Modiphius Face Down Dragons At The Western Watchtower
August 20, 2020 by brennon
Modiphius has another big piece of 3D printable wargaming terrain for you to check out, this time for The Elder Scrolls: Call To Arms. If you're familiar with the opening quests of Skyrim then you'll know all about the Western Watchtower.
Western Watchtower // Modiphius
This kit allows you to build the sprawling ruins and crumbling towers of the Western Watchtower, the perfect place for you to set up a clash between the Imperials and Nords of Skyrim. Obviously, this would also be a great place for a clash between the Dovahkiin and a dragon or two!
Western Watchtower // Modiphius
This kit can be assembled in different ways to allow you to make modular tabletops for your clashes. This means that as well as making the iconic Western Watchtower you will also be able to make some of the other ruins and forts from the video game. If you combined a few different kits you could even make a couple of different forts!
Here is how this kit breaks down component-wise and what it offers to hobbyists...
Western Watchtower Components // Modiphius
It would be awesome to see someone not only get hold of this kit and print it off but also paint it up and put together a little 3x3 or 4x4 tabletop which matches the battle that takes place here in the video game. Admittedly, we do then need Modiphius to provide us with a dragon at some point in order to do it justice! Hopefully, one is going to be coming soon.
Are you tempted to grab this and print it off at home?
"Are you tempted to grab this and print it off at home?"
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They really go full ham on 3D printing over there… can’t say I blame them. When making a games based on a video game you already have half the work done for you. Export models and reshape for printing 😉
This line has me worried though :
‘ STL files are sold on an “as-is” basis only, we do not accept modification requests and printing and technical support is not provided.’
I can understand them not wanting to do tech support for this thing, but I do wish they’d make an effort at making this stuff 3D printer friendly for beginners.
However it almost reads like they didn’t even check if the things do print on a specific 3D printer.
I’d say that’s probably more a line to prevent people asking for things they didn’t intend to provide in the first place. I think I remember reading a blog at Modiphius that they do test prints. Also I’m sure someone at Bethesda has an eye on this so that the brand doesn’t get any damage from this.
Regarding “beginner friendliness”: I don’t think it get any more simple than the blocks for this tower. Simple geometric shapes with a flat surface. I’d be more worried about the Fallout terrain in that regard 😉
it probably is, but it reads so customer-hostile.
Something along the lines of ‘tested on brand x’ would be a bit more friendly.
There’s only two things missing :
– the ability to use them in any of the virtual tabletop applications
– an option to buy the physical version for those of us without 3D printers
The official Tabletop Simulator module does include a note that, while it currently uses generic placeholder scenery, official scenery and terrain models will be added in when they’re TTS ready.
I do not own a 3d printer. I would love to be able to buy a physical copy of this.
This will be great for any battle table’s just a shame it’s a 3D printer job again AAAAAAaaaagh bullocks
I’m with you Zorg, I now wonder if one day my hobby will leave me behind when everything will be spun out of 3D printers.
I don’t mind that it is for 3D printers.
I do mind that there is no option offered if you don’t have one.
‘print on demand’ could be a thing for this.
Then again … it’s Bethesda.
We should be glad it’s not buggy 😉
1.Lovely piece of kit.
2.Shame it’s 3D print only,as my hoby cave is bursting at the seams as it is,i’ve no space for a printer…One day,one day…maybe.
Perfect for all sorts of games. And if you roll a 1 presumably you need to spend three turns picking blue mountain flowers or making iron daggers?
saw this and clicked the link, fingers hovering over my wallet ready to get my card out.
Then saw £35 for an STL file?
No thanks.
i understand it’s got a brand associated with it, and branded usually costs more because of licencing. But for £35, then print costs + Time, I’d rather just buy or make something similar for less.
Maybe I’m just a cheapskate, but i prefer my STL files to be at the lower end of the price scale.
I do love these and it’s another reason for me to buy a 3D printer!!