40–49cm Dolls Making Garrus Vakarian (3D Printed)

I've posted about this project on Instagram, but not here yet, so here we go!

I've been working on sculpting Garrus Vakarian from the Mass Effect video game series (to go with Shepard, who I have a journal about here), and I finally did a test print of him last night!

I did the sculpt in Sculptris, then used 3D Builder to hollow out the head, make the eyewells, neckhold, and mandible joints. I'm happy to say that the joints are actually functional, and his crest snaps onto the rest of his head well enough that I didn't need to glue in any magnets. I'm sure the roughness of the material is partially why this is true, but hey, at least they fit!

Here are some sculpting pictures from Sculptris.

Spoiler

sculptris.exe Screenshot 2019.02.28 - 21.29.33.57 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

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Capture by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

And pictures of the print! The criss-cross lines are NOT detail, but rather printing supports that didn't come off.

Spoiler: Can it wait for a bit? I'm in the middle of some calibrations.

2020-05-03_11-37-41 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

2020-05-03_11-37-31 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

2020-05-03_11-37-21 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

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There was a printing error on one of the eyes.

Spoiler: Ouch! >:(

2020-05-03_11-36-41 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

And here's a bonus video clip of the printer squealing away!

Spoiler: The little printer that could.

VID_20200502_213255 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

 

Edit: I don't know why some of the pictures aren't loading. They are there if you click on them, though.

Thank you!

Thank you! I made the eyes for him last summer out of resin. I think they are 10mm. I've started printing him in the highest resolution my printer can handle, and then I'll prime, sand, and paint him. I've got the mandibles printed already, and the crest/headcap is printed but unfortunately had an error pretty early into the print. I'm going to try to fix it with apoxie, and if I can't then I'll reprint the piece and see if I can figure out what went wrong. I am considering a resin printer, but that'll be a few months down the line, most likely.

And yes, his mandibles move! They are just strung with a cheap hair tie right now, but they hold well enough for him to "smile."

IMG_20200506_215816 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

IMG_20200506_215826 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

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Here are comparison pictures showing the low resolution mandibles (with the partially-removed supports on the outside) on top, and the high resolution mandibles (supports on the bottom, still attached).
IMG_20200506_215943 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

IMG_20200506_220025 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr


Same with the crest/headcap. Low res on the right, with partially-removed supports, and high res on the left, with supports still attached on the bottom.
IMG_20200506_220044 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr


Here are the printing errors on his crest. The middle support didn't form properly at all. I came back to the print a few hours in, and there was just this string-like pile of filament where the support and the beginnings of the middle spike should have been. I removed that mid-print in hopes the rest of the spike would print correctly. The support on the right side looks like it fell over partway through, because the tip of the spike is at least there. I may be able to sand and repair that without too much trouble.
IMG_20200506_220058 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

IMG_20200506_220104 by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

 

The head is done! I didn't notice that one of his eyes is drooping a bit until I'd completed the face-up, but I can fix that later if it keeps bothering me. I'm pretty happy with how he turned out, and I've started planning the body.



Here are progress pictures of the head.

Spoiler: Primed and sanded!

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I love the stone texture at this stage. I'm going to have to take advantage of this somehow with a different print.

Some printing lines are still visible, but they actually feel pretty flat.
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Spoiler: Starting the Face-up

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Spoiler: Calibrations Complete! :D

00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200516171732919_COVER by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200516171736517_COVER by AndreaJEP, on Flickr

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