Early Release: Tardigrade (Water Bear, Moss Piglet)!! (Patreon)

***THIS FILE IS NO LONGER INCLUDED FREE WITH SUBSCRIPTION.Use the 50% OFF discount code if you want to purchase it.Introducing the Tardigrade... aka "Water Bear", aka "Moss Piglet"!!   I've been wanting to make a Tardigrade since I first started doing these designs.  They are just such fascinating creatures and posed a unique design challenge, to say the least, haha.For those unfamiliar... Tardigrades are microscopic animals that have uncanny and unmatched survival abilities.  They can adapt their bodies to weather the dangers of extreme cold, extreme heat, immense radiation, and can even survive the vacuum of space.  Here are a couple of amazing videos if you want to learn more, or see them in action, Here and Here!!Note, I'm trying out an updated socket for the neck snap-fit on this design.  I wanted to introduce a bit more flex into the snap-in, with the same amount of hold.  Let me know how this works for you all!I hope you like it!MattPictured Models are printed in...Pale Rainbow: this was a PrintBed Mystery Roll, likely unavailableBright Rainbow: iSanmate PLA+ Rainbow***65% scaled print: Ziro Autumn***50% scaled print: PolyTerra Dual Color Teal-Yellow***

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3D PRINTING SETTINGS

Body: Print-In-Place.

Head: Snap-Fit to Body.  Pre-Supported for easy printing.  No additional support needed.

5%-15% Infill.

3 Walls.

This should generally scale down to 60-65% with full articulation, on a well calibrated printer.  Some were printed successfully down to 50%. YMMV

Here is a quick video showing the easiest method for snap-fitting the head onto the body: https://youtube.com/shorts/_WDHXPti7as

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