This dragonlock miniature I think is fantastic in the fact that a stalagmite is added to the model collection. These creatures which have appeared in every edition of Dungeons and Dragons to date are monsters waiting and lurking around every corner just waiting to lash out and grab with its tendrils a nearby adventurer as they walk by. Overall these prints came out well with little to no difficulty and finished within one singular group print! With some small retraction issues and stringing on the Roper these things are easily cleaned up. I can’t wait to see and figure out my paint scheme for this monsters as I want it to match the surroundings of my terrain. Time will tell! Stay tuned for a painting post in the future.
Update: January 6, 2021. This file has been updated by Fat Dragon Games and mouth has better fit as well as tentacles thickened for easier printing. Print below represents first version
Layer Height: 0.08 Filament: Hatchbox PLA Silver Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s Print Profile: Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website
File Name
Print Time
Estimated Material Used
Misc Notes
Roper
7 hr 19min*
25g*
Some small stringing between the teeth and retraction on the tail.
Staglmite
*group print
*group print
Print came out great, not very difficult to print a simple rock.
Where to Find STLs
Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Vendor images are frome Fat Dragon Game Website.
I do not know about you, but id say that Giant Rats were one of the very first monsters you will encounter on any campaign for D&D. These guys look great and be used for either scatter terrain adding to crates or fighting the giant rats. My one favorite shoutout piece is that the tiny swarm rats are still the standard 1″ or 25.4mm base size. This is incredibly appreciated because they are more difficult to loose and easier to store. Several of the other smaller models in the Dragonlock collection such as the Kobolds have tiny bases and are difficult to keep standing upright. These models came out great with very little difficulty and are easy to make more to really truly make that rat swarm.
Layer Height: 0.08 Filament: Hatchbox PLA Silver Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s Print Profile: Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website
File Name
Print Time
Estimated Material Used
Misc Notes
Rats A
56 min
2.5g
This tiny swarm of rats looks great. I’m genuinely surprised at the detail for a print so small. There are obvious layer lines visible along the back of the model but looks great.
Rats B
1 hr 2 min
2.4g
This model also came out well. My one complaint is that the arms are stuck to the body but this was to ensure that the model prints supportless.
Rats C
14 min
0.5g
These are probably my favorite of the bunch. These cute critters can easily be added on top of crates and the like to bring life to your sewer, or warehouse. Overall came out well.
Rats D
1 hr 9 min
2.5g
Some very small retraction issues along the tail but overall came out clean.
Where to Find STLs
Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Vendor images are frome Fat Dragon Game Website.
Lizardmen, well here you have them what a great collection by Fat Dragon games. There is a great amount of variety, attack poses, and weapons. This is a great selection and overall printed well. Of all the models from the collection so far though these lizards do show a more advanced issue with overhangs as each scale of their backs and tails do overhang and can droop while printing. These will definitely go on my list of overhang testing for future improvements for sure. Overall not difficult prints and the detail is great for supportless models. I appreciate how easy it was to attach the weapons to these models. I also attempted to magnetize my first miniature base on the overhead spear figure… but that i’ll talk more about at a future time.
Layer Height: 0.08 Filament: Hatchbox PLA Silver Adhesion: Weapons were printed with brims Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s Print Profile: Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website Orientation: Upright with base on build plate.
File Name
Print Time
Estimated Material Used
Misc Notes
Lizard_Folk_01_Spear Raised
1h 36 min
4g
Spear attaches to the body really well. underside of model has some area for small overhang improvement around the booty.
Lizardfolk_01_SpearRaised_B
24min
0.8g
Spear printed pretty well. Spear handle does thin out a little bit around the hand closest to the tip of the spear
Lizard_Folk_02_Spear
1 hr 46 min
3.7g
Small overhang issues, on the underside of the scales on the back, almost all of them have a bit of clean up that is required.
Lizardfolk_03_Axe_A
1 hr 45 min
3.8g
Larger overhang issues on the underside of the armpit. Along with overhang on the scales of the back and tail.
Lizardfolk_03_Axe_B
19 min
0.5g
Axe came out well, axe head is not the smoothest of prints but is doing ok.
Lizardfolk_04_Bow
1hr 40 min
4.2g
Areas of retraction improvement on bow and quiver. Overhang on back and tail scales along with non bow hand from elbow to hand.
Lizardfolk_05
Group Print* 13h
32.2g with lizardfolk 6 and a piece of the Trashbeast C
Overhang issues again on shield and back.
Lizardfolk_05_Club_B
Club came out well, some tips did not come as well to a point but can come off as wear and tear on the club.
Lizardfolk_06
Group Print*
Overhang issues are not as bad but still consistent.
Lizardfolk_06_axe_B
39 min
1.2
Axe tip almost became melty but survived. Some retraction on handle.
Where to Find STLs
Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Vendor images are frome Fat Dragon Game Website.
These are another one of my favorite models from the Fat Dragon Game collection. These octopus have character and i’m impressed with how well the tentacles wrap around the weapons like they were printed together. Overall these are fun and unique models. Having never played in an aquatic setting for my Dungeons and Dragons games this inspires me to do so. However one of my consistent complaints is imagining how in the world i’m going to paint the underside of the tentacles and how little gap there is. Time will tell.
Layer Height: 0.08 Filament: Hatchbox PLA Silver Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s Print Profile: Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website
File Name
Print Time
Estimated Material Used
Misc Notes
Octo_Spear
23m
0.6g
Attempted to print numerous times to increase minimum layer time and spear is most melted bit of entire set (attempted 3 times) The tip of the spear was really hard to print .
Octopus_Sword
25 min
0.8
Came out fine and complaint with bottom of weapons and holes from removal of support material is negated because the sword goes inside the hand of the octopus.
Octopus_Shield
~1g
Cannot find the print job history of this print.
Ocotpus_1
4hr46min
9.4g
Overhang issues under the head. Some retraction issues in the tentacles.
Octopus_2
4h 43 min
9.1g
Same as above with overhang and retraction issues.
Where to Find STLs
Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Vendor images are frome Fat Dragon Game Website.
These mushroom men look incredible. As one of my absolute favorite models in the Fat Dragon game collection. I absolutely love the variety of mushroom tops and weapons. These characters really stand out as something unique and special. Perhaps it is because they are the first of their type in my miniature collection. These prints came out fantastic I love being able to se the gills of the mushrooms and will lead to an incredible amount of fun painting the models. I even love the long fingers and their unique anatomy. Overall I have very very little to complain or nit pick about the sculpts or even the print job. There was some small retraction issues between the legs of the models but overall came out fantastically. 10 out 10 would print again.
Layer Height: 0.08 Filament: Hatchbox PLA Silver Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s Print Profile: Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website Print Orientation: Flat on platform with base on plate.
File Name
Print Time
Estimated Material Used
Misc Notes
Mushroom_A
1h 36 min
3g
Very very slight retraction issues between the legs
Mushroom_B
1 hr 31min
3g
Great texture from the back and love that it is a mini without a weapon.
Mushroom_C
1 hr 41 min
3g
Can I say how much I really love the mushroom staff!?!
Mushroom_D
1 hr 30 min
3g
Even the mushrooms of the base came up well. Again like mushroom A some small retraction clean up between the legs
Mushroom_E
1 hr 36 min
3g
Some small melt at the tip but since the staff appears “overgrown” it works.
Where to Find STLs
Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Vendor images are frome Fat Dragon Game Website.
Minotaurs, are a monster type that I have very little experience playing against but the overall art style seems consistent with the more classic monster look. These are not some of my favorite of the Fat Dragon Collection of models but overall came out well. I am exited to paint these models because I think they would be perfect examples to practice painting muscle groups as their arms and back is a great place to practice.
Update: January 6, 2021. This file has been updated by Fat Dragon Games where axes are easier to print. Print below represents first version
As for my feedback on the models… Overall the models came out well but my largest frustration is imagining how to paint each model. The issues I see is that the loincloth is going to be incredibly difficult to paint due to the small gap for the front and back and getting a brush into the area between the legs. This is definitely a downside of printing “supportless” models as the cloth is going all the way to the base and is used for built in structural support. The gap to paint the front and back of each cloth piece is definitely going to be frustrating but time will tell. Also based on how the weapons were removed from supports caused holes on the tips that required some green stuff to clean up or glue. There is also a nit picky issue I have with these models because the base is a nonstandard size of between 25mm and 50mm in size. Normally this is not an issue for most but due to how I store miniatures the basing is problematic.
Layer Height: 0.08 Filament: Hatchbox PLA Silver Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s Print Profile: Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website
File Name
Print Time
Estimated Material Used
Misc Notes
Minotaur_Warrior
4 hr 4 min
10g
Used greenstuff at bottom of spear to attach and hold spear. Gluing weapons on I cannot see seams anymore of where they were located. Retraction on spear, weapon and horns.
Minotaur Warrior weapons
1 hr 7 min
2g
Tip of spear is really melty and should be improved.
Minotaur__A
4 hr 3 min
10g
Hand and weapon added well. Some retraction issues seen on back of hand and horns. Bottom of axe has some holes based on how support was removed.
Minotaur A weapon and Hand
49 min
2g
*see above notes
Minotaur__B
3 hr 26 min
9g
Horn chipped but seems to work. The top of the spear had some visual holes so I used greenstuff to try to smooth it out.
Minotaur_ C Dead
4 hr 35 min
13g
Came out well. Of course more layer lines visible.
Where to Find STLs
Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Vendor images are frome Fat Dragon Game Website.
I will not lie that these models are some of my favorite. The feather detail on these models are absolutely fantastic. My least favorite piece would be the chest of the owlbear and the fur texture but the feathers on the wings are stunning and some of the best detail i’ve seen on my FDM printer. I am of course biased because owlbears are my absolute favorite monsters in all of D&D. I believe them to be misunderstood and the legends of their creation as an “accident” of magical experimentation. If there is ever a situation to put an owlbear on my table I jump on it. So excited. Also these are some of the cutest and to scale baby owlbears i’ve seen to date! A big lore piece of owlbears is the parent protecting their den and this would be perfect to put my players in a moral dilemma if encountering these young-ins.
Layer Height: 0.08 Filament: Hatchbox PLA Silver Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s Print Profile: Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website Print Orientation: Flat on the printbed. Same as orientation of models loading into slicer.
File Name
Print Time
Estimated Material Used
Misc Notes
Owlbear Body
6 hr 34 min
15g
Head fit very well within the model. Wings do have gapping when glued to the model. It appears that the slot for the wings are bigger than that of the wings itself. I glued wings closest to the hands so slot would be in owlbear’s armpits. Some very slight retraction issues between the finger tips. Feathers came out in great detail.
Owlbear Head
43 min
2g
Owlbear Right Wing
40 min
1g
Owlbear Left Wing
41 min
1g
Owlbear Baby 1
1hr 4 min
2g
Really no complaints for me about these guys. They look great one of the best playable baby owlbears on the market!
Owlbear Baby 2
1hr 7m
2h
I second the statement as the one above. These babies look fantastic.
Where to Find STLs
Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Vendor images are frome Fat Dragon Game Website.
Is there every such a thing of too many goblins? These goblins remind me of some of the original goblin artistic styles for Dungeons and Dragons. Much like the Fat Dragon Game art style this classic look is a solid consistent characteristic of their brand in my opinion. One highlight is that these goblins do stand shorter than other standard models which I personally love as an aesthetic to match the size of a goblin. With a decent variety between armored, weapon type, hoods, helmets, etc. This goblin collection can hit many of your needs in a go to dungeons and dragons starter goblin set.
Layer Height: 0.08 Majority of time used 6mm brim with no supports (Poor Goblin 3 with Axe). Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s Print Profile: Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website
File Name
Print Time
Estimated Material Used
Misc Notes
Goblin_01_Spear
1hr 12 min
2g
tip of spear was a bit melty. Added minimum layer height time after this print to be 10 seconds
Goblin_02_Flail
1hr 26 min
3g
overall pretty happy with print could possibly improve print underside (briding?) to investigate further.
Goblin_03_Axe
1 hr 24 min
3g
ooops accidently used supports and skirt instead of brim. Not the easiest to clean up with default cura settings.
Goblin_04_Armor Mace
1 hr 14 min
3g
Another nicely printed model. Great brim! Pre-Support was tough to remove and required cutting. Be careful
Goblin_05_Armor Polearm
1hr 9 min
3g
Melty spear tip, some stringing between horns
Goblin_06_Armor Bow
1hr 30 min
3g
Retraction issues again on bow to body. Support on arm was great to remove. Brim shows seriously low 1st layer issues. Be careful with the bow and filing it… oops
Goblin_7_Spear
1hr 26 min
3g
Oops accidental supports again…
Goblin_8_Polearm
1hr 13min
2g
Tip of polearm is a little bit melty. Should work on minimum layer print time.
Goblin_9_Dead
1 hr 8min
3g
overall decent print. My largest complaint is that the base is wider than 1″ or 25.4cm making it take up too much space if used on a game board.
Goblin_10_Spear
1 hr 13min
2g
Spear again a bit melty. Retraction issues on ears and will need a bit of sanding. Really like the boots that look to big for him.
Goblin_11 Spear
1h 12min
2g
Some small overhang issues on the left & right elbow. Overall not too bad.
Where to Find STLs
Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Vendor images are frome Fat Dragon Game Website.
Hello! Long time no see. I know I haven’t posted anything in a long time looking at the timestamp nothing has been posted since September 28th, with my last update being September 22nd. Well that is going to change. Starting for the Month of December, i’ve decided to start a hobby streak for the website to get it back up and running along with catching up on updating my progress on all the various projects I have.
Now a Hobbystreak is not a new concept but for those that do not know. A hobbystreak is simple and contains two main features:
Effort everyday must be put into the hobby of choice. In this case the website
A public record of your effort must be made as motivation to keep going.
The Rules
Effort put into hobby must be at least 30 minutes each day. This can be split up between multiple sessions.
A record of the effort will be put into this post as an addendum counting each day. Website Streak Day #1 etc.
The website streak will attempted to be maintained as long as possible. If I miss a day the streak starts again.
What are some examples of effort?
Writing posts
Updating and adding information to pages
Improving/Optimizing storage & website speed
Organizing labels/ categories for improved navigation
I am sure more will be added to this list as the streak continues.
Why am I doing this?
I am truly passionate about creating a site to document my personal growth in the tabletop hobby space, how I accomplished each task and create a catalog of all the things i’ve done to look back upon. I hope to one day share this with my children and hope it will foster creativity. I also hope to add some educational material/ reference material so that way others might learn and I can inspire.
Day 1, I’ve updated the Goblin Post and scheduled it to be released 12/2 at 9am. Along with creating this post to track and document my hobby streak. Attempted to do research on how to decrease the gap between the title of posts/page and its content. I absolutely hate all the white space but it appears that is a paid feature of wordpress. I one day hope to pay for a real domain and paid wordpress plan but desire to prove to myself that it is a site with content worth paying for. I’m still so new. One day…. I’ve also attempted to update the homepage a little bit.
Day 2. I have written and submitted my owlbear write up to be published tomorrow morning! You can find it here.
I have also been working on my notes, documentation and write ups on my resin printing history log. Along with resin troubleshooting to potentially make a page to help others learn from my mistakes. Since there is no autogenerating print history on my resin like FDM I am currently manually writing down the data in a journal. It is probably not the best of setups but works for the moment. I’m trying to get completely caught up on everything i’ve printed in resin.
I have also worked on linking Evernote to Trello to help with project management. Here is a list of the Fat Dragon Games Posts I am in progress of: 13 out of 24 complete! I know I can finish this write up by Christmas at the latest. Formatting is still to be improved on Trello but i’m getting organized.
Wow day 3. I cannot articulate how difficult it was for me today to put in the time for the site. But I got time in. Mostly time was dedicated to putting in print data for several posts including Minotaur, Dragon, Lizardfolk, Hill Giant, Mushroomfolk, and the Giant Worm. They are not quiet ready for a new posting tomorrow but hopefully tomorrow morning I’ll be able to finish one off and publish it. Much of these posts were updating photographs, print data chart, and location and listing of where to find the STLs. Tomorrow I need to add more comments on the prints themselves as well as my introduction paragraph. I’m also attempting to learn about page jumps and working on improving them. The experiment will be internalized here on the page first.
Day 4. This streak is now starting to become something. I published a minotaur post, overall not the biggest fan of the models bust still trying to be informative. I have also scheduled a post for mushroom folk for tomorrow! Not much but the posts are getting done.
Day #5 12/5/2020Top So today I worked on my hobby streak and almost forgot to post. I was literally going to bed and stopped to come back and post my update today. Ironically I spent a very serious chunk of time working on back end data collection and photography for posts. Working on photographs for the Monstrous Encounter Kickstarter as well as going through my print history from July 15th 2020 until now. I have approximately 384 print jobs to go through and document and sort through the various projects. Several of those projects are small side projects, functional prints, or apart of the major projects i’m writing up. As an example and provide proof of todays workings. Here is a picture taken from the skeleton archer collection from the monstrous encounter kickstarter. A lot of data was added into my Trello boards to improve ease of import to the site.
Got the Octopus Warriors write up done! I also scheduled a post for the Lizardfolk for tomorrow morning. This streak has been great because so far I have been capable of getting a post out every day to catch up on what i’ve been working on. If my count is correct in about a week I should be done posting about all things Fat Dragon Games and i’ll be capable of catching up on the other projects i’ve been working on!
So close to finishing the dragonlock miniature collection write ups that I can almost feel it. I’m so excited to be wrapping up the project and bringing others forward to showcase. Next up the Giant Rats and Rat Swarm write up is coming out tomorrow! Lets get things scheduled ahead of time to really make this site come to life. Also already scheduled for Wednesday is the Roper, and Thursday the Hill Giant.
Today was hard to get in the time. I really wanted to do a ton of other projects but told myself I would keep pushing. So today I put in my time and worked to gather all my data for the Dragonlock Miniature overview post. My goal was to have the total print time, total filament used along as well as number of miniatures in the post. So i’ve had to go to my past posts and start calculating all the data. Here is a picture of the spreadsheet in progress as proof. Slowly but Surely I’ll get there. Perhaps i’ll set a goal of a kickstarter a month once I set my pace after this one!
Day #9 12/9/2020
In terms of physical accomplishment today i’ve gotten little done. However I have decided to join a Beginners Blogging course to see if there are things I can do to improve the site and the type of experience I can provide. Much of my time has gone towards the administrative side of setting that up and getting logged in and introducing myself.
I have also been doing a significant amount of self reflection about my goals and real reasons behind the site. Throughout my life I have struggled to be able to tap into the side of myself that is truly creative and articulate. The passionate writer and vocal member of the community to speak out. I have always thrived and lived in a world that is mathematical and scientific, thus the Crazy mad scientist. However over the last several years I have discovered that there is a beautiful creative side that needs nurturing. I want to show my kids that you an thrive being left and right minded. That there is no limit of how much you can grow. Now if only I believed that more when it comes to my painting. I hope to improve but sometimes it is so terrifying it can be impeding.
Although I did not make a blog post, gather more data. I did accomplish to put time and my mind to why I am here and what I am aiming to do to make it better.
Day #10 12/10/2020
Back to the grind. Time to get another post out scheduled for tomorrow. This time it is the Trash Beast! I also have only 3 more categories left to write for the Dragonlock collection! I’m so close. I spent time updating the kobold warriors set but not quite ready to publish yet. My goal is to have all the categories done and an overview write up done by Monday morning. So excited I can’t believe I am about to finish. I am also almost done printing another kickstarter and preparing the data and going to take photos to start those posts rolling. I do want to see if I can restructure the print posts to be more engaging, interesting and informative.
I am also trying to get setup a calendar to flush out the site over the next month or two and the projects i’m working on and the pace I wish to take. Stay tuned change is happening.
Day #11 12/11/2020
Kobold Warriors and the Giant Worm are written! I have also finished gathering ALL the print data for the entire Dragonlock Miniature collection. I wont show you the total numbers yet because I want it to be a surprise. Overall I was surprised that the print time for this project was not nearly as long as I thought it was and filament usage was reasonable. One more post to go, cough cough i’m looking at you Dragon, and I am almost completely wrapped up in the printing portion of this project.
Day #12 12/12/2020
Day 12 and I FINALLY finished the individual write ups for the Fat Dragon Games/ Dragonlock miniature figure collection! The last post for the Great Dragon will be posted Monday Morning. Now to write the overview write up/review and I am 100% done with this project. Such a good feeling seeing my Trello board I use for project management completely moved to the posted category with of course the overview card. Now for some work to be done on the site itself!
Day #13 12/13/2020
Lucky Day 13. Today I did not work digitally but analog. Working on a schedule and goals to plan out the pace of my projects through January! Woohoo we can do this. I am going to attempt to balance painting, printing, information teaching and have more regular updates. I have also decided to start moving my print updates as pages instead of posts. This should reduce bloat of posts and have posts that are made be more meaningful. Overall I have a lot to do but trying to plan it out in a realistic fashion. Right now I might be pushing too hard already but I’m motivated to turn this into something. Oh pictures of my hand written calendars i’m working on as proof.
Day #14 12/14/2020
Today I started the FINAL page write up for the Dragonlock Miniatures collection. This will be a page to hold all the information about the project rather than a post. I am going to attempt to get away from constant posts and rather build out the website with indepth pages. First stop in the overview write up, connect and link all the previous pieces and posts for a widespread collections gallery section. Check out the sneak preview.
Day #15 12/15/2020
I took a day off from writing about Dragonlock Miniatures and instead decided to give the page a little bit of a facelift and attempt to steer the site into a direction of format and UX that I would like to go. I still have a ton of content to write to flush it out but it is sure a beginning!
Day #16 12/16/2020
Today I tried to pull out every painted model i’ve ever done and attempted to put them in chronological order for photographs so I have a proper documentation of “where I have been” as a painter. Lets just say I have a ton of room for growth. I also took some time to dig though my old harddrives to see if I had any pictures of painting miniatures in 2014. Turns out I don’t but do have a picture of what our board looked in the final area of Castle Ravenloft 3.5e also now known as Curse of Strahd. This picture will be great to show growth in terrain for later posts. Doesn’t seem like much but a lot of research was done to bring a foundation to the site.
Day #17 12/17/2020
Man I almost forgot to post today. Today I spent the day working on the indepth write up for the Dragonlock Miniatures collection. I am SOOO close to publishing it and will probably do so tomorrow. As proof here is a blurb about the data regarding the project.
Day #18 12/18/2020
I did it I finally finished!! The Dragonlock miniature kickstarter indepth write up is FINALLY completed. This took soo long and in reality there are so many ways I could have improved it. Perhaps I need to change up my methods to make this easier in the future. But here you go. ITs live and enjoy! Dragonlock Miniature Kickstarter massive project.
Day #19 12/19/2020
Day 19. Today was spent spending a crazy amount of time fixing my 3d printers. Not just one of them but both of them needed some serious TLC. The Prusa had a massive scary blob of filament failure, so much so the filament ended up inside some of my headblock cables. Due to fear of a fire hazard I replaced the heatblock, thermistor, and all cables to my FDM printer. It took some time and i’m in the process of recalibrating to adjust to a new setup. Also on my Phrozen Sonic Mini 4K i replaced my FEP film for the first time due to concern of lack of adhesion lately and some big dents and dings on the previous film.
On top of that I am working on a new years resolution of goals for the 2021 year. I’m counting out the write ups and estimating how many things I need to write when. I really want to flush out the site for the 2021 year for sure. I’m really excited for my New Years Resolution write up. So far so good, a lot of administrative work but things are happening.
Day #20 12/20/2020
Day 20. Today I actually wrote a post…. well draft I need to put it onto the site but will come tomorrow. It is my tale of how I got started on 3d Printing. I’ve also been setting up a digital version of my 2021 calendar which is on Evernote and linked to Trello. We are getting some serious amount of organization!
Day #21 12/21/2020
Today I got out a post about my origin and start in 3d printing! Trying to add more information about myself and why I am so emotionally connected to it. You can find it here.
Day #22 12/22/2020
Today I attempted to track down an issue with pictures loading from the intro to 3d printing post. I do not know why but others cannot see all the pictures. I also have begun planning/writing the write up on how I started painting miniatures. I realized however this might be a two apart story. 1) Intro to the crafting/modeling hobby and 2) Painting miniatures beginning/timeline. More to come but nothing to show today. A lot of backend work.
Day #23. 12/23/2020
This was unfortunately my day of reckoning. Overall it was not possible to continue the streak and it was broken due to travel in the holidays, an unbelievably fussy baby and a series of unfortunate events.
Overall I’m grateful for the streak and the achievements I accomplished. I got a lot done including completely writing up the Dragonlock Kickstarter Project. I started a momentum that I enjoy and am doing well with.
As a result once I got home from the holidays I started a new hobby streak over at Instagram using the user tag @crazmadsci. Check out the feed on the home page to follow along. Hobbystreak now includes, painting, crafting, and writing for the site!
Because everyone needs more skeletons in their life. Seriously though, Skeletons are probably the largest collection of monster in my miniature collection and although I do not necessarily need more I vowed to print all Fat Dragon Game Models! You can never have too many though. Who knows when you are going to fight a necromancer who will raise an army, or marry a man who dreams of necromancy player characters….
Skeleton Miniature Print Data
Layer Height: 0.08 Bed Adhesion: Majority of time used 6mm brim with no supports (Poor Goblin 3 with Axe). Filament: Hatchbox Silver Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s Print Profile: Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website
File Name
Print Time
Estimated Material Used
Misc Notes
Skeleton_04_Polearm
1 hr 19 min
3g
Not terrible. I really need to work on the melty top bits though with filament cooling. (Future project suggestion)
Skeleton_05_Armor_sword
1 hr 8 min
2g
Sword tip above shield is common to break. I had to glue back together after craft table bumping.
Skeleton_06_Bow
1 hr 30 min
3g
Printed a few of these. Bow above hand is common to break and I straight up lost one after the battle royale
Skelton_07_sword
*Group Print
Group print realized I should have turned on retraction
Skeleton_08_Kneeling Bow
*Group Print
I actually printed this one twice. I can’t seem to find the last one. Definitely an interesting print of using a robe/cape to hold up the model for supportless printing.
Skeleton_09_buried
*Group Print
Super cute model. I am really in love with it. One of my favorites.
Skeleton_10_Sword
*1h33m
*3g
The “classic” sword and shield model. Definitely some retraction issues inside the cape.
Skeleton_11_Spear_A
43m
2g
Skeleton Legs/base
Skeleton_11_Spear B
39m
1g
spear that body holds. Spear is a bit melty as to how it printed.
Skeleton_11_Spear_C
*37m
*1.5
Body Piece. Legs fit reasonably enough. Hands also fit well.
Skeleton_12_Ground
*1h18m
*3g
What a noble way to die. Great model but not so realistic laying method.
Skeleton_13_Crawling
*1h11m
*3g
Cute model but its legs look a bit funny.
*values are estimated values and were group printed with Turdle Adventurers.
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