Fire Truck by Johan Gude & Edge
Educational toys engage children for a long time with the benefits of learning many abilities while they express their creativity by building and putting things apart and back together.
Johan Gude prints fun educative toys for his kids like this take apart Fire Truck, a puzzle that is good for learning spatial perception and fine motor skills. “It’s fun to make something my kids can play with and especially when they can learn something from it,” Johan says. 
Edge created the Fire Truck model and uploaded the model to Cults3D. Like many other models that he created, this one was also a creative toy for his kids. “Printing this model was a combination of finding the best print orientation while keeping the balance between functionality and aesthetics,” Johan explains.
Johan used several colors of PLA Extrafill and Nylon CF15 Carbon to print this Fire Truck. The main body was printed in PLA Traffic Red and White, while the details like bumper and lights were printed in Melon Yellow and Vertigo Grey. “I have several colors and love the filament. It prints effortlessly, and the PLA has a nice satin finish. And of course, PLA Vertigo Grey is my all-time favorite color!” he tells us with excitement.
“If I could change anything, I would print the wheels (tires) from Flexfill TPE next time,” Johan tells us.
Additionally, the screws and bumper had to be printed in Nylon CF15 Carbon, which was a little challenge for Johan. “I also didn’t have a lot of experience with printing with Nylon, so that was nice to try. And it turned out very easy!” he says.
In the end, Johan was very happy with how the project, mainly for his youngest daughter of two years, has turned out. “It turned out solid and beautiful, so I’m very pleased and so is my daughter! And it survived so far,” he says with excitement.
Printed with:
PLA Extrafill “Traffic Red”
PLA Extrafill “Traffic White”
PLA Extrafill “Melon Yellow”
PLA Extrafill “Vertigo Grey”
Nylon CF15 Carbon
Model by Edge:
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