Eyeball Father in a teacup

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Eyeball Father, or Medama-Oyaji (目玉のおやじ), is a major character in the GeGeGe no Kitarō franchise. Medama-Oyaji has one giant eyeball for a head. He has a little body and wears no clothing. Before Kitarō's birth, he was a yōkai (ghost/monster) with a leprosy-like "melting disease," and wrapped his large, humanlike body in bandages like a mummy. Later, he perished of this disease, only for him to be reborn out of the decayed body as an anthropomorphic version of his own eyeball. His primary role in the series is to support Kitarō with his vast knowledge of all things yōkai. No supports are required. If you have the proper filament colors, no painting is needed. The assembled model is 90mm tall. This model was made for my granddaughter and is her favorite character. Enjoy! ........................................................................................................... **Print Instructions:** Supports: No Resolution: .2mm Infill: 10% Notes:** Refer to the notes below for a few helpful printing and assembly instructions. ........................................................................................................... **Building the model** Colors Black: (Paramount3D PLA - Black) eye_black .. Red: (Hachbox PLA - True Red) eye_red .. Blue: (Bumat PLA- Transparent Blue) Fun fact, this filament came with my Flashforge seven years ago and still prints fine without being brittle. I keep my filaments in individual zip lock freezer bags with some desiccant. water .. White: (Overture PLA - White) eye_white .. Clay: (Protoparadigm PLA, out of business - Sage Green) cup .. Skin: (Paramount3D PLA - Universal Beige) arm_left arm_right foot_left foot_right body ........................................................................................................... **Printing and assembly tips** Printing tips 1 - No supports are required. 2 - There are some pieces that may need brims or rafts, use your discretion. When setting up my prints I prefer to be conservative, especially since the base of many parts are hidden when inserted into another part. For the smaller parts, a good first layer is helpful. *I used brims on: arm_left arm_right foot_left foot_right body eye_white 3 - I used a transparent blue for the water for the color and shine, the transparancy aspect is not utilized and not required. .. Assembly tips: 1 - Take your time gluing the model together and enjoy the process. 2 - I used E6000 sticky craft glue to put this model together. The sticky glue allows more time to position the parts than a fast drying superglue. I have 'fat fingers' and a shaky hand, so the sticky glue works out best for me, especially with small pieces. Just remember to leave enough time for the glue to set before combining too many parts. 3 - Refer to the assembly diagrams in the pictures section as well as the uploaded pictures for putting the model together. The model is meant to be glued. Do not hesitate to ask questions, feedback is essential to making better models.