Tag: Dragonlock

Minotaur Miniature Print Data

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.

• Minotaur Warriors $2.99
• Minotaur Warrior $1.65

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Owlbear Miniature Print Data

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.

• Owlbears $2.99

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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.

Where to Find STLs
Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG and displayed on Fatdragongames.com

• Skeletons 2 $4.99
• Skeletons 3 $4.99
• Skeletons 4 $4.99

This category i’m really excited to share. I have yet to have real snake warriors or in Wizards of the Coast lore Yuan-Ti. When it comes to lore of snake like or reptilian creatures in D&D and other such games. I see and experience them rarely. I think this would be a great time to research them more before I print them.

I really love that there are 3 weapon varieties the bow, sword & shield and standard spear. On the spear and sword minis I really love the emblem on their chests which really tie these models together. The print quality of their scales on their backs is crisp and incredible. My only real complaint is that the bases for these models are non standard large minis with bases larger than 25mm but smaller than 50mm.

Snake Miniature Print Data

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
Orientation: Flat on the print bed.

File Name	Print Time	Estimated Material Used	Misc Notes
Snakewarrior_01_bow	3h5m	6.8g	Some retraction from bow leading towards body.
Snakewarrior_02_Spear	2h51m	6.3g	Overall really clean print.
Snakewarrior_03_Sword	2h52m	6.4g	Retraction from sword leading towards body. Already broke and had to glue.

Where to Find STLs

Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Vendor images are frome Fat Dragon Game Website.

• Snake Warriors Set I $4.99

Of all the things in D&D gameplay that could terrify me the most, it would be a large tentacle coming out of no where, grabbing my character and pulling me into the abyss. Today’s featured print project you guessed it, is tentacles. These models are incredibly sculpted so much so you can even see the printed wrinkles on the skin of the tentacle themselves. These are some of the cleanest print sets of the entire Fat Dragon Game collection. There is of course some room for improvement, like always regarding retraction. I’m going to nail it soon! The only downside is that these models are HUGE! These models in particular are inspiring me to write up something regarding scale creep and playable scale. These organic looking bases for these tentacles are greater than 25mm and will take up a classification of a large monster. I decided to attempt to shrink one of the tentacles to what I think is more accurate to playable scale and you can definitely tell what a difference it made. While they look incredible i’m curious as to how i’m going to use them on the table. At least they are the perfect pieces to practice fun painting for aquatic creatures!

Tentacle Miniature Print Data

Layer Height: 0.08
Filament: Hatchbox 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 how models loaded into slicer.

File Name	Print Time	Estimated Material Used	Misc Notes
Tentacle_1	1h44m	5g	The small tentacle. Shows some room for retraction improvement but is definitely a ton of fun with character.
Tentacle_2	2h11m	6g	Great looking prints. Some retraction spots right of tentacle body going up side.
Tentacle_3	2h5m	6g	Some retraction improvement on outside curve edge. Nothing some light filing can’t buff out.
Tentacle_4	2h4m	6g	Cleanest print of the collection looks fantastic
Tentacle_5	2h10m	6g	very similar to print #3 clean with some light buffing

Where to Find STLs

Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG and displayed on Fatdragongames.com

• Tentacle Monster $1.99

These humanoid creatures have been written time and time again throughout history. Either from mythology, your fantasy book series or tabletop game. With such a wide variety of depictions and story telling it is easy to find a style you like. These Ogres give me many feelings towards towards an order D&D artistic style or of World of Warcraft . With big front tusks, bald heads and pointed ears these are for sure going to be unique on your table.

Ogre Miniature Print Data

Layer Height: 0.08
Filament: Hatchbox 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 how models loaded into slicer.

File Name	Print Time	Estimated Material Used	Misc Notes
Ogre_01Rev	3h50m	8g	Briding on the underside cloth is definitely harder than some of the other prints. Sculpted cracking on club makes it looks like something failed
Ogre_02Rev	3h13m	8.5g	Vibration issues are definitely visible with more obvious layer lines than others.
Ogre_03A_Rev*	9h14m printed in group	7g	Right leg retraction issues. Major warping issues on base.
Ogre_03B_Rev	50min	1.5	Spear printed wonderfully and one of the best weapon prints seen yet.
Ogre_04*	printed in 3-5 group	8g	One of the cleanest prints of the set. Some retraction issues on legs.
Ogre05_rev*	printed in 3-5 group	8g	Retraction wisps left. The patch on the head always makes me feel like there is a printing error but it is a patch.

Where to Find STLs

Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG and displayed on Fatdragongames.com

• Ogre Warband $4.99

These proud and misunderstood humanoids are the next featured print project. Overall it was a learning experience on coming back to printing after my long break with baby. After these prints I ended up deep diving into printer maintenance and calibration through the end of July and early August. Nevertheless I came out with good minis.

Orc Miniature Gallery

Orc 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: Modified version of Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website

File Name	Print Time	Estimated Material Used	Misc Notes
Orc_01_Axe	*Group Print		Print overall went well, axe was glued in an angle that is a little off for me.
Orc_02_Spear	*Group Print		Displays some retraction issues on leg and spear has broken. End of spear hollow due to clipping off pre-gen support.
Orc_03_Axe	*Group Print		Decent model, face needs some retraction love and one day i’ll remember to print the shield.
*Group Print	8hr 16m	19g total	This included skeleton set and orc warriors 1 along with single weapons for orc warriors
Orc Warriors 1 Axe	17m	1g
Orc Warriors 02_spear	19m	0.5g
Orc 04 Axe_A	1h16min	2.7g	Model printed well but feels forced to be supportless by arm resting on belt to the side. Feels like unnatural posing
Orc Warrior 04 Axe_B	42min	1.2g
Orc Warrior 05 Bow	1h57min	5.1g	Cleanest model of the group. Cape does well to support the bow.
Orc Warrior 06 Spear	1h34min	3.7g	Clean simple model, also printed well.
Dead Orc	1h 9min	3g	layer lines show on top of body

These orcs were printed as a group print with the Skeletons 3 group. Overall I realized how rusty my printer was. There were obvious 1st layer issues making brim removal hard, retraction issues, and the separate weapons needed to be added to these miniatures were sloppy so I reprinted them. This was definitely a wake up call that I needed to undo the cobwebs and work on my retraction settings and calibration methods.

Overall the weapons were incredibly difficult to print and took several attempts. Thank goodness that they were 0.5 to 1g of filament a piece and were quick and easily affordable. I had the most success when printing the weapons in groups and printed slowly with larger minimal layer times around 15s.

Where to Find STLs

Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Go see the renders on the Fat Dragon Games website (fatdragongames.com)

• Orc Warriors 1 $4.99

Who here doesn’t love imaging a player floating and being eaten by a Gelatinous cube? I definitely have. I love them but I’ve never had one in my collection before. That changes now!

Cube O Snot Miniature Print Data

Layer Height: 0.08
Bed Adhesion: Majority of time used 6mm brim (was still nervous about peeling)
Filament: Hatchbox Silver
Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s
Print Profile: Modified version of Cura 4.6 “Offical_FDG_Cura_ender3_and5miniatures_4mm” from The FatDragonGames website

File Name	Print Time	Estimated Material Used	Misc Notes
Cube O Snot	4 hr 27 min	20g	The skeletons inside the body of this print are really really cool

Where to Find STLs

Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Go see the renders on the Fat Dragon Games website (fatdragongames.com)

• Cube O Snot $1.49

What is a Goblinoid anyway? I thought goblinoid is in referring to the humanoid collection of goblins. So i guess these Goblinoids could be Goblins, Hobgoblins or bugbears? I’m probably going to paint these fellas like hobgoblins because I don’t have many to in that collection. As the big cousins of goblins these little dudes are more militant and will be perfect. I really love the capes on the back of these guys and they might start being my practice for layering on capes. I’m honestly really looking forward to painting them.

Goblinoid Miniature Print Data

Layer Height: 0.08
Bed Adhesion: Finally stopped using brims for my prints unless I absolutely have to
Filament: Hatchbox Silver
Printed On Prusa i3 MK3s
Print Profile: Mofied Version of 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	2hr 30min	6g	Oops accidentally printed two of these guys. Also for some strange reason the file name is goblin stead of goblinoid. Be careful if you combine print files. Also printed two by accident
Goblinoid_02_Flail	1 hr 58 min	6g	Accidentally printed this one with supports again. The supports absolutely would not remove from below the mini so I reprinted it.
Goblinoid_03_Sword	2 hr 2 min	6g	Mini turned out well. Again some small melting on the tip of the sword. (Man i should really work on tuning that).
Goblinoid_04_AxeA	2 hr 3 min	6g	Came out well. I’m happy with it.
Goblinoid_04_Axe_B	16 min	1g	Axe printed separately. The tip of the handle came off poorly from snapping off support. Haven’t decided how to smooth that out.

Where to Find STLs

Dragonlock Miniature store via DrivethroughRPG. Vendor images are from Fat Dragon Game Website.

Goblinoid Warriors 1 $5.99