I caught a bus to the Weta Cave today, Peter Jackson's special effects studio. It was well worth the trip.
There were huge replicas of Bilbo's trolls from The Hobbit right out front.
They were kind of freaky...
On the inside there was a gift shop that had some more life-size replicas.
Gollum.
And some LOTR weapons and armour.
Sauron's armour.
Bilbo's "Conditions of Engagement".
Some District 9 weapons.
A whole wall of figurines.
Some weapons and equipment from Avatar.
King Kong
Kingdom of Heaven.
Chronicles of Narnia.
Halo short film.
Feebles
Mirkwood Gaol Key for $45. I am not sure why anyone would buy this...
10K gold "The One Ring" for only $1800!! Soul of Dark Lord not included.
Thorin and Fili's pipes. Although, I would rather have Gandalf's pipe.
And then the tour started. This was where the REALLY cool stuff was.
Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to take pictures as they were working on unreleased/unannounced films in there. But there were full-scale models of many characters from Jackson films.
It was a really enjoyable tour with a fantastic tour guide. I would highly recommend it to anyone. The gift shop was free, but the 'behind the scenes' tour was just $20 and well worth it.
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