3D model description
"Bowser, sometimes known as King Koopa, is a major character and the main antagonist of the Mario franchise. Bowser is a large, powerful, fire-breathing Koopa who leads the Koopa Troop, an antagonistic organization of turtle-like creatures, and has been the archenemy of the Mario Bros" - from https://www.mariowiki.com/Bowser
The file bowser.zip contains all the STL files necessary to print this thing. if you have problems with the "body" file inside the zip, use the one outside.
Due to a large number of spikes and pointy things, I do not recommend this action figure to be used as a kidโs toy.
This is a multi-color print. Print each part in the right color and glue then afterward. There is no need to paint anything.
The model is 18 cm high. Note that this is higher than all my previous models. Save some space on your shelf for this.
This is mostly free. Some pieces will require a bit of , but they are sparse and barely affect the aesthetics of the part.
3D printing settings
Assembly tips
First, letโs identify where all those spikes go.
1 - On the back:
The center line, from up to bottom, are the four files โshell_spike_1โ to โshell_spike_4โ (in the White folder).
The lateral left line, from up to bottom, are the three files โshell_spike_A_leftโ to โshell_spike_C_leftโ. Youโll have similar files for the right side, but with suffix โrightโ instead of โleftโ (also in the White folder).
All of the above are accompanied by the base pieces in the Brown folder. Those have almost the same name as the spikesโ files but with the prefix โspike_baseโ.
2 - On the body (in the White folder):
โtail_spike_backโ and โtail_spike_frontโ go over the tail.
The four files โhand_nail_1_leftโ to โhand_nail_4_leftโ are the left-hand nails beginning from the thumb, and going sequentially until the outermost finger. There are similar files to the right hand. (I know, those arenโt technically spikes).
The files with the prefix โtoe_nailโ are, of course, the toeโs nails. From A to C equivalent to the innermost toe, up to the outermost.
3 - The rest:
The teeth, horn, bracelets and collar spikesโ files have self-explanatory names (I hope so). If you have problems to fit these (this can happen especially with the bracelet spikes), scale them down a bit.
Tips for assembling the mouth
The mouth can be quite tricky to assembly if you donโt use the correct sequence. Do the following:
Glue โmouth_backโ to โmouth_bottomโ.
From the back slit on those two pieces, insert and glue the tongue.
Glue the bottom teeth on those parts.
Glue the top teeth to the โmouth_topโ piece.
Glue โmouth_topโ to โmouth_backโ.
General observations
The shell pieces and the head are in separate folders, dark green and light green. This is due to how Bowser is usually depicted. In my print, however, all of those parts were printed using the same green tone. Up to you to decide what colors to use here.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Enjoy!