Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) Egg 3D-printable files
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A life-sized 3D printable model of a Great Tinamou egg—smooth, turquoise, and unmistakable. Perfect for natural history displays, bird collections, or tropical dioramas.
✅ What You CAN Do:
- Download and 3D print the files for your own personal enjoyment
- Display your prints at home or in public (with attribution)
- Modify or remix the files for your own use
- Share photos of your prints on social media (tag us!)
❌ What You CANNOT Do:
- Sell physical prints - this requires a Commercial License
- Share or distribute the digital files with anyone
- Upload files to file-sharing sites or online repositories
- Use the files for any business or commercial purpose
- Use the files to train AI or machine learning systems
📢 Attribution Required:
When sharing your prints publicly, please give credit:
- Social Media: Tag our account + mention Savi Made in your caption
- Other displays: Include "Model sculpted by Lincoln Savi of Savi Made (savimade.ca)"
Description
Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) Egg 3D-printable files
This 3D printable Great Tinamou egg captures the smooth, glossy shape of one of the rainforest’s most visually striking eggs. The Great Tinamou (Tinamus major) is a secretive, flightless bird found in the tropical forests of Central and South America. Despite resembling quails or pheasants, tinamous aren’t just another ground bird—they’re the closest living relatives of ostriches, emus, and kiwis, and are the only members of their ancient lineage (Order: Tinamiformes) still capable of limited flight.
Their eggs, however, are the real showstopper. Laid directly on the forest floor, Great Tinamou eggs are a vivid turquoise blue with a smooth, mirror-like gloss. Even more unusually, it’s the male that takes on the parenting duties—he incubates the clutch, broods the chicks, and raises them alone while the female moves on to mate again.
This digital STL file replicates the size and proportions of a real Great Tinamou egg, making it ideal for educational displays, rainforest dioramas, or tropical bird collections. It’s ready for you to print, paint, and display. The files are packaged in a .zip archive and scaled to life-size: around 58 mm long and 48mm wide.
Our tested print settings: FDM
We successfully printed this model in PLA on an FDM printer using these settings:
- Nozzle size: 0.4mm
- Layer height: variable
- Wall thickness: 1.2mm
- Infill: 10% gyroid
- Support material: True
We oriented the model with the slightly pointier end down. If your slicer supports it, we recommend using a concentric support interface pattern to avoid any unsightly grid patterns where the support material meets the model.
Additional information
| Sculpt artist | Lincoln Savi |
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