When Ellaria Sand whipped a dagger out of her bracelet on Sunday’s Game of Thrones season 6 premiere, we gasped, but not for the same reason you did. For months now we’ve been keeping a secret: the designers from Game of Thrones partnered with Shapeways to create items for the show and this–this!–was the dagger we had 3D printed for them.
We were thrilled to get plunged right into the heart of the seven kingdoms in collaborating with them on this hidden blade. You know, THIS one, the Dorne Dagger:
Like all the designs that make up the rich, detailed world of Game of Thrones, the dagger is intricate and gorgeously appointed, thanks to the work of Sean Forsyth (3D designer), Tommy Dunne (Weapons Master) and David O’ Brien (Bronze Art Foundry). They chose to have it 3D printed by Shapeways in high resolution Frosted Ultra Detail which is the perfect choice for such fine details–as you can see from this behind-the-scenes peek at what the dagger looked like straight off the printer.
It was then shipped to Weapons Master Tommy Dunne, who did the meticulous work of finishing the dagger and bringing it fully to life.
“I have always wanted to incorporate 3D Printing into armoury, and this was our first chance in actually doing so,” Tommy shared with us. “The outcome of the Dorne Dagger far exceeded my wildest dreams from our original drawing concept, so it was a great first experience in using this technology in our field. It was a delicate scene to shoot, but the producers of the show loved the dagger so we’re really happy with the results.”
We are too, and we can’t wait to see what the producers of this show bring us next!
Are you a fan of Game of Thrones? Then click on the pictures below to shop the Game of Thrones inspired designs in our Marketplace. Complete with dragons of course!
What would you want to make for the show? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
It really excites me when I see 3d print used for film and tv. Especially in the sense that now anyone with 3d skills anywhere in the world can make film/tv props and items using 3d prints and other maker technologies. I always think if people like George Lucas and Spielberg in their early student days if they had the technology then, would be sending off for Shapeways prints for their latest short films and hanging around Fablabs and Makerspaces! 🙂
Just out of curiosity — what did that cost to print? Or rather — if we in the community printed something this large in this material what would be the cost?
I wouldn’t be able to say but if you have a similarly sized product you could upload it and get a quote in FUD automatically. Head to shapeways.com/create to upload.
Very cool what they have done here, lending a hand to Hollywood. I am a bit confused though. Is it not Shapeways policy to NOT allow 1:1 full scale weapons to be printed for their customers? I get that HBO is not your ordinary customer, but……….. It seems as if this is being touted as a “Hey! Look what we can do” situation, but at the same time, ” Oh! sorry. Not for you though.”
Has this policy been edited or changed for us, the normal users of the platform?
Don’t get me wrong. I love the service and the quality of product I can have made through them. If they wanted to tout the detail of the material and its capabilities, it might have been better showcased in a piece we all could relate to on a customer level.
Hey Mark that’s a good point. We rolled out some changes to our content policy last year that clarified that a design like this (a fantasy replica of a knife in a plastic material) is now okay for everyone to make, not just HBO.
You can check out our weapon do’s and don’ts in detail here http://www.shapeways.com/legal/content_policy