Early Release: Horse & Unicorn!!
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Hi Everyone!!
I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season, and wish you a Happy New Year!
Speaking of the new year... Did you know 2026 is the Year of the Horse? Seems like a perfect time to introduce my new Horse & Unicorn designs!!
I had a lot of fun designing this one. Check you this quick Demo Video to see how it assembles and poses!
I hope you like it!
Matt
Pictured Prints use the following filaments***
(reference the numbered prints in last image of the gallery)
1) Polymaker Wood Brown, Overture PLA+ Chocolate, BambuLab Bone White, Ziro Matte Black, Ziro Matte White
2) BambuLab Bone White, Kingroon Matte Rainbow, Ziro Matte Black, Ziro Matte White, Ziro Shiny Gold
3) iSANMATE Blue/Purple, iSANMATE Red/Blue, Cookiecad Sunrise Elixir, Ziro Starry Sky
4) iSANMATE PLA+ Rainbow
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3D PRINTING SETTINGS:
Body: Print in place
Heads (Regular and Unicorn): Snap-fit to Neck using Connector Head. There is a small custom brim around the head to help with adhesion. Remove and discard it after printing
Unicorn Horn: Insert into Unicorn Head. I recommend gluing it in to secure it. Print separately in a different color, if desired.
Neck: Snap-fit to Body using Connector Neck. There is a small custom brim around the neck to help with adhesion. Remove and discard it after printing
Tail: Snap-fit to Body
Legs Front and Rear Lf & Rt: Snap-fit to Body using Connector Legs
Connector Head (x1): Use to connect the heads to the neck.
Connector Neck (x1): Use to connect the neck to the body.
Connector Legs (x4): Use to connect the Legs and Arms to the body.
“AllParts” STLs: All parts pre-arranged in one file.
Multicolor 3MFs: (Compatible with PrusaSlicer, Bambu Studio, Orca based slicers)
Tool_ConnectorHelper: Simple tool to aid in inserting connector pins (see video)
No supports
10%-15% Infill (I recommend Gyroid, Crosshatch or 3D Honeycomb)
3 Walls. (Assuming 0.4mm nozzle. Adjust wall count to account for alternate nozzle sizes)
This should generally scale down to about 65% with full articulation, on a well calibrated printer. Your mileage may vary.
Check out a quick assembly Demo Video!
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Comments (45)
@MatMireMakes, would it be hard to add wings to this print to make a pegesis as well? Or a pegacorn even lol?
I agree with the articulation in the legs. The ability to pose in rearing or bucking or even a trot or stomp pose would be awesome. Tail being able to raise like a flag as the Arabian breed does would be sweet too. It would be great. But overall, the details are beautiful.
I experimented with articulated joints in the knees and elbows during prototyping and it was problematic. The joints require those features to be unnaturally large, so it looked very knobby-kneed. More importantly, it was not fun to pose and made it much more difficult to achieve appealing poses while still be balanced enough to stand. It became very clumsy to fidget with. The print became much more enjoyable to use and looked much more visually pleasing once those extra joints were removed.
Is there any chance this will get an update? The legs deserve more articulation. I really enjoyed adding this to the animal farm.
I experimented with articulated joints in the knees and elbows during prototyping and it was problematic. The joints require those features to be unnaturally large, so it looked very knobby-kneed. More importantly, it was not fun to pose and made it much more difficult to achieve appealing poses while still be balanced enough to stand. It became very clumsy to fidget with. The print became much more enjoyable to use and looked much more visually pleasing once those extra joints were removed.
I love this model! I'm getting weird banding, though, on the body. I'm using the H2D with Ice Blue for the body on the left (single color) and all the other filament colors on the right. They're in the same locations whether the model is at 100% or printed smaller. Any thoughts?
It's hard to know for sure without seeing pics (you can email me pictures at help@matmiremakes.com). Do the bands look like coloring defects or other print defects. If it's color banding, my guess would be that you might have flush to infill turned on (since the body color is in the left nozzle, it's likely not a purge volume issue). Flush to infill is generally not worth it, in my opinion. It only saves a tiny bit of filament, but greatly increases the chances of seeing those infill colors through the walls. If your filament has any translucency at all (most do), the infill coloring might show through. Hope that helps!
I do wish there was articulation in the front knees for posing, but love the look of the model. It's the first model of yours I've printed.
I cant post a photo here, but the front legs are close together. And the tail. Can you make it longer and maybe more fluffy?
The front leg joints have a fair bit of rotational range of motion, like a shoulder. You should be able to easily spread the feet wider. Make sure you haven't put the back legs into the front leg sockets, as those would not have as much range of motion. If you want to send me pics, you can send them to help@matmiremakes.com
Any chance you have a realistic bullfrog design?
tail
Hey Mat, Happy New Year! Could you do a Horse with braids in the tail and in the head. Thank you sooooo much
need wings please.
Happy New Year what do you recommend for smallest size?
about 65-70% should still work fine.
How do we connect our Patreon to minifactorg for the downloads?
There isn't really a linked connection. I manually send out shared access invites to the current files on the last day of each month. I will be sending out the December invites tonight. You should receive the invite at the same email address that you use on Patreon. Once redeemed, the files will be added to your MMF library in the "Shared with Me" section.
Please make a mini flapjack octopus. I have loved that one ever since you released it and would absolutely love to see a mini version because I love your minis too (especially the new hedgehog) 🦔 🐙
I dont know why or what I did but, my unicorn has a lot of ugly spots. the middle section of his mane and the part on the back of his head, one side of his belly and the front bottom of his chest and under his cheek on one side. He is so beautiful though. Wish my print was perfect to match...
Try to adjust the seam settings
Love these! Can you please consider doing mini dog breeds.? Like golden lab, boxer and other popular breeds?
YES I would love something like a mini yorkie or french poodle
Thank you! I have had a lot of customer requests for a horse
They are magnificent, thank you!
Omg! This is incredible! Thank you!!! 😊🙏
These are great. Hope you come out with a pegasus version soon
Love this! Just wish the mane could be printed separately so I could have a white unicorn with rainbow filament for the mane and tail. I have a single color printer. Still excited to print this for our great-nieces!
Printing now :)
Mat, these are incredible! Would you consider making a version with feathered hooves so we can create horse breeds like Clydesdales or Friesians?
No way! Absolutely amazing. Thank you. My daughter is going to love them!
OMG this is my next print for my inner child!
Thank you so much! I absolutley love it, I´m gonna print it now!
Printing this immediately. Thank you!
You read my mind. This is awesome!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSS
Yes! So many asking for horses from me! I am giddy!
OMG! So grateful to have a horse model in time for the Year of Horse! Thank you, magic Matt!!!
This is super smart!
Great job🙌 I can’t wait to get one on the printer !
Yay! So excited to print this! 💜✨
*running around screaming like an 8 yr old who got their Christmas Wish!!*
Ouuu.... Those are beautiful!
Yusssss! Best 2025 Christmas release ever!
So cool my daughter will love this!