Steampunk Warrior Griffin

This was a fun idea my nephew suggested - combining mythical creatures with steampunk. I've been playing with creating 3d models using AI's like Gemini, Grok, Meta AI & others to create images of things I've imagined and then Makerlab Image to 3d, Backflip AI and Tripo AI to generate 3d models. At the moment Tripo AI seems to be the best one and is very affordable.

I worked for a long time trying to find the profile that would print the most reliably and the tree supports would come off easily. This one is a 3mf created by Tripo AI that seems to work very well. The only change I made was to use support painting to keep supports from being created around the griffin's tail tip. The tail is the only really fragile part and if you accidentally drop the model the tail tip will most likely break off so beware.

I used Bambu A1's to develop and print this with .4 nozzles and using JT16 bed adhesive.

It's important to set the filament profile temperatures to match what you're using and to set the max volumetrick flow to keep the print speed low - probably not more than around 70mm/s.  Formula nozzle diameter x layer height X print speed - i.e. .4 x .2 x 70 = 5.6.

Remove the supports by cutting them into smaller pieces and gently flexing.  Overall exercise care especially around the tail. 

It's a fun model and makes a nice display.