Khepresh - Pharaohs Crown

Description of the model. Attention, the model is very easy to print, the assembly requires a bit of experience and manual skills.

The khepresh (ḫprš) was an ancient Egyptian royal headdress. It is also known as the blue crown or war crown. New Kingdom pharaohs are often depicted wearing it in battle, but it was also frequently worn in ceremonies. While it was once called the war crown by many, modern historians refrain from characterizing it thus.

No original example of a khepresh has yet been found. Based on ancient artistic representations, some Egyptologists have speculated that the khepresh was made of leather or stiffened cloth covered with a precise arrangement of hundreds of sequins, discs, bosses, or rings. Given that the deshret (red crown) and hedjet (white crown) were apparently woven of some sort of plant fiber, the circles or rings decorating ancient artistic representations of the khepresh may instead indicate the regular array of hexagonal holes in an open triaxial weave. As with many other royal crowns, a uraeus (cobra) was hooked to the front of the khepresh.

Model:

The model's print profile is composed of 6 plates for X1C, P1S and A1 printers, therefore excluding the A1 mini. This is because the model is life-size (adapted to my big head).
The photos show the model not yet completely finished in coloring as I preferred, having seen the print test first, to dedicate myself to printing and assembly (it will be painted later).
The assembly requires a minimum of experience on this type of model, requires glue for PLA and optional, as I use, UV resin (description below)
The supports are extremely easy and clean to remove, as you can see from the photos posted.
The final model to be worn correctly, if too large, can be equipped with foam rubber inside, to maintain more stability on the head and possibly for smaller heads. The model can be resized according to needs.

Assembly Tips:

when assembling the parts, my advice is to start gluing the parts only from the corners as in the photo, to allow the pieces to fit together regularly later, as there could be a natural reaction of the shapes; this allows you to "bend" the ends (having the vertex glued) in such a way as to glue them later, as I use, with UV resin.

As you can see, having the top glued, it will be easier to match the other parts later, which will be fixed later with UV resin.

Here you can see, once the parts are matched up with the top glued, you can brush with UV resin keeping the parts aligned and solidify in a short time with the UV light inside the crown: 

The supports are very easy to remove after printing, as shown in the photo

I use this transparent resin, including UV lamp, which you can find on Amazon or Here

Once assembled, you can finish as you prefer.

For those who have patience during the printing hours, it is possible to color the model directly from the slicer, keep in mind that only the first plate, with the cobra, colored takes a little more than a day.

I gave ChatGpt my photo of the model, asking them to color it for me. Here is an idea of the final result on how to color it for painters

Enjoy!