Design is to be printed out in separate parts in the corresponding colors to eliminate the need to paint. This also allows everyone to be able to print this design regardless of what printer you are using.
I recently re-watched the original Moana movie and loved the Kakamora coconut pirates. I have not seen the 2nd movie, but I hear they steal the show.
I wanted to see what was possible so I decided to develop some basic warriors. I made a base warrior with a hollowed coconut, added a threaded top, and added some swiveling arms. I have three different faces, two different weapons, and two different tops designed, but I included some blank basic parts so you can personalize your own Kakamora warrior. If you have a multi-color printer like the Bambu, you can paint a new face and print it out easily.
Printing…
It should be pretty simple, as none of the parts require . Although I manually added to the Tan face part, as it loads oriented to the build plate, it is a bit off-balance. This will help ensure it finishes printing without breaking off the build plate.
I made two different faces printable in multi-part and painted a face personally to print with MMU capabilities. I was surprised by the print time of the MMU face. 16 hours!! Vs. 2 when printing the multi-part parts. WOW! And that’s not even mentioning the wasted filament in the color purges, and looking at the print quality; the MMU lacks in comparison.
Oh, yeah… that’s why I design things in multi-part. Haha
I used the fuzzy skin setting in Bambu Studio to create a textured look on the Brown Main Body. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to just apply fuzzy skin to the area I wanted. I did not want fuzzy skin on the area where the face, arms, and legs attach to the body. I created an STL to act as a tool in Bambu studio to help eliminate the fuzzy skin setting in these areas. This is one part listed in the STL files, that you do not want to print.
Assembly…
It should be pretty simple. Dry-fit everything in place before adding glue.
I highly recommend PLA Gloop, if you can get your hands on it.
PLA Gloop Website
Starbond Adhesives makes a good CA or super glue alternative at a lower price point. I recommend the Medium or Thick formula. I would pick up some Accelerator if you plan on using the Thick formula.
I want to note that you must insert the swivel pins into the arm first. Start the pin into the armhole by standing the pin up on a tabletop and press the arm down onto the pin. The pin should pop in place with some force. Keep in mind I have the right-handed parts keyed with a Triangle and the left-handed parts with a semi-circle. Using the swivel pins for the arms might get confusing, but it should be easy to figure out if you glue the rest of the arm together before gluing the end of the swivel pin into the main body.
The Black Threaded insert gets glued into the Coconut top of your choice. I separated this part and made it print separately to eliminate the need for in the printing process. By attaching it correctly, you will be able to open and close the container easily.
There's not much else to add here; I did mark some of the leg pieces with a “T” designating that is the top of the part to help eliminate some confusion as well.
Suggested Filaments
Polymaker Earth Brown
Polymaker Lotus Pink
polymaker starlight jupiter – For the spikey Fish top
Bambu Matte Latte Brown
Bambu Matte White
Duramic Rouge Red
HATCHBOX Magic Stone Granite
Chiti Systems PLA + Black
Chitu Systems PLA + Green – Amazing color for this design! A Chitu systems representative had sent me this roll for free to try out, and I was amazed at how well it printed. It's not your average green, and it just looks amazing with this design.
Happy Printing, and Enjoy!!
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