3D Printed: Tree Trunks

Yesterday and today I was printing two 30 cm. tall tree trunks  - or so I thought!

When I entered the hobby room after dinner today, the hotend was drawing lines above an unfinished stump, and it was soon obvious that I had a severe filament clog.

It took me over half an hour to get the filament flowing (changed the spool back to the darker grey which worked fine yesterday, just to make sure), and now the printer is up and running once more!

I am planning to start my largest print so far, either later today or tomorrow (est. 27hs 19ms); the upscaled (575%) X-wing escape pod for all kinds of Star Wars settings (and a certain pair of droids to get away in).

Birthday Presents from the Kids

I got these two IKEA plastic plants for my birthday Monday - they are now destined to get chopped up and used for some jungle terrain. Which I intend to start doing when my current Vikings project is done. Intend.

Terrain Bases Galore!

I decided to spend my Hobby Allowance for January on 100 mini DVDs to use as bases for patches of vegetation - for now primarily jungle terrain, but they should also come in handy for other types.

I ordered them yesterday, and they were delivered on my doorstep this morning at 06:45 😎

As soon as I have finished the two Skeleton Hordes I have WIP for God of Battles, I shall make a couple of jungle bases (I think I shall make this into a lot of small partial projects, so as to not get bored by it).

I have an abundance of plastic palm trees and aquarium decoration plants to use for this, so I should be able to get a good 'pulpy' jungle up and running for a small skirmish type table before spring.

I also have my eyes on some plastic aquarium decoration trees that I only discovered recently, but I shall use some of the stuff I have before purchasing any new supplies!

Aquarium Deco: Another Jungle Tree

This somewhat smaller tree is basically the same type as the first one, save the canopy which is of another type of plastic vegetation.

It is the last piece I have to show for now (although I had ordered a couple of additional pieces, which seem to be on backorder until mid-September), and I shall now post some pics of the almost ready gaming parlour in the attic!

Aquarium Deco: Jungle Tree

These ceramic trees with plastic canopy are actually a bit too pricey for what they are, but I bought this, and another one, because I wanted some instant terrain for the jungle table.

The tree is meant to be conected to an air pump, releasing bubbles into the fish tank, thus oxygenate the water, and I shall have to do something about the connector and the air holes.

All in all, a suitable tree for tropical areas, although probably not like anything found in nature.

Aquarium Deco: Plants

A small 'mat' of suitably tropical looking plants. I think I shalll have to order more, of both these, and the grass mats (the latter also being quite suitable for Riddermark!).