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STEM Educator, CAD/3D Printing, Dungeon Master, Dad…..not in that order.
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For my #dnd group that I #DM I try to make little keepsakes, small dioramas of memorable moments, larger versions of their minis, and lastly-this. It holds the main dice they used, their mini and eventually a version of their character sheet. WIP.

Wild battle tonight. First PC death as Kerek Redmir, the Wizard succumbed to the breath of a shadow dragon. I am not ok. But the ancient temple of Lunara was cleansed of the evil Necrotic energy. Curious to see how the table handles this. #dnd #ttrpg #terrain #minipainting

Hot take and an amateur tip. Dry brushing is way better than air brushing terrain. Especially natural terrain. Use a dark spray paint/primer that will serve as base coat and then dry brush away. #terrain #dungeonmaster #dnd #ttrpg #minipainting

Finally finished. The Chocolate Room. What started as a fun gnome/xmas one-shot turned into leprechaun shenanigans, then a journey through Oz and, finally, helping Charlie restore the Chocolate Factory. “A whangdoodle would eat 10 oompa-loompas for breakfast.”

Charlie all grown up. Before helping the party get the factory back on line, he dons the clothing worn by his long lost friend and mentor #Willywonka.

What to do with a day off from work while the kids still have to go to school? #terrain #minis #dnd #ttrpg

Day 2 of the Fizzy Lifting room. There is only one fan at the top in the movie…but there needs to be more danger for those that imbibe. I will continue painting tonight/tomorrow. #dnd #wonka #terrain #3dprinting

Began work on the Fizzy Lifting Room last night for my Wonka One-Shot. Will add some fans, glassware and scatter………bubbles?? #dnd #wonka #terrain #miniatures #ttrpg

As a DM I get excited when the Wizard feather falls and unknowingly lands next to a Dire Troll capable of doing 120 pts of damage per turn. But I get even more excited when he and the troupe, honed in combat, use their expertise to incapacitate the troll for the ENTIRE battle. Psychic Lance. #dnd

I love game night. Especially when there is a curtain hiding the 3D battle map. And by curtain I mean $1.25 table cloth from Family Dollar. #dnd #ttrpg

Finally done. What lies beneath the Ruined Temple of Lunara… #ttrpg #dnd #terrain #miniatures

More progress on the next encounter. Still have to paint all the scatter to match. Two venom trolls and a dire troll will be guarding the door.

Progress on the vertical cavern encounter. Resin poured in ponds. Dry brushing done. Hot glue waterfall! #dnd #ttrpg #miniatures

I have been bored with #dnd encounters that are always on a “flat” battle mat. Why do dungeons crawls have to be sideways? Just getting started repurposing some old #terrain.

Santa’s gnomes met an ally, Gloriumptious Notsobig, of the lollipop guild. They flew on Tik Tok’s ship, battling Mombi. Under the Emerald City, they freed Ozma from the mirror, besting Roquat. They then took a ride in a magic box that flew them out of Oz, landing at an old large gate with a W on it

The adventure awaits……part 3 of a holiday-themed campaign. Santa’s gnomes are whisked away to Oz tonight where Roquat the Red and Mombi awaits #dnd #wicked

In my engineering class we use our tools to try to improve the lives of others. Example- redesign games for people with disabilities (low vision and/or fine motor issues). Oversized,magnetic game pieces to 3d overlays to colorblind friendly colors, these were awesome. #3dprinting #assistivetech

Nature check please…..you rolled 18! Yes, the snozzberries do taste like snozzberries. Making progress on the Chocolate Room. Waiting on a custom 3d printed railing and some greenery. #dnd #terrain #wonka

About 25% done with this new build. Will continue to show progress. Any advice on D&D monsters that would fit for this one-shot? Willy Wonka talks about “hornswogglers and snozzwangers and those terrible wicked whangdoodles. A whangdoodle would eat ten Oompa-Loompas for breakfast…” #dnd #wonka

I was invited to play through the new Vecna book. Online. Still fun when you have a good group. Decided to print and paint this as a thank you to the DM. STL file by Mr Bugg on Thingiverse. Hand and Eye of Vecna on the Book of Vile Darkness…. #minis #dnd #ttrpg #3dprinting

Swamp Encounter

Abandoned Lighthouse Encounter

Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra is legit. Must have for DM’s that 3D print. Affordable, fast, fast, great resolution. Did I mention it was fast.

Huge battle tomorrow. The all female band of warriors need to retrieve ancient artifacts from an adult white dragon’s lair. A thousand years ago a similar battle unfolded and the bones of an ancient dragon lay scattered amongst the ruins of a city carved into an icy mountain.

3D printed/laser cut wind turbines. Upcycled stepper motor with bridge rectifier to turn AC to DC current. Great project. Kids did an awesome job.

Hour 1 in the books. The new team from the Detectives of Paranormal Energy (D.O.P.E Squad) began their investigation into the sabotage of the Liar’s Night Festival …..successfully navigating the corn maze, the Bugbear, Half-elf and cursed skeletal halfling enter the pumpkin patch……stay tuned.

Halloween One-Shot ready to go for tomorrow. Nothing like quality team-building professional development to bring new employees together. #dnd #3dprinting

Another cool CAD / #3dprinting project for middle or upper grades. Upcycle a soda bottle by redesigning the cap. Coke gave it a shot about a decade ago with their Second Life campaign (video still on YouTube). The bottle cap file can be found on grabcad in variety of file types.

Early CAD project. Print out a CAD widget (one of those CAD practice files with no obvious use). Pass out part with calipers. Students reverse engineer back to CAD. Could print their part in new color to compare or even have them submit technical drawing. #Fusion360 #Simplify3d #MakerEd

First post. Lucky to have access to a great lab. Been doing CAD/3D printing for a decade now in the classroom. Anyone interested best practices, thoughts on equipment or software and cool project ideas, give a follow. #3dprinting #STEM #MakerEd