This might be the pinnacle of my KZread life. Watching this edit back just floors me, it doesn't feel real, totally surreal. An absolutely massive thank you to Darin for sharing his stunning art and craft and being so generous with his time. I've been obsessed with his work since I was eight years old, I can't really explain how special this was for me. A huge thank you to Richard & Tania, Louise and of course the almighty, incredible, super fantastic 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!

@Vulkanprimarch

Жыл бұрын

Not shown is security forcibly removing the armour and ejecting Zorp from the premises.

@artor9175

Жыл бұрын

I made a suit of armor based of the design of Theoden's, but I could only wish for my skills to be at that level. Of course, my budget was much, much smaller.

@stargazingkiwi

Жыл бұрын

It looks great on you dude! Bucket list item done!

@OliverHollingdale

Жыл бұрын

same boat as you! LOTR floored me age 11 when it hit cinemas, age 32 I am embarking on an original fantasy feature! these movies inspired me all my life! what an incredible opportunity to go to WETA

@AwkwardBirb

Жыл бұрын

I know it probably wasn’t possible for security and preservation reasons but I would have absolutely loved to see an outdoor photo shoot with you in this armor!

I love listening the original Weta workers who worked on lotr films. Please, if they'll allow it, continue interviewing them, I'm all for it!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Me too mate, it's incredible stuff. Glad you enjoyed it.

@TheBranchez

Жыл бұрын

I second this! Please do keep making these, enjoyed watching so much!

You are, without doubt, the luckiest man alive.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Sure felt like it mate, was utterly surreal.

@agentk4314

Жыл бұрын

Most def you look the part! So happy for you mate :) Full Armour does feel so amazing on and more flexible than expected :)

You know you love Lord of The Rings when even that ending sequence still gives you chills.

Like a little kid in the most amazing candy shop ever 🤣What an amazing experience, you'r a very lucky guy!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more! Was amazing

Got so much second hand joy from watching you loving it man, this was awesome! Also helped me get more clarity on the colors and details for painting my Theoden too!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you mate!

Wearing a piece of history there mate. Unbelievably lucky

@Mundiz_

Жыл бұрын

and fantasy!

Fantastic video mate. Great to see magic from inside the workshop, and you looked positively over the moon :)

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

I was hahaha, over the SUN

So happy for you man. We can feel your emotions coming out of the video. Obviously a huge fan. I enjoyed watching this as well as the sword one. Please do keep making more of these.

I could sit here for hours and listen to the WETA guys talking about what they did for the films and how, would love to see the design process for Sauron and the Nazgul including making the armour pieces and all that fantastic attention to detail! I'm glad you are getting these opportunites of a lifetime 😊

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate, me too!!

You lucky guy! The Rohan style of armour and weapons has always been my favourite out of the armour designs in LOTR. It was beautiful work, always reminded me of something that could’ve been unearthed at Sutton Hoo. And I much prefer the one handed style of sword, like a bigger gladius, than the long swords you find in Gondorian hands. And the original LOTR film armour makes the armour you see worn in the “rings of power” Amazon TV series look like armour bought in a poundshop (dollar store).

@Muljinn

Жыл бұрын

Too bloody right. Let’s not even talk about the printed cotton “scale” shirts. And the worst part about is Weta is literally right there! Amazon could have just given them a decent budget and done it right, instead of the half-assed rot they went with… Of course, the script, dialogue, framing and plot would still have been tripe, but at least it would have been good looking tripe.

Just when you thought there wasn't any more supplemental bonus footage to watch Zorpazorp comes through! Thank you so much WETA for allowing this to happen and giving us another glimpse into your magical world and the masters of craft that reside there! Brilliant!

Amazing, Lachie. I love your videos and I am so happy for you to have visited WETA. What an amazing bucket list experience. Thank you for sharing it with all of us!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

It was incredible mate, mental stuff.

This was one of the most genuine moments I've seen on this website.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Morgan :)

The armor itself is its own character. Instantly recognizable and iconic. The same goes for the rest of the designs in the movies. Unfortunately artists like the ones who worked on the films aren't allowed to flourish like this in modern movie productions.

Awesome. I love seeing the creative people behind the scenes.

Great listening to these Masters at work. A fitting reward to you Lachie for all your efforts in promoting the films and the hobby for all these years.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Kili 😍

Absolutely stunning and I am so pleased you got to have this experience! Your really tempting me with a Rohan army again! Keep up the good work!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate :) :)

Wow, what a honour that was, congratulations lachie, that was quality. Being from East Anglia, Suffolk, in one of the main arteries of Anglo-Saxon England and 20 minutes away from Sutton Hoo, it's awesome seeing the influence of King Rædwald and the saxons had on Theodens Armour, helm and Sword and Rohan culture in general. Love the channel, look forward to more LOTR and MESBG content.

A once in a lifetime experience, not many people can say they’ve worn that armor, less than a dozen I would be willing to bet. But the true joy you have being in the presence of the armor alone is palpable, you absolutely are radiant with joyful awe while in the armor!!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Ah cheers mate, it was an utterly surreal experience :)

Gave me goose bumps watching as piece by piece you were transformed. As others have said, you just looked the part. The whole WETA series has been outstanding and something different!

That armour a masterpiece of design are craft. All the productions after the LOTR trilogy don't ever come close to this level of amazing detail.

Love Theodens armour, the idea of leather over plate not only looks great but seems super sensible to absorb the force of a blow without vibrating

This is awesome! As a Wellingtonian who has been on a sabbatical from the hobby for 15 years (with the odd foray back), I think your videos are drawing me steadily back in...

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Yessssss, get in touch with George Costello and the New Zealand Middle Earth League Facebook pages mate and see yoynat an event soon!!!

I was smiling right along with you, I appreciate that you understand how cool this was to experience. Living a LOTR nerd's dream!

Oh man, this is amazing! I absolutely loved it. Well done.. What a trip.

what a moment ! So awesome to see the Weta Workers and the people that, beside the actors and peter jackson, really made the movies the way they are. I was quoting the speech of theoden at the end when the clip of it started playing and thought to myself, would be really awesome if you did it in the armor and then i saw you :D Not bad acting there as well !

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Was struggling not to burst out into giggles I ruined so many takes hahaha, thanks though mate

It would be beyond awesome if they 3D scanned you in armor so you can print a 120mm scale model for a terrain piece.

Love the videos with Weta. The inside and opportunity to allow the creators to speak in a longer form than what we get in most interviews is great! Thank you

How did it come to this to build the biggest lotr board in youtube history Gamling?

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

hahahahahaha

This is awesome !!! Couldn't help but smile the entire gearing up. Your happiness was really contagious.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks mate, it was just the craziest feeling haha

This was AWESOME! I’m so very happy for you, for this moment in life, when nothing else really matters…. That was truly amazing!

Man, I am so jealous The detail and effort put into every inch of armour, house and background is such a massive part of what makes LOTR so special

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

It is incredible isn't it

So jealous & happy for you in equal measure, what an experience to have, and by someone who’ll treasure the memories and appreciate it’s significance, well done mate 😁

When you put the helmet on, it really completed it.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

It's such a nice helmet although it didn't quite fit me perfectly!

I’m sitting beside my wife in a hospital waiting room, visiting her mom today. My wife is an EPIC LOTR fan - and we were both grinning and joy-laughing sharing your amazing moments 😍🤣 The dour woman on the other side of the room must have wondered at our giddiness. Btw, Mom’s in stable condition. Thanks for sharing your phenomenal experience - it made our day! 🎉😂❤

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Ah I'm so glad it gave you guys a chuckle, and all th best for her recovery ❤❤ I think you guys will like the next one too!!

Zorps looking like a happy child, so happy for you, man

Absolutely loved this, what an experience it must have been. I was travelling around New Zealand from the UK when the movies were being made and there was a real anticipation at the time as to what they might look like. Whilst always hopeful I don't think anyone thought they would be as incredible as they were though and I love seeing stuff like this and the craftsmanship that went into it.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

That must have been awesome! One of the things that blows my mind is literally every kiwi I chat to has some.connection of the films somehow, it really took over the whole country.

Dude... you deserve this so much! Keep living the dream man!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

This is so cool! Huge congratulations to you for getting to experience this - And a huge thank you for sharing it :D

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

you look like you were in heaven here zorp, congrats on getting to have such an awesome experience.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

I was hahaha

As a cosplayer seeing this armour is 👌 I'm currently working on Elrond and there's some similarities between things like the armour attaching etc. Id love to make something using metal just to put leather on metal as it looks completely amazing!

Man, what I wouldn’t give to have been there to help make those incredible films back in the day.

What’s this? A KZreadr lost for words? (Said in an Arwen voice) awesome video mate love love loved it. So great to see those close up shots of the armour it looked amazing!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha cheers Alby 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Awesome, what a privilege 👍 (a line from the dungeon scene in “Life of Brian” comes to mind - “ you lucky, lucky, Bast*rd” - so jealous). Keep these type of videos coming for as long as you can 😁👍 they are very much appreciated (almost as much as the builds and battle reports)

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

I'M NOT THE MESSIAH, I'M A VERY NAUGHTY BOY

It's amazing the work on this armour. I really like your videos on weta it's also amazing to see how happy you look with that armour on.I am absolutely jealous! Continue the good work i really love your channel.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Super happy for ya! The work these guys did was incredible

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Now that was awesome. I am super jealous. Thanks for sharing!!!

Wow that was really cool! I really enjoyed seeing you so excited, guess a dream became reality that day

That is insane bro! Must have been such an amazing experience!

Haha love to see you totally nerd out!! Awesome vid. 👍🏻😁

i could feel your excitement through th screen. This is super cool!!!!

What an amazing day that must have been! All thoroughly deserved of course, given the enormous efforts you've put into all things Middle Earth.

Wtf that is soooooo cool!!! Did you do this before or after Finals?? I feel like this probably gave you the Rohan mojo to roll such great dice 😂😂

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

After hahaha, yeah I was channeling it ;)

Ah that was great, as an old school larper (back in the day), I was lucky enough to see guys go from making latex swords with carbon fibre rods, progressing to working on movies like Troy and one thing they never lost was the joy of seeing their work appreciated and bring out the kid in people. These guys remind me of that.

Cool stuff bro welcome to Wellington can't believe I still haven't been to check out weta yet and it's like a half hour drive from me I remember wen I was kid wen they built helms deep at the bottom of the gorge was always so cool to drive past look forward to seeing what you get up to in new zealand

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Troy, glad you enjoyed it mate! Must have been crazy seeing the set at the quarry haha

Well, this is fortunate. Theoden is right now on my painting desk and this is some excellent reference material to get the colours right

Zorpazorps thinking “ turns out my wedding was the second best day of my life”. Honestly dude I’m so pleased you got this experience! Keep up the good work

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thankfully that has now been postponed three times so I don't have to lie to her...yet!

@JCDenton3

Жыл бұрын

@@Zorpazorp Are they gonna let you borrow the armor for the ceremony? ;)

Gotta hand it to you, the loose hair really makes it. You'd have fit in perfectly as one of the hero extras.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha I would be proud to be a man of Rohan!

It good to know they look after and preserv the original props and costumes.

Dude you are an absolute legend! This video is top notch Fandom and I love it!

Seeing your eyes light up as you were being dressed and then move with the suit on was great. I wear armour fairly regularly, and have been since before the movies were out. I kind of had forgotten how special it is. Thank you!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome buddy

@ 8:42 ish. LOVE the geekgasm. I shall live vicariously through you friend!

This is up there with some of the coolest stuff I've ever seen, and echoes a long time ago when I cosplayed boromir and got to chat to some of weta. (a long time ago, and maybe still if I win the lottery, I wanted to buy a few HA in NSW and build a larp-friendly pelennor fields battle). anyway, I'm just giving props for this above all else: this video allows any repro artist to remake with the ability to see all the beautiful details. I'd like to make this one day. Thank you.

@stephenqueen6946

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to ask you if you would ask if they had any spare gondor belt buckles like for boromir, as I made the belt ages ago but sucked at casting the buckles so it's still technically unfinished

Loved the video man! Your channel has grown so much. Any Gondor love coming?

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Isaac, not just yet but anything is possible ;)

That was great Z. The best part was seeing you so happy. You earned it buddy.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that Rick 🙃

Congrats man - sooooo happy for you Locke ! 🍷😏🔥

Royal Guard is my favourite Rohirum armour.

Hahha love to see the passion from you! True lotr dream coming true! Also love these videos! Keep em up :D

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

Wow! What an amazing day for you! Love seeing that armor close up like this. A red day, Death!!

Ah literal chills in the end. So so lucky dude.

This is unbelievable! Theoden's armour is probably my favourite armour ever and you absolutely rock it, Lachie! Also it may be a good time to change your Facebook profile picture xD.

Lachie, you need a bigger head mate 🤣 the hair looks perfect though!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

hahahaha yeah it slips around a bit aye!

It made me happy to see you so happy 😊

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate that's such a nice comment 😍😍

wow that was awesome i was smiling the whole time for you, That is so cool.

I got goosebumps at the last scene!!!! Such a good an amazing script

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

It's an amazing poem, the full version is even better.

WOW!! what else is there to say... this is freaking awesome!

Bernard Hill (Theoden) is truly left handed and did u know that in 10:45 he had to hold his sword in his weak right hand? Bernard Hill said that he barely had his sword lifted with his right hand while clashing with other swords :D Theoden is awesome!

Congratulations to you, you looks so happy😂😂😂😂😂😂 That was really amazing to see everything beside, you look so much likr Rohirrim

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

What a glorious day! Getting to wear Theoden's armor must have been such a thrill! Congratulations on creating a career that put you on such a trajectory!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ann, it was a very wild day indeed!

Epic goal achieved. Well done sir

Ridiculous and awesome. Well done you and we’ll done Weta 🤯

unreal, beaming smile through the whole video watching this.

Man that is so cool!! Bucket list checked my friend! What an honor!!

Stoked for you bro, what a level up!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

This was just after we hung in chch haha

These weta videos are easily some of the best content ever to be on KZread!!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Ah thankyou mate

Okay, but when you pulled out your lovely brown curly locks, I couldn't help but think, 'now let's see this lad in some Gondorian armor!"

Oh man, I got chills at the end there!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Why thank you hehe

Wooooaaahh so coooool, the look of joy when the helmet goes on. I am the most jealous man.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

It wasnutterly crazy bro haha, that was the thumbnail I was doing last night hHa

@jmaccsarmiesofmiddleearth

Жыл бұрын

@Zorpazorp nailed it man! Incredible

The dedication and hard work that made this movies possible was something that no other generation would see again. I feel privileged to be a teen when this piece of art came out in cinemas.

This is craazzzyy. SO cool

Now i NEED a mini of you in that armor leading my forces.

Man that had to be one of the coolest things you have ever got to do.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Easily, the most I think haha

"You break it you buy it" "I'm fine with that, don't give me that option I'll do it!" 🤣🤣. King Lachie at the end, man this vid made my Monday 😁

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

I'm stoked Peter :)

Wow! That was amazing! So happy for you!

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

My friend who had scenes filmed on is family land gifted me 2 swords from the film. King Théoden's sword and Éomer's sword. Beautiful pieces of workmanship.

@Zorpazorp

Жыл бұрын

That is amazing mate!!!

Absolutely amazing!

Your smile !! You look like the luckiest man alive wearing that armour … I know I would be !! So awesome!! Love it !!

Brilliant content!

And that's why in another 20 years we will be watching LoTR, and only archaeologists will remember this plastic version of Amazon worth 500 million.