ZEPHYR - Wind-Swept Dispersion Bust Sculpture

ZEPHYR

A woman with closed eyes faces the wind. Her hair streams back in long sculpted locks that break into shards at the tips, her shoulder peels away into torn fragments, and the rest of her body swirls down in a zig-zag of flakes to the base. ZEPHYR is an original decor sculpture designed to look like cast bronze when printed in metal or silk PLA.

Highlights

·       One single piece, 245 mm tall, no assembly or glue

·       Realistic serene face with sculpted swept-back hair

·       Over 50 hair locks and hundreds of hand-placed shards for a dramatic silhouette from every side

·       Oval base with engraved ring and name, weighted so the piece stands steady

·       Print profiles for the X2D with 0.4 and 0.2 nozzles, plus a dual-nozzle profile with Support for PLA interface for clean support removal

Print profiles

·       X2D 0.4 nozzle, 0.16 mm layers (recommended): about 22 h, 429 g PLA

·       X2D 0.4 nozzle, 0.12 mm layers (fine detail): about 27.5 h, 389 g PLA

·       X2D 0.2 nozzle, 0.12 mm layers (finest face detail): about 64 h, 325 g PLA

·       Dual nozzle (X2D/H2D), 0.16 mm layers, Support for PLA interface: about 25.5 h, 485 g PLA + 62 g Support for PLA/PETG

All profiles were sliced and checked in Bambu Studio. Times are Bambu Studio estimates.

Size and printer fit

·       Height 245 mm, footprint 213 x 114 mm

·       Fits 256 mm class printers (X1, P1, A1, H2D, X2D and similar)

·       Printers limited to 220 mm height: scale the model to 89%

Printing tips

·       Supports are required: tree supports, with "on build plate only" turned OFF (the hair and shards need support from the base and the body)

·       2 walls and 15% infill are enough; the base gives the piece its weight

·       Remove supports slowly, starting from the hair tips; the dual-nozzle profile makes this much easier

·       Metal-filled PLA looks best with a slightly slower outer wall

Finishing ideas

·       Bronze or copper silk PLA looks finished straight off the plate

·       For a real patina, print in black or dark brown and dry-brush with gold or bronze wax

·       A thin coat of clear wax adds depth to the hair grooves

Credits

This is our original design. The human base mesh comes from MakeHuman (CC0).

If you print ZEPHYR, please post a Make: I would love to see it in your home. A Like helps me keep designing free models like this one.

NEW - Bambu Lab H3C: ZEPHYR_H3C.3mf puts each colour on its own PrintTool (almost no purge), re-centred on the 330 x 320 mm H3C plate, with the official H3C machine G-code. Sliced in Bambu Studio 2.09.