C-3PO 3D Printing Figurine | Assembly

ABOUT THIS 3D FIGURINE

C-3PO, or simply Threepio, is a humanoid droid with service-oriented personality who is programmed for human-cyborg relations assistance and for preserving etiquette and protocol during multicultural diplomatic negotiations. Having served some political emissary for more than 80 years, C-3PO was destroyed and left on the planet Tatooine where the droid was discovered and reconstructed by Anakin Skywalker. The enormous amounts of diverse information and up to six million galactic languages saved on C-3PO’s memory discs saw extensive use during the events of the Galactic War. 

Our contributing 3D artist decided to sculpt C-3PO with the protocol droid’s wiring fully exposed or with his “parts showing”, as wittily noted his future partner, the astromech droid R2-D2. Depending on your favourite Star Wars episode, you may choose to give your 3D printed C-3PO his gold platings with a silver shin, or even a tarnished grey plating to shield the droid from Tatooine's sandy environment. Either way, you can never go wrong with 3D printing the talkative protocol droid!

ADAPTATION FOR 3D PRINTING + 1.1 UPDATE

C-3PO figurine for 3D printing is a static assembly model and its updating and adaptation for different types of 3D printers took Gambody team 34 hours in total. The figurine's connecting elements needed to be reviewed so the decision was reached to cut it into assembly parts anew and to adapt it for different types of 3D printers taking into account the present-day technology advancements. 

Thus, the model was thoroughly reviewed during the moderation process and its cutting was chosen by our team to minimize the amount of filament needed for generated support and some of the parts were hollowed out for you in the model’s Eco version to save resin. In order to ensure the smooth 3D printed result, C-3PO figurine was divided into multiple parts, i.e. figurine’s head, the restraining bolt mount, servomotors, hands, etc. are provided as separate parts.

All the assembly parts are provided in STL files of FFF/FDM 1.1 in recommended positions that were worked out so to ensure the smoothness of the details’ surfaces after printing and that the 3D printing beginners won't face difficulties when placing the parts on a build plate. When downloading any figurine's file you will also receive "Assembly Manual" for FFF/FDM 1.1 and DLP/SLA 1.1 versions in PDF format. 

The figurine is saved in STL files, a format supported by most 3D printers. All STL files for 3D printing have been checked in Netfabb and no errors were shown.

The model's scale was calculated from C-3PO's actual height that is 1750 mm. The 3D printing figurine's chosen scale is 1/8 for the FFF/FDM version and 1/16 for the DLP/SLA/SLS versions.

VERSIONS' SPECIFICATIONS

FFF/FDM 1.1 version features:
- Contains 27 parts;
- A printed model is 232 mm tall, 115 mm wide, 112 mm deep​;
- The updated figurine features new cutting, corrected connectors and articulated head;
- Two variants of C-3PO’s body - with and without restraining bolt mount;
- C-3PO’s head rotates on a pin 27_pin_FDM;
- FFF/FDM 1.1 version of C-3PO (1:8) can be displayed in a diorama with DLP/SLA 2.0 version of R2-D2 model (1:8);
- There is an alternative platform 26_platform_v2_2_FDM to showcase C-3PO together with his friend R2-D2;
- The assembly kit includes lock 24_ge_lock_10H_x4_FDM to attach the model's parts securely without glue that needs to be printed 4 times; 
- All parts are divided in such a way that you will print them with the smallest number of support structures.

DLP/SLA 1.1 version features:
- Contains 6 parts;
- A printed model is 116 mm tall, 58 mm wide, 56 mm deep​;
- The updated figurine features new cutting and corrected connectors;
- Two variants of C-3PO’s body - with and without restraining bolt mount;
- There is an alternative platform 6_platform_v2_SLA to showcase C-3PO together with his friend R2-D2;
- All parts are divided in such a way to fit the build plates and to ensure that support structures are generated where needed.

DLP/SLA Eco 1.1 version features:
- Contains 6 parts;
- A printed model is 116 mm tall, 58 mm wide, 56 mm deep​;
- The updated figurine features new cutting and corrected connectors;
- Two variants of C-3PO’s body - with and without restraining bolt mount;
- There is an alternative platform 6_hollow_platform_v2_SLA to showcase C-3PO together with his friend R2-D2;
- Contains some hollowed out parts to save resin.

SLS 1.1 version features:
- Made as a solid one-piece C-3PO figurine;
- A printed model is 116 mm tall, 58 mm wide, 56 mm deep;
- Two variants of C-3PO’s body - with and without restraining bolt mount;
- There is an alternative platform 6_platform_v2_SLS to showcase C-3PO together with his friend R2-D2;
- Contains 6 parts - one-piece C-3PO model variants and the figurine with the platforms separated.

FFF/FDM 1.0 version features:
- Contains 26 parts;
- A printed model is 218 mm tall, 113 mm wide, 72 mm deep;
- This is the initial version of the model released in 2019.

DLP/SLA 1.0 + DLP/SLA 1.0 versions feature:
- Each contains 6 parts;
- A printed model is 109 mm tall, 57 mm wide, 36 mm deep;
- These are the initial versions of the model released in 2019.

SLS 1.0 version features:
- Contains 4 parts;
- A printed model is 109 mm tall, 57 mm wide, 36 mm deep;
- This is the initial version of the model released in 2019.

You can get the figurine of C-3PO for 3D Printing immediately after the purchase! Just click the green Buy button in the top-right corner of the model’s page. You can pay with PayPal or your credit card.

Watch the tutorial on how to assemble C-3PO 3D Printing Figurine at Gambody YouTube channel.

Also, you may like the R2-D2 3D Printing Model, as well as other Star Wars 3D Printing Models.

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Below you can find printing recommendations for Cura, Bambu Lab, Simplify3D, Slic3r and PrusaSlicer software.

Disclaimer: The following printing settings are a recommendation, not an obligation. The parameters can vary depending on the peculiarities of your 3D printer, the material you use, and especially the particular assembly part you are working with. Each part that any model comprises often needs preliminary review, and you are free to tweak the settings the way you find suitable.

Note:

You can scale up the model (downscaling for FFF/FDM 3D printers is not recommended!);

All connectors should be printed at 100% Infill.

Bambu Lab printing recommendations:

These basic 3D printing settings recommendations for beginners were tested in Bambu Studio 1.9.1. Test models were printed on the Bambu Lab A1, Bambu Lab A1 Mini, Creality Ender 3 S1, Anycubic Kobra 2, and Anycubic Vyper using PLA and PETG filaments.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

Cura printing recommendations:

These are averaged settings which were tested in the Cura 5.2.1 slicer. Test models were printed on Anycubic Vyper, Creality Ender 3 Pro with PLA filament.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

Simplify3D printing recommendations:

These are averaged settings which were tested in the Simplify3D 5.0.0 slicer. Test models were printed on Anycubic Vyper, FLSUN v400, Ender3 S1 with PLA filament.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

Slic3r printing recommendations:

These basic 3D printing settings recommendations for beginners were tested in Slic3r 1.3.0 software. Test models were printed on Ultimaker 2, Creality Ender 3, Creality Cr-10S pro v2, Anycubic I3 Mega, Anycubic I3 MegaS, Anycubic Vyper with PLA and PetG filaments.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

PrusaSlicer printing recommendations:

These basic 3D printing settings recommendations for beginners were tested in PrusaSlicer 2.3.1. Test models were printed on Ultimaker 2, Creality Ender 3, Creality Cr-10S pro v2, Anycubic I3 Mega, Anycubic I3 MegaS, Anycubic Vyper with PLA and PETG filaments.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download