Pickles - comic strip scene

myminifactory

A scene from the 'Pickles' comic strip. If you are unfamiliar with the Pickles comic strip, by Brian Crane, I strongly suggest checking it out on the web. The characters are just that, they are 'characters' and my wife and I love the strip. The husband's name is Earl and the wife's name is Opal. The picture that I used for modeling is from the 25th anniversary of the strip and is included below. The completed model after assembly is 128mm x 189mm x 203mm high and none of the parts require supports! Enjoy! ------------------------------------------ 3D PRINTING SETTINGS Printer: FlashForge Creator XSupports: NoResolution: .2mmInfill: 10% Notes:A few of the smaller pieces may need a brim/raft. See below for specific printing suggestions (just suggestions as each user has personal preferences for small parts). How I Designed This: I used the one picture (picture section, original artists Pickles 25th anniversary scene) as my model guide. With a lot of input from my wife, I translated the picture to a 3D design using Blender. A final render from Blender of my model prior to slicing for 3D printing is included. I use a rule for myself to create models with no angles greater than 60 degrees to ensure that supports will not be required. I also try to conform to the original picture as closely as possible while considering the 60 degree limit. Even with my reasonable catalog of ABS colors, I had trouble matching the original colors. I bought two new colors but still took liberty with the colors overall. Colors and multiple printed pieces: Following are the colors that I used and notes if pieces are to be printed multiple times. Consider this simply as a guide as to which pieces need to have the same color...Skin/Beige:earl_arm_rightearl_arm_leftopal_arm_rightopal_arm_leftopal_leg_rightopal_leg_leftopal_headearl_head..White:earl_hair_topearl_hair_bottomopal_hairopal_shoe_leftopal_shoe_rightnewspaperearl_eyebrow_rightearl_eyebrow_leftearl_moustashe_topearl_moustashe_bottomearl_eyewhite_leftearl_eyewhite_rightopal_eyewhite_rightopal_eyewhite_left..Any color (hidden piece):bump (8 copies)..Black:eyeblack (four copies)earl_glassesopal_glasses..Brown:chair_leg (four copies)earl_shoe_rightearl_shoe_left..Grey:earl_leg_rightearl_leg_left..Natural (off-white):earl_shirt_bottomearl_shirt_top..Purple:opal_shirt_topopal_shirt_bottom..Light Blue:opal_skirt..Dark Blue:earl_pants_topearl_pants_bottom..Orange:chairchair_cushion..Light Brown/Gold:rug Printing and assembly tips: Printing tips:-Take particular care with left and right pieces. Many of them look very similar but are not the same.-When printing the eyeblacks I left the extra brim on instead of cleaning up the pieces. This resulted in a clean fit into the eyewhites and result in a solid eyeblack showing.-For small pieces I personally print them at 50% infill and two shells. This ensures plenty of time for clean prints on my printer. Assembly tips:-The diagram in the pictures section will help in assembling the model.-The model is meant to be glued together. Be careful when gluing to ensure that you do not 'glue yourself into a corner'. The hands/arms/legs need to be glued in at the same time that the connecting pieces are glued, so that you have room to position them.-Both eyeglasses are placed on the faces with the bridge down, just over the nose. This might not be obvious from the diagram.