{"id":94261,"date":"2014-11-07T20:52:34","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T01:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=94261"},"modified":"2014-11-07T20:53:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T01:53:46","slug":"fans-welcomed-by-smaug-at-wellington-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/11\/07\/94261-fans-welcomed-by-smaug-at-wellington-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans welcomed by Smaug at Wellington Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Smaug-Unveiling.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-94264 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Smaug-Unveiling.jpg\" alt=\"Smaug Unveiling\" width=\"317\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Smaug-Unveiling.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Smaug-Unveiling-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Smaug-Unveiling-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a>Winners of the Hobbit Fan Contest were treated to a surprise when they visited Wellington Airport Thursday, ahead of their special screening of <em>The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<\/em>. Sir Richard Taylor was on hand to unveil a massive sculpture of Smaug (specifically his head &#8211; measuring 4.25 metres from front to back) to the 200 lucky fans.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The unveiling is captured in the Fan Contest video below (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nS_Ay7kubTc\" target=\"_blank\">Real Middle-earth Diary 5<\/a>), and you can see the fans&#8217; reactions as Smaug is revealed complete with opening eyelids and smoke emitting from his nostrils.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe data-src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nS_Ay7kubTc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\nThe eyes themselves were accomplished through the use of an animatronic latex and polyurethane foam mechanism with a rear projection eyeball. 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