My First Life-size 3D Print (Iron Man)

[takezo]

Thank you so much for this post! This is both amazing and inspiring. Ive been itching to find a new hobby that is creative in nature and i may have found my first project

[JoshBear]

Hi

There is more information on this thread below. If you have any more questions happy to answer over on that one. Don’t want to take over this thread by lildobber13

Life-Sized Iron Man MK 46 Build

Hi everyone, Here is my latest 3D printing project: a life-sized Iron Man MK 46! This build was a labour of love, frustration and effort . The Model and Scaling I started with a model from Gamebody and scaled it up by 723% to reach a full height of 6’1” (185 cm). The scaling alone was a challenge, as it required careful slicing to ensure all parts fit together smoothly and minimized gaps that would need sanding and filling. Printers and Filament I used two Bambu La…

Josh

[lildobber13]

Started and finished a new life-size model. I decided I wanted to try a pre-built model of a B1 Droid from Star Wars: Episode One to go with my Episode One pinball machine.

I started it in February, and finished yesterday. I captured all steps/analytics to create a Tableau dashboard (coming soon).

Highlights include:

• 191.5 Hours of Print Time (minus about 8.5 hours due to failures).
• 9,123g of Filament Used / 10 Rolls (Bambu PLA Matte Latte Brown)
• Spent just under $300 USD for the file, filament, hardware, etc. I needed a lot of hardware that I didn’t have, so I have a large surplus).
• Filament worked well, no taped ends, it was the new batches as it snagged a few times due to being poorly wound, but it worked. Most failures were from small pieces being shifted during print, or supports clogging holes (this was my fault, as the instructions clearly said what pieces should have supports, I did not read it).

Overall a real fun build. It was vastly different than Iron Man. It was optimized for 3D printers, and worked with various sizes, it had detailed instructions, and it was more like a model instead of a statue.

[JoshBear]

Looks Fantastic!

Is that a “Solid” stormtrooper model in the background?

Regards
Josh

[lildobber13]

Thank you! It was a fun build! The Stormtrooper is a Home Depot holiday statue… it’s… fine I guess…? The proportions are pretty far off, and honestly it has the quality of a cheaply made Halloween costume; however, it was cheap, and well that’s fine.