Barad-dur model for Weta Collectibles.

This is the Barad-dur collectible we built for Weta, getting close to eight years ago now.

This was completely hand made over nine months.

I'm measuring up the shooting miniature and trying to figure out how to make this. Very daunting when we first looked at it.

Making small sections out of styrene plastic.

Another section. A lot of these pieces were replicated so we would make patterns then mould them. The tiny pieces next to the knife are bricks ready to go on.

We made around 100 small detail sections and cast out close to 1000 pieces that all had to be fitted and blended together with more detail to make the final tower.

All the rock was sculpted around the finished tower.

Here is co-worker Leonard Ellis sculpting rock.

Leonard and Steve Saunders sculpting rock and landscape. The final piece was in 41 sections so it could be moulded.

We made 3 paint masters and here is Dordi Moen painting them.