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* Sam in Orc Armor - Edition size TBD - Available September 2007 | * Sam in Orc Armor - Edition size TBD - Available September 2007 | ||
* Frodo in Orc Armor - Edition size TBD - Available September 2007 | * Frodo in Orc Armor - Edition size TBD - Available September 2007 | ||
===Maquettes=== | ===Maquettes=== |
Revision as of 19:43, 3 August 2007
Gentle Giant Studios is a company located in Burbank, California that was founded by animator Karl Meyer. The company is a pioneer in digital 3-D scanning and scanned many of the principle actors from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy while on set/location in New Zealand during filming.
The company also has a collectibles division, known as Gentle Giant, Ltd. Founded in 2002, they produce polystone mini-busts, animated maquettes and statues from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings.
Collectibles
Mini-busts
- Strider Rinbearer - Limited to 2000 pieces - release date February 2007
- Ringwraith Ringbearer - Limited to 2000 pieces - release date February 2007
- Gandalf - Limited to 3,000 pieces - release date May 2007
As a special promotion, Gentle Giant Ltd. randomly inserted 100 of the One Ring from Noble Collection - Sterling Edition into the secret compartments of the Strider and Ringwraith busts.
Maquettes
- Saruman - Limited to 1,500 pieces - release date May 2007
- Gandalf - Limited to 1,500 pieces - release date June 2007
Upcoming
Mini-busts
- Balrog - Limited to 3,000 pieces - Available May 2007
- Saruman- Limited to 3,500 pieces - Availalbe July 2007
- Elrond - Limited to 2,500 pieces - Available July 2007
- Sam in Orc Armor - Edition size TBD - Available September 2007
- Frodo in Orc Armor - Edition size TBD - Available September 2007
Maquettes
- Ringwraith on Steed - Edition size TBD - Available October 2007
- Legolas & Gimli - Edition size TBD - Available
Statues
- Witchking on Fellbeast (Rumored)