3D printed character figures
Three FDM printed character pieces from separate jobs: Shy Guy and a Daft Punk helmet take their colour from the filament, and Groot is plain white PLA.
- Service
- Custom 3D Figurines
- What it is
- Three character pieces, shown together
- How they are made
- FDM printing
- Finish
- No paint, the colour is the plastic
- Character pieces on this page
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What we brought
What we can do
Colour in the plastic, not on it
Shy Guy's red robe, white mask and blue feet, and the helmet's black visor and orange shell, are each their own filament.
How we look after you
A clean line between colours
Where one colour meets the next, the edge is simply where one filament ends, with no masking or paint to chip.
What you get
Straight onto the shelf
Printed in colour, they need no painting. Groot comes in plain white, ready for primer and paint if you want it.
Gallery
The whole project at a glance. Drag or swipe to browse; tap a picture to enlarge it.
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The finished piece
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The finished helmet on a desk.
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The finished Groot on a desk.
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ProductionFour filament colours, no paint.
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Print lines on the dome and shell.
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Groot's bark texture, head to feet.
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FinishingShy Guy's back, hood trim and belt.
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The visor and side panel up close.
The build
How we built it
4 steps, from the brief to the finished piece. Pick a step to jump to it.
The brief
Step 1 of 4
- Shy Guy
- A small desk figurine in red, white, black and blue, from the filament
- Daft Punk helmet
- A fan-made helmet model with a black visor and an orange shell, from the filament
- Groot
- A large seated figurine in white PLA, unpainted
At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we FDM print character pieces for desks and shelves. This page brings together three separate jobs, two of them printed in their own colours with no paint at all.
Production
Step 2 of 4
Shy Guy was printed in four filaments: red for the hood and robe, white for the mask and hood trim, black for the eyes, mouth and belt, and blue for the feet. The helmet's visor dome was printed in black and the shell around it in orange. Groot was printed in white PLA, keeping the bark lines along his arms and legs, the leaves on his head and the thin raised fingers.
Finishing
Step 3 of 4
No masking, spraying or painting. On Shy Guy the colour edges around the mask, eyes and belt are where one filament meets the next, and the fine print lines are left showing. The helmet's black dome sits inside the orange shell, which wraps around its base and up both sides, so the two colours meet on one clean edge. Groot was left in plain white, ready to display as he is or to take primer and paint later.
The final build
Step 4 of 4
Three finished pieces, ready for a desk or a shelf: Shy Guy with his arms up and mouth open, a two-tone helmet, and a big, cheerful Groot.
Shy Guy
A desk-sized Shy Guy whose hood, mask, belt and feet need no paint. The round eyes, open mouth and raised arms read clearly on a small figure.
Daft Punk helmet
A fan-made model of a Daft Punk helmet: a black visor framed by the orange shell and its side panels. Fine print layers follow the curve of the dome.
Groot
A large seated Groot with his legs out, smiling and throwing a rock-on sign. He sits on a desk taller than the plant pots beside him.
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