Introduction
Welcome!
This is the Assembly Guide for the Final version of my fanmade, unlicensed Razor Sword from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.
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. It doesn’t cover every step in detail, it is designed as a support document for your own build.
Introduction
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Links to Articles
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Links to Buy
- Difficulty rating
Raw Build Information
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Raw Build contents
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Raw Build support rods information
Print It Yourself Information
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Print It Yourself STL file list
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Print It Yourself support rod details
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Licence information
Build and Assembly Information
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Unique build notes
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Assembly tips and breakdowns
Links to Articles:
- Overview – An introduction to the project
- Prototype/Final – A full text and image build of a project (This is many months away!)
Links to Buy:
Print It Yourself:
- Etsy (Coming Soon, less than a week!)
- Cults 3D
Raw Build:
- Etsy (Coming Soon)
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.
Raw Build Information
Raw Build Contents:
All components are printed in PLA on an FDM Printer, usually in grey filament.
Raw Build Support Rods
As a 600mm rod can be used for the longest support rod is 600mm long, I supply a full set of wooden dowel support rods with the Razor Sword. Keep in mind, the hole for the longest rod is 650mm long, but using a rod that is 50mm shorter has little to no impact on the strength of the item.
There is some flexibility offered with the longest red support rod, measuring at 4mm * 400mm, as it is designed to use a single long support rod, or multiple smaller ones, as long as they’re 4mm in diameter. Instead of one 4mm * 400mm rod, I include two 4mm * 300mm, as you can only use the entire length easily if it is a metal support rod.
The support rods’ recesses are as follows for the Raw Build version:
- One Green: 6mm * 650mm
- One Green: 6mm * 450mm
- Two Red: 4mm * 200mm
- One Red: 4mm * 400mm (supplied are two 4mm * 300mm)
- One Red: 4mm * 100mm
Print It Yourself Information
Purchase of the Print It Yourself version will allow you, or your nominated manufacturer, 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:
- The whole sword as one piece [ZRS_MASTER]
- The pommel [ZRS_PIY_POMMEL]
- The handle [ZRS_PIY_HANDLE]
- The hilt [ZRS_PIY_HILT]
- First part of the short blade [ZRS_PIY_SB_1]
- Second part of the short blade [ZRS_PIY_SB_2]
- Third part of the short blade[ZRS_PIY_SB_3]
- First part of the long blade [ZRS_PIY_LB_1]
- Second part of the long blade [ZRS_PIY_LB_2]
- Third part of the long blade [ZRS_PIY_LB_3]
- A link between blades [ZRS_PIY_LINK]
- Non-Commercial Licence [ZRS BY-NC-ND 4.0]
Print It Yourself Support Rods
There is some flexibility offered with how you use the two long red support rods running up the blade edge: they can be one long support rod, or you can use a few shorter rods. This is also true for the two main green rods, but to a lesser degree, as I’d recommend at least one full support rod running through the sword.
The support rods recommended for the Print It Yourself version are:
- Two Green: 6mm * 600mm
- Two Red: 4mm * 200mm
- One Red: 4mm * 400mm
- One Red: 4mm * 450mm
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 elaborate on 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; 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.
Build and Assembly Information
Unique Build Information:
Despite the unique look, there isn’t too much complexity in how this is built.
All three interlocking parts (short blade, long blade and the links) can be completed before assembly and locked together as the last step.
Masking tape is very easy to apply and remove on the straight lines of the hilt and the handle, but might prove a little difficult on the pommel. The deeper recess may make using something like Liquid Latex a better option.
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, however in this one it is
- 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
- 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 remove or 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 with 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 rod 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
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