Date: 12-Jul-2008
Time: 11:50

Weta Cave is located at corner of Camperdown Rd and Weka St, Miramar, Wellington. It is a mini museum that house some of the characters, props and displays from movies like LOTR, The Chronicles of Narnia, and King Kong. One of the co-founders is the Academy Award winner director, Peter Jackson. At Weta Cave, you get to purchase limited edition sculptures, hand-crafted by the artists at Weta. There is also a short film screening that gives you a behind-the-scene look at how Weta Studio produces the effects and props for box office movies.

Smeagol from LOTR

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Interior of Weta Cave

Looks like an Uruk-hai hanging over the cashies’s head

Collectibles of all LOTR characters

Top right to left: Hooded Rohirrim Soldier, Eomer, Gandalf
Bottom right to left: Grima Wormtounge, Ringwraith, Saruman, Witch-king of Angmar

Cave Troll

Right to left: Sam, Frodo, Merry

Right to left: Gandalf, Sauron, Saruman, Arwen

Gandalf the White

The making of Mr. Tumnus, from The Chronicles of Narnia

The small note reads:

Peter Lyon Original - This original sword has been designed and handcrafted by Weta Workshop’s master Sword Smith, Peter Lyon. His swords has been seen and admired in such films as Lord of the Rings, The Last Samurai, The Chronicles of Narnia and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull

T-Rex from King Kong