HERO KUCU

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

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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 LABORATORY

I am a father of two beautiful girls, and I enjoy letting them discover the multiverse through nerd objects that I 3D Printed

This is one of the models that came out of my small 3D printing laboratory  
I like to design, test, and share these figures with those who love to print, paint, and collect miniatures

I am a big Bambu Lab fan, 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 general output

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

AND COME TAKE A LOOK AT THE INSTAGRAM PROFILE TOO

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RECOMMENDED PRINTING SCALE

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

But there's an important thing

If you print it larger, around 15 cm, in addition to gaining details, you also gain ease of printing

My advice:  
Feel free to enlarge it as much as you want, but add some extra supports where needed

Proof that the model prints correctly is in the real photos in the post

Only basic slicing knowledge is needed

If you have any doubts, feel free to write to me: if I can help, I always do so gladly

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PRINTING PARAMETERS USED FOR TESTS

Test scale: about 5 cm

PLA Basic white  
Layer height: 0.16 extra fine  
Supports: hybrid tree  
Outer 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

Or, 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

Remove them gently without damaging the model but calmly: one at a time, slowly, using tweezers and a bit of patience

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 single colors and paint them after priming using acrylic markers or miniature painting techniques

The colored images on the cover are just examples of coloring generated with AI to show possible painting styles

The final result always depends on the personal taste of whoever paints the model, I apologize for some imperfections and slight differences between the real model and the AI model, I still need to perfect the method!!!!in any case, you have my photos both with and without supports as a reference for the 3D Printed model!!!

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

The real print photos are the monochrome white or gray ones in the gallery

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THE PART THAT DECIDES IF YOU PRINT OR CURSE

Bed adhesion

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

I mainly use Bambu filaments and have no issues

If you use a different setup:

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

With these precautions, printing becomes much simpler and more reliable

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HEROME'S COLLECTION

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

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

Be careful though…

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

If you like the model, leave a like, it really helps the project grow a lot