Rat

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Human: Rat from the comic strip "Pearls Before Swine" by Stephan Pastis. Rat is an incredibly insensitive character in the strip, whose interactions with others are typically laced with biting sarcasm, condescending remarks, self-centered attitudes, insulting comments, and sometimes even violent outbursts. No supports are required to print this model. If you have the right filament colors, no painting is needed either. The completed model stands an impressive 130mm tall after assembly. This model is in perfect proportion to the Pig and Crocodile models from the comic that I've also posted online. Enjoy building this Rat model! Print Settings Printer: FlashForge Creator X Rafts: You can choose whatever you like, it doesn't matter. Supports: No supports are needed at all. Resolution: .2mm is a good resolution for this model. Infill: 10% infill should be sufficient for this model. Notes See below for helpful printing and assembly tips. Building the model Colors (there are no multiple printed pieces) Black: eye_left eye_right arm_left arm_right tail nose legs Grey: body_back body_front Yellow: base (optional) any other color you like (hidden piece) body_bumps Printing and assembly tips Printing Tips: 1. No supports are required, so feel free to skip that step. 2. I used a brim on a few pieces, but it's up to you whether or not to use one: -tail is a tall curved piece with a very small base -nose has a very small base with a much larger body 3. The eyes pieces might be interchangeable. I didn't model them as perfect mirrors, so they're posted as separate pieces. 4. For the best looking model, make sure to clean your brims thoroughly. All the pieces are sized to fit nicely, providing the brims/squish are cleaned up. This includes the holes for the body_bumps. 5. I had a difficult time getting the arms modeled so that everything prints without supports. Therefore the fit of the arms to the body are quite tight and a bit of cleanup may be required. Assembly tips: -The diagram in the pictures section will help you assemble the model, and it's quite straightforward. -The model is meant to be glued together. -Again, take care to ensure that the first layer 'squish' and any added brim is completely cleaned off. -The nose to body connection is fairly small and completely flat without any indents for alignment. I use E6000 glue for my models, which gets tacky quickly but then allows for a two hour drying time. I had no issue gluing these parts even though at first glance it seems awkward. -The model stands nicely on its own, however a base is included for extra stability if needed.