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The problem with top-heavy collectible dolls is they refuse to stay standing, inevitably sliding off the shelf and taking three others down with them. This is a solid, wide-footed mechanical stand that prints flat in three pieces and assembles with a friction fit, keeping the figure securely upright.
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Saurbase is a display plinth built to give a model dinosaur — or any figure that deserves a proper stage — a base with real presence. The top is deliberately left flat and uninterrupted, so placement stays entirely up to you: set the figure where it balances best, or glue it down once you're happy with the stance. Around the sides, a cornice-inspired profile does the decorative work: a stepped base, a band of dentil blocks and a flush cap give the silhouette the look of a museum pedestal rather than a plain slab — and because the cap sits flush with the recessed core, the whole profile steps inward as it climbs, with nothing hanging over empty space. The front long side carries the name “Samuelsaurus rex”, engraved into a plain stretch of wall and filled with a dark grey inlay so the lettering reads in a second colour without taking any space from the top. Dimensions Footprint: 200 × 94 mm Height: 14 mm Base: 3 mm step with a small top chamfer Dentil band: 4 mm square blocks on 8 mm spacing, running around all four sides, with 45° cuts across the block tops; cleared along a 72 mm stretch on the front long side for the nameplate Cap: flush with the recessed core, with a 1.5 mm chamfer on its top edge Top face: flat, no recesses; flat glue area about 189 × 83 mm Nameplate: text 6 mm high in Permanent Marker style, engraved 0.6 mm deep on the front long side with a matching inlay filling the cut Name text inlay: about 73 × 0.6 × 6.4 mm, sitting flush with the front wall Features Cornice-style edge detail that reads as classical trim without any fussy undercuts Dentil blocks on all four sides slope from their outer faces up into the band above, ending smoothly instead of with a flat shelf Every block sits inside the lower bevel, its outer face stopping where the bevel starts, about 1 mm in from the plinth edge Inward-stepping profile throughout, so no part of the trim overhangs open space Broad 200 mm length leaves room for a tail and head to overhang the body Flat top accepts glue or double-sided tape for a semi-permanent mount “Samuelsaurus rex” nameplate on the front wall, outside the figure area The plinth and the name text are separate coloured pieces in one model, ready for a multi-colour print Nameplate The lettering sits on the front long side, centred on a 72 mm stretch where the dentils are left off. It is cut 0.6 mm deep and filled by a matching inlay that sits flush with the wall, so the text shows as a dark grey band against the plinth body. Because it lives on the vertical side wall, it takes nothing from the glue area on top. Print notes The geometry needs no supports: the cap sits back over the dentil band rather than out past it, every step moves inward as it rises, and the 45° dentil tops remove the flat ledges. The corners between the long and short sides are tight at this scale, so check them in your slicer preview. The dentils are sized to print cleanly — going smaller will lose definition. The nameplate is a vertical wall cut, so it needs no supports either; at 0.6 mm deep the text spans only a few layers, so assign a black or dark grey filament on those colour-change layers. Permanent Marker lettering is loose and uneven, so check the text length against the 72 mm cleared stretch; if thin strokes print rough, a slightly larger letter size or deeper engraving will help. A slightly denser infill keeps some weight in the base so the plinth doesn't tip when a figure is set on it.
What it's for A miniature suitcase standing upright on four sideways-mounted wheels, with a pull handle on top and a small thin scale plate set into the top face just in front of the handle. The plate carries a raised readout of 52 lbs, so the piece reads as a luggage scale at a glance. It works as a small desk ornament, a travel-themed display piece, or a scale prop for a dollhouse or diorama. The whole thing is one plain neutral finish, with no colour coding or recessed front screen. Dimensions Overall footprint: 60 × 24 × 100 mm (width × depth × height, as it sits on the print plate) Wheels: mounted sideways, axles running across the width of the case, so the body rests on them Weight plate: a small thin panel on the top face, in front of the handle Readout: raised 52 lbs lettering, picked as a believable airline-limit weight — say if you want a different figure Print notes The model prints as a single piece lying on its wheels, so no supports are needed under the body. The raised readout is small — a 0.4 mm nozzle with fine layer heights keeps the digits and the "lbs" legible, and a 0.25 mm nozzle gives crisper text. The thin top plate is shallow, so check that your bridging over that area is clean. Remix ideas Change the readout to a different weight, or leave the plate blank for a custom label. Swap the handle for a telescoping version, or add corner guards to the body. Scale the case up to hold small items, or down to keyring size. Finish A single neutral colour suits the plain, serious look — the design relies on shape and the raised text rather than colour contrast, so any filament works.
Miniature arched-top bookshelf, 7 in tall and 2.5 in wide, with four shelves and a vertically fluted back panel that mimics shiplap. The side walls extend below the bottom shelf to form feet, lifting it off the surface. Overall size: 63.5 mm wide x 30 mm deep x 177.8 mm tall Top: semicircular arch, 31.75 mm radius Back: 18 fine half-round vertical flutes Feet: 8 mm, formed by the side walls Wall and shelf thickness: 3 mm Prints upright as one piece; the arched top and shelf undersides may benefit from supports
Tall condensed capitals in a movie-poster, marquee style, standing 50 mm high on a slim chamfered plinth. Letters are fused to the base so the whole thing prints as one sturdy piece. Letter height: 50 mm, Bebas Neue lettering Base: 60 x 22 x 4 mm with chamfered edges Prints flat on the base, no supports needed Pairs well with a desk, shelf or door-side display
A 400 mm wall shelf that splits into three printable sections, joined with dovetail tongues and glued together. Each piece fits a typical build plate. The shelf has closed ends, a front lip with a white panel, a raised Poké Ball and raised type symbols (electric, fire, water, grass, ground, psychic, fairy, fighting). It hangs on three countersunk screw holes. Remix hooks Cut positions: the splits sit at x = ±73 mm, giving pieces about 127 / 146 / 127 mm wide. Move them to balance piece widths, but keep them clear of the symbols and gussets. Joint size: each dovetail is 8 mm long and tapers from 8 mm to 12 mm wide, with 0.3 mm of clearance. Increase the clearance for a loose printer and decrease it for a tight one. Joint count: two tongues per seam, at y = -35 and y = -90. Add a third for more glue area. Print spacing: the pieces are laid out with a 15 mm gap. Set it to 0 to see the assembled shelf. Pairs with: CA glue or two-part epoxy for the seams, and No. 8 / M4 screws for hanging.
Freestanding display stand for a CGC graded card slab, with a Pokéball button on the base front and seven element badges. The slab drops into an open-top pocket in the frame, and the frame sides carry vertical POKÉMON and GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL lettering. Base: 110 mm wide, 8 mm tall, with a raised plinth carrying the Pokéball button Pocket: 84 mm wide, 9.5 mm deep, open at the top Badges: fire, water, psychic, ground, fighting, fairy, grass on 13 mm discs, icons raised 1.5 mm Frame: 100 mm wide, 145.5 mm overall height Pokéball plinth overlaps the button back so the two print as one piece