{"id":11289,"date":"2020-09-18T13:29:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T11:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambody.com\/blog\/?p=11289"},"modified":"2022-01-27T12:37:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T10:37:33","slug":"how-to-3d-print-life-size-iron-man-statue-interview-with-david-maeseele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambody.com\/blog\/how-to-3d-print-life-size-iron-man-statue-interview-with-david-maeseele\/","title":{"rendered":"How to 3D Print Life-Size Iron Man Statue: Interview with David Maeseele"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bringing home an incredible 1:1 scale 3D printed life-size statue is fantastic. Not everyone can make such a dream come true. Still, if you have a 3D printer, nothing is impossible for you. You can scale up your favourite 3D printing character! For example, Iron Man 3D print will capture everyone’s imagination and bring many positive emotions to its owner. Talented hobbyist David Maeseele is happy to show the photos of his fantastic Iron Man life-size figure that is 191 cm (75 inches) tall and talk about its creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

If you ever dreamt of 3D printing something life-size, David’s tips can be useful to you. Explore his vision on how to 3D print a life-size Iron Man statue and learn the secrets of painting such giant projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iron Man 3D Print<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many fans of Marvel Comics are fond of Tony Stark, and his fictional alter ego, Iron Man. According to the original story, this genius inventor builds a powerful suit and uses the Iron Man Mark 46 costume for performing good deeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3D printed Iron Man figure always looks impressive and is easily recognized by its red and gold colours when painted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can download the Iron Man 3D model STL files<\/a> for 3D printing on Gambody \u2013 Premium 3D printing marketplace. 3D designer Rodman<\/a> created this fantastic figurine, which you can turn into a life-size Iron Man 3D print just as David Maeseele did it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maker: David Maeseele<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Get inspired by David’s 1:1 scale figure of Iron Man and learn more about how to 3D print a life-size statue that reaches 191 cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3D Print Life-Size Statue of Iron Man: How to<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Iron Man 3D print created by David is pretty heavy. The hobbyist spent about 16 kg (35 lbs) of PLA, many working hours, much paint and introduced LED lights to this fantastic project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Life-size statue by David Maeseele<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1. David, it is nice to meet you! Can you please introduce yourself to Gambody community? How many years have you been fond of 3D printing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hello, I am 43 years old, and I live in France. I am passionate about cinema, music, fishing and of course 3D printing that I have been practising for two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. How popular is 3D printing in your country and hometown?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In France, there are a lot of 3D makers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maker: David Maeseele<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3. Your life-size Iron Man 3D print is fantastic! Do you usually build everything life-size? Or is it a unique project for a contest, show or personal collection?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started printing small pieces of 20 cm (8 inches). Like everyone else, in the beginning, I found them already to be huge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then once I started printing a DBZ figure and noticed that I was wrong in the size. So, I went to the end of the project, and my figurine was 60 cm (24 inches) tall. Since that time, I have gained confidence, and I have been printing increasingly large figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Life-size head by David Maeseele<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then I made other big action figures for the movie theatre, and finally, I made this life-size Iron Man statue. I think it will be the only one in my collection because it is very expensive to have this quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Your life-size Iron Man 3D print is 191 cm tall. Can you please recollect the process of scaling up each part of the 3D model? How much time did it take you to prepare each STL file for 3D printing? Which software did you use?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I collected all the Iron Man 3D model STL files in the 3D Builder software. Then I increased the size to 755% and got the one I wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spent about 100 hours slicing all the files so that I could save printing time and material while 3D printing a life-size statue of Iron Man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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