Weta Lord of the Rings Bilbo Baggins in Bag End Limited Edition Statue

Item Description
On the morning of his one-hundred and eleventh birthday, the eccentric master of Bag End huddles amid a jumble of paper and books in his study, his quill a blur as he scratches at his memoir. Miraculously hale for one of his advanced years, Bilbo Baggins is no ordinary Hobbit. A small person he might be, but his has been a long and storied life, and he pursues the self-appointed duty to record it in every detail with a furious fervour. Gossip and disapproval swirl among the respectable citizens of Hobbiton where the old bachelor is concerned. 
“He entertains Dwarves,” they mutter under furrowed brows. “
”He talks to Elves and consorts with Wizards.” Wide-eyed children hang on the tales of Bilbo’s adventures, while parents tut-tut and shake their heads, suppressing ‘unhealthy curiosity’ while NOT listening with an attentive ear. 
“That old Bilbo’s not right in the head; too much of a Took,” they proclaim a little too loudly. 
“But there is gold in Bag End,” they whisper to one another with furtive glances, 
“And other secrets, besides.” 

Bilbo laughs at the provincial mutterings of his neighbours and loves them just the same. They’ll never grasp what he has seen, but some among them show promise... It is for Bilbo’s young cousin Frodo, and some other Hobbits like him, that he is compelled to write. Age creeps upon Bilbo, little by little, and that Tookishness in his blood stirs wistful; thoughts of far off mountains and friends long gone. His mind is made up; plans are set. Now all he needs is time to finish what he has begun, if they’d just stop ringing the bell! 

As with most of our creations, we don’t really know what they’re going to look like until they’re finished. With Bilbo Baggins in Bag End, we started by using cardboard mockups to get size and proportions followed by months of making and re-making. It was only when we assembled all the final painted pieces that we knew this was going to exceed all our expectations. That was an exciting moment. 
Dave Tremont - Senior Modelmaker 

FEATURES: 
- 1:6 scale; - Limited Edition 1046 Worldwide 
- Made from high-quality polystone and miniature paper props; 
- Sculpted by Daniel Cockersell, David Tremont & Leonard Ellis; 
- An iconic scene, recreated in celebration of the LOTR 20th Anniversary; 
- Immaculately detailed, cross-section of Bag End; 
- Includes miniature versions of the original film paper props, created by calligrapher Daniel Reeve; 
- Featuring exactly 111 miniature items from Bilbo Baggins study; 
- Loose paper props can be dressed and positioned as desired; 
- An abundance of hidden easter eggs to be found! 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.

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

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es on people's faces for many years now. We specialize in statues and figurines based on popular videogames like Zelda, SuperMario, Sonic, Dark Souls and many others. We also have a large range of figures and toys based on the popular Manga series from the 70s Grendizer (Goldorak) and MazingerZ. And finally we carry a large selection of popular and hard-to-find boardgames.


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As an alternative to this what seems to work for a lot of international buyers is the use of a freight forwarder, such as Planet Express, Parcel Monkey, Aramex or MyUS. There are many such companies in the USA. We would ship to the local drop point (domestic) of your freight forwarder and they would handle the international part of it. Depending on the item you can choose a drop point close to our warehouse in Wisconsin (zip 53177), Long Beach, CA (zip 90810) or Clermont, FL (zip 34711). In those cases the domestic cost of the shipment would be very low.

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After the purchase you will be directed to the warehouse where you will have to identify yourself with your driver license and you will be handed the statue. You CANNOT inspect it. These are a 3rd party independent warehouses so all they do is they store my inventory and ship it out. They are not part of my company. If there are any issues you will have to communicate with me. 

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General FAQ

What is the edition number of the statue?

The statues are stored in a 3rd party warehouse in Long Beach, CA or Sturtevant, WI. I am located in Florida. So unfortunately I cannot give you the edition # until after the statue ships.


Are the statues genuine?

We are an official dealer of First4Figures and all other companies we deal with. You can check their website. All our statues come directly from F4F by seacontainer. They are factory sealed and have the Certificate of Authenticity. So no worries the statues are genuine. Please also read my feedback.


The statues are stored in a 3rd party warehouse in Long Beach, CA or Sturtevant, WI. I am located in Florida. So unfortunately I cannot make pictures of it. Also 99% of the statues I sell are factory sealed straight from F4F China and I would not open the box to take pictures. I can provide the edition number after it ships. Please check our feedback also if you are on the fence. We have a lot of happy customers.


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No the statues are factory sealed and we do not open the box to inspect them or take pictures.


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Yes unless clearly stated otherwise, all items are brand new and in factory sealed packaging.



Returns

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As an alternative to this what seems to work for a lot of international buyers is the use of a freight forwarder, such as Planet Express, Parcel Monkey, Aramex or MyUS. There are many such companies in the USA. We would ship to the local drop point (domestic) of your freight forwarder and they would handle the international part of it. Depending on the item you can choose a drop point close to our warehouse in Wisconsin (zip 53177), Long Beach, CA (zip 90810) or Clermont, FL (zip 34711). In those cases the domestic cost of the shipment would be very low. The statues are stored in a 3rd party warehouse in Long Beach, CA or Sturtevant, WI. I am located in Florida. So unfortunately I cannot make pictures of it. Also 99% of the statues I sell are factory sealed straight from F4F China and I wo