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'''Gentle Giant Studios''' is a company located in Burbank, California that was founded | '''Gentle Giant Studios''' is a company located in Burbank, California that was founded by animator Karl Meyer. They are pioneers in digital 3-D scanning and scanned many of the principle actors from [[Peter Jackson's Lord of the Ring's]] trilogy while on set/location in New Zealand during filming. | ||
The company also has a collectibles division, known as "'Gentle Giant, Ltd.'" which produces polystone mini-busts and animated maquettes from [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]. | The company also has a collectibles division, known as "'Gentle Giant, Ltd.'" which was founded in 2002 and produces polystone mini-busts and animated maquettes from [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]. | ||
'''List of released mini-busts''': | '''List of released mini-busts''': | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.gentlegiantltd.com/ Official website] | * [http://www.gentlegiantltd.com/ Official website] | ||
* [http://www.gentlegiantcollectors.com] | |||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] |
Revision as of 21:27, 1 April 2007
Gentle Giant Studios is a company located in Burbank, California that was founded by animator Karl Meyer. They are pioneers in digital 3-D scanning and scanned many of the principle actors from Peter Jackson's Lord of the Ring's trilogy while on set/location in New Zealand during filming.
The company also has a collectibles division, known as "'Gentle Giant, Ltd.'" which was founded in 2002 and produces polystone mini-busts and animated maquettes from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings.
List of released mini-busts:
Strider - Limited to 2000 pieces - release date March 2007 Ringwraith - Limited to 2000 pieces - release date March 2007
Upcoming mini-busts:
Gandlaf Balrog Saruman Elrond Sam in Orc Armor Frodo in Orc Armor Glorfindel - seen at Toy Fair 2007 - Rumored to be a convention exclusive
Upcoming Maquettes:
Gandalf Saruman Ringwraith on Steed Legolas & Gimli
Rumored Statues:
Witchking on Fellbeast