"transform and roll out!"

this model/miniature is designed after the Viking out of Starcraft 2 and can transform from a fighter to an assault/mech mode

it's somewhat poseable in mech-mode, since the legs are ball-jointed... the rest sits on 1-DOF joints/pins... so don't expect to much posing from them :-P

this is most likely not suited for small/young children since it's somewhat fragile... i'm targeting more all those grown-up/older kids out there who like to put toys on shelves for display ;-)

transform sequence (fighter -> assault):

• unfold the legs
• fold the fins on the wings
• sweep back the wings
• rotate and extend gattlings
• in one motion rotate rear (with the wings) and lower rocket-pods (with gattlings attached)
• push-back cockpit and lower attached frontal fins
• enjoy :-D

prints well:

• in PLA
• with a 0.4mm nozzle
• 0.1 or 0.2mm layer height
• without (additional) support

the parts have an inbuilt clearence, but depending on the tolerances your printer produces expect to sand the parts around the joints for an optimal fit

recommended print settings:

(LH = layer height, IF = infill, SH = perimeter/shells):
rear: 0.1mm LH, 3 SH, 0 IF = hollow, print with raft
wing parts: 0.1mm LH, 8 SH
other parts: as you like :-)

print one of each part, and a second mirrored copy for the wings, fins, legs, gattlings and rocked-pods as well as the backbone
(for the stand print either stand_B_1 or stand_B_2)

other things needed:

• ~1mm diameter wire for all the joints (i used small nails, sawn to length; paperclips also work)
• short cylindrical piece with 3mm diameter (3mm filament :-) for the joint connecting the pelivis pin to the backbond (white filament in the picture)
• glue to combine parts and secure pins in place
• for the stand: a 8mm diameter acrylic rod

assembly:

• glue the two-part fin_fold_AB together, back to back
• push gattling_D in gattling_B, and both in gattling_A
• glue the limiter rings gattling_E to gattling_D; and gattling_C to gattling_B
• assemble wings and fins with 3 wire-pins each (two for the fin, one to connect the wing to rear)
• push both backbone and the body_mount parts in that order into the base (see picture)
• both cockpit_fins cockpit and body_mount are held together wit one long pin
• mount the (pelvis-)pin to the backbone with the 3mm rod - make sure its level with the backbone sides
• mount rear (+attached wings) with one pin to the backbone
• mount the gattling to the rocket-pod and that assembly to the base with wire-pins
• pop ball-joints of the legs together, onto the pelvis and connect it to the rest
• paint
  (hope i didn't forget anything... :-P)