Heart birdcage

After I got the Lego Valentine lovebirds set (#40522) I set out to create a fitting bird cage for the set.

It turned out modeling the cage was easier then printing it…
Since the spokes are relatively thin and long they tend to wobble and break during printing…
The print you see in the photos actually ended up being 2 prints glued together with the heart as a 3rd peace on top.

After the print I did model in braces between the spokes in order to better support them, however I didn't test the final model since I already committed to gluing the 2 halves together.

Also the part that bends to the middle at the top does have some steep overhangs and also tends to wobble, so some decent tree supports might do the trick there.
Don't forget to support the upper “tip” of the heart!

Keep in mind that when I created this model a few years ago slicers and printers weren't as advanced as they are now and I was fairly new to 3D printing.

Knowing what I know now I would've added the braces in the model from the start, turned on tree supports for the top and it would probably turned out way better.

However since this cage sits on to of a cabinet I only look at it from a distance and for that it turned out fine, considering it printed on my cheap FLsun Q5 Delta.

The material I used for the print in the photos is:
- 3Djake Dualtone silk PLA red-gold
I also used hilbert curve for the top surface layer which you can see in the 2nd picture.