R5-D4 3D Printing Model | Assembly + Action

ABOUT THIS 3D MODEL

“Thank you, friend. You may have saved the galaxy today. I will never forget you”

In the early days of the Galactic Civil War, this red white-striped astromech droid R5-D4 belonged to the group of Jawas on Tatooine planet. After 4 years on a sandcrawler, R5-D4 was redeemed by Owen Lars. But driven by the desire to save the fate of the Galaxy and help with the mission of R2-D2, “Red” deliberately sabotaged urging Owen Lars to buy R2-D2 instead. The heroism of the astromech is well-deserved and can not be denied!

Inspired by the prominent Star Wars robot character, our contributing 3D artist made this spectacular model for 3D printing. Printed astromech can be displayed on the Mandalore planet stylised stand. The tunnels in the droid’s body allow to hide a battery inside the model and introduce LED wiring to light up the projector ports. R5-D4 has active elements, its head rotates, legs are articulated and in the hidden compartment there is a retractable grasper arm. We know that you were waiting for R5-D4 and his time has come, enjoy!

ADAPTATION FOR 3D PRINTING

R5-D4 Droid for 3D printing is an active assembly model and its moderation and adaptation for different types of 3D printers took the Gambody team 56 hours in total.

For you to receive the cleanest 3D printing result possible, minimize the amount of filament needed for generated support, and make use of the active elements designed by Gambody Engineers, the droid was divided into convenient assembly parts.

All assembly parts in the FFF/FDM 1.0 version are provided in STL files in recommended positions that were worked out in order 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 model’s file you will also receive “Assembly Manual” for FFF/FDM 1.0 and DLP/SLA 1.0 versions in PDF format. We highly recommend that you get acquainted with the “Assembly Video” and “Assembly Manual” before getting down to the R5-D4 model.

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 the length of the R5-D4 Droid which is 970 mm. The 3D printing model’s chosen scales are 1:4 for the FFF/FDM version and 1:8 for the DLP/SLA version.

VERSIONS’ SPECIFICATIONS

FFF/FDM 1.0 version features:

• Contains 56 parts;
• A printed model is 364 mm tall, 382 mm wide, 326 mm deep;
• The head of the droid rotates;
• Fine manipulator arms fold;
• Opening tool compartment;
• Retractable grasper arm;
• Articulated legs;
• Joint mechanisms ensure articulation of the legs;
• The retractable center leg can bend and can be extended through the special mechanism;
• The wheels in the feet of R5-D4 spin;
• Removable hatches to access the wheels;
• Hidden diagnostic unit compartment;
• The tunnels in the Droid’s body allow to hide a battery inside the model and introduce LED wiring to light up the projector ports;
• Decorative Mandalore planet stylised stand;
• All parts are divided in such a way that you will print them with the smallest number of support structures.

DLP/SLA 1.0 version features:

• Contains 36 parts;
• A printed model is 182 mm tall, 191 mm wide, 163 mm deep;
• The head of the droid rotates;
• Fine manipulator arms fold;
• Opening tool compartment;
• Retractable grasper arm;
• Articulated legs;
• Joint mechanisms ensure articulation of the legs;
• The retractable center leg can bend and can be extended through the special mechanism;
• The wheels in the feet of R5-D4 spin;
• Removable hatches to access the wheels;
• Hidden diagnostic unit compartment;
• The tunnels in the Droid’s body allow to hide a battery inside the model and introduce LED wiring to light up the projector ports;
• Decorative Mandalore planet stylised stand;
• All parts are divided in such a way to fit the build plates and to ensure that support structures are generated where needed.

You can get the model of R5-D4 Droid 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 R5-D4 3D Printing Model on Gambody YouTube channel.

Also, you may like the R2-D2 3D Printing Model and Sandcrawler 3D Printing Model, and other Star Wars 3D printing models and figurines.

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Below you can find printing recommendations for Cura, 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.

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