Articulated Dragon

Description

A full-length articulated dragon, printed as one continuous piece with every vertebra, limb and jaw already moving. Layered scales run the length of the spine and each segment turns independently, so the body coils, rears and holds a pose. Nothing is glued and nothing is fitted afterwards — no assembly needed, it prints ready to move.

This is the most demanding piece in the range. A dragon of this length carries well over a hundred captured joints, and every one of them has to be printed inside the segment around it without the two surfaces fusing. A single clearance error anywhere along the body welds the whole model solid. It runs five and a half hours on the plate and emerges articulated from end to end.

• Printed as a single continuous body, joints and jaw included
• Independent articulation along the full spine, tail and limbs
• PETG throughout, for impact resistance and strong layer adhesion
• 0.20 mm layer height across the scale detail
• Captured joints that cannot separate or be lost
• Holds a pose, coils flat, and hangs

Specification

• Material: PETG
• Layer height: 0.20 mm
• Build time: 5 hours 33 minutes
• Mass: approximately 78 g

Built for

• A desk centrepiece with real presence
• Restless hands during long stretches of concentration
• Demonstrating what additive manufacturing is actually capable of
• A gift for someone difficult to buy for

Finishes

Black | White | Red | Blue