Year of the Horse Zodiac Horse Piggy Bank Pen Holder Multi-Part Multi-Color (No AMS Needed)

This is a horse-themed piggy bank and pen holder with a Chinese-style design. The released dimensions are 190mm in height and 170mm in width, printable on A1 mini, other sizes can be scaled up by yourself. Note, this is the minimum usable size for the piggy bank, if scaled down, the coin slot on top of the piggy bank will be smaller than the diameter of a one-yuan coin, and the storage capacity will also be too small, hence this consideration

1. About the Modeling Story

This model took about 15 days to create, with far fewer parts than the Dragon Warrior I made before, it feels like going from driving a truck to a car, making assembly easy. However, the details were still meticulously polished and refined, also drawn stroke by stroke. I initially wanted to fully apply textures, but I'm just a third-rate modeler, an old man who smokes too much, my skills are limited, I admit it ^^. Choosing and creating textures took most of the day, but fortunately, it's barely acceptable in the end

2. About the Model Itself

I've been working on Mashin Hero Wataru, considering if I could make other models, and it's also the Year of the Horse. So I tried to make such a decorative item, with overall simplicity in mind. I've seen many horse models in the model library, and after comparison, I chose the current model angle for modeling. The model was finished and shown to friends, with the overall feedback: "it's something". I actually thought their comments would be very positive, deep breath~ stay calm

3. About Printing Instructions

This model has been successfully printed with PETG and PLA (yes, I splurged and bought some PLA). For PETG, the first layer printing temperature was 245℃, other layers 240℃, and for PLA, Bambu Lab's default temperature

4. About Model Assembly

This model is easy to assemble. For any symmetrical or circular parts that could be confusing, locating buckles have been specifically designed, so you don't have to spend a long time finding their positions. Please refer to the attachment for detailed assembly instructions, please use glue for assembly

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