3D mannequin description
Together with his extendable accordion physique and talent to both stand upright or as a canine on 4 legs, the astromech droid Z-1 (https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Z-1) was an keen helper on Kalina Kalfus’ house tug.
3D printing settings
I printed this in common PLA at 0.1mm layer top on an Ender 3, nevertheless it ought to work the identical with any medium or printer.
The determine right here is scaled at 1:18 / 3.75″ so will match alongside Hasbro/Kenner Star Wars figures. It may very well be scaled up or down as essential, however bear in mind that the joints could develop into looser or tighter as the size adjustments, requiring further work to get them to play good.
There’s a little bit to the meeting, however it isn’t notably complicated. Begin with the neck and tail connectors, assembling the round base and two of the jointed parts collectively. Push them by way of the holes in every of the 2 physique items, then connect the pinnacle and tail onto these. Slide the 2 physique items along with their notches aligned. There’s a fundamental picture exhibiting the way it fall suits collectively included right here.
When standing upright, the tail section can fold again behind the physique, with the neck and higher physique dropping into the decrease physique.
The entire the ball joints have a barely wider aperture when straightened horizontally from the ball to make them simpler to insert.
