The two days that I spent with WETA just a few weeks ago were absolutely mind blowing. We have so much more to show you guys so I won't spoil anything now, but it ranks as one of the most special moments in my life to date (sorry kids). Meeting my childhood heroes; artists and craftspeople I have admired and looked up to since I was eight years old and being embraced with such genuine warmth and generosity by everyone at WETA was utterly humbling and frankly surreal. A huge thank you to Leonard, Richard & Tania, Louise and of course the almighty Jules who helped make this possible. You had made a little boy with wide eyes and big dreams very, very happy. I cannot wait to see where we go next!

@ItsDrMcQuack

Жыл бұрын

WETA seems like such an incredible place! You are really living the dream. Congratulations! :)

@PerfectionHunter

Жыл бұрын

Okay, but what was the blurred figure on the shelf next to lungeing Gollum? I NEED TO KNOW!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

@@raptorcreate They invited me over :)

@wark93

Жыл бұрын

It will be very interesting to see how long it is until you have a job at WETA ;)

@oitoitoi1

Жыл бұрын

Based on this if you went to a decent architecture studio and saw how they work you'd be blown away mate. Imagine this x1000.

It's really fun to watch Lachie completely geek out. He's so excited haha.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

IT was hard to keep my cool hahaha, and often I didn't :D

@beaupreston9872

Жыл бұрын

He's not lying 😂 two days of pure geeking out

If you can afford to buy that Helms Deep, you are absolutely winning at life! Also, I need to know what was blurred out from the video 😂

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Keep it secret, keep it safe ;)

@wonderboy2402

Жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing visit.

@stuartriddell2461

Жыл бұрын

I also wondered what was blurred out. Once I noticed it, my brain could concentrate on nothing else.

@andrewcook3983

Жыл бұрын

@@stuartriddell2461 I thought it was that Lockie was so excited and had accidentally spat and it landed on the camera lens, which no one noticed.

@octagram2955

Жыл бұрын

How much was it? Sold out atm, not showing price

It was so good to meet you and have you around the office! Looking forward to seeing what else you do with the team 😁

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

You too mate, exciting times ahead!!

One of my favorite memories was going to the Two Towers midnight premiere and running into an 80 year old woman who had read the books when they first came out so of course, she was going to see it the second she could in the theater.

Fantastic interview/showcase man. I can feel the excitement in that room, and I'm jealous you got to get a peek at how the sausage is made.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate

That would be such an amazing experience. Iv always wanted to see through weta studios. Helms deep looks so unreal and the level of detail is mind blowing.

Awesome! Love the addition of lights and all the extra little details. Would love that on my shelf!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

It's wild isn't it mate

Weta should look into developing a table top miniature wargame. I feel like they'd be good at it

@Benjambles

Жыл бұрын

They did, although its more 2 or 3 big robots smashing each other apart. (called GKR: Heavy Hitters)

@evil1knight

Жыл бұрын

I would think games workshop would have any LOTR table tops games rights locked down, but yeah they could make a really cool medieval ttg

@Saif-zf9vb

Жыл бұрын

They should definitely do scenery. I’d buy so much from them.

Dang it's too late at night to watch this right now. Then again sleep is a small price to pay for epic terrain

Congratulations on a dream come true. You earned it. They should be almost as happy to have you there as you are to be there. Way to go. Keep up the crazy hard work

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Zach!

Like a kid in a candy shop, so fantastic to see how excited you were to be at Weta in your element!! Great tips and tricks from the professionals. Loving your content, can't wait for you to build the most epic of boards.

i am enjoying watching lockee slowly creating a full playable repica of the entirety of middle earth one location at a time and i look forward to the build of helms deep and battle report

It's always great when the WETA guys and gals get to nerd out about their projects. You can really see how passionate they are.

Absolutely beautiful build, I love building dioramas,casting rocks and foam cutting, I use a lot of moulds for bricks and stones and interior flooring. But putting in all together and seeing it after weeks or months of work is the best feeling.....

Absolutely love this style of video! The documentary on the bigatures by weta is part of what got me into this hobby! I cant wait to see what you learned from the masters to make your terrain building better!

This is a really great mini refrence model. @1:36 you get the side shot of the main keep, with the path that leads up the the upper battlement and the door. You see a shot in almost the reverse angle in the films with the last few elven archers shooitng down. I've always wondered where that bit was in relation to the rest of helms deep! Theres a whole new side to Helms Deep! most peoples models have the back cliff face run in to the Horn-Tower.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's going to be fantastic for crafting ref, I just want to make that exact model at 28mm scale it's the perfect compromise of accuracy and compression of features.

The thought of your talent doing something like the siege of Constantinople, Tyre or some other great siege from history would be amazing.

All I want for Christmas is 1% of your creativity!

Cool vid mate! Must have been a wonderful and unique experience having such a personal tour of Weta. I've done the public tour a few times, and that was amazing enough!

Great video, I love the enthusiasm. That such a lovely beautifully detailed piece. On a side note, what the hell is Gollum pouncing on??? It was censored. Can anyone guess?

Such a beautiful piece. I love the lighting they put in it.

This is so awesome, totally made my day! Can't wait for more behind the scenes stuff from you at Weta!

This is absolutely a dream event!! Congratulations man! Getting a direct process tour from THE WETA Workshop goodness gracious 😱

the fortress of the Hornberg, and the attentendant helms Dike within the valley of Helms Deep, was oversaw by Erkenbrand, lord of the Westfold. its day to day operations and upkeep was overseen by Erkenbrand's chief lieutenant, Gamling the Old. the film left Erkenbrand out (his role in the relief of the Hornberg got replaced with Eomer), and introduced Gamling earlier as part of Theoden's Royal Guard, rather than having him be at the fortress.

This would be an awesome D&D battle terrain!

Recreating Helmsdeep to scale has been a dream since I saw LotR when I was a wee lad.

Crazy video! Love the passion and in awe of the talent of weta even after all these years

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This would look cool on top of an old barrel with the side cut out for a shelf to hold the movies.

Impressive piece! For some OSD reason I‘m more intrigued about that blurred out thing on the shelf, tho xD

So happy to see this one go live! Working with the weta team such a great experience. They're absolute legends!! Can't wait for the next ones 😁

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Muahahahahahahahaha, these guys don't even know what's coming yet!

Are we finally getting a helm's deep board? I can't wait!!!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

We shall see how the eventual order unfolds, but it will be very soon. I've been holding off making it till we move to NZ, so that hurdle is almost behind us!

Oh my god yes a painting tutorial for rocks would be awesome

That's awesome I printed one very similar absolutely massive and have loads of fun playing on it. Mine is 32mm scale

I actually love what u do.....this stuff is right up my alley but never pulled the trigger to get into this stuff.....thank u for inspiring me to take the 1st step

Awesome video! Great to see the materials and techniques they used to create their models

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Pete!

I don’t know who you had to pipe off to get access to WETA but it was certainly worth it! Great video!

I so badly want to know whats blurred out on the shelf!

10:50 What is blurred out in the background? Is it too risqué for youtube? What a great fun video of two skilled crafters nerding out over a very special kit. I giggled when Lachie said, "I've not been paid for this..." while exuding "Happiest moment of his life up to now" energy.

That was a great behind the scene! Weta workshop is the best, I absolutely love that place 😁 No doubt you’re going to go next level on Helm’s Deep and I can’t wait! 🤩

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

I'm so pumped dude I cannot wait to start craftingggggggggggggg

@dicedrinksanddadjokes

Жыл бұрын

@@Zorpazorp I’ve wanted to make helms deep for years, just never found the motivation. Looks like that’s about to change!!!! Letsss gooooooo! 😆

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes Yes duuuuude

Weta are amazing. If only I could afford some of their incredible creations.

I was already jealous when you moved to New Zealand 😅 Have fun on the other side of the world and thanks for the great video. The people at Weta are really great, just like their work.

stunning work but I'm way more interested in that blurred out blob behind your head :P

Very interesting. What is the grey stuff used on 3D print to detail the stone work, Tamiya plastic putty ?

@joek600

Жыл бұрын

Thats what I want to know too

Did this guy just casually say that grafting Helms Deep is gonna be a difficult journey to begin? Even after creating Minas Tirith and Osgiliath!?!?! Well shit, i gotta see this.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

It's almost more challenging because the scale is actually achievable with 100% accuracy, you can't be rough and compress stuff haha

This model is beautiful, my god. What an insane experience this must have been for you. Thank you for taking us along with you.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

It was wild mate, absolutely wild :)

Oh yeesss it's happening!! Great video and really shared the joy with you for spending a day with the weta team :D So excited for your Helms Deep kickoff!

And here i am wondering what's blurred next to the Gollum statue :D

Any man brave enough to record himself wearing THAT shirt and upload it to the internet for all time deserves a like.

Great video, great model, but I can't help but wonder what the mini on the shelf was that had to be blurred, and then removed from the shelf.

@Claymanfilms

Жыл бұрын

I want to know that too :D

They made a Helms Deep game board they showed it off in the Two Towers rule book back in the day as well as shots of them building it. MAYBE that still exists somewhere if you contacted GW...

Now i want to know what was blurred out in the background... The shot with the simulated daylight, you would never say it's that small, of course you can see it, you cannot go too small, but man, you really have to look at it, because you'd swear if that's all you saw it was quite big if not real at first.

Incoming stupidly massive Helms Deep Board :)

Great video and what a stunning piece of craftsmanship. Come on Zorp let's see a massive a gaming board with that on it what a bat rep that would be .

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

You know it's coming!!!

2 guys just geeking out. Always cool to watch.

Fantastic work!

Talk about a perfect partnership for a video, I’m wondering who reached out to who for this video

what ! this was unexpected but greatly apreciated!

Such an amazing peice with so much detail. And yet my curiosity is drawn to what could have been blured out behind the 2 of you on the display case? What could golem be leaving at that is that Rude? 🤔😅

Dang man that thing is amazing!!!

This must be destiny, because I want to make a Helms Deep board and I will see the Master Zorp doing one.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

I'm so amped to finally after putting it off for so long.

Damn... Now i really wanna know what golum is jumping on.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Keep it secret, keep it safe!

I am so proud of you and the heights you've reached, thank you so much for this journey. Also, what was censored under the Gollum statue in the background??

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you DTD! Keep it secret, keep it safe ;)

Awesome video mate, super interesting. How many notes did you scribble down after this experience?

sick! christ can we get a 40K / Weta colab already!?!?!

Yes, favorite battle scene in the movie. Has a bit of everything!

8:21 interested to know what is blurred out on the shelf behind

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Keep it secret, keep it safe!

@lokiwartooth1138

Жыл бұрын

Me too I keep trying to catch shots not blurred

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

@@lokiwartooth1138 YOU SHALL NOT PASS

I see something blurred out in the background and I want to know what it is! 😆

Wow, you’ve really come a long way! Congrats on such a dream come true! Well deserved.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

That blue line trick 🤯. This is why they get paid the big bux. Big brain professionals!

@joek600

Жыл бұрын

Its pretty much a standard practice when making cut molds. Instead of going blind, the line guides you to the exact spot.

So, for a moment there around minute 1, I wondered why you're blurring his goatee. Now I wonder what horrible shelf object was actually blurred.

I would love to see weta do a series of miniatures based off Tolkiens drawings and the book descriptions

i'm so curious as to what is behind the blur next to gollum

Omg man all I could hear was yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah I couldn’t finish !! Yeah yeah yeah

livin the dream.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Mental aye

Lachy, you must be held in high regard to enter the inner sanctum of WETA and learn from the masters. Great viewing.

awesome stuff man, so jealous!!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Cheers dude, wait till you see the next WETA one haha

I... LOVE THIS!!!

Excellent work right there! What always have bothered my since the movie was released why there was no drawbridge in front of the main gate as well with a portcullis (grid gate) and no moat in front of the main wall. Just why?

"Now we're up in the big leagues"

Classsss. Would love to know how they do their rocks they look so realistic.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Me too haha, I'll hassle Jules

YAAAAAAY You are in New Zealand now! Welcome mate!!!!

I would love to know what's on that back shelf that you had to blur out! Riddles in the dark!!!

Yeah this is something else, makes me remember my helms deep ginger bread model🤣

Lachie is going Deep!!! 👀😂

SUPER cool video this one!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Now you owe us helms deep!!! And a battle report 😂😂😂

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

INDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED so pumped to finally get started on it

I really want to know what the blurred out thing on the shelf is.

Very cool! Super Jealous. 🍻

which figures can you use for that , have the scale to put figures in to it ? like the shop from Rotenburg ob der tauber

I'm curious to know what was so important that it needed to be blurred out in the background :P

What do you mean 20th anniversary of lotr ? We're not that old, are we ? Are we ?

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Surely not, suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurely not.

@joek600

Жыл бұрын

OMG!!!

Locky locky, were are you gonna stop😂😂

Gonna need to know what was blurred out behind you guys, Gandalfs Staff perhaps 🤔

Leonard, what a G 🤘🏼

it would be a dream to either work for this company or establish a company similar to weta in your own country

Good shirt!

Must be a nightmare having to paint thousands of those statues and make them identical matching up the paintwork

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Would be crazy aye

Man, its not related to the video but where do you get your XPS? I can only find the blue stuff and the finish is not great. The fine detail stuff seems thin on the ground in Aus.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

I can't it anymore either sorry mate.

@tomtelford3435

Жыл бұрын

@@Zorpazorp Bugger. Thanks anyway, keep up the great work. :)

So if the person scale on the Weta model is 4mm and your scaling up roughly to 28mm that is... wow... just wow.