thorst Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 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. This will be my last 3D-print for the next time, unfortunately. Cheers, Thorsten 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Really well done! Thanks for showing us. Why no more prints? Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorst Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Thanks! I'll move and won't have space for the printer anymore. Maybe at some point in the future it'll be possible again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Great print and paintjob! May I suggest a slight coloration for the hooks and beak? Cheers, J Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorst Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Wow.. they look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Those are really great display pieces. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lormouth Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Nice belemnite reconstruction and nice painting! http://paleoreplica.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Those reconstructions are absolutely museum quality! It is a shame you won't have a printer going forward. Is there a commercial facility where you can get things printed? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorst Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorst Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 I uploaded the files, if anyone is interested: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/passaloteuthis-belemnite-life-reconstruction-in-full-size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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