macbruce Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Just wondering if this thing is for real, that is, was it made from forged steel elements or is it just some crud they use for movie sets? It would have been a fun project and I bet the $$$ was good if it were forged and fabbed..... B) http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/07/real-iron-throne-hbo-martin/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I'd bet it'a a fake <_< . Can you imagine moving that thing :unsure: . I would be pushing 1000lbs :huh: , and not very comfy eithe :blink: r. That being said, there's a reason I don't gamble. :rolleyes: (it's not a goal for me to use all the smileys in one post, but it should be :P ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 I dunno, when I blew it up it looks like there's welds holding it together....The pic is clearer at the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_zxz Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I'm pretty sure it is fiberglass. I know a blacksmith that did work for movies like 300 and Nouvelle-France (Battle of the brave) and he said to me that almost everything was made of fiberglass. Even the houses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 cast resin and the pieces glued together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I'm pretty sure I saw that for sale/rent on one of the props-r-us websites. I'm thinking it would be mighty difficult to find the right drapes and valances...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadstone Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 You can buy a fiberglass and resin full-sized replica from HBO for a mere $30,000 (plus $1,800 shipping): http://store.hbo.com/game-of-thrones-life-size-replica-iron-throne/detail.php?p=373634 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I have dreams of creating a 7 day straight razor set with a GOT theme, with a miniature version of the throne as a holder for the razors and the brush....it'll be my eventual masterpiece haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Back in 1965 I met a sculptor in OKC that had made a sculpture of a warrior using the metal actions of rifles, pistols, bayonets that were not suitable for sale from an arms importer and yes, it did weight nearly a thousand pounds. The only non metallic on the whole thing was the black bear skull he used for the head. It was a very dynamic piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingmaker3 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 My wife sat in the thing at a sci-fi convention last year. It's resin, just like Mr. P sez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Now for a *real* example of creative re-use: in the UK there was a 64' long fence made using captured swords from the battle of Culloden as pickets....(cue agonized screaming...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 A fence of swords! I love this stuff, sadly there don't seem to be any surviving images of the fence, but there is this... a selection of the swordblades as recovered from the fence. Courtesy of Richmond upon Thames Local Studies Library Larger version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 You got to be careful of that fence with all them Claymores as pickets, wouldn't want to be a bit tipsy and fall on that one. Talk about falling on your sword!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Speaking of Game of Thrones...Video is a little much but I would love to see someone attempt to make this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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