by Hummingfly

My art project for 2019, a Ling Yao Nendoroid!
This project was fully modeled in OnShape from scratch which was definitely a great learning experience - all in all there are 28 current parts making up the nendoroid, and he has fully posable limbs and head as well as the option for interchangeable face plates and hands/limbs.

I still plan to add on to this project with more face plates, hands, and his sword so I'll update this as I go!

Print Settings

Printer Brand:                          

LulzBot

Printer:                          

Mini

Rafts:                          

Doesn't Matter

Supports:                          

Yes

Resolution:                          

.12mm, 25mm/s print speed

Infill:                          

20%

Filament:                                            Polymaker PLA                                        White                                        

Notes:

Some parts will need to print with supports - note that the front face was designed to be printed facing up, and has two removable tabs to snap off after printing is finished

Post-Printing

Post-Processing

• Sanded with 80 grit up to 320 grit sandpaper

• Primed using Gray Filler-Primer

• Painted with Airbrush for general color, Acrylic for detail work

Parts sanded and prepped for Priming

Primed and Resanded

Airbrushed pieces

Detail Work

Finished!

Final Turnaround

How I Designed This

Model was designed using OnShape, a free CAD modeling service. I will possibly go back in later to clean up the designs using Blender.

I started out by making a sketch of the front and side of the finished model, and then scaling them in and building the rest of the designs off of them to make sure everything was made to the correct relative sizes.