Cartoon Rocket - No painting required! by mfactory

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

I got inspired and started this fun little project after printing this rocket from Thingiverse. My goal was to design something that didn't required paint while still looking great.
I'm new to both 3D printing and 3D modeling (got an Ender 3 Pro last January) so it took me a while to figure out how to make all the small parts printable but it was worth the trouble and I think that the result speaks for itself.
Another goal I had with this project was to use standard Cura settings only in order to make it easier for those who want to try and print this model.
All the parts have been orientated the same way as I printed them, here is a guide on how to print them by color (thanks to Lego_3D_Man for suggesting color categories).
The rocket is 15 cm tall by itself and 22 cm tall with the base (thanks to mmclark98 for suggesting to add some dimensions).
Red parts:
Nose x1: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, no supports
Window x2: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, no supports
Fins x1: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, brim and no supports
Gray parts:
Body rivet x12: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, brim and no supports
Side panel x2: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, brim and no supports
Window rivets x2: Dynamic Quality 0.16mm setting, brim and no supports
Nozzle x1: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, brim and no supports
White parts:
Body x1: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, no supports
Smoke x1: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, no supports
Black parts:
Tile left x2: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, brim and no supports
Tile top x4: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, brim and no supports
Tile right x2: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, brim and no supports
Tile bottom x6: Standard Quality 0.2mm setting, brim and no supports
Everything was printed on my ender 3 pro and I used CA glue to put everything together. Some cleaning of the parts printed with a brim was required, also the window has a thin edge that goes facing down and the window rivets sometimes will break of from the base so you either mount it with the base if the don't brake or just glue each rivet directly to the window.
Hope you guys enjoy building this rocket as much as I did. If you have any comments/questions or if you need help with a design, please contact me and if you like any of my designs please feel free to buy a me a cup of coffee.
/M Factory