And now for some more 3D printing! My family and I lived in Nigeria for a couple of years when I was a kid and as such we have a decent number of knick knacks from then. One of these is a collection of wooden figures doing various traditional bits and bobs. I took a load of reference pics a couple of years back intending to "just" do the sculpt digitally but with 3D printing taking off I decided to go one better. I got three copies of this chap printed out: one for me, one for each parent. My brother's missed out as his young son might enjoy the small parts too much!
Cute aren't they?
I like:
- Beige material - It looks almost patinated which really added to the hand made feel of the finished piece.
- No glue - It's all pegs, which makes them a little wiggly, which I think adds to the character (the head has some rotation in it for example)
- The reaction my parents had to them.
- The existence of 3D printing. It's still bordering on magical getting physical output from my virtual toil.
I dislike:
- His stoop - due to a small amount of looseness on the feet / base connectors, a feature of the wiggle room.
- The elbows - Those joints were nearly impossible to get in. Credit to Sculpteo's plastic that it didn't snap.
I needed to get this update published as the next project's just about finished! Staaaaay tuned.
