et tu, plumbum? - Julius Caesar Pencil Holder

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This was inspired by an online image of a Julius Caesar pencil holder someone created, where it looked like they must have drilled two dozen holes into it. I didn't like the bust used for that model, but I did find this one on MyMiniFactory. I used Meshlab to reduce the faces from over 1 million to just 50k. I cut off the base and added my own. My original test piece didn't have the base or a lower angle for the pencils, so it couldn't hold its weight. The text reads "And you, lead (Pencil)? For the fans of Caesar and pencils." I printed my test piece with the built-in support I made. I made it large because I dislike it when they fall over and you waste more material on a bad print than on minimal support. There is also a non-support version for those who prefer that way. The test print pictures are just proof of concept. If my print of this goes well today, I may try a larger version with more holes... or it's onto version 3. Enjoy!