Saint Benedict Biscop

Original design — printed and tested before release

Description

🕊️ Saint Benedict Biscop – Devotional Sculpture (also known as Saint Benet)

A contemplative sculptural figurine depicting Saint  Benedict  Biscop, also known as Saint  Benet, founder of monasteries and patron of learning. Designed as a refined devotional or historical display piece, this model emphasises calm expression, monastic detail, and balanced proportions. Ideal for home décor, church settings, study spaces, or collectors of religious art.

This listing shows a real 3D print produced on a Bambu Lab A1, demonstrating the crisp surface quality and fine detail achievable with standard PLA settings.

✨ Model Details

• Finished height: ~150 mm
• Style: Devotional sculpture / figurine
• Model type: Single‑piece sculptural form
• Scalable: Yes (uniform scaling supported)

🖨️ Printing Notes

Material tested: SUNLU PLA Matte Printer: Bambu Lab A1 Nozzle: 0.4 mm Layer height: 0.20 mm Infill: 7% Walls: 2 loops

Supports: Yes — Tree Organic, 30° threshold

• On build plate only
• Support critical regions only
• Remove small overhangs

Estimated print time:

• Model printing: ~4 h 14 min
• Total time: ~4 h 40 min

Material use:

• Model filament: 19.42 m (60.74 g)
• Total filament: 25.01 m (78.22 g)

Tree supports remove cleanly with standard care, especially around the staff, cross, hood, and under‑arm areas.

🎨 Colour & Finish Suggestions

This model prints beautifully in a range of colours and finishes. Because the sculptural detail is strong — folds, beard texture, cross, book, and hood — it responds especially well to matte, stone‑like, and metallic effects.

Recommended colours:

• Matte Ash Grey — carved‑stone monastic feel
• Marble Light Grey — classical sculpture look
• White / Off‑white PLA — clean devotional aesthetic
• Sandstone / Beige tones — warm historical appearance
• Black Matte — dramatic silhouette with strong shadow definition

Finishing options:

• Works extremely well with Rub ’n’ Buff, especially:
  • Antique Gold — ideal for highlighting the cross, book emblem, belt beads, and hood edges
  • Silver Leaf — subtle metallic accents
  • Pewter — aged monastic metal effect

Rub ’n’ Buff can be applied lightly to raised details for a gilded devotional look, or more heavily for a full metallic statue finish. Matte filaments give the best base for this treatment.

🏠 Display Use

Perfect for:

• Home décor and shelving
• Church or chapel display
• Historical or monastic collections
• Study desks or devotional spaces
• Thoughtful gifts for those who appreciate religious art

Original design — printed and tested before release.