Dragon that hoards your paperclips

The desktop dragon returns! This time hoarding your paperclips. This model was built from Dragon that hangs on your monitor, and I edited it in a few ways that should make it easier to print in one piece.

Because the base is magnetic, your dragon isn't limited to hoarding paperclips. Key rings, small metal parts such as loose screws, and hairpins can all be added to the hoard as well. Any magnetic shinies, really.

As before, I've included a few different versions of the model - with and without wings, as well as a 3-piece version with the wings separated, for greater flexibility with printing. I printed these as one piece, and got pretty good results every time I tried, so that's probably what what I'd recommend doing. You will have to remove a lot more supports if you try to do it that way, however.

There are two pegs coming out of the base that fit into two slots in the underside of the dragon, and one hole on the bottom of the base for a magnet to be glued in. The magnets I had were about 14mm (~½") in diameter, so that's what the hole is sized for.

The finished model of the dragon is about 8*7*3 cm (~3¼*2¾*1¼ inches), and the base has a diameter of 10 cm and a height of 1 cm (~4" dia, ~½" thick). The model in the photo is a bit larger, as it was printed at 115% scale.

I have also included both the source .blend file for the dragon as well as the source .SLDPRT file for the base, in case others want to modify it. If you do, take care not to move the pegs relative to each other in one file without moving them by the same amount in the other.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Creality

Printer: 

Ender 3 Pro

Rafts:

Doesn't Matter

Supports: 

Yes

Resolution:

0.12 mm (dragon), 0.2 mm (base)

Infill: 

15%

Filament: Eryone PLA White + Black

Notes:

Supports are required for your print to come out looking nice. I recommend using the organic style of supports found in the newest edition of PrusaSlicer, as they're the easiest to remove and they don't mark up the surface of the model too much either.

My printer has a tendency to knock over taller supports when the print head moves past them, so I always have a zhop of at least 1 mm set, But your results may vary. This gives me more safety during prints, but also results in making a bunch of tiny hairs come of the model, which I need to trim at the end.