealand is calling.
For the LotR-lover, this is mandatory bucket list territory. But did I mention remote? New Zealand is a long flight from literally everywhere. Even flying from Sydney to Auckland covers more than three hours and two time zones. One does not simply pop by. That means you need a plan, aspiring Kiwi-connoisseur. And TORn is at your service, with some thoughts on must-see filming destinations, an example itinerary or two, and some resources that might prove useful, should 2021 prove kinder than this last year to those itching to get out into the World again.
Our friends at Weta Workshop have a couple new additions for your growing Hobbiton Collection. A piece of Hobbiton that fans have been asking to be made for quite some time is now available to buy: the beautiful Hobbiton Mill and Bridge has arrived! Due out in November, fans can get this beautiful looking piece for $199. While this is an open edition piece, don’t wait too long to order or you could end up missing out. Additionally, the Hobbiton Mill and Bridge isn’t the only piece of Hobbiton to be announced: Hobbit Hole 31 Lakeside is designed to join the mill. You can purchase this Hobbit-hole for $49, with an arrival date of October of this year.
One of the best artist out there Jerry Vanderstelt is back with a beautiful new landscape print capturing Bag End in such a fantastic way. Not only that but you get Gandalf and Frodo about to have what may be a very important conversation in the quiet of Hobbiton. This superb print is available in both Giclee for $80 and canvas for $225, with other options available at checkout. The cherry on top of this print is that it is in stock, so there is no wait to getting it. Make sure to grab this print, as Jerry’s work is among the best you will find when it comes to anything Middle-earth. Continue reading “Collecting The Precious – Vanderstelt Studio Bag End: Expect me when you see me Giclee”
