Bert the Bates Bobcat

Bert the Bates Bobcat is the beloved mascot of Bates College in Lewiston Maine. The model is ~ 140 mm tall. ________________________________________ Print Instructions: * Resolution: 0.2 mm * 10% fill (grid) * Sliced with Cura * Eye, nose, and tongue parts of the same color were printed in duplicate (to pick the best prints) and at the same time. White: eSUN PLA+ White * eyeL_white * eyeR_white * snout_white (printed two to give the fangs a break) Black: eSUN PLA+ Black * earfur (2) (printed at the same time) * eye_black (2) * snout_black * chin_black * claw (8) (printed altogether with two extra for errors) * eyelines (L1, L2, R1, R2: printed at the same time to give the lines a break) Dark Brown: DuramiC PLA Plus Brown * body_back * shoulders * hands (L and R) (70° Grid support, raft to stabilize supports, printed at the same time) Brown: PolyTerra PLA Earth Brown * head (70° Grid support) * body_center Tan: Overture PLA Matte Light Brown * bodyL * bodyR Pink: eSUN PLA+ Pink * nose * tongue Yellow: Ziro Fluorescent Yellow * eye_yellow (2) Dark Brown and Black:(filaments used above) * tail (switched to Black at layer 75; used 70° Grid support and raft to stabilize supports) Brown and White: (filaments used above) * chin (switched to White at layer 20) ________________________________________ Assembly: Head: Always dry-fit everything before gluing. The eyelines are the trickiest and a quick drying glue should be used for them. The only gluing order is to glue the chin/tongue first and then the snout/nose. Use a fine-tipped sharpie to add the black dots to the snout before gluing. Be careful of bleeding due to the ink seeping in between the layers. I also cut off the ends of the fangs to get a pointed tooth look and remove the stray hairs from printing. The black and yellow eyes are asymmetrical, so be sure the higher side is near the nose. Body: I used a slower drying glue (Gorilla Glue Clear) and glued in the bodyL, bodyR, and body_center into the body_back at the same time. It was quite a slippery mess that resulted in a seam in the back when I put on the shoulders. In retrospect, it probably would have been wiser to use a faster drying glue and get bodyL and bodyR perfectly positioned and then glue in the body_center. Once the body parts are dry, glue the shoulders and then the hands. The eight claws for the feet should be glued with a clear drying glue. Gluing the tail and head to the body is straightforward.