Over the years crosslances studio has created hundreds and hundreds of miniatures, fantasy, historical, sci,fi, steampunk, dedicated to board games, wargames or fantasy football.
In short really a lot,and for a wide variety of tastes.
But don’t all these miniatures now deserve a worthy inbasing?
We believe that it is just about time.
In this campaign you will find many thematic bases to be able to set our miniatures!
find out more: http://kck.st/3YeKbKn
Charms and Organizers
Today we want to show you two campaigns in which we are collaborating as sculptors:
The first one represents something very different from our usual, in fact it is not about 3d files for once but real physical objects.
We have in fact sculpted little Fantasy Charms for Elena Grazzini bijoux.
This is a completely new product and we need all your support, if you can share and/or pledge even just 1€.
Maybe it could be a beautiful gift idea?
secondly, the fantastic hera’stone kickstarter campaign is coming to an end in which we have sculpted so many organisers, the add-ons unlocked in this campaign are really a lot and definitely worth a last look.
Magic organizersMa
COLLABORATION WITH HERA?STONE
A collection of 3D boxes composed of internal compartments that hold the various elements for your board games.
Story
“A disordered desk is equivalent to a disordered mind.”
I’m not someone who normally generalizes, but I share the notion that organization and order are very important.
“Precise” I am called by those who know me. I have always considered that definition a compliment.
This quality has caused the idea of particular boxes come to my mind.
Magic organizers is the campaign planned to help especially the fans of board games in organizing the elements (cards, dice, miniatures) of various games.
How? Through thematic division and the fact that every box is composed of specific modular compartments.
Have I made you curious?
Let’s see them in detail.
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The main structure of the organizer has a size of around 15×15 cm with a height of 10 cm. The measurements can vary by a few mm. It depends on the design.
The side and top panels are modular, so you can mix them with the structures of all the organizers. You can also print the panels in different colors for a nice color effect.
The organizer closure consists of four magnets. The size of these magnets is 5×1 mm. Two magnets have to be glued into the appropriate holes in the main structure of the organizer, and the remaining ones have to be glued into the appropriate holes of the lid. There are also two safety pins in the main structure to guarantee closure from side hits.
The organizers can have different modular holders.
The combinations can be various. Each organizer can contain from one to four holders.
The proposed holders can satisfy the majority of your necessities, but if you don’t see what you are looking for write to me in the comments and I will try to realize your requests.
1St release May 2024 “water elements”
Good morning,
Here is the new release for May!
Our elemental-themed work continues, this time it is the turn of the element of water.
Avaible on patreon e MMF:
https://www.patreon.com/crosslances
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Crosslances
The Scenic Library 3D
Finally, our new project has been launched.
The third episode of “The Scenic Library” booknooks to be 3d printed. They will make your library unique.
Lots of designs to discover!
On the basis of the success of previous campaigns about booknooks, Crosslances studio finally returns with a new proposal on the subject.
A deeper study of both the booknooks structure and the filament printing has resulted a better quality product.
PLEASE NOTE – This Kickstarter is for digital files (STLs) to make all these items on your own home 3D printer – these are not physical goods **
Our new design has the classic front and back frame structure and four side bars available in various lengths to fit your bookshelf.
This time we have created slightly slanted hooks to secure the structure better.
But not only that: we have added the possibility of printing a wrapper so that you can close your booknooks.
We have learned through experience to create sculptures which don’t need supports, and we have significantly improved the quality of our sculptures.
Now we introduce all our models, divided by theme and commitment.
Booknooks MODELS
Before we begin, two important reports for you:
- You can stay up-to-date on all our projects and news by subscribing to our newsletter, but not only that, you will immediately find some free stl files in it.
And here are the exciting new models in this series!
The images show 3D renderings which reproduce the final effect of all the booknooks.
There are also schematics which show the parts of the booknook that need to be printed.
The generic pieces of the structure are red. These pieces are the same for all the booknooks.
The pieces to make that specific booknook are white.
Patreon Killer Teddy Bears Team
Today is Valentine’s Day, the holiday of lovers.
Coincidentally, today is also the day of our release!
So what could be better than gifting your sweetheart with a team of little killer teddy bears?
Aren’t they tenderness?
https://www.patreon.com/crosslances
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Crosslances#/
Steam Marine
An exciting new kickstarter project from our contributor Hera’stone.
This time a set of modular steampunk soldiers compatible with some popular wargames!
But come find out more by clicking l link!
Story
«Don’t let the fear of death conquer your courage».
Men or aliens? Human or machines?
They are ready to sacrifice their own lives.
They are the Steam Marines.
Warriors who come from a hard training.
They are characterized by a majestic and frightening appearance. Shoulder straps, helmets, big packs, and weapons are some components of their armory.
Let’s see them in details:
But first of all there are two important reports for you:
- You can stay up-to-date on all of my projects and news by subscribing to my newsletter. You will immediately find free stl file in it.
- Inside the first update you will find a discount code that you can use on my cgtrader and Cults3d stores, it will be available immediately for everyone even for the lowest pledges.
Premise: heads, shoulder straps and packs are compatible with the most popular wargames.
During the kickstarter I’ll collect your requests for the creation of new pieces about Steam Marines to be implemented in the campaign.
Your support and your interaction with this kickstarter will be my stimulus in creating stretch goals, so don’t forget to share the project with your friends and on your social networks.
All stretch goals are FREE!!!
School of Magic
A magical 3D scenery with its accessories and characters printable in STL
Hi everyone!Here is School of Magic, hera’stone’s new project on kickstarter. A magical 3D scenery with its accessories and characters printable in STL http://kck.st/4580loX |
Story
On an ordinary end of summer day an eleven years old boy recuperates some letters.
He notices that one of them is addressed to him.
Because of it he is pervaded by a mixture of amazement and happiness.
The words on that piece of paper will change his miserable life. A new world is named, in which magic rules everything.
Both children and adults are waiting for that same moment.
The dream of going to study in a school of magic can be compensated by School of Magic, a 3D scenario complete with accessories and characters.
Have I made you curious?
Well, let’s see all the articles in detail:
It is composed of two floors:
It can transform itself into different rooms because of the disposition of the elements. It can become a classroom or a big canteen for example.
Dormitories are usually on the upper floors.
An open air passage.
A castle can’t exist without a tower.
Two is better than one.
As the main structure it can become a classroom or a library for example. It depends on the disposition of the elements inside it.
Accessories are a must! A lot of them will be in the campaign soon.
A school can’t be a school without teachers and students. So let’s meet them.
The best ones that a student can have:
A wizard with a strong personality. He is also a valiant warrior.
She is strict, but at the same time she is affectionate to her students.
He has class…and he loves to tell jokes.
Grumpy and mysterious, a dark aura around him.
From the most nerdy to the most lazy:
He likes to get into trouble.
He loves to fly.
…just wise…
During the kickstarter I’ll collect your requests for the creation of new dice towers to be implemented in the campaign.
Your support and your interaction with this kickstarter will be my stimulus in creating stretch goals, so don’t forget to share the project with your friends and on your social networks.
All stretch goals are FREE!!!
Surprise!
A lot of extra wizards as first add on.
And some dragons as second add on.
The wizards’ enemies.
An add on ( with and without rights) about my Argh! Give me a Beer! campaign is included in this kickstarter. Click on the following image to find more about it.
New to Kickstarter? Never used Kickstarter before? No problem! The number of people pledging to tabletop games projects is growing all the time making the projects bigger day by day. I’m glad to have you on board!
Becoming a backer is very simple. Just follow these steps:
Step 1: Look through the banners at the top right corner of this page and click on the reward level you’d like to receive. You will also be able to insert some add-ons to your rewards.
Step 2: Select which country you live in, then click ‘Continue’.
Step 3: Finish filling out your information on the following page.
Step 4: Click ‘Pledge’ and you’re done!
-If you already own a 3D printer, it’s cheap and also funny, you will print unique and incredible quality models.
-If you don’t own a 3D printer, it can be an opportunity to buy one! Costs for a printer are already low and accessible to anyone. You can still use a service like: 3D hub, shapeways, or any other that the net are crowding.
-No shipping cost! Anywhere in the universe, you just download the files and print! -You can print it as many times as you want, for you and your friends.
-You can decide any printing dimension, from miniatures to titan sculptures!
PLEASE NOTE – This Kickstarter is for digital files (STLs) to make all these items on your own home 3D printer – these are not physical goods **
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How to print our resin models
Crosslances is a studio that has always had an eye on the customer, and tries in every way to assist and coddle its supporters.
Therefore, we thought it would be useful to share our experience in resin prints.
This is not meant to be a guide but a sharing of our experiences, with all our mistakes, consideration and tricks that we have learned over time and that we hope will help you too.
Creation of supports
Our files are created with the help of chitubox, a free software widely used as a slicer for a large number of resin printers.
Our current reference printer is a Phrozen sonic Mini 4k,,an inexpensive printer with excellent output, accessible to all, so ideal as an example of our tests.
Based on this we created after several print tests our support set up.
Which we share here now with you: Supports
We have been able to make supports that are able to support the many details we create, and at the same time can be detached easily.
Some considerations and advice on supports:
Some resins have such physical characteristics that they require multiple supports, sometimes even where they do not seem necessary.
This is because the supports we make are very fine to be detached easily, but this results in the structure supporting the miniature sometimes wobbling as the plate moves during Printing.
These wobbles can sometimes result in print failures because some supports break, or because they suffer slide.
This is why our models often have some larger “medium” supports placed at the lowest points of the miniature, and even sometimes an excess of the supports themselves.
This, however, while making cleaning more difficult, exponentially increases the chances of printing success.
In any case, we provide the File chitubox, so you can customize your own printing experience.
Print settings
This part is particularly difficult to be able to give precise directions.
In fact, the variables are endless.
The resin and the printer used can totally change the data, from exposure times to the retract speed of the printing plate.
What we feel like reporting based on our experience on the subject is this:
-Before printing with a new resin, or printer, do a test, you can find hundreds of them on the internet.
Repeat the test by changing the time parameters until the print looks good.
-Use a tool to calculate the delay of care.
We share it with you; it has been critical for us:
-If you have found the times and want to change the layer height, it is useful to consider increasing or decreasing the times by 15% for every 10 microns more or less.
-Sometimes the print fails and we only find the supports stuck to the print plate at the end of the process.
Often it is due to the speed of departure from the base.
Here too it depends a lot on the resin used, more or less elastic, more fragile or not.
The suggestion we give is that a slow detachment speed is not always better, on the contrary.
A slow detachment can make the eff more resistant to detach from the print, making a “glue” effect, risking breaking the finest parts, such as the tips of the supports.
Sometimes a quick and decisive detach causes the print to suddenly detach from the fep without offering any resistance.
After printing
After printing, we need to clean our miniature from resin residue and peel off the supports.
To do this we use a specially created elegoo curing station.
Inside we use an alcohol-based cleaner with which we have had very positive feedback, but isopropyl alcohol is equally suitable.
Once the piece is washed, to detach the supports we soak it in lukewarm water, this allows us to detach the supports very very easily, with just the help of our fingers, at most we help with a razor blade for the larger supports that resist.
Once the piece is cleaned, we put it back in the UV machine for 5-10 minutes and the miniature is ready!
Pool party 3 1st Release August 2023
Everyone in the pool!
Every year when we get to the summer months we offer our pool party.
Also this year it could not be missed, to escape the heat.
Relax too with our cute characters!
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https://www.patreon.com/crosslances
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Crosslances