THE GAME OF THRONES: IRON THRONE
My sons introduced me to the Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones at this point is an Season 8. I started at Season 1 and am now on 5. I thought how cool it would be to create the Iron Throne with my own hands.
I go to YouTube for inspiration, and I watched several ways to make an Iron Throne. Some used styrofoam, others popsicle sticks, others polymer. Me, I used a combination of popsicle sticks and polymer for three reasons: 1) I had those on hand. 2) I have worked with those before. 3) I wanted my throne to be a little bit different.
I made the inverted swords from popsicle sticks. The other swords with polymer. I started by forming a ball of foil and then pressingit into a square, one of the methods I saw on YouTube. Then I added a seat back, out of cardboard, covered with foil. Using some of the polymer, I stuck the inverted swords on the back of the chair. I placed strips on the seat and covered the sides with polymer swords. I made a nine inch circle out of polymer as the base for the throne. I baked the entire structure 210 degrees for 15 minutes.
After I was satisfied with the sword coverage, I used acrylic paint and painted the chair black. Then, taking a smaller brush, I lightly ran gray over the lines in the swords and wood. This gave it a dusted look. Two days later, I decided the sword handles needed something to make the details pop. I painted the handles with brass color acrylic.
I always run my projects to my honest friends. One told me to add more gray, another said I nailed it. What do you think?
My sons introduced me to the Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones at this point is an Season 8. I started at Season 1 and am now on 5. I thought how cool it would be to create the Iron Throne with my own hands.
I go to YouTube for inspiration, and I watched several ways to make an Iron Throne. Some used styrofoam, others popsicle sticks, others polymer. Me, I used a combination of popsicle sticks and polymer for three reasons: 1) I had those on hand. 2) I have worked with those before. 3) I wanted my throne to be a little bit different.
I made the inverted swords from popsicle sticks. The other swords with polymer. I started by forming a ball of foil and then pressingit into a square, one of the methods I saw on YouTube. Then I added a seat back, out of cardboard, covered with foil. Using some of the polymer, I stuck the inverted swords on the back of the chair. I placed strips on the seat and covered the sides with polymer swords. I made a nine inch circle out of polymer as the base for the throne. I baked the entire structure 210 degrees for 15 minutes.
After I was satisfied with the sword coverage, I used acrylic paint and painted the chair black. Then, taking a smaller brush, I lightly ran gray over the lines in the swords and wood. This gave it a dusted look. Two days later, I decided the sword handles needed something to make the details pop. I painted the handles with brass color acrylic.
I always run my projects to my honest friends. One told me to add more gray, another said I nailed it. What do you think?
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| IRON THRONE GAME OF THRONES |
I plan to make a few more for friends and sell a few on ETSY.
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