Gollum & His Precious STL files for 3D Printing | Assembly Model

ABOUT THIS 3D MODEL

Gollum is one of the key characters in the iconic book by John R. Tolkien. This creature used to be a simple hobbit called Smeagol who lived an ordinary hobbit life. But that was until he found a ring at the lake bottom when fishing with his brother. Smeagol wanted this ring for himself, but his brother refused to give it away, and so Smeagol killed him. He could not part with his precious possession, because the One Ring captures the mind of the one who owns it, which is exactly what happened to Smeagol. He was cast out of his village and disappeared in the Misty Mountains, in the dark of underground caves. The Ring extended his life, and for almost 500 years he lived on an islet of an underground lake in the mountains. The heroes he met spared his life because they believed that he could still play an important role. As a result, when Frodo could not force himself to throw the Ring into the lava to destroy it, Gollum attacked him and bit off his finger with the Ring on it. However, after a careless move he himself fell into the mouth of the volcano with the Ring in his hand and thereby destroyedˇ the dark Lord of the Rings, Sauron, whose spirit was kept in the Ring.

ADAPTATION FOR 3D PRINTING

The model is saved in STL files, a format supported by most 3D printers. 

FFF/FDM 1.0 version features:

• Contain 11 parts;
• Made with special platform in the form of piece of Misty Mountain;
• Made with One Ring;
• All parts are divided in such way that you will print them with the smallest amount of supports.

DLP/SLA 1.0 version features:

• Same as FFF/FDM but smaller, also made as 3 parts;

SLS 1.0 version features:

• Same as DLP/SLA but made as 1 part for economy your material;
• All STL files for 3D printing have been checked in Netfabb and no errors were shown.

Note: Before starting 3D printing the model, read the Printing Details for Cura, Bambu Studio, Simplify3D, Slic3r and PrusaSlicer.

There are 11 parts for FFF/FDM 1.0 version, 3 parts for DLP/SLA 1.0 version and 1 part for SLS 1.0.

Scale: Gollum height is 1070 mm. The scale of this model made in proportion to it. 1/8 for FFF/FDM 1.0 version and 1/16 for DLP/SLA 1.0 and SLS 1.0 versions.

FFF/FDM 1.0 version dimensions:

• After being printed will stand - 195 mm tall, 133 mm wide, 105 mm deep;

SLA/DLP 1.0 and ​SLS 1.0 version dimensions:

• After being printed will stand - 98 mm tall, 67 mm wide, 53 mm deep;
• Has a few details, to keep printing costs down.

You can get Gollum​ for 3D Printing right now! 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 Gollum​​ 3D Printer Model at Gambody YouTube channel.

Also, you may like other Lord of the Rings 3D Printing Designs.

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On 14 September 2018, a new loincloth has been added.

Now this model contains a new loincloth, which is held in place without glue and can be printed with the smallest amount of support. STL files with updated files are already available for download in “Source files” tab FFF/FDM 1.1 Version.

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Below you can find printing recommendations for Cura, Bambu Studio, 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 1.9.5. 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 5.8.1 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