Axolotl with Glass Eyes – Detailed Eye-Catcher

🦎 Axolotl with Glass Eyes – Detailed Eye-Catcher (AMS & Single Color)

This axolotl is designed as a detailed figure and immediately draws attention. The standout feature is the use of glass eyes, which give it an incredibly lifelike and almost “real” expression.

The model comes in two versions: a two-color variant, which is especially suited for AMS printing (H2D / H2C recommended) and allows for clean color separation between body and gills, and a single-color version. The latter works great with dual-color filaments, creating beautiful shifting effects depending on the lighting.

For the two-color print profiles, the gills have already been manually color-painted by me, so you can start printing right away. However, if you only download the STL file and not the 3MF file, you will need to assign the colors yourself in the slicer – this takes a bit more time, but works just as well.

A real highlight of this model is the eyes. It is designed to fit 10 mm or 6 mm glass eyes by default, but can easily be scaled to also fit 8 mm or 12 mm sizes. The glass eyes are easy to find on platforms like Amazon, AliExpress, or eBay. Depending on your preference, you can customize the look quite a bit: dragon eyes give it a more mystical appearance, while classic “googly-style” eyes make it look extra cute.

Printing is kept simple and reliable. With a layer height of 0.2 mm, three walls, and about 7% infill using a cross pattern, you’ll get clean results. Only minimal supports are required, limited to a small area under the lower gills, and they are very easy to remove.

Thanks to its easy printability and the expressive glass eyes, this model is perfect as a decoration, gift, or collectible piece.

If you like the model, I’d really appreciate a ❤️, a 👍, or a boost!

🦎 Axolotl with Glass Eyes – Detailed Eye-Catcher (AMS & Single Color)

This axolotl is designed as a detailed figure and immediately draws attention. The standout feature is the use of glass eyes, which give it an incredibly lifelike and almost “real” expression.

The model comes in two versions: a two-color variant, which is especially suited for printing with AMS (H2D / H2C recommended) and allows for clean color separation between body and gills, as well as a single-color version. The latter works great with dual-color filaments, creating beautiful shifting effects depending on the lighting.

For the two-color print profiles, the gills have already been manually color-painted by me, so you can start printing right away. However, if you only download the STL file and not the 3MF file, you will need to assign the colors yourself in the slicer – this takes a bit more time, but works just as well.

A real highlight of this model is the eyes. It is designed to fit 10 mm or 6 mm glass eyes by default, but can easily be scaled to also fit 8 mm or 12 mm sizes. The glass eyes are easy to find, for example, on Amazon, AliExpress, or eBay. Depending on your preference, you can customize the look quite a bit: dragon eyes give the axolotl a mystical look, while classic “googly-style” eyes make it look extra cute.

Printing is kept simple and reliable. With a layer height of 0.2 mm, three walls, and about 7% infill using a cross pattern, you’ll get clean results. Only minimal supports are required, limited to a small area under the lower gills, and they are very easy to remove.

Thanks to its easy printability and the expressive glass eyes, this model is perfect as a decoration, gift, or collectible piece.

If you like the model, I’d really appreciate a ❤️, a 👍, or a boost!