3D printed 'Knight with Axe'

3D printed 'Knight with Axe'

A 3d modelling and printing challenge. The prototype is made in PLA with stainless steel bearing balls 10mm. The figure is posable.

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Hello world.

The initial steps that leaded to the creation of this figure was a medieval stamping stel of my oldest son. Among the stamps was a very nice little warrior with a two handed axe. I initially made a kinetic figure that was drawn from this stamp. I used 1.5mm wood that I had left form the violin shoulder rest.

I liked the figure so much that I decided to model it in Blender in 3d.

drawing for the knight figure

Among the challenges were getting a nice and a bit cute cartoony look as well as getting the ball joints to snap fit over the stainless steel balls. I noticed some joints would be a bit tight , while others too loose. I'm considering redesigning the joint parts to improve the connection.

I thought the cape and plume would look nice in another color, so I used a synthetic dye. This involves almost boiling water with added pigment and the holding the part in the hot water.

With kind regards,

Jairo

Blender
Knight
Character