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: One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 15, 2005, 10:44:54 AM Pretty cool that they have internet access but Dom and bruce today, the other 3 little ones tomorrow!
Sorta upset they dont let you take pics but guess they want more money from you to get a nice one! Will post more when I am not hunting for food :P : Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 15, 2005, 11:57:26 AM Funny thing about this is when I left I ran into bruce at the elevator and found out he is staying on the same floor, and got a great pic!
Will have to post them when I hook up the camera : Re:One ring con in CA : Roz January 15, 2005, 04:11:04 PM Hi Jas!
This is cool - keep popping back with info when you can DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT leave without quizzing JRD about the Trilogy Gimli auto! That would have rocked! :) Don't worry about Dom, I think he's a bit spoiled and very fashion concious - it's nice to hear Bruce was so gracious! : Re:One ring con in CA : Roz January 15, 2005, 04:20:25 PM oops!
That was meant to be a PM to Jas... oh well - now you all know :-[ : Re:One ring con in CA : cowblue January 15, 2005, 04:55:52 PM That is so cool!
glad you are enjoying yourself & tell us more!!! : Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 16, 2005, 03:24:20 AM Just talked with Jbenzon, peter tait, Royd and bruce again, ALso Daniel falconer from weta.. said there is still some weta in the works but wont tell me anything! got a pic with him and a nice auto, Saw the new sauron and wow.. if you have seen the morgul lord it is SMALL compared to that I got a free smeagol bust and also in the drawing so we will see what happens. All in all a great show so faI am having a blast and ready for the 3 shorties in a little while!
They have a cam online for weta so you can see people and some of the statues.. I think they have everything displayed that they have made so far and it is pretty cool! Spoke with royd and Iget to spend a little time with him later on tomorrow :) : Re:One ring con in CA : Roz January 16, 2005, 04:56:05 AM Wow Jas, it sounds like you are having a blast!
Chucks888 on this forum got 2 Sideshow WETA busts so you have more to live up to now ;) lol no one bust alone is very generous !! (in my opinion) ... and a quiet word to the wise... I have seen Pippin fight (ROTK EE) and if you call him a "shortie" too many times you might end up skewered on a United Cutlery sword ;) : Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 16, 2005, 06:44:39 AM Well I just got back from weta and I won a WT bust, also got a orc so make that 3, so there :P + 2 smeagol busts so I guess you can call it 5. so I am in the lead!
billy was great, saen and elijah were funny and didnt want to leave. The auctions for some of these banners are crazy! wont fit in your house but pay 600 bucks for it.. : Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 16, 2005, 06:47:40 AM Also the new weta piece is Pippin in armor, 125 price and I think a limited of 2,000 pieces. Also not this monday but next monday you should be able to order it..looks cool!
: Re:One ring con in CA : Nienna January 16, 2005, 06:49:15 AM Mega cool!! ;D ;D ;D
: Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 16, 2005, 10:52:18 AM WOW, just gont done with sean, elijah and billy autos, all 3 at once.. no pictures :( So I ask iblly, the guy said no, billy said to me, yea they wont let me.. and winked so I got the pics and some cool autos, rushed as ever because right before me they got up and looked at the line about 300 people left in it :(
anyway time to change cant wait to get home to get some pics of all of these up. : Re:One ring con in CA : chucks888 January 16, 2005, 11:03:02 AM Chucks888 on this forum got 2 Sideshow WETA busts so you have more to live up to now ;) lol no one bust alone is very generous !! (in my opinion) Actually I'm up to 5 now! 2 smeagol, 2 orc overseer and 1 grima :D Everything is really good besides the no photos rule. That really bites. : Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 16, 2005, 01:12:33 PM yea, I just asked the actors and they said ok, the people working the show werent to happy but it is up to the actors! try that.. I had some luck with billy sean and elijah
: Re:One ring con in CA : Roz January 16, 2005, 04:40:52 PM sean and elijah were funny and didnt want to leave. I remember at Collectormania 4, I paid £20 I think to go to a talk by these two - I came away regarding it as far better value than any of the signatures... they chatted and chatted until the Collectormania guys pulled them off the stage :) (let's blame Ben.. he works for them... let's witchunt Ben when he gets back :)) The auctions for some of these banners are crazy! wont fit in your house but pay 600 bucks for it.. The Rohan Prop banners or something different? : Re:One ring con in CA : Nienna January 16, 2005, 05:52:33 PM Photos pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease Jas! ;D
Roz and I were lamenting the fact of feeling totally left out of ORC, so these piccies and snippets go a little way in satisfying our hunger over all-things-Rings... so to speak! ::) Sounds like you had a blast ~ but there again, the organisers charged everyone enough for the tickets so I would've hoped the 'stars' were entertaining, or I'd be wanting my money back! ;) : Re:One ring con in CA : Roz January 16, 2005, 06:16:03 PM Well to be fair Sideshow weta seem to be trying to make up for the ticket price alone ;)
I wonder if Ben could get the Collectormania folk to invite them ;) : Re:One ring con in CA : Nienna January 16, 2005, 06:23:02 PM OOOooooooooooo now there's a thought!! ;)
BEN ... "A Man on a Mission" ;D And as for WETA making up for the ticket price ~ I should jolly well think so considering how much they must've made out of fans and collectors worldwide with these pieces! :P : Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 17, 2005, 03:03:08 AM I forgot the USB plug for the camera so you have to wait until tomorrow!
I just got done with breakfast and listening to Royd, Jarn and jorl talk , also Sandro Kopp and Peter tait! Breatfast was ok.. didnt eat and they actually sat right behind me, so when John came in he asked what was to eat and I said no salted pork :( he said no solded pork? DAMN THEM! and wanted to leave.. was pretty funny. Then after they ate they went around talking to people and I sat at my table and they never came, so a lady came up to me and asked and I had mentioned they didnt stop here and all that and how I changed my plane home so I can stay and meet JRD and she said oh really? I represent them and I will get you a picture and we will go outside and talk, made sure he knew and got to sit next to him, was a real treat. it was GREAT! I didnt expect anything but a picture but she was very nice.. and JRD hates elves :P he was going on and on about it he was quite funny. Still have to see him speak and also get his auto, I am in the works of getting to meet him with bruce and royd to try to get a special project done but we will see if that pans out.. lets pray for the bext (roz :P ) : Re:One ring con in CA : cowblue January 17, 2005, 03:46:08 AM Jason
sounds like you are having a ball! Well once you are back, tell us more. 5 busts???!!!! Good on you. I dont even own one.! : Re:One ring con in CA : Roz January 17, 2005, 04:07:58 AM JRD hates elves :P He does - but it's on the same basis that he hates Aragorn/Viggo - for being too darned good looking ;) : Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 17, 2005, 08:29:45 PM i got a couple more busts, eomer and also a moria orc so I had to buy another suitcase :(
Well met JRD.. LOOOOOOOOOOONG line, chatted with everyone again and the weekend is over :( I did find out alot of cool stuff. Kong is done, it is in post right now post production i guess? There WILL be more lotr weta.. but dont know what, the actors were paid $1.50 a card from topps to sign so you can see why they didnt want to do them :( topps is retarded! Also Dan from weta was given sketch cards from star wars and he turned them down because he figured it would take 6 months at working on a few a night to get them all done at the quality they asked for.. and they would give him $0.50 ( yes 50 cents) a card. anyway off to the airport I will have pics, details and all coming up soon! : Re:One ring con in CA : Roz January 17, 2005, 09:06:22 PM 5 busts???!!!! Good on you. I dont even own one.! Me either, so I'll be interested in a pic of them all lined up when you get back Jas! $1.50 a card? I daresay that people like Liv and Viggo do it as a service to the fans... now why should Topps make SO MUCH money out of the actors wanting to be able to distribute their autos?? (it's a capitalistic world.. I understand why they need to make *some decent* money but that is way OTT) I will have pics, details and all coming up soon! You'd better... we'll hold you to it! .. P.S. $0.50 a card for sketches is LAUGHABLE! : Re:One ring con in CA : Nienna January 17, 2005, 11:54:41 PM I think those fees are appalling! >:(
Small wonder the standard of sketches on some of the Star Wars cards was so poor if the artists got paid so little for such a high volume of them. Even worse for them knowing just how much Topps would be making on them. :( And is it any wonder that some of the LOTR signees didn't want to repeat-sign cards for the sets! :-\ *hmpf* : Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 18, 2005, 04:58:09 AM here are links to the busts given away
This was giveen away to those who had the wizard circle http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=search&item=9444&type=store Fridays giveaway http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=lotr1&item=9406&type=store (http://sideshow.directtrack.com/z/6560/CD974/) Saturday http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=ttt_s1_busts&item=9437R&type=store (http://sideshow.directtrack.com/z/2164/CD974/) Sunday part 1 http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=ttt_s3_busts&item=9445&type=store (http://sideshow.directtrack.com/z/2122/CD974/) Sunday part 2 giveaway http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=lotr1&item=9405&type=store They also gave away 3 TB busts and legolas figures I believe but i didnt win those :P : Re:One ring con in CA : olly January 18, 2005, 05:09:25 AM I love the Smeagol and Orc overseer ones.
Very cool : Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 18, 2005, 05:11:46 AM i had an extra orc but traded it for eomer :(
: Re:One ring con in CA : olly January 18, 2005, 05:14:11 AM I don't blame you if you were trying for a full set ;D ;D
: Re:One ring con in CA : olly January 18, 2005, 05:14:54 AM I have never been one for busts but I am starting to take a liking to them since I got a Neo from The Matrix bust for Xmas from Kay ;D
: Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 18, 2005, 05:22:46 AM I did end up with every bust they gave away but the TB but i think they only gave 2 out :P
: Re:One ring con in CA : Goofyjas January 18, 2005, 11:49:49 AM Oh some things I just thought of, there IS talk about an Indiana jones 4 movie.... but only if everything is right, straight from mr JRD himself. Also PJ wants to make the hobbit, there was a special video just for the people at ORC and it said he wanted to and telling them to hurry up and finish the disputes so he can make the movie because retirement is on its way ( BTW it looks like PJ lost alot of weight)
: Re:One ring con in CA : Roz January 18, 2005, 03:37:09 PM Oh some things I just thought of, there IS talk about an Indiana jones 4 movie.... but only if everything is right, straight from mr JRD himself. Hmm - I had heard that - BUT I thought that they were already on to shooting... what a let down :( Also PJ wants to make the hobbit, there was a special video just for the people at ORC and it said he wanted to and telling them to hurry up and finish the disputes so he can make the movie because retirement is on its way ( BTW it looks like PJ lost alot of weight) Woo - I won't even START on how exciting that is!!! : Re:One ring con in CA : olly January 18, 2005, 03:38:46 PM The Hobbit or his weight loss ;) ;)
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