Support-Free Lantern-Capped Mini Guardian – Lantern Cap (RootRigs Series)

Support-free mini guardian designed for easy FDM printing — perfect as a desk figure or shelf display.

Description

LanternCap is a RootRig grown from shadowed ground and forgotten machinery.
Its oversized cap, solid body, and internal lantern-style core give it a distinctive, non-human silhouette that reads clearly at any scale.

Designed with printability first:

• No smoke, flames, or floating effects

• Thick, solid geometry throughout

• Stable overhangs suitable for tree supports

• Ideal for single-colour prints or AMS colour swaps

Part of the expanding RootRigs printable creature series.

🧩 What’s included

• RootRigs_LanternCap.stl

• (Optional) RootRigs_LanternCap.3mf if a Bambu profile is included

🖨 Print settings

• Printer: Bambu Lab A1 / A1 Combo

• Material: PLA

• Layer height: 0.16–0.20 mm

• Infill: 10–15% (Gyroid recommended)

• Walls: 3

• Supports: ✅ Tree supports (touching build plate)

• Orientation: As supplied

• Nozzle: 0.4 mm

🎨 Colour suggestions (optional)

• Cap: sandstone, brown, or matte tan

• Body: dark bronze or charcoal

• Lantern core: yellow, amber, or translucent PLA

Prints cleanly as a single colour if preferred.

📏 Model size

• Designed to scale well between 120–160 mm tall

• Renders shown at approximately 150 mm

⚠ Notes

• Decorative display model

• Not intended as a toy

• Resize freely for your setup

❤ Support the project

If you print LanternCap, please upload a Make — it helps the RootRigs series grow and shows real-world prints.