Hercules vs Hydra 3D Printing Figurines in Diorama | Assembly

This is the legendary fight between Hercules and Lernaean Hydra.

Legend has it that Hercules headed to hunt the nine-headed hydra. The quest proved to be not an easy one. After having lured the creature from its hiding place, Hercules set off to kill it. But every time he would cop one of its head another two would emerge, making Hercules’ mission tricky and almost impossible.

Getting one of his feet wound, the hydra made Hercules’ escape impossible. Seeing that his task is getting out of hands, he called on Iolaus to help him out of the situation.

The Hercules vs Hydra 3D model consists of 11 separate parts, all converted into STL files. The STL files underwent thorough checking and correction in Netfabb. They can be easily handled in any slicing program.

The text on the base is ancient Greek and it says "Hercules and Lernaean Hydra”. This is a kit and will require assembly and painting. Hercules is around 18.5cm which makes him 1/10 scale. The parts have been prepared for printing bed 14cm ×14cm ×17cm or bigger. 

Buy Hercules vs Hydra 3D model STL files by clicking on the top-right Buy button. Add the model’s files to your card and continue to checkout. Insert your PayPal or credit card details. Once the payment is processed, download the STL files in a .zip folder.

Or, 3D print the files with our partners 3DHubs or Treastock directly from our website. Choose the files you want to print and click the Print with 3DHubs or Print with Treastock button.

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This model was tested in Cura 15.06. To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings:

Quality

• Layer height: 0.1mm*
• Initial layer thickness: 0.3mm
• Bottom/top pattern: lines
• Skin perimeter line count: 0
• Horizontal expansion: 0.04mm (when entering 0.04mm index, the 3D printer perceives the model as monolith, i.e. as having no hidden layers).

*Layer Height 0.1mm is recommended for a better quality for the printed model. However, the printing time will double.

As a STL file provider, our goal is to ensure that the files are error-free and printable in the most accurate way. This is why we only test print the most difficult segments of the model’s parts.

The model's parts have been tested and printed in PLA. In case you need advice where to get your filaments from, check our partner's website.

Speed setups:

• Infill speed: 30mm/s
• Outer shell speed : 30mm/s
• Inner shell speed: 20mm/s
• Top/bottom speed: 20mm/s
• Support speed: 50mm/s
• Travel speed: 150mm/s
• Skirt speed: 30mm/s
• Amount of slower layers: 4

Infill:

• Infill pattern: Grid
• Line distance: 1.5mm
• Infill overlap: 20%
• Infill layers: 0

Support:

• Enable support: Check
• Placement: Everywhere
• Overhang angle: 30°
• X/Y distance: 0.7mm
• Top distance: 0.2mm
• Bottom distance: 0.2mm
• Stair step height: 0.5mm
• Join distance: 0.7mm
• Area smoothing: 0.6mm
• Use towers: check
• Pattern: Grid
• Line distance: 1.5mm

Platform adhesion:

• Type: Brim
• Brim line count: 10 (up to 20, depending on the model’s height)

Other 3D printing recommendations:

Outer Shell Speed - 20mm/s and Support Speed - 40mm/s settings apply to avoid model deformation.  Apply other settings by default.

Disclaimer: This model will look outstanding if printed on SLA/SLS 3D printer. The accuracy of the model printed on FFF printer can vary from the result shown in the pictures.