Polar bear and cub on ice floe

Polar Bear Mother and Cub on an Ice Floe

A slightly playful version of a polar bear mother with her cub on an ice floe. The bears also have a very fine fur structure, so FuzzySkin is not required

If you want to give the whole thing a bit more weight, simply increase the infill to 20-25% and switch to Gyroid, for example 😁

Note on Supports:

I deliberately increased the line width for the supports so that they adhere better to the ice floe and offer more contact surface; I also slightly reduced their speed. With the first prototypes, the default settings caused the supports on the ice floe to "topple over" because the speed was too high and there was too little contact surface for the build

Small Note on Support Removal:

A small pair of pointed pliers and a craft knife/scalpel are your best friends when removing the supports under both polar bears. The easiest way is to go to the middle of each support with the pliers, squeeze it together, and pull out the support. Then turn the ice floe over and carefully remove the remaining bits from the undersides of the bears with the craft knife. I tried it on several prints, and it worked perfectly every time, without damaging the bears or the ice floe

Print Profile Settings

• 0.2mm layer height
• 2 wall lines
• Support line width increased to 0.5mm (better adhesion of supports to the ice floe)
• 15% infill, cubic
• Support speed slightly reduced for safety
• Filament used: Bambu Lab - PLA Matte (white, ice blue, and black)
• Tree supports (standard) necessary - also on the ice floe itself, tapering angle to 10°
   
• AMS: Slot 1 = white, Slot 2 = ice blue, and Slot 3 = black