Minas Tirith Unboxing & Review by Weta Workshop from The Lord of the Rings

[@baronmunchausen1180]

OMG I just spotted flaming torch Denethor at 6:50... nice one ;)

[@thecyberhobbit]

😁

[@billdaly59]

Great video Ryan. Well done on the super close-ups. Very enjoyable. I'm so glad Weta, with some prodding from the Flame of Udun forum members, put this fantastic environment back into production. I'm happy to say I'm a proud owner of one of the first batch launched. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@thecyberhobbit]

Yeah I remember this one being pushed hard for a long while and I'm super happy everyone did, this is a must have in my opinion. Thanks for watching Bill!

[@Phodis]

I love this one, it sits among my other environments proudly as one of the most detailed ever :) I always get a kick how far Denathor ran from the very back temple..to the "Runway", then... all the way down the runway to jump off in a ball of flame lol.... never gets old. If you ever design a miniature 3d printable...tree/"wishing well", and catapults (which i can't understand for the life of me why on earth they left out). That would be an amazing improvement. Now... onto getting just the right lighting in your new display stands to do it justice... I like mine as a morning ~orange glow..man it's realistic!. Congrats.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Yeah I'm very happy with it, extremely detailed just as I hoped. I actually keep my new display with a warm white light, that's the main reason I wanted the new Govee strips cause they have that dedicated led. Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@CsabaDobosi]

Another perfect presentation. Thank you for sharing. I always look forward to your presentations. Thanks.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you very much I appreciate that!

[@Alex13212]

Great review and editing in this one! Great to see more of your personality!

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you Alex!

[@niallstranix5412]

Fantastic review as always! Congratulations on getting this superb looking environment. It is now on my to buy list.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you Niall, glad you like it 😁

[@Milky63]

What a masterpiece. Thanks for showing us all the details. Up until now, after seeing a couple reviews on KZbin I wasn’t sure it was that great. But I’m actually impressed. I just don’t like the front that much. The beginning of the Pelennor Fields is somehow useless to me considering how much more space it takes. But the city in itself, wow.

[@MagnusTheGreat]

It would have been amazing to see battlements there

[@saulbenjaminandradehernand2047]

So amazing piece! Thanks for sharing! I truly enjoy your reviews. Not only you explain so well also I feel so relaxing with the narrative and the music. And also I am a fan of LOTR since I was a child in the 80´s so I really enjoy your videos. Thanks!

[@thecyberhobbit]

I appreciate that Saul, comments like this make it all worth it. Thank you for watching!

[@FelarofTheMearh]

I feel the urge to include a miniature of Gandalf and Pippin on Shadowfax galloping through the city 😂😍

[@thecyberhobbit]

😂

[@Hollyoftheshire]

This is incredible! I can’t get over all the tiny details. You do such a good job filming the review and pointing out all the details. Definitely love the edit of Denethor 😂 your channel has quickly become a favorite of mine.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you I really appreciate that. I had a chuckle adding that part in :D 🔥🏃🔥

[@Hollyoftheshire]

@@thecyberhobbit 😂

[@themiddleearthcollector2785]

Awesome video bud, greatly done. Phenomenal environment. I can’t wait to open mine. Cheers

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you sir, it's wonderful!

[@willspratt9044]

I love your reviews keep them coming! one day I hope to build this out of lego and this video and model will be a big reference point for me

[@thecyberhobbit]

thank you, that sounds pretty cool, If you ever do I'd love to see it. Thanks for commenting Will

[@AndrewCarlisle11B]

I just subscribed today, and I have to applaud you for your excellent presentation and information. From the outstanding show of the product itself, to talking about what it must have been like to live in Minis Tirith, to the excellent video quality, I am blown away. Curious how maintaining and cleaning any dust off this would be like. I have 2 large breed dogs that shed so much and it gets everywhere lol.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Hey thanks so much for the kind words! I also have 2 dogs that shed quite a lot, so I do a deep clean on everything about 4-5 times a year. Between that I use air dusters and have little makeup brushes that I brush statues like these.

[@kaicollectibles]

Beautifully crafted environment. 👍🏻 But you are right it could have been colored more brighter! Thx for showing in detail!

[@thecyberhobbit]

yeah I had in my head a bright white city, but it's a light grey city, still great though.

[@kaicollectibles]

Maybe you can get the effect with led lightning🤔 or it could be the missing tree!

[@thecyberhobbit]

@@kaicollectibles it looks like nice with the bright white LEDs from my new display cabinet.

[@kaicollectibles]

So I watched it again on the big screen and really nice animation with the inflamed Denethor 😂😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MichaelMehigan]

thank you, you convinced me to get this and start a collection

[@ericadler9680]

Certainly a very beautiful and extremely detailed piece, however I am a bit astonished that they didn't make it a bit bigger, I believe it's just something like 30 cm tall. And yes, it does look a bit too greyish. My favourite LotR environment is Rivendell and I hope they'll re-issue that one, I would buy it for sure.

[@thecyberhobbit]

I hear ya though I'm happy with the size and it fits nicely in my new display case :D. Yeah I've learned to like the color though, my warm white lighting doesn't really help and it looks a bit brighter with a daylight white. I've LONG wanted Rivendell it's my most wanted piece from the past. Thanks for watching Eric, I appreciate the comment!

[@jodinorman74]

Another excellent unboxing/review video. And that mini flaming Denethor. 😄

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you Jodi! I had a chuckle doing that part, was hard to resist 😆

[@djaricaricson]

Looks great! I passed on it since I pre-ordered helms deep. May have to reconsider this one down the road.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Helms deep looks like it'll be just as good, definitely looking forward.

[@LotrCollection]

Beautiful piece! I received mine this week too. Crazy amount of sculpting went into this I think the color is accurate as it doesn’t look too white in films The little stump could be the fountain although it should be much smaller than this if it were

[@thecyberhobbit]

Yeah I think it was just in my head that it was really white. I originally thought the stump was the fountain too but since it's slightly to the right I came to the conclusion it was indeed the tree... it's kinda of weird though almost wish they just didn't include it. Thanks for commenting Gill!

[@MiddleEarthFanPa]

Another great video, congrats on getting it.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you sir!

[@Daniel_B373]

Nice review! Really enjoy your videos, this is an amazing piece. Cant for mine to arrive

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks for watching Daniel!

[@ConradStanley93]

Wow This Is Masterpiece Love It Keep Up The Amazing Uploads 👍

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks as always Conrad!

[@한눈팔면안되는아빠]

It's amazing statue! The only disapoint is that there is no catapult

[@thecyberhobbit]

Yeah that would have been nice

[@ns2664philly]

Another great review Ryan!!!

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you!

[@114Danii]

great review and amazing details!!!

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks Danii!

[@predathor558]

Really beautiful piece. I would like to visit Minas Tirith in a virtual reality. There was also designing contest made by LEGO and people made amazing LOTR models, especially Barad Dur was really impresive and Minas Tirith was there too, or Hobbiton.

[@predathor558]

It Is on LEGO ideas. - Explore - Challenges - Exploring the world of Middle earth

[@predathor558]

Finally. This was 6th attempt to add comment, I dont understand why it doesnt work... Some restricted words oř or characters?. Damn KZbin 😃

[@thecyberhobbit]

Oh man that would be wonderful, I'm not a big VR fan but would definitely try that out. I actually saw some of those lego models, brilliant!

[@thecyberhobbit]

@@predathor558 haha yeah sometimes youtube is a pain. Lots of things flagged as spam that are not.

[@predathor558]

@@thecyberhobbit just a Hobbiton VR relax, no one needs more 😃

[@rickyonthewebs9841]

You got yours so early! Lucky you! Haha. Looks beautiful

[@thecyberhobbit]

Yeah I was surprised, it's kinda rare I usually end up getting things last. Thanks for watching Ricky!

[@henryforaker9880]

Hey! Awesome video! Does your MT have a whole bunch of burnt orange spots on it? Tiny and faint but present?

[@thecyberhobbit]

They are very small but yes. Check out my video around 1:50 they are part of the paint application for weathering/aging.

[@fredlight]

Great video and nice piece, but why no white tree of Gondor? Big miss....

[@thecyberhobbit]

agreed, I know it'd be tiny but the little stump looking thing is weird, would have looked better without that at all.

[@jaxonsmith3633]

Amazing! Weird trying to imagine the people in there for scale

[@thecyberhobbit]

yeah they would be literal ants! Thanks for watching Jaxon!

[@MrEd1024]

I think that 600.00 is a steal compared to the price of other statues and collectibles in its category. Great piece!

[@thecyberhobbit]

Fully agree, lots of Weta things are unfortunately pricey but this one fits. Thanks for watching Edd!

[@鍾建宇-l7b]

Hello . Excuse me . May I ask the true dementions of this Minas Tirith Environment (Containing the base ) ? The WETA offical webside shows the Dimensions is (W x H x L) 46 cm x 21 cm x 31 cm . But is it containing the base ? The base looks like more much longer than 46 cm . Thank you .

[@thecyberhobbit]

So actually it's slightly smaller than those dimensions they listed. It's hard to measure the height exactly but the width is 44.5cm and L is 29.5cm.

[@1988stefanh]

Where did you pick up your large large susan board? Been looking for one that size but have had no luck finding one.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Replied to you on FB with links, posting them here will get marked as spam.

[@MikeNepomuceno]

@@thecyberhobbit You could just indicate the store and the lookup keywords. That way you don't have to post a link.

[@thecyberhobbit]

@@MikeNepomuceno I saw his question on facebook first and posted the direct links there.

[@thecyberhobbit]

@@MikeNepomuceno if you're curious yourself, its amazon search for "JAYEGT Motorized Rotating Display Stand" and "Lipper International Acacia Wood 18-Inch"

[@hauntofthecollector]

Superb vid as always matey 👍🏻 I passed on this as I’m really only after the dark environments & have Minas Morgul - which is just awesome!.. But nice to see this ones detials etc 👍🏻 **NB: stay away from the English accents dude, you erm…. Don’t sound good!!!** 😆😂😜👍🏻

[@thecyberhobbit]

yeah Minas Morgul is one I would also love to have. haha what are you talking about? I'm a master of the idiot american version of an english accent!!!

[@jo.sevigny]

the details are amazing ! I got a smaller version of Minas Tirith (that came with the extended Blurays (or DVD) of ROTK). But obviously it is not as detailed as this one ! Do you know if this statue is painted by hand or by a machine ? With the different shades of grey, if it is done by a human, it must be extremely time consuming !

[@thecyberhobbit]

I believe it is all hand painted and it really must have taken a long while. Thanks for watching Jonathan!

[@thecyberhobbit]

Hey Jo, you won an item in my giveaway, please check your email!

[@jo.sevigny]

@@thecyberhobbit I just reply to your email !

[@brucelugliArt]

It really makes you want to shrink down and walk those streets

[@thecyberhobbit]

Fully agree, if ever I become a multi-Trillionare I'm gonna make one. 😆😆

[@brucelugliArt]

@@thecyberhobbit hahahah

[@huang7776]

6:50 So passes Denethor, son of Ecthelion

[@thecyberhobbit]

😄

[@Taine117]

Still waiting for mine :(

[@Taine117]

Got it now 😇

[@gandalf4751]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👌