Okay, so I’ve been messing around with 3D models lately, and I got this idea to try and find some Pokemon models. It all started when I was playing the latest Pokemon game, and I thought, “Wouldn’t it be cool to have a little 3D-printed Pikachu on my desk?”
First thing I did was fire up my browser and just start searching. I typed in stuff like “Pokemon 3D models” and “free 3D Pokemon models”. I found a few websites that seemed promising, you know, the usual 3D model repositories.
I downloaded a couple of models that caught my eye. Mostly the popular ones, like Pikachu, Charizard, and a few others. The files were mostly in STL format, which is pretty standard for 3D printing, I think.
Digging Around the Files
- The first model I checked was this cute little Pikachu. Seemed simple enough.
- Then I looked at a Charizard, which looked a bit more complicated, with the wings and the tail flame.
I decided to start easy and loaded up the Pikachu model in my slicer software. That’s the program that gets the model ready for printing. Had to adjust the size a little, made sure it was positioned right on the virtual print bed, and picked some basic settings. You know, standard stuff like layer height and infill. I wasn’t going for anything fancy.
Then, the fun started! After the slicer was done processing, I sent the file to the 3D printer.
After many hours, it finally finished! I carefully took the little guy off the print bed and removed the supports. Not bad for a first try! There were a few rough spots, but overall, it looked pretty good!
I’m planning to try printing some of the more complex models, like that Charizard, sometime soon. Should be a fun little project, it will take longer, need more support material, I will need to keep the nozzle clean, but hey, I have a 3D-printed Pikachu!