152cm (!) Robot from movie A.P.E.X., Painted

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<p>I really had to go for it … This bad boy is a filament print of the robot in mutible pices to combine to a 1,5m tall version.<br>This print is done with regular cheap PLA filament since it was intended to be painted from the very beginning.<br>Printing such larg models reveal some issues like warping and so on … when gluing the model together 1mm gaps have been to cope with. Splitting the model I directly in Prusa Slicer. Unfortunately modifying the split surfaces was not possible with the version I used. So I am currently working with the negative body functions in Prusa Slicer 2.4 Beta … and have to say, I love it.<br>The gluing was done with a combination of idustry quality 2K epoxy and super glue.</p><p>Compared to the original model I did one major change … the canon as right arm was a little bit bulky for that scale … so I decided to mirror over the left arm … it worked quite well … also done in Prusa Slicer …&nbsp;<br><br>This very robot originated in movie “A.P.E.X.” from 1994 (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109144/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109144/</a>). I have a passion for robots since I was a kid.</p><p>This print I did on my MK3S. It took round about one month to finish the prints on my single MK3S … and I didn't have one single failed print on that model.<br><br>I attached the print files as well as the original model. I created GCODE files for both, 0,4mm and 0,6mm nozzle … At the end I used the 0.6mm nozzle … It used slightly more filament, but was way way faster (see LibreOffice Calc sheet for comparisment) … But be careful when using the 3mf files … you need to check whether the correct nozzle setting is applied.<br><br>The origin of the model is on Thingiverse by the member by <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/Void-8065236">Void-8065236</a>. (<a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4780693">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4780693</a>).<br>The design was done by the artist “arvindkumar849”. His Fiver profile is <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/arvindkumar849">https://www.fiverr.com/arvindkumar849</a>. I am working this skilled guy as well.<br><br>Enjoy</p>