3D Printed Tronxy Elephant 2: Electric Boogaloo
![tronxy-elephant.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23yd8DjUhc54WnZZHsJfirqVib9npiVEJZhL3StriRRFQn2rAW77cDxhnuyz4hDtLWmeD.jpg)
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A few months ago I posted about my first 3D printing attempt. It was a pre-sliced file of an elephant that was included on the microSD card with my Tronxy XY-2 Pro 3D printer. It didn't work out well mostly due to the low quality sample filament I was using.
![Tronxy-usb.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23t76btNEkjkaoKKYXSMYi5gGQDKyvj8aXW3G8RHBU1RBdjJCNskxr1kyd794J7G3nVgQ.jpg)
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I've returned back to the Elephant.gcode file for a second try at printing the elephant.
![tronxy-elephant01.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23xVMSJTeFvaftWT1R591pEcPKTqP1z6c7QAzY4FdFJpTCrbeieHpemTcrNucYyS3HNxA.jpg)
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![tronxy-elephant02.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23y8svynNySrKmSUr9xMyzM3YoTBusMKMFWsBk6jpYXJbXwYZvuzL6Y61KP7zq7iCpTwn.jpg)
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![tronxy-elephant03.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23zS1AcYopKiUPRMJ4xfgRfq8Tv3gz2eHUBLtmLZu2EefeH8Avw9Ake9LVojM3WwHCVfb.jpg)
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![tronxy-elephant04.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23xATT3CmfFXgxxVTvUPRemFy6NpKE9adUXfsVaim1uqRM3pTG2TpsBvdqLrxHWSsw2xg.jpg)
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![tronxy-elephant05.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23wMY1Zki8ejaCG7spSAxRxMRAeL9N1HVre5qtiry48FUttDr52vSmHdj34AXJiJXpqJu.jpg)
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![tronxy-elephant06.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23wX1G4SJbPQ6qPmuDxYQKkVWhkqB2wfuKSmF4E9UtofM5d9frD3meqgN6C4SxL8ok4D8.jpg)
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![tronxy-elephant07.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23wWuGUAGbUWuJptKeQDnVRBS6uxK3dpYK7bwb8KpGPv2a5LmoSBG1uaKJ36DWY7u4qWj.jpg)
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![tronxy-elephant08.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23tvgJ6eNhtGWHeTGsZQfv1AKPxvCBK3oc19eLDb1iWU6Tn9Y3Zm8dcLNmhzbdhXDVAvE.jpg)
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![tronxy-elephant09.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23ynQHuPMxwaSryeYQ9ymttTmH2SwrbkZR2eTC6HperAdAkMMduku6FAYxMB9bPsapffS.jpg)
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![tronxy-elephant-printing.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/EoGxNfaP4eR3sFBky2x6eCJx3trKAH29GnsNNcff45osfstnygAMe9TPvan5FCmbMrA.jpg)
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The end result this time was much better than my first attempt. The model had some imperfections on the trunk and ears. The pre-sliced file didn't have any supports which it probably should have a minimum amount of.
![tronxy-elephant-front.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/23xyVDFFg9qshP2qiL67na4kWSp1qatKJCcaX6Q6npa35swcRxkrD5unkdVd3gJMkVA3o.jpg)
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I like the way the black PLA gives a shine to the model. One other notable difference from last time is that instead of the build plate that came with the 3D printer I used a PEI sheet for the printing surface which made the bottom of the model smooth.
![tronxy-elephant-top.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/holovision/242rw29yJY3bvyAUezyG3RjDf7BkCyLppa6pUccKPh7NmpsvDGHBZPPA47zdj9HDDqtBv.jpg)
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My Thingiverse account: https://www.thingiverse.com/holovision/designs
My Thangs account: https://thangs.com/Holovision
3D printing community on Hive: https://peakd.com/c/hive-103035/created
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