Mini Flexi Bumblebee – Print in Place Bee

Boost Me Your boosts help me create more fun designs! Thank you! <3 Commercial License Want to sell prints of my models? A commercial license is available through my membership — visit my MakerWorld profile for the details. Thanks for supporting the designs! Mini Flexi Bumblebee is a print-in-place articulated bee with a chunky kawaii face, a striped yellow-and-black body that flexes segment by segment, and white wings — all printed in one piece with no supports and no assembly. Each bee is roughly 48 mm long, so it works as a pocket fidget, a desk companion or a handful of party favours, and the supplied Bambu Studio plate is arranged with 33 of them.

Features

- Print-in-place articulation – the abdomen is built from linked segments that flex and curl behind the fixed head, so the bee wiggles the moment you lift it off the plate. - Kawaii face printed in colour – large black eyes and a small smile sit on the yellow head, with black antennae and stubby legs. No painting and no stickers. - Three-colour body without assembly – yellow body, black stripes and white wings come from painted regions on a single mesh, so nothing is glued on afterwards. - Pocket sized – about 48 mm long, 29 mm wide and 23 mm tall, light enough to carry around and small enough to print several at once. - Batch plate included – the supplied plate holds 33 bees for classrooms, party bags, craft fairs or gifts. Delete the copies you don't need if you only want one or two. - No supports, no glue – prints flat as one piece with an automatic brim on a textured plate. Included Files

- Flexi Bumblee.3mf – the prepared Bambu Studio project and print profile: 0.20 mm layers, three filament slots assigned (black, white, yellow) and one plate arranged with 33 bees. - Flexi Bumble.stl – the complete bee as a single print-in-place mesh, about 48 × 29 × 23 mm. Import it into any slicer, print it flat as supplied, in one colour or with your own colour painting. Printing Information

- Layer height: 0.20 mm (0.20 mm Standard profile, 0.4 mm nozzle) - Material: PLA - Supports: none needed — the model prints flat and the joints are built in - Colours / AMS: the supplied profile uses 3 filaments (yellow body, black stripes and face, white wings), so an AMS or manual filament changes are needed for the multicolour version. The STL is a single mesh, so a plain single-colour print works fine without an AMS — the face and wings simply print in the body colour. - Plate: 1 plate arranged with 33 bees; remove copies in Bambu Studio for a smaller print - Walls / infill: 2 walls, 15% grid infill - Bed / brim: textured PEI plate with an automatic brim - Printer: the profile is prepared for the Bambu Lab X1 Carbon with a 0.4 mm nozzle; MakerWorld lists the other compatible Bambu printers automatically. The project is not pre-sliced, so print time and filament weight are calculated after upload. - After printing: peel off the brim, then gently flex the abdomen a few times to free the segments. Usage

- Pocket fidget and desk toy — the segmented body is satisfying to bend. - Party favours, classroom prizes and stocking fillers, printed a whole plate at a time. - Spring and garden themed decoration, or a companion for other flexi animals in your collection. - A quick, reliable multicolour print for testing a new AMS setup or a fresh yellow filament. Tips

- Yellow, black and white are the intended palette; any bright body colour works, but keep a high-contrast colour for the eyes so the face stays readable at this size. - If a segment feels stiff on the first flex, work it slowly in both directions rather than forcing it — the joints only need the first layer's squish broken.