ZLabs3D FILAMENT

lore incoming 

In the beginning, there was Blueby.   And from Blueby, spawned a darkness...  an obsession with really really ridiculously cute looking characters aimed at pandering to the lowest common denominator in an effort to sell the best looking filament ever.

STANDARD COLORS

BLACK PLA & PETG

Stealthy and enduring through the ages, @shhYouSawNothing moves like a shadow in the world.  She takes breaks from her ninja-like habits only to eat steamed vegetables and brown rice while playing Fortnite. 

BLUE PLA & PETG

@blueby is an overworked, underpaid white collar worker who hates his job, so he spends all his time off the clock 3D printing in his basement.  While it does cause him some distress at times, he does greatly enjoy seeing the fruits of his labor when a print finishes and requires no post processing.



BROWN PLA

Covered in a pelt of brown fur, @mrMeowMeow was initially mistaken for an animal at birth and was left to be raised by feral cats. These early years of living outside of “civilized” society imprinted on him the notion that animals are much more friendly than his own species. When it was discovered that he was in fact not an animal, @mrMeowMeow turned down invitations to live in the city so that he could remain with his animal friends in the forest.  

DARK BLUE PLA

@DarkBlueby was an experiment by a mad scientist who was curious what would happen if you mixed Blueby DNA with “a touch of darkness.” Unfortunately he added too much, and the darkness consumed @DarkBlueby. Now he considers it his mission in life to add a touch of darkness to everyone and everything he encounters.

GREY PLA & PETG

@fiftyShadesOfBlah comes off as a bit morose to the uninitiated. If one were to question him about his melancholic disposition, he would refute that as a misrepresentation. Instead, he believes himself to be a realist who doesn't deal in simplistic black and white delusions, but in nuanced shades of gray. 

GREEN PLA & PETG

@treesRBetterThanPeople keeps our company grounded when it comes to sustainability and recycling.  She is the #1 reason we’ve converted to cardboard spools and is constantly coming up with new ways for us to reduce our waste.  She prefers the company of trees over all other beings, appreciating their patience, cooperation and continuous environmental improvements. 

ORANGE PLA

@orangeYouGladIDidntSayBanana learned from a young age that he enjoys making people laugh.  He did his first stand up act at the age of 4 and is determined to turn all the frowns upside down with his humor and confidence. 

PINK PLA

This mischievous little scamp is always causing confusion.  Did she just fart, or did she break something?  It’s hard to tell because @teeHee is always giggling about an inside joke that no one else seems to be in the loop about.  

PURPLE PLA

@electricLightning uses certain ninja techniques to shield her body with electricity protecting her from harm while increasing her speed and enhancing the strength of her brute force attacks.  She desires to be the most well respected person in town by becoming the strongest, most influential ninja.  Side note, she loves ramen. 

RED PLA & PETG

He bites, he throws, and he smashes.  @rawr has … difficulty… containing those negative emotions like a small child. 

WHITE PLA & PETG

Gnashing his sharp teeth and bellowing out his loud roar as a method of gaining followers and attention, @lookAtThoseChompers always seems to be plotting something.  Don’t turn your back for too long, otherwise you might find him gnawing on your favorite set of slippers. 

YELLOW PLA

@notAPacMan exudes excitement (almost a little too much).  While trying to contain her creepy enthusiasm, she can often be found frolicing in grassy fields while listening to upbeat dubstep.  She has strong feelings about 80’s video games and becomes uncomfortable in the presence of the color blue. 

SILK COLORS

COPPER SILK PLA

@ooohLookAPenny is made of solid copper.  Fortunately, his net worth is more than a penny since he invested in tech stocks in the early 90s.  At one point he thought of becoming a plumber, but he decided against it since he was worried other kids in school would pick on him for looking like a piece of plumbing. 

GOLD SILK PLA

@midas has an affinity for all things gold. He surrounds himself with only objects of the shiniest gold so that he can see his yellowed reflection in everything he owns. He lives alone in a golden castle at the top of a hill where no one else has to put up with his ostentatious sense of superiority. 

ROSE GOLD SILK PLA

@roseNgold only likes MAINSTREAM.  If it isn’t #trending, it isn’t worth it.  Her favorite activity is sitting in coffee shops drinking lattes while streaming videos on her yPhone.

SILVER SILK PLA

@silverBall has traveled through many pachinko machines in her lifetime.  She loves taking silver coins and throwing them in the air in a slightly hazardous effort to make it rain. 

SPECIAL COLORS

FIRE PLA

@IsItMyHypothalamus is so cool he’s hot with his super cool sunglasses and nifty soul patch.  He’s currently studying to become a medical illustrator and spends most of his free time lounging beneath palm trees playing the ukulele. 

ICE PLA

@brrrrr spends his time sitting in the freezer and shivering.  While hypothermia is unpleasant, he greatly enjoys exhaling in the cold air and watching where his breaths go.  His best friend, @IsItMyHypothalamus, gifted him a useless pair of earmuffs to help insulate his head recently and now he never takes them off. 

MARBLE PLA

@LePenseursBFF is always posed deep in thought.  He once found himself in a precarious situation while pondering in front of a famous gate and then quickly decided to locate future thought sessions in the Rodin Museum in Paris. 

RAINBOW PLA

@RainbowUnicorn has Feng Shui-ed his life with RGB lighting, dyed spaghetti and a variety of multicolored plushies.  This started with a simple habit of sorting his M&M’s by color that took a stranglehold over his entire existence.  Periodically, the rainbows in his life are so pervasive that he becomes sick with rainbow overflow. 

DICHROMATIC RED-BLUE PLA

When he was young, @3D followed a white rabbit into a dark cave. There he befriended a technowizard who gifted him with a pair of fantastical glasses that allowed him to see the mythical Third Dimension. This gift endowed @3D with an ability much sought after by his two-dimensional brethren.

DICHROMATIC WHITE-BLACK PLA

@twoFace often finds himself conflicted when making decisions, particularly those involving permanent life changes.  One minute he may be filled with exhilaration about an impulse purchase of the newest mechanical watch and the next he is rolling around in self pity and regret. 

NON COLOR

TRANSLUCENT PLA & PETG

@scryingAndVibing is a technowizard who became a crystal ball.  How you might ask?  They got too close to a black hole and the pressure turned them to crystal. They are omniscient and like to sit back and watch the movie of life unfold and spends all their free time telling their tales to those who will listen.