March Hare

The March Hare is a character from the 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

He is most famous for appearing in the tea party scene where Alice hypothesizes,
"The March Hare will be much the most interesting, and perhaps as this is May it won't be raving mad – at least not so mad as it was in March"

Some supports are required on four pieces (see notes below). If you have the proper filament colors, no painting is needed.

The assembled model is 210mm tall.

Enjoy!

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Special shoutout to maker Benoît Lussier for providing QA printing and quality feedback.

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Print Instructions:
Supports: ear_right, ear_left, hand_left and jacket (see notes for details)
Resolution: .2mm
Infill: 15%

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Building the model

Colors

Black: (Devil Designs PLA - Black)
eyeblacks (file contains two identical parts)
eyebrows
whisker_left (file contains two identical parts)
whisker_right (file contains two identical parts)
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Yellow: (Devil Designs PLA - Bright Yellow)
hair_left
hair_right
plate
cup_yellow_bottom
cup_yellow_top
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Light Green: (Devil Designs Silk PLA - Silk, Bright Green)
teapot_main
teapot_lid
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Pink: (Paramount3D PLA - Bright Pink)
cup_pink_middle
teapot_lid_bottom
teapot_bottom
cup_pink_bottom
cup_pink_top
teapot_knob
teapot_handle
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Skin: (Paramount3D PLA - Dark Complextion)
head
hand_left
hand_right
leg_left
leg_right
ear_left
ear_right
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Orange: (Paramount3D PLA - McLereon Orange)
jacket
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Blue: (Paramount3D PLA - Cadet Blue)
tie_left
tie_right
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Dark Red: (Parmoun3D PLA - Iron Red)
shirt
shoe_left
shoe_right
nose
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White: (Overture PLA - White)
eyewhite_right
eyewhite_left
collar
teeth
tail
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Green: (Hatchbox PLA - True Green)
base
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Brown: (PolyTerra PLA - Army Brown)
pants
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Light Pink: (TEMU PLA - Sample pack "PLA 5m*30PCS)
ear_pink_right
ear_pink_left
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Translucent green: (TEMU PLA - Sample pack "PLA 5m*30PCS)
tea
tea_drop
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Any Color: (hidden pieces)
pin_hair
pin_cup
pin_teapot

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Printing and assembly tips

Printing tips:

1 - Minimal upports are required on the follow parts (see picture section for where I placed supports in the slicer):
ear_right
ear_left
hand_left
jacket

2 - There are some pieces that may need brims or rafts, use your discretion. When setting up my prints I prefer to be conservative to ensure the least chance of a print failure, especially since the base of many parts are hidden when inserted into another part.

*I used a brim on:
hand_right
hand_left
collar
pants
teapot_handle
tie_left
tie_right
tea_drop
leg_left
leg_right

*I used a brim on the parts that required supports, might be overkill but I had no print failures on all my tests:
ear_right
ear_left
jacket

*I used a wide brim on head part and used supports around the base to ensure it held to the bed firmly:
head

3-Colors! The colors for this character can vary. Use your judgement on choosing colors. I made this model specifically because it had so many colors in it.

4 - When removing parts from the printer bed, it's a VERY good idea to place left/right parts into separate containers to help with the assembly process. Sometimes the difference between the left and right parts is very small but it is still worth keeping track of them (especially if you size up the model significantly) and assembling them in their proper place.

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Assembly tips:

1 - Take your time gluing the model together and enjoy the process. Dry fit all the parts and give some thought into which parts to glue together as groups and then gluing the groups together. Let the glue for each group set completely before combining groups.

2 - I used 3D Gloop and E6000 to put this model together. Each type of glue has different pros/cons and I found that fast drying 3D Gloop was far easier to use than superglue (for me). The E6000 sticky glue allows more time to position parts and is still the best for smaller parts. For both glues using a smaller amount is usually better than more glue.

3 - Very Important
The jacket/shirt/pants/tail connection was difficult to make, so there are considerations for assembly. Do not glue until you understand the assembly and can align the parts.
-Insert the shirt into the jacket from the front. It is very tight to get through the neck area but it does fit.
-Insert the pants into the jacket from the back. It does fit and needs some pressure as well.
-The shirt and pants have a mating bump. Do not glue yet. Together there is some up/down play.
-Position the tail in the back. It should fit exactly. If there is a gap, simply move the pants/shirt up/down a touch until the tail fits properly.
-Glue all the parts, keeping an eye on the tail to ensure it continues to fit properly.

4 - There is a notch in the cup_yellow_top for the tea. Be sure the notch is placed by the cup handle during assembly.

5 - If you do not use a fast drying glue, you may need to put something under the cup to hold it an an angle on the plate to let the glue dry and hold the position.

6 - Put the teapot_handle onto the left_hand (do not glue the hand to the handle yet). Insert and glue the handle into the completed teapot. By not gluing the hand to the handle you have some leeway for the final alignment of the teapot to the cup.

7 - Refer to the assembly diagrams in the pictures section as well as the uploaded pictures for putting the model together. The model is meant to be glued.

Do not hesitate to ask questions, feedback is essential to making better models.