{"id":72891,"date":"2013-06-09T20:05:52","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T01:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=72891"},"modified":"2013-06-10T00:58:35","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T05:58:35","slug":"collecting-the-precious-weta-workshops-gollum-enraged-statue-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/06\/09\/72891-collecting-the-precious-weta-workshops-gollum-enraged-statue-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s ‘Gollum Enraged’ Statue Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
\nGnaws iron, bites steel;
\nGrinds hard stone to meal;
\nSlays kings, ruins towns,
\nAnd beats high mountains down.
\n– Gollum to Bilbo<\/p>\n

The Hobbit \u2013 Riddles in the Dark<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"IMG_1361\"<\/a>We\u2019ve now reached the “we haven\u2019t seen this before” phase of reveals for statues from\u00a0The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey<\/i>. The first statue to make the scene in this phase is a familiar face to fans of Middle-earth. That\u2019s right! Gollum<\/a> our lovely precious Gollum as we saw him in the Riddles in the Dark<\/i> sequence from the movie. This is also the first time we\u2019ve gotten Gollum in traditional 1:6th<\/sup> scale as a regular release in a line of statues based on Middle-earth.<\/p>\n

PACKAGING <\/b><\/p>\n

The overall graphic layout for Gollum\u2019s box stays the same as we\u2019ve seen with previous entries in the line. Per the format we\u2019ve come to know the front of the box gives you a great shot of Gollum<\/a>, graphic work for the title of the movie, and of course the Weta logo. The sides of the box for Gollum also present a familiar format with different looks at the statue. While the other side of the box presents some of the various products you can get for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey<\/i> line of collectibles. The back of the box contains a great story on Gollum<\/a> as well as information regarding details of the character and statue. The Styrofoam on the inside is typical with what we\u2019ve become used to getting with these statues.<\/p>\n

SCULPTING<\/b><\/p>\n

\"IMG_1335\"<\/a>Greg Tozer is back at it on this piece and he got some help from Ben Mauro for bringing this version of Gollum to life. Gollum has been quite the achievement for Weta from the time we first got a great look at him in The Two Towers<\/i> and ten years later he is even better looking with the new technology. This statue I think captures that improvement in how Gollum<\/a> looks. The likeness is as good as you\u2019re going to see and the rage Gollum has in realizing he\u2019s lost his precious to Bilbo comes through quite clearly. On his face you get great definition in the wrinkles with how his face squishes together allowing the anger to come through. The body gives you great definition in the rib cage showing how\u00a0malnourished Gollum<\/a> is from lingering due to the ring. Two final features on the body that I found very cool are the lack of scars on Gollum\u2019s back and the blood vessels on his arms. The lack of scars of course comes from this being 60 years before The Lord of the Rings<\/em> and not being tortured by Sauron. While the blood vessels are subtle but a nice attention to detail by Weta.<\/p>\n

Gollum<\/a> really doesn\u2019t have a traditional outfit as we\u2019ve seen with previous releases in this line. He has a simple loincloth with little pouch that he keeps his precious in. The sculpt job done on these are really well done in giving them the look of real leather. Gollum is also the first statue to come with an addition to the base. He\u2019s jumping off a rock deep within the Misty Mountains that makes up his little home area, and it very much comes across sculpt wise looking like the rocks we saw on screen.<\/p>\n

PAINT <\/b><\/p>\n

\"IMG_1291\"<\/a>Gollum does not have the traditional skin tone we\u2019ve seen with the other statues within this line so far. He\u2019s been under the mountain for years with no sunlight so he has a bit lighter look to his skin tone. Weta has of course been able to do this successfully and it once again looks like the Gollum<\/a> we\u2019ve seen on screen. He even has the nice pinker tone around the eyes you see on screen giving the appearance of someone who gets little sleep. Another success of the skin tone is making sure you don\u2019t lose the wrinkle detail or boney nature of the rib area. One area I mentioned earlier that could have been lost easily is the blood vessels, but they\u2019re really enhanced I believe with the subtle job done by Weta.<\/p>\n

Finally, going back to his clothes or lack there of with the loincloth. The paint job does a solid job working with the wrinkles in the sculpt to create the leather look of the loincloth. His rock area has a great worn looking pain job to it with a great lighter tone around the bottom.<\/p>\n

Overall<\/b><\/p>\n

Gollum retails for $249, which is in line with most of the statues so far in the line. Gollum<\/a> just looks great and works well with the Bilbo statue creating a great scene on your shelf. Weta also did a fantastic job with Gollum making sure he\u2019s able to hold the post by inserting a rod into his leg that goes into the rock. Helping give this statue a great look and feel of that moment in the dark.<\/p>\n

PS: The answer to the riddle: Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0SPECIFICATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n

Gollum<\/a> is an open edition piece and can be ordered right now from Weta Workshop.<\/p>\n

Dimensions:<\/p>\n

9.1″ x 14.2″ x 5.9″ (H x W x D)
\n23 cm x 36 cm x 15 cm<\/b><\/p>\n

Weight:<\/p>\n

2.2 lbs (980g)<\/b><\/p>\n

PHOTOS<\/b><\/p>\n