HERO KUCU

🎨 Paint Your Herome Challenge is live!

Join our May painting contest: print and paint one of my models, share your finished work, and you could win a €40 voucher

To participate, enter our Discord server and look for the contest section:

paint-your-herome-challenge

👉 Click on the image to join the contest!

Grab your brushes… the painting war has begun. 🔥

So many of you are messaging me asking where my old models have gone.

I’m trying to reply to everyone, but I’ll say it here too: unfortunately, several of my models are being removed from the platform.

So my advice is very simple:

if you like a model, download it NOW.

Don’t just add it to your collection, because in a few days it might be too late… and then come the tears, the regrets, and the classic “damn, I should have downloaded it when I had the chance.”

You’ve been warned. The rest is in the hands of the 3D printing gods. 😄

GARA'S WORKSHOP

I am a father of two beautiful daughters and I enjoy introducing them to the multiverse through 3D printed nerd objects.

This is one of the models from my small 3D printing workshop.
I enjoy designing, testing, and sharing these figures with those who love to print, paint, and collect miniatures.

I am a big fan of Bambu Lab and all my prints are mainly made with P2S and A1 mini.

Before publishing a model, I always do several test prints to check stability, supports, and overall performance.

Click here to join my Discord group: every now and then we hold evening live sessions to discuss 3D printing, projects, tests, and new ideas to develop together.

AND ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE INSTAGRAM PROFILE

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RECOMMENDED PRINT SCALE

I often make test prints at a reduced scale (about 10 cm) to check the model's behavior.

But there's something important.

If you print it larger, around 15 cm, you will not only gain more detail but also easier printing.

My advice:
enlarge it as much as you want, but add a few more supports where needed.

Proof that the model prints correctly is shown in the real photos within the post.

Only basic slicing knowledge is needed.

If you have any questions, feel free to write to me: I'm always happy to help if I can.

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PRINTING PARAMETERS USED FOR TESTS

Test scale: approximately 5 cm

PLA Basic white
Layer height: 0.16 extra fine
Supports: tree hybrid
Brim: 10 mm
Object spacing: 0 mm

If you want to give a small boost to this nerd project, you can do so with a contribution on PayPal here.

Alternatively, if you want to help, you can boost the server and support the community.

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SUPPORT REMOVAL

The supports are designed to be quite delicate.

They can be removed without damaging the model, but do so calmly:
one at a time, slowly, using tweezers and a bit of patience.

There's no need to go Rambo on the supports...
otherwise something breaks and you end up crying in front of the printer.

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TECHNICAL NOTES (the truth, not poetry)

I prefer to print the figures in a single color and paint them after priming using acrylic markers or miniature painting techniques.

The colored images on the cover are merely AI-generated examples of coloring to showcase possible painting styles.

The final result always depends on the personal taste of the painter, I apologize for some imperfections and slight differences between the real model and the AI model, I still need to perfect the method!!!!in all cases, my photos, both with and without supports, serve as a reference for the 3D printed model!!!

The design originates from an AI generation (Tripo), subsequently manually refined and tested in FDM printing to ensure true printability.

The actual print photos are the single-color white or gray ones found in the gallery.

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THE PART THAT DECIDES IF YOU PRINT OR SWEAR

Plate adhesion.

I use CryoGrip Pro Frostbite and the adhesion is so strong that the prints seem to have taken out a mortgage on the plate: they never detach.

I mainly use Bambu filaments and experience no issues.

If you use a different setup:

• first and foremost, focus on plate adhesion
• use dry, high-quality filament
• keep the plate perfectly clean
• don't be afraid to use a brim or extra supports

With these precautions, printing becomes much simpler and more reliable.

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THE HEROME COLLECTION

If you like this model, you can find all the other figures in the collection here:

https://makerworld.com/en/@Gara/upload

Be warned though…

if you start printing them, you'll end up wanting them all.

If you like the model, please leave a like, it truly helps the project grow.