Flexi Articulated Mini Squid

This is a cute, articulated, flexi squid. After making my cute worm, (which you should see if you haven't already), I tested my newly learned skills by making this. If you look closely, you'll find that this is the exact same chain (with some tolerances adjusted to make it flex better.

I was inspired by the flexi octopus and decided to make this. Remixing is definitely allowed, because I really want to see versions of this with different faces!

This same model is in Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6815816

The eyes should be printed in black, and the body in any other color.

                                                                          Print Settings

• Rafts: No
• Supports: No
• Resolution: 0.16-0.2 mm (I used 0.16)
• Infill: I used 20% infill, lightning pattern, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter
• Filament color: Any (although if you use black, the eyes will be a bit harder to see
• Filament material: PLA
• Additional notes: Any printer should be able to print this (the tolerance is 0.2 mm). All it takes are the right slicer settings.

DO NOT use horizontal layer expansion. These walls are adapted to exactly fit a 0.42 line width. If you use a negative horizontal layer expansion, you'll find that the walls will be brittle, thin, and weak, thanks to the slicer.

However, you should adjust the initial layer expansion to something like 95%.

You can adjust the flexibility of the tentacles by changing initial layer flow and expansion. When I used 92% flow on the inital layer, I got very flexible tentacles, and when I used 94% flow on the inital layer, I got posable (stiffer) tentacles.

Making the Eyes

I printed the eyes in black PLA, and then painted over that with acrylic. Then, I made a tiny white dot with a Gelly Roll ballpoint pen (the only one I could find that had white ink) to make the reflection dots.

I wouldn't recommend painting the mouth, though.