The Lantern Imp is back for the autumn. It is printed in a phosphorescent resin that charges in daylight and glows a soft orange for about an hour after dark.
We make them in batches of thirty until the end of December. When a batch sells out the shop says so, and the next one usually follows within a week.
Most hobby printers use PLA, a plastic filament. We print in resin instead, and the reason is detail.
A filament printer lays down lines about 0.4 mm wide. On a 4 cm monster that is the width of an eyelid. A resin printer cures layers 0.05 mm thick, which is what lets Snaggle have three distinct eyes rather than one smudge.
Resin needs more care: gloves, ventilation, washing and curing. We think the monsters are worth it.
Our unpainted monsters are made to be painted, and you do not need much to do it well.
The painting page of the care guide has the paints we use.
People ask why Tiny Mons are 4 cm tall and not 10. The honest answer is that we tried 10.
At 10 cm a monster needs more resin, more supports, more sanding and a box twice the size. The price doubled and the charm halved: a big monster on a shelf is decoration, a small one is a discovery.
Below 2.5 cm the eyes stop surviving the cleaning step, so that is our floor. Bitsy Fang sits right on it.