LORD OF THE RINGS - SIDESHOW/WETA - FORTRESS OF SAURON - BARAD-DUR! PRODUCT WAS OPENED FOR INSPECTION AND LOOKS GREAT! ITEM WILL BE SOLD AS IS!
Dimensions:
20.9"
x 18.1" x 12.2" (H x W x D)
53 cm x 46 cm x 31 cm
Weight:22.0 lbs (10.0 kg)
Limited numbered production of 1000 units
Weta's most elaborate and intricate environment from The Lord of the Rings, Barad-dûr
- Fortress of Sauron is the crowning glory in a line that contains such icons
as Orthanc - Black Tower of Isengard, Bag End, The Argonath and of course the
magnificent Rivendell.
Soaring from the base, the ominous dark tower reaches an impressive total
height of more than 20 inches (530 mm) and weighs in at a staggering 22 lbs (10
kg).
The menace of the Dark Lord is perfectly captured in every detail, this piece
is an EXACT model of the Shooting Miniature (or BIG-ature) used by director
Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Every crag, buttress, rampart and pinnacle has been expertly reproduced by Weta
Senior Model maker David Tremont and his team of model makers, mould makers,
sculptors and painters.
Barad-dûr - Fortress of Sauron is different than other environments in that it
is made from a combination of polystone and polyurethane. Being such a complex
structure, the use of polyurethane ensures the smallest and finest details can
be accurately reproduced with reduced risk of breakage.
Story behind Barad-dur:
Looming three-thousand feet over the parched plains of Mordor was the vast and
terrible fortress of Barad-dûr, the home of the Dark Lord Sauron. Held aloft by
the iron will of its master, the great tower was the ultimate testimony to the
might of Sauron. From its black stone summit the Dark Lord would cast his
malevolent gaze across the desolate stretch of Gorgoroth to the west, seeking
the return of the Ring that held the key to his dominion of Middle-earth.
Torn down after his defeat at the Last Alliance of Men and Elves at the end of
the Second Age, over centuries the Dark Tower was rebuilt even greater than it
had been before, for while the Ring survived, the foundations of Sauron's power
would always remain intact and his power grow again.