My whole life I have been a Harry Potter fan. I started watching movies when I was in kindergarten (around 4 years old). Now I’m almost 23, and still to this day I’m in love with HP series (books and movies). I’ve seen LOTR twice or maybe trice in my life, but only as a kid. Also seen Hobbit once. Recently, I tried to do some LOTR and Hobbit marathon (but since movies, especially LOTR, are quite long, I had to split my marathon into few days), and I absolutely fell in love with this movies, just as I had done this years ago with HP. HP was made for young audience (I’ve always felt this way), but LOTR is a bit different story, much more adult, but even though it’s still got some funny stuff in it that I absolutely adore. So watching few weeks ago LOTR and Hobbit as an adult was an incredible and indescribable experience. I was finally able to see its beauty and brilliance, and what’s even more important, I was able to understand what’s was going on on the screen. Both LOTR and Hobbit movies brought me to tears couple of times. Now, after all these years, I can finally and proudly say that I am a LOTR fan (Hobbit movies are also great, but I’m more into this older trilogy). Over these years of being only HP fan I’ve seen many gorgeous merch and items available to be purchase. Got some of them in my collection. But because I wasn’t into LOTR, as I am right now, I didn’t realize that there is so many great replicas, figures and other stuff that people could buy from this series. I’m amazed seeing your collection as much as I am truly surprised. I’m so happy that I found your video. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go back to watching the rest of your video (sorry, I couldn’t wait until the end to write this comment). And one more thing before I forget about it - I’m almost done reading Hobbit and soon will be reading LOTR too ;)
I'm actually so jealous. I would do unspeakable things to get my hands on some of those pieces, this is totally my dream. Hands down the best collection of LOTR memorabilia I've ever seen. Congratulations mate! You're awesome and thank you for posting it on UA-cam.
OMG what an awesome collection. I have 17Weta statues and a bunch of Eaglemoss..and I love em.. but your collection... Incredible!. :) Kudos Benjamin. Methinks you will need a bigger room soon hehe.
Thank you!! I have recently started collecting the Eaglemoss pieces and they are great. You are correct the room is nearing capacity and quickly. Happy collecting!
@@BenjaminSchenk I was thinking... it is a shame that so many of your figures in these beautiful cabinets are at floor level. I would think it would be so worth investing in some kind of cabinet ~raisers~.. like to get them off the floor so they are more at eye height. How often you would miss out on seeing the beauty of some of these works being so low to the ground. I know it would mean loosing a lot of space on the tops of the cabinets... but it's always fun to re-arrange these things. I LOVE your videos. Best regards.
Your collection is so cool! I was just watching a video about the biggest star wats collection and I was wondering if anybody collected the lord of the rings like that. This is very impressive! My collection consists of the books and a old DVD set lol
Quick question. What's the significance with the Helms Deep Toywiz Gimli? I see you have several on card. I saw someone else in another video that had three carded and in display cases.
It is an Australian exclusive and there was only 500 of them made. I consider it to be my favorite piece from the line. So, I have set up that little wall of 10 of them.
@@BenjaminSchenk yessir, I hope oneday I can get a collection like you when I’m done with school 🤣🤣🥲 Also check out the shadow or mordor/war games, it’s in the LOTR universe 🔥
Thank you for your comment!! If you ever make it Cleveland, Ohio look me up and come check it out in person. I currently do not have any of the Asmus toys but they are nice. I may collect them someday.
At 3:05, which Galadriel is that one the far right? I don't believe I've seen that one before. Funny thing, I was on the Prime 1 site the other day looking at the Frodo & Gollum piece because I pre ordered it myself, and it made me wonder if you were planning on getting them. So which ones did you pass on? It's good to see that you're not obsessed with scale and you just buy what you like.
It is Sideshow/Weta Galadriel and the Mirror of Galadriel is a custom piece made by Kyle that is a great addition. I preordered all of them up until Lurtz. I want to see some of them first hand before I continue ordered them.
Hello Benjamin! My name is Jack NIGHTINGALE🐦from⚪🔴Poland. I'm a fan of TOLKIEN and Jackson too. I know all the books and movies about Middle Earth. Your collection is wonderful! Are you also active board games player? Thanks and greeting👍
Appreciate the update on your impressive collection! Have you seen Prime 1 Studio's Gandalf Vs Balrog diorama ? and any thoughts on picking up that one? Just preordered mine today
Thanks for your comment. I have seen Prime 1's Gandalf vs Balrog and it is great. I also preordered it and most of the other Prime 1 pieces too. I just am going to need to find room to display them when they start shipping.
@@kerricarpenter6799 it was a custom piece. There were very few made and long sold out. Your best bet of finding one is to go www.flameofudun.net/ and ask if anyone is interested in selling one. Good luck.
Thank you. My favorite pieces from Lotr are Sam and Bill the pony by SSW and the Dark Rider by Sideshow. My favorites from the Hobbit are Lifesize Gandalf and Azog the Defiler on Warg both by Weta.
Hello, This might be the best one. This is made by the company that made the original ring. I personally have the Noble version and alot of the Badali rings. www.wetanz.com/shop/jewellery/the-one-ring-18k?ref=search
I like it. It is an iconic scene and I am glad that Sam is finally in a Master collection piece. It has amazing detail from all sides. It will be great to display in the center of a room.
@@BenjaminSchenk I have the Hobbit pinball and its like you play the movies. Ingot it yesterday and its a dream come true for me. I am a huge Hobbit fan, i am one of few that holds Hobbit higher the lord of the rings.
You have a couple pieces there I would love to have including Thranduil on the elk and on his thrown. What I didn't see that I would love to have is Weta's Bilbo Baggins in Bag End where he's sitting at his desk in the corner of his Hobbit hole.
@@BenjaminSchenk been trying to talk myself into that one myself. The large version with the corner of his Hobbit hole was just a little to much to justify for me with a couple Motorcycle rebuild projects in the works.
I would recommend buying any piece that you are drawn to that fits your budget. I started with the Toybiz action figures and moved into polystone later. There are so many things to collect in the LOTR space. Happy collecting and good luck on the hunt.
@@BenjaminSchenk Hi again ive left comments on other videos, i collect mainly the toybiz line which to me still holds up and is incredibly enriching. They arent to cheap nowadays though. I still cant get hold of red box arwen and asfaloth. Its proving nigh on impossible. Regardless i have a good collection.
I collected the whole Toybiz line at one point. I have a video of it on my channel. I ended up selling most of them but kept some of the rarest pieces. The Gimli in the half moon was an Australian exclusive and only 500 where made. I wanted to pay tribute to where my collection began on that wall with the 10 Helm's Deep Gimlis and the red box Arwen and Asfaloth.
When I first started collecting, I collected the Toybiz action figure line. My favorite half-moon piece was the Australian exclusive Helm's Deep Gimli. It was my first big purchase in the collecting of the figures. I then ran across another and bought it and another. So, when setting up this room for display I decided to make a shelf to house 10 of them. I always try and buy them when I come across them.
i love the lord of rings
My whole life I have been a Harry Potter fan. I started watching movies when I was in kindergarten (around 4 years old). Now I’m almost 23, and still to this day I’m in love with HP series (books and movies). I’ve seen LOTR twice or maybe trice in my life, but only as a kid. Also seen Hobbit once. Recently, I tried to do some LOTR and Hobbit marathon (but since movies, especially LOTR, are quite long, I had to split my marathon into few days), and I absolutely fell in love with this movies, just as I had done this years ago with HP. HP was made for young audience (I’ve always felt this way), but LOTR is a bit different story, much more adult, but even though it’s still got some funny stuff in it that I absolutely adore. So watching few weeks ago LOTR and Hobbit as an adult was an incredible and indescribable experience. I was finally able to see its beauty and brilliance, and what’s even more important, I was able to understand what’s was going on on the screen. Both LOTR and Hobbit movies brought me to tears couple of times. Now, after all these years, I can finally and proudly say that I am a LOTR fan (Hobbit movies are also great, but I’m more into this older trilogy). Over these years of being only HP fan I’ve seen many gorgeous merch and items available to be purchase. Got some of them in my collection. But because I wasn’t into LOTR, as I am right now, I didn’t realize that there is so many great replicas, figures and other stuff that people could buy from this series. I’m amazed seeing your collection as much as I am truly surprised. I’m so happy that I found your video. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go back to watching the rest of your video (sorry, I couldn’t wait until the end to write this comment). And one more thing before I forget about it - I’m almost done reading Hobbit and soon will be reading LOTR too ;)
Awesome!! Thanks for your comment.
This collection is phenomenal man! Very well displayed and it shows the love that these trilogies deserve 👏
Thanks for checking the video out and for your comment.
Of course you need that massive Balrog statue coming out…. The big one with the pedestal Your collection is Fantastic!
This is the most amazing Lord of the Rings collection I have ever seen in my life
Thank you for checking out and for your very kind comment.
Impressive statue by Weta and a piece I would definitely purchase.
I'm actually so jealous. I would do unspeakable things to get my hands on some of those pieces, this is totally my dream.
Hands down the best collection of LOTR memorabilia I've ever seen.
Congratulations mate! You're awesome and thank you for posting it on UA-cam.
Thank you for your comment and for checking out the video. Happy collecting!
Has to be the coolest room I’ve ever seen
Thank you for checking it out and for your kind comment.
Are you going to do a tour for 2022 i would love to see that ?
Wow.. one of the best LOTR collection I’ve ever seen & I’ve been collecting Weta stuff since 2001..
Thank you for the kind comment.
Great Display and tour Thanks.
Thanks for checking it out and for your comment.
@@BenjaminSchenk no worries. I still just collect the Toybiz line, mainly for the Orcs. Will you be getting the 3 Moria Orcs from IronStudios?
One of the best collection Ive ever seen. Congrat
Thank you!! I am glad you like it!!
I'd love to see detailed reviews of all these wonderful pieces!
Let’s go, a update! It looks as good as always. Keep up the good work man, I love it.
Thank you!!
Congrats with building up this unique collection and good luck with finding new pieces. Very impressive!
Thank you very much!!
beautiful collection
Thank you!!
I have a few items myself, but your collection beats every wild imagination! Really beautiful...
Thank you!! My collection was once just a few items. You can build a collection like this too.
Very classy! Love how your room feels like the books and the movies...Perfect!
Thanks for your kind comment!!
I have seen your collection millions of times and every time I am impressed. My dream 😍
Thanks for your comment!!
Millions?
OMG what an awesome collection. I have 17Weta statues and a bunch of Eaglemoss..and I love em.. but your collection... Incredible!. :) Kudos Benjamin. Methinks you will need a bigger room soon hehe.
Thank you!! I have recently started collecting the Eaglemoss pieces and they are great. You are correct the room is nearing capacity and quickly. Happy collecting!
@@BenjaminSchenk I was thinking... it is a shame that so many of your figures in these beautiful cabinets are at floor level. I would think it would be so worth investing in some kind of cabinet ~raisers~.. like to get them off the floor so they are more at eye height. How often you would miss out on seeing the beauty of some of these works being so low to the ground. I know it would mean loosing a lot of space on the tops of the cabinets... but it's always fun to re-arrange these things. I LOVE your videos. Best regards.
Your collection is so cool! I was just watching a video about the biggest star wats collection and I was wondering if anybody collected the lord of the rings like that. This is very impressive! My collection consists of the books and a old DVD set lol
Thank you!! I am glad you enjoyed the collection and video.
My man, with a LOTR passion like yours, you can't be saying things like "Orthnac", "Eobor", Andriel and "Isildir" haha. Insane video though!
I will work on it!! Lol. Thanks for checking it out.
Such an incredible collection man! That Sam and Bill the Pony is my personal favorite 😍
Sam and Bill the pony is on the best from the Sideshow/Weta line. Thank you for your comment!!
Beautiful collection
Thank you for checking the video out and for your comment.
Amazing collection. But, unless I missed something, some description of the most important part. Your books?
Check out the statues from Prime 1 Studio. They started a LotR line not too long ago. And the pieces so far are nothing but top notch beauty.
Thanks for the suggestion. I already have a few of them on preorder and am looking forward to seeing a Prime 1 piece in person.
Gorgeous! Great job Ben.
Thanks Bill!!
Stunning collection! Do you have Battle above the Black Gates?
Where did you get the lotr blanket, throw rug and custom prancing pony mugs?
I found the LOTR blanket on Ebay and the Mug was from a seller on Etsy.
Looks great as always Ben
Thanks Mike!! 😊
awesome mate, insane set up ;)
Thank you!!
These are beautiful collections by far, love it, great job man 👊👊👍
Thanks for your kind comment.
That's an insane collection. Congrats!! But with more space it would be out of this world
I agree. I have big dreams for the collection and it all starts with a bigger space.
Great Ben! Thanks for the update!
Thanks for the comment.
@@BenjaminSchenk One question Ben,any issues with Thranduil on Throne? Thank you.
@@ahapalbin5349 I had no problems with Thranduil. It went together with ease and had no defects that I could find.
Quick question. What's the significance with the Helms Deep Toywiz Gimli? I see you have several on card. I saw someone else in another video that had three carded and in display cases.
It is an Australian exclusive and there was only 500 of them made. I consider it to be my favorite piece from the line. So, I have set up that little wall of 10 of them.
@@BenjaminSchenk That's super awesome, and as fan of that toy line, I was unaware. Thank you for answering that. Incredible collection by the way.
Could you please tell me from where did preoder pieces of the new LOTR prime?
I ordered some direct from Prime 1 and some from Secret Compass
Can't wait for a 2022 room tour update!?
Thanks. I hope to do another video in the coming weeks.
Hey buddy, thanks for your update of your masterpiece collection. Awesome. Absolutely love it.
Thanks Alfred!!
Probably the most immersive movies ever made
I agree. The greatest trilogy in the history of film.
@@BenjaminSchenk yessir, I hope oneday I can get a collection like you when I’m done with school 🤣🤣🥲
Also check out the shadow or mordor/war games, it’s in the LOTR universe 🔥
@@mangoheadmumzii9604 I look forward to your collection video in the future. Good luck and happy collecting.
Collection is truly lord of the rings museum, I wish I could visit 😋
Are you planning to collect any of the Asmus toys LOR collectibles? 😌
Thank you for your comment!! If you ever make it Cleveland, Ohio look me up and come check it out in person. I currently do not have any of the Asmus toys but they are nice. I may collect them someday.
At 3:05, which Galadriel is that one the far right? I don't believe I've seen that one before. Funny thing, I was on the Prime 1 site the other day looking at the Frodo & Gollum piece because I pre ordered it myself, and it made me wonder if you were planning on getting them. So which ones did you pass on? It's good to see that you're not obsessed with scale and you just buy what you like.
It is Sideshow/Weta Galadriel and the Mirror of Galadriel is a custom piece made by Kyle that is a great addition. I preordered all of them up until Lurtz. I want to see some of them first hand before I continue ordered them.
Nice collection. I don’t really collect figures, I mainly get prop replicas.
Thanks!!
Still looks Great ! :D
Thanks!!
3:01 Who is the elf in the back left with the red cloak?
Hello. It is Haldir by Weta. It is sold out but here is the link to the piece. www.wetanz.com/shop/figures/haldir
@@BenjaminSchenk Oh, that's amazing!!! I absolutely love it!
Is the safe your personal safe? Or does it hold more valuable LOTR and Hobbit memorabilia?
Is there any more Tolkien stuff in the safe?
Love the collection
Thank you. There are a few books but mostly just documents that need protection.
Hello Benjamin! My name is Jack NIGHTINGALE🐦from⚪🔴Poland. I'm a fan of TOLKIEN and Jackson too. I know all the books and movies about Middle Earth. Your collection is wonderful! Are you also active board games player? Thanks and greeting👍
Hello Jack!! Thank you for your comment. I do play board games occasionally.
Appreciate the update on your impressive collection! Have you seen Prime 1 Studio's Gandalf Vs Balrog diorama ? and any thoughts on picking up that one? Just preordered mine today
Thanks for your comment. I have seen Prime 1's Gandalf vs Balrog and it is great. I also preordered it and most of the other Prime 1 pieces too. I just am going to need to find room to display them when they start shipping.
@@BenjaminSchenk I’d love to know where to get hold of the King Elessar tomb that appears at 15:38 in your video. Hubby & son are huge LOTR fans.
@@kerricarpenter6799 it was a custom piece. There were very few made and long sold out. Your best bet of finding one is to go www.flameofudun.net/ and ask if anyone is interested in selling one. Good luck.
@@BenjaminSchenk Thank you so much for replying, it was very nice of you 😃
Really beautiful collection congratulations, what is your favorite good and bad character from the lord of the rings and the hobbit?
Thank you. My favorite pieces from Lotr are Sam and Bill the pony by SSW and the Dark Rider by Sideshow. My favorites from the Hobbit are Lifesize Gandalf and Azog the Defiler on Warg both by Weta.
Hello, your collection is unique, I want to start too 😍😍😍
Thank you and good luck on starting your own collection.
another lovely video Ben! Thanks for sharing!... one question.. whats in that safe????
Thanks Shane. The safe holds a bunch of documents and papers. I wish it was a hoard of gold.
@@BenjaminSchenk haha. thanks!!!
In your opinion, who sells the best 1:1 rings?
Amazing collection!
Hello,
This might be the best one. This is made by the company that made the original ring. I personally have the Noble version and alot of the Badali rings. www.wetanz.com/shop/jewellery/the-one-ring-18k?ref=search
Have you watched the LOTR trilogy by any chance?
Would be cool if you added the knickbocker figures from the animated series from the 70’s Maybe you have them.
I agree it would look good in the collection. Thanks for checking it out and for commenting.
Where did you get the 19 rings from?
I got them from Badali Jewelry. badalijewelry.com/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage&q=Lord%20of%20the%20rings*
@@BenjaminSchenk hi, Love your collection . can you give me 1 link per ring please ? :)
Awesome Ben!
Thank you!!
What do you think of the new MC escape off the road?
I like it. It is an iconic scene and I am glad that Sam is finally in a Master collection piece. It has amazing detail from all sides. It will be great to display in the center of a room.
What do you think of it?
Anyone know where to get hold of the King Elessar tomb that appears at 15:38 on this video?
It was a custom piece made by Kyle. It has been sold out for some time. You can find him on the Flame of Udun forum. www.flameofudun.net/wetalinks
Nice collection, but you miss two items that is a must for any big fans of the movies. Lord of the rings and The Hobbit Pinball.
I agree. I hope to get a bigger space to incorporate the pinball games. It is part of my dream for the collection.
@@BenjaminSchenk I have the Hobbit pinball and its like you play the movies. Ingot it yesterday and its a dream come true for me. I am a huge Hobbit fan, i am one of few that holds Hobbit higher the lord of the rings.
You have a couple pieces there I would love to have including Thranduil on the elk and on his thrown. What I didn't see that I would love to have is Weta's Bilbo Baggins in Bag End where he's sitting at his desk in the corner of his Hobbit hole.
Thanks. Bilbo at his writing desk has not been released yet. I do have it preordered though.
@@BenjaminSchenk been trying to talk myself into that one myself. The large version with the corner of his Hobbit hole was just a little to much to justify for me with a couple Motorcycle rebuild projects in the works.
Where do you find some of this stuff?
Ebay, Craigslist, and www.wetanz.com
@@BenjaminSchenk thanks!
What piece would you recommend me buying to start off my collection
I would recommend buying any piece that you are drawn to that fits your budget. I started with the Toybiz action figures and moved into polystone later. There are so many things to collect in the LOTR space. Happy collecting and good luck on the hunt.
@@BenjaminSchenk Hi again ive left comments on other videos, i collect mainly the toybiz line which to me still holds up and is incredibly enriching. They arent to cheap nowadays though. I still cant get hold of red box arwen and asfaloth. Its proving nigh on impossible. Regardless i have a good collection.
I WONDER Why did you only collect Gimlies? Why this character and the same figure? There are many great figures in this line?
I collected the whole Toybiz line at one point. I have a video of it on my channel. I ended up selling most of them but kept some of the rarest pieces. The Gimli in the half moon was an Australian exclusive and only 500 where made. I wanted to pay tribute to where my collection began on that wall with the 10 Helm's Deep Gimlis and the red box Arwen and Asfaloth.
Do you think there will be more Tolkien films coming out?
I hope so. It is a great time to be a Middle Earth fan. I am hoping for great things from the Amazon series. That will be atleast 5 seasons.
How about the entrance rug ..very nice
Thank you. I am a big fan of the LOTR rugs.
Where did you get the ONE RING from and what is it made of ?
I have a few of them in the collection but the main one in the case with the other rings was made by Noble and it is 10K gold.
@@BenjaminSchenk awesome ,man
Lovely collection! What is in the safe, may I ask?
Probably guns.
Impressive collection bro. Which are your top 3? Regardless of scale.
Lifesize Gandalf, Lifesize Gollum, and Azog the Defiler on Warg all by Weta.
Where the Lego sets at though hmm? 🧐🤔 But otherwise sick collection.
You getting the Prime 1 line?
I just got Sauron today.
How come you got multiple gimli's by toy biz
When I first started collecting, I collected the Toybiz action figure line. My favorite half-moon piece was the Australian exclusive Helm's Deep Gimli. It was my first big purchase in the collecting of the figures. I then ran across another and bought it and another. So, when setting up this room for display I decided to make a shelf to house 10 of them. I always try and buy them when I come across them.
That's crazy Man ! 😃 lot of money 💲💲💲💲💲 you spend , nowever my favorite is always BALROG first edition ....
The original Sideshow/Weta Balrog is an awesome piece. Thanks for checking it and for your comment.
I wonder what the total cost was
Are you going to buy any of the new prime1 LotR pieces?
I have many of them preordered. I am excited to see a few of them first hand, hopefully soon.
Cool 👍, they look great!
@@BenjaminSchenk Could you please tell me from where did you preoder pieces of the new LOTR prime?
DDDAAAMMMNNN!!!!! This is NICE NICE NICE!!!!
Thank you!!
There’s hobby, then there’s addiction...
Hi it’s Keira l
Hello!!! Great to see you tonight!!
@@BenjaminSchenk yeah!gaming Keira my channel,lol
Where is the museum located ?
It is located in Cleveland, Ohio USA 🇺🇸
Is it open to public.
It is a private collection. I hope one day to have it open to the public.
anywhere i can get the crown of elessar by noble collection for a not so crazy price?
Contact Noble and see if they are going to re-release it or see if they have a few laying around.
Ookk?
Cool?
My friend you bow to no one
Thanks for your comment!! I am glad you enjoyed the collection.
Dislike for The Hobbit. Warner ruined this history.
i have a figure its around 1 inch tall croching down holding what looks like a fish / i metal detect