This is a really cool DIY project shared by NaturalNerdiy, be sure to check out her other works and support her page if you have a chance! Video tutorial of the Game of Throne phone charger is at the end of this article.
Finished Product
Nathalie Emmanuel NSFW scene in Game of Thrones (S07E02 Spoiler)
Step by Step Guide for GoT Phone Charger Throne
1 – Cocktail swords (buy at least 10 bags)
2 – Nippers
3 – Medium-density Fibreboard (local pickup available at Homedepot or Micheal’s)
4 – Band saw
5 – Wood glue
6 – Angle brackets
7 – Pluck foam
8 – 2mm foam sheet
9 – Glue gun
10 – Drill and drillbits
11 – Heatgun
12 – Metallic spray paint (base)
13 – Silver acrylic coating
14 – Bronze acrylic coating
15 – Small nails
I used this USB cable I had lying around
600 plastic cocktail swords, usually used in drinks
They look like this
Cutting off part of the handle with nippers
What they looked like when cut
It was a long process cutting all those swords to shape
Tracing the size of my phone on some scrap MDF I had leftovers from another project
Back piece made a bit wider than my phone, and the seat.
Cutting out the pieces with a band saw
Here’s all the pieces needed to make the basic throne shape
Adding regular wood glue
Fastening it with clamps and adding some small nails
Back was a bit woobly, so I added some angle brackets to the inside to straighten it up
Basic MDF throne is finished!
Comparison; what I want it to look like, what it currently looks like
Using thick hobby foam to create the correct shape
Hot glue to attach it
Rough shape is done, doesn’t need to look too good
From the front
Gonna cover it all up with this thin grey 2mm hobby foam, which will smooth out the surfaces
Adding it to the back first, because I need to make adjustments to the placement of the phone and charger
Starting to glue on swords to the top rigde with hot glue
The swords create a thick layer, and now I can mark up where the phone and charger should be placed
Drawing a line holding the phone flat against the back
Measuring
And drilling a hole from underneath
Needed two holes to make it wide enough
Filed it down to the right shape
And now the cable fits
Also adding a path for the wire to run through so it sits flush against the table
Adding some more foam to make a socket for the phone to slide into
Covering up the rest with the thin foam
Using a heat gun to bend the swords where necessary
They’re easily bendable
And then glue it on where needed
I’m colour-coding the sections because I found it easier to see the depth and layers of swords, where I had to fill in and in which direction the swords were going
Still a lot of surface to cover
Cutting off the blades to use for the top crown, saving the handles for later
Almost finished – used the leftover handles on the three ridges on the back and along the edges
All swords are glued on – all that’s left are the ones in the corner
I used those to fill any gaps. All 600 swords gone
Used black spray paint fit for plastic to make a base for painting
Looks a lot better now
Going to use dry brushing technique with this silver acrylic paint to coat it
It’s basically painting with close to no paint on the brush, and working in several layers to highlight the right spots
This way, the darkest shadows are still there, and you get really bright highlights
Left: black base coat, right: first layer of silver dry brushing
Using just a bit of bronze on top to give it some depth
Inserting cable
Connecting it to the phone
Pushing it in place, so the cable will fit where it should before gluing
Using hot glue to fix it in place
Also gluing the cable here
Checking if it works…
… and it does!
Covered up the throne so I could spray the cable black (purple really didn’t fit)
Spraying it with the leftover black paint
Much better now
Super hyped about season 7 now. Hope it was worth the scrolling!
Video Tutorial
And the best edited photo of the project yet…
(by hoecrux)
