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Weta Workshop unveiled several new items from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, many available for immediate shipping. Among them are a horde of things I want, not least of which is a hand-embellished recreation of Bilbo’s Contract 
Statues
Thorin Oakenshield
(This is the same statue as the limited edition one seen at Comic-con, minus the shield)
Gandalf the Grey
(This brilliant rendering of Ian McKellen as Gandalf is made even better by the option of displaying him with or without his hat)
Weapon Replicas
Richard Taylor, Special Effects Supervisor at Weta Workshop explains the use of urethane: “Although we use steel and aluminium to make a lot of our swords, often we benefit from the casting of these in a high impact urethane as we are able to capture the complexity of detail we are wishing to cast into some of our weapons. We have therefore chosen to present our collector’s edition of Hobbit weapons in the same material used for the making of the film props to exactly replicate the techniques and artistry used in the films.”
Fili’s Knife
(Limited Edition of 500 – available for pre-order)
Nori’s Knives
(Limited Edition of 500 – available for pre-order)
Prop Replicas
Contract of Bilbo Baggins
(out of stock, but can be pre-ordered. Printed on 5 sheets of the same paper as the original, it is then hand stitched together, distressed, and embellished with wax seals by calligrapher Daniel Reeve)
Thorin’s Map
(Printed on the same type of paper as the original and hand-distressed by calligrapher Daniel Reeve, this replica features moon runes which can be seen when the map is held to the light)
The Key to Erebor
(Designed by John Howe and available for pre-order. The runes spell Durin Heir)
Jewelry
The Key to Erebor Sterling Silver Pendant
(smaller wearable version of the prop replica)
Prints
Thorin’s Map Print
(Affordable print featuring some semi-legible moon runes)
An Unexpected Journey Print
(by Gus Hunter)
This is cool! Thanks for posting it. Bag End looks to be quite the expansive manor. But no Orcrist? They must be saving it for later. Cheers!
Yeah, I wonder if they are going to make an affordable version. Those Master Swordsmith replicas are definitely not for anyone except the rich or truly obsessed, or a combination of the two
That contract is exceptional! I really want that now! Thanks for posting!
I read over at Weta about their shadowbox frame for the map, with a strip of led lights to illuminate the Moon runes. Now I want that! LOL
I think Weta may be the coolest website, providing us with hints like that!
I know. I was afraid it would cost a bundle, and it does
You might also want to include the sterling silver reproduction of Thorin’s ring:
http://www.wetanz.com/the-ring-of-thorin-oakenshield-sterling-silver/
I just received mine in the mail a couple of days ago and it is really beautiful, the craftsmanship is very well done. The sizing is a little off, I ordered a 7.25 and can already tell that it seems to be larger than that, although I haven’t measured it yet to be sure. However, I won’t be attempting a sizing on this one. The sodalite stone that is set on the inside of the ring is heat sensitive and I would not want to risk damaging it. Getting it out of the setting, then resetting it, would also be very difficult and probably not possible without a laser welder. And if anything did happen to the stone, trying to replace a custom cut sodalite would be near impossible. If anyone else orders this, just a word of caution from a jeweler, I would not try and have it sized.
It is a really incredible piece though, and I have thoroughly enjoyed wearing it, and marveling at just how in the heck they got that stone in there!