3D Printing a Life Size Jabba the Hutt! (Part 4, Sponsored by MakerGeeks)

NOTE: I discovered that it just won’t be possible to finish and paint this piece in my basement due to various issues such as dust and fumes, so I’m going to have to call it finished at this point.
In this project I will be 3D printing and painting a life-size Jabba the Hutt statue. The other parts of the series are here:
Part 1: • 3D Printing a Life Siz...
Part 2: • 3D Printing a Life Siz...
Part 3: • 3D Printing a Life Siz...
You can download the model for free from Thingiverse and Cults:
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Josh Smith from Beast Toys sculpted the model I'm using. You can check out their site here:
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[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I’ve addressed this a number of times elsewhere, but let me add it to the comments as well. Unfortunately I won’t be able to completely finish and paint this piece due to it being stuck in my basement. The dust from sanding and the fumes from body filler will be too much for me without ventilation, and more importantly they will get into the rest of the house. While it would be possible to paint it without filling the gaps, I think it would look worse than it does now in white. So I have decided to stop at this point. Sorry if that is anticlimactic.

[@murilog.p.1383]

☹️

[@stewiegriffin4]

☹️

[@psotelo6684]

I get it. Would like spray paint in small proportions not work?

[@eod6348]

Rip

[@jimmybryant7942]

instablaster.

[@ilikenothingtoo]

If you sell your house a Jabba The Hutt in the basement is a nice selling point.

[@MouseGoat]

Saleman: *slaps roof of house* This bad boy has a Lifesize Jabba de hutt permanently installed in the basement.

[@KevinHillofDOOM]

If he added a small door in the back, it would make a great stealth panic room?

[@skyflier8955]

To show you the power of flex tape I sawed this Jabba in half!

[@mfsmarineop693]

|:[

[@shockzilla0364]

AND THE INSIDE IS COMPLETELY DRY!

[@diamondstrike9086]

Perfect!

[@omegastudios5263]

How could you

[@r603burakkusuta2]

*NOW THAT'S ALOTTA DAMAGE!*

[@MouseGoat]

Next print the millennium falcon in 1:1 then start a kick-starter for the material needed to make the death-star.

[@sleep170]

Yes

[@yagosantiago10]

thrawn would hunt him for the death star

[@TheNXD7]

When will you finish this up and paint it 😁

[@pantonebear]

Man... this is really gorgeus! I hope to see a coloring video(s). You definitely made me buy my first 3D printer. Cheers from Rome

[@pietrom2642]

Ah, ci sono italianu

[@fhuber7507]

Foam fill... spray foam or 2 part foam. Then it will be very strong.

[@timdonnacarly]

Jabba the hut is glorious he looks amazing when it’s finally good together

[@willierants5880]

Looking forward to seeing the next steps to making this Jabba awesomer. Like filling, sanding, painting, etc. It's a BIG job!

[@StarWarsObsessed]

That's quite a project. Looks great. Looking forward to seeing it painted.

[@biznubizzness4783]

Good to see you uploading again! 😃

[@TitanTheCat333]

How spectacular ❤️ however long it may be, I can’t wait for the finished product :3 good job!

[@thanosleeeatingshow492]

wow very nice job you did here!!!!! proud of you and well 3d printed jabba the hutts!!!

[@JimBumgardnerjimstoybox]

This is absolutely amazing! Bravo!

[@ZembaCraftworks]

Great work! Can't wait to see the painting.

[@brentcrowthers4243]

incredible! Can't wait to see it painted

[@zimmy1958]

A very ambitious project , well done

[@allen.t]

Been watching you before you started this project and seeing it come all together is just awesome. Cant wait to see the finished product. You should definitely post it on reddit when youre done!

[@NolanCreate]

Great work! He turned out awesome!

[@sandragon2714]

This is crazy cool!!!

[@Plastic_Spaceman]

Great job! I've been following this from the beginning and I'm really glad it turned out so well. Also thanks for sharing the model. I think I'll print a 1/6 scale version to go with my Boba Fett.

[@divorcethehorse-gettingoff7702]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful build...

[@timdonnacarly]

I just love the part when you’re like this I think my whole family can fit in this really easy it’s just so funny

[@bobbykeyz1263]

Now that's insane. It looks fantastic. I'm an inpatient guy so I'm glad I was able to see all the steps it took in one day. But boy thats gonna be a lot of work with all them seams. Awesome job my friend you've earned yourself a sub.

[@perello23]

Congratulations!!!!!!🎉🍾

[@Thomas-lh4hf]

Mighty Jabba , I bought the CR-10 S4 through your recommendation and link. Thanks ! I look forward to more GIANT prints ... Don't worry about getting sponsors each time, just get your stuff out there. You got balls, so use em !

[@ivypeanut]

Thank you soo much for release if the model

[@michaelnichol4085]

Oh my gosh it's so awesome!!!

[@gavin_mcmuffin976]

Great video as always, keep up the good work👍

[@melbertandan5184]

Love it Jabba life-size

[@nathantaisto6930]

Thanks for the inspiration I plan on printing Jaba life size for my new addition on my house. On room will be for Star Wars. This will be my first printing experience and I plan on getting your printer also.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Good luck! I would start with printing some smaller things to make sure you know what works best before tackling Jabba

[@vadoraid2517]

😂😂 your crazy!!, now I’m inspired. My biggest jabbas is 1:6 scale. Now I wanna life size one. Ooo... imagine a rancor in 1:1 scale!!! Awesome

[@micro963]

Great video thank you for sharing 👍👍👍

[@t_rex1299]

Cool! I am also a fan of Jabba the Hutt

[@BLRtactics]

Really cool!

[@williamsanchez6941]

This looks amazing! I love it! I want to buy a 3D printer and do this! If this were mine, I’d cover it in monster makers latex and air brush it. I’ve covered several things in monster makers latex, it can get pretty thick!!

[@glanzone]

So did you ever finish it?

[@wasoha]

I'm wondering the same thing!

[@UwwBlake]

This is amazing!! I would love to attempt this with something smaller…. Maybe Salacious B. Crumb! Great video!

[@jet34thehawk]

Cool video man

[@albertosadun1433]

Realy cool graet job !

[@TDax]

That sir.....is awesome

[@andyturner1225]

Amazing project! I have a CR10 S4 and am starting to get into some larger projects - any suggestions on size on nozzle that the stock hot end can handle? And S3D profile settings for best results? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

[@devinmichaels6822]

Fiberglass an gel on inside will.hold it together but will make it heavy but stronger. Solid

[@ASkewedView3D]

So sweet had to tweet 😉

[@snaber69]

hes back!!

[@bulldowser]

Dude, Seriousy?!? A Year Ago? This was the most epic 3D print and video ever? Need an update - did you paint it?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

It's hard to believe that much time has passed. Unfortunately I don't think the final stage of this project is going to be happening -- at least not soon. There have been various changes in my life that make it difficult to get enough free time to projects like this, and I also seem to have developed an allergy to the epoxy glue that I used when putting this together, which makes me very wary of using toxic things like that and Bondo in great quantities. I know it's disappointing, but I do want to try and finish up my R2-D2 project at the very least.

[@chrishechtl8330]

Oh! You mentioned problems with the bondo and glue causing allergies, I just remembered, you could use a 3D pen and or hot knife to weld parts together. The 3D pen is great to fill in seams. Use the hot knife to blend them in. Or heat the part with a heat gun or the knife and then weld them together that way, though you do have to be concerned about that method warping or damaging the part. You can also use the 3D pen and other techniques to add support material on the inside of the shell. Runners, or truss segments, or tack in a foam shell. Hmm, pity you couldn't coat him in liquid latex for the real flesh effect!

[@Anonymiad]

Legendary

[@vcancer]

It came out well for all the spacing problems you had. But great job overall.

[@c0l1n_m45]

It would be cool to have Salacious Crumb and the Max Rebo band as well! You could make an entire throne room!

[@UncleJessy]

insane man!

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Thanks! I enjoy your channel

[@SuperMouseDV]

If I print one myself I would make an inset on most pieces myself to make it easier for the alignment. But I need to build my R2 first I have a Fiberglass dome already :)

[@yeoldebuildplate3dprintsho945]

I would love to have a life sized Jabba, but I don't have the room. I will be printing a small Jabba on my QIDI Tech Shadow 5.5s resin printer pretty soon. I'm doing an R5D4 at 65% life size, which is as big as I could get it on my printer until I learn to chop up projects like you did with this one, but I'm also upgrading to a larger format printer soon too. But I still can't do a life sized Jabba or I'll have to put a door in him & use him as a house! LOL!

[@nickanderson8305]

Any update on this project?

[@TheonlyaviableID]

Nice! Now turn your stairs into a trapdoor and put a rancor in a throne above it =)

[@TheMinishKid]

Hey! 👋Would you mind sharing your slicer settings for your .08mm nozzle when printing these big prints? Pleeeease?? 😃

[@timdonnacarly]

It looks very cool if you got just green of that three D printer your mind if you make another model you might not have to paint it but you could just like paint the eyes

[@TitanicTruths]

Is this the last of it. Its been a tough process. Next should be a life size c3po or something. Maybe a huge mock up of lukes trench run on the death Star. The detail could be amazing if done at thw right scale.

[@ky-gp4sz]

Titanic Truths next should be life size millennium falcon or Death Star!

[@chrishechtl8330]

Very cool! I would suggest internal supports, gussets and such in a future large scale model. That and the pins you mentioned. Having the gussets and such might have made your original plan to keep it in sections more viable.Was warping a problem? I'm running into that with my S4 as well as my Da Vinci printers. I agree, printing slower gives you better layer adhesion but it is incredibly time consuming!As to finishing, I can't wait to see the finished project! I suggest putting a box fan in a window for ventilation. Also, if you use spray paints, you can get primer-filler spray. I am using it on my R2-D2 now and I've used it on other projects.If you do use cans I suggest getting one of those handles that slips on the cap. It makes it soooo much easier on your hands to use!You can also use an air brush to do fine detail. They are pretty easy to get and use these days. :)An alternative to going straight to paint after body filler is to coat the body in tinted or untinted liquid latex monster makeup. A skim coat would work and give him a rubbery flesh appearance. You can paint that with a 1/3rd mix of distilled water, latex, and latex house paint. (check youtube monster makeup for that) I'm trying to use that technique to make another project. According to the manufacturer (I called them) it can stand up to a lot of weather and abuse.(My animatronic project is supposed to be outdoors, but in SOCAL) Given your guy is going to be in a basement, I doubt that would be a problem.Curious, are you going to build a base for him? And paint a set? Maybe print props from his throne room? Paint the floor to look like the rancor trap door? Sound FX chip? Threepio and others with your printers? lol

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I haven’t really decided what to do about his surroundings. I guess we’ll see how well the painted version comes out

[@chrishechtl8330]

Cool. I can't wait to see the end product! Keep up the great work!

[@chrishechtl8330]

Have you printed the life size bust of a Gamorrean guard? I don't remember if I saw it or not. You can find it, rancor door knockers, and other goodies in Geo's stuff on Thingiverse.

[@studiomiguel]

Holy cow. This is still blowing why mind in 2021!

[@adonian]

I know this video is old, but I would put a thin layer of fiberglass matting on the inside for support

[@JavierLopez-xf8qe]

That was awesome!!!!! By the way do you have the splitted STLs? Mind sharing those?? Thanks and congratulations!!!!!

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I’m not sharing the split-up files because there were some issues with them in different places that I had to fix manually and I think it would be better if it were redone. Also I no longer really remember how they were organized so it would be difficult to explain it to others

[@hagrid4281]

i can't wait when humanity can master 3d printing

[@diamondstrike9086]

Me to

[@femalemuto4481]

PAINT IT

[@Gordongros]

Yessss!

[@WhereNerdyisCool]

Wow, what a project...and stranded in the basement! (What a selling point if you move!) I'm wondering if those gaps are from shrinkage? I know some people mention printing at 101% or higher to account for it?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Could be, although it’s not uniform so it would be hard to compensate for it in the settings. At least some of it is just due to small errors in positioning the pieces while glue that get magnified when you’re gluing dozens of pieces

[@mrfochs]

While likely too late now, it would have really improved the strength of the overall piece if you placed some fiberglass matting and resin over the seams from the inside of each section before closing it up. This would have both secured the gaps you had, and could have allowed for fiberglassing in some support rods (just wood dowels) to give each section support and allow for disassembly. Nonetheless, great work on this project and bravo for the dedication to print all that.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

You're right, but frankly that's a bit beyond me, and probably overkill for something that would just sit in my basement. But if I was going to be trying to transport it to events or something that would be a good way to go.

[@zennozangetsu1164]

Yeah, a much simpler thing like cheap wooden dowls or Popsicle sticks with hot glue would have been an easy and cheap way to add a little reinforcement. No need to go overboard with fiberglass and whatever else. Even as is though it's going to be great!

[@3DGeekShow]

How much filament was used?

[@silversrayleigh8980]

Ive been waiting for another GIANT Jabba video ! Have you painted him ? Can you ? TPU his tongue and raspberry pie an animatronic wiggle when you come close :) PLEAAASE ! :)

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Sorry to disappoint. I have managed very little on that project since my last video. Honestly, I got a little burned out from it but I do still hope to do it eventually

[@silversrayleigh8980]

@@MightyJabbasCollection Man I know how you feel ... Im building a carbon fiber Dark Knight armor outfit and I'm 3 months in ... But do it for the fans ! Plus we both know you'll be happy that you did ! Plus once its done, you can wrap it in Christmas lights every year and put it on your roof ! :)

[@alexecheverria]

I admire your work and resilience. Oh and, will you print a full size slave Leia?

[@adef3106]

hahaha, vai ganhar um like porque o projeto é doido de mais. você fez ele gigante e usando umas impressoras normais. parabéns

[@willierants5880]

Hoping you get back on this and provide an update.

[@timmc6009]

Nice to it come together but kinda a bummer you have to leave origins piece. Can't wait to make on myself.

[@manontherun4694]

I can’t even make my favorite Star Wars guy bc HE IS HUGE IT IS THE RANCOR I CANT 3D PRINT HIM

[@iorebos4721]

Super cool. question how did Jaba get his tail scar

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I'm not sure if we've ever gotten a full explanation of that. I always assumed he was involved in some kind of gangster violence.

[@The1queencollector]

Probably when Han stood on it lol

[@nathantaisto6930]

I thought it was just a blemish in the original puppet that has been adopted?

[@tifoso4ever]

GREAT WORK!!!! I JUST SAW IT.... GREAT SCULPTURE....WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO PRINT A 6'' MODEL FOR SOMEONE AND SEND IT TO? HOW MUCH WOULD COST? THANK YOU AND KEEP THE GREAT WORK YOY' RE UP TO....

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I can't do it personally, but because the model is freely available you could potentially get anyone who has a 3D printer to print one for you.

[@tifoso4ever]

@@MightyJabbasCollection OK, thank you!

[@nidzdotnet76]

Should fibreglass the inside once it's assembled for rigidity.

[@shyowl3453]

Maybe your software put a gap where it cut stuff? I don’t really know much about this stuff so thats just a guess

[@mr.tskids7013]

Did you paint this? I can't find the video of the finished product.

[@wittyfpv]

How many hours printing do u estimate? I have a large project i want to do but im really scared how many months it will take to print

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

It's very hard to say at this point. There's more to it than just the print time, and of course there are print failures and so forth as well. But if you use at least two printers it can drastically reduce the actual time it took. The assembly ended up taking a lot more time than I had expected though. What project do you want to do?

[@wittyfpv]

I want to print a 12ft single person fishing skiff hull mold so i can make a fibreglass boat to my own design

[@howarddibble3857]

Question why didnt you make the pieces linkable so glue is needed just click the pieces together?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Well that would be a good idea in theory, but I am not a good enough designer to pull that off at this scale. I was also trying to keep the amount of filament used to an absolute minimum, since I wasn't sure if this was even going to be feasible to print at all. There are a lot of things that could certainly be done better, but this was sort of a proof of concept

[@oakstar519]

Really wish I could do one of these, but my dad's printer has a 1' by 1' build plate. This probably would not be possible if anyone wants to print anything before next year.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

1’ by 1’ might take a while for sure. But you could try a smaller version

[@nerys71]

You are out of your goddamn mind in other words perfect :-)

[@micro963]

Is there a 3d printer with a bigger build volume than CR10S 5S and still affordable?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Probably not. The S5 is honestly pushing it in terms of size. There are bigger and better ones but they will be considerable more expensive

[@micro963]

Thank you👍

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

@@micro963 I should probably add that I'm not really up to date about all of the newer printers, so it's possible that there is something I don't know about.

[@schmorb]

Fiberglass on the inside would strengthen it

[@NotSoAmazing]

For Sale: One Single Family Home w/ Life-Size Jabba the Hutt Permanently Residing in the Basement.

[@bbibas]

No painting? Any news on this?

[@shawntannehill]

Jabba the Hutt bed.

[@juderudd1711]

Did you ever end up painting it?

[@MTB214]

That’s huge. How much does this cost to 3D print this being so big?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

My sponsor supplied the filament so it didn’t cost me anything but it would be a bit expensive if you wanted to recreate it.

[@MTB214]

@@MightyJabbasCollection any idea about how much? This is hollow right?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Hollow, yes. It’s been quite a while since I did it, but I think it was 30-40 kilograms of filament so multiply that by the price of your filament. You might be able to find it for as low as $10 a kilogram

[@KiterTMK]

What nozzle did you use?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

KiterTMK .8mm

[@TitanicTruths]

You probably could have saved a bit of time and materials by buying premade plastic sheets for the flat bottom or just leaving it open under jaba.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I considered leaving it open, but it seemed like the parts on the bottom actually really helped reinforce the overall structure.

[@aliteralchad7128]

Holy shit

[@chacrawarrior]

Next year, Han Solo in carbonite and the other one Princess Leia.

[@geakerleaker]

imagine loading that into a moving truck

[@TraitorFelon.14.3]

Marvel Geak Just throw it as the truck passes :)

[@oof2768]

they using an airbrush to paint it if you can't do spray paint

[@cornbreadcuban5456]

I think I’m far more interested in where you’re going to put it. Lol

[@theastrononeer1211]

All I'm saying; Jabba Boat.

[@KOKOANAPAR]

I don't know how you have the money to pay for this stuff, I make close to 100k a year and I still don't have the money for this sort of collecting. Very neat looking Jabba.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I don't really spend all that much on my collection, at least on a month-to-month basis. Most of what I cover on the channel has been accumulated over a decade. And almost all of the printers were sent to the channel for free for me to review

[@alexandrevaliquette1941]

For half the filament money, I would print the Olsen sisters instead... Just personal preference.