Splitted baby Dory remix

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This is a remix of ChaosCoreTech's Baby Dory: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1704751. I splitted it in two halves to avoid printing it with supports (someone asked in the comments of original Baby Dory's comment section, which motivated me to do it myself). I printed at 60% of the provided STL file which is ChaosCoreTech's original file size. To split it, I used Blender and then had to lower the number of faces to be able to export it as a 3DS file to then import it in Sketchup and finally exporting it to STL (I know, there must be a more simple way, feel free to add suggestions in comments :) ) ! Print Settings Printer: DiscoEasy200 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.15 mm Infill: 17% Notes: As Dory is splitted in two parts lying on the flank, no supports are needed. As there is the two parts printed at the same time, there is no problem with too hot filament on the fins. I printed at 60% of the provided STL file which is ChaosCoreTech's original file size. I suggest to not print it smaller than that as fins are really fragile at 60%. It took me 1h40 and 14g PLA to print it with an infill of 17% and 0.15 mm resolution. Post-Printing Paint job It took a little bit of sanding to obtain a smooth surface. I then used : mastic spray (used for car bodywork) to smooth it more. universal white spray primer (two layers). acrylic paint applied with small paintbrushes (I don't have an airbrush, but ChaosCoreTech's wife paint job made me want to buy one !), two or three layers, spray varnish, three layers.