About 6 months ago, we posted about this project as it finished the 3D printing phase. Now, after months of off-and-on sanding, prepping, and painting, CardScientist and his wife Liana.can.art have completed this massive Krystal statue, a 1/3rd scale model!

Since last time we posted about this project, they did all the sanding, priming, and painting to complete it. They had issues with the 3D printed staff being too weak, so it was replaced with a wooden dowel, which was then hand-painted with all the intricate details. As for the base she stands on, they were going to 3D print it, but the printer jammed during that part, so instead they used a hobby-store bought wooden stand, combined with a bunch of weights inside it to keep it stable.

This project was a birthday present from Liana.can.art to her husband, CardScientist. Because they are so generous, they are making the 3D model files available to everyone, so anyone can 3D print their own Krystal statue at any size! More about that in a bit. But first, here's some interesting information about the build.

Stats

• Modeling/Design Time: Roughly 2 months
• 3D Printing Time: 8.8 days, or about 212 hours
• Sanding and Priming Time: 5-6 months during weekends, on and off
• Painting Time: 1.5 months
• Start to Finish Time: Around 11 months
• Height: 21 inches without the base (see Pepsi can for scale)

Download

Want to make your own? Of course you do! You can download the files for 3D printing this project yourself either on Google Drive or Thingiverse. The Google Drive version has a copy of the full model that hasn't been broken up into individual parts if you want to choose how to split the model up for printing yourself.

If you print one for yourself, please let us know. We'd love to see it. And please thank CardScientist and Liana.can.art for making it available!

Gallery

Check out these sweet photos of the finished product.