Dark Souls 3: Valorheart

The shield and sword weapon, obtained in the new DLC for Dark Souls 3 has been my favorite weapon for a while now and I couldn't wait to bring it to life. The sword was made in Solidworks. The shield was made using Solidworks, Meshmixer, and Autodesk Netfabb.  

Bill of Materials:

• 25" long 1/4" metal rod
• Dark brown cloth
• Glue (super glue, hot glue, etc.)
• Post processing materials

Assembly:

*Note that all spiral details can print without support

• Sword:
  • Print all pieces (preferably in PLA)
  • Slide first piece onto the metal rod and glue in place
  • Repeat with the rest of the pieces making sure the spiral design lines up
  • Post process and paint 
  • Wrap the handle in the brown cloth
• Shield:
  • Print all pieces and 15 connectors (preferably in PLA) 
  • Using the connectors to line up the pieces assemble the pieces in rows and glue into place
  • Connect the rows with more connectors and glue them together 
  • Post process and paint
  • Loosely wrap a piece of cloth around the two loops on the back of the shield
  • Wrap the handle in the brown cloth