Lord of the Rings - Gandalf vs Balrog Lithophane 2

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This is the second Lord of the Rings - Gandalf vs Balrog Lithophane I created. I used Photoshop for sizing and color, making sure all my Lithophanes fit custom frames perfectly. Dimensions are 177mm x 126.5mm, a perfect size for a unique piece. Don't resize Lithophanes in your slicer! If you need a different size, it's best to resize the B&W image first, then create a new STL at lithophanemaker.com or https://tool.itslitho.com. You can use the same settings I did, just tweaking for size. Different filaments have different transparency levels. These settings worked well for Esun Cool White PLA+, with Min .6 and Max 2.8. This one was created with https://itslitho.com/, using the settings in the pictures. I used Mark Gonsowski's Lithophane Profile, which is included in this download package. The only things you may need to change are Retraction settings and sprint speed. I also changed to 0.12mm layers vs 0.1 for a smoother finish. Cura 4.4.1 was the slicing software used, printed on my Ender 5. My Print time was 17 Hours @ 45mm sec, with Size 126.5mm x 177mm (5x7). I mounted mine in a custom lithophane box and lit using a LED Flame Bulb. Here it is in action: https://youtu.be/D4LFH9XFAJk ***Information from Mark about his lithophane profile*** If you're using both my night light profile and Thomas Brooks Lithophanemaker to generate a night light STL, you'll need to add bottom layers only if you increase the "adapter thickness" to a value greater than the default value of 1.8 mm. If you increase the thickness from 1.8 to 2.0 for example, you'd need to add another 2 bottom layers if your using a layer height of .1. Some other Cura settings you may need to change depending on what filament you're using and printer setup/calibration would be your temps, retraction speed/distance, and flow.