Noddy

cults3d

Noddy, a beloved character created by English children's author Enid Blyton, was brought to life by a skilled woodcarver in a toy store. However, Noddy made a quick escape when he saw the woodcarver working on a wooden lion, which terrified him. After many exciting adventures, Noddy settled down as a self-employed taxi driver in Toyland, where he loved driving his friends around in his little red and yellow taxi. The other toys could easily recognize his arrival by the distinctive "Parp, Parp" sound of his taxi's horn and the cheerful jingle of the bell on his blue hat. There are no special requirements needed to build this model, and with the right filament colors, painting is unnecessary. The assembled model stands at an impressive 195mm tall. Please don't let the abundance of notes scare you away from building this model. I just like to cover all bases due to the different skill levels of makers. Print Settings Printer: FlashForge Creator X Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: .2mm Infill: 10% For helpful printing and assembly instructions, refer to the notes below. Building the Model Colors (there are no multiple printed pieces) Yellow: MadMaker - sunshine yellow belt scarf shoe_tongues (contains 2 pieces) .. Blue: Bumat - blue pants hat_bottom hat_top eye_blues (contains 2 pieces) .. Skin: ESUN - medium skin head hand_left hand_right leg_left leg_right .. Gold: CC3D silk gold bell_top bell_bottom shoe_eyelets (contains 4 pieces) .. Red: Bumat - red shirt shoe_left shoe_right scarf_dots (contains 13 pieces) .. Brown: ESUN - brown hair_front hair_side_left hair_side_right hair_back eyebrow_left eyebrow_right .. Black: eyelash_left eyelash_right mouth eye_blacks (contains 2 pieces) shoe_lace_left (contains 2 pieces) shoe_lace_right (contains 2 pieces) bell_hook .. White: ESUN - white eye_white_left eye_white_right buckle buttons (contains 3 pieces) .. Any color (hidden pieces) bell_pin pins (contains 4 pieces) Printing and assembly tips Printing tips: 1. No supports are required. 2. I did not use any brims or rafts, but use your own judgment for the hand_left and hand_right pieces since they have smallish bases. 3. The parts should fit nicely when printed cleanly or with a slight first layer squish. A reminder, first layer cleanup also applies to the inside edges of parts. Holes for pins that are on the print surface should be clean of first layer squish. 4. At first glance, it looks like a lot of parts, but the model is actually a pretty fast print and simple assembly. 5. **The model has a number of small parts which normally pose a problem with my 'fat' fingers when handling them off of the print bed. I typically put the small parts in a container before assembly, but between static electricity and whatnot, I've lost pieces before needing them. I finally found a solution that works for me. Assembly tips: 1. Normally I use E6000 craft glue for my models (tacky glue), but my wife decided that I should start using super glue as well. So I used each of the glues for different reasons when building this model, as noted below. 2. To make the shoe laces print without supports and still look realistic, each shoe lace is in two pieces (left and right for each shoe). The parts fit together with an angled edge and then rest in the notches of the shoe. I used the tacky glue for this instead of super glue and the parts simply fell into place. 3. The scarf dots are very easy to glue with the tacky glue. 4. Even though the parts are named with left/right, sometimes they can get mixed up. The eyebrows are a bit tapered and the thinner side points inward. The eye_whites have the holes for the eye_blues also facing inward. 5. I placed the completed bell on the hook and it hangs and sways very nicely. So gluing this piece to the hook is optional. Refer to the assembly diagram as well as the uploaded pictures for putting the model together.