Tux & Tex – 3D Printed Bookmark

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🐧 Tux & Tex – 3D Printed Bookmark

Cool, crisp, and full of motion — Tux & Tex brings the chill of the Antarctic to your favorite pages.
This HueForge-inspired design features a pair of penguins diving through icy waves, captured in layered tones of blue, gray, and white with a pop of red for contrast.
Elegant, detailed, and full of personality — a perfect gift for ocean lovers and bookworms alike.

📐 Model Details

• Size : 42 × 145 mm
• Thickness : 2.16 mm
• Infill : 100 % (for sharp HueForge contrast)
• Base Layer : 0.16 mm
• Layer Height : 0.08 mm

🎨 Filaments Used

• PLA Bambu Black – TD 0.3
• PLA Bambu Dark Gray – TD 0.1
• PLA Bambu Basic Cyan – TD 1.5
• PLA Bambu Matte Ice Blue – TD 1.7
• PLA Bambu Jade White – TD 5.7
• PLA Bambu Basic Red – TD 3
  (Uses 6 unique filaments)

⏸️ Swap Instructions
1️⃣ Start with Black
2️⃣ At layer #7 (0.64 mm) swap to Dark Gray
3️⃣ At layer #10 (0.88 mm) swap to Cyan
4️⃣ At layer #13 (1.12 mm) swap to Ice Blue
5️⃣ At layer #16 (1.36 mm) swap to Jade White
6️⃣ At layer #24 (2 mm) swap to Red
7️⃣ At layer #26 (2.16 mm) swap back to Jade White for the rest

🧵 Manual Color Change – No AMS Needed!
Pause points are pre-set for easy swaps on any single-extruder printer.

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