Smaug - Will we see him or not?

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:56 am

Mumakil in scale as portrayed in RotK: examples -
http://www.framecaplib.com/lotrlib/html ... tk1681.htm
http://www.framecaplib.com/lotrlib/html ... tk1661.htm
http://www.framecaplib.com/lotrlib/html ... tk1641.htm
And what few images we have of Smaug: look at the size of the tail alone -
http://www-images.theonering.org/torwp/ ... warves.png
And his head:
http://heirsofdurin.files.wordpress.com ... ugtest.jpg
And a whole article on his anatomy:
http://thorinoakenshield.net/2013/12/24 ... -of-smaug/
And before anyone says it, the image on the Air New Zealand plane was scaled down to fit the size of aircraft available.
That sort of says it all, really.

Erunion · **Posted:** Fri Dec 27, 2013 6:01 am

I don't think it unreasonable to have a coiled and erect Smaug scaled down to fit on a Mumakil sized base. Then again, when have GW ever been reasonable?

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Mon Jan 27, 2014 5:43 pm

I contacted Forgeworld this week to ask if there was any truth to the rumours they would be doing stuff for the Hobbit range, with Smaug in particular. Their response:

"The rumours are lies. We are not doing anything for the Hobbit so that means no model for Smaug."

So there you go.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:38 pm

I have been doing some research and I have yet to find even a Smaug toy that looks like the beasties from the film - yes, if necessary I WILL get a toy Smaug to have something big enough to be a fair representation.

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:10 pm

I'll probably just end up making my own of they dont

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:17 pm

ukfreddybear wrote:

I'll probably just end up making my own of they dont

i doubt it will be one you make - i'm thinking 3 lol

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:51 am

Dead Marsh Spectre wrote:

ukfreddybear wrote:

I'll probably just end up making my own of they dont

i doubt it will be one you make - i'm thinking 3 lol

Four

ste271276 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:27 am

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:43 am

Haha Ok guys lets not fill the thread with a count up to 5 million lol

Dave your going to be busy!!!!

Coenus Scaldingus · **Joined:** Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:14 am **Posts:** 1121

Aye, completey unnecessary as 'just' three will be good I think.
-One lying on a pile of gold
-One standing/walking
-One flying

Although, come to think of it, you may want to make six possibilities then: all the above as shown in the movie, but also with two pairs of legs like he should have.

So.. when can we expect them?

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:35 pm

If you all clubbed together funds you still couldnt get enough cash to make me do more than one. It would be four digits something that big lol

mertaal · **Posted:** Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:47 pm

Cast in resin

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Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:58 pm

Not cast. I don't have production rights. Nothing to stop me doing one offs though.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:10 pm

I have seen the DOS film several times - Smaug definitely has more than four digits.

What about a full size one-off?

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:26 pm

Dorthonion wrote:

I have seen the DOS film several times - Smaug definitely has more than four digits.

What about a full size one-off?

ha you buy the putty lol

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:34 pm

So what's the going rate for painting about 2 hectares of dragon?

Eol the dark elf · **Posted:** Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:53 am

Hey Guy new here :-D

If your after some nice looking dragons for your collection check out Dark sword miniatures.

Miniman · **Posted:** Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:15 pm

A little help from Weta:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izqPYnPFwAo

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:17 pm

Ha I saved like fifty screenshots of that video when I first saw it a couple of days ago. Just in case.

Miniman · **Posted:** Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:08 pm

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