OT Emperor's Throne?

[tk4918]

I'm about to start building a 1:1 OT Emperor Palpatine's Throne.

Anyone on here that already has done that? I'm asking since I have no measurements, blue prints etc - have to do it all from scratch...
...thought I'd save some time

Anyway, I will document everything so if someone else wants to do one in the future there will be plenty of WIP photos, measurements etc...

 

[corranhornjje]

I'd recommend this statue by Attakus, which I conveniently have one of that I was going to use for the same purpose. They're quite rare though.

 

[tk4918]

I'd recommend this statue by Attakus, which I conveniently have one of that I was going to use for the same purpose. They're quite rare though.

Thanks, already ordered one...

 

[UltimateGBfan]

Very interested to see any progess you make as I am thinking of building me one to put in my living room.

 

[Sith_Lord_Hritz]

you might ask over on the rebelscum i am sure i seen someone makeing this a long time ago.

 

[bleyd]

Have you done a search for it? I believe someone here has built one from scratch. Not sure where they got their measurements from but I believe it was at the last SW celebration if I'm not mistaken. USED to have the pix on my HD but it crashed and lost a few pix. I think he used an existing chair as a base and builit it entirely out of wood. I recall seeing a website of it of the step be step progress.

 

[bothanspy]

Found this from google

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/e...s_button_to_fire_death_star_laser-2.html#more

 

[tk4918]

Found this from google

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/e...s_button_to_fire_death_star_laser-2.html#more

Thanks, seen that. The problem with it is that it's so unlike the chair used in the movie.

Here's the original one during WIP:

 

[tk4918]

Have you done a search for it? I believe someone here has built one from scratch. Not sure where they got their measurements from but I believe it was at the last SW celebration if I'm not mistaken. USED to have the pix on my HD but it crashed and lost a few pix. I think he used an existing chair as a base and builit it entirely out of wood. I recall seeing a website of it of the step be step progress.

If you can recall who did this or at what website it was, you'd make my day. I've been searching for weeks without any good result...

 

[Son of Skywalker]

I've been wanting to see one of these done since the very first time I saw ROTJ. I'm really looking forward to this. Good luck with your search.

 

[lonepigeon]

The top details are two photomultiplier dynodes like on the Vader reveal helmet and part number 55-A (crankshaft segment A) from the Revell V8 model kit (above right dynode).
There are also a couple small metal parts up there I can't quite identify.

I have some photomultiplier dynodes in the junkyard right now:
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=52332
I could sell just a pair if you need them.
I also have the V8 part.

PM me if interested.

 

[Sumatra]

Is it just me, or does this thing look really uncomfortable? No lumbar support. That's probably why the Emporer walked with a cane.

Can't wait to see some progress though. As uncomfortable looking as it looks, it's still a great design.

 

[MegaPrime33]

I would absolutely love to have one of those in my house. I would sit there all day in a black robe and say "I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational, when your friends arrive."

 

[Spiker]

Wow, that Attakus Statue has a big mistaky:

 

[jcoffman99]

The statue is right. The chair in ROTJ had the vertical lines.

 

[Contec]

Looks to be made from insulationfoam, Cover that with fiberglass and resin and you would have your throne.

/Conny

 

[tk4918]

I've started on a 1:10 scaled version today just to be able to do all the mistakes in paper instead of the finished version.

And as you see the side of the back support is to narrow, wrongly angled...

 

[GINO]

Back then they would have used a hot wire to cut the foam and then finish by hand.

Now, if someone could produce a 3d drawing, it could be rapid prototyped out of foam (saving a ton of effort) and then finished by hand. The cut foam only gets you so far, and then there is a mountain of effort involved in taking the cut foam to a finished movie accurate chair.

I've wanted to do one of these for a long time, but to do it faithfully is such a daunting and expensive task.

If anyone is serious about wanting one of these made and has the money to throw at it, ($5000-ish) let me know as all the resources are in place to make it a reality... except for the funding.


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[Goodwolf]

I would absolutely love to have one of those in my house. I would sit there all day in a black robe and say "I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational, when your friends arrive."

Whereas I would invite my brother over, and while he was gawping at it I'd stroke the arm as I sat in it and say "You want this.... don't you?"

:lol

 

[Hecubus114]

I'd love to have one of these with a toilet inside