Tintin and Snowy

cults3d

Tintin and his trusty sidekick Snowy are iconic comic strip characters created by the ingenious Belgian cartoonist Hergé. As a fearless reporter and adventurer, Tintin travels the world with his loyal dog Snowy (French: Milou) in tow. No special supports are needed to bring this model to life. If you've got the right filament colors on hand, no painting is required either. The completed model stands at an impressive 263mm tall, 203mm long, and 100mm wide (including the base), making it a show-stopping addition to any desk or shelf. Don't let the detailed notes below intimidate you - I just want to make sure you have all the information you need to make building this model a fun and enjoyable experience! So sit back, relax, and get ready to embark on an adventure with Tintin and Snowy! Print Settings Printer: FlashForge Creator X Supports: No Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 10% Notes: For helpful printing suggestions, see below. My basic print settings include two shells, and for small parts, I use a 50% infill setting. Building the Model Colors (there are no multiple printed pieces) Beige/Skin: head nose arm_right arm_left ... Black: eye_right eye_left eyebrow_right eyebrow_left snowy_nose snowy_eye_right snowy_eye_left snowy_eyebrow_right snowy_eyebrow_left ... White: collar mouth socks_right socks_left snowy_body snowy_head bone_a bone_b ... Brown: pants ... Dark Brown: shoe_right shoe_left ... Light Blue: sweater sweater_right sweater_left ... Orange: hair ... Gold: base ... Any color (hidden parts): bone_bump (optional) body_bump (optional) Printing and Assembly Tips Printing Tips: 1. No supports are required. 2. I used a brim on a few pieces, but feel free to use your discretion based on your own preference. - arm_right has a small base and steep part angle. - The bone pieces are tall with small bases. - nose has a small base and larger top. - body_bump has a small base and larger top. 3. All the black pieces are small, so I don't recommend scaling the model (warning!). They print very cleanly without a brim, but make sure to clean up any first layer squish for the best fit. 4. The mouth is sized for 0.2mm layer height, making it a bit flexible. 5. When printing small parts that are hollow at 10% infill, my printer has issues, so I always print them at at least 50% infill. The snowy_body part was large enough to print fine, but the ears became 'small pieces' for my printer. I used Simplify3D to set only the ear portion of the model to 50% infill. 6. All pieces were printed and fitted using a 0.4mm nozzle, but a 0.5mm nozzle should still work with the small pieces. Assembly Tips: 1. The diagrams in the pictures section will help guide you through assembling the model, and it's quite straightforward. 2. For the small black pieces: - I kept small jars handy to store them and keep them sorted since some of them look quite similar. - Snowy's eyebrows and eyes are thicker (taller with flat sides) than Tintin's. - The thicker part of the eyebrows points to the middle for both Snowy and Tintin. - Left and right eyes are very similar, but you can swap them if needed. 3. The mouth is flat and attached to a curved surface in the head. I manually bent it a bit before gluing it to the head, so be sure to get a good bend in it first. 4. The base contains just an outline, not an actual depression for where to position Snowy and Tintin's feet.