Pretty amazing. I still out the Rankin/bass cartoon on. To this day the designs have stuck out in my mind and are incredibly enjoyable in their own way. You did an amazing job here.

Excellent stuff! Love you did with the water.

Glad you like it! The water was done by building up layers and layers of gloss sealent and transparant yellows and blues. It did the job

creative!

Thanks, June Lee!

EXCELLENT WORK

Thanks man! Big fan of your work!

A MASTERPIECE, brother! I'm a HUGE fan of 'The Hobbit' movie so I can totally appreciate the incredible attention to detail here! Perfection!

Heyhey! Thanks very much, my friend!

Very cool!

Thanks you, Sir!

Wow! That is beautiful! The character art from the Hobbit cartoon is the best, really loe the eye detail on this Gollum! Ghostly, looks real!

Thanks Doc, I gave the eyes 4 different paintjobs before "setteling" on this.. Same goes for his eyelids.. Glad you like it!

A wonderfully sculpted bust..a great addition to any LOTR collection!!

Thanks a million, Vic!

Very well done! When it comes to Gollum, like yourself, the 1977 animated version is definitely my favorite, as that was my first introduction to the character (Peter Jackson's version has nothing on this incarnation--he's just not inhuman enough). I really like how you went the extra mile to make his base a relevant part of the design, with the lake hut diorama, rather than taking the easy route and just doing a boring pillar or something.

While, like you said, it wouldn't have been eligible for the Battle for Middle Earth contest, as you've already shared it on Facebook, I definitely would have given it 5 stars had it been an entry.

Thanks,Patraw! Very much appreciated