The Caterpillar

cults3d

The Caterpillar, a character from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The Caterpillar is a hookah-smoking caterpillar who lives life on his own terms. When Alice first meets him, she can't help but feel annoyed by his sudden and short responses. His most memorable phrase is a breathy "Whooo... are... you?" No supports are required when printing the model. If you have the proper filament colors, no painting is needed. The assembled model stands at an impressive 290mm tall. Enjoy building this model, and be ready to answer when someone asks "who are you?" 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 sets of makers. Print Settings Printer: FlashForge Creator X Rafts: Doesn't Matter Supports: No Resolution: .2mm Infill: 10% Refer to the notes below for helpful printing and assembly instructions. Building the Model Colors (there are no multiple printed pieces) Tan: MadMaker PLA - woodchip mushroom_bottom ... Dark Blue: Bumat ABS - blue body_bottom_out body_top_out nose ... Light Blue: 3D Solutech ABS - aqua blue body_bottom_in body_top_in ... Skin: ESUN ABS- medium skin hands_left (contains 3 pieces) hands_right (contains 2 pieces) hand_right_top legs_left (contains 3 pieces) legs_right (contains 3 pieces) ... Gold: CC3D PLA - silk gold shoes (contains 6 pieces) hookah hookah_spout hookah_mouth ... Red: Bumat ABS- red mushroom_top ... Brown: ESUN ABS- brown base ... Green: Amazon Basic PLA - green leaf1 leaf2 ... Black: eyebrows (contains 2 pieces) eyelashes (contains 2 pieces) mouth ... Transparent: Bumat ABS - transparent ring1_top ring1_bottom ring2_top ring2_bottom ring3_top ring3_bottom rings_pins (contains 6 pieces) ... Any color (hidden pieces) mushroom_pins (contains 3 pieces) ... Light Orange: Approximately 450mm of loose raw 1.75mm filament for the hookah hose Printing and assembly tips Printing tips 1-No supports are required. 2-Use your judgement for brims/rafts on the hands, legs and hookah_mouth pieces due to the smallish bases. Also, the body_top_in and body_top_out pieces are tall with reasonable bases but you may want to consider a brim depending on your bed adhesion. 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. The hookah_mouth also has a hole in the base for the hookah hose that needs to be clean. 4-The body_top_out contains a built-in support resting cleanly on the part. The support was tested with a .4mm nozzle and .2mm layer height. When printing, the model will not require any supports. Assembly tips 1-Use glue to assemble the model. 2-Mix up the legs at your own risk, but they are slightly different so be sure to note their correct position as noted in the diagram. 3-The leaf combination should be glued together before inserting it into the base and resting against the notch in the mushroom_top. 4-Take time to join the two halves of each smoke ring properly. The transparent filament makes it difficult to see what you are doing, so work slowly. 5-For a more natural look, use a heat gun or hair dryer to soften the hookah hose as you curve it around the model. 6-Refer to the assembly diagram and uploaded pictures for help in putting the model together.