Weta Exhibition at Leeds Royal Armouries

[Lalwendë]

Just seen that Royal Armouries in Leeds have a big exhibition on of weaponry made by Weta for the LotR films, along with stuff from Narnia, Hellboy, The Last Samurai and King Kong.

It's free and on until 16th November.

I might go next week. I love the armouries anyway because of all the mad stuff and the chance of seeing some jousting and falconry going on, so this might have me making another trip up t'road. Civil War re-enactment mentalists The Sealed Knot are there next weekend too.

Arms & Armour from the Movies:
The Wonderful World of Weta

Leeds
Saturday 12 July – Sunday 16 November 2008
Open daily 10am – 5pm

Free Admission

A stunning exhibition of the skill and craftsmanship of the multi-award winning Weta Workshop.

Even if you have never heard of New Zealand’s Weta Workshop you will have witnessed their craftsmanship in blockbuster films including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Lord of the Rings, Hellboy, The Last Samurai and King Kong.

In our major exhibition for 2008, the Royal Armouries is proud to present a unique display of the actual arms and armour that Weta made for these epic movies.

Featuring over 200 iconic pieces including the weapons of Gandalf, Frodo, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as Peter’s armour and the White Witch’s dagger and wand from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. There is also a selection of weapons from The Last Samurai, King Kong’s Skull Island plus Hellboy’s iconic revolver ‘The Samaritan’.

http://www.royalarmouries.org/what-w...-world-of-weta