Friendly Articulated Snail With 12 Different Shells 3D Printer Model Free Download

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05.24.21 UPDATE 2: I added four new shells: coral, steampunk, circles and scales. All files are in "light" version. If the quality seems bad to you, I can upload versions with a higher quality. Enjoy :)

05.24.21 UPDATE 1: I added light versions of all shells. Normally, the quality is approximately the same as before, but the files are much smaller. As far, I haven't been able to print them for testing, but I think everything should be OK. Please feel free to tell me if you have any problems.

Here is a small articulated snail ... with a whole bunch of shells to print! The shells are easy to put on and take off, so you can change them as you wish.

This design is a mix between two designs:

The friendly articulated slug by Isaiah for the body of the snail
The realistic garden snail by crashdebug: I used his shell as a basis for mine

Many thanks to them for their great designs!

Twelve shells are available (cf. pictures):

shell01_organic: looks like a real snail shell
shell02_scrolls: shell with scrolls
shell03_broken: broken-looking shell
shell04_disco: shell with a disco / psychedelic pattern
shell05_organic2: another realistic shell
shell06_square: shell with square-shaped patterns
shell07_flowers: shell with flower-shaped patterns
shell08_oriental: a shell with a pattern inspired by far eastern art
shell09_coral: a shell which looks like coral (new)
shell10_steampunk: a shell with a steampunk style (new)
shell11_circles: a shell covered with circles (new)
shell12_scales: a shell covered with scales (new)

There is a 13th shell file: shell00_basis.stl. This is the file that served as the basis for all my shells. This version is only slightly modified compared to that of crashdebug. I put it on so you can use it to create your own shells!

ENJOY !

If you print a snail, post a make, that will make me happy =)

Some printing tips:

I recommend printing the body of the snail (= SlugV1.1_snail.stl) with 35% infill for reasons of strength. I also recommend a layer height of 0.16 or less. There is no need for supports.
I recommend printing the shells with a low infill rate (I printed at 3%) to avoid them being too heavy. I also recommend a small layer height (0.12) to better highlight the details. You have to print them with supports (I used tree supports).

I only used "silk" filament to print the snail. I am not sure what will be the result with another type of filament.

The filaments I used:

Eryone Silk Emerald Green PLA
Eryone Dark Gold PLA
Noulei Antique Gold PLA
Noulei Copper PLA
Noulei Silver Blue PLA
Sunlu Silk Black PLA

Credit for patterns:

shell07_flowers.stl: the pattern was designed by GarryKillian (Freepik)
shell08_oriental.stl : the pattern was designed by macrovector_official (Freepik)

I also took some 3D textures on this great site: 3dtextures.me

shell00_basis.stl	260.7KB
shell01_organic.stl	191.6MB
shell01_organic_light.stl	9.6MB
shell02_scrolls.stl	191.6MB
shell02_scrolls_light.stl	9.6MB
shell03_broken.stl	195.5MB
shell03_broken_light.stl	9.8MB
shell04_disco.stl	136.8MB
shell04_disco_light.stl	6.8MB
shell05_organic2.stl	191.6MB
shell05_organic2_light.stl	9.6MB
shell06_square.stl	156.4MB
shell06_square_light.stl	7.8MB
shell07_flowers.stl	156.4MB
shell07_flowers_light.stl	7.8MB
shell08_oriental.stl	136.8MB
shell08_oriental_light.stl	6.8MB
shell09_coral_light.stl	22.9MB
shell10_steampunk_light.stl	18.0MB
shell11_circles_light.stl	12.5MB
shell12_scales_light.stl	6.2MB
SlugV1.1_snail.stl	15.1MB
SlugV1.1_snail_wBrims.stl	15.1MB

Friendly Articulated Snail With 12 Different Shells 3D Printer Model

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