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The Blue Sacked Pillock is the first of a planned series of fantastical insectoids from the Universe of Dr Grordbort's, hand made by the world class artists at Weta Workshop.
The Blue Sacked pillock along with two other bugs was sculpted in 2009 for display at Comic Con in San Diego by long-time Weta sculptor Jamie Beswarick, who was instrumental in sculpting both Gollum and Kong and who has put his name to a long line of Weta collectibles. Greg Broadmore has served as the art director for this piece. The interest has been so widespread that we cannot withstand the pressure any longer and now you, too, can own one!
Weta paint virtuoso Dordi Moen painstakingly puts every single hair in place and applies the intricate colour scheme and finishing touches. Only when it has been approved by Greg Broadmore and Richard Taylor will it be passed on. This rather lengthy process is repeated for each of the only 50 pieces made.
The finished specimen is then moved to Weta's woodworking area where it is mounted and framed behind perspex in a solid wooden frame before it's carefully packaged and prepared for shipping straight from our workshop into the hands of the international couriers that will bring it to you. The whole process from order to shipping will take up to a month as these are made to order.
As you can tell - no effort is spared to ensure you receive an outstanding piece of art. We're doing this the Weta way.
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