Duck Dodgers

Duck Dodgers, from "Duck Dodgers in the 24+1/2th Century", a 1953 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.

In the latter half of 24th century (around 2350), Duck Dodgers (Daffy Duck) is tasked with locating the uncharted "Planet X", the only known remaining source for the dwindling element Illudium Phosdex, "the shaving cream atom". Dodgers immediately claims the planet in the name of the Earth, but is quickly greeted by Marvin the Martian, as he claims it in the name of Mars.

Only two parts require supports, shirt and beak (see notes for settings). If you have the proper filament colors, no painting is needed.

The assembled model (with base) is 290mm tall.

Note:
The model stands on it's own without the base but the flag pole would need to be shortened if you do not use the base.

Enjoy!

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

Special thanks to Jason McMillan (makerworld ID Gatekeeper) for creating the Bambu Print Profile on Makerworld.
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**Print Instructions:**
Supports: Only two parts, see notes
Resolution: .2mm
Infill: 15%

Notes:**

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

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**Building the model**

Colors

Black: (Devil Designs PLA - Black)
neck_bottom
neck_top
neck_extra_right
neck_extra_left
hand_left
hand_right
body_bottom
eye_black_right
eye_black_left
word_plate (with color change from bronze after .6mm)
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Yellow: (Paramount3D PLA - Simpson Yellow)
antenna_top
flag (with color change around 10mm from red)
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Red: (Hatchbox PLA - Red)
cape
flag (with color change around 10mm to yellow)
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Green: (Devil Designs PLA - Green)
shirt
hood
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Silver: (Devil Designs PLA - Silver)
flag_ball
flag_pole_top
flag_ploe_bottom
antenna
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Marble: (Devil Designs PLA - Marble Dark)
base
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Orange: (Parmount3d PLA - McClaren Orange)
beak
foot_right
foot_left
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Dark Red: (3DFuel PLA - Iron Red)
tongue
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Bronze: (Esun PLA - Bronze)
word_plate (with color change to black after .6mm)
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White: (Devil Designs PLA - White)
eye_white_right
eye_white_left
neck_white
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Any color: (hidden piece):
pin_neck
pin_shirt
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**Printing and assembly tips**

Printing tips
1 - Supports are required on only two pieces.

shirt: Supports are only needed for the right arm portion. I set the slicer to block supports for the indent on the bottom of the shirt (not needed but may be a pain to remove if you forget.)

beak: Supports are only needed at the bottom. I purposely did NOT use organic/tree supports for this part. The older support type does a cleaner job due to the shape of the part. Overkill, but I added a brim for a wider base in order to hold the part down better. I set the overhang angle to 35deg to avoid the slicer putting in unneeded supports.

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:
- cape
- hand_left
- hand_right
- beak (as noted above)

*I used a raft on:
- flag (easier to remove than a brim for this part)

3 - Do NOT use a brim on the eye_black parts or the neck_extra parts.

4 - Two parts require color changes, flag and word_plate, See the section on colors for directions.

5 - If you want to skip the base, the flag_pole_bottom would need to be a bit shorter. The model would still be stable and be able to stand on it's own.

6 - 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. The E6000 sticky glue that I use allows more time to position parts and is still the best for smaller parts. 3D Gloop sets much quicker and creates a solid bond. For both glues using a smaller amount is usually better than more glue.

3 - The right_hand with the flag_pole_bottom should be attached after completing the rest of the main model, including the base. This will ensure the proper orientation of the hand. Once the glue dries, the flag_pole_top and the rest of the flag assembly can be added to the hand.

4 - After assembling the hood/neck_top/beak, insert the eyes (blacks already inserted) and neck_extra parts. The neck_extra_right/left parts are inserted with the bed side facing down.

5 - The neck_white part is attached to the neck_bottom (using the pin_neck) with the bed side facing down. The part looks like a cylinder but is actually a slightly different size on its top and bottom.

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.