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Passaloteuthis 3D-print


thorst

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Hi,

 

I 3D-printed another model, this time it's a life reconstruction of Passaloteuthis, a belemnite from the Jurassic. Several exceptionally preserved specimens have been found in southern Germany, on which I based this model.

 

It is printed on an Anycubic Photon Mono X in white resin and painted using acrylics. The eye lenses are printed seperately from tranasparent resin and painted from the back before assembly.

 

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This will be my last 3D-print for the next time, unfortunately.

 

Cheers,

Thorsten

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Really well done! Thanks for showing us.

Why no more prints?

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Great print and paintjob!

May I suggest a slight coloration for the hooks and beak?

Cheers,

J

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Thanks! The dots were very boring to paint!

 

You are right. I decided to go for all white beak and hooks as I was unsure if I could get them look nice and uniform. The whole "head" and tentacle unit is printed in one piece and the innermost hooks can barely be reached cleanly.

And it seems that some recent squids also have white beaks, so I was fine given that it had to be finished quickly... but yes,not the optimal solution.

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Those reconstructions are absolutely museum quality!  :wub: :wub:  It is a shame you won't have a printer going forward.  Is there a commercial facility where you can get things printed?

 

Don

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Thanks a lot! :)

 

Maybe I'll dig into that in a few months, but for now I am happy that I got the Archaeopteryx skeleton and this one done - especially the skeleton lived in my head for a long time now!

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