Alien Queen in Diorama STL files for 3D Printing | Assembly Model

ABOUT THIS 3D MODEL

Alien Queen surrounded by inexhaustible Xenomorphs in diorama with Darth Vader is a reflection on what the possible clash of two fictional universes would look like. The author of this majestic diorama for 3D printing was drawing inspiration from amazing illustrations by talented artist Guillem H. Pongiluppi who created a great series of concept arts featuring Darth Vader and a bunch of Stormtroopers fighting off a horde of Xenomorphs from the Alien franchise. As indicated the author of the initial concept, the whole battle takes place in the remote planet LV-426 where Stormtroopers of the elite 501st Legion are fighting against the Space Cockroaches. The brave soldiers are stronger than ever though seem to be losing the battle against tireless Xenomorphs when the dark lord Sith Darth Vader arrives and evacuates the men of the Legion. At that very moment, the mother of every Drone and Warrior in the hive arrives. Sounds incredible, doesn’t it?

The author of the 3D printing diorama spent 240 hours in total to convey the atmosphere of the confrontation—Alien Warriors led by their Queen are depicted crawling out of holes, preparing for the attack. Alien Queen, in her turn, is displayed advancing with her whole body towering above everyone else and clearly ready to rush into action. Dark Lord of the Sith is ready to confront the beast single-handed but the outcome of the battle is open to question. The whole mood of the diorama proves that a possible crossover between Alien and Star Wars franchises would be clearly a creepy incident but who would mind seeing a movie like this! And while these are only concepts and we are yet to see what's there in store for both franchises the incredible diorama is already available to be 3D printed and placed on your display shelf. Go order the STL files and get down to the unique project!

ADAPTATION FOR 3D PRINTING

Alien Queen with Darth Vader and crawling Xenomorphs in diorama is a static assembly model and its moderation and adaptation for different types of 3D printers took Gambody team 88 hours in total. With the whole diorama being comprised of the great Alien Queen, Darth Vader model and 10 smaller Xenomorphs, Gambody team dedicated much time and effort to review every single part of the impressive scene and to make sure every element of the diorama is adapted for 3D printing.

The model’s cutting in its huge assembly version was chosen by our team to minimise the amount of filament needed for generated support. Therefore, and also so to ensure the cleanest 3D printed result possible, each dorsal tube on each Xenomorph’s back, each creature’s head, tail and all extremities are provided as a separate assembly piece. If you take a look at the way the Queen herself is cut into assembly parts, you will see that with the same purpose of guaranteeing the clean outcome, the model was divided into many separate parts along the creature’s body seams and its jaws, as well as inner jaw, were extracted from the monster’s mouth for convenient printing. Consequently, Darth Vader model comes with the cloak “taken off” and the lightsaber separate. Besides, some of the diorama’s parts were hollowed out for you to save resin in the model’s Eco version. All assembly parts are provided in STL files 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. 

The model 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 Alien Queen's actual height that is 6096 mm. The 3D printing design's chosen scale is 1/16 for the FFF/FDM version and 1/32 for the DLP/SLA/SLS versions.

VERSIONS' SPECIFICATIONS

1.0 FFF/FDM version features:

• Contains 146 parts;
• A printed model is 332 mm tall, 302 mm wide, 536 mm deep;
• Assembly kit includes locks to connect the model's parts securely without glue. One lock 145_ge_lock_7S(x7)​ needs to be printed 7 times; lock 146_ge_lock_10H(x61) needs to be printed 61 times;
• Instead of Darth Vader, your Queen may confront the 1:16 scale versions of Ellen Ripley, Power Loader or Predator;
• All parts are thoroughly divided in such a way that you will print them with the smallest number of support structures.

1.0 DLP/SLA/SLS version features:

• Contains 35 parts;
• A printed model is 166 mm tall, 151 mm wide, 268 mm deep;
• All parts are divided in such a way to fit the build plates and to make sure that support structures are generated where needed.

1.0 DLP/SLA/SLS Eco version features:

• Contains 35 parts;
• A printed model is 166 mm tall, 151 mm wide, 268 mm deep;
• Contains some hollowed out parts to save resin.

You can get the STL files of Alien Queen​ in Diorama 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 the 3D Printed Alien Queen in Diorama model from the provided 3D Print Files at Gambody YouTube channel.

Also, you may like other Alien vs Predator 3D Print Models as well as another Darth Vader 3D Printing Design.

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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 1.9.1. 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