Fred Flintstone

myminifactory

Fred Flintstone is one of my all-time favorite childhood cartoon characters.\r\nHe was modeled using Blender, sliced with Simplify3D, and printed in ABS on a FlashForge Creator X. I also used a GeckoTek plate to ensure perfect adhesion of the parts to the bed.\r\nIf you have the proper filament colors, no painting is required.\r\nThe model stands at 29cm tall.\r\nEnjoy printing this, and I hope you have a "Yaba Daba Do" time doing it!\r\n--------------------------------------------\r\n3D PRINTING SETTINGS\r\n\r\nPrinter: FlashForge Creator XRafts: NoSupports: Yes (minimum, see notes below)Resolution: .2mmInfill: 2 shells, 10% infill\r\nNotes:Only the top part of the hair (hair_a.stl) and a small piece of the tie (tie_front.stl) require supports, all other pieces should be printed without supports. I did not need any rafts, since I use a GeckTek plate for adhesion, however I would suggest either a brim or raft be used to print the nose.\r\nColorsBlack:eyebrowleyebrowreyeleyerhair_ahair_bspot1spot2spot3spot4\r\nSkin or peach:head_ahead_barml_aarml_barmr_aarmr_bnosefeet\r\nBlue:tie_fronttie_loop_atie_loop_b\r\nWhite:eyer_whiteeyel_white\r\nOrange:body\r\nAny color:pin (twelve)pin_small (three)\r\nExtra notes for printingHair_a needs to be printed with supports. I used Simplify3D and set the supports to 2mm. Three dense top layers and a horizontal gap of .2mm worked perfectly, and removal was clean. The resulting part was spot on. I also manually removed the supports in S3D that were generated for the pin hole at the bottom, as these supports were not needed.\r\nTie_front required some very minor supports. I used the same parameters as for the hair.\r\nAssemblyAssembly is relatively straightforward, refer to the assembly diagram in the pictures section. Here's a detailed step-by-step process if you need guidance.\r\nThe model can be assembled with the pins to help align and hold some of the parts together for gluing. Depending on the quality of your printer, you may need to scale the pins down a bit (.98%) to make the fit easier. I prefer a tight fit, even if it requires a little sanding.\r\n-Use two pins to attach/glue hair_a to hair_b-Use two pins to attach/glue head_a to head_b-Use three pins to attach/glue arml_a to arml_b-Use three pins to attach/glue armr_a to armr_b-Use three small pins to attach/glue tie_loop_a to tie_loop_b-Insert the left and right eyebrows into the head-Insert the left and right eye whites into the head (see below for a note on this)-Insert the left and right eyes into the eye whites-Insert and glue the nose into the head-Use one pin to attach/glue the hair to the head-Insert and glue the four different spots to the body.-Insert and glue the feet to the body-Insert and glue the front of the tie into the body-Insert and glue the tie loop to the body. Make sure the ends of the tie loop fit perfectly into the top of the tie front-Insert and glue the right arm into the body as well as into the tie front-Insert and glue the left arm into the body-Use one pin to connect and glue the head to the body. The head should fit snugly within the tie loop.\r\nNote:The white parts for the eyes do fit perfectly, but they need to be positioned just right in order to slide them in. There's no need to force the pieces, just take your time to position them correctly and they will fit flush with the head.