Visible, swappable Harbor Docks over V1 Water for V2 magnetic bases

Everyone has different ideas about what they want in a 3D Catan set. Credit goes to many before me who have done the creative modeling making these sets true works of art. Thingiverse is only letting me reference Dakanzla’s V2.0 magnetic set which is correct, but these things I have updated for the V2 magnetic bases are also descendants of:

SumDuud's Visible Resource Docks: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4616525

wesc's V1 water for V2: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3643898

You may want these models if you align with these goals:

1. Compatibility with Dakanzla’s V2 bases (magnetic or otherwise). These water/harbor tiles fit into those bases.
2. Resource-specific harbors that are more visible like SumDuud’s versions linked above.
3. V1 water.
4. Fixed boats as part of the harbor water, eliminating mis-matched water surrounding the boat.
5. Variety of harbor details (rocks, lighthouse, Benchy boat) but want swappable resource docks ONLY.

SO, this is my version of harbors and water tiles. The docks are meant to be the modular parts. No stacking of resources on docks onto harbor tiles—The resource-docks are combined.

For a typical Catan set, you need: nine (9) plain water tiles nine (9) harbor tiles (you pick what you want from Boat, Benchy, Boat w/rocks, Boat w/rocks2, Boat w/Lighthouse four (4) docks with “3” indicating 3:1 trade ratio one (1) brick dock one (1) wheat dock one (1) ore dock one (1) wool dock one (1) wood dock

You also need the bases for each tile which will depend on your board design (magnets etc) so I did not include the bases here.

Print Settings

Printer:

Prusa Mini+

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Infill:

Filament: Hatchbox PLA BlackPost-Printing =============

The tiles were printed in black PLA and so were the docks. Everything got a coat of gray spray primer and a second light coat of white from directly overhead. Then, careful painting of the tiles in a single session kept the water coloring consistent. The docks were painted in a second session to keep the brown color mix consistent.

I used Liquitex acrylic paints. I am no professional and have no experience painting miniatures. Careful, detailed brush work with a few different brush sizes gets the color down. Diluting black with more water gives some areas a nice glaze/wash effect to darken crevices and bring out detail. Finally, dry-brushing with lighter colors brings out highlights.

My color decisions were based largely on my goal for deep ocean blues and resources that match my resource land tiles.

How I Designed This

I started with the basic, blank water tile, then used TinkerCAD to add the boats from the V2 harbor, rocks and lighthouse from V1 where appropriate, and even a Benchy model for a cute inside joke for 3D printing enthusiasts.

For the docks, I rebuilt these from scratch in TinkerCAD using the V2 docs as a template, then added SumDuud’s more visible resources on top. I then subtracted an outline of the dock from the water tiles deep enough to hold them, and below the rim of the magnetic base so the docks drop in and stay put.

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