사우론 반지의제왕 웨타 WETA - Sauron Lord of the Rings

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SAURON, LORD OF THE RINGS

- Scale : 1/6 scale statue

 : Dimensions : (W x H x D) 44.5 cm x 66.5 cm x 33.5 cm
- Weight : 11.9 kg

- Edition Size : Limited Edition of 1451

- Price : $999.00

- FEATURES:
 : Depicts the iconic Dark Lord in celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
 : Digitally sculpted by Fabio Paiva with reference from the original movie costume
 : Swappable hand, holding either sword or mace
 : Features Sauron’s Sword, originally made for a cut scene from The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, never seen before in collectible form
 : Base environment depicting Mt. Doom, with LED lighting lava effects (universal power adaptor included)

 

Seeking nothing less than dominion over all Middle-earth, Sauron wages war against a Last Alliance of Men and Elves. Though the allies of the West have fought their way to the very foot of Mount Doom in the land of Mordor where the Dark Lord reigns, his forces are vast and formidable.

 

Waves of vicious Orcs break again and again upon the lines of Elven King Gil-galad and Elendil of Númenor. Outnumbered and weary, the armies of light might yet prevail, but for the power of the One Ring, for striding out of the gloom beneath the Mountain of Fire is Sauron himself.

Towering above Man and Elf alike, the Dark Lord is a hideous figure of twisted, blackened metal with a tall, spiked helm. In his iron grip is a cruel mace, but the greatest weapon he wields is the magical Ring upon his gloved finger.

Fiery runes flash across its golden surface and power surges from it through the looming warrior, for within the Ring the Dark Lord has woven ancient and terrible magic, suffused with his own vile spirit. No soldier can stand against Sauron’s advance so long as the Ring remains his, for in it lies the power to dominate all life, and from it, only death can come.

 

Only after working for such a long time on this character was I able to see how the original movie design, with all its details and beautiful forms, was a superb depiction of Sauron the Dark Lord.
Fabio Paiva – Sculptor, Weta Workshop

It takes hundreds of hours to design, sculpt, model make, mold, and paint the prototype for each new Middle-earth piece. Whether it be a prop replica, beautiful environment or iconic character, we treat our collectibles with the same level of care and attention to detail that we bring to our film work.

 

EDITION SIZE SET BY YOU
Orders for Sauron, Lord of The Rings were opened for a strictly limited time from 23 Jul to 5 Aug 2021 (PDT). The final edition size was determined by the total number of orders made during this period. No more, no less.

Please note: images are of a pre-production prototype. Minor variations will occur.

 

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This is my contribution for this model. My work alone, sculpting and print prep took roughly 300 hours and in the end, there were almost 50 separate pieces to be printed, cleaned, molded, cast, cleaned again, painted, assembled and photographed by the amazing team at Weta Workshop and Weta Workshop Collectibles. 
If it was only me, I'd barely be able to make it printable, as I am too dumb for all that. I really appreciate the help and trust along the way, since it's been more than 15 years since the last Sauron was made there. I'm still trying to grasp the amount of work that comes after the 3d modelling phase...