February 20, 2025
Description
Hi everyone.
I'm P1lotz and I am a Danish student, and I really like to make 3d models. This time I have made a Christmas articulated dragon, for Christmas. It is supposed to have a red stripe like a candy cane :) I didn't paint the stripes for all of the dragons I printed, because in my opinion, it looks pretty cool without the stripes too.
check out morph-coloured filament by FormFortura, for colourful multicoloured filament.
The filament used in this project is from a Danish company, but FormFortura provides similar filament, in many other colours.
The dragon is inspired by a candy cane, a reindeer, and the ice dragon I uploaded to Thingiverse in May, which got a lot of positive feedback from all of you guys. The antlers on top of the head and stripes on the side can be painted in other colors, for example, brown and red, to make the dragon more Christmassy. The colored one on the thumbnail is not what the dragon was supposed to look like, as I said earlier that it was a candy cane, but I just really liked the red, green, and gold colors, because it's Christmas colors (it is indeed in Denmark).
For context here is a picture of the painted Christmas dragon:
The body moves freely around ✓
The legs move up and down✓
The tail moves freely around ✓
The head moves freely around ✓
The Dragon can be printed in one piece ✓
No support needs ✓
I have made 3 different variants of the model. A really long one, that takes around 16 hours to print (on an Ender 3 pro), with 70 joints (two of them are double joints), and a little shorter one that takes around 12 hours (on an Ender 3 pro), with 35 joints (two of them are still double joints), and a very small one, with 35 (and again two of them are double joints), that takes around 6 hours to print (on an Ender 3 pro).
The long dragon model is 56.5 cm long aka around 1 foot 10 inches in American measurements.
The short dragon is around 39 cm long, so right around 1'3 feet.
The extra small dragon is 27.5 cm long so around 11 inches in American measurements.
You can get the long and extra small versions on my Printables.
The whole dragon is printed in one piece, so no need for glue and that kind of stuff. It also doesn't need support at all. You can see how it is printed below:
Designing process
The model was created using Blender 3D. I am currently working on a detailed tutorial that will explain the design process, so stay tuned if you want to learn how to create your own model. In the meantime, you can watch an older tutorial I made, although it is less detailed than the upcoming one. Click here to watch the older tutorial.
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If you have any ideas for future projects, please feel free to send me a message. I always appreciate a bit of inspiration now and then. Additionally, if you have better photos of the model, you can upload them either as a make or for me to use as thumbnail images. Thank you!
Copyright
This model is entirely created by me. You are not allowed to sell or reupload it without my permission. I often see people re-uploading my models, which is strictly prohibited and violates copyright laws. If you come across anyone uploading my designs, please reach out to me on Printables or Thingiverse. Selling this model may be permitted under certain circumstances, such as through a membership.
License:
Standard Digital File License
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