Tweedledee and Tweedledum

Tweedledee and Tweedledum are fictional characters in an English nursery rhyme and in Lewis Carroll’s 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.

Tweedledee and Tweedledum appear in the 1951 version of Alice in Wonderland, representing the sun and moon as they tell Alice the story of The Walrus and the Carpenter.

No supports are required. If you have the proper filament colors, no painting is needed.

The assembled model is 235mm tall.

Enjoy!

Print Instructions:

Supports: No

Resolution: .2mm

Infill: 10%

Notes:**

For the best printing and assembly experience, please refer to the notes below for a few significant instructions.

Building the model
Colors (see the notes section for the organization of parts)

Skin: (Paramount3D PLA – Universal Beige)

t1_hand_left

t1_hand_right

t1_head

t2_hand_left

t2_hand_right

t2_head

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Black: (Paramount3D PLA – Black)

t1_eye_blacks (contains two pieces)

t1_shoes (contains two pieces)

t2_eye_blacks (contains two pieces)

t2_shoes (contains two pieces)

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White: (Paramount3D PLA – White)

t1_eye_white_right

t1_eye_white_left

t1_collar

t1_socks (contains two pieces)

t1_pole_top

t1_pole_bottom

t2_eye_white_right

t2_eye_white_left

t2_collar

t2_socks (contains two pieces)

t2_pole_top

t2_pole_bottom

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Red: (Hatchbox PLA – True Red)

t1_hat

t1_tongue

t1_pants

t2_hat

t2_tongue

t2_pants

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Orange: (Soulutech ABS- Orange)

t1_hair_left

t1_hair_right

t2_hair_left

t2_hair_right

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Yellow: (Paramount3d PLA -Simpson Yellow)

t1_flag

t1_shirt

t2_flag

t2_shirt

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Pinkish: (Paramount3d PLA – Terra Cotta)

t1_nose

t2_nose

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Blue: (unknown ABS)

t1_tie_left

t1_tie_right

t2_tie_left

t2_tie_right

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Brown: (Paramount3D PLA – Military MBT Brown)

base

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Any color: (hidden piece)

t1_tie_pin

t1_hat_pin

t1_shirt_pins (contains two pieces)

t2_tie_pin

t2_hat_pin

t2_shirt_pins (contains two pieces)

Printing and assembly tips

Printing tips

1-No supports are required

2-The stl files are loaded as two zip files and a single stl for the base. All the Tweedledee parts start with t1 and are zipped together. All the Tweedledum parts start with t2 and are zipped together as well.

3-Some of the Tweedledee and Tweedledum parts are the same but more often than not they are different even if they may look similar. I strongly suggest that the parts are stored in separate containers after printing to ensure they do not get mixed up during assembly.

4-There are a number of pieces that absolutely need rafts or brims. I used rafts for the socks, pole pieces and eye_blacks. The pole pieces may look difficult to print, however they printed with no issue at all using a raft. Use your judgement for the hair and hands. Remember, all the flat bottoms are hidden during assembly, so any ‘ugly’ bottom will be hidden.

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Assembly tips:

1-Take your time gluing the model together, taking care that you work in stages to ensure everything falls into place in the end. Patience.

2-I used E6000 sticky craft glue to put this model together. The sticky glue allows more time to position the parts than a fast drying superglue.

3-Glue in the shoes to the base and let the glue fully dry before attaching the rest of the model to them.

4-Personally, I completely made each of the Tweedle’s separately, except for the socks and shoes. I then glued the socks to the shoes and before the glue dried I glued the two prebuilt models all into the socks at the same time. This was to ensure that everything would fit in case something was slightly misaligned. Prop it all up with some tape and be sure that the model is standing straight (the hats should be level to the ground).

5-Due to their size, the flag and flag pole do not ‘snap’ together but gently fit while the glue does the work. Patience.

6-When inserting the tongue, be sure the flat side is facing back and the indent is down. I created this model and still had to look at my notes when inserting this part!

7-Note that both heads are purposely turned a bit but the ties are not. So the tie fits into the collar depressions nicely but does not fully look straight against the head.

8-Refer to the assembly diagram in the pictures section as well as the uploaded pictures for putting the model together. The model is meant to be glued.

Do not hesitate to ask questions, feedback is essential to making better models.