Top 5 Most Printed 3D Models of September 2020

Hello all of you 3D Printers out there! It’s time to take a look at the Top 5 Most 3D Printed models of September 2020. With the onset of coronavirus lockdowns, we have seen a tremendous increase in the amount of 3D printed models. Our posts will show what’s been most popular, and maybe inspire you to try and print these as well!

#1 Tie Fighter Interceptor Card Kit

by Fixumdude

This model wasfeatured on The 3D Printing Nerd

We love the Star Wars Kit Cards bybenzz88 Edabot Nakozenanddelman83

After designing the millennium falcon kit card, I thought I would try to design a tie interceptor to go with the other star wars kit cards we’ve printed for his office.

Make sure to check out:
My Millennium Falcon Kit Card

Tie Fighter Ornament by Edabot

X-Wing Kit Card by Nakozen

Y-Wing Kit Card by Nakozen

A-Wing Kit Card by Delman83

B-Wing Kit Card by Delman83

This was made to fit when printed on my homemade hypercube300 printer which is not the highest precision printer in the world, so you may have to adjust the holes, or use a little glue depending on how dialed in your printer is. Adjusting the z-scale slightly up or down without changing the x & y scale can help as well.

There are two versions included. One with a ring for hanging, or using as an ornament, and one without a ring.

Printed card is 120mm X 120mm to fit on most printers.
Assembled Model is roughly 82mm X 63mm X 50mm.

Print Settings

Printer:

Hypercube300

Rafts:

Supports:

Resolution:

0.2

Infill:

25%

Filament_brand:

Hatchbox

Filament_color:

Gray

Filament_material:

PLA

Notes:

Example is printed at 0.2 layer height, but some of my earlier tests seemed to fit a little better with 0.12 layer heights, so your mileage may vary.

Download it here.

#2 Landspeeder Kit Card by fixumdude

We love the Star Wars Kit Cards bybenzz88 Edabot Nakozenanddelman83

After designing the millennium falcon and tie interceptor kit cards, a coworker suggested I try a landspeeder.

This was made to fit together when printed on my homemade hypercube300 printer which is not the highest precision printer in the world, so you may have to adjust the holes, or use a little glue depending on how dialed in your printer is. Adjusting the z-scale slightly up or down without changing the x & y scale can help as well.

If your filament is on the brittle side, for the front end piece and especially the windshield, it helps to try and put a little bit of a radius on the piece before attempting to snap them into place. This will help prevent a sharp bend in the piece.

Printed card is 120mm X 120mm to fit on most printers.
Assembled Model is roughly 91mm X 50mm X 27mm.

Print Settings

Printer:

Hypercube300

Rafts:

Supports:

Resolution:

0.2

Infill:

20%

Filament_brand:

3D Fuel Standard PLA

Filament_color:

Metallic Copper

Filament_material:

PLA

Notes:

A good first layer is important due to all of the small holes, etc. Printer in Metallic Copper 3D Fuel Standard PLA at 30mm/s at 200C with 55C heated bed. Example printed at 0.2mm layer height.

Download Here.

#3 New Iron Man Mark 3 Lifesize Helmet by max7th

That’s right, another Iron Man helmet to 3D Print just in time for Halloween. Want to print a bust? Check out this link: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4606446

Download Here.

#4 Filament Spools Screw Storage by 123MU

Are you tired of throwing away empty filament spools? This project allows you to re-purpose them instead of recycling. It is designed for the Inland filament spools from Micro Center.
Using M4 screw assembly.
The spool in picture is : inner diameters is 90mm. out diameters is 200mm, inside height is 57mm, I have a different height of the model, you can try with different height, my design is suitable for most of the spool, you can print a few to tests first. use of length of 45mm to 65mm m4 screw installation, 6 m4 screw and 6 nut, It is simple and uncompiped , by your way

Download Here.

#5 The Four Elements Logos by xYeezySZN

====== UPDATE 9/24/20 =====

I have uploaded a fix for the water element and deleted the old Element 1 – Water.stl file. Download the “Element – 1 – Water – Version 2.0 Fixed.stl” file for the fix.

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A friend of mine shared an etsy link with me and said “Can you print this?” and I said… well let’s try. Here we are.

ORIGINAL ETSY LINK HERE:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/591465184/singa-four-elements-metal-wall-decor

The elements are in 4 different .stl files, if you follow my instructions each part will take 6-10 hours but you can easily turn up the layer height and speed if you want to pump these out faster.

Print Settings

Printer brand:

Creality

Printer:

Ender 3

Rafts:

Supports:

Resolution:

0.2

Infill:

<= 20% (gyroid or cubic)

Filament_brand:

eSun

Filament_color:

Black

Filament_material:

PLA+

Notes:

These are designed to go to almost the very edge of an Ender 3 print bed 235×235. The individual pieces are ~186mm wide, 216mm long, 10mm tall. Orientate the design face down and rotate so that the corner of the teardrop is in the corner of your print bed. You want to print diagonally to utilize the most print bed space. You will struggle to print this if you have bed level issues. Printed at 215C/60C/0% cooling on the first layer, then 205C/55C/100% cooling after that. I put a layer of elmers glue stick down to keep nice, crisp corners and wall borders. No skirts, rafts, or brims needed. Print @ 48mm/s on the first layer, walls first, then print @ >=80mm/s wall/infill speed on the 2nd layer and up. Ironing enabled on the top layer.