About this 3D model

**Updated 9/23/2022: pants.stl reloaded with the flat side down** Speedy Gonzales, a cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of short films produced by Warner Bros. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major trait being the ability to run extremely fast. Many people remember him fondly as a quick-witted, heroic Mexican character who always got the best of his opponents. No supports are required. Two pieces contains built-in supports. Optional parts without the built-in supports are also supplied if you want to use your slicer supports (see notes below). If you have the proper filament colors, no painting is needed. The assembled model is 150mm tall and is mostly in proportion to my previously released Looney Tunes models I've made him as small as possible and still print well. Enjoy! ........................................................................................................... Special shoutout to maker Benoît Lussier for providing QA printing and quality feedback. Another shoutout to Jarvis Henderson (Printables id: biggdog55) for suggesting the speed limit sign accessory............................................................................................................ **Print Instructions:**Supports: NoResolution: .2mmInfill: 10% Notes:** Refer to the notes below for a few helpful printing and assembly instructions. ........................................................................................................... **Building the model** Colors Black: (Paramount3D PLA - Black)eye_blacks (contains two identical pieces)hairmouthnosewhiskers_left (contains two identical pieces)whiskers_right (contains two identical pieces)sign (see notes for color change to black).. Dark Grey: (Paramount3D PLA - Grey Battleship)sign_basesign_post.. Yellow: (Paramount3D PLA - Simpson Yellow)hat_brimhat_brim_without_supports (optional piece)hat_middle.. Dark Red: (Paramount3D PLA - Iron Red)tongue.. Dark Brown: (Hatchbox PLA - Brown)base.. Pink: (CookieCad PLA - Pale Pink)ear_leftear_right.. Red: (Hatchbox PLA - True Red)tie.. White: (Overture PLA - White)eye_white_lefteye_white_rightshirtshirt_fillpantspants_without_supports (optional piece)sign (see notes for color change from white).. Light Brown: (Paramount3D PLA - Dark Complexion)headhand_lefthand_rightfoot_leftfoot_righttail *black is also a good option for the tail*.. Green: (Paramount3d PLA - St. Andres Green)cactus.. Grey: (Paramount3d PLA - Medusa Stone Grey)dust_trail.. Any color: (hidden piece):pin_hat.. ........................................................................................................... **Printing and assembly tips** Printing tips1 - No supports are required. Two pieces contains built-in supports, hat_brim and pants. Optional parts without the built-in supports are also supplied if you want to use your slicer supports. The built-in supports are designed for a .4mm nozzle and for the size that the model is presented. Use your discretion for which parts to use if you resize the model significantly. 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 brims on: - hair - tie - shirt 3 - The tops of the feet (legs) are quit thin. As per 3D printing 101, print both feet at the same time, but be sure to separate them on the print bed enough so the legs have more time to cool off. 4 - The speed sign is to be printed with a color change at 1mm. with white as the starting color and then changing to black at 1mm. 5 - 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 and assembling them in their proper place. ..Assembly tips: 1 - Take your time gluing the model together and enjoy the process. 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. I am not affiliated with 3D Gloop but have experimented with different glues for my models and have found that this glue is a great option for my models. Each type of glue has different pros/cons and I found that 3D Gloop was far easier to use than superglue (for me). The E6000 sticky glue that I also use allows more time to position parts and is still the best for smaller parts. 3D Gloop covers the middle ground for me and really works wonders. It leaves enough time to set, so parts can be positioned correctly and it dries fast enough to hold awkward parts without the need for taping. I used the PLA version that comes in a tube. For both