True Lowest Poly The Thinker

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I like the look of low-poly things. Art is cool. So I really liked aliekens' interpretation of The Thinker. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5197373 But then someone had to go one-up them and create an even lower poly-count model! This one looks better when printing at smaller sizes and/or with higher resolutions, the polys just pop more. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2164071 SapphoMode took things even further. However, it was both too square for my taste and not truly the lowest poly-count possible. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2164071 So I took things to the endgame! I took LxO's model, approximated its footprint with a triangle, picked a point at the top of its head, and voilà, true perfection. Print it with a thicker base – it won't fall over on its own, but it doesn't need much of a push to take a tumble. Also, be careful printing the tip. I always struggle printing thin things like that, so use whatever tricks you can and hope for the best.