Speedy Gonzales

**Updated 9/23/2022: pants.stl reloaded with the flat side down**

Speedy Gonzales, a cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of short films produced by Warner Bros.

He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major trait being the ability to run extremely fast. Many people remember him fondly as a quick-witted, heroic Mexican character who always got the best of his opponents.

No supports are required. Two pieces contains built-in supports. Optional parts without the built-in supports are also supplied if you want to use your slicer supports (see notes below). If you have the proper filament colors, no painting is needed.

The assembled model is 150mm tall and is mostly in proportion to my previously released Looney Tunes models I've made his as small as possible and still print well.

Enjoy!

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Special shoutout to maker Benoît Lussier for providing QA printing and quality feedback.

Another shoutout to Jarvis Henderson (Printables id: biggdog55) for suggesting the speed limit sign accessory.
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**Print Instructions:**
Supports: No
Resolution: .2mm
Infill: 10%

Notes:**

Refer to the notes below for a few helpful printing and assembly instructions.

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**Building the model**

Colors

Black: (Paramount3D PLA - Black)
eye_blacks (contains two identical pieces)
hair
mouth
nose
whiskers_left (contains two identical pieces)
whiskers_right (contains two identical pieces)
sign (see notes for color change to black)
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Dark Grey: (Paramount3D PLA - Grey Battleship)
sign_base
sign_post
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Yellow: (Paramount3D PLA - Simpson Yellow)
hat_brim
hat_brim_without_supports (optional piece)
hat_middle
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Dark Red: (Paramount3D PLA - Iron Red)
tongue
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Dark Brown: (Hatchbox PLA - Brown)
base
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Pink: (CookieCad PLA - Pale Pink)
ear_left
ear_right
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Red: (Hatchbox PLA - True Red)
tie
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White: (Overture PLA - White)
eye_white_left
eye_white_right
shirt
shirt_fill
pants
pants_without_supports (optional piece)
sign (see notes for color change from white)
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Light Brown: (Paramount3D PLA - Dark Complexion)
head
hand_left
hand_right
foot_left
foot_right
tail *black is also a good option for the tail*
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Green: (Paramount3d PLA - St. Andres Green)
cactus
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Grey: (Paramount3d PLA - Medusa Stone Grey)
dust_trail
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Any color: (hidden piece):
pin_hat
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**Printing and assembly tips**

Printing tips
1 - No supports are required. Two pieces contains built-in supports, hat_brim and pants. Optional parts without the built-in supports are also supplied if you want to use your slicer supports. The built-in supports are designed for a .4mm nozzle and for the size that the model is presented. Use your discretion for which parts to use if you resize the model significantly.

2 - There are some pieces that may need brims or rafts, use your discretion. When setting up my prints I prefer to be conservative to ensure the least chance of a print failure, especially since the base of many parts are hidden when inserted into another part.

*I used brims on:
- hair
- tie
- shirt

3 - The tops of the feet (legs) are quit thin. As per 3D printing 101, print both feet at the same time, but be sure to separate them on the print bed enough so the legs have more time to cool off.

4 - The speed sign is to be printed with a color change at 1mm. with white as the starting color and then changing to black at 1mm.

5 - When removing parts from the printer bed, it's a **VERY** good idea to place left/right parts into separate containers to help with the assembly process. Sometimes the difference between the left and right parts is very small but it is still worth keeping track of them and assembling them in their proper place.

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Assembly tips:

1 - Take your time gluing the model together and enjoy the process. Give some thought into which parts to glue together as groups and then gluing the groups together. Let the glue for each group set completely before combining groups.

2 - I used 3D Gloop and E6000 to put this model together. I am not affiliated with 3D Gloop but have experimented with different glues for my models and have found that this glue is a great option for my models. Each type of glue has different pros/cons and I found that 3D Gloop was far easier to use than superglue (for me). The E6000 sticky glue that I also use allows more time to position parts and is still the best for smaller parts. 3D Gloop covers the middle ground for me and really works wonders. It leaves enough time to set, so parts can be positioned correctly and it dries fast enough to hold awkward parts without the need for taping. I used the PLA version that comes in a tube. For both glues using a smaller amount is usually better than more glue.

3 - Since the model is 'suspended' in a running position and is a bit top heavy when gluing, gluing order is a major consideration when building this model. The following is how I assembled the model:
- Assemble the head parts and body parts (without the feet)
- Glue that to the cactus (I used the 3D Gloop) and be sure it is fully set
- Add the dust trail to the base
- Glue the cactus to the base (I used 3D Gloop) and be sure it is fully set
- Glue in the two feet, being careful with the legs not to break them
- Complete the model with the hat and place the sign in an appropriate position.

6 - Refer to the assembly diagrams in the pictures section as well as the uploaded pictures for putting the model together. The model is meant to be glued.

Do not hesitate to ask questions, feedback is essential to making better models.