Boba Buddy
2022-2023
Iron Buddy
September 2023
Similar to the Boba Buddy, the Iron Buddy also originates from Riot Games’ Valorant, and is an in-game equitable charm. I modeled the design in Fusion360 and used dual extrusion printing. The left image is a render in Fusion360, with the final product on the right.
This 3D print project was both an excellent opportunity to improve my 3D modeling skills and familiarize myself with a dual-extrusion printer. I modeled the print using Fusion360, with references from Riot Games’s Valorant, and used the dual extrusion to have a clear outside, with a colored interior. Countless failed prints and prototypes were sunk into this project, and it marks a significant improvement in both the quality of print and refining of 3D modeling.
Here are the series of prototypes. The initial print was faulty due to modeling. The second was an experiment for high-quality small prints. The third was where a really refined the model and print quality. The fourth was my first successful print using the dual-extrusion printer, however, the purple inside was offset and too low. The fifth corrected the issues of the fourth and serves as the final outcome of progress in my 3D modeling and printing knowledge.
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