Articulated Turtle

This model can not be used for commercial use whatsoever (this also includes members). 
The commercial rights of the physical model belong to Deniss Silputniņš.
contact him at [email protected] for further information. 

Anyway, hi everyone. I am P1lotz, a professional 3D artist.
I have been working in the field since 2019 and specialize in creating articulated creatures, particularly dragons. 

Today I have designed an articulated turtle. The turtle has 12 moving parts and is a beginner-friendly print. The turtle can be scaled down a lot, but I don't recommend going too small, to avoid any issues with the articulation. 

Print settings 

• The turtle does not need much infill. I recommend between 10% and 20%, but 5% works as well.
• The turtle does not need any support for printing.
• The turtle can usually be printed directly on the printing bed. If any troubles occur, I do recommend printing with rafts. 
• I advise avoiding using adhesion while printing the model and instead using rafts to avoid problems with articulation.

Designing process 

The model is designed in Blender 3D. 

The model is designed to look as close as possible to real sea turtles, but still have a hint of my design style. To achieve that, I have focused a lot on finding relevant references to get the pattern on the shell and proportions right. 

Help me out

If you are interested in helping me out and making it possible for me to upload more of these free models, you can support me either with donations on PayPal or by joining my Printables Club’s supporter tier. By joining my Printables Club you are not only supporting me but you will obtain access to my other exclusive models as well. 

If you have any ideas for future projects, give me a text. I will always appreciate a bit of inspiration now and then.

Copyright

This model is 100% made by me, and you can not sell it, nor reupload it whatsoever. I see people re-uploading my models all the time, which is not allowed under any circumstances and is strongly against the copyrights. If you see anyone uploading my designs, please contact me on Printables or Thingiverse. 

This model can not be used for commercial use whatsoever (this also includes members). 
The commercial rights of the physical model belong to Deniss Silputniņš.
contact him at [email protected] for further information.