The Dragon Dice Tower Book is a 3D printed book that opens up into a functional dice tower featuring a dragon protecting its hoard inside a dwarven-inspired architectural environment.

Inspired by Smaug and the halls of Khazad-dûm from The Hobbit, I wanted this model to feel like an epic fantasy bookshelf piece that could blend naturally in with your other books until game night starts. Once opened, the pages act as the catch tray while the dragon tower sends your dice down through the center of the scene.

The model prints in separate pieces for easy assembly and is designed to be completely support-free.

You can absolutely print this model in a single color for a faster and cheaper print and paint it afterward, but I’ve also included the fully painted multi-color version shown in the images.

I’ve split the files into separate 3MFs to optimize settings depending on the part being printed.

I**’ve made an assembly tutorial video—here it is:** https://youtube.com/shorts/_x30my0s1DI?feature=share

Filament Used

Dragon Dice Tower

Bambu Lab Silk Gold – https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/pla-silk-upgrade

Bambu Lab Silk Red – https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/pla-silk-upgrade?id=43128680022152

Bambu Lab Silk Silver – https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/pla-silk-upgrade?id=43128679760008

Outer Page

Beige – https://a.co/d/0e0HONMa

Book Cover

Jessie Filaments Winter Gold Glitter – https://www.printedsolid.com/products/jessie-pla-1-75mm-x-1kg-golden-winner?srsltid=AfmBOoppbUpLEDX_pmkg4bRA2jpFV4z1YMQjilWTQ3lk8Z6J0yO9uCEu

Print Settings

Book Cover 3MF

I separated the Book Cover into its own 3MF and optimized it differently from the rest of the model.

Walls: 3

5% Gyroid Infill

Brim ON

No Supports

Lowered print speeds to help reduce wobble lines that can happen on taller, thinner prints.

Dice Tower / Inner Walls / Outer Page 3MF

Supports: None

Infill: 5% Gyroid

Walls: 2

Dice Tower Painted (Gold, Silver, Red)

Multi-Color Print Time & Filament Usage

Bambu Lab A1 Used

Dragon Dice Tower: 463g – ~1 day

Inside Base: 80g – ~3 hours

Inside Walls: 137g – ~6 hours

Outer Page: 96g – ~2.5 hours

Book Cover: 323g – ~10 hours

Snapmaker U1 (Multi-Head Printer)

Dragon Dice Tower: 250g – ~11 hours

(All other parts were similar to my A1)

Congrats to the people with multi-head machines… you’re definitely starting to see the multi-color savings now!

Hardware

Magnets Used (6x3mm) – https://a.co/d/01B887mQ

Happy Printing! -Christian, @CraftyKid3D