123 Scyther Dual Low-Poly

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Pokemon 123 Scyther Dual Low-Poly I am particularly proud of this one. Printed in 1 piece with no supports, lots of brim. I included a single extruder version. I like to print BIG so the IRL picture is nearly 23cm tall. Printed with 5shells and 30%infill, no supports, i did use a 5ct brim, also slower and hotter than i normal print, 30mms(really slow for a print that has so many layers), and about 10c higher. I was very afraid of all the small parts losing layer adhesion or becoming fragile. This model has a low volume but a high surface area, so lots of infill wont add a large amount of time to the print. I didn't print the single extruder version but it should print similarly but without extra walls between colors. and i didn't print at 100% scale. I managed to print this successfully in 1 piece on the first go, but here are the scary parts of the print, and some potential helpful hints. -Before the first shoulder is printed the lower arm is supported by a small area at an angle for a long time. I printed with a brim to ensure secure build plate adhesion. -The tiny fangs are the ONLY 2 parts holding up his snout and head until the back of his jaw is printed. Maybe use custom support in mouth if you experience trouble, or slow down the print on those layers.I just ran the whole print slowly anyway. -The wings are skiny and individual islands, dual colored so even skinnier with plenty of time to warp or get caught on the nozzle or string or underextrude due to retraction settings. Printer specific, but i have an upgraded parts cooler fan setup which seems to benefit all my prints. -the upper arm is a quite aggressive aggressive angle i think 65 degrees, so cooling and control will be tested. All i did here was hope and ignore the danger ,haha, worked out. 10-1-19 What i thought was an artifact of warping between the colors of his upper arm is actually a modeling issue where the 2 models were cutting a 4 sided poly in opposite directions so there was ACTUALY a gap. I have uploaded a fixed version of Main and Detail.