Wireframe image of the Crown of WInter on a white background. Prints Focian Icon top and central. Text: Purple Prints Focian, Crown of Winter, A Song of Ice and Fire and dark grey Assembly Guide

Introduction

 

Welcome! This is the Assembly Guide for the Final version of my fanmade, unlicensed Crown of Winter, inspired by the one Robb Stark wears (and later Lady Stoneheart carries) in A Song of Ice and Fire.

 

Whether you’re assembling a Raw Build Kit or printing it yourself, this article should help you get the best from the parts or files. This guide supports your build but doesn’t cover every step in detail but is designed as a support document for your own build.

 

If you spot ASOIAF GOT Cosplay tucked awkwardly into the text, that’s just me trying to work with SEO I barely understand, serving the Google Algorithm Gods while juggling the actual building and making.

 

Introduction

  • Links to Build

  • Links to Buy

  • Difficulty rating

 

Raw Build Information

  • Raw Build contents

  • Raw Build support rods information

 

Print It Yourself Information

  • Print It Yourself STL file list

  • Print It Yourself support rod details

  • Licence information

 

Build and Assembly Information

  • Unique build notes

  • Assembly tips and breakdowns

 

 

Fused image of the render, raw build and finished items for ASOIAF GOT Cosplay.

 

 

Links to Builds:

 

All other articles in relation to this ASOIAF GOT Cosplay build are listed below when complete and published:

  • Overview – An introduction to the project
  • Prototype I – A full text and image build of the earliest version
  • Prototype II – A full text and image build of a progressed version
  • Final – A full text and image build of the Final version

 

 

Links to Buy:

 

 

Difficulty

 

  • Easy – An exceptionally easy project, most or all of the parts assemble in a very obvious manner. You’ll have difficulty going wrong on this project. Accessible to all build enthusiasts!
  • Normal – This will mostly be a straightforward project. Some of the finer details may need to be checked against this Assembly Guide, but most build enthusiasts should have no issue creating a great-looking finished model.
  • Heroic – This will have a fair few tricky moments. It will need more care and attention to get the best out of it when compared to easier models. I would not recommend this for a first project as the difficulty could be frustrating.
  • Legendary – I do not recommend purchasing a piece of work that I have deemed as Legendary Difficulty unless you are an experienced builder or maker. Projects of this nature will need a lot of work, time and patience to complete. Technical knowledge about the material used will help, as will a versatile toolkit.

 

White background banner. Purple Text saying Raw Build Difficulty. Dark grey text saying Easy

White background banner. Purple Text saying Print It Yourself Difficulty. Dark grey text saying Easy

 

 

 

 

Raw Build Information

 

 

Raw Build Kit Contents:

 

Raw Build Kit – Mini:

 

All components of the Mini Crown of Winter are printed in water washable UV resin (colour varies) on an SLA Printer, cleaned then cured.

 

Complete Raw Build of Crown of Winter Mini ASOIAF GOT Cosplay

 

Breakdown of each component:

  • Circlet
  • Central Spike
  • Smaller Spike
  • 9 Support Rods [2mm * 50mm]

 

Engraved circlet from the Crown of Winter Mini
Crown of Winter Mini – Raw Build Kit – Circlet
Single large spike from the Crown of Winter Mini
Crown of Winter Mini – Raw Build Kit – Large Spike
Single spike from the Crown of Winter Mini
Crown of Winter Mini – Raw Build Kit – Spike

Raw Build Kit – Lifesize:

(Coming soon!)

 

 

 

 

Raw Build Support Rods – Lifesize and Mini

 

 

Nine support rods are included in either the Mini or Lifesize versions:

  • Mini: 9 * [2mm * 50mm]
  • Lifesize: 9 * [3mm * 100mm]

 

I generally provide a detailed breakdown of what support rod goes where on the model, but in this instance, it is exceptionally difficult (though not impossible) to get it wrong. Instead of further detail, I’ll offer the SEO phrase of ASOIAF GOT Cosplay and a picture showing that the rods go in the blades and then the recesses in the circlet.

 

Mini crown shown with one spike resting on it, one half way and a single support rod.

 

 

Print It Yourself Information

 

 

Render of ASOIAF's Crown fo Winter ASOIAF GOT Cosplay

 

Purchase of the Print It Yourself version will allow you to print the design, and you’ll also receive a BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence for the files.

 

Print It Yourself STL File List:

The following components with their respective [FILE_NAME] will be instantly available for download upon purchase:

 

Master [CW_MASTER]

 

Miniature [CW_MINI]

  • Circlet [CW_MINI_CIRCLET]

  • Large Spike [CW_MINI_SPIKE_L]

  • Small Spikes [CW_MINI_SPIKE_S]

 

Life-Sized [CW_LS]

  • Circlet [CW_LS_CIRCLET]

  • Large Spike [CW_LS_SPIKE_L]

  • Small Spikes [CW_LS_SPIKE_S]

 

Personal Use Licence [CrownofWinterCCBY-NC-ND4.0]

 

 

Print It Yourself Support Rods

 

The support rods recommended for the Print It Yourself version are:

  • Mini: 9 * [2mm * 50mm]
  • Lifesize: 9 * [3mm * 100mm]

 

 

 

 

 

Licence Type:

 

With my 3D files, you will also receive a non-transferable Creative Commons Licence. As standard, this will be the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence, although other types are available upon request.

 

The “human-readable” version of the licence type can be found here.

 

I would like to highlight the Non-commercial part. “Non-commercial means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation.” If you are using any designs of mine as part of your work (such as a cosplayer), then this is absolutely fine, and actively encouraged! Or perhaps you made an item a while back and now want to sell it on? You didn’t buy the item for the primary purpose of selling it on, again, this is absolutely fine!

 

However, if you are purchasing the STL files with a view in mind to sell the output, raw or finished? This will require a commercial licence for this ASOIAF GOT Cosplay crown.

 

 

 

 

 

Build and Assembly Information

 

 

Unique Build Information:

 

 

With any model from this line that I send out, I include an extra small spike. This is both to try another colour, or to replace one in case something goes awry.

 

 

Spike with the metal rod coming out of the base of it.

 

The metal rods at the bottom of the spikes are an area that will not be exposed on the final model. I recommend using this to support the item during painting and varnishing. You’ll end with a great ASOIAF GOT Cosplay crown.

 

 

All spike stood being painted for the ASOIAF GOT Cosplay crown

 

It doesn’t matter what happens to a bottom couple of millimetres, they’ll be under the line of the circlet and invisible.

 

 

The circlet supported by another circlet to allow painting without imperfections.

 

The corresponding area can be used on the circlet as well, but you might need to be a little more creative…

 

 

The support material coming nicely off of the circlet revealing the runes behind on this ASOIAF GOT Cosplay crown

 

Areas around the underside of the runes and upper lip of the circlet will need attention.

 

 

The runes being filed out on this ASOIAF GOT Cosplay crown

 

Once the support is removed, I recommend you work the runes a little with a thin file. This is true of the miniature and life sized as small parts of support are very likely to still remain.

 

 

General Assembly Tips and Information:

 

  • Small hand tools are used in the support removal and some small marks may be present on Raw Build kits
  • Primary support rods are not included in most Raw Build Kits, as their length limits postage; these are best sourced locally (not the case with this Crown of Winter project, which includes all support rods)
  • Ensure you wear eye protection when removing support material, as it takes just the smallest amount of force to ding a shred of plastic into an eye
  • Material colour is subject to change for this ASOIAF GOT Cosplay 
  • I remove the majority of the support material to check that the part has printed properly and looks good.
  • While I do remove the bulk of the support, I do not clean the areas where the support was attached, and this will need attention
  • Take more care when sanding any resin products, both in terms of waste material and the ease of accidentally ruining the finish
  • I make all the holes for the support rod with an additional 0.5mm tolerance on the diameter, and 2mm on the length 
  • If the metal rods you have are quite shiny, I’d recommend a gentle sanding with low-grit sandpaper to help glue adhesion
  • All support rod holes on Raw Build Kits are drilled and checked with the correctly sized rod to ensure a good fit
  • Consider lighter support materials, such as tubing or wooden dowel, if weight is a consideration. On a shelf? No issue. After eight hours of carrying it around? Every gram makes a difference
  • For the Print It Yourself versions, I try and ensure that no single part is longer than 250mm, sometimes creative angling on the print bed may be required
  • If you have a larger printer and would rather the files used in the Raw Build, feel free to message me before or after purchase

 

 

Thanks for reading!

 

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