HERO LEGEND Earthworm Jim

I am a dad to two beautiful girls and I enjoy introducing them to the multiverse through 3D printed nerd objects. This is one of the models from my collection, which I share with those who love 3D printing, also to receive constructive advice and improve more and more. I am a big Bambu Lab fan and all my prints are made with P2S and A1 Mini.

I make test prints at a reduced scale (10 cm) to test the model's stability and performance. But there's an important thing: if you print it larger, around 15 cm, in addition to gaining details you also gain ease of printing. My advice? Enlarge it as much as you want but add some more supports where needed. Proof that the print works is in the photos. Only a minimum basic knowledge of slicing is needed. If you have any doubts, write to me and I will gladly help you.

For testing, I printed it at 10 cm: PLA Basic white 0.16 extra fine hybrid tree supports 10 mm outer brim 0 mm object spacing

The supports are very delicate. They can be removed without damage, but one at a time, slowly, with tweezers and patience. No need to go Rambo on the support... you'll regret it.

If you want to collect them all... come here (the trap is already set):

https://makerworld.com/en/@Gara/upload

Technical notes (the truth, not poetry)

I prefer to print single-color and paint after priming with acrylic markers. The colored images are just examples of coloring; personal taste dictates the final result. The design originates from an AI generation (Tripo), manually refined and tested in FDM to ensure real printability. The "real" photos are the single-color white ones.

The part that decides if you print or curse: bed adhesion.

I use CryoGrip Pro Frostbite and the adhesion is so strong that the prints seem to have taken out a mortgage on the bed: they never come off. I mainly use Bambu filaments and have no problems.

If you have a different setup:

First and foremost, focus on adhesion. Use dry, quality filament. Do things cleanly.