Too Many Bones: Gearloc Storage Trays

These are dice and chip storage trays for the Gearlocs in the board game Too Many Bones. Sliding lids for the trays are available in a separate posting at:

https://www.printables.com/model/511136-too-many-bones-gearloc-storage-tray-lids

The lids are customized with each Gearloc name.

Skill dice slots are at alternating angles to make the dice easy to pick up individually. The outer dimensions of the trays are designed so that four fit in one of the expansion Gearloc boxes (see the accompanying photo) along with the Gearloc Reference Sheets. Only two Gearloc Mats fit; putting all four in raises the box lid up 1 cm from flush. Four trays with Reference Sheets and up to six Mats do fit conveniently in the 40 Days in Daelore box.

The trays come in four variants depending on how many chips should nest in the chip holder portion. Most Gearlocs have only one chip. The exceptions are:

2 Chips: Duster, Dart, Figment

3 Chips: Static (Estimated from promotional photos)

4 Chips: Lab Rats; Ghillie and Tink with the Ally Pack

Edited (12/30/23): Added a tray that holds 5 chips.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Creality

Printer: 

Ender 5

Rafts:

No

Supports: 

Yes

Resolution:

0.8 mm Nozzle; 0.2 mm Layer Height

Infill: 

20%

Filament: eSun PLA+ Gray, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Fire Engine Red, Black

Notes:

Tray colors were chosen to match the characteristic color of each Gearloc. Using filament swaps, a thin middle layer of black was put down in order to visually offset the dice from the tray itself.

Support was needed around the rim of the tray.

How I Designed This

The trays were designed in Fusion 360 and exported as .STL files to MeshMixer. The "Too Many Bones" logo on the underside was created by importing a .JPG of the logo into Gimp, converting the image to black and white, and then creating an .SVG file in Inkscape. The .SVG file was then imported into Fusion 360 for extrusion.

Category: Games