I am sure that many of you have seen these already, but for those who haven't and would like to, please follow the following llinks:

Smaug:
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/categor ... bit-movie/

Beorn:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+theonering ... UVTB4JasZi

There is also an image of a wood elf some what a'la Robin Hood above a dwarf in a barrel.

And for those of you who feel that they can cope with a full two minutes, the "Desolation of Smaug" trailer is available on you tube.

Smaug - very large, suitably draconian and the light from his eyes is both a nod to the book and a hint of who might have been seeking to manipulate the dragon in the long term.
Beorn - big again, as in the book. The image in the publicity from last year showed him as a bear standing in front of Gandalf.

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I am keen to see how large a model they actually produce of Smaug? The actual film scale would suggest something the same size but somewhat elongated version of a realm of battle square. I suspect that he will be based upon a Mumak size base, but could be standing up or more likely somewhat coiled.

Would have to be Mumak sized base. Not looking forward to the $138 AU price tag. I bought 2, 5 star PC games which give me years of enjoyment for that much so it had better be the best sculpt they have ever done.

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I suspect that Smaug is going to be the center piece of the entire Hobbit range, and every effort put into producing something spectacular. I suspect with a price tag to match!

I wouldn't be surprised if Smaug becomes a forge world piece costing a good few hundred quid.

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I think that could be a possibility, and I suspect it would be something that Forge World would do well with, however there is no way that GW would miss a flagship for their Hobbit range. W might find that a Forge World version is released later on.

Part of me hopes that Benedict Cumberbatch uses Clifford the Dragon from the 1980's Listerine adverts as his primary influence.

Lol that would be hilarious, you have to be a certain age to remember that advert!

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For those of you who have not had the pleasure, enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9THLNvfy1l0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vxjZ-KU ... =endscreen

Pure class!

Can't happen I don't think, as far as I'm aware FW aren't in on the license deal as far as I know.

I'd be shocked if GW did anything other than a large plastic kit for Smaug anyway, though. Look at the kits they're doing for WH40k (particularly the leaks of the new Apocalypse stuff, if you've seen them) - it'll be something along those lines.

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Forge World did release a Weather Top model a few years ago, really fantastic quality, but prohibitively expensive.