Smaug the Fire Drake Unboxing & Review by Weta Workshop from The Hobbit!

It's finally here! This is an unboxing & review video for Smaug the Fire Drake by Weta Workshop from The Hobbit. This is by far my largest statue from Weta (and probably will remain so). Even though it is 1/100 scale this is Smaug we're talking about so IT IS HUGE... W 82 cm x H 88 cm x L 37 cm
Sculptor: Gary Hunt
0:00 Intro - Unboxing & Artbox
1:30 The Base
5:22 Smaug the Fire Drake
11:14 Final Thoughts
This is a limited edition statue with a total of 808.
Where I got it: www.wetanz.com/us/smaug-the-f...
#smaug #wetaworkshop #thehobbit #thelordoftherings #smaugthefiredrake ‪@wetaworkshopnz‬

[@jaxonsmith3633]

It’s insane to think this was sculpted. The skin texture is weirdly the most impressive/my favourite part

[@thecyberhobbit]

Yeah I'd imagine it took Gary a while, so much detail.

[@ROBERT-ml7ml]

Amazing peice! I so wanted ti grav this peice, but i have to limit myself... i have a large collection of lotr, hobbit swords and axes. And I also have 2 lufe size busts from Starwars, boba fett and din djarin. Movie franchise collectables = $$$

[@thecyberhobbit]

I hear ya, we can't collect it all :D Thanks for commenting!

[@NotMorganFreeman.]

When I collected resin garage kits, most producers would leave the mouth hollow and cast the teeth and tongue as one separate piece in translucent resin to finish them in great detail so the buyer can insert them when putting it together. I believe this is the approach they should have taken here. The Chinese painters are assigned to groups, so one person paints, the wings, one person paints the body, another paints the base, etc. Unfortunately this sometimes leads to unmatched paint schemes like you noticed under the wings. A great piece, thanks for the review!

[@thecyberhobbit]

Oh yeah might have been a better way to do it. I may end up fixing the teeth myself. Thanks for the comment and for watching!

[@rrahll]

Awesome statue! Thanks for detailed review!

[@Snow-lv4bk]

I would take base as a stand alone statue. Smagh is great but with him it is just to big and I simply don’t have a space for it. Either way it looks gorgeous.

[@Pepe-mf1gx]

Cyber Hobbit absolutely killing it with the regular reviews! Awesome video of a serious piece of statue - majestic!

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks Pepe!

[@RodrigoFerreira-hj9ts]

He looks absolutely fantastic congrats

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks Rodrigo!

[@shanewang8020]

Great video Ryan.. I recently got the older Smaug, and I can see the two Smaugs are amazing! thanks for sharing my friend!

[@NinjaSquirrel30]

Very nice addition to your immense LOTR collection

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you!

[@themiddleearthcollector2785]

Holy moly…that Smaug is gigantic and most impressive. Well worth the money. Wow. The teeth and the seam lines to me are minor. I look at it as a whole, and is super awesome. Great review. Cheers

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks Alfred, yeah the teeth issue isn't really apparent until you get inches away from it. Most of the time I look at it from afar so that's why the higher rating. Thanks for commenting dude!

[@frull166]

This is actually one of the coolest pieces i have ever seen, WOW!

[@weiyunchi]

What a stunning piece!

[@willspratt9044]

I really wish I had of gotten this one… I didn’t miss out per se just couldn’t justify the price at the time. Thanks for the epic videos as always!!

[@thecyberhobbit]

I hear ya... Weta prices are a bit hard to swallow, even worse was the $400 shipping.

[@saulbenjaminandradehernand2047]

So amazing! Thanks for sharing again this wonderful piece! As always a great job from Weta sculptors! and from you a great description and video montage. Thanks!

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you Saul I appreciate it!

[@NicaVadeR]

Loved your review, awesome job! As for the statue, it is magnificent, can’t wait for mine 🙏🏼

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks for watching!

[@toddscollectibles980]

That looks absolutely stunning!!! Now I would love to have that myself, love the base as sets of Smaug really well. Blown away with this statue, thanks for showing bud 😊❤😊

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks for watching Todd!

[@ashurafreedan]

that looks great in your room

[@panupuikkonen]

Looks amazing, thanks for the video!

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks for the comment!

[@icyra1ndr0p53]

I just got home after a long day of working on mandatory assignments in various subjects on uni, then right to my part-time job thereafter. This is what I needed after this long day! ☺ Absolutely fantastic unboxing and review! Amazing piece! such great sculpt and paint. Keep these videoes coming😊

[@thecyberhobbit]

Hey there glad to be able to help :D Really appreciate the comment and thanks for watching!

[@BenjaminSchenk]

Great review and video. I really like the metal posts and how the body and wings fit together. I hope this is something we see from now on from Weta pieces.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks Ben! I was happy to see they made sure this wouldn't have any issues with that. I had a worry the wings might sag over the years, but metal on metal definitely is encouraging. Thanks for watching man!

[@shanegarahisar]

One of my dreams is to have a room like yours one day

[@ConradStanley93]

This Masterpiece So Cool 🙂

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks for watching Conrad!

[@wugawugabeast2252]

Great statue of an iconic monster. Best weta statue since the cave troll

[@thecyberhobbit]

Definitely one of the greatest! Thanks for commenting

[@rukified]

Holy shit. Wings are gigantic. I did not expect that at all. Very nice

[@thecyberhobbit]

They really are, very imposing!

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

Awesome statue. It's huge. Because the dragon is huge. Love the wings, they look like they are big enough to carry him in flight. Some dragons have wings that are too small. Over all I would love to have one in my collection. Your collection of swords on the wall is spectacular.

[@gandalf4751]

Smaug 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hauntofthecollector]

Such an excellent piece mate! Closest I’ve come to buying something from The Hobbit! 😁 But…. My resolve remained strong! 😆

[@thecyberhobbit]

it's my favorite piece from the Hobbit for sure, we'd all love to collect everything but space remains the issue. I'm to the point I've had to start putting certain things back in boxes to await a new home to be displayed. Thanks for commenting man!

[@hauntofthecollector]

@@thecyberhobbit I’d always favour these larger pieces mate - far more impressive!!! However…. And I guess ironically?… I’m actually buying quite a few ‘smaller’ things this year!!… 😁👍🏻

[@graysonnewton-smith5434]

Awesome video for an awesome statue! Thank you for answering my burning question! I always wanted to know if they made him with the scale shot out, but didn't really fancy spending about $4k NZD to find out haha

[@thecyberhobbit]

haha yeah that was 1 of the first things I checked once I got it setup. Sometimes it's the little details. Thanks for watching!

[@brucelugliArt]

beautiful, I would have liked it to include a fire effect, but it's excellent anyway.

[@thecyberhobbit]

ha yeah that'd be cool, but I've yet to see any "fire" that was sculpted that I really liked, if they did an LED inside would be a must.

[@brucelugliArt]

that would be a good option too

[@ahapalbin5349]

Congrats, i keep my old Smaug.

[@thecyberhobbit]

The old version is still great, had this one not come out I would probably have picked it up. It's definitely a space saver compared to this version.

[@ahapalbin5349]

@@thecyberhobbit Yes, it takes up too much space compared to the old one.

[@silverstreak2871]

I really enjoy your reviews. Amazing job. 👍 May I ask where you got your Gandalf the White staff light that is hanging on the wall? Thanks.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you! I found it on Etsy, since I can't add a link here cause of spam filters, search "Gandalf Lamp" on Etsy.

[@silverstreak2871]

@@thecyberhobbit Thanks very much. I really appreciate it.

[@n2darkness]

He looks huge and wonderful. The most enjoyable thing from the Hobbit IMO. I'm curious if you purchased directly from Weta and had to pay the outrageous ($400) shipping fee on this? Same going for the Dead Marshes I've herd.

[@thecyberhobbit]

Yes sir! straight from Weta... Shipping for Smaug was $418.89 and The Dead Marshes was $401.88. Insane prices... I think they fly it around the globe a couple times for good luck.

[@n2darkness]

@@thecyberhobbit Wow! Makes me rather happy to be on the downside of statue collecting and focusing on UC replicas!

[@jo.sevigny]

At least, they manage to pack the statue very well so it didn't get damaged in transit. Do you think they should have added an orange led in his troat to simulate him breating fire ?

[@thecyberhobbit]

Yeah I was very scared something might have been broken but very happy there were no issues. I would have LOVED for them to add an LED. Thanks for commenting Jonathan!

[@FloridaMan82]

Smaug is a "dragon" with arms like a "wyvern" and described as a "drake" (wingless). 🤔

[@nickbonavita1379]

The biggest thing I hate about unboxing is that feeling that you're going to find a lot of loose pieces that aren't supposed to be loose. 🙄 Looks like they did a good job of making the easily broken parts separate pieces on this one.

[@thecyberhobbit]

I was actually very scared something might be broken especially when it arrived as I heard a loud "thud" then the doorbell rang :D

[@Jason-xj8wg]

Where did u get the Gandalf staff light?

[@kaicollectibles]

Great statue with some flaws but overall a great statue! Congratulations!

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thanks for watching Kai!

[@kaicollectibles]

@@thecyberhobbit Of course mate!

[@taajharpalsinghkhara1176]

Where did you get it from

[@ThrawnsHand]

In comparison to the production photos, how do you think it rates? Also how did you take it when they sent you the shipping cost ?

[@thecyberhobbit]

Honestly I can't really see any differences from the production photos, nothing stood out to me that made me want to go check either. The shipping cost is a whole different story... very disappointed to have to pay $400+. I really think they need to do better or they will start losing customers. The Master Collection "The Dead Marshes" was also the same story... $400+. :( Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ThrawnsHand]

Just paid my last payment on mine . Do you recall the shipping service used?

[@thecyberhobbit]

@@ThrawnsHand for me in the USA it was UPS

[@Newbecollector]

Very cool where did you pick him up from

[@thecyberhobbit]

Direct from Weta Workshop

[@andymoury2977]

Cyberhobbit great video as usual :) , can you tell me, how large is the box? and the diameter of the base? Thanks a lot

[@thecyberhobbit]

Thank you! It's 30x35x20 inches. Base diameter is roughly 13.5 inches

[@andymoury2977]

Thanks a lot :D

[@andymoury2977]

@@thecyberhobbit can you tell me why you're always wearing latex gloves when you show your statues? :)

[@thecyberhobbit]

@@andymoury2977 couple of reasons, 1st is to avoid spreading oils or anything on the statue (not that I'm greasy or anything just be cautious)... 2nd reason and probably the MAIN reason is so when doing closeups people don't have to see my horrible nail biting problem and get distracted 🤣 I do a lot of 3d printing with resin, so I have bulk supply of 2000 pairs, so I figure why not.

[@andymoury2977]

@@thecyberhobbit thanks a lot :) , haha to be honest with you, I was thinking about the 1st reason and I wanna be sure, it's quite a good idea :) Take care, I can't wait for your next videos :)

[@user-cv3vr2je9u]

翅膀組裝處還是處理的不夠好 腋下皮膚 塗裝也是可惜的地方

[@thecyberhobbit]

Yeah I was a bit curious why that skin looked the way it did... I feel like perhaps they had to dig into his body to make the holes for the wings and then when they covered it back up they couldn't match the skin texture to the rest of the body. Thank you for commenting!

[@fettdude2039]

You must have an abundance of space to not only showcase these awesome pieces but also the empty boxes? That is, assuming you keep all of your empty boxes also??

[@thecyberhobbit]

yeah at my old place I use to rent a storage unit specifically for boxes :D Yes keep all empty boxes, if you need to sell its really hard without

[@stevemuzak8526]

6:21 Paint job on the mouth looks messy. Really bad dry brushing

[@HuskitaLover]

Hearing you pronounce his name wrong makes me cringe, so I'm just gonna put the correct pronunciation below. Hope I don't sound rude as that is not my intent. (Sm-OW-guh).

[@thecyberhobbit]

haha I understand. So I do know better but as a child when I first read the Hobbit that's how I pronounced it and 20 years of calling it that way is hard to break. No worries 🤣