The GOT collaboration, which included 3D printing dragons and the Iron Throne, was partly inspired by CraftUnique managing director, Csaba Mákos, who is a big fan of the acclaimed HBO show.

“The entire planning process was very exciting, but I immediately knew that we are at the right path with the CraftBot when I saw the enthusiasm for the 3D printing at the premiere.”

This isn’t CraftUnique’s first taste of the limelight. The company’s 3D CraftBot printers have previously been used by Iván Pohárnok, a Hungarian special effects makeup artist for Hollywood movies like Blade Runner 2049.

Pohárnok used CraftBot Plus printers to create super-realistic replicas of bodies. CraftUnique’s printers have also been used to create extreme stage accessories for famous Hungarian performers.

When it came to printing Game of Thrones figures, their complexity was a challenge, but not for CraftUnique’s specialists, who had years of experience and craftsmanship behind them.

In the case of 3D printed dragons, it was necessary to print supporting elements for the hanging parts like the dragon’s chin. But, often, these supports can leave marks on the printed figures once they’re removed.

CraftBot offers a solution to this with its free slicer CraftWare. The software has an automatic setting for supports and also an advanced mode that sets the supports manually.

And, fortunately, CraftUnique also has a dual printer, the CraftBot 3, which can easily print objects with two materials. For example, it can build a print in PLA, but at the same time add support structures in a water-soluble material, which are easy to take off and leave no marks on the print when complete.

For more information on CraftBot printers, check out the company’s website.

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