3D Printing: Amazon Box Mimic

3D Printing: Baba Lysaga

 Here's the latest stuff I've printed:

A Slender Guy

Baba Lysaga's Creeping Hut from Curse of Strahd

Leaf Boat

Blue Fairy

3D Printing: Toons and Squid

There's a running joke with my DM, that he throws a lot of squid at us, or at least uses them in weird locations.  It's probably not even true, but it became a thing, and so I figured he needed an actual squid miniature. 

Here's a Gazebo Mimic, based on the infamous Dread Gazebo anecdote.

Here's some boats:

And here is my first attempt at recreating the characters from the 80s D&D cartoon.  Most of them aren't great, because I can't find actual STL files for them, so I had to collect and improvise.  I'm going to gradually replace these if/when I find better models to work from.

Some notes on the individual characters:

Dungeon Master: This was the easiest, because someone actually did make an STL file for him.  I really should fill in his facial features, but I suck at tiny details.  I even tried a flesh wash, but I had to paint back over it because it accentuated the horizontal print lines.

Hank/Ranger: The hardest part of this one was picking from the many STL files available.  He has such a basic look, I found a lot of Ranger minis that would work.  I didn't realize this until after I painted it, but what I painted as his hair is supposed to be a hood.  But I like how it turned out.

Bobby/Barbarian: It was also pretty easy to find a barbarian STL to work from.  A child barbarian, though?  Impossible.  Still, this one will stand in pretty well.  I didn't print the unicorn, though.  I think I bought it at a zoo, and just glued it on a base.

Diana/Acrobat: This is my favorite.  I think the STL I found was called "savage warrior".  She was originally holding a spear, but I cut off the tip.

Sheila/Thief: This is a very undetailed mini, but it works for my purposes.  I love the minis that print easily without supports, and the conical shape of this mini made it an easy print.

Presto/Magician: My least favorite, and the first one I'm going to replace when I find a better STL.  I really needed a mini with his iconic hat, but every wizard I found with a pointy hat also had a long beard.  It's like nobody's ever considered the idea of a young wizard wearing a pointy hat.  This will do for now, as silly as it looks for someone to wear a hat over a hood.

Eric/Cavalier: You know what else is impossible to find?  A paladin STL that is holding a shield, but not a weapon.  

Overall, I think these minis result in the "Cheerleader Effect".  If you look at each mini by itself, you wouldn't connect it to the cartoon.  But standing as a group, it trips that memory by virtue of the color scheme alone.  I can't say I'm proud of the set, but they'll serve their purpose if I ever run an 80s cartoon themed adventure.

More to come, as I print more things!

3D Printer Update - Dinosaurs!

A while back I showed off my first efforts with a 3D printer.  Here's some updates.  First off, here's a few of the ones from last time, now painted:

Dice tray, now painted and felt-lined.

Dice tower.  I kept the interior green, because it would have been hard to paint it all.  But I like how it gives it a mystical feel.

Campsite.

Barbarian.  Now de-stringed and supports removed.  Still needs some paint touch-ups.

Now some new stuff.  Here's a different style dice tower:

Here's some dinosaurs.  I did not print the dinos (except for one of them), they're from some packs from a dollar store.  I printed the bases the dinos are on, then painted the bases.  I also repainted some of the dinos.  I'm now ready to run a campaign in Chult.

I did print this one.  You can tell because it sucks.

And finally, here is something completely different.  I tried to print a horse that had a platform on its back for holding a miniature.  Unfortunately, it printed badly.  First, it came out huge, like some sort of war elephant.  Secondly, I didn't put enough supports under its nose, so it came out looking more like a duck's beak.  So I leaned into the skid, and designed a new creature.  I present the four-legged war mallard: