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Giant golden World Cup replica in front of a house, two men posing next to it
Two World Cup replicas, a small yellow one in the foreground and the giant golden one behind
Long-haired man interviewed in a 3D printing workshop
Young man interviewed in front of a Venezuelan flag
Hand holding a large blue 3D-printed part
3D printer with a large blue part on the bed
Young man sitting on the floor among dozens of blue and red 3D-printed parts
Two people joining blue parts, one of them inside the structure
Two people working on the globe made of blue and red parts
Multicoloured assembled trophy lying horizontally in the workshop while the team watches a match projected on the wall
Sander on the filler-coated surface of the trophy, next to a sculpted hand
Paint cans and mixes on a workbench
Test plates painted in different shades of yellow and gold
Spray gun applying yellow paint to the sculpted figure of the trophy
Golden globe of the trophy lying on its metal stand
Close-up of the green and gold base and the golden body of the trophy
Golden trophy lying in the yard at night
Five smiling people around the golden globe of the trophy
Several people raising the giant trophy at arm's length, at night
The giant golden trophy standing in front of the house at night, surrounded by the team
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CUSTOMER STORY

A 3.6 m World Cup trophy, 3D printed

Giant World Cup, CascavelInstagram @3dxavInstagram @tecnogocho3dInstagram @hectoradophoto

  • 3.6 m tallSize
  • Over 130 kgTotal weight
  • 7 mm thickPrinted parts
  • Nearly 2,500 staples, fibreglassAssembly

In Cascavel, Brazil, a small team of Venezuelan makers printed and assembled a 3.6 m, 130 kg replica of the World Cup, which they present as the largest 3D-printed trophy in the world.

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Black 3D-printed T. rex, assembled, side view on a patio
Black T. rex seen from the front, jaws open, in a garden
Tim Boyle sitting next to the T. rex body and tail, parts marked with tape
Split3r screenshot, T. rex exploded into 57 coloured pieces
Split3r screenshot, T. rex head split into several pieces
Black T. rex parts laid on concrete, hollow interior visible
T. rex head, arm and tail laid on concrete
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A quarter-scale T. rex in black ASA

Tim BoyleInstagram @timboyle

About a week shaved off printing time.

Tim Boyle
  • 2694 × 761 × 1130 mmL × W × H, quarter scale
  • 57 pieces, 187 tenonsSplit
  • Black ASAMaterial
  • Creality K2 ProPrinter
  • 2 weeksPrinting time, about a week saved
  • Split3r 1.5.0 b3Version used

An architect in Arizona printed a quarter-scale T. rex in 57 pieces, to test black ASA under the desert sun and to prepare much larger prints.

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Nora and Nicola on either side of the 3D-printed Davy Jones statue, still unpainted, in their workshop

CUSTOMER STORY

Davy Jones: a large-format statue, piece by piece

Nicola & NoraInstagram @nik00loInstagram @alerademonYoutube @nik00lo

Splitting the model, very simply.

Nicola & Nora
  • About 50 partsSplit
  • 10 Prusa XL36 × 36 cm beds
  • 650%Scale-up of the original model
  • PLA, 3 kg spoolsMaterial, 5% gyroid infill
  • Close to 50 kgMaterial estimated in the slicer, without supports
  • About two weeksPrinting period, not a machine-hours total
  • Split3rSplit to the beds and alignment pegs

Nicola prints, Nora handles finishing and painting. Together they take on a large-format statue of Davy Jones, with a split designed as much for the printers as for the assembly work. About fifty parts, ten Prusa XL printers, and a project in which Split3r supports the preparation of the model.

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Miguel's axolotl after assembly, airbrush painting and protective clear coating.

A 90 cm giant axolotl, 3D printed in multiple parts

Miguel Ángel López / @malopeznInstagram @malopezn

Miguel shares how he created his giant axolotl, from planning the cuts with Split3r to assembling and painting the sculpture.

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