Bert the Bobcat is the beloved mascot of Bates College in Lewiston Maine. The model is ~ 140 mm tall.
Print Instructions:
White: eSUN PLA+ White
Black: eSUN PLA+ Black
Dark Brown: DuramiC PLA Plus Brown
Brown: PolyTerra PLA Earth Brown
Tan: Overture PLA Matte Light Brown
Pink: eSUN PLA+ Pink
Yellow: Ziro Fluorescent Yellow
Dark Brown and Black:(filaments used above)
Brown and White: (filaments used above)
Assembly:
Head: Always dry-fit everything before gluing. The eyelines are the trickiest and a quick drying glue should be used for them. The only gluing order is to glue the chin/tongue first and then the snout/nose. Use a fine-tipped sharpie to add the black dots to the snout before gluing. Be careful of bleeding due to the ink seeping in between the layers. I also cut off the ends of the fangs to get a pointed tooth look and remove the stray hairs from printing. The black and yellow eyes are asymmetrical, so be sure the higher side is near the nose.
Body: I used a slower drying glue (Gorilla Glue Clear) and glued in the bodyL, bodyR, and body_center into the body_back at the same time. It was quite a slippery mess that resulted in a seam in the back when I put on the shoulders. In retrospect, it probably would have been wiser to use a faster drying glue and get bodyL and bodyR perfectly positioned and then glue in the body_center. Once the body parts are dry, glue the shoulders and then the hands. The eight claws for the feet should be glued with a clear drying glue. Gluing the tail and head to the body is straightforward.
The author marked this model as their own original creation.