Vandragon’s beautiful 3D printed boats

Tino, also known as vandragon_de, has quickly gained popularity for his 3D printable boats. Starting his boating journey thanks to his son’s love for boats, he has quickly changed the 3D printing boat game. As we at 3Dnatives are always curious, we knew we had to learn more about Vandragon, his boats and his source of inspiration!

“It all started when my son discovered my books on Titanic: he immediately wanted to have a model of Titanic, which motivated me to start modeling for 3D printing. Since children like to compare things in order to judge them, I had to adapt and therefore reproduce the Titanic on a scale. This is how my 1: 1000 collection of boats was born.”

His source of inspiration is family, as he does this to please his son. But, he also takes inspiration from his drawings. “I think about it in my bath and I create by adapting some creations that I find via photographic research. Once the reproduction is completed, I have to ensure the second requirement is met: a boat must be able to float! Most of the time, it works pretty well, but unfortunately, it’s not always as perfect as I would like. This makes me make compromises between design and functionality.”