Opus

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Opus, from the Bloom County comic strip by Berkeley Breathed, has a satirical setting in Bloom County. Launched on November 23, 2003, Opus's story was syndicated by The Washington Post Writers Group. As the title character and protagonist, Opus traveled back to Bloom County after returning to Antarctica at the end of Outland, only to find that time had changed everything and everyone he once held dear. His employment usually depended on the week's joke, with various roles such as a political operative, garbageman, newspaper ombudsman, and most often depicted as a syndicated cartoonist. The assembled model is 210mm tall. The scene is taken from the cover of one of Breathed's works, where the main model can be complete on its own without the bookcase and books, making it printable alone if desired. Special thanks to Maker 'BillTheCat' aka 'Biil-de_cat' for suggesting this model and diligently looking over my shoulder and offering suggestions along the way. Enjoy building the model! **Colors** * Skin: Paramount3D PLA - Universal Beige * Black: Paramount3D PLA - Black * White: Paramount3D PLA - White * Red: Hatchbox PLA - Red * Light Blue: unknown PLA * Brown: Paramount3D PLA - Military MBT Brown **Building the model** 1. No supports are required. 2. The flatbook covers should be printed with a brim. Use your discretion for other parts. 3. The parts should fit nicely when printed cleanly or with a slight first layer squish. 4. The bookcase and flat books are all optional. For the bookcase, either print the full one or the two halves, depending on your printer bed size. 5. You can print as many or as few books as you like. **Assembly tips** 1. 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. 2. When attaching the openbook_cover_front/back to the arms, be sure to insert the covers all the way into the fingers and push the cover back as far as you can. 3. I glued the feet/body_black/body_white and let it dry first. After gluing in the words and glacier on the book cover, then glue the arms/openbook_covers/openbook_pages to the body all at the same time. 4. There should be no issue, but if for some reason you did not get the book in fully and the spine is too narrow, simply make the spine wider before gluing it. 5. Refer to the assembly diagram in the pictures section as well as the uploaded pictures for putting the model together. Do not hesitate to ask questions, feedback is essential to making better models.