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OpenLOCK is an open-source building system that allows miniature scenery designers to design amazing cross-compatible scenery for tabletop games. The system uses OpenLOCK clips to fasten the pieces in place, and top locking pins to allow building levels to be stacked. The complete set of OpenLOCK templates are freely available for download, which means that… Read more
Author: Matt Barker
Get it printed via a licenced printer
You are now able to get our models printed by a 3rd party licenced printer. If you don’t own a 3D printer, you can use one of our licenced 3rd party printers to print our models. Each product page has a ‘get it printed’ button. When you click the ‘get it printed’ button on the… Read more
OpenLOCK developer information
OpenLOCK is a scenery building system that allows users to combine scenery elements from different ranges and designers. It enables users to build anything from dungeons to large fortifications. The current version is OpenLOCK 7.3. Download OpenLOCK developer templates Footprint Code: this refers to the tessellation footprint for each tile. The standardisation of the tessellation… Read more
Rampage Round Castle Tessellation
With Rampage Castle System you can build a wide variety of structures. Below are some examples of the round tower tesselation Corner Towers The round corner towers can be made using the E-floor/A-wall tile for the ramparts and G-floor /F-wall for the corner tower. I’ll add some more plans on how you can make the… Read more
A Simple Way to Paint the Maori Pa and other Scenery
A simple way to paint your Printable Scenery Maori pa palisade and buildings is a process called ‘dry-brushing’.. This is a fairly quick way of painting large lots of scenery. The results look good despite being a somewhat ‘rough and ready’ process. This technique is particularly useful for things like rough wood and thatch –… Read more
Rampage Castle Featuring Side Locking Columns
Rampage Castle takes OpenLOCK one step further, with side-locking OpenLOCK clips. These allow you to connect side columns and buttresses to create dungeons, buildings and castle layouts. Rampage Castle components are fully interchangeable with Rampage Dungeons, as well as our other OpenLOCK tiles. This makes them perfect for Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder RPG by Paizo and many other… Read more
Printer settings
Note: This post covers settings in Cura, and primarily mentions the Prusa i3Mk2, however the concepts outlined here will apply for most printers or other slicers. I have only commented on the settings that I’ve changed from the default settings. Basic settings Layer height: Most of our models are printed at .2 layer height. Some… Read more
3D printer filament
A 3D printer uses filament to print plastic models. There are various types of printer filaments, the two most popular being ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) and PLA (Polylactic Acid). Generally speaking, ABS requires more heat to melt, is a more durable filament, and dissolves in acetone. PLA melts at a lower temperature, is slightly more… Read more
Buying a 3D printer
When buying a 3D printer, the main difference in price is usually the ‘accuracy’ of the printer. The more accurate the printer, the smoother the print finish. The printer speed can also affect its output quality, making accuracy difficult to measure. If you are starting out, we recommend that you buy a printer for under… Read more