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Dragon Trappers Lodge a 3D print company making some awesome fantasy models. They've a cute/quirky/fun style alongside more standard serious stuff.
They've also recently paired up to provide their Soldier Tier models with official support with One Page Rules wargame.
The dragons this February are particularly fantastic
This one printed off my Mini 4K!
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If you wanted to print off one of those and sell give it to me, that would be very nice of you.
Seriously though, I'm going to have to get a printer. FOMO is doing a number on me.
I found one creator about 5-6 months before I got a printer and collected up the STLs from them through patreon. So there's certainly value in jumping in on patreon or tribes and grabbing some models now even if you might be a while off getting a printer.
Originally I got them and was going to get them printed for me, but in the end working out the costs I realised it was just so much cheaper to get my own printer and fall down the rabbithole of 3D printing
Normally I look at new dragon sculpts and most of them look the same to my eyes, spikes on their eyeballs and doing the Hollywood roar. These show a bit more personality and Xatherium there really catches my eye. I was all set to kitbash a peryton for my Avelorn elves, but I think I have a better option now.
If you wanted to print off one of those and sell give it to me, that would be very nice of you.
Seriously though, I'm going to have to get a printer. FOMO is doing a number on me.
I found one creator about 5-6 months before I got a printer and collected up the STLs from them through patreon. So there's certainly value in jumping in on patreon or tribes and grabbing some models now even if you might be a while off getting a printer.
Originally I got them and was going to get them printed for me, but in the end working out the costs I realised it was just so much cheaper to get my own printer and fall down the rabbithole of 3D printing
So much this. I did that too and it was better than looking around after the fact.
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2023/03/11 21:02:34
Subject: Re:Dragon Trappers Lodge News/Releases - wargames and dnd models
I've been meaning to ask, I've seen people talk about modifying their bought stls before printing them. How difficult would it be to slice off those bases beforehand? Or at least reduce their height?
Most models already come separate from their bases. It's actually very rare to get models merged to the base itself because it makes support work for printing a bit of a nightmare.
The designers I see who model with a base are either doing something really specialist where separating model and base isn't practical; or its more of a new sculptor mistake where they are new to 3D printing (might have years of experience 3D modelling) and cutting models/parting them is a new thing for them.
Here's the Dragonyfly
You can see its been parted out, as its a fairly big model this lets it fit onto smaller printers. You can see the central area which is the build plate of my printer (sonic mini 4K). With presupports added I can't print the whole thing in one go, but I can print it in stages with several bits at a time till its all done.
Yep that's the printer and I honestly would love to get the mini 8K for even more resolution. Granted the gains get smaller and smaller, but each step up makes the curved surfaces smoother.
Thanks, Overread that is really helpful. Obviously the dragon model is amazing, too, just really impressed by your results on such an affordable machine!
2023/03/12 17:53:33
Subject: Dragon Trappers Lodge News/Releases - wargames and dnd models
Overread wrote: Most models already come separate from their bases. It's actually very rare to get models merged to the base itself because it makes support work for printing a bit of a nightmare...
You can see its been parted out, as its a fairly big model this lets it fit onto smaller printers. You can see the central area which is the build plate of my printer (sonic mini 4K). With presupports added I can't print the whole thing in one go, but I can print it in stages with several bits at a time till its all done.
Ooohh... You learn something every day.
I don't mind keeping the perch, seems kind of essential, I just like to use my own bases!
Also, joined the patreon just to get onto the discord. Some juicy stuff on there.
This month the Trapper Tier goes to war with a huge army of primates. There's heroes, war engines (on mammoth like creatures), an utterly massive titan model and lots of varied weapons for the troops.
Meanwhile the Soldier Tier goes into overdrive with a host of huge Kaiju models (several of them older models upscaled and recut and supported); including a huge modular Kaiju with a range of arms, head, wings and tails. There's also a special inclusion of the monthly hopper model, the Kaiju Hopper, which also got enlarged, cut and presupported for a titanic size!
You can, of course, get both with the Veteran Tier
And from my own printing I now own a sabercat! Printed fresh of a new printer, the Anycubic M3 Premium - which is thus far proving to be an awesome printer!
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48 Hour Flash sale taking place right now!!
Store wide so you can get anything and everything with a full 50% off.
Just use the code FLASHFLOOD in the checkout.
Plus don't forget the month's release (shown just 1 post above!)
Two sets this month, one themed around dragons and doggos - dog themed dragon models and dogs in general. A bunch of adventurers with different canine heads; a modular Cerberus; a chunky bull-hydra and a very lucky dragon!
There's also a full DnD 5th ed module with stats, maps and adventure!
And the other, soldier tier, gets the first part of an all new army, the Fiends of Incandriox - dragon demon models. This army comes complete with a full One Page Rules set of stats
This is the first part of the army with the rest coming out over the next few months in the Soldier Tier.
And every tier gets the very cute Plush Hopper, which is also unique to monthly backers (you can't buy this one retail)
Just a couple of days left for November's release! Trapper Tier features the Caverns of Aberrant Horrors, dark eldritch creatures and the results of their terrifying experiments on various living creatures. In addition this set features a full RPG module complete with stats and pre-designed character profiles for the adventurers in the set.
Soldier Tier features the Children of the Flame part 2 remaster; this is a big update of the army and this time focuses heavily on the Kobolds and Wyverns. Kobolds gaining new weapons, command units and even the chunky tinker-hulk constructs (which have magnet compatible modular weapon attachments). The Wyverns are chunky dragons either running wild across the battlefield, or armed and armoured with canon, mortar and ballista weapons. This force comes complete with a One Page Rules compatible set of rules for both Grim Dark and Fantasy games (so both your future and fantasy gaming).
Grab the whole bundle now on Patreon or Tribes before the end of November!
I just finished printing up the behemoth siege wyvern.
it's an awesome piece. I'll post some photos once it's glued together.
I still wish that the dragonborn had some basic troops armed with the thompson- looking guns the kobolds had, or some sort of basic rifle so we can just field an almost vanilla ww2 dragonborn infantry unit.
Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!
I still wish that the dragonborn had some basic troops armed with the thompson- looking guns the kobolds had, or some sort of basic rifle so we can just field an almost vanilla ww2 dragonborn infantry unit.
You mean like these Draxi, coming in December and featuring a new specialist draxi leader, with that same rile
Another month another big release! Featuring the very first of the new exclusive (not released for sale on the store as stls) collectible models - the Ferret Drakes. And you don't just get one, but three poses of the charming little critters!
The Scrapslap Goblin Tribes come for Trapper Tier, with a host of inventive goblins armed to the teeth with weapons, golems, siege ogres and a massive dragon construct! Pitted against them are the wits and talents of 4 brave adventurers, who will let nothing stop them! There will be a full DnD Adventure Module for this set released later this month.
Soldier Tier has the 3rd and final part of the Children of the Flame; adding a huge dragon, strike dragons (they carry mini guns, bombs and more!); wymblood elite troops and the Draxi Specialists. As well as a host of terrain features and explosive effects. Also note that the massive Whale Lodge (Skyback Lodge) is part of this month's Welcome Pack.
Dragon Trappers are also running a Christmas Advent on Thangs, where they are releasing 25 models totally free, adding a new one each day up till Christmas.
Finally there's the Draconic Legends Frontier; get notified and get a free baby dragon model whilst waiting for the Launch on December 14th.
