LOTR giftset question

[pomodoro]

Is the EE dvd inside the giftset sealed? just curious
thanks

[Rusty James]

Yes.

[pomodoro]

Thanks alot.

[pomodoro]

To any that own it, is it worth it? How is the extra dvd? Any good?

[Get Me Coffee]

FOTR:EE gift set = :up: :up: MUST GET!
TTT:EE gift set = :down: Skip. The statue looks like s hit!
ROTK: EE gift set= :up: :up: MUST GET!

[pomodoro]

Actually the statue looks pretty good, but what about the extra dvd, how is it?

[caiman]

Originally posted by Get Me Coffee
FOTR:EE gift set = :up: :up: MUST GET!
TTT:EE gift set = :up: :up: MUST GET!
ROTK: EE gift set= :up: :up: MUST GET!

Fixed

[Get Me Coffee]

No way! That gollum statue looked like complete crap!

Oh yea that extras DVD is awesome! You can spend a week watching them and still not finish them.

[pomodoro]

Whats the extra dvd about exactly?
I don't think you understand, I mean the dvd exclusive to the giftset.

[chucks888]

The "Smeagol" statues only look like crap if you got a dud. I picked mine out myself from a pile at Best Buy on release day- for anyone who thinks they are all pretty consistant in quality you are dead wrong! I'm glad I didn't get mine shipped from a retailer, I'll say that much. Of course I picked the best looking one out of the pile :D

Here's a pic of mine:
http://chucks888.freeservers.com/gallery/SideshowWetaSmeagol.html

Looks pretty good to me.......

Here's a pic I took of the ROTK set at comic-con:
http://chucks888.freeservers.com/gallery/weta/detail/SDCCMinas.html

[Father Merrin]

Who is this token you speak of ?

[caiman]

Originally posted by Get Me Coffee
No way! That gollum statue looked like complete crap!


Well, I guess I can't argue with logic that sound.

[dgc]

Originally posted by chucks888
The "Smeagol" statues only look like crap if you got a dud. I picked mine out myself from a pile at Best Buy on release day- for anyone who thinks they are all pretty consistant in quality you are dead wrong! I'm glad I didn't get mine shipped from a retailer, I'll say that much. Of course I picked the best looking one out of the pile :D

Here's a pic of mine:
http://chucks888.freeservers.com/gallery/SideshowWetaSmeagol.html

Looks pretty good to me.......

Here's a pic I took of the ROTK set at comic-con:
http://chucks888.freeservers.com/gallery/weta/detail/SDCCMinas.html

ditto, what chuck said. I hand picked mine from a B&M as well.

You've got to remember. These statues are hand painted by large number of different painters, some more talented than others.

As a collector of the sideshow weta line of statues, I struggle with trying to get the best possible paint job for all my statues. I do this by buying multiples and picking the best of the lot and selling off the others. In the case of the gift set, it's easy to hand pick a good one.

[chucks888]

You can bet me and DGC will be at a B&M on release day to pick through the pile! It's actually a rare opportunity to be able to pick through a dozen statues to select the best one. Why more weta collectors didn't take advantage of this is beyond me. The only normal statue that I had the luxury of doing this with was Saruman (I had 4 or 5 of them and sold off all extras).

[eau]

Originally posted by dgc
You've got to remember. These statues are hand painted by large number of different painters, some more talented than others.
Very true!

I hand picked mine from a B&M too, digging through almost all of their existing stock :)

[pomodoro]

Thanks guys!

I thought the extra dvd was an indepth look at the creation of gollum but I guess I was wrong. I'll save my money for Minas Morgul!!