Friendly articulated snail with 12 different shells

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**05.24.21 UPDATE 2**: I added four new shells: coral, steampunk, circles and scales. All files are in "light" version. If the quality seems bad to you, I can upload versions with a higher quality. Enjoy :) **05.24.21 UPDATE 1**: I added light versions of all shells. Normally, the quality is approximately the same as before, but the files are much smaller. As far, I haven't been able to print them for testing, but I think everything should be OK. Please feel free to tell me if you have any problems. Here is a small articulated snail ... with a whole bunch of shells to print! The shells are easy to put on and take off, so you can change them as you wish. This design is a mix between two designs: - <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4727448" target="_blank">The friendly articulated slug</a> by Isaiah for the body of the snail - <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1717624" target="_blank">The realistic garden snail</a> by crashdebug: I used his shell as a basis for mine Many thanks to them for their great designs! Twelve shells are available (cf. pictures): - shell01_organic: looks like a real snail shell - shell02_scrolls: shell with scrolls - shell03_broken: broken-looking shell - shell04_disco: shell with a disco / psychedelic pattern - shell05_organic2: another realistic shell - shell06_square: shell with square-shaped patterns - shell07_flowers: shell with flower-shaped patterns - shell08_oriental: a shell with a pattern inspired by far eastern art - shell09_coral: a shell which looks like coral (**new**) - shell10_steampunk: a shell with a steampunk style (**new**) - shell11_circles: a shell covered with circles (**new**) - shell12_scales: a shell covered with scales (**new**) There is a 13th shell file: shell00_basis.stl. This is the file that served as the basis for all my shells. This version is only slightly modified compared to that of crashdebug. I put it on so you can use it to create your own shells! ENJOY ! If you print a snail, post a make, that will make me happy =) **Some printing tips:** - I recommend printing the body of the snail (= SlugV1.1_snail.stl) with 35% infill for reasons of strength. I also recommend a layer height of 0.16 or less. There is no need for supports. - I recommend printing the shells with a low infill rate (I printed at 3%) to avoid them being too heavy. I also recommend a small layer height (0.12) to better highlight the details. You have to print them with supports (I used tree supports). I only used "silk" filament to print the snail. I am not sure what will be the result with another type of filament. The filaments I used: - Eryone Silk Emerald Green PLA - Eryone Dark Gold PLA - Noulei Antique Gold PLA - Noulei Copper PLA - Noulei Silver Blue PLA - Sunlu Silk Black PLA **Credit for patterns:** - shell07_flowers.stl: the pattern was designed by <a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/flower-seamless-pattern-background_1534482.htm" target="_blank">GarryKillian (Freepik)</a> - shell08_oriental.stl : the pattern was designed by <a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/oriental-traditional-seamless-pattern_4561536.htm" target="_blank">macrovector_official (Freepik)</a> I also took some 3D textures on this great site: <a href="https://3dtextures.me/" target="_blank">3dtextures.me</a>