The Motherland Monument is a colossal statue of a woman holding a sword and a shield, which stands on a hill overlooking the Dnieper River in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It was built in 1981 as part of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War.

On August 6, 2023, a historic event took place: workers installed the tryzub on the shield of the Motherland Monument, replacing the Soviet hammer and sickle emblem with the Ukrainian coat of arms. 

Model & Printing:

Split into base and statue as most will likely only want the statue. For convenience can be downloaded as 3mf with both parts and preconfigured printing settings for Bambu/Orca Slicer. Filaments, Bambu Lab PLA Silk Silver for the statue and Polymaker Polyterra PLA Shadow on base (fuzzy skin to resemble bricks). Added optional stabilizer to help with placing model on base when printed in two parts. 

Two options for base:

• 2:1 Smaller than the original to highlight the monument
• 1.55:1 Realistic version with same ratio as original

Recommended settings:

• Supports - Slim Tree/Organic Supports are recommended for easy removal, placement with high speed printing in mind

• Seams - Recommended locations for seam painting to blend in, uses both organic flow of cloth and hidden in plain sight on the arms by mimicing the path of superficial veins

Original Model by Evgeniy Vuchetich