Weta District 9 Exo Suit!!!

[Red]

Well Dave was nice enough to answer my question as usual and this what he had to say in regards to the base.

"Not all our pieces have a landscaped base, it tend to be an individual choice as far as the artists are concerned. I like both versions and when I did the Doctor Who pieces I went for the clean base with a tiny touch of an environment such as the daffodil with the Auton. I was going to add tiny details to future pieces but…. oh well. With the D9 pieces we went for a full landscape and for me it has to be defined and lifted from the base as if it were a section cut from the scene. If the sand was flat on the base it would look like a print pasted to the base…. it would have no depth. There is also a technical reason for it and that is thickness. The piece has to have pins, to lock it to the base, and if the base is not thick enough they will break out."

Heres a few pics from their Facebook page(can you feel the love) and there are plenty more here.

Thanks to the Dwimmerlaik for making me aware.

 

[Red]

I really love the design of the prawn like head of the Exo.

 

[DeadLeaves]

Cheers Red, thanks for the reply - I would have posted earlier, but I've been away.

Man, so much detail in the sculpt, mind blowing! It looks pretty huge in those WIP shots too.

 

[skull boy]

That thing is amazing!

 

[Mangrasshopper]

Such a work of art.....well worth the $

 

[Red]

Cheers Red, thanks for the reply - I would have posted earlier, but I've been away.

Man, so much detail in the sculpt, mind blowing! It looks pretty huge in those WIP shots too.

No worries mate.

 

[Judgepup]

Any updates on a release date for this gem?

 

[ARAFAT209]

Even better.


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excellent , but out of my price range

 

[jrice73]

Damn! The Exo Suit turned out fantastic.

 

[killrhertz]

Hopefully this wont be far away for us.

 

[Violator66]

Awesome but I hope its not over priced

 

[greygoose]

I wish for some affordable District 9 figures...

 

[WCK]

Have you guys seen the design of the Original exosuit?

Weta had it completely designed and even physically built before Blomkamp changed his mind about the design

(pic from the amazing Art of District 9 book. Pic isn't mine, but I do own the book and I highly recommend it even if you fleetingly liked D9)

 

[Centurion]

Damn, that Exo Suit is so sweet!
For $600 I just wish it was at 1/6 scale.
I would preorder without hesitation if so.

Love the sculpt.
Love the paint app.
But needs to be a bit larger than 12 inches.

 

[Vaako]

Damn, that Exo Suit is so sweet!
For $600 I just wish it was at 1/6 scale.
I would preorder without hesitation if so.

Love the sculpt.
Love the paint app.
But needs to be a bit larger than 12 inches.

600$ for a 12 inch exo suit is too much , should have cost max 400 $

 

[KillKen]

Prefer $600 to the Avatar AMP suit's $1200! + I get about !110 weta dollars which I will use to get the mini D9 guns.

 

[Minimodel]

I ve got this on order when is it being released?

 

[rhythm_n_stealth]

Ah damn its small stature...

 

[KillKen]

I ve got this on order when is it being released?

July/August now but it's been put back 3 times this year.

 

[greygoose]

Have you guys seen the design of the Original exosuit?

Weta had it completely designed and even physically built before Blomkamp changed his mind about the design

(pic from the amazing Art of District 9 book. Pic isn't mine, but I do own the book and I highly recommend it even if you fleetingly liked D9)

That's a great looking design too. Brilliant film

Damn, that Exo Suit is so sweet!
For $600 I just wish it was at 1/6 scale.
I would preorder without hesitation if so.

Love the sculpt.
Love the paint app.
But needs to be a bit larger than 12 inches.

What scale is this in then?