TF//001
The Last Courier
A mineralised courier robot, curled protectively around a sealed delivery capsule. Delivery status: still active.
TF//003
The Garden Sentinel
A compact watch-machine grown through by roots that fossilised around their prisoner.
Digital STL files. No physical item will be shipped.
€10VAT shown at checkout where applicable
- Format
- STL files
- Parts
- 4
- Size
- 92 × 84 × 118 mm
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Updates
- Free file updates by email
- Version
- v0.9.0
Recovery record
The roots did not push the machine aside. They went through it, joint by joint, and then both turned to stone.
Its optic housing is angled down, toward the roots, not out toward any threat.
Whatever the sentinel was guarding at the end, it was not the garden gate.
The record, in plain terms
| What is this? | Digital STL package for resin 3D printing |
|---|---|
| Digital or physical? | Digital download only — no physical item will be shipped. |
| Files included | the-garden-sentinel_root-base.stl; the-garden-sentinel_body.stl; the-garden-sentinel_optic-housing.stl; the-garden-sentinel_root-crown.stl; README-garden-sentinel.txt (print notes and licence) |
| Print size | 92 × 84 × 118 mm assembled at intended scale |
| Parts | 4 |
| Pre-supported? | No — unsupported STLs with documented orientation notes. Pre-supported files are planned as a free update. |
| Intended printer | MSLA/DLP resin printers (small build plates are fine) |
| Skill level | Beginner |
| Recommended layer height | 35–50 µm |
| Assembly | Four parts with keyed joints. No magnets. |
| Test-print status | Not yet test printed — files pending final production. |
| Licences | Personal (€10) or Commercial (€39) |
| File updates | Delivered by email to the address from your order, at no extra cost. |
| Current version | v0.9.0 |
Package contents
- the-garden-sentinel_root-base.stl
- the-garden-sentinel_body.stl
- the-garden-sentinel_optic-housing.stl
- the-garden-sentinel_root-crown.stl
- README-garden-sentinel.txt (print notes and licence)
Delivered as a versioned ZIP archive through a secure, expiring download link. Files never leave your order — sharing or reselling the digital files is not permitted under either licence.
Before you press print
Orient parts so large flat faces avoid the build plate; the documented orientation notes in the package give a tested starting point per part. Add supports to overhangs steeper than 50° — the geometry avoids fragile islands where possible.
Four parts with keyed joints. No magnets.
Recommended layer height: 35–50 µm. Wash and cure before assembly; test-fit keyed joints dry before glue. The Print Guide covers resin choice, supports, hollowing and safety in detail.
Scale honestly
At the intended 1:1 scale the assembled specimen measures 92 × 84 × 118 mm. Uniform rescaling works, but below ~80% fine mechanical detail drops beneath what a 50 µm pixel can resolve, and keyed joints need re-test-fitting at any new scale.
Evidence plates
These are archival reconstruction plates — the working placeholder art of the archive. Final artwork, raw prints and painted evidence photographs replace them as production assets are completed, clearly labelled per image.
Two ways to hold it
Personal — print, paint, display and gift physical prints. No selling.
Commercial — everything in Personal, plus selling physical prints you make. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the digital files stays prohibited under both licences.
The short version above is a summary; the licence comparison and terms are authoritative.
Restoration record
v0.9.0Pre-release package placeholder. Final files pending.
Purchasers receive every future file update for this specimen by email, free.
Field questions
Is this a digital or a physical product?
Digital STL files for resin 3D printing. No physical item will be shipped.
Is it suitable for a first paid print?
Yes. Four parts, forgiving geometry and a compact footprint make it the gentlest paid specimen in the archive.
Which printers does it fit?
Any current MSLA/DLP resin printer; every part fits small build plates.
From the same strata
TF//002
The Tidal Archivist
A mechanical archivist embedded in riverstone, its recording drum stopped mid-rotation.
TF//B01
The First Excavation
The complete first dig: courier, archivist and sentinel, recovered together.