[Free non-commercial use version downloadable at Makerworld and printables]

This is a three-part HueForge Lithophane of a Flamingo in a stained-glass style. The first part has the blues and greens of the foreground with the reds and yellows blanked out. The second part holds the red parts of the bird. In the third part the yellow areas remain for both the yellows and areas to blend with the blues and reds to give greens and oranges, respectively. No green, orange or black filaments are used, though these colors along with others are present in the final result.

Feel free to substitute your filaments, but seek to use ones with similar transmission distance (TD) values. The base layer should be the most transparent white filament you have (TD > 15, suggested), like a natural or transparent. The design assumes PETG for thermal resistance, but PLAs can be used, if the risk of exposure to very strong sunlight is low.

IMPORTANT NOTE All parts have very thin base layers, so special care is needed to remove them from the print bed. It is probably best to cool them completely before trying. A few minutes in a freezer and/or some glue stick as a release agent is wise. I have rushed some parts and regretted my impatience.

When joining the parts be sparing with the adhesive, like a super glue, especially in the lighter parts. The adhesive will change the colors if it is not behind the darker parts. I just used some around the dark parts and around the very edge to keep the glue from showing. If spread thin and uniformly, it should not show too much.

The 3mf file was created using the Bambu Studio slicer which has the swaps already defined. If necessary the STL files can be used in other slicers with the swap information provided below.

Part 1: Blue

Project: Flamingo_Blue.hfp Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.08mm with a base layer of 0.16mm

The Model is 150x153.08mm in size You may print at higher layer heights below the Base Thickness of 0.32mm The Max allowed Thickness is 1.04mm and the Actual Thickness is 0.88mm

Filaments Used: PETG GeeeTech Transparent Transmission Distance: 100 PETG PolyLite PolyMaker Teal Transmission Distance: 1 PETG Kaaber Blue Transmission Distance: 3.3 This print uses 3 unique filaments

Swap Instructions: Start with Transparent At layer #4 (0.4mm) swap to PolyMaker Teal At layer #6 (0.56mm) swap to Blue for the rest.

Part 2: Red

Project: Flamingo_Red.hfp Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.08mm with a base layer of 0.16mm

The Model is 150x153.08mm in size You may print at higher layer heights below the Base Thickness of 0.32mm The Max allowed Thickness is 1.04mm and the Actual Thickness is 0.88mm

Filaments Used: PETG GeeeTech Transparent Transmission Distance: 1e+02 PETG Kaaber Red Transmission Distance: 6.5 This print uses 2 unique filaments

Swap Instructions: Start with Transparent At layer #4 (0.4mm) swap to Red for the rest.

Part 3: Yellow

Project: Flamingo_Yellow.hfp Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.08mm with a base layer of 0.16mm

The Model is 150x153.08mm in size You may print at higher layer heights below the Base Thickness of 0.32mm The Max allowed Thickness is 1.04mm and the Actual Thickness is 0.72mm

Filaments Used: PETG GeeeTech Transparent Transmission Distance: 100 PETG Bambu HF Yellow Transmission Distance: 4 This print uses 2 unique filaments

Swap Instructions: Start with Transparent At layer #4 (0.4mm) swap to Yellow for the rest.